Derek Eller Gallery presents paintings and works on paper by barrier-breaking artist Barbara Nessim (b.1939, lives and works in New York, NY). Nessim, who forged a career in magazine illustration at a time when there were very few female illustrators in the field, developed a painterly vocabulary of brilliantly colored forms and recurrent motifs which reflected the visual zeitgeist of the early 1970s. Our presentation focuses on her abstract landscape paintings which depict concepts for sculptural installations and incorporate a dynamic ribbon motif. We also expand the context by including several concurrently made works on paper of Nessim’s iconic WomanGirls, nubile dancers who brandish the ribbons as a kind of prop.
Barbara Nessim
pen & ink and watercolor on paper
16 x 12 inches
Barbara Nessim
pen & ink and watercolor on paper
14 x 10.25 inches
Barbara Nessim
pen & ink and watercolor on paper
14 x 10.25 inches
Barbara Nessim
pen & ink and watercolor on paper
16 x 12 inches
Barbara Nessim
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
18 x 12 inches
Barbara Nessim
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
18 x 24 inches
Barbara Nessim
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
30 x 24 inches
Barbara Nessim
oil and acrylic paint on canvas
63 x 56 inches
Derek Eller Gallery
300 Broome St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 206-6411
May 2–5, 2024
4 Great Jones St., 3rd + 4th Fl, New York, 10012
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