Milly Ristvedt
Canadian, b. 1942
Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964, after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art.
In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, Ristvedt was making and exhibiting large-scale paintings alongside a small but defined group of non-figurative painters who, like Ristvedt, had planted roots in modernism. These roots continue to run deep for Ristvedt, who completed her MA in Art History at Queen's University in 2011 with a thesis that explored color in the grid of contemporary painting.
Ristvedt's paintings are part of private and public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Vancouver Art Gallery. She has had over 50 solo exhibitions. In 2012, Ristvedt received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service as an advocate for artists.
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Sweet Earth - bold, modern, colorful, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Jack Bush had told Milly Ristvedt that she was ahead of her time. The Canadian modernist’s deep dive into the world of colour and its potential continued in the seventies. Sweet Eart...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
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1980s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled, Magenta, Sienna and Turquoise - expressive, abstract, pastel on paper
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This ethereal abstract pastel on paper is an early work by Milly Ritsvedt known as one of Canada’s foremost abstract artists. Soft clouds of magenta, sienna and turquoise float acros...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Tia Maria - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Water to Land
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This intimately scaled watercolour grid is a quiet contemplation of color: washed charcoal, blue, cyan, kelp green, lime and white. The poetic title may hint at the literal ratio of water to land in the world that is represented through color in this elegant artwork.
Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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1990s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Watercolor, Crayon, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Universal Order - colourful, diptych, squares, dots, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian painter Milly Ristvedt’s masterful exploration of colour and abstract form continues with this diptych (two panels create a singular piece of art) in a classic grid pattern....
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Canvas, Acrylic, Watercolor
7 Pieces for Arvo Part - light, colourful, multiples, squares, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt named this lyrical abstract piece for Avro Part, the famous Estonian composer of classical and religious music. On seven panels precise geometric shapes in pastel colo...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt
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Milly Ristvedt7 Pieces for Arvo Part - light, colourful, multiples, squares, acrylic on canvas, 2016
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August Yellow Picture - large, colourful, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A tapestry of glorious colour meets the viewer’s eye in this gorgeous abstract work by Milly Ristvedt. The master colourist uses bright yellow as a brilliant backdrop to a cloud of g...
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