The line to get in for a group show of artists championed by Irving Sandler in the 1960s stretched down the sidewalk, but Helene Appel's shy watercolor, encaustic, and oil paintings of common materials (textiles, puddles, plastic bags, raw meat) in the Berlin - based artist's American debut at James Cohan offered a bit of respite. (artforum.com)
In 1943, he befriended Jimmy Ernst and was quickly drawn into the circle of avant - garde artists championed by Howard Putzel and Peggy Guggenheim. (michaelrosenfeldart.com)
He emerged on the New York art scene at the time that Abstract Expressionism was dominant, and through the course of his career he challenged abstract painting and the model of the heroic, self - expressive artist championed in the 1950's. (josephklevenefineartltd.com)