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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Jennifer Bartlett (940 results)
Yellow Boat, 1984

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Yellow Boat, 1984

Sale Date: March 10, 2023

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Stone House, 1985

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Stone House, 1985

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Conversations I, II, III (3 works), 2005

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Conversations I, II, III (3 works), 2005

Sale Date: February 23, 2023

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Homan-ji, Series I, 1993

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Homan-ji, Series I, 1993

Sale Date: March 2, 2023

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In the Garden I, 1980

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In the Garden I, 1980

Sale Date: February 17, 2023

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The Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center, 1981

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The Chamber Music Society at Lincoln Center, 1981

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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3 Jennifer Bartlett "Graceland" Woodcutss, 1979

Sale Date: January 28, 2023

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Summer, 1975

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Summer, 1975

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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In the Garden #131, 1980

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In the Garden #131, 1980

Sale Date: January 25, 2023

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Untitled, from House Portfolio, 2003, 2003

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Untitled, from House Portfolio, 2003, 2003

Sale Date: January 19, 2023

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In the Garden Drawings, 1980

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In the Garden Drawings, 1980

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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Graceland Mansion - State II., 1979

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Graceland Mansion - State II., 1979

Sale Date: December 3, 2022

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Untitled, from Air: 24 Hours, 1994

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Untitled, from Air: 24 Hours, 1994

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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Tree in Four Parts, 2000

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Tree in Four Parts, 2000

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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Untitled, 2003

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Untitled, 2003

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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House: Dots, Hatches, 1999

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House: Dots, Hatches, 1999

Sale Date: November 16, 2022

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In the Garden #5., 1980

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In the Garden #5., 1980

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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In the Garden III #6, 1982

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In the Garden III #6, 1982

Sale Date: November 17, 2022

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AT SEA, JAPAN, 1980

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AT SEA, JAPAN, 1980

Sale Date: October 26, 2022

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House II Portfolio (9 works)

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House II Portfolio (9 works)

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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East West, 2009

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East West, 2009

Sale Date: November 1, 2022

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From Rhapsody: House, Trees, Beach, Birds

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From Rhapsody: House, Trees, Beach, Birds

Sale Date: October 19, 2022

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Old House Lane #28, 1986

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Old House Lane #28, 1986

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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House - Dots and Dashes, 1999

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House - Dots and Dashes, 1999

Sale Date: September 27, 2022

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