Acrylic on board. Signed and attributed to Charles Shaw (American, 1892-1974) on lower left corner. 14 x 10.5 inch (36 x 27 cm). Shaw experimented with a variety of styles and media, making collages and assemblages, writing poems and children’s books, and creating paintings inspired by constructivism, neoplasticism, and biomorphic abstraction. But he was most enthusiastic about the emergence of abstract expressionism. In 1947, he published It Looked Like Spilt Milk, a book introducing children to abstraction, which remains in print today. In the 1960s, Shaw abandoned gestural painting and began applying paint in a more controlled manner. His canvases grew larger in scale, and his bright, abstract forms seemed to synthesize the multiple styles at the time, including minimalism and pop art. His range of subject matter and dynamic approach to style have made him one of the most popular abstractionists of his time. His work can be found in major modern museums across the United States including the Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Metropolitan Museum of Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Art Institute of Chicago, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. PROVENANCE: Upper New York Estate

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