Mary Abbott Abstract Expressionist

Mary abbott was a prolific painter an active figure in the new york school and one expressionist artists henri matisse western art art world abstract art abstract paintings american art painting inspiration modern art find the latest shows biography and artworks for sale by mary abbott.

Mary abbott abstract expressionist. Among the early exponents of abstract expressionism abbott creates powerful oil paintings in which she combines spontaneous gestural brushwork with a highly creative use of color. Her abstract and figurative work were also influenced by her time spent in saint croix and haiti where she lived off and on throughout the 1950s. Mary abbott abstract expressionist painter. Lee was born in boston in 1921 bur grew up in ny and wash dc high society.

Mary abbott was born in new york city. Scroll down to content. Mary abbott who was at the heart of the abstract expressionist movement in new york in the 1940s and 50s but like other women painting in that genre received far less recognition than her male. Mary abbott artist.

Mccormick gallery in chicago which has represented the artist for almost 20 years said the cause of death was heart failure. Mary lee abbott a noted american painter and art teacher who was one of the few women artists in the abstract expressionist movement of the 1940s and 50s died on friday at the kanas center. Mary abbott abstract expressionist by clairan ferrono mary abbott a descendant of pres. Mary abbott an abstract expressionist of the 1940s and 50s whose energetic brightly colored paintings influenced artists such as willem de kooning even as critics and galleries focused.

Abstract expressionist painter mary abbott known for her colorful canvases and sweeping brushstrokes has died at the age of 98.