Inv. n°: CL947

Scuba Series

Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting.

h. 142.2 x w. 177.8 cm

1972, c. 1984-85

Acrylic on canvas

Provenance

  • Estate of Vivian Springford
  • Gary Snyder Gallery, New York
  • McCormick Gallery, Chicago
  • Private Collection (Daniel and Barbara Newman), New York
  • Acquired at Heather James Fine Art, San Francisco

Publications

  • Sager Reeves Gallery, [On-line]. Available at:https://sagerreevesgallery.com/2018-mastersexhibitt Vivian SPRINGFORD (1914–2003) American CL947
  • J. Samet, "Living in a Female Body: Contemporary Art by Women and the Levett Collection", FAMM - Female Artists of the Mougins Museum, France, Merrell and FAMM, May 2025, p.203

Exhibitions

  • 2018 Masters Exhibit: Mid-Century Abstraction: The American Vanguard, Sager Braudis Gallery, Columbia, USA, 7th December 2018 — 29th December 2018
  • 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 October 2027 — 5th March 2028

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