About Ad Reinhardt
Where to see Ad Reinhardt
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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11 recorded works
Whitney Museum of American Art
New York City, United States
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10 recorded works
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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6 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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5 recorded works
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Washington D.C., United States
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4 recorded works
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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2 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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2 recorded works
Carnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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2 recorded works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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2 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Tate
London, United Kingdom
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2 recorded works
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded work
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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1 recorded work
Buffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 recorded work
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern
Valencia, Spain
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1 recorded work
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Neue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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1 recorded work
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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1 recorded work
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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1 recorded work
The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Kansas City, United States
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1 recorded work
Israel Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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1 recorded work
RISD Museum
Providence, United States
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1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 recorded work
Musée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Netherlands
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0 recorded works
Vanderbilt Museum of Art
Nashville, United States
Frequently Asked Questions
Who was Ad Reinhardt?
Ad Reinhardt was an American[1] abstract expressionist painter, born in Buffalo, New York. He is known for his satirical cartoons, his writings on Asian and Islamic art, and especially for his late paintings that were near-black canvases with subtle cruciform grids.What is Ad Reinhardt known for?
Ad Reinhardt is best known for his series of near-black paintings, which he created during the last seven years of his life. These canvases, measuring 60 x 60 inches, featured a cruciform grid in dark reds, blues, or greens that were barely distinguishable from the surrounding field.What was Ad Reinhardt's art style?
Ad Reinhardt's art style evolved into what might be described as near-black abstraction. He rejected many core values of Abstract Expressionism[1], such as gestural improvisation, autobiographical content, and emotional expression, instead enforcing constraints like 'no texture, no drawing, no colour, no light, no space, no time, no size, no shape, no movement, no object.'
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Ad Reinhardt's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: Ad Reinhardt Used for: biography.
- [2] book Richard Klin, Abstract Expressionism For Beginners Used for: biography.
- [3] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [4] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
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