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Dan Christensen Paintings

American, 1942-2007
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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Artist: Dan Christensen
Malinke
By Dan Christensen
Located in Lawrence, NY
Among America’s leading abstract artists, Dan Christensen (1942-2007) was devoted over the course of forty years to exploring the limits, range, and possibilities of paint and pictor...
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1970s Color-Field Dan Christensen Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" Dan Christensen, Geometric Plaid Series, Orange and Blue Abstract
By Dan Christensen
Located in New York, NY
Dan Christensen Untitled, circa 1970-71 Acrylic and enamel on canvas 44 x 20 inches Provenance: The artist Sherron Francis (gift from the above) Dan Christensen was an American abs...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Dan Christensen Paintings

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Enamel

Java 1989 acrylic painting by Dan Christensen
By Dan Christensen
Located in Hudson, NY
Signed and dated "© D. Christensen 1989" with an orientation arrow verso. Medium "Acrylic on Canvas", title "Java", size "22 x 20" are all inscribed verso. Dimensions of this artwo...
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1980s Abstract Dan Christensen Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Post-War Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Indian Summer
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost abstract artist. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expanding the constantly shifting aesthetics of 20th century abstraction. Christensen established his reputation at the end of the 1960s, by using spray guns to create colorful stacks, loops, and lines in his artworks. This body of work was considered by the legendary art critic Clement Greenberg among the most original abstract paintings of the decade. Unlike many of his contemporaries who dedicated themselves to a signature style, Christensen was unrelentingly curious and allowed his dynamic version of abstraction to evolve as he tried new techniques and varied his aesthetic. During the 1980's in particular, Christensen focused on experimenting with different forms of washing, spraying, and layering colours over top of each other. The works from Christensen's late period combine the gestural drama of Abstract Expressionism with the stained surface look popularized by the color field artists. The aesthetic complexity he achieved with these combined techniques are perfectly demonstrated in this later untitled work (aka "Indian Summer...
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1980s Abstract Dan Christensen Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Memphis
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spark
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
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 C...
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1980s Abstract Dan Christensen Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Push
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost abstract artists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expanding...
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Early 2000s Abstract Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Autumn Park I
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Striker
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 488S5
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Graysland
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Splash
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course of forty years as an artist, Christensen was devoted to exploring...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor

Ice Rider
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Chwana
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ice Rider 2
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Kula Sunrise
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Contemporary Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dan Christensen "Sweaty", 2005
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost abstract artists. Over the course of his career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expanding the ...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Dan Christensen "Pistachio", 1979
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Acrylic

Dan Christensen "Blush", 1981
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dan Christensen "Mango Fizz", 2002
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Dan Christensen "Igloo", 1984
By Dan Christensen
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Rhymer #4 Red
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 296L7
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Following the dominant Abstract Expressionist wave of post-WWII, which decried realism in favor of non-representational forms, the second-generation Abstract Expressionists pointed t...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Armistice
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Acrylic

Toro
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cry Red
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
From the Target Series
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

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Acrylic

Sola
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Liberty
By Dan Christensen
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on Canvas
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1980s Post-War Dan Christensen Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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