Not exact matches
Very small pictures, if painted by
gifted artists and installed in an adequate version
of what Dave Hickey once dubbed a «clean, well - lighted place,» can produce exhibitions just as ambitious and adventurous as larger - scale projects... these
canvases address significant issues related to their respective genres while averaging little more than a square foot apiece.»
Yet Kandinsky's curious
gift of colour - hearing, which he successfully translated onto
canvas as «visual music», to use the term coined by the art critic Roger Fry in 1912, gave the world another way
of appreciating art that would be inherited by many more poets, abstract
artists and psychedelic rockers throughout the rest
of the disharmonic 20th century.
Inscribed on the stretcher» «
GIFT» 1962», «Top» with an arrow, and «KENNETH NOLAND»; and on the back of the canvas» «Clement's Gift» 1962 Kenneth Noland» Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 (183 x 183) Presented by the artist through the American Federation of Arts 1966 Prov: Clement Greenberg, New York (gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
GIFT» 1962», «Top» with an arrow, and «KENNETH NOLAND»; and on the back of the canvas» «Clement's Gift» 1962 Kenneth Noland» Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 (183 x 183) Presented by the artist through the American Federation of Arts 1966 Prov: Clement Greenberg, New York (gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
GIFT» 1962», «Top» with an arrow, and «KENNETH NOLAND»; and on the back
of the
canvas» «Clement's
Gift» 1962 Kenneth Noland» Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 (183 x 183) Presented by the artist through the American Federation of Arts 1966 Prov: Clement Greenberg, New York (gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
Gift» 1962 Kenneth Noland» Acrylic on canvas, 72 x 72 (183 x 183) Presented by the artist through the American Federation of Arts 1966 Prov: Clement Greenberg, New York (gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
Gift» 1962 Kenneth Noland» Acrylic on
canvas, 72 x 72 (183 x 183) Presented by the
artist through the American Federation
of Arts 1966 Prov: Clement Greenberg, New York (
gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
gift from the artist); the artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, re
gift from the
artist); the
artist Exh: XXXII Biennale, Venice, June - October 1964 (USA 17, repr.)
These include a selection
of the most personal pieces from the collections
of Johnson and Whitney — in many cases,
gifts from the
artists themselves, from the untitled oil on
canvas of 1971 by Jasper Johns for David Whitney to literal birthday wishes to Philip Johnson from Frank Stella and Michael Graves.
Georgia O'Keeffe American, 1887 — 1986 Waterfall - No. 1 - Iao Valley - Maui, 1939 Oil on
canvas Gift of Art Today 76.7 © Estate
of Georgia O'Keeffe /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Georgia O'Keeffe American, 1887 — 1986 Oil on
canvas Collection
of Jan T. and Marica Vilcek, Promised
Gift to the Vilcek Foundation Collection © Georgia O'Keeffe Museum /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Images: Jackson Pollock, Echo: Number 25, 1951, 1951, enamel paint on
canvas, Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest and the Mr. and Mrs. David Rokefeller Fund, Museum
of Modern Art, New York © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Number 7, 1951, 1951, enamel on
canvas, The National Gallery
of Art, Washington, D.C.,
Gift of the Collectors Committee (1983.77.1) © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Untitled, c. 1949 - 50, painted terracotta, Collection Gail and Tony Ganz, Los Angeles © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Portrait and a Dream, 1953, oil and enamel on canvas, Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Number 14, 1951, 1951, oil on canvas, Purchased with assistance from the American Fellows of the Tate Gallery Foundation 1988 © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Black and White Painting II, c. 1951, oil on canvas, Private Collection © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
Gift of the Collectors Committee (1983.77.1) © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Untitled, c. 1949 - 50, painted terracotta, Collection Gail and Tony Ganz, Los Angeles © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Portrait and a Dream, 1953, oil and enamel on
canvas, Dallas Museum
of Art,
gift of Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Number 14, 1951, 1951, oil on canvas, Purchased with assistance from the American Fellows of the Tate Gallery Foundation 1988 © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Black and White Painting II, c. 1951, oil on canvas, Private Collection © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New
gift of Mr. and Mrs. Algur H. Meadows and the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Number 14, 1951, 1951, oil on
canvas, Purchased with assistance from the American Fellows
of the Tate Gallery Foundation 1988 © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Jackson Pollock, Black and White Painting II, c. 1951, oil on
canvas, Private Collection © 2015 The Pollock - Krasner Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Wilbur Niewald, Current River II, 1965, oil on
canvas, 54 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches, Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri,
Gift of J. Scott Francis, Kansas City, Missouri, in memory
of Sally Kemper Wood, 2011.24 © Wilbur Niewald, courtesy
of the
artist and Haw Contemporary.
