Representative work by Ed Clark
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Artist

Ed Clark

1926–2019 · American

  • Académie de la Grande Chaumière
  • School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Ed Clark developed an expansive abstract painting practice distinguished by the use of a push broom, shaped canvases and broad horizontal sweeps of color. He worked in Paris and New York while maintaining an independent position within postwar abstraction.

Painting

Major Works

  • 1958The Big Sweep
  • 1968Pink Wave
  • 1959Winter Bitch
  • 1950sUntitled, Paris Series
  • 1978Louisiana Series
  • 1970sUntitled
  • 2000sChina Series
  • 1960sNew York City
  • 1960s onwardOval Paintings
  • 1950s onwardBroom Paintings

Interviews & Writing

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