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Sragow Gallery

New York

Perle Fine

(American, 1905–1988)

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Perle Fine

In Flight, 1967

4,000 USD

Biography

Timeline

1908
Born May 1, in Boston, MA
1920
Studied at the Art Students League in New York, NY with Kimon Nicolaides
1935 - 1939
Studied under Hans Hoffman in the late 30s in New York, NY and Provincetown, MA
1935
Enrolled in Arts Students League
1940
Joins American Abstract Artists
1951
An early member of 10th St. "The Club"
1954 - 1966
Associate Professor of Art at Hofstra University, Long Island, NY
1970
Breaks with Hofmann's theories and begins to focus on spare, geometric works called Accordments
1988
Died May 31, in East Hampton, NY

Exhibitions

2009
Retrospective, Hofstra University, New York (solo)
"Modern and Postwar American Art," Valerie Carberry Gallery, Chicago, IL
2008
"Abstraction: Summer 2008," Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL
"From Berlin to New York: Karl Nierendorf and the Guggenheim," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
2007
"Perle Fine," Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
2006
"Paper Works by Abstract Masters," Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
2004
"New York School Artists: Work of the 50's & 60's," Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
1994
"Reclaiming Artists of the New School Toward a More Inclusive View of the 1950's" Baruch College City Univeristy, NY
"New York-Provincetown: A 50's Connection" Provincetown Art Association and Musuem, MA
1990
"East Hampton Avant-Garde; A Salute to Signa Gallery" Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY
1984
"The Return of Abstraction" Ingber Gallery, NY
1978
"Major Works: 1954-1978, A Selection of Drawings, Paintings, and Collages" Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, NY (solo)
1972
Joan Washburn Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
The Whitney Museum of American Art Annuals and Biennials, NYC
English (US)

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