As a female artist active in the 1940’s thru 1970’s, Ruth Lewin created a spectacular portfolio of artwork that was largely unseen by the public. While many female artists of that time were choosing between their profession or raising a family, Ruth made the conscious choice to be both an artist and an adoring mother and homemaker. It was at nighttime after her children were asleep that she created her deeply personal art. The recent “rediscovery” of this under-recognized, highly talented, and multi-skilled artist is very exciting. #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024 #crystalbridges #crystalbridgesmuseumofamericanart #crystalbridgesmuseum
From prints to sketches to paintings, all of Ruth Lewin's works draw the viewer into a story. Each work raises many questions. Where does this scene take place? What are those people feeling? #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024 #crystalbridges #crystalbridgesmuseumofamericanart #crystalbridgesmuseum
Ruth Lewin's art is heading to Crystal Bridges for Space Makers: Indigenous Expression and a New American Art. Opening April 13th, 2024! https://crystalbridges.org/calendar/space-makers/#:~:text=Space%20Makers%3A%20Indigenous%20Expression%20and%20a%20New%20American%20Art%20examines,modern%20Native%20art%20movement%20who #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #crystalbridges #crystalbridgesmuseum #willbarnet
Ruth Lewin did not see the world through a singular lens or filter. Her works covered an expansive breadth, depicting imagery that was realistic, geometric, figurative, urban, organic, maternal, disturbing, deeply personal, and witty. Untitled [Face], no date, ink on paper, 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm) #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024 #holocaust
Charles Seliger (1926-2009) was 18 years old when he drew this in 1944. In that year, Seliger exhibited a painting at Howard Putzel's 67 Gallery in NYC in a show that also included work by Jackson Pollock, Lyonel Feininger, Hans Hoffmann, and Mark Tobey. The New York Times review said, "With respect to a picture called "Wounded Space," there will be plenty of time and we needn't feel at all hurried, for I understand that Charles Seliger is an 18-year-old boy." Organic Form #17, 1944, India ink and white tempera on manilla board, 14x11" #charlesseliger #ruthlewin #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #abstractexpressionism #abstractexpressionist #abstractart #arthistory #historyofart #artgallery #jewishartist #peggyguggenheim #americanartists #jacksonpollock #lyonelfeininger #marktobey
Last day to visit Interior Worlds at Hollis Taggart gallery in NYC! Come see this incredible show before it's over! https://www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/187-interior-worlds-the-art-of-charles-seliger-and-ruth-lewin/ #charlesseliger #ruthlewin #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #thingstodonyc
Last day to visit Interior Worlds at Hollis Taggart gallery in NYC! Come see this incredible show before it's over! https://www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/187-interior-worlds-the-art-of-charles-seliger-and-ruth-lewin/ #charlesseliger #ruthlewin #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #thingstodonyc
Ruth Lewin was an extraordinary female artist active in the 1940's-1970's. Her art tells the unseen stories of peoples' lives filled with emotions kept deep and wrapped in mysterious context. Untitled [Skeletal Figure with Baby and Children], graphite on paper Happening now - Interior Worlds at Hollis Taggart gallery in NYC showcases the work of Lewin and her abstract expressionist husband Charles Seliger in their first ever joint show. https://www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/187-interior-worlds-the-art-of-charles-seliger-and-ruth-lewin/ #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024 #holocaust
Conversation, Ruth Lewin, circa 1940s, block print on paper Ruth Lewin began printmaking as a teenager in the 1940s, creating detailed surreal, whimsical, graphical, and architectural images. Conversation is showing now at Interior Worlds at Hollis Taggart gallery in New York City. #ruthlewin #womenartists #arthistory #historyofart #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries
