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DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park
Current Exhibitions

Painting in Boston: 1950–2000
Abstraction

Albert Alcalay

Albert Alcalay, Habitat, 1982

Habitat, 1982, oil on canvas, 52" x 72", Lent by the Artist, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Natalie Alper

Natalie Alper, Untitled, 1980

Untitled, 1980, acrylic on canvas, 60" x 100", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Anonymous Gift: 1985.1, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Gregory Amenoff

Gregory Amenoff, The Switching Yard, 1978

The Switching Yard, 1978, oil on canvas, 54" x 84", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred N. Pratt, Jr.: 2000.50, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Domingo Barreres

Domingo Barreres, Ancestral Haunts/Alien Aristocracy, 1991

Ancestral Haunts/Alien Aristocracy, 1991, mixed media on canvas, 66" x 66", Collection of Dr. Howard Levine and Breda Shernan, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Jack Clift

Jack Clift, Ruffle and Fringe, 1980

Ruffle and Fringe, 1980, oil on tin, 32" x 36", NEA Museum Purchase Plan: 1980.76, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Friedel Dzubas

Friedel Dzubas, Distant Sea, 1982

Distant Sea, 1982, magna on canvas, 40" x 40", Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Sandler, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Kofi Kayiga

Kofi Kayiga, The Crown Opening, 1998

The Crown Opening, 1998, acrylic on roofing paper, 96" x 36", Lent by the Artist, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Gyorgy Kepes

Gyorgy Kepes, Moss Ember, 1963

Moss Ember, 1963, oil and sand on canvas, 24" x 18", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Gift of Mr. John Boyer: 1973.1, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Roger Kizik

Roger Kizik, Picture for Pat, 1986

Picture for Pat, 1986, acrylic, silk, luminescent lame, velvet on paper, mounted on canvas, 87" x 127", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Gift of the Artist: 1987.9, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Lawrence Kupferman

Lawrence Kupferman, Oceanic Forms, 1951

Oceanic Forms, 1951, oil on panel, 23 7/8" x 22 7/8", Lent by the Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA, Gift of the Aarons family, 1991.241, Photo credit: Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA

John McNamara

John McNamara, Alone, 1983

Alone, 1983, oil on canvas, 66" x 76", Collection of James and Audrey Foster, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Maud Morgan

Maud Morgan, Afternoon in the Bull Ring, 1964

Afternoon in the Bull Ring, 1964, oil on canvas, 60" x 50", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louis Smith: 1980.45, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

David Ortins

David Ortins, 0598P, 1998

0598P, 1998, oil on wax on wood, 46" x 30", Lent by the Artist, Photo credit: Sitron Studio

Paul Shakespear

Paul Shakespear, Remolino, 1990

Remolino, 1990, acrylic on linen with lead, 2 panels: 61 ¼" x 46" (total), Collection of DeCordova Museum, Gift of Madeleine and Anthony Carter: 1999.54, Photo credit: Ri Anderson

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson, Waltz, 1997

Waltz, 1997, acrylic on wood, 40" x 40", Lent by the Artist, Photo credit: Greg Heins

Irene Valincius

Irene Valincius, Flame II, 1997

Flame II, 1997, oil and wax on carved panel, 48" x 36", Collection of DeCordova Museum, Museum Purchase: 1998.34, Photo credit: Ri Anderson