John Chamberlain Art
American, 1927-2011
John Chamberlain, in full John Angus Chamberlain, (born April 16, 1927, Rochester, Indiana, U.S.—died December 21, 2011, New York, New York), American sculptor, painter, printmaker, and filmmaker whose Abstract Expressionist works were characterized by an emotional approach to concept and execution.
Chamberlain studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951–52), where he began working in metals, and at Black Mountain College in North Carolina (1955–56). In 1957 he had his first one-man show in Chicago. His early pieces were made from welded iron rods, but he later used such materials as heat-shaped Plexiglass, paper, polyurethane, industrial rubber, brown paper bags, and aluminum foil before returning in 1974 to the use of auto body parts. His first sculpture to employ car parts was Shortstop (1957), which featured rusty fenders that he had found in the yard of painter and friend Larry Rivers. Chamberlain’s sculptures are typified by Mr. Press (1961), a construction of fragments from automobiles, crumpled and jammed together to create an effect of isolated, frozen movement. He often coated his pieces with bright industrial paints. During the 1970s oil crisis, Chamberlain often incorporated oil barrels into his work, notably in the series Socket and Kiss (1979). For a brief interlude he used car spray paint to create works that combined stencil and Action painting.
Chamberlain was also involved in video and film and produced the cinematic Wide Point (1968); he later dabbled in drawing and printmaking. In 1971 his work was given a retrospective by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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Artist: John Chamberlain
Poster of Abstract Expressionist sculptor John Chamberlain Hand Signed by artist
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
John Chamberlain (Hand Signed), 1988
Offset Lithograph Poster (Hand Signed by John Chamberlain)
30 × 20 inches
Boldly signed on the recto in white grease marker by the artist in his ...
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1980s Contemporary John Chamberlain Art
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Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
VI (Signatures) from the Ten Coconut Portfolio
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
John Chamberlain at Leo Castelli Gallery, vintage 1970s offset lithograph poster
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN
Leo Castelli Invitation, 1976
Offset Lithograph invitation
21 1/2 × 16 inches
Unframed
This rare vintage offset lithograph invitat...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Offset, Lithograph
V from the Ten Coconut Portfolio
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
John Chamberlain Signed 1981 Limited Edition Flashback Series
By John Chamberlain
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
John Chamberlain
Flashback I - 1981
Print - Silkscreen 20" x 28¾" inches
Image size 19" x 14½" inches
Deluxe Edition Printed on Rives BFK Paper
Edition: Signed in pencil and marked...
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1980s Abstract Geometric John Chamberlain Art
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Lithograph
Flashback III
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Rives BFK. Signed and numbered 40/175 in pencil by Chamberlain. Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit, with the blind stamp lowe...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Color, Screen
Flashback II
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Rives BFK. Signed and numbered 81/175 in pencil by Chamberlain. Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit, with the blind stamp lowe...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Color, Screen
Hand Signed Western Union cable re: sculpture show at famed Leo Castelli gallery
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
John Chamberlain
Hand Signed Letter re: Leo Castelli Exhibition, 1982
Typewriter on paper (hand signed)
6 1/2 × 8 1/2 inches
Hand-signed by artist, Signed in purple felt tip marker
Hand signed telegraph/letter refers to Chamberlain's exhibition at the legendary Leo Castell Gallery.
A piece of history!
John Chamberlain Biography
John Chamberlain (1927 – 2011) was a quintessentially American artist, channeling the innovative power of the postwar years into a relentlessly inventive practice spanning six decades. He first achieved renown for sculptures made in the late 1950s through 1960s from automobile parts—these were path-breaking works that effectively transformed the gestural energy of Abstract Expressionist painting into three dimensions. Ranging in scale from miniature to monumental, Chamberlain’s compositions of twisted, crushed, and forged metal also bridged the divide between Process Art and Minimalism, drawing tenets of both into a new kinship. These singular works established him as one of the first American artists to determine color as a natural component of abstract sculpture. From the late 1960s until the end of his life, Chamberlain harnessed the expressive potential of an astonishing array of materials, which varied from Plexiglas, resin, and paint, to foam, aluminum foil, and paper bags.
After spending three years in the United States Navy during World War II, Chamberlain enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago and Black Mountain College, where he developed the critical underpinnings of his work. Chamberlain lived and worked in many parts of the United States, moving between New York City, Long Island, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Connecticut, and Sarasota, before finally settling on Shelter Island. In many ways, each location provoked a distinct material sensibility, often defined by the availability of that material or the limitations of physical space. In New York City, Chamberlain pulled scrap metal and twelve-inch acoustic tiles...
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1980s Abstract John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Offset, Ink, Lithograph
Flashback III, Lithograph by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Flashback III
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Lithograph
Flashback VI
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Rives BFK. Signed and numbered 26/175 in pencil by Chamberlain. Published by London Arts, Inc., Detroit, with the blind stamp lowe...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Color, Screen
Flashback V, Abstract Print by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain
Title: Flashback V
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Lithograph
Out to Lunch, Drop a Line
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color aquatint on Arches. Signed and numbered 3/48 in pencil by Chamberlain. Published by Novak Graphics, Toronto, with the black ink stamp, verso, and...
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1980s Abstract John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Color, Aquatint
III from the Ten Coconut Portfolio, Minimalist Etching by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and nu...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
Blue Pineapple, Abstract Drawing by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Blue Pineapple
Year: 1981
Medium: Marker and pencil on newsprint, signed 'JC' l.r.
Image Size: 17.25 x 8.5 inches
Size: 17.25 ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Permanent Marker, Pencil
"Yellow Coconut", 1981, Drawing by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927 - 2011)
Title: Yellow Coconut
Year: 1981
Medium: Marker and pencil on newsprint, signed 'JC' l.r.
Image Size: 19.25 x 8.5 inches
Size: 19.25 ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Permanent Marker, Newsprint, Pencil
II from the Ten Coconut Portflio, Minimalist Etching by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
I from the Ten Coconut Portflio, Minimalist Abstract Etching by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
Flashback V, Lithograph by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain
Title: Flashback V
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches
Frame Size: 31.5 x 25 inches
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Lithograph
IV from the Ten Coconut Portfolio, Minimalist Etching by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
A print from John Chamberlain's portfolio "Ten Coconuts". Although known widely for his sculptural work, John Chamberlain was a prolific printmaker. The etching is hand-signed and n...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
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Etching
Flashback I
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint on Rives BFK with full margins. Signed and numbered by the artist in pencil.
Category
1980s Abstract John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Color, Screen
Abstract Drypoint Etching by John Chamberlain 1982
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain, American (1927-2011)
Title: Linear Abstract
Year: 1982
Medium: Drypoint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 11/25
Image Size: 9.75 x 10.75 inch...
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1980s Minimalist John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Drypoint, Etching, Intaglio
Flashback VII, Abstract Lithograph by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain
Title: Flashback VII
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Lithograph
Flashback VI, Abstract Lithograph by John Chamberlain
By John Chamberlain
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: John Chamberlain
Title: Flashback VI
Year: 1981
Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 175
Paper Size: 28 x 20 inches
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1980s Abstract Expressionist John Chamberlain Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled
By John Chamberlain
Located in London, GB
Monoprint in colors on two sheets, 1988, signed in silver ink, from Salty Water/Fan Mail, on Arches wove paper, with the blindstamp of the publisher, Novak Graphics, Toronto.
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1980s John Chamberlain Art
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Monoprint
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