Bid Smart: Alice Baber, once overshadowed, now seen in full color

Alice Baber’s ‘Axe in the Grove,’ a 1966 oil on canvas, achieved $275,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

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Alice Baber’s ‘Axe in the Grove,’ a 1966 oil on canvas, achieved $275,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.
Alice Baber’s ‘Axe in the Grove,’ a 1966 oil on canvas, achieved $275,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Alice Baber (1928-1982) is said to have had a hunger for color. She was one of the most important woman Abstract Expressionist artists working at a time when the field was dominated by men such as Rothko, de Kooning and Pollock. Her biomorphic color-stained canvases, featuring hazy spheres of pure hues, are renowned for their lyrical qualities.

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Bid Smart: Ed Clark, label-resistant master of the Big Sweep

A mature work from Ed Clark, ‘Creation,’ dated 2006, achieved $600,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.
A mature work from Ed Clark, ‘Creation,’ dated 2006, achieved $600,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.
A mature work from Ed Clark, ‘Creation,’ dated 2006, achieved $600,000 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2022. Image courtesy of Hindman and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — There are modernist painters, and then there is Edward “Ed” Clark (American, 1926-2019). Not easily pigeonholed or categorized, the inventive painter was celebrated for his strong and decisive brushstrokes, bright colors and energetic compositions, as well as his unusual approaches to art-making.

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Something for everyone at Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery, May 7

Paul Jenkins, ‘Phenomena North West Spinner,’ est. $30,000-$40,000

 

Paul Jenkins, ‘Phenomena North West Spinner,’ est. $30,000-$40,000
Paul Jenkins, ‘Phenomena North West Spinner,’ est. $30,000-$40,000

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – A large Abstract Expressionist acrylic on canvas by the acclaimed American artist Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) is the expected headliner in a Fine Artwork, Estate Jewelry & Decorative Arts auction planned for Saturday, May 7, by Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery. The online-only auction starts at 1 pm Eastern time and contains 510 lots in all. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Frankenthaler: Late Works exhibition opens Oct. 14 in Palm Springs

Helen Frankenthaler, Janus, 1990. Acrylic on canvas, 57 x 94 3/4 in. (144.8 x 240.7 cm). Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, New York © 2021 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. – This fall, Palm Springs Art Museum will present Helen Frankenthaler: Late Works, 1990-2003, the first museum exhibition dedicated to the late work of Helen Frankenthaler. The exhibition will feature 20 paintings on paper and 10 paintings on canvas on loan from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. It opens Oct. 14, 2021 and will run through February 27, 2022.

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