Hard Edge art

What is Hard Edge Art?

Hard Edge art is a style of abstract painting that became popular in the 1960s. It features areas of color separated by crisp, sharp edges that are painted with geometric precision. The term hard-edge painting was coined by art critic Jules Langsner to describe this approach, which contrasts with the softer, more fluid forms of other abstract styles.
Culottes (from Crossing)

Julian Opie

Culottes (from Crossing), 2022

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 23,500

Untitled (from Visual Poetics)

Donald Sultan

Untitled (from Visual Poetics), 1998

Limited Edition Print

Serigraph

Inquire For Price

Arabesque I

Robert Mangold

Arabesque I, 1992

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

Currently Not Available

Untitled (Columbus In Search of a New Tomorrow)

Max Bill

Untitled (Columbus In Search of a New Tomorrow), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

Currently Not Available

Tension 4

KAWS

Tension 4, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 11,350

Tension 6

KAWS

Tension 6, 2019

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 11,350

Homenatge a Joan Prats 2

Joan Miró

Homenatge a Joan Prats 2, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 10,000

Homenatge a Joan Prats

Joan Miró

Homenatge a Joan Prats, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 10,000

Orange and Green, June 17, 2021

Donald Sultan

Orange and Green, June 17, 2021, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 9,500

Mimosa with Red

Donald Sultan

Mimosa with Red, 2021

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 11,900

Blame Game IX

KAWS

Blame Game IX, 2014

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 16,900

Diorre

Victor Vasarely

Diorre, 1980s

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

Currently Not Available

Steps (Form Derived from a Cubic Rectangle)

Sol LeWitt

Steps (Form Derived from a Cubic Rectangle), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Woodcut

EUR 5,900

Far Far Down

KAWS

Far Far Down, 2018

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 23,000 - 30,000

Flag

Robert Indiana

Flag, 1968

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

USD 900

Aqua Poppies

Donald Sultan

Aqua Poppies, 2021

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

USD 17,400

Etching and Aquatint

Etching and aquatint are printmaking techniques. In aquatint, the printing plate is etched with a pattern of tiny pits and cracks to create a wide range of tonal gradations. This technique allows artists to replicate the broad, flat tones found in watercolor paintings and ink washes.

Cubism

Cubism is an art movement that aimed to depict multiple perspectives of objects or figures within a single picture. Artists Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso pioneered this style around 1907. The name Cubism emerged from their use of geometric shapes and outlines that often resembled cubes, breaking objects down into abstracted forms.

Entropy

Entropy, in a broader sense, refers to the inevitable deterioration or decline of a society or system. In art, the concept was popularized by artist Robert Smithson in the 1960s. He used the term to critique what he saw as the static and overly simplified nature of contemporary minimalist art. Smithson's work often explored the idea of entropy as a force of chaos and decay, contrasting with the perceived order and purity of minimalist works.

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