Carl Holty | |
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![]() Carl Holty with one of his paintings, ca. 1950, unidentified photographer. Carl Holty papers, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution | |
Born | Carl Robert Holty June 21, 1900 |
Died | March 22, 1973 New York, New York, United States | (aged 72)
Known for | Painting |
Movement | Abstract |
Awards | 2010 Wisconsin Visual Art Lifetime Achievement Award[1] |
Carl Robert Holty (1900–1973) was a German-born American abstract painter. Raised in Wisconsin, he was the first major abstract painter to gain notoriety from the state.[1] Harold Rosenberg described Holty as "a figure of our art history," known for his use of color, shape and form.[2]