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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, Two works: (i) Untitled (8 Series 6) ; (ii) Untitled (H Series 6), 1962, India ink on paper
    Two works: (i) Untitled (8 Series 6) ; (ii) Untitled (H Series 6), 1962
    Drawing · Paper · ed. 12/59
    each 18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 126
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Al Held, Out and In, 1987, Aquatint in colors on wove paper
    Out and In, 1987
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 11/50
    35 1/2 x 44 7/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7128
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Al Held, Untitled, 1959, tempera on paper
    Untitled, 1959
    Tempera · Paper
    18 x 23 1/2 in. (45.7 x 59.7 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 124
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Al Held, Pablo Seven, 1986, Color soft-ground etching on heavy paper
    Pablo Seven, 1986
    Etching · Paper · ed. 14/50
    sheet 23 3/4 x 35 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 4186
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $800–1,200View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Al Held, Apus XXIII, 1988, watercolor on paper
    Apus XXIII, 1988
    Watercolor · Paper
    16 1/2 x 24 1/4in (41.9 x 61.6cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 1097
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $6,000–8,000View at Bonhams ↗
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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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