Jack Tworkov

(American, 1900–1982)

Jack Tworkov was a Polish-born American painter whose paintings evolved from energetic Abstract Expressionism to refined geometric compositions. “The essence of our new art is that instead of being a representation of an experience, the painting is the experience itself,” he once reflected. Born Yakov Tworkovsky in Biala Podlaska, Poland, he and his family emigrated to New York through Ellis Island in 1913. Attempting to fit into their new country, his sister Schenehaia changed her name to Janice (later Janice Biala), while he changed his to Jack. Tworkov attended Columbia University to become a writer, but his younger sister inspired him to pursue his interest in painting and enroll at the Art Students League. His student works were influenced by Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse, but became increasingly abstract. During the Great Depression, Tworkov like other young artists of the time, worked for the WPA Federal Art Project. After the World War II, he became friends with Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Mark Rothko, creating a dialogue which informed the foundation of the New York School. By the late 1950s, he had begun to distance himself from the Abstract Expressionism of De Kooning, and through the remainder of his career produced paintings on gridded compositions with controlled color relationships. The artist died on September 4, 1982 in Provincetown, MA. Today, Tworkov’s work are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, among others.

Jack Tworkov Artworks

Jack Tworkov (275 results)
T.L. # 6, 1978

Jack Tworkov

T.L. # 6, 1978

Sale Date: December 6, 1994

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Untitled

Jack Tworkov

Untitled

Sale Date: November 1, 1994

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HYMNOS, 1976

Jack Tworkov

HYMNOS, 1976

Sale Date: September 29, 1994

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Progression XI

Jack Tworkov

Progression XI

Sale Date: February 23, 1994

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EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION II, 1980

Jack Tworkov

EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION II, 1980

Sale Date: December 2, 1993

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Untitled, 1976

Jack Tworkov

Untitled, 1976

Sale Date: September 29, 1993

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Figure Sketches I, 1963

Jack Tworkov

Figure Sketches I, 1963

Sale Date: August 27, 1993

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KTL #1, 1982

Jack Tworkov

KTL #1, 1982

Sale Date: May 15, 1993

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Untitled, 1976

Jack Tworkov

Untitled, 1976

Sale Date: February 25, 1993

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RWB #3, 1961

Jack Tworkov

RWB #3, 1961

Sale Date: November 19, 1992

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CROSSFIELD II, 1969

Jack Tworkov

CROSSFIELD II, 1969

Sale Date: November 19, 1992

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Untitled, 1970

Jack Tworkov

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: February 28, 1992

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RELATED TO BARRIER, 1963

Jack Tworkov

RELATED TO BARRIER, 1963

Sale Date: November 14, 1991

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QUEEN II, 1957

Jack Tworkov

QUEEN II, 1957

Sale Date: November 14, 1991

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Untitled, 1952

Jack Tworkov

Untitled, 1952

Sale Date: November 13, 1991

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34 MOVES BY THE KNIGHT, 1974

Jack Tworkov

34 MOVES BY THE KNIGHT, 1974

Sale Date: November 12, 1991

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Untitled, 1970

Jack Tworkov

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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MALE FIGURE, 1954

Jack Tworkov

MALE FIGURE, 1954

Sale Date: May 2, 1991

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Afternoon bridge

Jack Tworkov

Afternoon bridge

Sale Date: May 1, 1991

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RWB #3

Jack Tworkov

RWB #3

Sale Date: November 8, 1990

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ATLANTIC HOUSE COLLAGE, 1962–1962

Jack Tworkov

ATLANTIC HOUSE COLLAGE, 1962–1962

Sale Date: October 10, 1990

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Untitled

Jack Tworkov

Untitled

Sale Date: June 27, 1990

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PROGRESSION XI, 1980–1980

Jack Tworkov

PROGRESSION XI, 1980–1980

Sale Date: May 8, 1990

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RW # 1, 1962–1962

Jack Tworkov

RW # 1, 1962–1962

Sale Date: February 27, 1990

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