FAMM Museum online collection

Signed on reverse, lower right. Abstract Expressionism.

h. 231.76 x w. 126.37 cm

1962

Oil and collage on canvas

Provenance

The Michael (Corinne) West Estate
Acquired at Hollis Taggart, New York, 01/01/2020

Publications

E. G. Landau (ed.), Space poetry: The Action Paintings of Michael West, Hollis Taggart, New York, 01/01/2019, p. 50-51, pl. 13
Hollis Taggart, "Exhibitions", Hollis Taggart, 2020-01-01, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/68-space-poetry-the-action-paintings-of-michael-west/works/artworks11408/
S. Cascone, "She Was Part of the Postwar Avant-Garde. She Studied Under a Legend. She Even Adopted a Male Name. But Her Art Was Forgotten—Until Now", Artnet News, March 6, 2020 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://news.artnet.com/market/michael-west-hollis-taggert-armory-1794996
"Exhibition: Michael Corinne West Hollis Taggart", Daily Art Fair, , [On-line]. Available at: https://dailyartfair.com/exhibition/10254/michael-corinne-west-hollis-taggart
"Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution", The Florentine You Tube, April 21, 2021 12:00 AM, [On-line]. Available at: https://youtu.be/tgdWylCx1Uk, 47:18
H. Farrell, "In the Gallery at Home with Christian and Florence Levett", The Florentine, Italy, May 1, 2021, no. 278, p. 20
R. Leung, "From 4th-Century Greek Vases to Female Abstract Expressionism", Larry's List, 01/01/2022, [On-line]. Available at: https://www.larryslist.com/artmarket/the-talks/from-4th-century-greek-vases-to-female-abstract-expressionism/
Ellen G. Landau & Joan M. Marter, Abstract Expressionists: The Women, London, 2023, p. 183, p. 245
White Chapel, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh Arles, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Action, Geste, Peinture : Femmes dans l’abstraction, une histoire mondiale 1940-1970, Bice Curiger, 2023, p. 200

Exhibitions

Space Poetry: The Action Paintings of Michael West, Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, USA, November 7, 2019 12:00 AM — January 4, 2020 12:00 AM
Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Whitechapel Gallery, London, France, February 7, 2023 12:00 AM — May 14, 2023 12:00 AM
Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh, Arles, France, June 4, 2023 12:00 AM — October 22, 2023 12:00 AM
Action/Gesture/Paint: A Global Story of Women and Abstraction 1940-1970, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, December 1, 2023 — March 1, 2024
Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, August 24, 2025 12:00 AM — November 16, 2025 12:00 AM
Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA, January 30, 2026 12:00 AM — April 26, 2026 12:00 AM
Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, May 23, 2026 12:00 AM — August 30, 2026 12:00 AM
Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Grinnell College Museum of Art, Grinnell, Iowa, USA, September 19, 2026 12:00 AM — January 3, 2027 12:00 AM
Abstract Expressionists: The Women, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama, USA, January 30, 2027 12:00 AM — April 25, 2027 12:00 AM

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Dancing FigureMichael Corinne West

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