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Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

American, 1928-2021

When multidisciplinary Abstract Expressionist artist Amaranth Ehrenhalt first moved from Philadelphia to New York City in the 1950s she unintentionally lived out the “starving artist” lifestyle. She made her paintings on the floor, but not in order to replicate the technique attributed to American painter Jackson Pollock. Owing to her modest financial situation, she simply didn't own a table.

Ehrenhalt graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1951 and attended a weekly course at the Barnes Foundation. There, she basked in the owner's large Parisian art collection and became deeply enamored with French artwork. It should come as no surprise that when a friend offered to trade a round trip to Paris for a portrait, Ehrenhalt jumped at the opportunity. Dutch-American painter Willem de Kooning — a fellow New Yorker at the time — invited her to have dinner upon her return, but after experiencing the Parisian art scene, she canceled her return trip and the two never shared that dinner. Ehrenhalt forged connections with Joan Mitchell, Alberto Giacometti and Yves Klein in the French capital, and remained in the country for over 40 years.

In her later years, Ehrenhalt returned to New York. She often traveled with her son, enraging the security guards at many of the world’s finest museums. From the Louvre in Paris to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, her son, Caradoc remembers guards running and shouting at the sight of Ehrenhalt leaning a nose-length away from the art, her pointer finger hovering closer to the work explaining techniques and details behind the piece. Many of these trips were not just proof of how well-educated and experienced she was, but also lessons in friendship as she knew many of the artists personally. 

Ehrenhalt’s work appeared in group exhibitions and solo exhibitions in Paris, California, Italy and New York. Five of her paintings from the mid-20th century were featured in “Encore: Five Abstract Expressionists,” which opened at Baruch College’s Sidney Mishkin Gallery in 2006. 

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Artist: Amaranth Ehrenhalt
"Quintazi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Oil on canvas, Women Abstract Expressionist, 1986
"Quintazi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Oil on canvas, Women Abstract Expressionist, 1986

"Quintazi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Oil on canvas, Women Abstract Expressionist, 1986

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Quintazi, 1986 Oil on canvas Without frame: 21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in. (55 x 46 cm) Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) was part of the Abstract Expressionist...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1966
"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1966

"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1966

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Untitled, 1966 Acrylic on canvas Without frame: 38 x 51 3/4 in. (96.5 x 131.4 cm) Signed and dated Exhibition history: Galerie Zunini, Paris, March...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Women Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1967
"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Women Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1967

"Untitled" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Women Abstract Expressionist, Oil on canvas, 1967

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Untitled, 1967 Oil on canvas Without frame: 43 3/8 x 51 1/4 in. (110.1 x 130.2 cm) Signed and dated lower middle Exhibtion history: Galerie Murs Bl...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Keep on whatever may happen" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionism
"Keep on whatever may happen" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionism

"Keep on whatever may happen" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Woman Abstract Expressionism

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Keep on whatever may happen, 1992 Oil on canvas Without frame: 47 1/4 x 47 1/4 in. (120 x 120 cm) Signed lower left Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bryan" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1958
"Bryan" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1958

"Bryan" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1958

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Bryan, 1958 Gouache on thick paper Painting: 38 x 28 cm l 15 x 11 in. Frame: 52 x 42 cm l 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Signed, titled and dated Amaranth Ehren...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Appi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 2003
"Appi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 2003

"Appi" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 2003

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Appi 13, 2003 Gouache and watercolor on thick paper Painting: 20 x 20 cm l 8 x 8 in. Frame: 33 x 33 cm l 13 x 13 in. Signed, titled and dated Amarant...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Arat" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1974
"Arat" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1974

"Arat" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Painting, Woman Abstract Expressionism, 1974

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Arat, 1974 Gouache and watercolor on thick paper Painting: 38 x 28 cm l 15 x 11 in. Frame: 52 x 42 cm l 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Signed, titled and dated ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

"Pink" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992
"Pink" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992

"Pink" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Pink, 1992 Watercolor and felt pen on thick paper 25.5 x 28 cm l 10 x 11 in. 39 x 41 cm l 15 1/3 x 16 1/8 in. (Frame included) Signed, titled and dated...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

"Punk" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992
"Punk" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992

"Punk" Amaranth Ehrenhalt, Unique Watercolor, Abstract Expressionism, 1992

By Amaranth Ehrenhalt

Located in New York, NY

Amaranth Ehrenhalt (1928–2021) Punk, 1992 Watercolor and felt pen on thick paper 28 x 25.5 cm l 11 x 10 in. 41 x 39 cm l 16 1/8 x 15 1/3 in. (Frame included) Signed, titled and dated...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Amaranth Ehrenhalt Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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