Al Held

Al Held was an American Abstract expressionist painter. He was particularly well known for his large scale Hard-edge paintings. As an artist, multiple stylistic changes occurred throughout his career, however, none of these occurred at the same time as any popular emerging style or acted against a particular art form. In the 1950s his style reflected the abstract expressionist tone and then transitioned to a geometric style in the 1960s. During the 1980s, there was a shift into painting that emphasized bright geometric space the deepness of which reflected infinity. From 1963 to 1980 he was a professor of art at Yale University.

Works in Collection

25 works

Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 13 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 21 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 23 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 27 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 33 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

Duplicate of plate from page 37 (supplementary suite, pla...

Al Held

1983

In Memory of My Feelings

Nell Blaine

1967

In-text plate (folios 19 verso and 20 recto) from In Memo...

Al Held

1967

In-text plate (folios 21 verso and 22 recto) from In Memo...

Al Held

1967

Inversion IV

Al Held

1977

Maltese Cross

Al Held

1964

Mao

Al Held

1967

Plate (page 13) from Der Phisosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Plate (page 21) from Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Plate (page 23) from Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Plate (page 27) from Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Plate (page 33) from Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Plate (page 37) from Der Philosoph (The Philosopher)

Al Held

1983

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

Al Held

1967

Preparatory drawing for In Memory of My Feelings

Al Held

1967

Study for South Mall Mural

Al Held

(1970)

The Big N

Al Held

1964

Untitled

Al Held

1959

Exhibitions

15 exhibitions

Jul 11, 1950 – Sep 05, 1950

Three Modern Styles

94 artists

Dec 04, 1967 – Sep 10, 1968

Frank O'Hara/In Memory of My Feelings

31 artists · 2 curators

Sep 11, 1975 – Dec 01, 1975

76 Jefferson

37 artists

Sep 12, 1978 – Nov 26, 1978

Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture

13 artists · 1 curator

Mar 19, 1981 – Jun 02, 1981

Recent Acquisitions: Drawings

65 artists · 1 curator

Nov 26, 1981 – Jan 03, 1982

Selections From the Art Lending Service

16 artists

Feb 15, 1985 – Mar 17, 1985

Reinstallation of the Contemporary Galleries

37 artists

Oct 02, 1985 – Jan 07, 1986

Contrasts of Form: Geometric Abstract Art, 1910–1980

107 artists · 2 curators

Nov 25, 1985 – Apr 15, 1986

Large Drawings

28 artists · 1 curator

Apr 11, 1986 – Oct 09, 1986

Contemporary Works from the Collection

51 artists · 1 curator

Jun 25, 1987 – Oct 13, 1987

Drawing since 1940

58 artists · 1 curator

Nov 20, 1987 – Mar 08, 1988

For 25 Years: Crown Point Press

33 artists · 1 curator

Dec 24, 1987 – Sep 12, 1988

Contemporary Works from the Collection

53 artists · 1 curator

Nov 17, 1988 – Mar 26, 1989

Abstractions

77 artists · 1 curator

Jun 24, 1989 – Mar 18, 1990

Contemporary Works from the Collection

28 artists · 1 curator