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1928 Brooklyn, New York - 2005 Todi, Italy. Known for: Geometric abstract painting.
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time financially. He was asked to leave high school because of chronic in-attendance, so he joined the Navy in 1945 and served for two years. He began associating with people interested in "leftist" politics and art and attended the Art Students League from... Read full biography
An abstract oil painter often using large, geometric forms with aggressive coloration, Al Held became a major figure in the New York art scene in the later part of the 20th century. His work is stark, usually large-scale, and much of its "in-your-face" forcefulness reflects his desire to bridge the division between viewers and his paintings. He was born as Alvin Jacob Held in Brooklyn and grew up there and in the Bronx during Depression times when his Polish-Jewish family had a hard time financially. He was asked to leave high school because of chronic in-attendance, so he joined the Navy in 1945 and served for two years. He began associating with people interested in "leftist" politics and art and attended the Art Students League from 1948 to 1949. Then with money from the G.I. Bill of Rights, he went to Paris and enrolled at the Academie de la Grande Chaumiere. Ossip Zadk... Read full biography
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- A Bold AbstractionistOctober 2005Somerstein, RachelARTnews
- The Big "A"October 2005Storr, RobertARTFORUM
- Review of ExhibitionsJune 2003Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- Requiems for a Lost FutureJune 2003Fyfe, JoeArt in America
- Review of ExhibitionsJuly 2001Editors, Art in AmericaArt in America
- Irrepressible AbstractionNovember 2000Gomez, Edward MArt & Antiques
- Art Notebook: Contemporary StudiesDecember 1995Decker, AndrewArchitectural Digest
- Al Held's Italian DaysMay 1995Petkanas, ChristopherArchitectural Digest
- Al HeldMarch 1995Katz, VincentArt in America