About The Work
Compared with his peers, the original Abstract Expressionist posse (Arshile Gorky, Hans Hoffmann, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko) Adolph Gottlieb arguably created the most easily recognizable artworks.
Adolph Gottlieb's (1903-1974) practice is strongly connected to gestural painting, and in this work that spontaneous energy is represented in the frantic tar-black brushstrokes, dabs and splatter that fills the bottom register of the composition.
Gottlieb's work also possess a calm and almost contemplative energy that is often at odds with the work of his Abstract Expressionist peers (whose canvases can be heavy with angst or chaotic applications of paint).
“Flury” is a paradigm of Gottlieb’s aesthetic, marrying contemplation with gestural dynamism. The artist often presented discordant or contrasting colors that strangely appear harmonious. Here two discs, one a dusty forest green, the other a muted brick red, hover face to face above a zone of tumultuous black sprays and strokes.
Today Gottlieb's paintings sell for upwards of $6 million at auction. His iconic and elegant prints are a must-have for the young collector passionate about American Abstract Expressionism.
About Adolph Gottlieb
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- Art 101: What Was Abstract Expressionism? A Paint-Splattered Primer on America's First Major Art Movement
- Art 101: What Did Harold Rosenberg Do? An Introduction to the Champion of "Action Painting"
Work on Paper
Screenprint
22.00 x 30.00 in
55.9 x 76.2 cm
Comes with certificate of authenticity.Signed, dated, and numbered by artist
About The Work
Compared with his peers, the original Abstract Expressionist posse (Arshile Gorky, Hans Hoffmann, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko) Adolph Gottlieb arguably created the most easily recognizable artworks.
Adolph Gottlieb's (1903-1974) practice is strongly connected to gestural painting, and in this work that spontaneous energy is represented in the frantic tar-black brushstrokes, dabs and splatter that fills the bottom register of the composition.
Gottlieb's work also possess a calm and almost contemplative energy that is often at odds with the work of his Abstract Expressionist peers (whose canvases can be heavy with angst or chaotic applications of paint).
“Flury” is a paradigm of Gottlieb’s aesthetic, marrying contemplation with gestural dynamism. The artist often presented discordant or contrasting colors that strangely appear harmonious. Here two discs, one a dusty forest green, the other a muted brick red, hover face to face above a zone of tumultuous black sprays and strokes.
Today Gottlieb's paintings sell for upwards of $6 million at auction. His iconic and elegant prints are a must-have for the young collector passionate about American Abstract Expressionism.
About Adolph Gottlieb
From The Magazine
- News & Events: Steal Vs Splurge: 12 Affordable Artworks by Artists in Sotheby's and Christie's May Auctions
- Interviews & Features: Dealer Betty Parsons Pioneered Male Abstract Expressionists—But Who Were the Unrecognized Women Artists She Exhibited?
- News & Events: Everything You Need to Know About Last Week's Day Sales
- Art 101: What Was Abstract Expressionism? A Paint-Splattered Primer on America's First Major Art Movement
- Art 101: What Did Harold Rosenberg Do? An Introduction to the Champion of "Action Painting"
Very good condition
- This work is framed. Frame measurements are 29.00" x 36.75".
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