Theodoros Stamos

(American/Greek, 1922–1997)

Theodoros Stamos was an American-Greek painter. He is best known for his large-scale gestural abstractions, and was the youngest member of the early Abstract Expressionist group alongside painters such as Jackson Pollock, Ad Reinhardt, and Clyfford Still. Akin to Still, Stamos' paintings feature muted palettes and biomorphic abstractions, often appearing inchoate, inspired in part by East Asian aesthetics and philosophies. His involvement in the so-called Rothko Case of 1970—where several representatives of New York's Marlborough Gallery were indicted for their fraudulent handling of Mark Rothko’s estate, including Stamos—caused a sharp decline in the sale, gallery representation, and perceived merit of his work. However, Stamos was met with generally favorable acclaim throughout his life and after, leading to positions teaching at the Black Mountain College until 1954 and at the Art Students League of New York until 1975, and inclusion in major collections such as that of the Art Institute of Chicago. Born in New York, NY on December 31, 1922, he died on February 2, 1997 in Greece at the age of 74.

Theodoros Stamos Artworks

Theodoros Stamos (1,229 results)
Composition, 1949–1949

Theodoros Stamos

Composition, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Bird on rock, 1945–1945

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Bird on rock, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Infinity field Lefkada series IX

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field Lefkada series IX

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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Infinity field (Lefkada series), 1980–1980

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field (Lefkada series), 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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Untitled

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Untitled

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Key grande landscape #1, 1956–1956

Theodoros Stamos

Key grande landscape #1, 1956–1956

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Abstract in black and orange

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Abstract in black and orange

Sale Date: July 25, 1998

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Divining rod, 1954–1954

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Divining rod, 1954–1954

Sale Date: June 24, 1998

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Carnival, 1949–1949

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Carnival, 1949–1949

Sale Date: June 24, 1998

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Infinity field series #120, 1991–1991

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field series #120, 1991–1991

Sale Date: June 24, 1998

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Low white sun, 1962–1962

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Low white sun, 1962–1962

Sale Date: May 13, 1998

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High snow, low sun, 1959–1959

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High snow, low sun, 1959–1959

Sale Date: May 8, 1998

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Black tulip, 1954–1954

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Black tulip, 1954–1954

Sale Date: May 8, 1998

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Composition

Theodoros Stamos

Composition

Sale Date: April 24, 1998

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Orient summer #1

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Orient summer #1

Sale Date: April 1, 1998

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Infinity field, Jerusalem series,..., 1989–1989

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field, Jerusalem series,..., 1989–1989

Sale Date: April 1, 1998

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Infinity field, T series '2' 128, 1992–1992

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field, T series '2' 128, 1992–1992

Sale Date: April 1, 1998

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Feld VI, 1957–1957

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Feld VI, 1957–1957

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Casablanca, 1952–1952

Theodoros Stamos

Casablanca, 1952–1952

Sale Date: November 18, 1997

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Abstract, 1949–1949

Theodoros Stamos

Abstract, 1949–1949

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

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Head

Theodoros Stamos

Head

Sale Date: November 11, 1997

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Jewel of memory, 1947–1947

Theodoros Stamos

Jewel of memory, 1947–1947

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Infinity field, IFT series 120, 1991–1991

Theodoros Stamos

Infinity field, IFT series 120, 1991–1991

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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Yellow entrance, 1964–1964

Theodoros Stamos

Yellow entrance, 1964–1964

Sale Date: November 7, 1997

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