Inv. n°: CL907

Big Sur

Signed, dated 67 and inscribed SVAAP on the reverse. Abstract Expressionism.

Framed: h. 88 x w. 76 x d. 6 cm; Unframed: h. 81.5 x w. 68.3 cm

1967

Acrylic on canvas

Provenance

  • Estate of the Artist
  • Private Collection, New York
  • Acquired at Bonhams, Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York, 2020

Publications

  • Knute Stiles, "Knute Stiles on Bernice Bing", Artforum International, March 1971, p. 78
  • M. Roth and D. Tani, Selections from Interviews with Bernice Bing by Moira Roth and Diane Tani, August 13 and 24 1991, pp. 4-5
  • M. Roth and D. Tani, "Selections from Interviews with Bernice Bing by Moira Roth and Diane Tani, August 13 and 24, 1991", Queer Cultural Center, [On-line]. Available at:https://queerculturalcenter.org// interview-with-artist/
  • D. Lewis, "Sonoma Valley Museum of Art Celebrates the Work Bernice Bing", Sonoma News, 19th September 2019, [on-line]: https://www.sonomanews.com/article/entertainment/sonoma-valley-museum-of-art-celebrates-the-work-bernice-bing/
  • N. Boas, "Bernice Bing: O is Other @ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art", Square Cylinder, 16th October 2019, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.squarecylinder.com/2019/10/bernice-bing-o-is-for-other-sonoma-valley-art-museum/
  • Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Bingo: The Life and Art of Bernice Bing, 2019-2020, p. 1
  • S. Nakahira, "Bernice Bing’s Quantum Worlds", Historical Comics, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.samnakahira.com/bernice-bings-quantum-worlds
  • N. Boas, "Bernice Bing: O is for Other @ Sonoma Valley Museum of Art", Square Cylinder.com, 16th October 2019, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.squarecylinder.com/2019/10/bernice-bing-o-is-for-other-sonoma-valley-art-museum/
  • Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Bigo: The Life and Art of Bernice Bing, 2019-2020, p. 1
  • Bonhams, Post-War and Contemporary Art, 2020, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26104/lot/2/
  • "Restoration conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, 21st April 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 1:22:34
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 67, p. 235
  • Bernice Bing - Bingo, Berry Campbell, New York, 2025

Exhibitions

  • Bingo: The Life and Art of Bernice Bing, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, USA, 21st September 2019 — 1st May 2020
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, 24th August 2025 — 16th November 2025
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, 30th January 2026 — 26th April 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 23rd May 2026 — 30th August 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, Iowa, USA, 19th September 2026 — 3rd January 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, USA, 30th January 2027 — 25th April 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens, Pittsburg, USA, 12th June 2027 — 25th September 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA, 14th September 2027 — 5th March 2028

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