Untitled
1964 · Oil and enamel on canvas
60 1/8 x 50 1/8" (152.9 x 127.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Lorser Feitelson
Artist
PaintingHard-Edge Painting
Representation
None documented
5
Institutional Exhibitions
1
Works in Collection
3
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Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1966
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The Responsive Eye
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1964
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Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1962–1963
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Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1936–1937
About
Why this artist matters now
Lorser Feitelson was an American painter and muralist central to the development of hard-edge abstraction and geometric modernism in Los Angeles during the mid-twentieth century. Working primarily in acrylic and oil, he created compositions of precisely defined forms and flat planes of color that rejected gestural mark-making in favor of systematic visual structure. His practice bridged mural painting, easel work, and pedagogical theory, establishing a distinctive West Coast approach to non-objective art that influenced generations of younger abstractionists. Feitelson's commitment to rational, architectonic composition positioned him as a key figure in American geometric abstraction between the 1930s and 1970s.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rago | May 2026 | $15,000 – $25,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $5,000 – $7,000 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Oct 2025 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $3,200 |
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