Ad Reinhardt

Ad Reinhardt

Ad Reinhardt (b. 1913–d. 1967) was born on December 24th, 1913 in Buffalo, New York. After graduating from Columbia University, Reinhardt was admitted into the WPA’s Easel Division in 1936, where he was one of only a handful of artists working in abstraction. Immersed in a community of lively aesthetic debate, Reinhardt would begin to define a new lexicon, also influenced by his contact with a number of European artists, including Mondrian. At 23, the artist was admitted into the fledgling American Abstract Artists group and would become an advocate for the avant-garde style, protesting the Museum of Modern Art and lobbying for the inclusion of abstract artists in exhibitions. Bold colors, biomorphic and geometric forms, contours and linear configurations, modulated abstractions, and planar shapes come together in Reinhardt’s vibrant paintings and collage.

Images
. Gouache on board, 8" x 6" (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 8" x 6" (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm).
. Gouache on board, 5-1/8" x 12" (13 cm x 30.5 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 5-1/8" x 12" (13 cm x 30.5 cm).
. Gouache, graphite and ink on paper, 21" x 17" (53.3 cm x 43.2 cm), overall, 6 works mounted together 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" (10.5 cm x 13.7 cm), each, approximately.
Untitled. Gouache, graphite and ink on paper, 21" x 17" (53.3 cm x 43.2 cm), overall, 6 works mounted together 4-1/8" x 5-3/8" (10.5 cm x 13.7 cm), each, approximately.
. Gouache and graphite on board, 19-15/16" x 16" (50.6 cm x 40.6 cm), overall, 2 works mounted together 8" x 9-7/8" (20.3 cm x 25.1 cm), work a 8" x 9-15/16" (20.3 cm x 25.2 cm), work b.
Untitled. Gouache and graphite on board, 19-15/16" x 16" (50.6 cm x 40.6 cm), overall, 2 works mounted together 8" x 9-7/8" (20.3 cm x 25.1 cm), work a 8" x 9-15/16" (20.3 cm x 25.2 cm), work b.
. Gouache on board, 5-5/8" x 7-1/8" (14.3 cm x 18.1 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 5-5/8" x 7-1/8" (14.3 cm x 18.1 cm).
. Oil on canvas, 16" x 24" (40.6 cm x 61 cm).
Untitled. Oil on canvas, 16" x 24" (40.6 cm x 61 cm).
. Gouache on board, 5-1/8" x 4-1/8" (13 cm x 10.5 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 5-1/8" x 4-1/8" (13 cm x 10.5 cm).
. Oil on masonite, 13" x 10" (33 cm x 25.4 cm).
Untitled. Oil on masonite, 13" x 10" (33 cm x 25.4 cm).
. Gouache on paper, 11-3/4" x 19-3/4" (29.9 cm x 50.2 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on paper, 11-3/4" x 19-3/4" (29.9 cm x 50.2 cm).
. Oil on canvas, 30 x 10" (76.2 x 25.4 cm).
Abstract Painting, Blue. Oil on canvas, 30 x 10" (76.2 x 25.4 cm).
. Gouache and ink on watercolor paper, 21-1/8" x 14-1/16" (53.7 cm x 35.7 cm).
Untitled. Gouache and ink on watercolor paper, 21-1/8" x 14-1/16" (53.7 cm x 35.7 cm).
. Gouache on board, 13-1/8" x 10-1/4" (33.3 cm x 26 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 13-1/8" x 10-1/4" (33.3 cm x 26 cm).
. Gouache and graphite on paper, 9" x 5-1/2" (22.9 cm x 14 cm).
Untitled. Gouache and graphite on paper, 9" x 5-1/2" (22.9 cm x 14 cm).
. Black pencil and ink on paper, 3-1/2" x 3" (8.9 cm x 7.6 cm); irregular.
Untitled. Black pencil and ink on paper, 3-1/2" x 3" (8.9 cm x 7.6 cm); irregular.
. Graphite and ink on paper, 9" x 5-1/2" (22.9 cm x 14 cm).
Untitled. Graphite and ink on paper, 9" x 5-1/2" (22.9 cm x 14 cm).
. Gouache on paper, 27-1/4" x 40-3/4" (69.2 cm x 103.5 cm).
Number 25. Gouache on paper, 27-1/4" x 40-3/4" (69.2 cm x 103.5 cm).
. Colored pencil and ink on board, 14-15/16" x 30" (37.9 cm x 76.2 cm), mount 7-3/8" x 10-7/8" (18.7 cm x 27.6 cm), artwork.
Untitled. Colored pencil and ink on board, 14-15/16" x 30" (37.9 cm x 76.2 cm), mount 7-3/8" x 10-7/8" (18.7 cm x 27.6 cm), artwork.
. Oil on canvas, 60 x 60" (152.4 x 152.4 cm).
Abstract Painting. Oil on canvas, 60 x 60" (152.4 x 152.4 cm).
. Gouache on board, 4-3/8" x 5-5/16" (11.1 cm x 13.5 cm).
Untitled. Gouache on board, 4-3/8" x 5-5/16" (11.1 cm x 13.5 cm).
. Oil on canvas, 50" x 26" (127 cm x 66 cm).
Abstract Painting, Blue. Oil on canvas, 50" x 26" (127 cm x 66 cm).
. Gouache on paper, 5-3/4" x 4-11/16" (14.6 cm x 11.9 cm); irregular.
Untitled. Gouache on paper, 5-3/4" x 4-11/16" (14.6 cm x 11.9 cm); irregular.
. Ink on paper, 7-1/8" x 5-5/8" (18.1 cm x 14.3 cm); irregular.
Untitled. Ink on paper, 7-1/8" x 5-5/8" (18.1 cm x 14.3 cm); irregular.
. Paper collage mounted on plexi, 7" x 8-1/2" (17.8 cm x 21.6 cm).
Untitled. Paper collage mounted on plexi, 7" x 8-1/2" (17.8 cm x 21.6 cm).
. Oil on canvas, 80 x 50" (203.2 x 127 cm).
Blue-Green Painting. Oil on canvas, 80 x 50" (203.2 x 127 cm).

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Untitled . Gouache on board, 8" x 6" (20.3 cm x 15.2 cm).