Leonardo Nierman Art
Mexican, b. 1932
Leonardo Nierman is a Mexican abstract artist. His varied paintings and sculptures are inspired by both nature and classical musicians like Johann Sebastian Bach and Claude Debussy, as well as an array of artists that includes David Alfaro Siqueiros, Wassily Kandinsky, and Joan Miró. Nierman’s paintings utilize bright colors and evoke elemental natural events like volcanic eruptions, storms, and waterfalls. In the same vein, his sculptures often depict abstracted sublime representations of angelic figures and flames. Born on November 1, 1932 in Mexico City, Mexico to Lithuanian and Ukrainian parents, Nierman studied the violin from a very young age before receiving a BA in business administration from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Today, the artist’s works are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Mexico City, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Detroit Institute of the Arts, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among others. Nierman lives and works in Mexico City, Mexico.(Biography provided by Wolfryd Collection)
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Artist: Leonardo Nierman
Dealer: Wolfryd Collection
UNTITLED Leonardo Nierman
By Leonardo Nierman
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
Abstract painting.
Nierman's work has been shaped by his interpretation of nature and his search for the relationship between abstract art and the cosmos.
Leonardo: "I feel that abs...
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20th Century Abstract Leonardo Nierman Art
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Masonite, Acrylic
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