Rediscovering Paul Hultberg (1922-2019): Abstract Expressionism in Enamel

2220 E Allegheny Ave,Philadelphia PA 19134

18 June, 2021

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JOIN US IN PERSON FOR THE OPENING PARTY, JUNE 18, 2021, 6-9PM The first large-scale exhibition of work by this multi-disciplinary artist since his death in 2019. While Paul Hultberg may be a lesser-known figure of The Studio Craft movement, in recent years Hultberg has been attracting acclaim as one of the most progressive artists working in enamel in the mid-twentieth century. While he originally trained as a painter, Hultberg began experimenting with enamels in the 1950s, eventually developing his own abstract style that paralleled what many of his peers were doing with paint and canvas in this period. Over the following decades, Hultberg mastered his techniques and became renowned for his large-scale architectural and public works. Rediscovering Paul Hultberg (1922-2019): Abstract Expressionism in Enamel will showcase the full breadth of the artist’s storied legacy showing both his pioneering work with enamel as well as a collection of early prints and drawings and later portraiture works on canvas. Moderne Gallery is internationally renowned as a leading dealer of exceptional design from the 20th Century. With a specialized knowledge of works from the American Craft Movement, Moderne Gallery has established a reputation as an authority on works by designers such as George Nakashima and Wharton Esherick. In 1985 Moderne Gallery was pioneering in its exhibition of the work of George Nakashima and continues to maintain the finest and largest selection in the US of the designer’s 1940’s-1980’s designs. The gallery has also extended its inventory to include vintage work by Sam Maloof, Wendell Castle, Arthur Espenet Carpenter, David Ebner, Peter Voulkos, Toshiko Takaezu, Viola Frey, Edward Moulthrop, William Hunter and many others. With a focus on rediscovering figures from the Studio Craft Movement and histocial cermaic's Moderne Gallery is pleased to annouce a new seires "Rediscovering".