Kelly shared Herrera's commitment to hard edged geometric abstraction using bold flat color fields on canvas. Both artists reduced composition to precise geometric forms and vibrant color contrasts with near identical visual economy.

Albers pursued rigorous investigations into color relationships through geometric abstraction with the same systematic and architectural precision found in Herrera's work. His flat color compositions and minimalist sensibility align closely with Herrera's formal vocabulary.

Smith developed a bold hard edged geometric abstraction centered on biomorphic and angular color fields that closely parallels Herrera's approach to form and color contrast. Both worked in relative obscurity while producing work of significant formal clarity.