Mary Abbott Paintings
Mary Abbott, who passed away in 2019, was one of the last living artists present for the birth of — and who participated in — the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York City in the late 1940s.
A descendant of John and John Quincy Adams, Abbott's father, Naval Commander Henry Abbott, served in Roosevelt’s war cabinet. Her mother, Elizabeth Grinnell, was a poet and syndicated columnist and her aunt, Mary Ogden Abbott, was a well-known sculptor and big game hunter. Abbot’s childhood was spent between New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; Concord, MA; and Southampton, NY.
As a child Abbott aspired to be a herpetologist and an artist. She took classes in D.C. with Eugene Weiss at the Corcoran School and later in New York at the Art Students League, studying with George Gross and Morris Kantor. Introduced to André Breton and the expat Surrealist group in New York by David Hare, Abbot joined the Subjects of the Artist, an unorthodox school run by Hare, William Baziotes, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. In the late 1940s Abbott worked with Rothko and Newman and fostered a lifelong close relationship with Willem de Kooning.
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Late 20th Century Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Crayon
1960s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Pastel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Paper
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Abstract Geometric Mary Abbott Paintings
Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pastel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
2010s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Tempera, Watercolor, Paper
1960s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Gouache
1980s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Gouache, Linen, Paper, Oil Crayon, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Abstract Mary Abbott Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1960s Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Mary Abbott Paintings
Canvas, Oil