Al Held Artist

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.

Personal facts

Birth dateOctober 12, 1928
Birth place
Brooklyn
Nationality
United States
Date of deathJuly 27, 2005

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Movement
Hard-edge painting
Abstract expressionism
Post-painterly abstraction
Geometric abstraction
training at
Paris
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
Art Students League of New York

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Al Held on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://alheldfoundation.org
  2. http://nga.gov.au/internationalprints/tyler/DEFAULT.cfm?MnuID=2&ArtistIRN=11644&List=True
  3. http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/al-held-interviews-12773
  4. http://www.guardian.co.uk/obituaries/story/0,,1539959,00.html
  5. http://www.sheldonartgallery.org/collection/index.html?topic=artistdetail&clct_artist_full_name=Al+Held&clct_id=3760