Jules Olitski

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Jules Olitski was a Russian-born American abstract painter known for his Color Field works featuring atmospheric sprays of color and innovative staining techniques.

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instanceOf Color Field painter
abstract painter
painter
person
artForm painting
printmaking
sculpture
birthName Jevel Demikovsky
countryOfCitizenship Russia
United States of America
familyName Olitski
fieldOfWork contemporary art
modern painting
fullName Jules Olitski self-link
genre abstract art
givenName Jules
hasWorkType Color Field painting
abstract landscape-like fields of color
immigratedTo United States of America
influencedBy Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionist painters

Color Field painting
surface form: Color Field painting movement
languageOfWorkOrName English
Russian
movement Abstract expressionism
surface form: Abstract Expressionism

Color Field painting
post-painterly abstraction
surface form: Lyrical Abstraction
nationality American
notableCharacteristic emphasis on color as subject
minimal use of drawing or line
soft-edged, atmospheric surfaces
notableFor atmospheric sprays of color
innovative staining techniques
large-scale abstract canvases
occupation painter
printmaker
sculptor
placeOfBirth Russia
style Color Field painting
surface form: Color Field

non-representational abstraction
usedMedium acrylic paint
canvas
paper
usedTechnique layering thin veils of color
spray painting
staining

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Jules Olitski fullName Jules Olitski self-link