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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.
(Biography provided by Graves International Art)
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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

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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

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Canvas, 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

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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

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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

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

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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

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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

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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

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Canvas, 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

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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

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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

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Canvas, Acrylic

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

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Acrylic

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Artist:Dan Christensen Title: Cheremis Year: 1978 Medium: Acrylic and Gesso on Canvas, signed on overlap Size: 32.5 x 55.5 inches (82.55 x 140.97 cm) Frame: 33.5 x 57 inches ...
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