Ad Reinhardt

(American, 1913–1967)

Ad Reinhardt was a prominent American painter best known for his shaping of the Conceptual and Minimalist movements. His most famous works are his seminal Black Paintings (1954–1967), which he considered an end-game evolution of Modernism and dubbed “the last paintings one can make.” Inspired by Kazimir Malevich’s landmark Black Square (1914), Reinhardt’s series contains extremely subtle tonal and chromatic shifts, lending a visual and conceptual complexity that can only be appreciated in person. A philosophically rigorous artist who strived for purity, he once observed, “As an artist I would like to eliminate the symbolic pretty much, for black is interesting not as a color but as a non-color and as the absence of color.” Born Adolph Frederick Reinhardt on December 24, 1913 in Buffalo, NY, he went on to study art and art history at Columbia University, graduating in 1935. His estate has been represented by David Zwirner gallery in New York since his death, and his works are found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Tate Gallery in London, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others. Reinhardt died on August 30, 1967 in New York, NY. 

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Ad Reinhardt (368 results)
Abstract Painting, 1959

Ad Reinhardt

Abstract Painting, 1959

Sotheby's New York

Est. 1,500,000–2,000,000 USD

Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

ACA Galleries, est. 1932

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Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

ACA Galleries, est. 1932

Price on Request

Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Wadsworth Atheneum Portfolio (10..., 1966

ACA Galleries, est. 1932

Price on Request

Untitled, 1964

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled, 1964

Boreas Fine Art

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Untitled, 1947

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled, 1947

Marlborough

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Painting No. 23, 1946

Ad Reinhardt

Painting No. 23, 1946

Marlborough

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UNTITLED, 1966

Ad Reinhardt

UNTITLED, 1966

Sale Date: March 6, 2024

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Timeless Painting, 1960

Ad Reinhardt

Timeless Painting, 1960

Sale Date: March 1, 2024

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2, from Ten Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt, 1966

Ad Reinhardt

2, from Ten Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt, 1966

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Ad Reinhardt World War II Illustration..., 1942

Ad Reinhardt

Ad Reinhardt World War II Illustration..., 1942

Sale Date: March 12, 2023

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Abstract Print (from the New York..., 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Abstract Print (from the New York..., 1966

Sale Date: January 10, 2024

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10 Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt portfolio, 1966

Ad Reinhardt

10 Screenprints by Ad Reinhardt portfolio, 1966

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Untitled (from the X + X (Ten Works by Ten..., 1964

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled (from the X + X (Ten Works by Ten..., 1964

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Untitled

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Abstract Painting, 1960

Ad Reinhardt

Abstract Painting, 1960

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Painting, 1959, 1959

Ad Reinhardt

Painting, 1959, 1959

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Untitled, from Graphik USA, 1967

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled, from Graphik USA, 1967

Sale Date: October 25, 2023

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Black Square, 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Black Square, 1966

Sale Date: November 11, 2023

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Untitled, from X + X (Ten Works by Ten..., 1964

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled, from X + X (Ten Works by Ten..., 1964

Sale Date: September 20, 2023

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Pl.7 from '10 Screenprints, 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Pl.7 from '10 Screenprints, 1966

Sale Date: October 5, 2023

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Ten Screenprints (Ars Publicata, Ad..., 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Ten Screenprints (Ars Publicata, Ad..., 1966

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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OHNE TITEL, 1940

Ad Reinhardt

OHNE TITEL, 1940

Sale Date: May 26, 2023

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Untitled (Study for New York International), 1966

Ad Reinhardt

Untitled (Study for New York International), 1966

Sale Date: May 16, 2023

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