Adolph Gottlieb

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A widely acclaimed figure of abstract expressionism, Adolph Gottlieb was an artist whose works encompassed the mediums of painting, printmaking and sculpture. Gottlieb’s work was heavily symbolic – he would create original symbolism and portray it in such a manner that it remained universal and connected to a notion that already existed within the viewer;

« I want to express the utmost intensity of the color, bring out the quality, make it expressive. »
Adolph Gottlieb

Jetsam

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Pictographs was a highly acclaimed series that succinctly exemplifies this universality and simplicity that all viewers can relate to. Gottlieb’s later paintings often employed thick brushstrokes and circular motifs, as evidenced in Brink – this technique became one of the foremost factors in the development of Colour Field painting.

« I use color in terms of emotional quality, as a vehicle for feeling... feeling is everything I have experienced or thought. »
Adolph Gottlieb

Asides from painting, Gottlieb also forayed into sculpture for around 18 months and created roughly 42 sculptures in total – his materials included welded and painted aluminium and steel; Gottlieb noted that his background as a painter made it difficult for him to imagine obje Read More

United States / male artist / Abstract expressionism / Automatism / Abstract art / Gestural / Surrealism / Colour Field Painting

ARTWORKS BY Adolph Gottlieb

Adolph Gottlieb

Jetsam, 1967

Limited Edition Print

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Adolph Gottlieb

Green Ground Blue Disc, 1966

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Adolph Gottlieb

Levitation, 1969

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Black Ground, Red Disc, 1966

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Crimson Ground, 1972

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Chrome Green, 1972

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Orange oval, 1972

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Black Field, 1972

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Black Splash, 1967

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Germination III, 1969

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Transfiguration III, 1969

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Flurry, 1967

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What is Colour Field Painting?

Colour Field Painting is an abstract style characterized by large areas of a single color or simple, solid colors. The term was first used in the 1950s to describe the work of three American Abstract Expressionist painters—Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. Their work emphasized the emotional power of color and the creation of vast, meditative spaces through expansive color fields.

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