Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection

 

Artist

Robert Kabak

Nationality

American

Artist Dates

b. 1930

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Date of Work

1951

Medium

Etching

Edition #

9/30

Signature

Lower right

Height

15 3/4"

Width

11 3/8"

Collection/Provenance

Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection

Status

Displayed

Location

Nistler College of Business and Public Administration

Artist Bio

Robert Kabak is 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

Abstract, non-representational, black and white

Featured in On the Line: An explanation of a basic element of design (2021-2022).

Condition

Very good.

Rights

Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”

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