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Installation view

Installation view: Hedda Sterne Architecture of the Mind, October 28 – December 23, 2021

Installation view

Installation view: Hedda Sterne Architecture of the Mind, October 28 – December 23, 2021

abstract painting

Antro II, 1949
Oil on canvas
31 1/2 x 51 inches

80 x 129.5 cm

Private Collection

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abstract painting

Airport #1, c. 1947-49
Oil on linen
60 x 42 inches

152.4 x 106.7 cm

Collection of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO

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abstract drawing

Untitled, 1951
Oil pastel on paper
22 1/8 x 14 3/4 inches

56.2 x 37.5 cm

Private Collection

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abstract painting

Green Landscape No. 2, 1952
Oil on canvas
40 x 30 inches

101.6 x 76.2 cm

Private Collection

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Untitled, c. 1959

Untitled, c. 1959
Oil on canvas
60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6 cm)

Private Collection

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#1-1959, 1959 Oil on canvas

#1-1959, 1959
Oil on canvas
72 1/8 x 42 1/4 inches (183.2 x 107.3 cm)

Private Collection

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Untitled, 1964 Ink on paper

Untitled, 1964
Ink on paper
11 x 6 7/8 inches (27.9 x 17.5 cm)

Private Collection

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abstract drawing

Horizon Study, 1964
Oil pastel on paper
19 x 14 inches

48.3 x 35.6 cm

Collection of Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA

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Untitled, c. 1965-68

Untitled, c. 1965-68
Rapidograph pen on paper
14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm)

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abstract portrait done in black ink

Untitled, 1965-68
Ink on paper
14 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (36.8 x 29.5 cm)

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abstract portrait done in black ink

Untitled, c. 1965-68
Ink on paper
14 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (36.8 x 29.5 cm)

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Untitled, c. 1965-68

Untitled, c. 1965-68
Rapidograph pen on paper
14 1/2 x 11 1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm)

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abstract painting

Untitled, 1967
Acrylic on canvas
64 x 64 inches

162.6 x 162.6 cm

Private Collection

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lyrical abstract painting

Untitled, 1967
Acrylic on canvas
72 x 54 inches (182.9 x 137.2 cm)

Private Collection

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portrait of an American Indian done in ink

Portrait of an American Indian, c. 1969
Ink on paper
14 1/2 x 11 5/8 inches (36.8 x 29.5 cm)

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geometric abstract work

Untitled, c. 1983-86
Acrylic, pastel on canvas
72 x 52 in
182.9 x 132.1 cm

Private Collection

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abstract painting

Untitled, 1983
Oil and oil pastel on canvas
51 x 78 inches

129.5 x 198.1 cm

Private Collection

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abstract painting

Untitled, 1985
Oil and oil pastel on canvas
52 x 52 in
132.1 x 132.1 cm

Private Collection

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organic abstraction drawing

Untitled, 1996
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in (41 x 31.1 cm)

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organic abstraction drawing

U.F.O, 1996
Graphite, colored pencil on paper
16 1/8 x 12 1/4 inches (31.1 x 41 cm)

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Untitled (August 13, 2001), 2001

Untitled (August 13, 2001), 2001
Mixed media on paper
12 1/4 x 9 1/8 inches (31.1 x 23.2 cm)

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Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction, 2017, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, © The Hedda Sterne Foundation, Inc. / Licensed by ARS, New York, NY

Making Space: Women Artists and Postwar Abstraction, 2017, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY

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Crossroads: Carnegie Museum of Art’s Collection, 1945 to Now, 2018 - 2021, Carenegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA, Photographer Bryan Conley

Crossroads: Carnegie Museum of Art’s Collection, 1945 to Now, 2018 - 2021, Carenegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA

Photographer Bryan Conley

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America Is Hard To See, 2015, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, New York, N.Y., 1955

America Is Hard To See, 2015, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

New York, N.Y., 1955
enamel and oil on canvas
36 1/4 × 60 1/4 in. (92.1 × 153 cm)
Collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

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Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera, ongoing, The Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York, NY, New York #2, 1953

Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera, ongoing, The Metropolitian Museum of Art, New York, NY

New York #2, 1953
oil on canvas, 78 × 34-1/8 x 1 in. (198.1 × 86.7 x 2.5 cm)
Collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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Hedda Sterne Artforum | By Barry SchwabskyMarch 2022

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Hedda Sterne Artforum | by Rachel ChurnerFebruary 2019

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A Radical Female Artist (and an Unsung Hero of the Avant-Garde) Gets Another Look in “Hedda Sterne: Structures and Landscapes” Vogue | by Marley MariusOctober 29, 2018

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‘Hedda Sterne: Printed Variations’ Review: Elevating the Everyday The Wall Street Journal | By Judith H. DobrzynskiAugust 18, 2018

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How Artists Fight Vision Loss and Continue to Make New Work Artsy | by Claire VoonJuly 6, 2018

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Surface Work review – women abstract artists dazzle in historic show The Guardian | by Laura CummingApril 15, 2018

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Surface Work: the women who made abstract art The Jewish Chronicle | by Julia WeinerApril 12, 2018

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Review: Beyond Irascible, the Art of Hedda Sterne The New York TimesMarch 24, 2016

Review

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On Fame and Famous Friends: 6 Quotes to Celebrate Hedda Sterne's BirthdayAugust 4, 2015

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The Whitney's Buried Treasures: 10 Rarely Seen Masterworks Making Their Debut in the New Building ArtspaceApril 17, 2015

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Hedda Sterne Art in AmericaFebruary 2007

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Hedda Sterne BOMB MagazineSpring 1992

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The Irascible Hedda Strene WNYCApril 23, 1970

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