1950s–1960s
Hard-Edge Painting
Representative work: by Carmen Herrera
A style of abstract painting characterized by areas of flat color with crisp, precise edges. Developed as a reaction against the gestural quality of Abstract Expressionism. Key figures: Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, Kenneth Noland.
10 artists in the WattsOS database
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Key Exhibitions
Exhibitions featuring Hard-Edge Painting artists.
ELLSWORTH KELLY The Naming of Colors | Matthew Marks Gallery
Matthew Marks Gallery
Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
1 artist from this movement
Master Prints from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Apr 1989 – Aug 1989
1 artist from this movement
Abstractions
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Nov 1988 – Mar 1989
2 artists from this movement
Following Matisse's Line
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Aug 1988 – Nov 1988
1 artist from this movement
In Honor of Toiny Castelli: Drawings from the Toiny and Leo Castelli Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Apr 1988 – May 1988
1 artist from this movement
Rauschenberg, 34 Drawings for Dante's "Inferno" and Selections from the Drawings Collection
Museum of Modern Art · New York
Apr 1988 – Jul 1988
1 artist from this movement
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Related Movements
Movements that share artists with Hard-Edge Painting.
Movement
- Name
- Hard-Edge Painting
- Period
- 1950s–1960s
- Artists
- 10
- Wikidata
- Q369418
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