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Texas Contemporary 2019

October 10 – 13, 2019

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Steven Alexander, Voice 6, 2017, Oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 42 inches, Signed and titled on the verso, Vertical rectangles in yellow and navy blue with two pink vertical stripes down the middle, Steven Alexander is an American artist who makes abstract paintings characterized by luminous color, sensuous surfaces and iconic configurations.

Steven Alexander

Voice 6 

2017 

Oil & acrylic on canvas 

36 x 42 inches

Steven Alexander, Transfer 1, 2012, Oil and acrylic on linen, 50 x 40 inches, Signed, and titled, on the verso, Vertical rectangles in burgundy and red with horizontal rectangles on the bottom of the panel in cream, yellow, black and red, Steven Alexander is an American artist who makes abstract paintings characterized by luminous color, sensuous surfaces and iconic configurations.

Steven Alexander

Transfer 1

2012

Oil and acrylic on linen

50 x 40 inches

Signed, and titled, on the verso

Frank Bowling, Fair Maid, 2009, Acrylic on canvas 68 x 25 inches, Abstract vertical painting with outlined spheres. Frank Bowling is interested in abstract paintings that use a color palette from his home country of Guyana.

Frank Bowling

Fair Maid

2009

Acrylic on canvas

68 x 25 inches

Stanley Boxer, Broiderfries, 1990 Mixed Media on Canvas, 30 x 48 inches, Large abstract painting with red, orange, yellow and hunter green. Layered, textured and thick work. Stanley Boxer was known for abstract work that was painted thickly. His work is part of the permanent collections of many museums.

Stanley Boxer

Broiderfries

1990

Mixed Media on canvas

30 X 48 inches

Signed, titled, and dated on the verso

Dan Christensen, Cancun, 2000, Acrylic on canvas, 94 x 43 inches, Signed, titled, and dated on the verso, Abstract and action based work with black, white and dots of color, Dan Christensen pushes the limits of paint and pictorial form creating works that are Post-Painterly Abstraction with methods of action painting and Abstract Expressionism.

Dan Christensen

Cancun

2000

Acrylic on canvas

94 x 43 inches

Signed, titled and dated verso

Dan Christensen, Pioneer Flier, c. 1984, Acrylic on canvas, 62 1/2 x 49 1/2 in., Signed and titled on verso. Abstract and action based work, with blush pink base, and white, orange, yellow and blue details. Dan Christensen pushes the limits of paint and pictorial form creating works that are Post-Painterly Abstraction with methods of action painting and Abstract Expressionism.

Dan Christensen

Pioneer Flier

c. 1984

Acrylic on canvas

62 1/2 x 49 1/2 in.

Signed and titled on verso

Jasmina Danowski, Everything Gets Talked About, 2011, Gesso and ink on paper 60 x 40 inches, Abstract work with blue, green and white marks, Jasmina Danowski creates abstract paintings that are rich in color and texture.

Jasmina Danowski

Everything Gets Talked About

2011

Gesso and ink on paper

60 x 40 inches

Lisa Corinne Davis, Quixotic Quantum, 2018, Oil on canvas, 55 X 36 inches, Cream background with twisting blue lines on top of a distorted grid, Lisa Corinne Davis’s paintings show her fluency in adapting abstract forms to express meaning.

Lisa Corinne Davis

Quixotic Quantum

2018

Oil on canvas

55 x 36 inches

Lisa Corinne Davis, Quixotic Rationale, 2017, Oil on canvas, 40 X 30-1/2 inches, Thick blue grid lines with a curving yellow line and maroon boxes on top, Lisa Corinne Davis’s paintings show her fluency in adapting abstract forms to express meaning.

Lisa Corinne Davis

Quixotic Rationale

2017

Oil on canvas

40 x 30 inches

Herbert Gentry, Cityscape (probably Paris), 1960, Oil on paper, 21-1/2 x 16-1/4, inches lower right. Abstract cityscape painting with thick paint strokes and a warm gradient background. Herbert Gentry painted in a semi-figural abstract style, suggesting images of humans, masks, animals and objects caught in a web of circular brush strokes, encompassed by flat, bright color.