One week left to see “Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin” at @hollistaggart . I was happy to write the catalogue essay for this exciting show, the first public exhibition of Ruth Lewin’s work in many decades, and the first ever to feature both artists, husband and wife, together. Seliger, “Slate and Moss,” 1951, oil on canvas board, Lewin, “Untitled [Abstraction],” c. 1940s, tempera, metallic paints and gesso on panel #abstractexpressionism #surrealism #indianspacepainters #indianspace #arthistory #arthistorian #hollistaggart #ruthlewin #charlesseliger
Detail of Untitled by Ruth Lewin circa 1940’s, tempera, metallic paint, and gesso on panel. Currently at Hollis Taggart gallery in NYC, and heading to Crystal Bridges later this month. https://www.hollistaggart.com/news/881-ruth-lewin-at-crystal-bridges-museum-of-american-space-makers-indigenous-expression-and-a-new-american/ #ruthlewin #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #indianspacepaintings #indianspacepainter #crystalbridges #crystalbridgesmuseum #crystalbridgesmuseumofamericanart #womenartists #jewishartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024
Happening now - re-discovering the extraordinary art of American abstract artist Ruth Lewin. Interior Worlds at Hollis Taggart gallery in NYC showcases the work of Lewin and her abstract expressionist husband Charles Seliger in their first ever joint show. https://www.hollistaggart.com/exhibitions/187-interior-worlds-the-art-of-charles-seliger-and-ruth-lewin/ #ruthlewin #charlesseliger #abstractexpressionist #printmaking #womenartists #femaleartist #hollistaggart #hollistaggartgalleries #jewishartist #arthistory #historyofart #americanartists #womenshistorymonth #womenshistorymonth2024
It was great to see some magnificent art yesterday in chelsea! - - #bauhaus #gagosiangallery #pace #chuckclose #lastpaintings #lichtenstein #mural #chelseaartgallery #nycart #ruthlewin #graphite #hollistaggart #art #artgallery #chelsea
ON VIEW | Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin through March 30. —— Using a wide range of mediums and materials, Ruth Lewin (1924-1975) created striking paintings, drawings, and block prints. Lewin developed an interest in Indigenous art while studying at the Arts Students League in the 1940s, where she was taught by Harry Sternberg and Will Barnet, among others. After exploring and developing a distinct Cubist style, Lewin became a member of the Indian Space painters group, who strived to create a new language of form blending the pictorial iconography of the Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples with elements of Abstract Expressionism and the European avant-garde. Lewin’s kaleidoscopic blend of interests and influences translated into a body of work with a notable breadth of imagery and styles, perhaps most striking in her psychologically complex explorations of the horrors of war through the language of Indian Space, such as in Untitled [Skeletal Figure with Baby and Children], on view in this exhibition. Charles Seliger (1926-2009) took early abstraction’s biomorphism to another level with an almost microscopic investigation of forms and a scientific precision of observation. In 1945, Seliger had a solo show at Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of This Century gallery, making him the youngest painter to have ever exhibited in the seminal gallery. (Embryo in Flight, on view in the gallery, was among the paintings in Guggenheim’s exhibition.) Like Lewin, Seliger incorporated a range of interests into his dynamic oeuvre. Influenced by Surrealist automatism, Seliger experimented with the materials of painting, at times scraping away and repainting with an almost obsessive attention to detail. The remarkable surfaces of Seliger’s canvases demonstrate not only a deep fascination with the natural sciences and organic growth, but also a desire to apply the monumental and expansive urges of Abstract Expressionism to concentrated spaces that have a more intimate nature and scale. #charlesseliger #indianspacepainters #ruthlewin
ON VIEW | Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin through March 30th —— Hollis Taggart is pleased to present Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin two married artists active in the postwar era who both pushed the boundaries of abstraction in very different ways. Ruth Lewin, a member of the Indian Space Painter movement, blended an exploration of the developing Abstract Expressionism movement with inspiration from the natural world and an interest in the iconography of the Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples. Charles Seliger’s complex biomorphic abstractions arose from a deep fascination with nature, biology, and physics, resulting in canvases that have a microscopic and mesmerizing attention to detail. On view from February 22 through March 30, 2024 in Hollis Taggart’s recently expanded annex space, Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin mark ms the first time the artists’ works are displayed together, allowing viewers to witness their artistic dialogue as a married couple whose divergent approaches and techniques demonstrate the diversity of postwar abstraction. —— Images: 1. Charles Seliger, Maddonna, 1944. 