Edward Kienholz

(American, 1927–1994)

Edward Kienholz was an American artist known for his found-object assemblages and installations he referred to as tableauxs. In one of his most controversial works, The State Hospital (1966), Kienholz provided a grisly account of the filth-laden conditions he saw while working at a mental hospital during the 1940s. “I mostly think of my work as the spoor of an animal that goes through the forest and makes a thought trail, and the viewer is the hunter who comes and follows the trail,” he once reflected. “At one point I as the trail-maker disappear. The viewer then is confronted with the dilemma of ideas and directions.” Born on October 23, 1927 in Fairfield, WA, he grew up on a wheat farm where he learned carpentry, metalwork, and mechanics. Briefly attending college, Kienholz worked various jobs as a young man before moving to Los Angeles in 1952. Finding himself amidst a small subset of artist’s in the city, he along with the curator Walter Hopps founded Ferus Gallery. The gallery facilitated friendships with several artists of the time, including Bruce Conner and Wallace Berman, whose work made a lasting impact on Kienholz’s own practice. Throughout the 1960s, the artist created a number of tableauxs that graphically criticized racism, abuse, and other social injustices in ways that certain groups of people found objectionable. Kienholz married Nancy Reddin in 1973, the two went on to produce a number of collaborative works over the following decades. He died on June 10, 1994 in Sandpoint, ID. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Edward Kienholz (553 results)
For US $296

Edward Kienholz

For US $296

Sale Date: January 27, 1996

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Kofferobjekt zur documenta 1972

Edward Kienholz

Kofferobjekt zur documenta 1972

Sale Date: December 2, 1995

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Komposition 'Moderna Museet, Stockholm', 1970

Edward Kienholz

Komposition 'Moderna Museet, Stockholm', 1970

Sale Date: November 22, 1995

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Sill dead end dead no.1, 1987

Edward Kienholz

Sill dead end dead no.1, 1987

Sale Date: November 16, 1995

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Proto for 'Dowd' #6

Edward Kienholz

Proto for 'Dowd' #6

Sale Date: November 14, 1995

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The block head, 1981

Edward Kienholz

The block head, 1981

Sale Date: October 25, 1995

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Ohne Titel (Objektkasten), 1970

Edward Kienholz

Ohne Titel (Objektkasten), 1970

Sale Date: June 10, 1995

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The wholly holy terror, 1986

Edward Kienholz

The wholly holy terror, 1986

Sale Date: May 25, 1995

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White relief, 1973

Edward Kienholz

White relief, 1973

Sale Date: May 25, 1995

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Sawdy, 1971–1972

Edward Kienholz

Sawdy, 1971–1972

Sale Date: December 2, 1994

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Edward Kienholz

" For $ 288.00", 1974

Sale Date: November 8, 1994

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The Last Buffalo from Worley, 1986

Edward Kienholz

The Last Buffalo from Worley, 1986

Sale Date: November 3, 1994

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For $439.00, 1990

Edward Kienholz

For $439.00, 1990

Sale Date: October 18, 1994

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For $ 214.00, 1970

Edward Kienholz

For $ 214.00, 1970

Sale Date: October 18, 1994

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For $439.00, 1990

Edward and Nancy Kienholz

For $439.00, 1990

Sale Date: October 18, 1994

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The block head, 1979

Edward Kienholz

The block head, 1979

Sale Date: October 18, 1994

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DOUBLE CROSS (Gemini 1345), 1988

Edward Kienholz

DOUBLE CROSS (Gemini 1345), 1988

Sale Date: October 5, 1994

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FOR 9 END WRENCHES

Edward Kienholz

FOR 9 END WRENCHES

Sale Date: September 29, 1994

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FOR $ 294, 1974

Edward Kienholz

FOR $ 294, 1974

Sale Date: June 26, 1994

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TOTEN TANZ, 1989

Edward Kienholz

TOTEN TANZ, 1989

Sale Date: May 4, 1994

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DRAWING FOR THE SOUP COURSE AT THE SHE SHE..., 1982

Edward Kienholz

DRAWING FOR THE SOUP COURSE AT THE SHE SHE..., 1982

Sale Date: December 3, 1993

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EDWARD KIENHOLZ. PLAKAT DES CENTER NATIONAL..., 1979

Edward Kienholz

EDWARD KIENHOLZ. PLAKAT DES CENTER NATIONAL..., 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 1993

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Double cross, 1987

Edward Kienholz

Double cross, 1987

Sale Date: December 3, 1993

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TV9-51UW, 1967

Edward Kienholz

TV9-51UW, 1967

Sale Date: November 10, 1993

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