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Anthony Triano
Abstract Expressionist Gestural Oil Pastel Drawing Women Figures Anthony Triano

1960

$850
£644.55
€745.78
CA$1,201.51
A$1,339.45
CHF 698.58
MX$16,197.03
NOK 8,781.46
SEK 8,309.02
DKK 5,566.48

About the Item

Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, illustrator and teacher. His works feature natural forms, especially the human form, and tend toward the abstract. He exhibited in 37 one-man shows and numerous group shows. His works can be viewed in collections, such as The Newark Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, the Lowe Museum in Coral Gables, the New York Lithographic Society, Abbott Laboratories, the Hartford Art Foundation, the Monmouth Historical Society, Johnson and Johnson, J.L. Hudson, House and Garden Magazine, Seton Hall University and Law School, the University of Alabama, William Paterson University, Wykeham Rise, the Golden Lemon on St. Kitts, the Library of Congress and Wuhan University in the People's Republic of China. "My enterprise was inspired by the great sculptor Reuben Nakian from whom I inherited a rare insight of history, myth and art," Triano wrote in a brief autobiographical essay. "His most valuable gift to me were a total and passionate study of art of all ages, the importance of subject matter, a constant drawing style and the ultimate way of sculpting with terra cotta." At the end of World War II, he enrolled at the Newark School of Fine Arts, where he studied under the GI Bill and became a friend and apprentice to the great sculptor Reuben Nakian. This affiliation presented an early sophistication and association with Jackson Pollack, Willem DeKooning, Franz Kline, Charles Egan and other dynamic personalities of the greatest art adventure of the 20th century. In 1971 Triano was appointed artist-in-residence at Seton Hall University and became a full-time professor the following year. Triano was born in 1928 and was raised in Kearny and North Artlington, New Jersey. As a child Triano was an avid illustrator, a hobby that he continued at age sixteen when he joined the U.S. Marine Corps. Triano was stationed in the South Pacific and continued to draw, finding his subject matter in the war. Upon the ending of the World War II, he enrolled at the Newark School of Fine Arts under the GI Bill of Rights in 1946. While at the Newark School of Fine Arts he became a friend and apprentice to famous sculptor Reuben Nakian. Nakian helped Triano develop his own version of Abstract Expressionism. Triano’s works are featured in public and private collections, including the Newark Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, the Johnson & Johnson, William Paterson University, and Seton Hall University, among many others. "Famous as a painter, sculptor, illustrator and educator, Anthony Triano has been one of our most versatile and prolific artists. He is noted for his unique ability to embody the essence of humanity and nature upon large canvases, in fluent terracotta and ceramic sculptures and on jewel-like surfaces with radiant monumentality. True to the legacy of this experience, Triano devoted his life to the study and development of a significantly universal style. His creations are constantly evolving in such series as: Each Day, The Wonders, Heaven and Earth, Geo, The Passions, A Sound of Angels, The Elegance of Women and The Olympians. His works have been exhibited in 37 one-man shows by prominent galleries, corporations and museums, featured in numerous publications and the subject of 12 television programs. His works can be viewed in collections, such as The Newark Museum, the Montclair Art Museum, the Lowe Museum in Coral Gables, the New York Lithographic Society, Abbott Laboratories, the Hartford Art Foundation, the Monmouth Historical Society, Johnson and Johnson, J.L. Hudson, House and Garden Magazine, Seton Hall University and Law School, the University of Alabama, William Paterson University, Wykeham Rise, the Golden Lemon on St. Kitts, the Library of Congress and Wuhan University in the People's Republic of China. Solo Exhibitions Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA Mar-May, 1996 Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ Sept-Nov, 1994 The Collector, Washington, DC Sep, 1985 University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL Jan, 1978 Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ Mar-May, 1975 Rabin & Krueger Gallery, Newark, NJ Oct, 1965 Galerie Internationale, New York, NY Mar, 1963 Albert Landry Galleries, New York, NY Jan, 1978 Albert Landry Galleries, New York, NY Jan, 1959 Newark Museum, Newark, NJ Jun-Sep, 1958 Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ Nov, 1954 Selected Group Exhibitions American Inaugural, Washington, DC Jan, 1997 Galerie Internationale, New York, NY Dec, 1965 New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ Oct-Nov, 1965 JL Hudson Gallery, Detroit, MI various, 1964-65 Guild Hall, East Hampton, Long Island, NY Jul-Aug, 1962 The Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC Dec, 1960 The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ Apr-Jun, 1958 Associated American Artists, New York, NY various, 1955-58 New York Lithograph Society, New York, NY various, 1955-57 Ward-Eggleston Gallery, New York, NY various, 1952-54 Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ Oct-Nov, 1953
  • Creator:
    Anthony Triano (1928 - 1997, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)Width: 17.25 in (43.82 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Surfside, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU38214305712

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