Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she... Read full biography
Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she fills them in with blocks of coloration. Of her painting she said: "I do not wish to describe my... Read full biography
Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she fills them in with blocks of coloration. Of her painting she said: "I do not wish to describe my subject matter, or to reflect upon it---I want to distill it until I have its essence. Then the rawness must be resolved into form and unity; with the 'rage for order' how can there be art?" ((Herskovic... Read full biography
Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she fills them in with blocks of coloration. Of her painting she said: "I do not wish to describe my subject matter, or to reflect upon it---I want to distill it until I have its essence. Then the rawness must be resolved into form and unity; with the 'rage for order' how can there be art?" ((Herskovic 162). In her book, American Women Artists, Charlotte Rubinstein described Hartigan's painting as "gutsy, slashing compositions that incorporated fragments of city imagery---store windows, pushcarts, glimpses of figures---with bold brush-strokes."... Read full biography
Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she fills them in with blocks of coloration. Of her painting she said: "I do not wish to describe my subject matter, or to reflect upon it---I want to distill it until I have its essence. Then the rawness must be resolved into form and unity; with the 'rage for order' how can there be art?" ((Herskovic 162). In her book, American Women Artists, Charlotte Rubinstein described Hartigan's painting as "gutsy, slashing compositions that incorporated fragments of city imagery---store windows, pushcarts, glimpses of figures---with bold brush-strokes." (279) . Along with Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko and others, Grace Hartigan is... Read full biography
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We have placed many of Grace Hartigan's significant 1950's-60's paintings into private and museum collections. Please allow us the opportunity to work with you. Jim Levis, President
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