Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
American
Artist Dates
b. 1930
Preview
Date of Work
1954
Medium
Casein on gessoed board
Signature
Kabak 1954, lower right
Height
12 7/8"
Width
39 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
On Display, 4th floor
Location
Nistler College of Business & Public Administration
Artist Bio
Robert Kabak in an American artist who was born in 1930 in New York City. Kabak obtained his BA at Brooklyn College where he studied alongside Mark Rothko, he then went on to receive his MFA at Yale University. Kabak is best known for his brightly colored, abstract geometric paintings that play with light and depth to create landscapes. His work is in many private collections and the permanent collections of prestigious institutions and such as the Museum of Modern Art.
Additional Information
Utilization of triangles and colors to compose a landscape.
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Some surface damage and a tear on the verso.
Rights
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