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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

Ho Baron (1941)
Ho Baron
1941
Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)
Howard Pyle
1853 - 1911
Wafaa Bilal (1966)
Wafaa Bilal
1966
Jacob Lawrence (1917 - 2000)
Jacob Lawrence
1917 - 2000
Joel Meyerowitz (1938)
Joel Meyerowitz
1938
Peter Voulkos (1924 - 2002)
Peter Voulkos
1924 - 2002
William Jennys (1774 - 1859)
William Jennys
1774 - 1859
Rosalyn Drexler (1926)
Rosalyn Drexler
1926
Eastman Johnson (1824 - 1906)
Eastman Johnson
1824 - 1906
Anna Betbeze (1980)
Anna Betbeze
1980
Douglas Gordon (1966)
Douglas Gordon
1966
Henry Speller (1900 - 1997)
Henry Speller
1900 - 1997
John Mix Stanley (1814 - 1872)
John Mix Stanley
1814 - 1872
Nina Chanel Abney (1982)
Nina Chanel Abney
1982
Hughie Lee-Smith (1915 - 1999)
Hughie Lee-Smith
1915 - 1999
Jim Nutt (1938)
Jim Nutt
1938

Creators Abstract art

Ismail Coban (1945)
Ismail Coban
1945
Raghav Babbar (1997)
Raghav Babbar
1997
Ganesh Pyne (1937 - 2013)
Ganesh Pyne
1937 - 2013
Matthias Zölle (1959)
Matthias Zölle
1959
Gaston Bertrand (1910 - 1994)
Gaston Bertrand
1910 - 1994
Will Boone (1982)
Will Boone
1982
Ernesto Pujol (1957)
Ernesto Pujol
1957
John Behan (1938)
John Behan
1938
Karl Heinz Bohrmann (1928 - 1998)
Karl Heinz Bohrmann
1928 - 1998
Mark Innerst (1957)
Mark Innerst
1957
Sergey Vasilyevich Volkov (1956)
Sergey Vasilyevich Volkov
1956
Slim Aarons (1916 - 2006)
Slim Aarons
1916 - 2006
José Luis Cuevas (1934 - 2017)
José Luis Cuevas
1934 - 2017
Guo Fengyi (1942 - 2010)
Guo Fengyi
1942 - 2010
Walter Schleppegrell (1891 - 1978)
Walter Schleppegrell
1891 - 1978
Mykola Petrovich Hlushchenko (1901 - 1977)
Mykola Petrovich Hlushchenko
1901 - 1977