Items Similar to Conjunction #98
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 5
Cleve GrayConjunction #981976
1976
About the Item
Loretta Howard Gallery is pleased to present a selection of important paintings by Cleve Gray from the 1970’s. Wrought in deeply saturated fields of color and marked with calligraphic brushwork, the paintings on display exemplify the artist’s mature style. They highlight the artist’s lifelong affinity for Japanese and Chinese art and philosophy. His familiarity with Asian cultures began at Princeton University where he studied Far Eastern Art under George Rowley and wrote his thesis on the landscape painting of the Yuan dynasty. The resulting paintings illustrate a synthesis of western and eastern art historical conventions as Gray infused the radical sensibilities of Abstract Expressionism with Zen quietude. Also on view are a selection of hanging scrolls collected by the artist during his visits to China and Japan. These scrolls, which highlight a meditative approach, also contain an intensity and immediacy of action that Gray sought in his own work.
In an essay written in the accompanying catalog, Luke Gray explains his father’s views on Abstract Expressionism:
As he saw it, their work, unlike that of the Chinese tradition, posited a space of overly pronounced individuality, where, instead of the artist disappearing into the landscape, the landscape disappeared into the artist. He came to reconcile these early views in forging the marriage of traditions so evident in this exhibition's paintings. To facilitate entry into the “head space” required for this work, he developed a technique of releasing a scream at the moment the gesture was expelled, because, in his words, “I could not allow myself to continue to be dominated by Western civilization”
- Creator:Cleve Gray (1918-2004, American)
- Creation Year:1976
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1061671193
About the Seller
5.0
Recognized Seller
These prestigious sellers are industry leaders and represent the highest echelon for item quality and design.
1stDibs seller since 2012
Typical response time: 2 hours
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
More From This SellerView All
- Floating RedBy Cleve GrayLocated in New York, NYCLEVE GRAY Floating Red, 1990 Acrylic on canvas 60 x 60 inchesCategory
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Conjugation #27By Cleve GrayLocated in New York, NYCLEVE GRAY Conjugation #27, 1975 Acrylic on canvas 38 x 36 inches Loretta Howard Gallery is pleased to present a selection of important paintings by Cleve Gray from the 1970’s. Wrought in deeply saturated fields of color and marked with calligraphic brushwork, the paintings on display exemplify the artist’s mature style. They highlight the artist’s lifelong affinity for Japanese and Chinese art and philosophy. His familiarity with Asian cultures began at Princeton University where he studied Far Eastern Art under George Rowley and wrote his thesis on the landscape painting of the Yuan dynasty. The resulting paintings illustrate a synthesis of western and eastern art historical conventions as Gray infused the radical sensibilities of Abstract Expressionism with Zen quietude. Also on view are a selection of hanging scrolls collected by the artist during his visits to China and Japan. These scrolls, which highlight a meditative approach, also contain an intensity and immediacy of action that Gray sought in his own work. In an essay written in the accompanying catalog, Luke Gray...Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Translumina with Deep Blue (No. 839)By Richard AnuszkiewiczLocated in New York, NYRICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Translumina with Deep Blue (No. 839), 1986 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inchesCategory
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Untitled (Knot No. 1119)By Richard AnuszkiewiczLocated in New York, NYRICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Untitled (Knot No. 1119), 1986-2020 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inchesCategory
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Translumina – Yellow to Red (No. 800)By Richard AnuszkiewiczLocated in New York, NYRICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Translumina – Yellow to Red (No. 800), 1987 Acrylic on canvas 24 x 24 inchesCategory
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Untitled (Knot No. 1118)By Richard AnuszkiewiczLocated in New York, NYRICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ Untitled (Knot No. 1118), 1986-2019 Acrylic on canvas 48 x 48 inchesCategory
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
You May Also Like
- Diptych 2 - acrylic on canvasLocated in West Hollywood, CANina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensive...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- "Promise II " Acrylic on Raw Canvas, FramedLocated in West Hollywood, CAAli Enache is an American abstract painter based in Los Angeles, California. A Washington D.C. native and a graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ali Enache worked as a design...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Santa Ana - acrylic on canvasLocated in West Hollywood, CANina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensively worldwide she now resides as a full-time artist and ceramist in Los Angeles. With a degree in psychology and training in ceramics, painting was a natural transition and expansion to her repertoire from an early age. With color and form as her guide, her artwork flows from spontaneous and spiritual inspiration. Influenced by her travels with the play of color and light, her paintings reflect nature, spirit and a place of tranquility. There’s a touch of magic, secrets and a touch of the unknown in every painting, when painting ”time stops and almost an altered state of consciousness overtakes as the painting evolves”. Nina’s artwork has been shown in California, New York, Berlin, Montreal, Texas and Tokyo Japan. Santa Ana...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- New England - acrylic on canvasLocated in West Hollywood, CANina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensive...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- Flying Dragons - acrylic on canvasLocated in West Hollywood, CANina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensively worldwide she now resides as a full-time artist and ceramist in Los Angeles. With a degree in psychology and training in ceramics, painting was a natural transition and expansion to her repertoire from an early age. With color and form as her guide, her artwork flows from spontaneous and spiritual inspiration. Influenced by her travels with the play of color and light, her paintings reflect nature, spirit and a place of tranquility. There’s a touch of magic, secrets and a touch of the unknown in every painting, when painting ”time stops and almost an altered state of consciousness overtakes as the painting evolves”. Nina’s artwork has been shown in California, New York, Berlin, Montreal, Texas and Tokyo Japan. Flying Dragons...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
- In the Jungle - acrylic on canvasLocated in West Hollywood, CANina is an artist, ceramist and colorist with 20 years of professional experience and a lifetime of art appreciation. Originally from Virginia and having traveled and lived extensive...Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
MaterialsCanvas, Acrylic
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Princeton University
Hanging Scrolls
Hanging Scroll
Howard Gray
Princeton University Vintage
Chinese Scroll Painting
Chinese Scroll Paintings
Abstract Scroll Painting
Abstract Japanese Calligraphy
Howard Gray Painting
Japanese Zen Painting
Chinese Japanese Scroll
Asian Landscape Scroll
20th Century Chinese Calligraphy Painting
Luke Gray
Yuan Dynasty
Chinese Yuan Dynasty
Hanging Scroll Painting