Kenneth Noland
A leading member of the Washington Color School, Kenneth Noland combined Color Field painting and geometric abstraction to achieve bold works focusing on form and color. From 1983,
Sand Glass is a large-scale example of the chevron, one of the Noland’s best-known forms, employed with high-key colors to stunning effect (
Elaine de Kooning
Black Mountain College grad and Eight Street Club member Elaine de Kooning was overshadowed by husband Willem through much of her life, though the beloved artist and writer broke out of Abstract Expressionism, expanding into representational art. Vacillating between pure abstraction and portraiture throughout her career, a late 1950s untitled work in the sale is a magnificent example of her approach to action painting, deftly holding its own with the work of her male peers (