Sheldon Berlyn, Abstract Oil on Paper (1997)

Description As Al Harris wrote in the catalog for the 1997 University of Buffalo show "Sheldon Berlyn: New Work" -- Behind each Berlyn painting and drawing is a rigidly disciplined planning and working process. For Berlyn, the record of the brushstroke (in the case, most often a squeegie-stroke) is not as important as the interacting forms left behind when the painting is done. Then the crisp, translucent funnels of color assert themselves, coming close to three-dimensionality at points as they snake into and around each other…." Details Sheldon Berlyn (American, 1929-2020) Untitled abstract (1997) Oil on paper Signed and dated in lower left 49 1/4" x 33 3/4" (overall) 37 1/4" x 34 1/4" (sight) New mat and UV plexiglass under white washed wood frame About the Artist Sheldon Berlyn was a noted abstract expressionist artist and educator. His works explore modern abstractionism through the use of bright colors and squeegee strokes to “engage the viewer through artificial, dramatic mo