Jennifer Bartlett

(American, 1941–2022)

Jennifer Bartlett was a contemporary American artist whose paintings, drawings, and prints combined abstraction and representation, as seen in her large-scale installation Rhapsody (1975-1976). Bartlett’s subject matter was often quotidian—a white chair, trees in a garden, a hallway—yet structured and formally analyzed in such a way as to give it a sense of profound meaning. She explored various methodologies to question artistic form, asking, for example, what happens when a painting has no edges? “I did two big series. One was abstract and one was figurative. I think that an abstract painting is actually more figurative than a figurative painting, because it frequently is closer to the thing it is depicting,” she once reflected. “If you paint a red square, you have a red square of a certain measurable dimension. If you paint a vase of flowers, the vase of flowers is not measurable—more abstract than the red square.” Born on March 14, 1941 in Long Beach, CA, Bartlett studied at Mills College in Oakland where she became friends with the noted abstract painter Elizabeth Murray. She went on to receive her MFA from the Yale School of Art, studying under Alex Katz and Al Held, alongside peers such as Brice Marden and Richard Serra. The artist died on July 25, 2022 in Amagansett, NY. Today, Bartlett’s works are found in many institutional collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., among others.

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Roses, 2013

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Roses, 2013

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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In the Garden #40., 1983

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In the Garden #40., 1983

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Spring * Summer., 1992

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Spring * Summer., 1992

Sale Date: November 16, 2023

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Path with Green Bench (from Creek series), 1984

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Path with Green Bench (from Creek series), 1984

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Untitled

Jennifer Bartlett

Untitled

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Untitled (Skyline at Night), 2008, 2008

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Untitled (Skyline at Night), 2008, 2008

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Roofing, 2005, 2005

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Roofing, 2005, 2005

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Untitled, 2009, 2009

Jennifer Bartlett

Untitled, 2009, 2009

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Untitled, 2002, 2002

Jennifer Bartlett

Untitled, 2002, 2002

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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9, 2000

Jennifer Bartlett

9, 2000

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Small Medium Large # Helen, 2006, 2006

Jennifer Bartlett

Small Medium Large # Helen, 2006, 2006

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Los Angeles, 2001

Jennifer Bartlett

Los Angeles, 2001

Sale Date: November 8, 2023

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HOUSES: DOTS, HATCHES, 1999

Jennifer Bartlett

HOUSES: DOTS, HATCHES, 1999

Sale Date: November 1, 2023

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In the garden #103

Jennifer Bartlett

In the garden #103

Sale Date: November 9, 2023

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Shadow (quadryptch), 1985

Jennifer Bartlett

Shadow (quadryptch), 1985

Sale Date: October 24, 2023

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East West, 2009

Jennifer Bartlett

East West, 2009

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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From Rhapsody: House, Trees, Beach, Birds, 1985

Jennifer Bartlett

From Rhapsody: House, Trees, Beach, Birds, 1985

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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At Sea, Japan, 1980

Jennifer Bartlett

At Sea, Japan, 1980

Sale Date: October 18, 2023

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Aspen 6 Weeks: Charcoal #23, 1995

Jennifer Bartlett

Aspen 6 Weeks: Charcoal #23, 1995

Sale Date: October 19, 2023

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House II (complete portfolio of 9 works), 2015

Jennifer Bartlett

House II (complete portfolio of 9 works), 2015

Sale Date: October 12, 2023

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At Sands Point #49, 1986

Jennifer Bartlett

At Sands Point #49, 1986

Sale Date: September 28, 2023

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Modern House (triptych), 1984

Jennifer Bartlett

Modern House (triptych), 1984

Sale Date: September 27, 2023

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House: Dots, Hatches, 1999

Jennifer Bartlett

House: Dots, Hatches, 1999

Sale Date: September 21, 2023

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