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Grace Hartigan

Grace Hartigan (1922 - 2008) was active/lived in New York, Maryland, New Jersey / Ireland.  Grace Hartigan is known for Modernist figure and abstract expressionist painting.

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Called a second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Grace Hartigan has created work that strikes a balance between abstract and figurative. Typically her figures are boldly outlined in black, and she fills them in with blocks of coloration.  Of her painting she said: "I do not wish to describe my subject matter, or to reflect upon it---I want to distill it until I have its essence.  Then the rawness must be resolved into form and unity; with the 'rage for order' how can there be art?" ((Herskovic 162)

In her book, American Women Artists, Charlotte Rubinstein described Hartigan's painting as "gutsy, slashing compositions that incorporated fragments of city imagery---store windows, pushcarts, glimpses of figures---with bold brush-strokes." (279)

Along with Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, Lee Krasner, Mark Rothko and others, Grace Hartigan is internationally recognized for carrying figurative painting into abstraction.  Conscious of the   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 9818 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Research resources

.  askART lists Grace Hartigan in 2 of its research Essays. Grace Hartigan has 17 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Grace Hartigan available:    William Baziotes,  James Brooks,  Michael Goldberg,  Esteban Vicente,  Alfred (lLippitz) Leslie,  Robert Arthur Goodnough,  Kenzo Okada,  Jack Tworkov,  Perle Fine,  Alfred Julio Jensen,  Theodoros S Stamos,  Conrad Marca-Relli,  Adolph Gottlieb,  Richard Pousette-Dart,  Elaine Fried de Kooning,  Norman Bluhm,  Hans Hofmann,  Larry Rivers,  Philip Guston,  John Grillo,  Giorgio Cavallon,  Milton Resnick,  Joan Mitchell,  George McNeil



