Charles Alston
1907–1977
Charles Alston in his studio, c.1937; Photographer unknown, Charles Henry Alston papers, 1924-1980, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC
