Sale 213 Lot 297

ROBERT MOSKOWITZ
American, 1935–2024
Urban Landscape
Oil on board. Signed lower right hand corner. Unframed (artwork is mounted to a board).
Artwork: 20 x 16 inches (excludes board where artwork is mounted)
$400-600

ARTIST PROFILE: Robert Moskowitz (1935–2024) was a pivotal American painter who played a crucial role in bridging the gap between Abstract Expressionism and the "New Image Painting" movement of the late 1970s. Born in Brooklyn and mentored by Adolph Gottlieb, Moskowitz first gained prominence for his early "Window" series, which utilized collage elements like window shades to explore the boundaries of the canvas. He is best known for his large-scale, minimalist compositions that feature iconic, silhouetted forms—such as the Empire State Building, the Twin Towers, or a swimmer’s arm—set against dense, moody fields of color. His work managed to combine the formal rigor of Minimalism with a quiet, almost architectural sense of figuration, earning him a place in the seminal 1978 New Image Painting exhibition at the Whitney Museum. Over a career spanning six decades, his art became a meditation on the power of singular symbols and negative space. Today, his work is held in major permanent collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art.