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Dan ChristensenSpark1983
1983
$8,625
£6,664.31
€7,704.57
CA$12,187.75
A$13,669.37
CHF 7,158.44
MX$166,096.18
NOK 90,900.17
SEK 86,179.76
DKK 57,510.58
About the Item
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is recognized as a leader in American experimental abstraction.
After completing his BFA at the Kansas City Art Institute in 1964, he moved to New York City, where his career immediately blossomed. In the late 1960s Christensen was championed by renowned critics such as Clement Greenberg, as one of the most original abstract painters, which resulted in his works being placed in many major museum collections, such as the Guggenheim, the Whitney Museum, the MET, the MoMA, and the Albright-Knox.
Today, Christensen is widely recognized as a brave experimentalist and a leading figure in the abstraction and gestural painting movements of the 20th century.
An early adopter, Christensen used spray guns, window-washing squeegees, rakes, blasters, and house painting rollers in pursuit of applying paint in new and innovative ways. Using these unusual techniques he achieved incredible layered results that produced layered colors that were intricate, full of shimmer and glow.
"Spark" is a poignant example from Christensen’s mid-to-late-career. The paint lines are thick, saturated and frantic. They come together with movement, forming a burst of color that sweeps upwards, joyfully reminiscent of a fountain.
Throughout the duration of his career, Christensen embraced the methods and concepts underlying both Abstract Expressionism and Colour Field painting.
Untitled ("Spark")
USA, 1983
Signed and dated by the artist
Acrylic and mixed media on paper
30.25"H 22.75"W (work)
Very good condition
Provenance: the Estate of Dan Christensen
- Creator:Dan Christensen (1942 - 2007, American)
- Creation Year:1983
- Dimensions:Height: 30.25 in (76.84 cm)Width: 22.75 in (57.79 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 12-221stDibs: LU215211400122
Dan Christensen
Dan Christensen, (October 6, 1942 – January 20, 2007) was an American abstract painter He is best known for paintings that relate to Lyrical Abstraction, Color field painting and Abstract expressionism.Christensen was born in Cozad, Nebraska, and died in Easthampton, New York. His early work from 1965-1966 was related to Minimalism. A graduate of the Kansas City Art Institute, class of 1964, Dan Christensen moved to New York City from the Mid-West during the late summer of 1965. Christensen was represented by several influential galleries including the Andre Emmerich Gallery, the Salander/O'Reilly Gallery and various others throughout the United States and Europe. He has had more than seventy-five solo exhibitions and his work has been included in hundreds of group exhibitions. His paintings are in important museum collections throughout the United States and Europe.
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