Herbert Gentry

Cityscape (probably Paris)

1960

Oil on paper

21 1/2 x 16 1/4 in.

Signed and dated, lower right

Herbert Gentry, The Family, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 19 1⁄2 inches, Signed upper right: Gentry. Abstract work with organic forms in green, blue and red. Herbert Gentry painted in a semi-figural abstract style, suggesting images of humans, masks, animals and objects caught in a web of circular brush strokes, encompassed by flat, bright color.

Herbert Gentry

The Family

1967-1969

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 19 1⁄2 inches 

Signed, upper right

Herbert Gentry, One Plus Two, 1983, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 20 inches, Signed lower right: Gentry. Abstract portrait with deep blues and red.. Herbert Gentry painted in a semi-figural abstract style, suggesting images of humans, masks, animals and objects caught in a web of circular brush strokes, encompassed by flat, bright color.

Herbert Gentry

One Plus Two

1983 

Acrylic on canvas

24 x 20 inches 

Signed, lower right

Teo Gonzalez, Arch/Horizon Painting 3, 2015, Acrylic on canvas over board, 48 x 42 inches. Teal and navy blue background with signature grid on top. Teo Gonzalez was born in Spain, and his signature style are works that consist of thousands of drops of water, arranged into a grid pattern, inside of which a small amount of ink or enamel was dropped and left to dry.

Teo Gonzalez

Arch/Horizon Painting 3

2013

Acrylic on canvas over board

48 x 42 in.

Signed and dated on verso
 

Teo Gonzalez, Arch/Horizon Painting 5, 2016, Acrylic on canvas over board, 36 x 42 inches. Lime green and dark green background with signature grid on top. Teo Gonzalez was born in Spain, and his signature style are works that consist of thousands of drops of water, arranged into a grid pattern, inside of which a small amount of ink or enamel was dropped and left to dry.

Teo Gonzalez

Arch/Horizon Painting 5

2016

Acrylic on canvas over board

36 x 42 in.

Signed and dated on verso

Felrath Hines, Sheashell, 1962, Oil on canvas, 40 x 34 inches. Abstract work in blue and grey tones. Felrath Hines worked to create universal visual idioms from a place of complex personal experience. His figurative and cubist-style artwork morphed into soft-edged organic abstracts as he grappled with hues in his chosen oil medium.

Felrath Hines

Seashell

1962

Oil on canvas

40 x 34 in.

Singed

Felrath Hines, Untitled

Felrath Hines

Untitled

1960-1969

Oil on canvas

18 x 24 in. and 12 x 24 in

Signed

Felrath Hines, Untitled (sketch), 1969, Oil on canvas, 12 x 14 in., signed. Abstract painting with horizontal orange brush strokes over grey background. Felrath Hines worked to create universal visual idioms from a place of complex personal experience. His figurative and cubist-style artwork morphed into soft-edged organic abstracts as he grappled with hues in his chosen oil medium.

Felrath Hines

Untitled (Sketch)

1969

Oil on canvas

12 x 14 in.

Signed

Catherine Howe, Copper Painting, (Luminous Cobalt) #3, Acrylic, copper leaf, and pigments on canvas, 40 x 40 inches, Navy blue with copper paint in various shapes and forms, Catherine Howe has produced sumptuously inviting yet socially-decadent conflations made in the name of painterly reflection. She has painted some variation of expressionist figuration, usually with readily-apparent allusions to art history.

Catherine Howe

Copper Painting (Luminous Cobalt no.3)

2018

Acrylic, copper leaf, pigments on canvas

40 x 40 inches,

Catherine Howe, Silver Painting, (Luminous Opera # 5), 2018, Acrylic, aluminum leaf, and pigments on canvas, 40 x 40 inches, maroon red with aluminum pigments in various shapes and forms, Catherine Howe has produced sumptuously inviting yet socially-decadent conflations made in the name of painterly reflection. She has painted some variation of expressionist figuration, usually with readily-apparent allusions to art history.

