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Ed Moses Art

American, 1926-2018
Ed Moses was a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene and key promoter of Post-War, West Coast art for almost 60 years. Best known for his eclectic range, his canvases are formal abstractions that use a variety of processes to experiment with surface—creating striations, cracks, marks and blurs at times juxtaposed with hard-edge geometric abstraction. Following graduation, Moses moved to New York City where he became friends with Franz Kline, Milton Resnick, William de Kooning, and Mark Rothko, with whom he would exhibit in New York, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere. In 1959, Moses married Avilda Peters and moved back to Los Angeles to start a family, travel, and continue his painting career. Always working with process and experimenting with materials as a painter, Moses was critically lauded for his bold composition and innovation. In 1968, he received a Tamarind Lithography Fellowship as well as the offer of a teaching position at the University of California, Los Angeles, his alma mater, where he would teach until 1972. After travels in Europe, he would return to UCLA to teach until 1976, the same year he was recognized with a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant and his first museum shows: a show of drawings from 1958-1970s at the Wight Gallery at UCLA, and a show of new abstract and cubist red paintings at LACMA curated by Stephanie Barron, the latter marking a transitional moment in his career. While drawing was prominent in his work in the 1960s and early 70s, by the mid-70s, Moses was turning increasingly to painting. By 1990, Moses—a spiritual descendant of the Abstract Expressionists and a dedicated student of Buddhism—was living in Venice, California, meditating daily and blazing his own trail to aesthetic truth. Working with unconventional materials and tools, including mops, hoses, and rubber scrapers, he painted behind his house in Venice, where he lived for more than 30 years. Here, influenced by the tenants of Buddhism, he was working in the moment, embracing and responding to elements of chance and circumstance. Endlessly intrigued with the metaphysical power of painting, he created works that embraced temporality, process, and presence, remarking that “the point is not to be in control, but to be in tune.” Moses’ works are held in the permanent collections of the Albright-Knox Gallery, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York; Whitney Museum; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Berkeley Art Museum at UC Berkeley; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Dallas Museum of Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Hammer Museum; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Cincinnati Museum of Art; Butler Art Institute of American Art, Ohio; Dallas Museum of Art; National Gallery of Art; Musee National d’art moderne – Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, FR; and many others.
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Ed Moses Signed Limited Edition Screenprint "Ikuru Speak-No" 34/250, 1990
Ed Moses Signed Limited Edition Screenprint "Ikuru Speak-No" 34/250, 1990

Ed Moses Signed Limited Edition Screenprint "Ikuru Speak-No" 34/250, 1990

By Ed Moses

Located in Studio City, CA

A fantastic and rivetting work by American/ California artist Ed Moses titled "Ikuru Speak-No". This work is on wove and Japanese paper (The print was made with two attached sheets...

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1990s American Post-Modern Ed Moses Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Y Branco 17
Y Branco 17

Y Branco 17

By Ed Moses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

“Y Branco 17” dated 2017 on verso, is an abstract acrylic on canvas by important, Los Angeles artist, Ed Moses (1926-2018) whose distinguished career earned him solo exhibitions at ...

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2010s Abstract Ed Moses Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

WHO #2
WHO #2

WHO #2

By Ed Moses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

“WHO #2”, signed and dated 2017 on verso, is an abstract acrylic on canvas by important, Los Angeles artist, Ed Moses (1926-2018) whose distinguished career earned him solo exhibitio...

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2010s Abstract Ed Moses Art

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Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting
Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting

Signed, Dated, Original Ed Moses Painting

By Ed Moses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Tibbar"- A dramatic, large abstract, acrylic-on-canvas painting by important, Los Angeles artist, Ed Moses (1926-2018) whose distinguished career earned him solo exhibitions at LACM...

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Early 2000s Abstract Ed Moses Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled

Ed MosesUntitled

$2,000Sale Price|39% Off

Untitled

By Ed Moses

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Ed Moses has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene for almost six decades.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ed Moses Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shago series

Ed MosesShago series

$2,080Sale Price|36% Off

Shago series

By Ed Moses

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Ed Moses has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene for almost six decades.

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Ed Moses Art

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Rare Ed Moses "Ikuru Speak-No" Silkscreen Print Limited 212 of 250 Signed
Rare Ed Moses "Ikuru Speak-No" Silkscreen Print Limited 212 of 250 Signed

Rare Ed Moses "Ikuru Speak-No" Silkscreen Print Limited 212 of 250 Signed

By Ed Moses

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Recently deceased, world-renowned artist Ed Moses, created this unique artwork Silkscreen print in 1990 for the California Heritage Museum. The print consists of two attached sheets ...

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1990s American Post-Modern Ed Moses Art

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Paper

Pair of Aquatint Etchings 1982 Ed Moses USA
Pair of Aquatint Etchings 1982 Ed Moses USA

Pair of Aquatint Etchings 1982 Ed Moses USA

By Ed Moses

Located in Los Angeles, CA

1926 - 2018 Mr. Moses was an American artist based in Los Angeles. He was known as an abstract painter that was part of the California "cool school" art scene during the 1960's. His ...

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Late 20th Century American Modern Ed Moses Art

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Shago series abstract

Ed MosesShago series abstract

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Shago series abstract

By Ed Moses

Located in Palm Desert, CA

Ed Moses has been a prominent figure in the Los Angeles art scene for almost six decades.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Ed Moses Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nambo Panel I & II
Nambo Panel I & II

Nambo Panel I & II

By Ed Moses

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An abstract acrylic on canvas by Ed Moses. "Nambo Panel I & II" is a diptych executed in whites, creams, dark green and depicting geometric shapes with various dots, circles and corkscrews against a dark background by Post War artist Ed Moses...

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Late 20th Century Post-War Ed Moses Art

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Redyps

Redyps

By Ed Moses

Located in Santa Monica, CA

(April 9, 1926 – January 17, 2018) was an American artist based in Los Angeles and a central figure of postwar West Coast art. Moses first exhibited at the Ferus Gallery in 1957 and...

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Early 2000s Abstract Ed Moses Art

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Franco-Del #1 & #3
Franco-Del #1 & #3

Franco-Del #1 & #3

By Ed Moses

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An abstract acrylic on canvas by Ed Moses. "Franco-Del #1 & #3" is a triptych executed in earth tones of browns, grey, black, rust and pine green by Post War artist Ed Moses...

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Early 2000s Post-War Ed Moses Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

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Navajo Quilt      (from the London Series)

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Ed Moses art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Ed Moses art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of red and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Ed Moses in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Ed Moses art, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Tom Lieber, Norman Bluhm, and Gail Chase-Bien. Ed Moses art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,000 and tops out at $110,000, while the average work can sell for $60,000.

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