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Facts about Grace Hartigan

   Publications  Book References:  99
Magazine References:  7

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7 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Grace Hartigan
Magazine Article Date Author Color
ARTnews Strikingly Diverse October 2003 Newhall, Edith Yes
ARTnews Reviews March 1998 Editors, ARTnews Yes
Art & Antiques The Fame Game July 1997 Melrod, George Yes
Art & Antiques From the Editor July 1997 Rackow, Paula Yes
Art & Auction In the Galleries April 1997 Editors, Art & Auction Yes
American Art Review American Art 1940-1965 December 1996 Venn, Beth Yes
ARTnews Reviews April 1996 Editors, Art News Yes
99 Book References for Grace Hartigan
Year Author Title Pages Color
2018 Gabriel, Mary Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine De Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, Helen Frankenthaler 1000 Yes
2009 Herskovic, Marika American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism Style is Timely Art is Timeless 252 Yes
2007 Wechsler, Jeffrey (Hollis Taggart Galleries) Pathways and Parallels: Roads to Abstract Expressionism
(Exhibition catalog)
112 Yes
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
2003 Herskovic, Marika (editor) American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An Illustrated Survey 372 Yes
2000 Harrison, Helen A Such Desparate Joy: Imagining Jackson Pollock 0 No
2000 Herskovic, Marika New York School: Abstract Expressionists Artists Choice by Artists 393 Yes
1999 Editor, Smith College Museum Masterworks of American Painting and Sculpture from Smith College Museum 307 No
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1998 Galt, Margot Fortunato Turning the Feather Around, My Life in Art 205 Yes
1997 Lucie-Smith, Edward Visual Arts in the 20th Century 400 Yes
1997 Marquis Who's Who Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998 1515 No
1996 Barbara and Peter Toohil Accents on Artists A fact-filled pronunciation guide. Over 800 artist’s names you should know… 363 Yes
1996 Ratcliff, Carter The Fate of a Gesture Jackson Pollock and Postwar American Art 352 Yes
1995 Hansen, Trudy (others) Printmaking in America Collaborative Prints and Presses 1960-1990 248 Yes
1995 Heller, Jules and Nancy G. Heller North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century A Biographical Dictionary 612 No
1995 Lucie-Smith, Edward Art Today 512 Yes
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1993 Ferguson, Russell (editor) Hand-Painted Pop American Art in Transition 1955-62
(Exhibition catalog)
256 Yes
1993 Hall, Lee Elaine and Bill: Portrait of a Marriage 340 No
1993 Ward, Roger and Patricia J Fidler (Compilers and Editors) The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art A Handbook of the Collection 414 Yes
1992 Kingsley, April The Turning Point Abstract Expression and the Transformation of American Art 416 Yes
1991 Polcari, Stephen Abstract Expressionism and the Modern Experience 408 Yes
1991 Rosenblum, Robert (intro) The Landscape in Twentieth Century American Art 174 Yes
1991 Wheeler, Daniel Art Since Mid Century 1945 to the Present 344 Yes
1990 Chadwick, Whitney Women, Art, and Society 384 Yes
1990 Mattison, Robert S Grace Hartigan A Painter's World 156 Yes
1990 Pisano, Ronald G Long Island Landscape Painting Vol ll, The Twentieth Century
(Exhibition catalog)
168 Yes
1989 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Annual Exhibition Record, 1914-68, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
538 No
1989 La Cour, Donna Ward Artists in Quotation Dictionary of Creative Thoughts of Painters etc 196 No
1989 Naylor, Colin (editor) Contemporary Artists (3rd Edition) 1059 No
1989 Sparks, Esther Universal Limited Art Editions History and Catalogue/the 1st 25 Years 552 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1988 Read, Herbert A Concise History of Modern Painting 418 Yes
1988 Schimmel, Paul The Figurative Fifties New York Figurative Expressionism
(Exhibition catalog)
195 Yes
1987 Cummings, Paul Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists (5th Edition) 653 No
1987 Heller, Nancy Women Artists An Illustrated History 224 Yes
1987 Krane, Susan Albright-Knox Art Gallery Painting and Sculpture/Acquisitions since 1972 379 Yes
1987 National Museum of Women National Mus of Women in the Arts 253 Yes
1987 Sandler, Irving The Empire State Collection Art for the Public 214 Yes
1986 Chetham, Charles; David Grose A Guide to the Collections: Smith College Museum of Art 312 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1986 Rose Art Museum Rose Art Museum Selected 20th Century Paintings 147 Yes
1986 Zellman, Michael David 300 Years of American Art (two volumes) 1102 Yes
