Good Vibrations
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Exhibition Details:
Good Vibrations Hard Edge Abstraction: March 5 - April 30, 2026 Location: Baker Schorr Fine Art Ally Village 200 Spring Park Drive, Suite 105 Midland, Texas 79705 |
The term Hard Edge Abstraction originated with Californian art critic Jules Langsner, and was initially intended to title a 1959 exhibition of four West Coast artists - Karl Benjamin, John McLaughlin, Frederick Hammersley and Lorser Feitelson. The four artists became synonymous with the movement; their style referred to as California Hard Edge. Langsner ultimately titled the 1959 exhibition Four Abstract Classicists, as their work marked a classical turn away from the romanticism of Abstract Expressionism. Their paintings were distinguished by fields of clean-edged color which reinforced the flatness of the picture surface.
Turning away from painterly, gestural forms, Hard Edge or Geometric Abstraction is characterized by economy of expression, rich, delineated color, and the complete absence of brushstrokes. Hard Edge painters prioritize line, shape and color with keen interest in design and structure. Recalling the geometric abstraction of Piet Mondrian and Josef Albers, leading proponents of Hard Edge include Al Held, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella and Kenneth Noland, among others. Good Vibrations: Hard Edge Abstraction highlights the work of several of the California Hard Edge Group, including Benjamin, Feitelson, and his wife Helen Lundeberg, whose precise compositions and restricted palettes evoke the landscape and sometimes architectural elements. Additionally, the exhibition features stellar examples from the following artists associated with Hard Edge and Geometric Abstraction, including several from the Washington Color School: Walter Allner, Richard Anuszkiewicz, Leon Berkowitz, Ilya Bolotowsky, Carlo Ciusi, Gene Davis, Robert Goodnough, Alexander Liberman, Jay Rosenblum, Ludwig Sander, John Stephan, Fred Troller, George Vranesh, Larry Zox, and others We are delighted to welcome spring with the dynamic color and energy of this exemplary collection of Hard Edge Abstraction. Enjoy the GOOD VIBRATIONS! |
exhibition works
Walter Allner, German/American 1909-2006, Untitled (#87), c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 48 x 48 inches
Untitled, c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 inches
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Untitled (#12), c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 inches
Untitled (#22) c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 inches
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Untitled (#91), c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 48 x 48 inches
Untitled (#29) c. 1960-70, Acrylic on board, 24 x 24 inches, Framed: 25 x 25 inches
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Richard Anuszkiewicz, American, 1930-2020, Untitled, 1977, Acrylic on masonite, 84 x 48 inches
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Richard Anuszkiewicz, American, 1930-2020, Summer Rose, 1977-2015, Acrylic on canvas, 24 3/8 x 24 3/8 inches, Framed: 26 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches
Richard Anuszkiewicz, American, 1930-2020, Trisected-Yellow to Pink, 1976, Acrylic on canvas, 84 x 48 inches
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Karl Benjamin, American, 1925-2012, #3, 1992, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches, © Estate of Karl Benjamin, Photo: Gerard Vuilleumier
Karl Benjamin, American, 1925-2012, Untitled, 1957, Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, © Estate of Karl Benjamin, Photo: Gene Ogami
Ilya Bolotowsky, Russian/American, 1907-1981, Abstraction in Square, 1978, Oil on canvas, 40 x 40 inches
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Leon Berkowitz, American, 1911-1987, Cathedral #23, 1968, Oil on canvas, 72 x 90 inches
Ilya Bolotowsky, Russian/American, 1907-1981, Blue Horizontal, 1968, Acrylic on wood, 5 1/8 x 12 1/2 inches, Framed: 11 1/2 x19 1/4 inches
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Ilya Bolotowsky, Russian/American, 1907-1981, White Diamond, 1968, Oil on canvas, 70 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches, Framed: 72 1/2 x 72 1/2 inches
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Ilya Bolotowsky, Russian/American, 1907-1981, Orange, Yellow and Blue Tondo, 1976, Acrylic on canvas, 39 1/2 inch diameter
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Daniel Content, American, 1902-1990 Untitled, c. 1956, Oil on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
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Gene Davis, American, 1920-1985, Untitled, c. 1981, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 93 inches, Framed: 71 3/8 x 94 3/8 inches
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Gene Davis, American, 1920-1985, Homgage to Newman, 1979, Acrylic on canvas, 44 x 32 inches
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Lorsen Feitelson, American, 1898-1978, Magical Space Forms, 1952-54, Oil on canvas, 45 x 66 inches, © The Feitelson/Lundeberg Art Foundation, Photo: Gene Ogami
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Alexander Liberman, American, 1912 - 1999, Alpha III, 1961, Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 48 inches
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Alexander Liberman, American, 1912 - 1999, (Top) Untitled, c. 1960, Acrylic on canvas 20 x 24 inches
(Bottom) Untitled, 1960, Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches |
Alexander Liberman, American, 1912 - 1999, Untitled 1961, Acrylic on canvas, 80 inch diameter
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Helen Lundeberg, American, 1908-1999), Naiad, June, 1968, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 54 inches
Helen Lundeberg, American, 1908-1999), Night Flying In, 1984, Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 72 inches
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Helen Lundeberg, American, 1908-1999), Ocean View, 1970, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 20 inches
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Jay Rosenblum, American, 1933-1989, Upstream, 1970, Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 inches
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Josef Ongenae, Belgian, 1921-1993, Vina I, 1963, Oil on masonite, 39 x 39 inches
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Ludwig Sander, American, 1906-1975, Pawnee XVII, 1974, Oil on canvas, 40 x 44 inches
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John Stephan, American, 1906-1995, Disc #6, 1969, Acrylic on canvas, 74 x 78 inches
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Fred Troller, American, 1930-2002, Untitled, c. 1970, Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 30 inches, Framed: 32 x 32 inches
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Fred Troller, American, 1930-2002, Untitled, 1960s, Acrylic on aluminum with rotating disks, 30 x 30 inches, Framed: 32 x 32 inches
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Fred Troller, American, 1930-2002, Untitled, 1970, Gouache on paper, 28 x 18 3/4 inches, Framed: 30 x 24 3/4 inches
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Fred Troller, American, 1930-2002, Untitled, 1970, Gouache on paper, 28 x 18 3/4 inches
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Fred Troller, American, 1930-2002, Untitled, 1970, Gouache on paper, 28 x 18 3/4 inches, Framed: 30 x 24 3/4 inches
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George Vranesh, American, 1926-2014, Morning in the Sandbox, c. 1950s, Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches, Framed: 35 1/2 x 43 1/2 inches
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George Vranesh, American, 1926-2014, Seated Man, 1956, Oil on canvas, 30 x 26 inches, Framed: 31 x 27 3/4 inches
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