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Inv. n°: CL927

Yellow Still Life

Signed at lower right. Abstract Expressionism.

h. 162.56 x w. 129.54 cm
c. 1955
Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Estate of Janice Biala, New York
  • Acquired at McCormick Gallery, Chicago, 2020

Publications

  • The Lure of Paris, Loretta Howart Gallery, , [On-line]. Available at: https://www.lorettahoward.com/exhibitions/the-lure-of-paris/videos
  • Picasso and the School of Paris, Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, 2006, p. 30
  • J. Andrews (ed.), Biala: Provincetown Summers Selected Paintings and Drawings, Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, 2018
  • J. Andrews (ed.), Biala: Intimacy & Exile Paintings 1952-1962, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, 2020
  • McComrick Gallery, Biala: Intimacy & Exile Paintings 1952-1962, 2020, [On-line]. Available at: https://thomasmccormick.com/exhibitions/125
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 63, p. 235
  • Al Jazeera: Jessica Baldwin, London exhibition celebrates overlooked female artists, London, February 9, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/wYPFQ68e9Xk
  • Art Martin Cid Magazine, "Whitechapel Gallery Presents Action, Gesture, Paint: Women Artists and Global Abstraction 1940-70", Martin Cid Magazine, December 1, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://martincid.com/en/2022/12/whitechapel-gallery-presents-action-gesture-paint-women-artists-and-global-abstraction-1940-70/
  • "This new exhibition that champions trailblazing female painters is a must-visit", Stylist LOVES, UK, February 9, 2023
  • Eliza Goodpasture, "The Problem With All-Women Exhibitions", Art Review, February 22, 2023, https://artreview.com/the-problem-with-all-women-exhibition-action-gesture-paint-abstraction-whitechapel-gallery/
  • Zonaira Chaudry, "Painted, Women", Cent, 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://centmagazine.co.uk/painted-women/
  • 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. 218
  • 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 1, 2025, p.132

Exhibitions

  • Picasso and the School of Paris, Nassau County Museum of Art, New York, USA, November 19, 2006 — February 4, 2007
  • American in Paris: Abstract Painting in the Fifties, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, New York, USA, July 16, 2007 — September 29, 2007
  • The Lure of Paris, Loretta Howard Gallery, New York, USA, September 6, 2012 — November 3, 2012
  • Biala: Provincetown Summers Selected Paintings and Drawings, Provincetown Art Association & Museum, Provincetown, USA, August 10, 2018 — September 30, 2018
  • Biala: Intamcy & Exile paintings 1952-1962, McCormick Gallery, Chicago, USA, May 9, 2020 — July 3, 2020
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, February 7, 2023 — May 14, 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France, June 4, 2023 — October 22, 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 1, 2023 — March 1, 2024
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, August 24, 2025 — November 16, 2025
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, January 30, 2026 — April 26, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, May 23, 2026 — August 30, 2026
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, Iowa, USA, September 19, 2026 — January 3, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, USA, January 30, 2027 — April 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, The Frick Pittsburgh Museums & Gardens, Pittsburgh, USA, June 12, 2027 — September 25, 2027
  • Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida, USA, June 12, 2027 — March 5, 2028

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