Joop Sanders

Joop Sanders
man in overalls standing by artwork
Joop Sanders in his studio, circa 1980
Born
Joan Alfred Levy[1]

(1921-10-06)October 6, 1921
Amsterdam, Netherlands
DiedJuly 6, 2023(2023-07-06) (aged 101)
Putnam County, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican, Dutch
EducationArt Students League of New York
StylePainting
MovementAbstract Expressionism,
The New York School

Joop Sanders (October 6, 1921 – July 6, 2023) was a Dutch-American painter, educator, and founding member of the American Abstract Expressionist group. He was the youngest member of the first generation of the New York School.

Sanders at work on "Gong", 1979

Sanders' work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art,[2] Madison Museum of Contemporary Art,[3] and Philadelphia Museum of Art.[4]

  1. ^ Four Centuries of Dutch-American Relations: 1609–2009. SUNY Press. 9 September 2009. p. 1074. ISBN 978-1-4384-3013-3. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
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  3. ^ "Joop Sanders". Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
  4. ^ "Search: Joop%20Sanders". philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2022-12-06.