2. Ruth Lewin, Study for “Conversation,” circa 1944. 3. Ruth Lewin, Untitled [Abstracted Figures], n.d. 4. Charles Seliger, Sea Fossils, 1952. 5. Ruth Lewin, Untitled [Coney Island], 1955. 6. Charles Seliger, Natural History: Organic Forms (Plant and Animal), 1946. #ruthlewin #charlesseliger
It was a real treat seeing these early works by Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin at Hollis Taggart today. The opening is this evening. We represented Charles a million years ago when Sid Deutsch Gallery had a spectacular second floor space at 29 West 57th street. Sid Deutsch, his gallery, that building, and Charles are all gone but not forgotten. Those were memorable times with Erik Orav, director, Aaron Payne assistant director, and myself as the lowly preparator. A great job, running around the city and meeting collectors and dealers that shaped my understanding of the art world. I cherish that education beyond what any academic setting ever had to offer. @hollistaggart @aaronpaynefineart #charlesseliger #ruthlewin
Hollis Taggart is pleased to announce the representation of the estates of American artists Ruth Lewin and Charles Seliger, two married artists active in the postwar era who both pushed the boundaries of abstraction in very different ways. Ruth Lewin, a member of the Indian Space Painter movement, blended an exploration of the developing Abstract Expressionism movement with inspiration from the natural world and an interest in the iconography of the Northwest Coast Indigenous Peoples. Charles Seliger’s complex biomorphic abstractions arose from a deep fascination with nature, biology, and physics, resulting in canvases that have a microscopic and mesmerizing attention to detail. On view from February 22 through March 30, 2024 in Hollis Taggart’s recently expanded annex space, Interior Worlds: The Art of Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin will mark the first time the artists’ works are displayed together, allowing viewers to witness their artistic dialogue as a married couple whose divergent approaches and techniques demonstrate the diversity of postwar abstraction. The representation and exhibition will be celebrated with an opening reception on Thursday, February 22, from 5-8PM. —— Images: 1. Ruth Lewin Untitled [Abstraction], circa 1945 Tempera, metallic paint, and gesso on panel 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm) 2. Charles Seliger Autumn, 1964 Signed and dated lower center: “Seliger / 64” Oil on canvas 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cm) 3. Charles Seliger and Ruth Lewin at Seliger’s exhibition, circa 1960s. 4. Screen captures: Melanie Gerlis for the Financial Times, January 25, 2024. #ruthlewin #charlesseliger
Ruth Lewin (1924-1975), New York, c. 1940, woodcut at the @ngadc @ashcan_daily is wrapping up NYC print week and I've enjoyed posting some here too. There is such a rich history of work featuring NYC and it's been a joy to hunt down some interesting ones. #ruthlewin #nycart #newyorkcityart #woodcut #woodcutprint #printmaking #printmaker #cityscapeart
Ayer hablé de Bollería Fina con Andrés Lima. Hace ya 20 años que 4 actrices, compañeras y amigas salíamos de la escuela de Cristina Rota con mucha fuerza, energía e ilusión. @melaniolivares @ruthlewin @i_isla y @sofia_monreal_actriz Creamos Bollería Fina y trabajamos con textos y música de @xwan___ Y @fernandotravesi Tú come bollos dirigida por Jorge Bosh. Y después vino Ilusiones Rotas. Aquí os dejo unas palabras de esta obra de mi querido @fernandotravesi dirigida por @alfonsolara68 Aquí mi pequeño homenaje a esa Cía que nos dio tanto. #bolleriafina #melaniolivares #inmaisla #ruthlewin #juansinmiedo #fernandotravesi #jorgebosh #alfonsolara #vivalavida #vivaelteatro #vivaelamor #vivalamusica #actorlife #memories
Cumpleaños feliz querido Ion. #ruthlewin #crisfabre #cumpleañosfeliz #tresaños #vivalavida #vivaelamor #vivaelteatro #spanishartist #vivalamusica #actorlife
Aquellos maravillosos años... Actrices de moda!!! #melaniolivares #inmaisla #ruthlewin #sofiamonreal