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Diana Kurz Paintings

American, Austrian, b. 1938
Diana Kurz was born in Vienna, Austria, came to the US in 1940 and lives in Soho, NYC. She has been an exhibiting representational painter since the 1970s. Her subject matter includes monumental figure paintings, landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and animal imagery, and an important series of works on the theme of the Holocaust. Color is of primary importance in her work. Her preferred medium is oil on linen canvas, and she also works with watercolor and pastel on paper. Her art has been widely exhibited in solo and group shows in museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe, and is in many distinguished collections including The Corcoran Gallery of Art; Rose Art Museum; Smith College Museum of Art ; Wien Museum, Vienna; The Jewish Museum of Vienna; Yad Vashem Art Museum, Jerusalem; Bezirksmuseum Josefstadt, Vienna; Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Rowan University, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Wash. DC and other public and private collections. She has received numerous grants and awards including, among others:, a Fulbright Fellowship to France; American Center Residency in Paris; New York State Council on the Arts CAPS Grant; VCCA/Austrian Federal Ministry of the Arts Artist-In-Residence in Vienna; Atlantic Center for the Arts and artist residencies at Hambidge Center, Atlantic Center for theArts, , Yaddo, McDowell Colony, VCCA among others.. She has taught studio art at Queens College, Pratt Institute, Philadelphia College of Art, Cleveland Institute of Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Colorado, Boulder, and the Art Institute of Chicago. Kurz received her B.A. from Brandeis University and M.F.A. from Columbia University
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Artist: Diana Kurz
"Thelo #5" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting

"Thelo #5" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Thelo #5, circa 1959 Oil on canvas 22 x 20 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to Englan...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Diana Kurz, circa 1961-1962 New York Abstract Expressionist School
"Untitled" Diana Kurz, circa 1961-1962 New York Abstract Expressionist School

"Untitled" Diana Kurz, circa 1961-1962 New York Abstract Expressionist School

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Untitled, circa 1961 - 1962 Oil on canvas 72 x 58 inches Diana Kurz lives and works in the Soho neighborhood of New York City. She was born in Vienna, Austria and emigra...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Window" Diana Kurz, 1961 Hans Hofmann School Abstract Expressionist Painting
"Window" Diana Kurz, 1961 Hans Hofmann School Abstract Expressionist Painting

"Window" Diana Kurz, 1961 Hans Hofmann School Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Window, 1961 Oil on canvas 30 x 23 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England and th...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Thelo #1" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Gestural Purples and Blues

"Thelo #1" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Gestural Purples and Blues

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Thelo #1 , 1961 Oil on canvas 64 x 55 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Chair" Diana Kurz, 1962 Figurative Expressionist Painting New York School
"Red Chair" Diana Kurz, 1962 Figurative Expressionist Painting New York School

"Red Chair" Diana Kurz, 1962 Figurative Expressionist Painting New York School

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Red Chair, 1962 Signed, titled, dated on verso Oil on canvas 53 x 41 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"#10 Big Orange and Turquoise" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Painting

"#10 Big Orange and Turquoise" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz #10 Big Orange and Turquoise, 1962 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 53 x 47 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Big Orange" Diana Kurz, Intense Vermillion Abstract Expressionist Painting

"Big Orange" Diana Kurz, Intense Vermillion Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Big Orange Signed lower right Oil on canvas 44 x 38 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Clifford" Diana Kurz, 1961 Abstract Expressionist New York School Female Artist
"Clifford" Diana Kurz, 1961 Abstract Expressionist New York School Female Artist

"Clifford" Diana Kurz, 1961 Abstract Expressionist New York School Female Artist

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Clifford, 1961 Signed and titled on verso Oil on canvas 55 x 50 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Aus...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Large Red, #3" Diana Kurz, 1960 Intense Color Gestural Abstract Work

"Large Red, #3" Diana Kurz, 1960 Intense Color Gestural Abstract Work

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Large Red, #3, 1960 Oil on canvas 77 x 69 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"OP #7" Diana Kurz, 1960-1961 Abstract Expressionist Vibrant Color Painting
"OP #7" Diana Kurz, 1960-1961 Abstract Expressionist Vibrant Color Painting

"OP #7" Diana Kurz, 1960-1961 Abstract Expressionist Vibrant Color Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz OP #7, 1960-61 Signed, titled, dated on verso Oil on canvas 66 x 52 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family ...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Summer Joy"  Diana Kurz, circa 1960 Abstract Expressionist Colorist Composition
"Summer Joy"  Diana Kurz, circa 1960 Abstract Expressionist Colorist Composition

"Summer Joy" Diana Kurz, circa 1960 Abstract Expressionist Colorist Composition

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Summer Joy, circa 1960 Signed and titled on verso Oil on canvas 70 1/2 x 66 1/4 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Thelo #8" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting
"Thelo #8" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting

"Thelo #8" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Thelo #8, circa 1959 Signed lower left Signature and address on verso Oil on canvas 47 x 41 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, ...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Studio Interior" Diana Kurz, 1964 Abstract Expressionist Interior Composition
"Studio Interior" Diana Kurz, 1964 Abstract Expressionist Interior Composition

"Studio Interior" Diana Kurz, 1964 Abstract Expressionist Interior Composition

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz Studio Interior, 1964 Signed, titled, dated on verso Oil on canvas 52 x 72 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's fami...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"R.O. #6" Diana Kurz, 1960s Reds and Greens Abstract Expressionist Painting

"R.O. #6" Diana Kurz, 1960s Reds and Greens Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz R.O. #6 Oil on canvas 70 x 50 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England and then to...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"White Red and Blue" Diana Kurz, 1960 Abstract Expressionist Painting

"White Red and Blue" Diana Kurz, 1960 Abstract Expressionist Painting

By Diana Kurz

Located in New York, NY

Diana Kurz White Red and Blue, circa 1960-61 Oil on canvas 61 1/2 x 33 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Diana Kurz Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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