Anne Tabachnick (1927 – June 20, 1995)[1] was an American expressionist painter whose style drew inspiration from Abstract Expressionism and the European tradition.[2]
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| Born | July 28, 1927 Derby, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | June 20, 1995 (aged 67) New York, New York |
| Known for | Painting |
| Spouse | Dupont Newbro (divorced) |
Biography
editBorn to Eastern European Jewish immigrants in Derby, Connecticut,[3] Anne Tabachnick spent most of her life living and working in New York City. Her father, Abraham Ber Tabachnick, was a prominent Yiddish literary critic and poet, and a news editor for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency in New York.[4] She attended Hunter College, earning a B.A. in anthropology and art, and pursued graduate studies in art at the University of California, Berkeley (1951). After studying briefly with painter Nell Blaine, Tabachnick was awarded a scholarship from the Hans Hofmann School in New York City and Provincetown from February 1946 to August 1950. Tabachnick also studied with William Baziotes in 1961.[5][6]
Work
editBelonging to the New York School, her work was frequently figurative. Tabachnick used thin applied areas of acrylic through which strokes of charcoal defined the subject matter of still life, landscape and figures. Tabachnick drew inspiration from what she called “The Grand Tradition” of European Masters; especially El Greco, Pierre Bonnard, Paul Cézanne and Henri Matisse.[7] She also drew inspiration from East Asian calligraphy painting.[2]
A self-described lyrical expressionist, Tabachnick was associated with Leland Bell, Louisa Matthiasdottir, Jane Freilicher, Larry Rivers, Bob Thompson, and Robert De Niro, Sr.[8]
Along with some two dozen solo shows, Anne Tabachnick's many honors and awards include the Longview Foundation Award (1960), grants from Radcliffe's Bunting Institute (1967 and 1969), grants from the Creative Artists Program (1975 and 1978), the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation (1982) and the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship (1983). In 1985, Tabachnick was appointed artist in residence at Altos de Chavón in the Dominican Republic and received numerous invitations to the MacDowell and Yaddo art colonies. Her work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the National Academy of Design, the Hyde Collection (in a one-person show) and the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe.[9] In 2015, Lori Bookstein Fine Art hosted a solo exhibit, Anne Tabachnick: Object as Muse, their fifth solo show of Tabachnick's work.[3][10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Anne Tabachnick, Figurative Artist, 67". The New York Times. 23 June 1995. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ a b Sawin, Martica (1996). Anne Tabachnick: A Memorial Exhibition. New York, NY and Fayetteville, AR: Snyder Fine Art and Walton Arts Center. p. 23. OCLC 35049683.
- ^ a b Tabachnick, Anne (2015). "Anne Tabachnick: Object as Muse". Bookstein Projects. Lori Bookstein Fine Arts. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "A.B. Tabachnick, 68, Writer and Critic". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, MA. 16 June 1970. p. 47. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Anne Tabachnick - Biography 1927–1995". Figurative Expressionism. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Maine, Stephen (1 March 2006). "Anne Tabachnick at Lori Bookstein". Art in America. 94 (3): 154. ISSN 0004-3214.
- ^ Kingsley, April (17 November 2000). "Anne Tabachnick: Learning from the Past". Lori Bookstein Fine Art. Archived from the original on 27 August 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Wilkin, Karen (2021). "Figuration Never Died: New York Painterly Painting, 1950-1970". DC Moore Gallery. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Artist Info: Anne Tabachnick". Dayton Art Institute. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ Keane, Tim (31 January 2015). "Enigmas of the Visible: Paintings by Anne Tabachnick". Hyperallergic. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
External links
edit- Kingsley, April "Anne Tabachnick: Learning from the Past"
- Ask Art "Anne Tabachnick (1933 - 1995)"
- Mullarkey, Maureen "Painting About Paintings"
- Figurative Expressionism "Anne Tabachnick"
- Obituary - The New York Times
- Preston, George Nelson, "Against the Grain:The Paintings of Anne Tabachnick," Arts Magazine, 53: February 1979, pp. 154–155.
- Photos from Anne Tabachnick: A Memorial Exhibition (1927-1995)