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Royal Curtain, Gene Davis
Royal Curtain, Gene Davis

Royal Curtain, Gene Davis

By Gene Davis

Located in Fairfield, CT

paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print
Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print

Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print

By Gene Davis

Located in Brooklyn, NY

prominent figure of the Washington Color School, recognized for Color Field movements. His work is in

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

Shooting Star, Gene Davis
Shooting Star, Gene Davis

Shooting Star, Gene Davis

By Gene Davis

Located in Fairfield, CT

paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Lilac, Gene Davis
Lilac, Gene Davis

Gene DavisLilac, Gene Davis, 1980

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

Lilac, Gene Davis

By Gene Davis

Located in Fairfield, CT

, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis, who

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Green Giant, Gene Davis
Green Giant, Gene Davis

Green Giant, Gene Davis

By Gene Davis

Located in Fairfield, CT

paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Yellow Jack, Gene Davis
Yellow Jack, Gene Davis

Yellow Jack, Gene Davis

By Gene Davis

Located in Fairfield, CT

paintings, Gene Davis emerged from the ranks of the Washington Color School to national prominence. Davis

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Homage to Kenneth Noland
Homage to Kenneth Noland

Homage to Kenneth Noland

Located in Washington, DC

continued to exhibit throughout the U.S. heavily influenced by the Washington Color School. By 1967, he

Category

1960s Color-Field Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Washington, DC

his lively exhibition at Alex Gallery, Yoichi Tamaki would have felt at home in the Washington Color

Category

1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Sandstone

Untitled

Untitled

Located in Washington, DC

his lively exhibition at Alex Gallery, Yoichi Tamaki would have felt at home in the Washington Color

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Sandstone

Reckoning 11-9-89
Reckoning 11-9-89

Reckoning 11-9-89

By Sam Gilliam

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. With a focus on structure

Category

1990s Abstract More Art

Materials

Concrete

Stripes
Stripes

Stripes

By Kenneth Noland

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Color School movement. In 1977 he was honored by a major retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim

Category

1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

Materials

Board, Handmade Paper, Monotype

Diagonal Stripe VI-21
Diagonal Stripe VI-21

Diagonal Stripe VI-21

Located in Palm Desert, CA

was thought of as a minimalist painter. Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement

Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

Line Breed
Line Breed

Line Breed

By Milly Ristvedt

Located in Bloomfield, ON

abstract form and colourful palette were inspired by the famed Washington Colour School. Line Breed is one

Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dogon V
Dogon V

Dogon V

By Sam Gilliam

Located in Toronto, Ontario

. with the Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. With a focus

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Intaglio, Lithograph

Confetti Hex
Confetti Hex

Confetti Hex

By Sam Gilliam

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Washington Colour School among artists such as Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. Drapery, structure, texture

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Textile, Acrylic Polymer, Mixed Media

Argo
Argo

Argo

By Jacob Kainen

Located in Austin, TX

the post-war art scene that would come to be known as the Washington Color School. Through a teaching

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" 20th century on paper signed and dated drawing
"Untitled" 20th century on paper signed and dated drawing

"Untitled" 20th century on paper signed and dated drawing

By Gene Davis

Located in New York, NY

of the Washington colorists. In fact Davis became a prominent member of the Washington Color School

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Felt Pen

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022
Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021
Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021

Untitled (Study for Līnea), 2021

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022
Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Abstract Beeswax Line Painting Untitled (Study for Līnea)
Abstract Beeswax Line Painting Untitled (Study for Līnea)

Abstract Beeswax Line Painting Untitled (Study for Līnea)

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Study for Līnea)
Untitled (Study for Līnea)

Untitled (Study for Līnea)

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022
Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Located in Washington, DC

Color School, among others. She works with living artists and artists’ heirs on long-range planning, and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022
Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Untitled (Līnea Study), 2022

Located in Washington, DC

, Workingman Collective, and the artists of the Washington Color School, among others. She works with living

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

Materials

Wax Crayon, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Orange Circle
Orange Circle

Orange Circle

By Paul Reed

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Reed, the last surviving member of the Washington Color School, who explored the complexities of color

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Wizard Fantasy)
Untitled (Wizard Fantasy)

Untitled (Wizard Fantasy)

By Morris Louis

Located in Fairlawn, OH

and that of other Color Field painters, sometimes known as the Washington Color School in contrast to

Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

In and Out C

In and Out C

By Paul Reed

Located in New York, NY

Paul Reed is one of the six original members of the Washington Color School. Reed worked with

Category

1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Canvas

Barcelona C VI

Barcelona C VI

By Paul Reed

Located in New York, NY

Paul Reed is one of the six original members of the Washington Color School. Reed worked with

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Untitled (Reds and Blue)

Untitled (Reds and Blue)

By Thomas Downing

Located in New York, NY

One of the six original members of the Washington Color School, Downing examined color using dots

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Black Watch III

Gene DavisBlack Watch III

Unavailable|$8,400

Black Watch III

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis was born in Washington D.C. in 1920, and

Category

Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Black Watch II

Gene DavisBlack Watch II

Unavailable|$8,400

Black Watch II

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis was born in Washington

Category

1980s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Smithsonian II

Smithsonian II

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

abstract painters in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis was born in

Category

1980s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Checkmate
Checkmate

Gene DavisCheckmate, 1973

Unavailable|$1,800

Checkmate

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

group of abstract painters in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis

Category

1970s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Tarzan from Portfolio Series I
Tarzan from Portfolio Series I

Tarzan from Portfolio Series I

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

abstract painters in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis was born in

Category

1960s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

Black Watch I

Black Watch I

By Gene Davis

Located in Bethesda, MD

abstract painters in Washington DC during the 1960s known as the Washington Color School. Davis was born in

Category

1970s Color-Field Prints and Multiples

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