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Clyde Connell began showing her work in Shreveport in the 1960s. She made her reputation in New York in the 1980s. Connell was embraced as one of the last contemporary artists, and one of the few native-born U.S. artists, to use authentic primitive imagery to express surrealist-derived Abstract Expressionist principles. Connell had her first major…
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A member of the Abstract Expressionists, Motherwell shared the groups’ interest in spontaneous, subconscious creation. The finished artwork of an Abstract Expressionist would often convey not only the artists’ physical engagement in the work, but also a deeper connection with their inner emotions or thoughts. Early in Motherwell’s career he was influenced by the Surrealists…
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During his career, Philip Guston’s work spanned from the murals he created under the Works Progress Administration, to Abstract Expressionism, to a more representative, almost cartoonish style. The lithograph seen here is typical of his later work and was created only nine years before his death. Images from this time often include shoes, clocks, light…
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The American artist Leon Golub was a member of The Monster Roster, a group of Chicago based artists who studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their images were known for being unrelated to New York art trends of the time, and were often described as existential, gruesome, and grotesque. Also included…
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At the time of her death in 1997, Ida Kohlmeyer was widely considered Louisiana’s most renowned artist. Composite 87 -2 is a fine example of the gestural movement, vibrant color, and expressive shapes that are often found in her work. She is known for these organic shapes and symbols, which at first were structured in…
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Ida Kohlmeyer received her master of fine arts degree in 1956 from Newcomb Art School at Tulane College in New Orleans, and she spent the following summer in Massachusetts studying with the artist Hans Hofmann. She also was influenced by the Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko, who became an artist in residence at Tulane in 1957….
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Rouault was born in 1871 and witnessed the tragedies of World War I. Inspired by the suffering of fellow human beings and his devout Catholicism, Rouault used his art to express the social turmoil and spiritual corruption he observed. From the Misery volume of the series entitled Miserere et Guerre, or Misery and War, this…
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The French artist Claude Weisbuch, born in 1927, taught engraving at the Saint-Etienne Art School in France. An enthusiast of classical music and theater, he often portrayed musicians and actors in his work. His dramatic compositions and expressive brushstrokes reveal the raw emotion of his subjects. As is evident in this lithograph, Weisbuch’s compositions frequently…
