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Manfred Schwartz Abstract Paintings

American, 1909-1970
Manfred Schwartz was a Polish-born American artist whose contributions to 20th-century art solidified his place in modernism. His extensive training at institutions such as the Sorbonne, the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, the Art Students League of New York, and the National Academy of Design, along with studies under figures like Charles Hawthorne, John Sloan, and George Bridgman, shaped his artistic journey. Schwartz exhibited alongside artists like Maurice Vlaminck, Bernard Buffet, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth. A "Francophile," his frequent trips to France, especially to Étretat on the Normandy Coast at the suggestion of Henri Matisse, deeply influenced his work. There, he refined his pointillist style, capturing the interplay of light and color. Schwartz was a member of the Federation of Modern Painters and Sculptors and American Abstract Artists, and his work is housed in prestigious collections, including MoMA, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, and The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Artist: Manfred Schwartz
Celestial Tondo Pointillist Composition
Celestial Tondo Pointillist Composition

Celestial Tondo Pointillist Composition

By Manfred Schwartz

Located in Astoria, NY

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Celestial Tondo, Pointillist Composition, Gouache on Paper, apparently unsigned, artist estate stamp to verso, with red dot sticker...

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1950s Modern Manfred Schwartz Abstract Paintings

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The Ring in Plum
The Ring in Plum

The Ring in Plum

By Manfred Schwartz

Located in Astoria, NY

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), The Ring in Plum, Oil on Canvas, depicting two acrobats in dangling hoop on purple ground, apparently unsigned, gilt wood frame. Im...

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1960s Modern Manfred Schwartz Abstract Paintings

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Sol LeWittVERTICAL BRUSH STROKES, 1992

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