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Al Held

American · 1928–2005 · Painter, Printmaker

Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Al Held, Summer of the Rock, 1978, oil on canvasSummer of the RockBonhams · $126,375≈ £109,425≈ €126,502Sign up to see
  2. Al Held, Cygnus I, 1989, acrylic on canvasCygnus IPhillips · $52,920≈ £39,816≈ €43,685Sign up to see
  3. Al Held, Florentine IV, 1980, acrylic on canvasFlorentine IVBonhams · $40,960≈ £30,611≈ €36,591Sign up to see

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  1. Al Held, Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991, lithograph in colors
    Jewel of Dalmatia, 1991
    Lithograph
    22 h x 30 w in (56 x 76 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 295
    $2,000≈ £1,495≈ €1,792Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  2. Al Held, Kyoto-Wa, 1985, woodcut in colors
    Kyoto-Wa, 1985
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    27⅛ h x 40 w in (69 x 102 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 278
    $1,000≈ £748≈ €882Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Al Held, Padua I, 1980, oil on canvas
    Padua I, 1980
    Oil · Canvas
    48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 182
    $40,320≈ £29,915≈ €35,540Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Al Held, Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974, screenprint on ten sheets
    Untitled (White lines on black paper), 1974
    Screenprint
    21¾ h x 27¼ w in (55 x 69 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 203
    $10,000≈ £7,343≈ €8,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  5. Al Held, Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973, screenprint on ten sheets
    Untitled (Black lines on white paper), 1973
    Screenprint
    21¾ h x 27¼ w in (55 x 69 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 205
    $10,000≈ £7,343≈ €8,649Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  6. Al Held, Untitled, offset lithograph in colors on Arches
    Untitled
    Lithograph · Paper
    18¼ h x 29½ w in (46 x 75 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 207
    $625≈ £459≈ €541Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  7. Al Held, Untitled, 1968, screenprint in colors
    Untitled, 1968
    Screenprint
    38½ h x 26⅜ w in (98 x 67 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 104
    $1,250≈ £904≈ €1,067Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  8. Al Held, Untitled, c. 1958, acrylic on paper mounted to board
    Untitled, c. 1958
    Acrylic · Paper
    25 h x 19 w in (63 x 48 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 117
    $18,750≈ £13,240≈ €15,354Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Al Held, Cygnus I, 1989, acrylic on canvas
    Cygnus I, 1989
    Acrylic · Canvas
    48 x 60 in. (121.9 x 152.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 209
    $52,920≈ £39,816≈ €43,685Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Al Held, Scholes I; and Scholes II, 1992, Two screenprints in colors, on Arches Cover paper, with full margins
    Scholes I; and Scholes II, 1992
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP
    both I. 23 1/8 x 29 in. (58.7 x 73.7 cm); both S. 28 7/8 x 34 in. (73.3 x 86.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 107
    $2,142≈ £1,636≈ €1,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
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About Al Held

Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of these occurred at the same time as any popular emerging style or acted against a particular art form. In the 1950s his style reflected the abstract expressionist tone and then transitioned to a geometric style in the 1960s. During the 1980s, there was a shift into painting that emphasized bright geometric space the deepness of which reflected infinity. From 1963 to 1980 he was a professor of art at Yale University.

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