Inv. n°: CL908

Untitled

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 76.2 x w. 50.8 cm

c.1948

Mixed media on canvas board

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Provenance

  • The artist
  • Thence by descent to her grandson, Leonard Sobel
  • Gary Snyder, New York
  • Acquired at Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, 2020

Publications

  • "Call for Papers: Women in Abstraction. Another History of Abstraction in the 20th Century", Symposium, , [On-line]. Available at: https://awarewomenartists.com/nos_evenements/appel-a-communication-elles-font-labstraction-une-autre-histoire-de-labstraction-au-xxe-siecle/
  • C. Marcel (ed.), Elles font l'abstraction, Centre Pompidou, Paris, May 2021, p. 155, p. 336
  • C. Marcel (ed.), Women in Abstraction, Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, September 2021
  • Jackie Wullschläger, "Whitechapel Gallery offers thrilling landmark show of female abstract artists — review", Financial Times, 1st February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.ft.com/content/d5a8c1b5-1695-4970-b9f8-ef4b84ed8ea0
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 163, p. 244
  • Florence Hallett, "Action, Gesture, Paint at Whitechapel Gallery, review: A radical overhaul of Abstract Expressionist history", inews, London, 9th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://inews.co.uk/culture/arts/action-gesture-paint-whitechapel-gallery-review-abstract-expressionist-history-2137738
  • Candy Stobbs, "5 great artworks by powerful female artists", The Arts Society, London, 3rd February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://theartssociety.org/arts-news-features/5-great-artworks-powerful-female-artists
  • "Action, Gesture, Paint: Whitechapel Gallery's explosion of colour", gowithYamo, UK, 15th February 2023, https://www.gowithyamo.com/blog/action-gesture-paint-whitechapel-gallerys-explosion-of-colour
  • Charlotte Brook, "Different Strokes", Harper's Bazaar, UK, March 2023, pp. 124-125
  • Sarah Kent, "Action Gesture Paint, Whitechapel Gallery review - a revelation and an inspiration", The Arts Desk, UK, 14th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://theartsdesk.com/visual-arts/action-gesture-paint-whitechapel-gallery-review-revelation-and-inspiration
  • White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, p. 136
  • "Review: Female abstract expressionists. Discover the practices of women artists working with gestural abstraction in the aftermath of the Second World War.", Contemporary Lynx, 27th March 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://contemporarylynx.co.uk/female-abstract-expressionists
  • E.G. Landau, "The Strongest Gesture of All: Women Painters at FAMM, 1940-1970s", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 2025, p. 115

Exhibitions

  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Whitechapel Gallery, London, England, 9th February 2023 — 7th May 2023
  • Elles font l'abtrsaction. Une autre histoire de l'abstraction au XXe siècle, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, 5th May 2021 — 6th September 2021
  • Women in Abstraction, Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain, 8th October 2021 — 30th January 2022
  • 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, Pittsburgh, USA, 12th June 2027 — 25th September 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA, 14th October 2027 — 5th March 2028

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