Catherine Howe

Silver Painting (Luminous Opera no.5)

2018

Acrylic, aluminum leaf, pigments, on canvas

40 x 40 inches

Ronnie Landfield, Butterfly of Winter, 1985, Acrylic on canvas, 79 x 86 inches. Abstract painting with soft pastel hues that get darker toward the bottom of the canvas. Ronnie Landfield’s inspiration comes from spirituality and feeling. She feels as though modern painting is fueled by the combination of tradition and the realities of a modern life. She uses color to express her feelings.

Ronnie Landfield

Butterfly of Winter

1985

Acrylic on canvas

79 x 86 inches

Norman Lewis Composition with Moon , 1960, Mixed Media on Paper, 23-1/4 x 27-1/2 inches, Signed and dated lower left 2-18-60, Abstract sky with crescent moon and black, blue and red cloud like marks, Norman Lewis was a vital member of the first generation of abstract expressionists. He was the sole African American artist of his generation and his art derived from his interests in music and equality issues.

Norman Lewis

Composition with the Moon

1960

Mixed media on paper

23 1/4 x 15 1/4 in. 

Signed and dated lower left

Norman Lewis, Figures on an Orange Ground, 1951 Mixed media on paper 16-1/2 X 21-3/4 Signed and dated lower right. Abstract work with soft marks and uneven edges in shades of black and orange. Norman Lewis was a vital member of the first generation of abstract expressionists. He was the sole African American artist of his generation and his art derived from his interests in music and equality issues.

Normal Lewis

Figures on an Orange Ground

1951

Mixed media on paper

16 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. 

Signed and dated, lower right

Sam Middleton, Cymbals, 1962, Mixed media and collage on paper, 25-1/4 X 17-3/4, Signed and dated lower right. Mixed media abstract work with newspaper, black and white splattered paint. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Cymbals

1962

Mixed media and collage on paper

25-1/4 X 17-3/4

Signed and dated lower right

Sam Middleton, Everyone's Music Book, 1975, Mixed media collage, 19 1/2 x 25 1/4 in., Signed and dated, lower right. Seaside scene. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Everyone's Music Book

1975

Mixed media collage

19 1/2 x 25 1/4 in.

Signed and dated, lower right

Sam Middleton, Polka Dots, 1991, Mixed media collage, 30 3/8 x 41 5/8 in., Signed and dated, lower right. Abstract and gestural work with red, black and white painterly marks, slashes, splatters and circles. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Polka Dots

1991

Mixed media collage

30 3/8 x 41 5/8 in.

Signed and dated, lower right

Sam Middleton, Rhythm Section, 1985, mixed media and collage on paper, 19 1/4 x 25 inches, Signed and dated lower right. Abstract work with pastel pink, red and yellow. Music notes in the background. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Rhythm Section

1985

mixed media and collage on paper

19 1/4 x 25 inches

Signed and dated lower right

Sam Middleton, Slashes of Sound, 1967, Mixed media collage, 9-1/2 x 12 inches, Lower center and dated, Middleton 67, Vibrant collage with red, green and yellow paint on top of music notes. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Slashes of Sound

1965

Mixed media and collage on paper

9-1/2 X 12 inches

Signed Lower center

Sam Middleton, Theme, 1991, Mixed media and collage on paper 30-1/2 x 41-1/2 inches, Signed and dated lower right. Abstract work with geometric cubes, rectangles and spheres in blue, yellow and red. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton 

Theme

1991

Mixed media and collage on paper

30-1/2 x 41-1/2 inches

Signed and dated lower right

Sam Middleton, Time, 1993 Mixed media and collage on paper 30-1/4 x 41-3/4 Signed and dated lower right. Abstract work with primary colors and geometric shapes including, squares, circles, lines and spheres. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Time

1993

Mixed media and collage on paper

30-1/4 x 41-3/4

Signed and dated lower right

Sam Middleton, Untitled, 2000, Mixed media collage, 11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in., Signed and dated, lower right. Abstract work with geometric squares, angled lines and spheres. Sam Middleton was one of the leading 20th-century American artists, and is a mixed-media collage artist.

Sam Middleton

Untitled

2000

Mixed media collage

11 1/2 x 12 1/2 in.

