Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
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.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Tom Lieber’s paintings and prints.
1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
1980s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Oil, Mixed Media, Monotype
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Gouache, Paper, Ink
2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
2010s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Washi Paper
1990s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Pencil, Lithograph, Acrylic, Paper, Ink
2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Mixed Media, Washi Paper, Textile, Silk, Paint, Spray Paint
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Lithograph
20th Century Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Paint, Paper, Monotype
2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype
2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Ink, Gouache, Rag Paper, Monotype
1990s Abstract Expressionist Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Acrylic, Paper, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Tom Lieber Abstract Prints
Oil, Archival Paper, Monoprint