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Tom Lieber Paintings

American, b. 1949

Artist Tom Lieber’s Abstract Expressionist paintings have a distinct visual language. They are energetic and powerfully emotive yet contemplative through a use of graceful, bold lines, dense colors and neutral backgrounds.

Born in 1949 in St. Louis, Missouri, Lieber attended the University of Illinois where he graduated with a BFA in 1971 before obtaining his MFA in 1974. The following year, Lieber received an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1982, he was selected for the “Emerging American Artists’ Exhibition” at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. 

In 1983, Lieber began a collaboration with artist Garner Tullis to create large-scale monotypes. Through Tullis, he met influential artists such as Sam Francis, Helen Frankenthaler, John Walker, Sean Scully, William T. Wiley and Friedel Dzubas.

Since the mid-1980s, Lieber’s abstract paintings, inspired by nature and meditation, have been characterized by his calligraphic mark-making, underlying color fields and masterful tonal variations, often anchored by a single brushstroke. His monumental, oil paint-laden canvases recall the works of Joan Mitchell, while his subtle use of color evokes the art of Mark Rothko.

In the 2000s, Lieber has been inspired by living in Kauai, Hawaii. This is evident in his landscape works and abstract prints such as “Hot Water,” “Lava” and “Black Drop X.”

Lieber’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the United States and internationally at solo and group shows. His works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Tate in London.

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Artist: Tom Lieber
Blue Set II
Blue Set II

Blue Set II

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Stunning blues against creamy whites with very activated painting brush strokes brings this painting to life! Lieber is a recipient of the Visual Artist Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and his paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCA LA, Bolinas Museum, Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Fleming Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College...

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2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled Large Abstract Expressionist Color Oil Painting Tom Lieber
Untitled Large Abstract Expressionist Color Oil Painting Tom Lieber

Untitled Large Abstract Expressionist Color Oil Painting Tom Lieber

By Tom Lieber

Located in Surfside, FL

In 1974, Tom Lieber attended the University of Illinois and earned his M.F.A. Lieber then moved to San Francisco to fulfill his afinity with Bay Area painting. In 1975 he was a reci...

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1980s Contemporary Tom Lieber Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Left Sweep
Left Sweep

Left Sweep

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lieber's paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCALA, Bolinas Museum, Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Fleming Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media

By Tom Lieber

Located in Surfside, FL

Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), GTW #11 -7, 1986, Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype

Blue Dip
Blue Dip

Blue Dip

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lieber's paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCALA, Bo...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber

By Tom Lieber

Located in Surfside, FL

Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), GTW #11 -7, 1986, Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media
Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media

Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype Oil Painting Tom Lieber Mixed Media

By Tom Lieber

Located in Surfside, FL

Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949), Oil and mixed media on paper, 30.25 x 44 inches, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, N.Y. A bold and be...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype

Red Chasm
Red Chasm

Tom LieberRed Chasm, 2019

$19,200Sale Price|20% Off

Red Chasm

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Lieber's paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCA LA, Bolinas Museum, Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Fleming Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe, University of Arizona Museum of Art, De Saisset Museum, Chrysler Museum, Bloomington Art Museum, Krannert Art Museum, St. Louis Art Museum, and Evanston Art Museum. Lieber is a recipient of the Visual Artist Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. "Hot Water" features new paintings inspired by the topography in Hawaii, where artist Tom Lieber lives and works and witnesses hot lava beautifully and violently greeting the ocean waters in spectacular fashion.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Black Drop X
Black Drop X

Tom LieberBlack Drop X, 2020

$30,400Sale Price|20% Off

Black Drop X

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This dramatic painting by Tom Lieber has hints of color popping through the blacks and whites, much more stunning in person! This painting has a walnut "floater" edge frame included. Lieber's paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCALA, Bolinas Museum, Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Fleming Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe, University of Arizona Museum of Art, De Saisset Museum, Chrysler Museum, Bloomington Art Museum, Krannert Art Museum, St. Louis Art Museum, and Evanston Art Museum. Lieber is a recipient of the Visual Artist Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Lieber's gallery solo exhibition "Hot Water" featured new paintings inspired by the topography of Hawaii, where artist Tom Lieber lives and works and witnesses hot lava beautifully and violently greeting the ocean waters in spectacular fashion.

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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Hot Water
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Chasm
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This dramatic painting by Tom Lieber has stunning shades of blues, aqua, amber, etc. against bold black movement. It is so much more impressive in person! Lieber's paintings are in the permanent collections at the Metropolitan Museum of Art NY, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum NY, Tate London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, MOCALA, Bolinas Museum, Honolulu Contemporary Museum, Fleming Museum, San Jose Museum of Art, Farnsworth Museum, Tucson Museum of Art, Newport Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Santa Fe, University of Arizona Museum of Art, De Saisset Museum, Chrysler Museum, Bloomington Art Museum, Krannert Art Museum, St. Louis Art Museum, and Evanston Art Museum. Lieber is a recipient of the Visual Artist Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Lieber's current solo exhibition "Hot Water" features new paintings inspired by the topography of Hawaii, where artist Tom Lieber lives and works and witnesses hot lava beautifully and violently greeting the ocean waters in spectacular fashion.

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2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Paintings

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Blue Blue
Blue Blue

Tom LieberBlue Blue, 2017

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Blue Blue

By Tom Lieber

Located in Los Angeles, CA

"Blue Blue", oil on canvas —60 x 48 x 2 inches — 2017. Tom Lieber (b. 1949) is a recipient of the Visual Artist Fellowship Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and his p...

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2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Paintings

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Find a wide variety of authentic Tom Lieber paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Tom Lieber in oil paint, paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Tom Lieber paintings, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Stanley Boxer, Stan Brodsky, and Cathy Bennigson. Tom Lieber paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $4,500 and tops out at $62,000, while the average work can sell for $32,000.