Wilbur Niewald (American, b. 1925) Still Life with Bowl
of Apples and Grey Pitcher, 1999 oil on
canvas 26 x 32 inches Collection
of the Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Gift of Gerry and Wilbur Niewald in honor
of the 20th Anniversary
of the Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, 2013.12 © Wilbur Niewald, courtesy
of the
artist and Haw Contemporary.
Brendan Cass (American, b. 1973) Capri, 2009 acrylic on
canvas 78 x 132 inches Collection
of the Kemper Museum
of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri, Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection Museum purchase made possible by a
gift from the William T. Kemper Charitable Trust, UMB Bank, n.a., Trustee, 2012.3 © Brendan Cass, courtesy
of the
artist and McClain Gallery, Houston, Texas.
(1936 - 2016) lived in Livingston Tranquil Pond — Overton County Along Windle Road, 2004 acrylic on
canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 2015.65.28
gift of artist (TN Arts commissioner 2004 - 2011) in honor
of the distinguished tenure
of Rich Boyd
Henri Matisse, Interior at Nice, 1919; oil on
canvas; the Art Institute
of Chicago,
gift of Mrs. Gilbert W. Chapman; © Succession H. Matisse /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Henri Matisse, Notre Dame, A Late Afternoon, 1902; oil on paper mounted on
canvas; Collection Albright - Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York,
gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr; © Succession H. Matisse /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Image: Dana Schutz Swimming, Smoking, Crying, 2009 Oil on
canvas, 45 x 48 inches Collection Nerman Museum
of Contemporary Art Johnson County Community College Overland Park, Kansas
Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation Photo: Courtesy
of the
artist and Zach Feuer, New York
Dana Schutz, Swimming, Smoking, Crying, 2009 Oil on
canvas 45 x 48 inches Collection Nerman Museum
of Contemporary Art, Johnson County Community College, Overand Park, Kansas,
Gift of Marti and Tony Oppenheimer and the Oppenheimer Brothers Foundation © Dana Schutz Courtesy
of the
artist and Zach Feuer, New York
Brünnhilde / Grane, 1982 - 93 woodcuts and acrylic on cut and pasted papers, mounted on
canvas 106 x 96 3/8 inches Courtesy the
artist and The Metropolitan Museum
of Art Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace
Gift, 1995
T03327 NAKED MAN WITH KNIFE c. 1938 — 41 Not inscribed Oil on
canvas, 50 × 36 (126.9 × 91.4) Presented by Frank Lloyd 1981 Prov: Marvin Jay Pollock (
gift of the
artist to his brother; later returned); Stella May McClure Pollock (
gift of the
artist to his mother); Sanford McCoy; Mrs Sanford McCoy, Deep River, Conn.; Marlborough Gallery Inc., New York; Frank Lloyd Exh: Jackson Pollock: New - Found Works, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, October — November 1978, National Collection
of Fine Arts, Washington, D.C., December 1978 — February 1979, The David and Alfred Smart Gallery, University
of Chicago, March — May 1979 (31, repr.)
Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923 — 2015) Colors for a Large Wall 1951 Oil on
canvas, sixty - four panels The Museum
of Modern Art, New York
Gift of the
artist, 1969.
«Summer Bliss» (1960), oil on
canvas;
gift of the
artist, Hans Hofmann, to the Berkeley Art Museum in memory
of Worth Ryder.
