Inv. n°: CL990

Etude In Brown (Saint Cecilia at the Organ)

Abstract Expressionism.

h. 112.1 x w. 70.8 cm

c. 1956-1958

Oil on linen

Provenance

  • Alma Thomas Estate
  • Harold R. Hart, Washington, 1987
  • Barnett Aden Gallery, Washington
  • Acquired from the above, 1988
  • Acquired at Christie's, Private Sales, New York, 2021

Publications

  • "Early Alma Thomas", Hemphill Website, , [On-line]. Available at: http://www.hemphillfinearts. com/exhibitions/early-alma-thomas?view=slider
  • Alma W. Thomas: A Retrospective (1959-1966), Howard University, Washington, 1966
  • "Early Alma Thomas", Wall Street International - Art, 15th March 2017, [On-line]. Available at: https://wsimag.com/art/24297-early-alma-thomas
  • "Alma Thomas's Journey to Abstraction", Swan Galleries Website/news, 27th September 2017, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.swanngalleries.com/news/african-american-art/2017/09/alma-thomas-journey-abstraction/
  • The Freedom Place Collection, The Zenith community Arts Foundation, Washington, 2018
  • J. W. Walz and S. Feman (ed.), Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, USA, 2021
  • "New Year, New Inspirations - Alma Thomas", Youngish Quilters, 19th February 2021, [On-line]. Available at :https://youngishquilters.wordpress.com/2021/02/19/new-year-new-inspirations-alma-thomas/5
  • Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 171, p. 245
  • 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
  • Al Jazeera: Jessica Baldwin, London exhibition celebrates overlooked female artists, London, 9th February 2023, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/wYPFQ68e9Xk
  • 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/
  • 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. 169

Exhibitions

  • Alma W. Thomas: A retrospective exhibition (1959-1966), Howard University, Washington D.C., USA, 24th April 1966 — 17th May 1966
  • The Freedom Place Collection, Zenith Gallery, Washington D.C., USA, 14th September 2007 — 30th September 2007
  • The Freedom Place Collection, Meridian International Center, Washington D.C., USA, 7th February 2008 — 16th March 2008
  • The Freedom Place Collection, UNE Art Gallery, University of New England, Portland, USA, 16th January 2009 — 15th March 2009
  • The Freedom Place Collection, Mercer Gallery, Monroe Community College, Brighton Campus, Rochester, USA, 24th January 2011 — 27th February 2011
  • Early Alma Thomas, Hemphill, Washington D.C., USA, 4th February 2017 — 1st April 2017
  • Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, Chrysler Museum of Art, Virginia, USA, 1st July 2021 — 1st October 2021
  • Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, The Philips Collection, Washington D.C., USA, 30th October 2021 — 23rd January 2022
  • Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, The First Art Museum, Nashville, USA, 25th February 2022 — 5th June 2022
  • Alma W. Thomas: Everything Is Beautiful, The Columbus Museum, Georgia, USA, 1st July 2022 — 25th September 2022
  • 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
  • FAMM (Femmes Artistes du Musée de Mougins), Mougins, France, from 21st June 2024 to present day

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