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Jack Youngerman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, b. 1926
Jack Youngerman (1926–2020) is known for his powerful and graphic compositions that alternate between pure abstraction and highly stylized depictions of flowers or other elements from nature. Youngerman often synthesizes the best characteristics of Robert Motherwell and Ellsworth Kelly creating something highly original and confident. Youngerman's work always feels fresh, vibrant and optimistic. The artist has had a prolific career with major museum shows across the United States and internationally, including at the Guggenheim and MoMA.
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Artist: Jack Youngerman
Study #26, 1960s Gouache painting Signed Framed Pace & Hudson Gallery provenance
Study #26, 1960s Gouache painting Signed Framed Pace & Hudson Gallery provenance

Study #26, 1960s Gouache painting Signed Framed Pace & Hudson Gallery provenance

By Jack Youngerman

Located in New York, NY

Jack Youngerman Untitled Study #26, 1967 Gouache painting on paper (with original JL Hudson and PACE Gallery labels) Hand signed and dated '67 on the front; J.L. Hudson Gallery Label on Verso. Unique Abstract Expressionist work on paper Frame included Framed Measurements: Framed: 15 inches by 15 inches by 1.5 inch Artwork: 7.75 inches by 7.5 inches Provenance From the estate of Anne Markley Spivak J. L. Hudson Gallery Label affixed to verso (back). The J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan This 1967 unique, signed gouache painting by renowned abstract expressionist painter Jack Youngerman was acquired from the estate of Anne Markley Spivak. It is held in the original vintage metal frame with the original J.L. Hudson Gallery label, as well as the PACE gallery label on the verso The artwork has been newly loated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame; the original labels from the original back board have been affixed to the back to preserve provenance. Jack Youngerman Biography Jack Youngerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 25, 1926. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1929 and studied at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1944 to 1946 under a wartime navy training program. He graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1947 and, that same year, he returned to Missouri to finish his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism before moving to Paris on a G.I. scholarship. In Paris, Youngerman enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, studying drawing with Jean Souverbie. He explored Paris, taking in the cathedrals, museums, and history in order to grasp a greater sense of art history. He also traveled to the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Greece on fine art excursions. In 1948, Youngerman became friends with Ellsworth Kelly, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Cesar – fellow students at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He married Delphine Seyrig in 1950, and later that year he had his first group exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris. He visited the studios of Constantín Brancusi and Jean Arp and became heavily influenced by the organic forms present in their work. He also met artist Alexander Calder through his father-in-law, Henri Seyrig, and experimental filmmaker and artist, Robert Breer...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Jack Youngerman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

Jack Youngerman - Spectrum 356, unique signed watercolor handmade paper, framed
Jack Youngerman - Spectrum 356, unique signed watercolor handmade paper, framed

Jack Youngerman - Spectrum 356, unique signed watercolor handmade paper, framed

By Jack Youngerman

Located in New York, NY

Jack Youngerman Untitled, Spectrum 356 Dazzling unique watercolor painting on Dieu Donne handmade paper with one deckled edge Pencil signed and dated on the front Provenance: The ar...

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2010s Abstract Jack Youngerman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed
Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed

Jack Youngerman - October 1 from Betty Parsons Gallery, India ink, Signed Framed

By Jack Youngerman

Located in New York, NY

Jack Youngerman October 1, from Betty Parsons Gallery, 1964 India ink on paper, with original Betty Parsons Gallery label Pencil signed and dated '64 on the front; also signed, title...

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1960s Abstract Jack Youngerman Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Jack Youngerman

Located in New York, NY

Jack Youngerman Untitled, 1990 Pencil on paper 21 inches diameter (image) 25 x 25 inches (frame) Signed and dated recto This work was donated by the artist to the Foundation for the...

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