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Viola Frey Paintings

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She born in 1933, Viola Frey grew up on her family's vineyard in Lodi, California.[2] She received a BFA in 1956 from California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), where she studied painting with Richard Diebenkorn and ceramics with Vernon "Corky" Coykendall and Charles Fiske.[3] Her fellow students included Robert Arneson, Manuel Neri and Nathan Oliveira.[4] After receiving her bachelor's degree, she attended graduate school at Tulane University and studied with Mark Rothko and George Rickey. She left Tulane in 1957 without receiving her master's degree[5] and moved to New York to work with ceramicist Katherine Choy at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester, New York.[6] The Clay Art Center was one of the earliest venues on the East Coast geared toward artists exploring ceramics as a fine art medium without the functional constraints of craft.[3] Career Frey returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1960 where she became an internationally respected artist and a leading figure in contemporary ceramics. She was well known for her monumental, brightly colored ceramic sculptures, which explored issues of gender, cultural iconography and art history. Along with Robert Arneson and Peter Voulkos, Frey reshaped and defined the use of ceramics as a fine art medium through her robust sculptures. "Frey was one of a number of California artists working in clay in the 1950s and 60s who turned away from that medium's conventions to produce works with robust sculptural qualities associated with Abstract Expressionist painting, Pop art and what would come to be known as California Funk."[7] "Viola has had a profound impact on the visual arts. She was able to take the culture surrounding her and reform those elements into a totally original form of sculpture that defined one of the great contributions to modern art," commented Michael S. Roth, former President of the California College of the Arts.[8]
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Artist: Viola Frey
Yellow Still Life by Viola Frey (NP#5016)

Yellow Still Life by Viola Frey (NP#5016)

By Viola Frey

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VIOLA FREY (1933-2004) Rare Yellow Still Life 1966 oil on canvas, signed 'V. Frey' lower right 34 x 44in (86.3 x 111.8cm) Provenance- The Nevica Project, Ch...

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Viola Frey paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Viola Frey paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Viola Frey in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1960s and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Viola Frey paintings, so small editions measuring 42 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Tom Holland, Jane Smaldone, and Vera Barnett. Viola Frey paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6,000 and tops out at $6,500, while the average work can sell for $6,250.