Jules Olitski

“ ..Jules Olitski (1922-2007) is best known for his large, lyrical abstractions that glow with color saturated into the canvas—works that associate him with a group of artists called the “Color Field” painters... ”

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Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

“ ..Departing from the stain paintings of the 1960s, Olitski's canvases of the 1970s feature lush surfaces in inspired compositions... ”

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Leslie Feely

“ ..Olitski first ventured into printmaking in 1956, when he organized the first art department at C... ”

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Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

“ ..Olitski created his mitt pictures by using his hands to spread paint across canvases in fluid movements that blended colors and created textural imprints that recorded his active gestures... ”

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Paul Kasmin Gallery, 515 West 27th Street

“ ..Much like the brooms, squeegees, and spray guns previously used by Olitski, the mitts quickly became an important tool, and one that proved to be a harbinger of further curiosity and experimentation... ”

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Paul Kasmin Gallery, 515 West 27th Street