Ed Clark

American · 1926–2019 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward "Ed" Clark was an abstract expressionist painter known for his broad, powerful brushstrokes, radiant colors and large-scale canvases. An African American, his major… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ed Clark, Untitled (Acrylic #1) from the series Louisiana, 1978, acrylic on canvasUntitled (Acrylic #1) from the series LouisianaPhillips · $462,500≈ £361,074≈ €415,730Sign up to see
  2. Ed Clark, New Orleans Series #5, 2012, acrylic on canvasNew Orleans Series #5Phillips · $387,350≈ £306,278≈ €366,185Sign up to see
  3. Ed Clark, Gray Force, 1972, acrylic on canvasGray ForcePhillips · $380,000≈ £313,092≈ €360,668Sign up to see

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Edward "Ed" Clark was an abstract expressionist painter known for his broad, powerful brushstrokes, radiant colors and large-scale canvases. An African American, his major contributions to modernist painting remained unrecognized until relatively late in his seven-decade career, during which he pioneered the use of shaped canvases and a commercially available push broom to create striking works of art.

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Born 1926, StoryvilleDied 2019, DetroitOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, PhotographerWikidata Q5342309 ↗ULAN 500013428 ↗

abstract expressionismBlack Atlanticconceptual art

Also known as Edward Clark, Glenn Ligon

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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