Artist: Jules Olitski (1922 - )
Nationality: Russian
Movement: Abstract Expressionism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Russian artist, Jules Olitski studied in Paris and then moved to the United States to train in New York, where he taught and worked as a sculptor. Influenced by color-field painters and Hans Hoffman, he stayed with Abstract Expressionism while many of his colleagues were adopting the Pop Art movement of the 1960’s. During this period, Olitski established the Post-Painterly Abstraction style along with Helen Frankenthaler. His technique centered on the elimination of brushstrokes, using stains and sprays of contrasting colors. Since the 1970’s Olitski’s work has developed into a more textural style.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Jules Olitski - Shoot 1965 acrylic on canvas Currier Museum of Art American
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Jules Olitski - Tenger Boogus 1967 Acrylic on canvas The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Jules Olitski - Pearlescent Flood 1970 Acrylic on canvas The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Jules Olitski - Greek Princess - 8 1976 acrylic on canvas Hirshhorn Museum American
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MADAME JULES CARON, NEE JEAUNET (1889) by AVIAT Jules Charles
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Les nouveaux livres (1er quart 20e siècle) by BOQUET Jules (dit), BOQUET Jules Charles (patronyme)
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Jules Henner (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Assassinat de Jules César (16e siècle) by anonyme
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Jules César regardant Cassius (2e quart 19e siècle ; 3e quart 19e siècle) by CHASSERIAU Théodore
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PORTRAIT DE L'AUTEUR (1920) by AMIC Jules
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Intérieur d'un restaurant, Un hiver à Paris par Jules Janin, page 57 ; Intérieur du Théâtre Italien, Un hiver à Paris de Jules Janin, page 159 ; Foyer des Acteurs à l'Opéra, Un hiver à Paris par Jules Janin, page 165 ; Les Champs-Elysées, Un hiv
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Barkley Leonnard Hendricks - George Jules Taylor 1872 oil on canvas National Gallery of Art American
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Jules Janssen (1879 vers) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Autoportrait de Jules Dufour (1866) by DUFOUR Jules
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Jules Henner (1870) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Jules Henner (1867 vers) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Eugénie et Jules Henner (1865 vers) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Jules Henner (1867) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Partie gauche de la façade du tombeau de Jules II , à San Pietro in Vincoli by BUONARROTI Michelangelo (école)
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Portrait de Jules Dehaussy (19e siècle) by DEHAUSSY Auguste
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Jules Le Roy (1862) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Le meunier, son fils et l'âne (1855) by SALLES Jules
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CHEVAUX DANS UNE ECURIE (19e siècle) by CONTANT Jules
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PROJET D'AUTEL (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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Portrait du statuaire Henri Ding (4e quart 19e siècle) by BERNARD Jules
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DAVID (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules ; BUONARROTI Michelangelo (d'après)
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Mme Jules Henner (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Mme Jules Henner (2e moitié 19e siècle) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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SABRE / AU CLAIR (titre inscrit) (1894) by ROUFF Jules & Cie (éditeur) ; CHAMPENOIS Fernand (imprimeur)
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Autoportrait de Jules Emile Saintin (1859) by SAINTIN Jules Emile
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L'atelier de Jules Emile Saintin (1859) by SAINTIN Jules Emile
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ETUDE POUR UNE CHEMINEE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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ETUDE POUR UNE CHEMINEE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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ETUDE POUR UNE CHEMINEE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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PORTRAIT DE JULES DELSART (1886) by RIXENS Jean André
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ETUDE POUR UN PORTIQUE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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Portrait de Jules Claretie, en buste, de face (1908 en) by MAILLAUD Fernand
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Esquisse pour le niveau supérieur du tombeau de Jules II (1671) by BUONARROTI Michelangelo
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Mme Jules Laurens (recto) ; Saint Martin (verso) (1876 vers) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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SOUS LES PINS (2e moitié 19e siècle) by BRETON Jules
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Jules Henner. Christ mort et les Saintes Femmes. Sainte Femme penchée Tête d'italienne (1876 vers) by HENNER Jean-Jacques
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Jules Janin (19e siècle) by anonyme
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Esclave du tombeau de Jules II par Michel Ange (19e siècle) by anonyme ; BUONARROTI Michelangelo (inspiré par)
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Esclave du tombeau de Jules II par Michel Ange (19e siècle) by anonyme ; BUONARROTI Michelangelo (inspiré par)
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Autoportrait (19e siècle) by DAISAY Jules
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Etude pour le tombeau de Jules II (1671) by BUONARROTI Michelangelo
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PAYSAGE (1835 entre ; 1840 et) by DUPRE Jules
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Jules Clarétie de l'Académie française (titre inscrit) (1er quart 20e siècle) by GOOSSENS J E (imprimeur)
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ETUDE DE CHEMINEE N14 POUR UN CABINET DE TOILETTE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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Mujer en la cocina, Jules Heller (United States, 1919 - 2007) , 1947, Lithograph
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Les martyrs aux catacombes (1855) by LENEPVEU Jules Eugène
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Autoportrait (2e moitié 19e siècle) by JACQUEMART Jules Ferdinand
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LA PROCESSION INTERROMPUE (4e quart 19e siècle) by DENNEULIN Jules
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Le chêne (1860 vers ; 1870 ou) by DUPRE Jules
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PORTRAIT DE JULES CLARETIE (1840-1913) (1874) by DURAND Charles Emile Auguste, CAROLUS-DURAN (dit)
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ETUDE POUR UNE CHEMINEE (2e moitié 19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by CANTINI Jules
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Deux portraits de Jules de Goncourt (19e siècle ; 1er quart 20e siècle) by NADAR
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PORTRAIT DE M. SIMON (1853) by CELLIER Jules Henri
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MARINE (1864) by NOEL Jules Achille
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Visiteurs au musée du Louvre (1911) by BERNARD Jules

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (4)
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Butler Institute of American Art: FIVE DECADES OF JULES OLITSKI
A reception to honor the artist will be held October 15 from 1-3 pm at the Butler Institute. A catalogue with an essay/interview by James Lilliefores, accompanies the exhibition. The exhibition was first seen at the ...
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: JULES OLITSKI EXHIBIT OPENS THORNE SEASON
Olitski, 77, made his mark in the art world in the 1960s, and was heralded as the best living abstract painter by formalist critic Clement Greenberg. He had his first solo exhibition in 1967 at the Corcoran Galler...
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery: Jules Olitski: A Ten-Year Retrospective 1993-2003
A reception will follow the interview at the Thorne Gallery. Seating for the Olitski interview is limited, and people will be admitted on a first-come, first-seated basis. The lecture, reception, and exhibit are free and open to the public. For in...
Groundfloor Gallery: Arcadian Folly: Timothy Preston
The process of Preston’s painting is intuitive and emotionally charged. It involves layering the totality of the canvas with thin over-painting and then finding form patiently and meditatively. His technique creates a sense of a floating atmosph...

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