1985 Russo, Alexander Profiles on Women Artists 258 No
1984 Johns, Elizabeth; William Elder III, Josephine Withers, et all Maryland: 350 Years of Art & Architecture (University of Maryland Architecture Department Art Gallery
(Exhibition catalog)
248 No
1984 Marks, Claude World Artists 1950-1980 912 No
1984 Schimmel, Paul Action, Precision The New Direction in New York
(Exhibition catalog)
159 Yes
1983 Bermingham, Peter/Daphne Deeds Paintings and Sculpture In the Permanent Collection 273 Yes
1983 Faison, S Lane The New England Eye Master American Paintings/New England Collections
(Exhibition catalog)
1983 Yes
1982 Ashton, Dore American Art Since 1945 224 Yes
1982 Contemporary Arts Museum The Americans/The Collage
(Exhibition catalog)
143 Yes
1982 Rubinstein, Charlotte Streifer American Women Artists from Early Times to the Present 560 Yes
1981 Myers, John Bernard Tracking the Marvelous A Life in the New York Art World 285 No
1981 Osborne, Harold The Oxford Companion to Twentieth Century Art 656 Yes
1981 Rugoff, Milton The Britannica Encyclopedia of American Art 669 Yes
1980 Johnson, Una E American Prints and Printmakers A Chronicle of Over 400 Artists 266 Yes
1979 Baigell, Mathew Dictionary of American Art 390 No
1979 Brooklyn Museum American Paintings/Brooklyn Museum Complete Illustrated Listing of Works 133 Yes
1979 Doumato, Lamia American Drawing A Guide to Information Sources 246 No
1979 Towle, Tony/Peter Gale Contemporary American Prints
(Exhibition catalog)
64 Yes
1979 Withers, Josephine Women Artists in Washington Collections
(Exhibition catalog)
144 Yes
1978 Sandler, Irving The New York School The Painters & Sculptors of the Fifties 366 Yes
1977 Barr, Alfred H Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art 655 No
1977 Sweeney, J Gray Themes in American Painting
(Exhibition catalog)
220 Yes
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1976 Munro, Eleanor Originals:American Women Artists 528 Yes
1975 Nemser, Cindy Art Talk Conversations with 12 Women Artists 367 No
1974 Baur, John I H Whitney Museum of American Art Catalogue of the Collection 235 Yes
1974 Van Devanter, Ann, et al American Self Portraits 1670-1973
(Exhibition catalog)
245 Yes
1973 Carnegie Institute Catalogue of Painting Collection Museum of Art 196 Yes
1973 Collins, Jim L. Women Artists in America: Eighteenth Century to Present 426 No
1973 Onn, Gerald (Translator) Phaidon Dictionary of Twentieth Century Art 0 No
1972 Gruen, John The Party's Over Now Reminiscences of the Fifties (New York) 282 No
1972 Hill, M Brawley Women Historical Survey of Works by Women Artists
(Exhibition catalog)
60 No
1972 Mondale, Joan Adams Politics in Art 72 Yes
1972 Sandler, Irving (intro) Contemporary Art 1942-72 479 Yes
1969 Faulkner, Ray; Edwin Ziegfeld Art Today 542 Yes
1969 Lieberman, William Twentieth Century Art From the Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller Collection
(Exhibition catalog)
139 Yes
1968 Robbins, Daniel/David W Scott An American Collection The Neuberger Collection 463 Yes
1967 Hirsch, Richard Sources for Tomorrow: 50 American Paintings 1946-1966 James Michener Collection of Allentown Art Museum
(Exhibition catalog)
48 No
1966 Taylor, Joshua C The W Hawkins Ferry Collection Detroit Institute of Arts
(Exhibition catalog)
72 Yes
1965 Gerdts, William H Women Artists of America 1707-1964
(Exhibition catalog)
32 No
1962 Hunter, Sam American Art Since 1950 A Loan Exhibition
(Exhibition catalog)
83 Yes
1962 Weller, Allen S/Lee Nordness Art U S A Now (2 volumes) 474 Yes
1961 Art Institute of Chicago Paintings in the Art Institute of Chicago/A Catalogue of the Collection 490 Yes
1961 Goodrich, Lloyd/John I H Baur American Art of Our Century 309 Yes
1961 Solomon R Guggenheim Museum American Abstract Expressionists and Imagists
(Exhibition catalog)
1961 No
1960 Walker Art Center 60 American Painters 1960 Abstract Expressionist Painting of the Fifties
(Exhibition catalog)
78 Yes
1959 Friedman, B H School of New York Some Younger Artists 84 Yes
1959 Musee National D'Art Moderne Jackson Pollock et la Nouvelle Peinture Americaine
(Exhibition catalog)
64 No
1958 Museum of Modern Art Die neue amerikanische Malerei The New American Painting
(Exhibition catalog)
50 No
1958 Museum of Modern Art La Nouvelle Peinture Americaine The New American Painting
(Exhibition catalog)
88 Yes
1956 Miller, Dorothy C 12 Americans: The Museum of Modern Art, New York
(Exhibition catalog)
96 Yes
1956 Tate Gallery Modern Art in the United States Selection from MOMA New York
(Exhibition catalog)
72 No
1955 Museum of Modern Art El Arte Moderno en Los Estados Unidos (Barcelona exhibition)
(Exhibition catalog)
80 No
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