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Robert Ryman

Robert Ryman was an American painter born in Nashville, Tennessee in 1930, and died in New York City in 2019. He was associated with the Minimalist movement, and is known for his monochromatic paintings that explore the materiality and texture of paint.

Ryman studied at the Tennessee Polytechnic Institute and the George Peabody College for Teachers before moving to New York City in the 1950s. He worked as a guard at the Museum of Modern Art, where he was exposed to the work of artists such as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko.

Ryman's early works were influenced by Abstract Expressionism, but he gradually moved towards a more minimal and reductive style. His paintings often feature white or off-white paint on square or rectangular canvases, with variations in texture and surface quality.

Ryman's work has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris. He was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2001, and is considered one of the most important American painters of the 20th century.

Date and place of birt:30 may 1930, Nashville, USA
Date and place of death:8 february 2019, New York City, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Graphic artist, Painter
Art style:Abstract art, Minimalism, Contemporary art

Creators USA

Christian Wulffen (1954)
Christian Wulffen
1954
Guy Carleton Wiggins (1883 - 1962)
Guy Carleton Wiggins
1883 - 1962
Mark Rothko (1903 - 1970)
Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
Elaine Marie de Kooning (1918 - 1989)
Elaine Marie de Kooning
1918 - 1989
Edward Malcolm Brownlee (1929 - 2013)
Edward Malcolm Brownlee
1929 - 2013
Julius Garibaldi Melchers (1860 - 1932)
Julius Garibaldi Melchers
1860 - 1932
Rachel Berman (1946 - 2014)
Rachel Berman
1946 - 2014
Robert Heinecken (1931 - 2006)
Robert Heinecken
1931 - 2006
John Axel (Jack) Prip (1922 - 2009)
John Axel (Jack) Prip
1922 - 2009
Leonid Sokov (1941 - 2018)
Leonid Sokov
1941 - 2018
Austin Lee (1983)
Austin Lee
1983
John Kacere (1920 - 1999)
John Kacere
1920 - 1999
Raimonds Staprans (1926)
Raimonds Staprans
1926
Keltie Ferris (1977)
Keltie Ferris
1977
Doug Starn (1961)
Doug Starn
1961
Doron Langberg (1985)
Doron Langberg
1985

Creators Abstract art

Hannelore Adams (1938)
Hannelore Adams
1938
Karyn Lyons (1981)
Karyn Lyons
1981
Morton Wayne Thiebaud (Thibault) (1920 - 2021)
Morton Wayne Thiebaud (Thibault)
1920 - 2021
Wilhelm Kaufmann (1895 - 1975)
Wilhelm Kaufmann
1895 - 1975
Pedro Friedeberg (1936)
Pedro Friedeberg
1936
Zhang Yong (1971)
Zhang Yong
1971
Neo Rauch (1960)
Neo Rauch
1960
Matt Lamb (1932 - 2012)
Matt Lamb
1932 - 2012
Juan Munoz (1953 - 2001)
Juan Munoz
1953 - 2001
Eileen Agar (1889 - 1991)
Eileen Agar
1889 - 1991
Geer van Velde (1898 - 1977)
Geer van Velde
1898 - 1977
Helen Berman (1936)
Helen Berman
1936
Friederike Groß (1965)
Friederike Groß
1965
Georgy Alekseevich Ochiauri (1927 - 2017)
Georgy Alekseevich Ochiauri
1927 - 2017
Michel Dousse (1929 - 2015)
Michel Dousse
1929 - 2015
Gerriet Postma (1932 - 2009)
Gerriet Postma
1932 - 2009