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Perle Fine, The Bather, 1958. Oil on canvas, 111.8 x 127 cm. C/o Berry Campbell Gallery, via Wide Walls.

OPENING THURSDAY. “Perle Fine: The Accordment Series” 2/13/20, 6-8pm. Perle Fine’s connection with Minimalism is clear. Kathleen Housley states in her seminal book, “Tranquil Power: The Art and Life of Perle Fine:” “Close in age and in temperament, Fine and [Agnes] Martin shared many similarities, one being that their art was routinely described by critics as ‘atmospheric’ and ‘classic.’” The two artists appeared together in a group show at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1962 called “Geometric Abstraction in America.” Perle Fine’s grids are set apart from minimalist tendencies by using colorful lines, planes of color, and sweeping brushstrokes. Housley states: “Fine’s unique strength was, and always had been, her use of color.” #perlefine #fine #9thstreet #9thstreetshow #9thstreetwomen #womenofabstractexpressionism #minimalism #colorpainting #asl #hanshofmann #hofstra #hamptonsartist #guildhall #accordment #accordmentseries #chelseagalleries #openingnight #artinstallation #openingreception #thursdaynight #galleryhopping #nycart #womenartists #womenartdealers #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8agUGyFq7B/?igshid=eba0ed2np4vy

GALLERY OPENING. Berry Campbell is pleased to announce an exhibition of paintings by the renowned Abstract Expressionist painter, Perle Fine (1905-1988) newly acclaimed for her inclusion in the 9th Street Show (1951). This exhibition at Berry Campbell focuses on Perle Fine’s “Accordment Series” (1969-1985) and includes several prominent examples that have not been exhibited since the artist’s 1978 retrospective exhibition at Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton. “Perle Fine: The Accordment Series”will open with a reception on Thursday, February 13, 2020 from 6 to 8 pm and will continue through March 14, 2020. [Perle Fine “Freshening Breeze” c. 1977 acrylic on canvas 38 x 38 inches] #perlefine #fine #accordmentseries #abstractart #womenartists #womenofabstractexpressionism #grid #openingnight #ninthstreetshow #ninthstreetwomen #openingreception #chelseagalleries #thursdaynight #galleryhopping #chelsea #estaterepresentation #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8fkJXYl5oB/?igshid=1ch6utcm9ugas

Perle Fine (1905-1988) was an artist at forefront of the Abstract Expressionist movement as it unfolded in New York and East Hampton, Long Island. Fine studied with Hans Hofmann and was a friend of Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Willem and Elaine de Kooning, Franz Kline, and other leading artists of the era. She gained recognition after World War II, when she received a grant from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation and showed at both Peggy Guggenheim’s Art of This Century Gallery and the Museum of Nonobjective Painting (now the Guggenheim Museum). Her first solo exhibition was held at Willard Gallery, New York, in 1945. Subsequently she showed at Betty Parsons Gallery and the Tanager Gallery, the first New York artist’s cooperative. [Perle Fine “Untitled #67” 1951 oil on canvas 65 1/2 x 59 1/2 inches ©️AE Artworks LLC ] #perlefine #womenofabstractexpressionism #berrycampbell (at Berry Campbell)

Known as an early Abstract Expressionist painter in the 1940s and 50s, Perle Fine was always interested in form and color. In the 1960s, Fine created a group of paintings she called the "Cool" series for an exhibition at the Graham Gallery. [Perle Fine "Cool Series No. 1 (Red over White), 1961-63, oil on canvas, 60 x 50 inches ©AE Artworks] #perlefine #fine #abex #abstractpainting #abstractexpressionism #womenartist #colorfield #1960s #redoverwhite #coolseries #painting #berrycampbell #gallery #nyc #chelsea #modern #contemporary #art (at Berry Campbell)

“Perle Fine/Marguerite Louppe: New York/Paris” opens this Thursday, October 26, 2017 at the Freedman Gallery at the Albright College Center for the Arts in Reading, PA. Lecture at 4pm with Curator, Will Corwin followed by a reception. #perlefine #margueritelouppe #willcorwin #albrightcollege #berrycampbell (at Albright College Center for the Arts)

Perle Fine working in her Provincetown studio in 1952. This group of works called "The Prescience Series" will be the focus of our show opening March 16, 2017 at Berry Campbell Gallery. Photo by Maurice Berezov; ©AE Artworks #5WomenArtists #womenshistorymonth #perlefine #abstract #expressionist #1950s #woman #painter #women #inventingdowntown #prescience #berrycampbell #gallery #chelsea #highline #w24 #groundfloor #modern #contemporary #art #painting #sculpture (at Provincetown, Massachusetts)

"Perle Fine: Prescience Series (1950s)" opens next Thursday 3/16/17 at Berry Campbell. This series was painted between 1950-54. Many have not been seen since that time. Please have a look at this great painter's work. [Perle Fine "Untitled (Prescience)," 1951, oil on canvas, 44 x 37 inches] #perlefine #abstract #painting #prescience #inventingdowntown #tanager #hofstra #berrycampbell #gallery #chelsea #artsdistrict #modern #contemporary #art (at Berry Campbell)