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George Earl Ortman AUCTION RECORDS
1926 Oakland, California - 2015 Manhattan, New York City. Known for: Collaged canvas painting, minimalist abstraction, symbolism.
Following is The New York Times obituary of George Ortman, by William Grimes, December 18, 2015. George Ortman, whose constructed, collaged canvases of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with their... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of George Ortman, by William Grimes, December 18, 2015. George Ortman, whose constructed, collaged canvases of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with their geometric shapes and signs, pointed a way past Abstract Expressionism and toward the austerities of... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of George Ortman, by William Grimes, December 18, 2015. George Ortman, whose constructed, collaged canvases of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with their geometric shapes and signs, pointed a way past Abstract Expressionism and toward the austerities of Minimalism, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 89. ??. His wife, the painter Lynn Braswell, confirmed his death. Mr. Ortman, who was deeply influenced by Surrealism, came of age in the heyday of... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of George Ortman, by William Grimes, December 18, 2015. George Ortman, whose constructed, collaged canvases of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with their geometric shapes and signs, pointed a way past Abstract Expressionism and toward the austerities of Minimalism, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 89. ??. His wife, the painter Lynn Braswell, confirmed his death. Mr. Ortman, who was deeply influenced by Surrealism, came of age in the heyday of American abstraction but chafed at the limitations of the flat canvas. He began cutting holes in his canvases and inserting objects wrapped in an aura of mystery. Later, he fitted geometric shapes together in rectangular works that combined elements of... Read full biography
Following is The New York Times obituary of George Ortman, by William Grimes, December 18, 2015. George Ortman, whose constructed, collaged canvases of the late 1950s and early ’60s, with their geometric shapes and signs, pointed a way past Abstract Expressionism and toward the austerities of Minimalism, died on Wednesday in Manhattan. He was 89. ??. His wife, the painter Lynn Braswell, confirmed his death. Mr. Ortman, who was deeply influenced by Surrealism, came of age in the heyday of American abstraction but chafed at the limitations of the flat canvas. He began cutting holes in his canvases and inserting objects wrapped in an aura of mystery. Later, he fitted geometric shapes together in rectangular works that combined elements of painting and sculpture, assemblages that showed an affinity with artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Louise Nevelson.... Read full biography
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