MILTON RESNICK: 1980s
September 8, 2022 - February 25, 2023
The Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation is proud to present Milton Resnick: 1980s — a selection of rarely seen figurative as well as more commonly known abstract paintings from Milton Resnick (1927-2004) ranging in date from 1971-1989, on view September 8, 2022 - February 25, 2023.
Milton Resnick was born in Ukraine in 1917, and immigrated to New York City with his family in 1923. He grew up in the Lower East Side, and entered the American Artists School in 1933. In the 1930s he was on the WPA artist project, and met Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, John Graham and other downtown artists. In 1940 Resnick was drafted and served in the U.S. Army through all of World War II. After returning to New York in September 1945, Resnick immediately began painting abstractions thereby cementing his historical position as a member of the first generation of American Abstract Expressionists. He was a founding member of the Artists’ Club of the 1950s.
Untitled, c. 1989 oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches
Untitled, 1989 oil on canvas 40 x 30 inches
Tail of H, 1986 oil on canvas 60 x 40 inches
Untitled, 1983 oil on canvas 60 x 80 inches
DOOR, 1985 oil on canvas 75 x 45 inches
Untitled, 1987 oil on canvas 60 x 42 inches
Untitled, 1988 oil on canvas 45 x 75 inches
Debris, 1971 oil on canvas 80 x 204 inches