Max Gimblett

Max Gimblett

New Zealand · b. 1935 · Painter, Printmaker

Maxwell Harold Gimblett is a New Zealand and American artist. His work synthesizes postwar American and Japanese art using abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Max Gimblett, Brave New World, gesso, acrylic and vinyl polymers, ex-74 resin, waterbased size, 23.75 KT rosanoble gold leaf on canvasBrave New WorldArt+Object · NZ$156,910≈ $98,439≈ £81,234≈ €94,535Sign up to see
  2. Max Gimblett, Endlessness - After Shih T’ao, gesso, acrylic and palladium on canvasEndlessness - After Shih T’aoArt+Object · NZ$109,665≈ $63,814≈ £47,651≈ €55,050Sign up to see
  3. Max Gimblett, The Brush of Porfirio Didonna, Swiss gold, red bole clay, polyurethane and acrylic on board, two panelsThe Brush of Porfirio DidonnaArt+Object · NZ$84,490≈ $59,365≈ £44,339≈ €51,856Sign up to see

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  1. Max Gimblett, Marriage, water gilded Swiss gold, silver, black clay, diptych
    Marriage
    water gilded Swiss gold, silver, black clay, diptych
    380 x 760mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$15,000–22,000View at Art+Object ↗
  2. Max Gimblett, Courage
    Courage
    Art+Object · · Lot 280
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$1,300–2,000View at Art+Object ↗
  3. Max Gimblett, A Conversation, ink on paper
    A Conversation
    Drawing · Paper
    760 x 755mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 150
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$500–1,500View at Art+Object ↗
  4. Max Gimblett, Cross, acrylic, water-gilded copper and shellac on shaped panel
    Cross
    Acrylic · Panel
    505 x 300 x 50mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 250
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$5,000–8,000View at Art+Object ↗
  5. Max Gimblett, Courage, screenprint with gold foil on paper
    Courage
    Screenprint · Paper
    370 x 275mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$1,500–2,500View at Art+Object ↗
  6. Max Gimblett, These Hands that Marry, acrylic polymer varnish on canvas, diptych
    These Hands that Marry
    Acrylic · Canvas
    1525 x 3050mm: overall
    Art+Object · · Lot 61
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$55,000–85,000View at Art+Object ↗
  7. Max Gimblett, Hewn from that Same Stone, mixed media on quatrefoil shaped canvas
    Hewn from that Same Stone
    Mixed media · Canvas
    1015 x 1015mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$25,000–40,000View at Art+Object ↗
  8. Max Gimblett, The No-Self, mixed media on board, diptych
    The No-Self
    Mixed media · Board
    610 x 1220mm: overall
    Art+Object · · Lot 63
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$20,000–30,000View at Art+Object ↗
  9. Max Gimblett, Enso – Beauty – 4/4/08 – 16, Sumi ink / Japanese Kusakizome on Kuri-hakeme Handmade Brushed Chestnut paper
    Enso – Beauty – 4/4/08 – 16
    Drawing · Paper
    620 x 470mm
    Art+Object · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. NZ$3,000–5,000View at Art+Object ↗
  10. Max Gimblett, Oxherding 1998, 1998, synthetic polymer paint on canvas; black clay & moon gold on wood (diptych)
    Oxherding 1998, 1998
    Acrylic · Canvas
    51.0 cm diameter (each)
    Menzies · · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. A$10,000–15,000View at Menzies ↗

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About Max Gimblett

Maxwell Harold Gimblett is a New Zealand and American artist. His work synthesizes postwar American and Japanese art using abstract expressionism, modernism, spiritual abstraction, and Zen calligraphy. Gimblett’s work was included in the exhibition The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia, 1869-1989 at the Guggenheim Museum and is represented in that museum's collection as well as the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum of Art, National Gallery of Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki, among others. Throughout the year Gimblett leads sumi ink workshops all over the world. In 2006 he was appointed Inaugural Visiting Professor at the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries, Auckland University. Gimblett has received honorary doctorates from Waikato University and the Auckland University of Technology and was awarded the Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM). He lives and works in New York and has returned to New Zealand over 65 times.

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