A showstopping three-dimensional oil painting on sculptural canvas titled "Congregate" by Charles Hinman. Signed, titled, and dated on the verso. The composition of this artwork is incredibly unique, where four large neutral-colored gems are fused together. There is a certain energy and dynamism when looking at this artwork, which makes a statement in any modern or contemporary space. Hinman had a significant role in redefining the physical shapes of paintings and his three-dimensional canvases were born from a desire to break away from the traditional rectangle/square frame of painting. The paintings are a hybrid of painting and sculpture which plays with the illusion of space. From a private collection. Dimensions: 60.5"h x 72"w x 7"d. In good vintage condition with some areas that could be professionally cleaned, especially the verso. Charles Hinman (1932- ) is an Abstract Minimalist painter, notable for creating three-dimensional shaped canvas paintings in the mid-1960s. Hinman was part of an artistic community in New York City during the 1960s. Among this group were with Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly, James Rosenquist, Tom Wesselmann and Roy Lichtenstein. It was through James Rosenquist, that Charles Hinman caught the attention of prominent New York gallery owners and museum directors who visited the studio they shared. His work was shown at the Whitney Museum's landmark show "Young America 1965" and the following year in "United States 1670-1966". While major museums such as the MOMA, the Whitney Museum and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery soon bought his work for their permanent collections, his paintings also found a home in the collection of Nelson Rockefeller. From 1971 to 1973 the Parisian gallerist Denise Rene showed his work at her Paris and New York galleries. In recent years, Charles Hinman's work has garnered increasing attention and today his paintings can be found in several important institutions.