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American Modernism and Abstraction

March 4 – April 27, 2019

George Copeland Ault (1891-1948), Desert Towers, 1937

George Copeland Ault (1891-1948)

Desert Towers, 1937

oil on canvas

24 ¼ x 30 ¼ inches

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Evening Forest, 1956

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Evening Forest, 1956

watercolor and crayon on paper

8 ½ x 11 inches

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Pink Island, White Waves, 1959

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Pink Island, White Waves, 1959

oil on canvasboard

18 x 24 inches

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Sand Spit, 1957

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Sand Spit, 1957

watercolor on paper

20 x 26 inches

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Rocky Coast, 1944-45

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Rocky Coast, 1944-45

oil on canvas

32 x 44 1/8 in.

Afro Basaldella (1912-1976), Composition, 1948

Afro Basaldella (1912-1976)

Composition, 1948

mixed media on paper

18 7/8 x 13 ¼ inches

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938), Scandal in the Village, 1919

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938)

Scandal in the Village, 1919

watercolor and gouache on paper

4 ¾ x 6 1/8 inches

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938), Sketch for Tempera Record #250, A Backyard (Brookline, MA), circa 1926

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938)

Sketch for Tempera Record #250, A Backyard (Brookline, MA), circa 1926

gouache and pencil on paper laid down on board

4 x 5 1/8 inches

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967), Bee Hepaticas, circa 1962

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)

Bee Hepaticas, circa 1962

watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper

38 x 29 inches 

Charles Burchfield (1893-1967), November Wind At Dusk, 1946-59

Charles Burchfield (1893-1967)

November Wind At Dusk, 1946-59

watercolor on paper

34 ½ x 29 inches

Stuart Davis (1892-1964), Study for “Pochade “#2, 1958

Stuart Davis (1892-1964)

Study for “Pochade “#2, 1958

oil on canvas

12 x 16 inches

Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978), Self Portrait in Uniform, 1942

Edwin Walter Dickinson (1891-1978)

Self Portrait in Uniform, 1942

oil on canvas

24 x 29 inches

Arthur G. Dove (1880-1946), Untitled (Abstraction)

Arthur G. Dove (1880-1946)

Untitled (Abstraction)

signed Dove, lower center

oil on canvas

12 x 9 inches

Werner Drewes (1899-1985), Untitled Abstract I, 1943

Werner Drewes (1899-1985)

Untitled Abstract I, 1943

oil on canvas

6 5/8 x 7 7/8 inches

O. Louis Guglielmi (1906-1956), St. George’s Church, Stuyvesant Square, circa 1933

O. Louis Guglielmi (1906-1956)

St. George’s Church, Stuyvesant Square, circa 1933

oil on canvas

30 x 24 inches

Robert Gwathmey (1903 – 1988), Daisy Chain, circa 1959

Robert Gwathmey (1903 – 1988)

Daisy Chain, circa 1959

oil on canvas

16 x 20 inches

Robert Gwathmey (1903-1988), Woman at Table

Robert Gwathmey (1903-1988)

Woman at Table

oil on canvas

15 x 12 inches

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008), Feline Image, circa 1952

Grace Hartigan (1922-2008)

Feline Image, circa 1952

pen, brush, black ink, and ink wash on paper

12 x 10 ¾ inches 

Wolf Kahn (b. 1927), Focused on the Undergrowth, 2003

Wolf Kahn (b. 1927)

Focused on the Undergrowth, 2003

pastel on paper

14 x 22 inches

Wolf Kahn (b.1927), Tree Row, circa 1960

Wolf Kahn (b.1927)

Tree Row, circa 1960

oil on canvas

50 3/8 x 44 1/8 inches

Wolf Kahn (b.1927), Winchester Farm from Below #93, 1980   

Wolf Kahn (b.1927)

Winchester Farm from Below #93, 1980   

oil on canvas

14 x 28 inches

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), The Library, 1978

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)

The Library, 1978

serigraph

17 x 21 ¼ inches

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), The Plowman (Spring Plowing), 1942

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)

The Plowman (Spring Plowing), 1942

gouache and tempera on board

19 1/2 x 23 3/4 inches

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933), Noonmark, Adirondacks, circa 1925

George Benjamin Luks (1867-1933)

Noonmark, Adirondacks, circa 1925

watercolor on paper

14 x 20 1/8 inches

Herman Maril (1908-1986), Truro Weirs, 1960  

Herman Maril (1908-1986)

Truro Weirs, 1960  

casein and crayon on textured paper

22 x 30 inches

John Marin (1870-1953), Hudson River Valley, 1911

John Marin (1870-1953)

Hudson River Valley, 1911

watercolor on paper

16 x 14 inches

John Marin (1870-1953), Little Nursery, Rockleigh, New Jersey, 1925

John Marin (1870-1953)

Little Nursery, Rockleigh, New Jersey, 1925

watercolor and pencil on paper

15 ½ x 19 inches

Elie Nadelman (1882-1946), Woman Washing her Hair, 1910-1912

Elie Nadelman (1882-1946)

Woman Washing her Hair, 1910-1912

wood

18 x 11 1/8 inches

Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010), Untitled Abstract, 1951

Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010)

Untitled Abstract, 1951

ink and enamel on paper

16 x 20 inches

Hayward Oubre (1916-2006), Crescendo, circa 1967

Hayward Oubre (1916-2006)

Crescendo, circa 1967

painted wire sculpture

64 x 24 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.

Ray Parker (1922-1990), Untitled, 1963

Ray Parker (1922-1990)

Untitled, 1963

oil on canvas

20 x 17 inches

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014), The Countdown at Cape Canaveral, 1958

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014)

The Countdown at Cape Canaveral, 1958

tempera and casein on illustration board

12 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014), The Divorce

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014)

The Divorce

tempera on illustration board

24 ¼ x 18 inches

Fairfield Porter (1907–1975), Cobb Road, Water Mill in April, 1966

Fairfield Porter (1907–1975)

Cobb Road, Water Mill in April, 1966

acrylic on masonite

16 x 19 inches

Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997), Infinity Field, Lefkada Series (Red and Purple), 1980

Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997)

Infinity Field, Lefkada Series (Red and Purple), 1980

acrylic on paper

30 ¼ x 22 ½ inches

George Tooker (1920-2011), Un Ballo in Maschera, 1982

George Tooker (1920-2011)

Un Ballo in Maschera, 1982

egg tempera on gesso board

22 x 30 inches

Steve Wheeler (1912-1992), Dancing Girl, circa 1942

Steve Wheeler (1912-1992)

Dancing Girl, circa 1942

oil on board

15 7/8 x 11 inches

Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968), Figures and Falls, 1920

Marguerite Zorach (1887-1968)

Figures and Falls, 1920

oil on canvas

24 x 20 inches

William Zorach (1887-1966)

William Zorach (1887-1966)
Marguerite, 1930  
bronze
20 ½ inches tall

William Zorach (1887-1966), Tranquility, 1954

William Zorach (1887-1966)

Tranquility, 1954
bronze

6 ½ x 18 inches