tag archives: abstract

 

one word could describe many of the award winning show gardens at the 2019 chelsea flower show:

naturalistic

 

rhs chelsea flower show

21-25 may 2019

royal hospital chelsea | london | united kingdom

the m&g garden

best show garden | gold medal winner | rhs chelsea flower show | 2019

designed by andy sturgeon | built by crocus | sponsored by m&g investments

photo credit rhs

 

the layers of naturalistic gardens could be compared to the levels of natural habitats.

family monsters garden

best artisan garden | gold medal winner | rhs chelsea flower show | 2019

designed by alistair bayford | built by idverde | sponsored by idverde family action

photo credit via rhs

 

naturalistic gardens, like the new perennial movement gardens and meadows of dutch landscape designer, piet oudolf, could also be considered eco-friendly.  and, could also be described as wild.  or, painterly.  or, dreamscapes.

country living magazine described the 2019 morgan stanley garden as:  ‘paint[ed] with plants’.

chris beardshaw, the designer of the garden, ‘paints’ by building up layers of plants.  and, by repeating plants in three or more places.  the repetition of colors and textures creates visual connections within the garden as well as continuous circulation through out the garden.

the morgan stanley garden

gold medal winner | rhs chelsea flower show | 2019

designed by chris beardshaw | built by chris beardshaw ltd | sponsored by morgan stanley

photo credit paula mcwaters via country living

 

i am now reading ‘joan mitchell: lady painter’ after seeing joan mitchell:  i carry my landscapes around with me at david zwirner gallery in new york.

mitchell’s method was also additive.  her technique was physical.  and, she painted spontaneously.  yet, she would stop to contemplate the structure of the composition, and the relationship between the colors, before adding another layer of paint.

 

“the painting has to work,’ joan believed,

‘but it has to say something more than that the painting works.”

-from ‘mitchell paints a picture‘, an article from artnews by irving sandler, originally published in october 1957

joan mitchell (1925-1992) | posted | 1977 | collection walker art center | minneapolis, MN

photo credit (c) estate of joan mitchell via david zwirner

 

what do you think makes a design ‘work’?

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the most significant collection of works by richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) ever sold at auction.

 

masterpieces by richard diebenkorn

property sold to benefit the donald and barbara zucker family foundation

christie’s | new york | post-war & contemporary art evening sale & morning session | 17-18 may 2018

 

a career spanning collection of 22 paintings and works on paper.

the home of donald and barbara zucker

photo credit (c) richard diebenkorn foundation via christie’s 17 may 2018 post-war and contemporary art evening sale catalogue, p. 156

 

ocean park | paintings and works on paper

healdsburg, CA (1988-1993)

santa monica, CA  (1966-1987)

sold for US$23,937,500

the world record auction price for a painting by richard diebenkorn (1922-1993)

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | ocean park #126 | oil on canvas | 1984

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 26b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$3,972,500

the world record auction price for a work on paper by richard diebenkorn (1922-1993)

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | acrylic, crayon, graphite and pasted paper on joined paper | 1991

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 28b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$3,852,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache, acrylic and crayon on paper | 1984

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 23b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$1,092,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache, charcoal and pasted paper on joined paper | 1986

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 31b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$696,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache, wax crayon and graphite on paper | 1985-1987

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 619

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$588,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache, acrylic, charcoal, graphite and pastel on paper | 1984-1992

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 624

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$432,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | acrylic and charcoal on two joined sheets of paper | 1973

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 626

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$372,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | acrylic, gouache and charcoal on paper | 1981

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 625

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$336,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | watercolor, wax crayon and graphite on paper | 1988-1992

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 619

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

 

also sold at sotheby’s:

property from an important new york collection

sold for US$10,953,500

richard diebenkorn (1922 – 1993) | ocean park #55 | oil and charcoal on canvas | 1972

sotheby’s | new york | contemporary art evening auction | 16 may 2018 | sale n09858 | lot 18
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

 

representational | paintings and works on paper

landscapes | still lifes | figures

berkeley, CA (1955-1966)

sold for US$5,262,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | cityscape #3 | oil on canvas | 1963

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 30b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$852,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | table and folding chair | oil on canvas | 1962

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 27b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$106,250

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | ink, graphite and charcoal on paper | 1964

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 627

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$1,152,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | nude—elbow on knee | oil on canvas | 1961

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 24b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$432,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | oil on canvas | circa 1957-1962

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 29b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$250,000

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | portrait of n.s. | oil on canvas | 1957

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 621

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$87,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | watercolor and gouache on paper | 1961

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 622

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$137.500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | ink and charcoal on paper | 1967

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 623

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

 

also sold at christie’s:

property of late owners

sold for US$4,692,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | oil on canvas | circa 1963-1964

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 41b
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

property from a distinguished new york collector

sold for US$100,000

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | ink and conté crayon on paper | 1962

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 704
photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

 

abstract expressionist | paintings and works on paper

berkeley, CA (1953-1955)

urbana, IL (1952-1953)

albuquerque, NM (1950-1952)

sausalito, CA (1947-1949)

sold for US$1,032,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | berkeley #25 | oil on canvas | 1954

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 25b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$20,000

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled (berkeley) | ink and gouache on paper | 1955

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art morning session | 18 may 2018 | sale 15969 | lot 628

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$552,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | sausalito | oil on canvas | 1949

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 32b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

 

have you ever dreamt of living with a US$46,000,000 salon-style art installation?

the home of donald and barbara zucker

photo credit (c) richard diebenkorn foundation via christie’s 17 may 2018 post-war and contemporary art evening sale catalogue, p. 157

 

sold for US$432,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache on paper | circa 1953-1955

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 21b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace

sold for US$468,500

richard diebenkorn (1922-1993) | untitled | gouache and charcoal on paper | circa 1957-1966

christie’s | new york | post-war and contemporary art evening sale | 17 may 2018 | sale 15968 | lot 22b

photo credit lisa walsh | innerspace
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manuel neri:  assertion of the figure

anderson collection at stanford university | palo alto, CA

14 september 2017-12 february 2018

an art exhibition that includes eleven sculptures, reliefs, and works on paper by (san francisco) bay area figurative sculptor manuel neri.  recently gifted to the anderson collection (art museum) at stanford university by the manuel neri trust.

top to bottom:

manuel neri | standing figure I | pigment on plaster | 1974 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA

manuel neri | standing figure II | pigment on plaster | 1982

 

isn’t the juxtaposition of the manuel neri sculptures with figurative, abstract, and abstract expressionist paintings by richard deibenkorn (another member of the bay area figurative art movement) and joan mitchell outstanding?

top (left to right):

richard deibenkorn (1922-1993) | girl on the beach | oil on canvas | 1957

manuel neri | untitled female figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA

manuel neri | untitled male figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA

richard deibenkorn (1922-1993) | ocean park #60 | oil on canvas | 1973

bottom (left to right):

joan mitchell | before, again IV | oil on canvas | 1985

manuel neri | untitled female figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA

manuel neri | untitled male figure | plaster and pigment | 1958 | courtesy of hackett | mill and the manuel neri trust, san francisco, CA

photo credits lisa walsh | innerspace

 

during the exhibition, seven additional sculptures by manuel neri, which are on temporary loan to the anderson collection from hackett | mill art gallery in san francisco, are installed outside of the museum.  their adjacency to the rodin sculpture garden at the cantor arts center at stanford university, which is located next door, is equally outstanding.

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