Al Held
American painter (1928 - 2005) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 that's deepness reflected infinity.[3] From 1963 to 1980 he was a professor of art at Yale University.[4]
Al Held | |
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Born | (1928-10-12)October 12, 1928 |
Died | July 27, 2005(2005-07-27) (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 |