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Stephen Greene Art

American, 1917-1999

Stephen Greene was born in New York City. He attended the National Academy School of Art and then the Art Students League, and earned a BFA and a MA at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.

Greene studied with Philip Guston and they remained friends until Guston died in 1980. He taught at Princeton University for many years, where he was a teacher to many well-known figures in the art world including Frank Stella and art critic and historian Michael Fried. Greene had more than two dozen solo exhibitions of his work in leading art galleries in New York City. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York for several decades.

After the mid-1950s and until his death, Greene's work was related to abstract expressionism, Color Field painting and Surrealism. His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Tate Gallery in London.

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"The Battle" Stephen Greene, American Abstract Artist, Mid-Century Abstract
"The Battle" Stephen Greene, American Abstract Artist, Mid-Century Abstract

"The Battle" Stephen Greene, American Abstract Artist, Mid-Century Abstract

By Stephen Greene

Located in New York, NY

Stephen Greene The Battle, 1964 Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 54 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches Provenance Staempfli Gallery, New York Stephen Greene was born in New ...

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1960s Abstract Stephen Greene Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prometheus 10
Prometheus 10

Prometheus 10

By Stephen Greene

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Prometheus 10" oil on canvas by important New York artist Stephen Greene (1917-1999), signed lower left corner.  Dated 1981.  In artist frame.

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1980s Stephen Greene Art

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Untitled
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Untitled

By Stephen Greene

Located in Surfside, FL

Stephen Greene (September 19, 1917 – November 18, 1999) was an American artist known for his abstract paintings and in the 1940s his social realist figure paintings. Stephen Greene w...

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Passing By (Light), Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene
Passing By (Light), Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene

Passing By (Light), Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene

By Stephen Greene

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Stephen Greene Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Passing By (Dark) - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Stephen Greene
Passing By (Dark) - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Stephen Greene

Passing By (Dark) - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Stephen Greene

By Stephen Greene

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Stephen Greene Art

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Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene
Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene

Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene

By Stephen Greene

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Stephen Greene Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

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