Fritz Bultman

Leaves I

1953

Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...

Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist and a member of the New York School of artists. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved to Germany to join the Bauhaus at the age of 16. There, he was acquainted with Maria Hofmann, the wife of Hans Hofmann, which initiated a move to New York to study under his guidance. Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core practice. In 1950, Fritz Bultman and 27 other distinguished artists signed a letter protesting the conservative nature of the work selected for a forthcoming national exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The signees of this historic letter were identified as, the “Irascibles,” resulting in the majority achieving international acclaim as Abstract Expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among others. Throughout his life Fritz Bultman received several awards including Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships and was a founding member of the Long Point...

Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...

Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...

Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...

Fritz Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core prac...

Two figures in a brightly colored interior with abstracted elements by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signe...

Fantastical two faced figure with elements of abstraction by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). Unsigned, from a collec...

Bay area abstract expressionist landscape of Paris, France woods by Eric Hoffman (American, B-1954). Signed and dated "Hoffman '84" lower right and "Hoffman 1984 France" on verso. Image 19.5"H x 25.75"W. Oil on paper. Master of Fine Arts, 1978, San Jose State University, CA: Master of Arts, 1977, San Jose State University, CA.; Bachelor of Arts, 1975, San Jose State University, CA.;Education, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993; Computer Graphics, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA. 1996,1997; Filmmaking/ Animation / Computer Graphics, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. 1996-1998; Video Editing & Motion Graphics, Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco, CA. 1999; Printmaking, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA. 2001; Spanish Colonial Wood Carving...

Wonderful abstract expressionist painting titled "Spirit of the Buffalo" by Santa Cruz artist Addison Robichaud (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Robicha...

SHIRLEY GOLDFARB Untitled (SG42515), 1962 Oil on paper 5 x 8 inches

Abstract expressionist figurative nude by California artist Stephanie Heit (American, b. 1947). The paint in this piece has a metallic quality in some areas, possibly created with th...