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Modernism to Abstraction

February 28 – April 20, 2018

Carlos David Almaraz (1941-1989), Sunset Beach, 1983

Carlos David Almaraz (1941-1989)

Sunset Beach, 1983

oil on canvas

29 x 35 inches

Milton Avery (1885-1965), Mexican Hand Laundry (Outdoor Washerwomen – Two Women), 1946

Milton Avery (1885-1965)

Mexican Hand Laundry (Outdoor Washerwomen – Two Women), 1946

watercolor and pencil on paper

22 x 30 inches

Eugene Berman (1899-1972), Rochers Du Val d’Enfer,  1933

Eugene Berman (1899-1972)

Rochers Du Val d’Enfer,  1933

oil on canvas

24 x 19 inches

Emil Bisttram (1895-1976), Abstraction, 1939

Emil Bisttram (1895-1976)

Abstraction, 1939

watercolor on paper

14 x 14 inches

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (1867-1938), Study for “In Scarlet and Black”, 1932

Oscar Florianus Bluemner (1867-1938)

Study for “In Scarlet and Black”, 1932

graphite on paper

8 x 7 inches (sheet)

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938), Red Waters, 1924

Oscar Bluemner (1867-1938)

Red Waters, 1924

watercolor on paper

9 ¼ x 12 ½ inches

Norman Bluhm (1921-1999), X, 1964

Norman Bluhm (1921-1999)

X, 1964

oil on canvas

39 ¼ x 25 ½ 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 Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967), Sultry Moon, 1959

Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967)

Sultry Moon, 1959

watercolor and charcoal on paper

32 ¾ x 39 ¾ inches

Hugh Henry Breckenridge (1870-1937), The Lake, 1916

Hugh Henry Breckenridge (1870-1937)

The Lake, 1916

oil on canvas

37 3/16 x 43 3/8 inches

Benny Collin (1896-1980), Untitled (Abstraction in Red, Black, Blue, and Yellow)

Benny Collin (1896-1980)

Untitled (Abstraction in Red, Black, Blue, and Yellow)

circa 1955-1970

acrylic on paper

20 x 20 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

Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984), Summer Landscape, 1951

Jimmy Ernst (1920-1984)

Summer Landscape, 1951

watercolor, gouache, and pen and black ink on paper

19 ¾ x 15 inches

Sam Gilliam (b. 1933), Untitled, 1969

Sam Gilliam (b. 1933)

Untitled, 1969

watercolor on paper

18 x 23 5/8 inches

Nancy Graves (1940-1995), Landed (Glass Series), 1983

Nancy Graves (1940-1995)

Landed (Glass Series), 1983

baked enamel on bronze

22 ¼ x 28 x 13 inches

Balcomb Greene (1904-1990), Untitled (No. 1), 1937-38

Balcomb Greene (1904-1990)

Untitled (No. 1), 1937-38

paper collage

11 5/16 x 16 11/16 inches (sheet)

O. Louis Guglielmi (1906-1956), Elements of the Street, 1947

O. Louis Guglielmi (1906-1956)

Elements of the Street, 1947

oil on canvas

36 x 28 1/8 inches

James Guy (1909-1983), Escape, 1938

James Guy (1909-1983)

Escape, 1938

oil on masonite

16 x 20 inches

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) Camellias #1, circa 1919-1921

Marsden Hartley (1877-1943)
Camellias #1, circa 1919-1921
oil on canvas laid down on board
38 ½ x 21 ¾ inches

Edward Hopper (1882-1967), Cliffs Near Mitla, Oaxaca, 1953

Edward Hopper (1882-1967)

Cliffs Near Mitla, Oaxaca, 1953

watercolor on paper

20 ½ x 28 ¼ inches

Cecil de Blaquiere Howard (1888-1956), Café Scene in Montparnasse, circa 1916

Cecil de Blaquiere Howard (1888-1956)

Café Scene in Montparnasse, circa 1916

watercolor, gouache, pen and black ink, and pencil on paper

8 ½ x 7 ¼ inches

Cecil de Blaquiere Howard (1888-1956), Female Nude with Dog; The Wife of the Sculptor

Cecil de Blaquiere Howard (1888-1956)

Female Nude with Dog; The Wife of the Sculptor

with their Dog Wolf, 1915-1917

polychromed wood

20 ¾ inches 

Wolf Kahn (b. 1927), Yellow River Bend, 1994

Wolf Kahn (b. 1927)

Yellow River Bend, 1994

oil on canvas

52 x 60 inches

Stanton MacDonald-Wright (1890-1973), Synchromy, Kyoto, 1964

Stanton MacDonald-Wright (1890-1973)

Synchromy, Kyoto, 1964

oil on panel

24 x 20 inches

Herman Maril (1908-1986), Maine Coast, 1962

Herman Maril (1908-1986)

Maine Coast, 1962

gouache on paper

14 x 11 inches

Herman Maril (1908-1986), Still Waters, 1973

Herman Maril (1908-1986)

Still Waters, 1973

oil on canvas

60 x 40 inches

John Marin (1870-1953), Sail Boat and Sea, Maine, 1938

John Marin (1870-1953)

Sail Boat and Sea, Maine, 1938

oil on canvasboard

16 x 12 inches

Walter Murch (1907-1967), Study for Octahedron

Walter Murch (1907-1967)

Study for Octahedron

mixed media on artist’s board

20 ¾ x 15 ¼ inches

Hayward Oubre (1916-2006), Sight of Music, circa 1960

Hayward Oubre (1916-2006)

Sight of Music, circa 1960

painted wire sculpture

42 ¾ inches high

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014), Mooresville Mills Plant, North Carolina

Bernard Perlin (1918-2014)

Mooresville Mills Plant, North Carolina

casein on illustration board

27 7/8 x 37 ¾ inches

Joseph Stella (1877-1946), Palm Tree, Barbados, 1939

Joseph Stella (1877-1946)

Palm Tree, Barbados, 1939

oil on canvas

36 ¼ x 24 ½ inches

Benton Murdoch Spruance (1904-1967), American Pattern-Barn, 1940

Benton Murdoch Spruance (1904-1967)

American Pattern-Barn, 1940

lithograph

11 5/8 x 17 1/8 inches (sheet)

 

Joseph Stella (1877-1946), The Red Pitcher, 1925

Joseph Stella (1877-1946)

The Red Pitcher, 1925

oil on canvas

22 x 24 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

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011), Casement Window Patterns, circa 1965-1970

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011)

Casement Window Patterns, circa 1965-1970

egg tempera on masonite

16 ½ x 12 inches

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011), Interlude, circa 1976

Robert Vickrey (1926-2011)

Interlude, circa 1976

egg tempera on board

18 x 24 inches

John Henry Wilde (1919-2006), Self

John Henry Wilde (1919-2006)

Self

graphite with silverpoint on gessoed paper

8 ½ x 6 ½ inches

William Zorach (1887-1966), Yosemite Falls, 1920

William Zorach (1887-1966)

Yosemite Falls, 1920

watercolor and pencil on paper

15 x 12 ½ inches