Inv. n°: CL870

Idyll II

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 152.4 x w. 182.88 cm

1956

Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • The Artist
  • The Collection of Roger Brach
  • The Estate of Miriam Schapiro
  • Acquired at Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, 2020

Publications

  • Artnews, New York, 1957
  • T. Gouma-Peterson (ed.), Miriam Scharpio: Shaping the Fragments of Art and Life, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, pp. 46-47, pp. 52-54
  • K. Cohen, Schapiro: New Talent in the Penthouse, MoMA, New York, 1957-04
  • The Arts Council of Great Britain, Abstract Impressionism, The Arts Council of Great Britain, London, 1958-04
  • T. Gouma-Peterson (ed.), Miriam Schapiro, Shaping the Fragments of Art and Life, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1999, p. 40
  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, 21st April 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 45:52
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, 2021-05, no. 278, p. 20
  • R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, pp. 58-59 (detail), p. 155, p. 244
  • Evening Standard, Ben Luke, Action, Gesture, Paint at the Whitechapel Gallery review - a real journey of discovery, London, 7th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/exhibitions/action-gesture-paint-at-the-whitechapel-gallery-review-lee-krasner-joan-mitchell-b1058309.html
  • Apollo Art Magazine: Maggie Gray, Women artists make a radical mess at the Whitechapel Gallery, 16th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.apollo-magazine.com/women-artists-abstract-expressionism-whitechapel-gallery/
  • Harriet Cooper, "21 of the most exciting art exhibitions opening this new year in London", The Glossary: The London Style Guide, UK, 24th January 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://theglossarymagazine.com/arts-culture/london-art-exhibitions-2023/
  • Direzione, "The must-visit exhibition openings of 2023", Ugolini News, 13th January 2023
  • Charlotte Brook, "Different Strokes", Harper's Bazaar, UK, March 2023, pp. 124-125
  • White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, pp. 178-179

Exhibitions

  • Cohen, Hohn, Scharpio: New talent in the Penthouse, MoMA, New York, USA, 9th April 1957 — 12th May 1957
  • Abstract Impressionism, Arts Council Gallery, Cambridge, UK, 12th April 1958 — 3rd May 1958
  • Abstract Impressionism, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 10th May 1958 — 31st May 1958
  • Abstract Impressionism, Arts Council Gallery, London, UK, 11th June 1958 — 28th June 1958
  • Montauk Highway: Postwar Abstraction in the Hamptons, Eric Firestone Gallery, New York, USA, 4th August 2017 — 17th September 2017
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, 7th February 2023 — 14th May 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France, 4th June 2023 — 14th May 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 2023 — March 2024
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day

© Estate of Miriam Schapiro / ADAGP, Paris, 2022

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