The Old Year — Jo Baer

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Artist: Jo Baer
Date: 1974

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THE ARTIST

Jo Baer

1929–2025 · United States

Minimalist who made edges shimmer, then shocked the art world by abandoning abstraction for 'radical figuration.'

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