Inv. n°: CL877

The Map

Framed with black painted wood molding. Signed and dated verso on the canvas. Signed, titled and dated verso on Stretcher bars. Abstract Expressionism.

h. 246.38 x w. 180.34 cm

1958

Oil on canvas

Provenance

  • Sonia Gechtoff Estate
  • Acquired at David Richard Gallery, New York, 2020

Publications

  • "Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, 21st April 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 1:19:39
  • H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 2021, no. 278, p. 21
  • H. Farrell & L. Falcone, "At Home with Christian and Florence Levett: Collecting Art and Women's Abstract Expressionism", The Florentine.net, 5th May 2021, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.theflorentine.net/2021/05/05/at-home-gallery-christian-florence-levett/
  • S. Moore, "American Expressed", Apollo The International Art Magazine, October 2021, p. 63
  • 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, p. 109, p. 240
  • Al Jazeera: Jessica Baldwin, London exhibition celebrates overlooked female artists, London, 9th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/wYPFQ68e9Xk
  • Francesca Peacock, "The women who brought excitement to abstract art", The Daily Telegraph, London, 7th February 2023, p. 11
  • Francesca Peacock, "Action, Gesture, Paint: So macho? Here's kaleidoscopic proof that abstraction was anything but The Telegraph Online article Francesca Peacock The Telegraph London 2023-02-06 LLL [On-line]. Available at: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/what-to-see/actio", The Telegraph, London, 6th February 2023
  • White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, p. 148

Exhibitions

  • Biennale de Paris, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
  • Sonia Gechtoff: The Ferus Years, Nyehaus, New York, USA, 29th October 2011 — 17th December 2011
  • Hidden Figures: Abstract Expressionist Women Painters in New York and California, 1950s and 60s, David Richard Gallery, New York, USA, 27th January 2019 — 24th February 2019
  • Ways of Freedom. Pollock. Rothko. Mitchell., Albertina Museum, Vienna, Austria, 15th October 2022 — 22nd January 2023
  • 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 — 22nd October 2023
  • Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 2023 — March 2024

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