Abstract Painter
Sue Williams's *Abstract Painter* is a dynamic oil and acrylic on canvas work that pulses with energetic, gestural mark-making and bold, interwoven forms. Williams layers vivid color and fluid lines to create a sense of chaotic yet deliberate motion across the surface. The painting reflects her signature blend of raw expressiveness and wit, inviting viewers into a world of visual tension and playful abandon.
- Medium
- oil and acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
November 10, 2015
Artists in conversation
Carroll Dunham
American · b. 1949
Dunham similarly combines gestural abstraction with figurative elements and bold colors, creating compositions that balance raw expressive energy with a sense of playful wit and visual tension on canvas.
Laura Owen
American · b. 1970
Owen works with layered fluid lines and vivid interwoven forms in a gestural neo-expressionist style that mirrors Williams's chaotic yet deliberate mark-making and dynamic surface energy.
Amy Sillman
American · b. 1955
Sillman creates gestural abstract paintings with bold interlocking forms and expressive brushwork that share Williams's signature blend of figurative abstraction, raw energy, and playful compositional abandon.
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