Baumbach, Harold. Untitled

Harold Baumbach, Untitled
Harold Baumbach, Untitled, 1980

Artist: Harold Baumbach (American, 1904-2002)

Title: Untitled

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Date: 1980

Dimensions: 50″ x 40″

Location in Library: Fourth floor

Media: Oil on canvas

Owner: The Brooklyn College Library Collection.

Gift of Harold Baumbach. © Artist’s Estate

Description:

A self-taught painter, Baumbach became well known in the 1930’s for his densely patterned street scenes and Brooklyn interiors. He later turned to landscapes, which were less figurative and more impressionistic and expressive. A review in ARTnews explained, “His real subject was not the world outside of himself but the stuff and texture and light of paint.” This painting, which contains dreamlike trees in an abstract setting, explores color and spatial relations.

Baumbach taught painting at Brooklyn College from 1946 to 1966.

Related Websites
Harold Baumbach at PicassoMio
Harold Baumbach at Julie Heller Gallery

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