Interactive Timeline of Ary's Artwork

Representational

Palestine Watercolors

Morocco Drawings

Early Abstracts

New York Folio

Drawings

Prints

Early Mexican

Gouaches

Houston-
Cuernavaca

Leyendas

Early Abstracts (1945-1956)

 

Ary's painting had undergone a radical change.

This had been brewing ever since the early part of World War II. Ary was, of course, profoundly shaken by the war, by the enormity and brutality and hideousness of it, and especially by the tragic fate of six million Jews. He was in an emotional upheaval that affected every phase of his being, and of course this included walks we would take in Central Park on Sunday afternoons; we would wind up in some secluded spot and then Ary would give voice to his thoughts and feelings. He would say, "I cannot continue to paint the way I have been doing, I am sure that every creative person will have to make some change. For me, the world of surface realities is no longer paintable. For nothing is as it formerly seemed. It is not the surface of things—the look of things—that is real—it is that which is hidden beneath the surface—an inner reality of some sort that is real. And that is what I must search for. I can no longer set up a still-life, or paint the view of a city street, no matter how much of my own perception and sensitivity I put into the painting. I shall have to dig down deep within myself—back to my subconscious, if possible—and bring out what will be an inner reality."

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Land of Poco Tempo
Land of
Poco Tempo

1945,
oil on canvas,
29 3/4 x 23 3/4 in.,
[Private Collection]
Prismatic Vision
Prismatic Vision
1945,
oil on canvas,
28 1/2 x 39 1/2 in.,
[Private Collection]
Fantasy
Fantasy
1946,
oil on canvas,
24 x 30 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Walpurgisnacht
Walpurgisnacht
1946,
oil on canvas,
24 x 28 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Cinematography
Cinematography
1948,
oil on canvas,
30 x 40 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Gold and Blue
Gold and Blue
1948,
acrylic over earlier oil,
27 x 21 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
House and Cliff
House and Cliff
1948,
oil on canvas,
20 x 24 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Tapestry #1
Tapestry #1
1948,
oil on canvas,
36 x 26 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
allegretto
Allegretto
1949,
oil on canvas,
13 1/8 x 14 in.,
[Private Collection]
Jazz
Jazz
1949,
oil on canvas,
22 x 18 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Jazz
Jazz
1949,
oil on canvas,
24 x 19 1/2 in.,
[Private Collection]
Obligato (Ode to Night)
Obligato (Ode to Night)
1949,
oil on canvas,
21 x 20 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Corner of Space Laboratory
Corner of Space Laboratory
1950,
oil on canvas,
24 x 18 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Dancing Forms
Dancing Forms
1950,
oil on canvas,
36 x 30 in.,
[Private Collection]
Fire Dance
Fire Dance
1950,
oil on canvas,
28 1/4 x 24 3/8 in.,
[Private Collection]
Interlacing Colors
Interlacing Colors
1950,
oil on canvas,
20 x 24 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Oncoming Dream
Oncoming Dream
1950,
oil on canvas,
[Foundation Collection]
Untitled 1950
Untitled
1950,
oil on canvas,
26 x 38 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Rememberance
Remembrance
1951,
oil on canvas,
24 x 20 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Rhythms in Gray
Rhythms in Gray
1951,
oil on canvas,
44 x 36 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Rondo
Rondo
1951,
oil on canvas,
30 x 24 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Strange World
Strange World
1951,
oil on canvas,
48 x 36 in.,
[Private Collection]
Vista Mystique
Vista Mystique
1951,
oil on canvas,
30 x 40 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Blue Accent
Blue Accent
1952,
oil on canvas,
40 x 30 in.,
[Private Collection]
Untitled
Untitled
1952,
oil on canvas,
18 x 15 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Anguish
Anguish
1953,
oil on canvas,
14 x 12 in.,
[Private Collection]
Calligraphics
Calligraphics
1953,
oil on canvas,
20 x 32 in.,
[Foundation Collection]
Chinese Poem
Chinese Poem
1953,
oil on canvas,
20 x 32 in.,
[Museum Collection]
Door to the Sea
Door to the Sea
1953,
oil on canvas,
78 1/4 x 40 3/8 in.,
[Private Collection]
Imagery
Imagery
1953,
oil on canvas,
40 x 30 in.,
[Museum Collection]

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August, 19, 2007

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Ary Stillman: From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism

From Impressionism to Abstract Expressionism Edited by James Wechsler Foreword by Donald Kuspit

Upcoming Exhibition

Ary Stillman
(1891-1967):
Spirits of the Underworld

Spirits of Underworld

Van Deren Coke Gallery
at the University of
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October 7-December 2, 2008

Foundation's Catalog 2007

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