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YVONNE THOMAS (1913-2009)

 
During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery. During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery.
The Tower195439 3/4 x 51 1/2 in.(101.6 x 129.54 cm) oil on linen
Provenance
Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery
Private Collection, acquired from the above

190,000

During her extensive career spanning more than five decades, Yvonne Thomas was renowned for her distinctive approach that merged Abstract Expressionism's spontaneous, emotive qualities with an articulate use of shapes and colors as a means of expression. Thomas valued color as a source of profound joy and complex puzzles. This perspective is reflected in her art, where she utilized a diverse palette to evoke and communicate her reactions to natural themes. She painted The Tower in 1954, a year marked by a significant milestone: her debut solo exhibition at the Hendler Gallery in Philadelphia. A year later, Thomas's art was featured at the Riverside Museum in New York City, where her work was showcased alongside notable artists such as Franz Kline and Milton Avery.
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