Signed and dated, lower right

Andy Moses, Geodesy 1208, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 60 inches in diameter, Abstract and representational painting with red and blue waved lines, Andy Moses is interested in pushing the physical properties of paint through chemical reactions, viscosity interference, and gravity dispersion to create elaborate compositions that mimic nature and its forces.

Andy Moses

Geodesy 1208

2018

Acrylic on canvas

60 in. in diameter

 

Katherine Parker, Chute, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, Abstract painting with various hues of blue and rectangular marks , Katherine Parker is known for her large vividly painted canvases which are characterized by layers of stumbled and abraded oil paint.

Katherine Parker

Chute

2010

Oil on canvas

48 x 48 in.

Signed on verso

Louise P. Solane, Celeste, 2018, Acrylic paint and pastes on linen, 48 x 36 in., Signed, titled and dated on verso. four rectangles and a central square (yellow and pink) with personal text written in red-orange over the squares to create three dimensional texture. Louise P. Sloane has been creating abstract paintings since 1974. Her works focus on geometric forms while celebrating color and texture.

Louise P. Sloane

Celeste

2018

Acrylic paint and pastes on linen

48 x 36 in.

Signed, titled and dated on verso

Louise P. Sloane, Fated 5, 2016, Acrylic paint and pastes on aluminum panel, 40 x 36 inches, four rectangles and a central square (teal, blue, and yellow edges) with personal text written over the squares in pink to create three dimensional texture. Louise P. Sloane has been creating abstract paintings since 1974.

Louise P. Sloane

Fated 5 

2016

Acrylic Paints and Pastes on Aluminum Panel 

40 x 36 in. 

Signed, titled and dated on verso

Louise P. Sloane, VVPPO, 2015, Acrylic paint and pastes on aluminum panel, 34 x 30 inches, Signed, titled and dated on verso, four rectangles and a central square (purple and violet with yellow) and personal text written over the squares to create three dimensional texture. Louise P. Sloane has been creating abstract paintings since 1974.

Louise P. Sloane

VVPPO

2015

Acrylic paint and pastes on aluminum panel

34 x 30 in.

Signed, titled and dated on the verso

Heidi Spector, Deep In The Heart of Me I, 2019, Liquitex with resin on Birch panel,18 x 12 x 3 inches, Signed, titled and dated on the verso, Vertical panel with bright and colorful cubes set in a glass-like surface, Heidi Spector creates geometric minimalist art inspired by musical rhythms that are composed of repetitive cubes in candy-like colors that vibrate.

Heidi Spector

Deep In The Heart of Me I

2019

Liquitex with resin on Birch panel

18 x 12 x 3 inches

Heidi Spector, Deep In The Heart of Me II, 2019, Liquitex with resin on Birch panel,18 x 12 x 3 inches, Signed, titled and dated on the verso, Vertical panel with bright and colorful cubes set in a glass-like surface, Heidi Spector creates geometric minimalist art inspired by musical rhythms that are composed of repetitive cubes in candy-like colors that vibrate.

Heidi Spector

Deep In The Heart of Me II 

2019

Liquitex with resin on Birch panel

18 x 12 x 3 inches

Heidi Spector, The Song Begins Again, 2019, Liquitex with resin on Birch panel, 52 x 7 x 2 inches, Signed, titled and dated on the verso, Long vertical panel with colorful squares and rectangles set in a glass-like surface, Heidi Spector creates geometric minimalist art inspired by musical rhythms that are composed of repetitive shapes in candy-like colors that vibrate.

Heidi Spector

The Song Begins Again

2019

Liquitex with resin on Birch panel

52 x 7 x 2 inches

Diane Walker-Gladney, Silly Hour, Acrylic and graphite on canvas, 48 X 36 inches. Abstract work with grey, yellow, dark maroon and blue colors organically and gesturally painted. This particular work was inspired by a game night with friends. Diane Walker-Gladney celebrates and paints her childhood experiences and insignificant moments that she feels defines her story.

Diane Walker-Gladney

Silly Hour

2018

Acrylic and graphite on canvas

48 X 36 inches