Washington Color School

Mystery Artist, Style of Washington Color School Untitled, c. Later 20th Century Oil on canvas 22 x 27 3/4 x 3/4 in.

A grant from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts provided him an opportunity to study in Europe at the Académie Julian in Paris. Downing moved to Washington, DC, in the 1950s and studie...

Gene Davis identified Mehring as “one of the premier painters” of the Washington Color School, explaining: “In many ways he was the most lyrical of us all.”

Looking at the series Emerging (four sides), Topeka (five sides), Hackensack (six sides), and Zig-Fields (seven sides) from 1967 one sees how Reed used increasingly complex forms to ...

Silkscreen by Washington Color School artist Howard Mehring (1931-1978).

His work resides in museum collections across the country including the National Gallery Of Art, The Art Institute Of Chicago, The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston among many others. The...

His work resides in museum collections across the country including the National Gallery Of Art, The Art Institute Of Chicago, The Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston among many others. The...

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

GENE DAVIS (1920-1985) Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. ...

Davis was a prominent figure of the Washington Color School, recognized for Color Field movements.

GENE DAVIS (1920-1985) Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. ...

GENE DAVIS (1920-1985) Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. ...

GENE DAVIS (1920-1985) Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. ...

GENE DAVIS (1920-1985) Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. ...

Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement. In 1977, he was honored by a major retrospective at the Solomon R.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Paul Allen Reed (b. 1919, d. 2015) was an artist based in Washington D.C. who is remembered now as one of the original six members of the Washington Color School.

Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis, who helped make ...

Zerega continued to exhibit throughout the U.S. heavily influenced by the Washington Color School. By 1967, he completed his “Circle Series” and in 1968 he moved back to his native t...

A Sculptor's Full Circle, Yoichi Tamaki at Alex - Washington Post (April 1, 1999). Judging from his lively exhibition at Alex Gallery, Yoichi Tamaki would have felt at home in the ...

A Sculptor's Full Circle, Yoichi Tamaki at Alex - Washington Post (April 1, 1999). Judging from his lively exhibition at Alex Gallery, Yoichi Tamaki would have felt at home in the ...

Known for his dazzling and immediately recognizable stripe paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis, who helped make ...

His works are minimalist and abstract, marked with good design and extremely sensitive use of color. The influence of 1950s American art and abstract expressionism is also clear in h...

There, he became associated with the Washington Color School, a group of artists who emphasized pure color and optical experimentation, though Gilliam soon expanded the movement's po...

A striking example of Washington Color School aesthetics, this poster reproduces Davis’s early exploration of form and color—predating his iconic vertical stripe paintings.

Because Thompson lived in Washington, DC at the time, he was often linked with members of the Washington Color School such as Gene Davis, Thomas Downing, Paul Reed, and Howard Mehring.

Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement. In 1977 he was honored by a major retrospective at the Solomon R.

Sam Gilliam's artistic career is distinguished by innovation across media, from his early association with the Washington Color School and his development of unstretched, color‑soake...

Born in Mississippi, Gilliam studied at the University of Louisville and later worked in Washington D.C. with the Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenn...

Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement. In 1977 he was honored by a major retrospective at the Solomon R.

Gilliam was associated with the Washington Color School, a group of Washington, D.C.

Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement. In 1977 he was honored by a major retrospective at the Solomon R.

In the late 1960s, abstract artist Milly Ristvedt had fallen in love with using raw canvas and her abstract form and colourful palette were inspired by the famed Washington Colour Sc...

While early works reflected the influence of the Washington Color School, Gilliam soon departed from the tradition by releasing the canvas from the stretcher.

Her abstract form and colourful palette were inspired by the famed Washington Colour School. Bridge is one of a series of stunning large compositions she created in 1969—the ‘ribbon’...

Born in Mississippi, Gilliam studied at the University of Louisville and later worked in Washington D.C. with the Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenn...

Born in Mississippi, Gilliam studied at the University of Louisville and later worked in Washington D.C. with the Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenn...

Ever the contrarian, Kainen eschewed association with the concepts of Color Field painting and the Washington Color School, and shifted his painterly practice back to figurative work...

Using vivid colours and striking, simple abstract form, Ristvedt created a stunning series of colour field paintings. She counts famed modernists Morris Louis from the Washington Col...

In fact Davis became a prominent member of the Washington Color School, a group of artists who gained recognition for their use of color as a primary expressive element in their work...

She handles the work of contemporary artists and artist estates, including the work of William Christenberry, Colby Caldwell, Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, Linling Lu, Mingering Mike, Robi...

She handles the work of contemporary artists and artist estates, including the work of William Christenberry, Colby Caldwell, Hedieh Javanshir Ilchi, Linling Lu, Mingering Mike, Robi...