1950s – 1970s
Color Field
Representative work: Atoll Sun by Kenneth Noland
A quieter counterpart to gestural abstraction, Color Field painters worked with vast, luminous planes of color — seeking the sublime through atmospheric saturation and perceptual immersion.
80 artists in the WattsOS database
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Associated Artists
Exhibitions
Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Color Field artists.
Sam Gilliam
Pace Gallery
Apr 2026 – Mar 2026
1 artist from this movement
Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1989 – Feb 1990
1 artist from this movement
Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Jun 1989 – Mar 1990
1 artist from this movement
Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Apr 1989 – Aug 1989
3 artists from this movement
Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Mar 1989 – Jul 1989
1 artist from this movement
Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1988 – Jan 1989
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Color Field.
Movement
- Name
- Color Field
- Period
- 1950s – 1970s
- Artists
- 80
- Wikidata
- Q846933
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