Ad Reinhardt
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Ad Reinhardt was an American abstract painter best known for his austere, nearly monochromatic “black paintings” that were highly influential in the development of Minimalism and Conceptual Art.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ad Reinhardt canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art critic
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art theorist ⓘ artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1967 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| artisticPhilosophy |
pursuit of the "last painting" or "ultimate painting"
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rejection of representation and subject matter in art ⓘ |
| birthName | Adolph Dietrich Friedrich Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-08-30 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Artists School
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Columbia University ⓘ National Academy of Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Brooklyn College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract painting
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art theory ⓘ cartooning ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| genre | monochrome painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Conceptual artists
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Donald Judd NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ Minimalist artists ⓘ Sol LeWitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
austere nearly monochromatic black paintings
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rigorous reduction of form and color ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Abstract art ⓘ Conceptual art (influential to) NERFINISHED ⓘ Minimalism (influential to) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ad Reinhardt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abstract Painting, 1960–66 (black square paintings)
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Abstract Painting, 1963 NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Paintings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Buffalo, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| positionHeld | art instructor at Brooklyn College ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheran background ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| usedMedium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
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