Abstraction, 1958
Oil on canvas
34 x 45 3/4 inches
Framed: 41 1/2 x 52 x 3 inches
Framed: 41 1/2 x 52 x 3 inches
Signed: Nov 58 / E Briggs (verso)
artist
Ernest Briggs was born in 1923 in San Francisco and began his career as an artist in the 1940s. His work was deeply influenced by the landscape of his home state of California, as well as by the Abstract Expressionist movement that was taking shape in New York City during the same period. In the 1950s, Briggs' work began to receive critical acclaim, and he was included in several important exhibitions, including the Whitney Annual and the Carnegie International. Today, his work can be found in the collections of major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
provenance
Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
Francine and Michael Wiener Collection, New York
Abby M. taylor Fine Art
Private collection, Greenwich, CTexhibitions
Nassau County Museum of Art, AB-EX / RE-CON: Abstract Expressionism Reconsidered, March 9 to June 16, 2013