Lester Johnson

Lester Johnson

American · 1919–2010 · Painter, Printmaker

Lester Johnson was an American artist and educator. Johnson was a member of the Second Generation of the New York School during the late 1950s. The subject of much of his work… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Lester Johnson, Untitled, 1970-1975, Oil on CanvasUntitledDuMouchelles · $6,000≈ £4,466≈ €5,137Sign up to see
  2. Lester Johnson, Two Heads, 1964, oil on canvasTwo HeadsWright · $4,688≈ £3,613≈ €4,046Sign up to see
  3. Lester Johnson, Three Heads, 1961, oil on paper laid to boardThree HeadsWright · $4,410≈ £3,552≈ €4,030Sign up to see

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Lester Johnson was an American artist and educator. Johnson was a member of the Second Generation of the New York School during the late 1950s. The subject of much of his work is the human figure. His style is considered by critics and art historians to be in the figurative expressionist mode.

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Born 1919, MinneapolisDied 2010, Long IslandOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q6531887 ↗ULAN 500028168 ↗

abstract expressionism

Also known as Lester F. Johnson, Lester Frederick Johnson

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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