Perle Fine

(American, 1905–1988)

Perle Fine was an American painter known for her expressive abstract works. Inspired by music, dance, and the natural world, Fine investigated the possibilities of nonobjective art. “Color is always a motivation. Mixing color, you know, is a very joyous occupation for me because there was so much excitement at what would happen when one color was placed next to another,” she once explained. Born on May 1, 1908 in Boston, MA, where her Russian immigrant parents settled upon arriving. Fine moved to New York to study art, meeting her future husband Maurice Berezov. While attending the Art Students League, her professors included Kimon Nicolaides. In 1933, she began taking classes at the artist Hans Hofmann’s new school, where she befriend fellow classmates Louise Nevelson and Lee Krasner. During the 1940s, Fine began to exhibit her work regularly in the company of the Abstract Expressionists Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. However, by the mid-1950s, the artist had grown tired of city life and removed herself to rural Long Island. Over the years that followed, Fine’s work transformed to incorporate less expressive brushstrokes, grid-like compositions, and a muted palette. The artist died on May 31, 1988 in East Hampton, NY. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, among others.

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Perle Fine (165 results)
Komposition, 1945

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Komposition, 1945

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Char brown, 1960

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Char brown, 1960

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Cool series no. 3, white over blue

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Cool series no. 3, white over blue

Sale Date: May 1, 2008

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Infinity blue, 1965

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Infinity blue, 1965

Sale Date: April 2, 2008

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Sketch for young man with pipe and overseas..., 1945

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Sketch for young man with pipe and overseas..., 1945

Sale Date: June 13, 2007

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Aerialist (+ Weathervane, engraving; 2 works), 1942

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Aerialist (+ Weathervane, engraving; 2 works), 1942

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Young man with pipe and overseas cap (sketch), 1945

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Young man with pipe and overseas cap (sketch), 1945

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Untitled, 1945

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Untitled, 1945

Sale Date: December 12, 2006

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Homage à Mondrian, 1967–1969

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Homage à Mondrian, 1967–1969

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Carrying the torch

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Carrying the torch

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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The storm departs, 1950

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The storm departs, 1950

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Self portrait, 1939

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Self portrait, 1939

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Untitled, 1944

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Untitled, 1944

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Cubist abstraction, 1936

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Cubist abstraction, 1936

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Magic moon, 1945

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Magic moon, 1945

Sale Date: October 11, 2006

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Descent (+ Calm after the storm, aquatint and...

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Descent (+ Calm after the storm, aquatint and...

Sale Date: March 10, 2005

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Impact, 1961–1961

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Impact, 1961–1961

Sale Date: June 30, 2004

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Untitled, 1957–1957

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Untitled, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 10, 2003

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Untitled, 1946–1946

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Untitled, 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 9, 2003

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Ride to the Wind, 1955–1955

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Ride to the Wind, 1955–1955

Sale Date: March 7, 2002

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