Milton Avery (1885 — 1965) Mountain and Meadow, 1960 Oil on
canvas, 60 × 68 inches National Gallery
of Art,
Gift of Sally Michel Avery, in Honor
of the 50th Anniversary
of the National Gallery
of Art © 2016 The Milton Avery Trust /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Milton Avery (1885 — 1965) The Picnic, Vermont, 1940 Oil on
canvas, 28 × 36 inches The Peabody College Collection, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery
Gift of Roy R. Neuberger © 2016 The Milton Avery Trust /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Glenn Ligon, Untitled (I Am a Man), 1988, oil and enamel on
canvas, National Gallery
of Art, Washington, Patrons» Permanent Fund and
Gift of the
Artist
This
gift basket provides all the sustenance an
artist needs — stretched canvas, aquarelle pencil set, a copy of Joe Fig's Inside the Artist's Studio, a gift certificate to Bread Alone, gift certificate to A&P Bar, a gift certificate to Woodstock Framing Gallery, and the finest Intelligentsia coffee from Uptown Coffee, Kingst
artist needs — stretched
canvas, aquarelle pencil set, a copy
of Joe Fig's Inside the
Artist's Studio, a gift certificate to Bread Alone, gift certificate to A&P Bar, a gift certificate to Woodstock Framing Gallery, and the finest Intelligentsia coffee from Uptown Coffee, Kingst
Artist's Studio, a
gift certificate to Bread Alone,
gift certificate to A&P Bar, a
gift certificate to Woodstock Framing Gallery, and the finest Intelligentsia coffee from Uptown Coffee, Kingston....
The work belongs to a series
of paintings the
artist created from printed
canvases gifted to him by Arlington Withers, a fellow
artist and friend.
Left: Burt Glinn, Jay DeFeo working on The Rose, 1960; © 2012; photo: Burt Glinn / Magnum; Right: Jay DeFeo, The Rose, 1958 — 66; oil with wood and mica on
canvas; 128 7/8 x 92 1/4 x 11 in.; Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York;
gift of The Jay DeFeo Trust, Berkeley, CA, and purchase with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committee and the Judith Rothschild Foundation 95.170; © 2012 The Jay DeFeo Trust /
Artists Rights Society, New York, photo: Ben Blackwell
It is interesting to watch
Artists gifted with a blank
canvas of not just a wall but a...
Oil on
canvas / Neuberger Museum
of Art, Purchase College, State University
of New York;
gift of Roy R. Neuberger (c) The Willem de Kooning Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York — Photo: by Jim Frank
Oil on
canvas / Neuberger Museum
of Art, Purchase College, State University
of New York;
gift of Roy R. Neuberger © The Willem de Kooning Foundation /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York — Photo: by Jim Frank
These include a selection
of the most personal pieces from the collections
of Johnson and Whitney - in many cases,
gifts from the
artists themselves, from the untitled oil on
canvas of 1971 by Jasper Johns for David Whitney to literal birthday wishes to Philip Johnson from Frank Stella and Michael Graves.
Andy Warhol, Campbell's Soup Cans, 1962, synthetic polymer paint on thirty - two
canvases, each 20 x 16 in.,
gift of Irving Blum; Nelson A. Rockefeller Bequest,
gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A.M. Burden, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Fund,
gift of Nina and Gordon Bunshaft in honor
of Henry Moore, Lillie P. Bliss Bequest, Philip Johnson Fund, Frances Keech Bequest,
gift of Mrs. Bliss Parkinson, and Florence B. Wesley Bequest (all by exchange); The Museum
of Modern Art, New York, NY, U.S.A., © 2011 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. /
Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, digital image © The Museum
of Modern Art / Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY, Campbell Trademarks used with permission
of Campbell Soup Companycontemporary art.
Air View
of Spring Nursery 1966 acrylic on
canvas Alma Thomas born Columbus, Ga. 1891 died Washington, D.C. 1978
Gift of the Columbus - Phenix City National Association
of Negro Business Women and
of the
artist 79.53 This abstract painting is Alma Thomas» interpretation
of what the colorful rows
of plants in a nursery would look like from an airplane.
Leon Polk Smith Chickasha, OK 1906 — New York, NY 1996 Red - Violet Diamond Oil on
canvas, 1980 120 × 120 inches Nebraska Art Association,
gift of the
artist, N - 606.1982
The
canvas is accompanied by a selection
of prints and drawings featuring images
of Rockport's fishing industry, all recent
gifts from the estate
of Gifford Beal made through the efforts
of Kraushaar Galleries, which gave the
artist his first solo exhibition in 1920 and thereafter served as his dealer for the remainder
of his career.