Al Held | |
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 Al Held at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam in 1966 | |
| Born | October 12, 1928 |
| Died | July 27, 2005 (aged 76) near Todi, Italy |
| Education | Art Students League of New York, Académie de la Grande Chaumière |
| Style | Geometric abstraction Hard-edge painting |
| Movement | Abstract expressionism |
| Spouse(s) | Sylvia Stone Yvonne Rainer Giselle Wexler Kathleen Monaghan |
| Awards | Logan Medal of the Arts |
Al Held (October 12, 1928 – July 27, 2005) was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings.[1] As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of these occurred at the same time as any popular emerging style or acted against a particular art form.[2] In the 1950s his style reflected the abstract expressionist tone and then transitioned to a geometric style in the 1960s. During the 1980s, there was a shift into painting that emphasized bright geometric space the deepness of which reflected infinity.[3] From 1963 to 1980 he was a professor of art at Yale University.[4]
- ^ Lakin, Max (2 May 2016). "Little-Seen Works From an Artist Who Influenced Stella and Kelly". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ Tucker, Marcia. (1974). Al Held. Whitney Museum of American Art. Print. p. 5 ASIN B001J9ULJG
- ^ "Al Held Biography - Facts, Birthday, Life Story". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 2011-10-13.
- ^ "Al Held (American, 1928–2005)". Artnet.com. Retrieved 2022-06-08.