Moving On, 1964
Acrylic on canvas
26 x 83 1/2 inches
Framed: 28 3/4 x 86 1/4 inches
Framed: 28 3/4 x 86 1/4 inches
Signed: A Stadler 1964 (verso) and Al Stadler (verso on stretcher)
Marked: Moving On (verso)
Marked: Moving On (verso)
artist
Born in New York City, Albert Stadler trained at both the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Florida. In the mid 1960s he was a leading figure in the rise of minimalist color painting where he worked in both hard-edge and color field abstractions. His first solo exhibition was held in 1962 and he was included in the landmark 1964 exhibition, Post-Painterly Abstraction curated by Clement Greenberg. Through the 1960s and 70s Stadler exhibited widely including solo and group exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Albright-Knox Gallery and the Corcoran Gallery.
Description
It is important to note that Albert Stadler was included in Clement Greenberg’s 1964 exhibition Post Painterly Abstraction, held at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Walker Art Center, and The Art Gallery of Toronto. A seminal exhibition, it aspired to “illustrate a new trend in abstract painting” and included 30 painters who Greenberg considered to be the best of their time. Then new painters of the time, now luminaries of American art history, the exhibition also included Helen Frankenthaler, Kenneth Noland, Gene Davis, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, among others. The term “Post-Painterly Abstraction” emerged as the defining term for this style of art because of Greenberg’s exhibition. Post-Painterly Abstraction marked a significant shift in the trajectory of abstract art, moving away from the emotional intensity of Abstract Expressionism toward a more analytical and formal exploration of painting. The movement played a crucial role in shaping the development of subsequent art movements, including Minimalism and Op Art.
provenance
Private collection, Hasbruck Heights, NJ until 2023
