John Button

American · 1929–1982 · Painter, Draughtsman

John Button was an American artist, well known for his city-scapes. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley then moved to New York City in the early 1950s. He became… (Wikipedia)

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  1. John Button, City at Twilight, 1967, oil on canvasCity at TwilightRago Auctions · $2,527≈ £1,902≈ €2,221Sign up to see
  2. John Button, Lake Wesserunsett, 1977, watercolor on paperLake WesserunsettRago Auctions · $1,080≈ £803≈ €920Sign up to see
  3. John Button, Russian Hill, 1970, watercolor on paperRussian HillRago Auctions · $953≈ £709≈ €812Sign up to see

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John Button was an American artist, well known for his city-scapes. Educated at the University of California, Berkeley then moved to New York City in the early 1950s. He became friends with Fairfield Porter and Frank O'Hara and assumed his part in the New York School of Painters and Poets.

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Born 1929, CaliforniaDied 1982, New York CityOccupation Painter, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q6224166 ↗ULAN 500021010 ↗

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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