Sun Deck — Adolph Gottlieb

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Artist: Adolph Gottlieb
Date: 1936
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
Culture: United States

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THE ARTIST

Adolph Gottlieb

1903–1974 · United States

Adolph Gottlieb, a pioneering Abstract Expressionist, transformed his style after living in the Arizona desert, leading to his iconic 'Pictographs' and 'Bursts'.

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Further Works by Gottlieb

Untitled 1972 · Art Institute of Chicago

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