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JOHN OPPER Vivian Raynor called the works Opper exhibited at the Stable Gallery in 1962, “handsome objects” that afforded “contemplation of color for its own sake.”During the 1960s, Opper assumed a Color Field sensibility, further controlling the gestural quality of his art and playing colors off each other “with the elegance and panache of a master juggler,” as noted by Hilton Kramer in 1979. [John Opper “Brown Dominant” 1968-1970 acrylic on canvas 54 x 48 inches] #johnopper #opper #colorfield #colorpainting #cleveland #clevelandinstituteofart #wpa #americanabstractartists #hofmann #egangallery #stablegallery #abstractart #abstraction #artgallery #nycart #chelseagalleries #modernart #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-n9zBJF-_G/?igshid=5dn5ejhfc3yj

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Charlotte Park initially worked in a monochrome palette, which liberated her to focus on form. By the mid-1950s, she reintroduced color into her art, evolving a lyrical style, in which suggestions of the natural world appeared to pulsate with organic life. By the middle of the decade, she was producing larger canvases with complex compositions and charged relationships of color. She did not shy away from strong contrasts and bold, forthright shapes. Uniting painting and drawing, she formed a vocabulary featuring clustered loops, black curvilinear forms that both define and liberate, and tensed and sensual anatomical suggestions throughout her career. [Charlotte Park “Untitled” c. 1980 acrylic and oil crayon on paper 22 1/2 x 24 3/4 inches] #charlottepark #womenartists #womenofabstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstraction #workonpaper #jamesbrooks #hamptons #yale #asl #stablegallery #tanager #chelseagalleries #nycart #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B2f3erFFDnj/?igshid=g54j8gb3m6k8

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From the permanent collection of the Parrish Art Museum, Water Mil, New York, and currently on view in the museum: Charlotte Park “Untitled” c. 1955 gouache on paper 22 x 30 inches. #charlottepark #womenofabstractexpressionism #abstractexpressionism #abstraction #1950s #stablegallery #blackwhite #workonpaper #womenartists #artmuseum #parrishart #parrishartmuseum #onview #groupexhibition #hamptons #modernart #estatrepresentation #berrycampbell (at Parrish Art Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5nd3xlRpv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1iu8nbd6bahkj

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Charlotte Park’s (1918–2010) important contribution to the Abstract Expressionist movement during its early years has recently been acknowledged. Park initially worked in a monochrome palette, which liberated her to focus on form. In the 1950s, Park exhibited her work broadly, showing at the Stable Gallery and participating in annuals at the Whitney Museum of American art. Her first solo show was at Tanager Gallery in 1957. Charlotte Park is exclusively represented by Berry Campbell Gallery. #charllottepark #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #womenartists #abex #hamptons #springs #1950s #blackandwhite #stablegallery #tanager #berrycampbell #gallery #nyc #chelsea #modern #contemporary #art #summerselections #groupexhibition (at Berry Campbell)

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Charlotte Park’s important contribution to the Abstract Expressionist movement during its early years has recently been acknowledged. Writing in the New York Times, just before Park died in late 2010, Roberta Smith called Park “a natural painter and a gifted colorist,” whose “ascension into the ranks of widely known Abstract Expressionists” was probably too late for her to witness. Overshadowed by the attention given to the work of her husband, James Brooks, Park kept a low profile over the course of her career, while painting some the strongest and most brilliantly colored canvases of her time. [Charlotte Park “Untitled (Black and Grey IV)” c. 1950 gouache on paper 17 x 22 inches] #charlottepark #charpar #yale #whitneyannual #stablegallery #jamesbrooks #chelseagalleries #nycart #womenartists #hamptonsartist #womenofabstractexpressionism #abex #modernart #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZhnxnluMx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wspe0yhvm5qb

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The Stable Gallery records have been fully digitized! Browse the administrative records, artist files, and personal papers RIGHT NOW!

Established in 1953 by Eleanor Ward (1911-1984), the Stable Gallery derived its name from its first home, a former livery stable on Seventh Avenue at West 58th Street, New York City. Long interested in art and recognized for her "good taste" and "flair," Mrs. Ward had vaguely considered the idea of opening her own gallery for some time and received encouragement from Christian Dior, with whom she had worked in Paris.

Over the years, the Stable Gallery presented the first one-man shows of Robert Indiana, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. Among the artists closely associated with the gallery were: Joseph Cornell, Alex Katz, Marisol, Joan Mitchell, Isamu Noguchi, Cy Twombly, and Jack Tworkov, among others.

This photograph is of Eleanor Ward with Christian Dior, ca. 1950. Funding for the digitization of this collection was provided by the Lichtenstein Foundation.