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Diana Kurz
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1960

About the Item

The story of the post-WWII New York School artists is still being written. The role of women in the art of the day still needs examination and study. Kurz is one such example. Diana Kurz (b. 1938) was born into a wealthy Austrian-Jewish family whose business was Aryanized after the Anschluss forcing the family to flee, first to Spain, then across Europe, and finally to the United States. Brought up as a "normal" American girl, Kurz always wanted to be an artist. She studied at Brandeis, at Hunter with Robert Motherwell and received her MFA from Columbia. She received instruction from Hans Hoffmann, studied with Phillip Guston and Phillip Pearlstein and painted with Mercedes Matter. At her first exhibition at 21, her work was placed next to that of DeKooning. Like many women of the time, Kurz was told that the kind of painting the men were doing was not for women. For a time, she stopped painting, and her works from the 50s and 60s were hidden behind a panel in her apartment. A fortunate coincidence, let us to her work, and we are happy to share it with the collecting public.
  • Creator:
    Diana Kurz (1938, American, Austrian)
  • Creation Year:
    1960
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 70 in (177.8 cm)Width: 50 in (127 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    Lawrence, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU149727829792
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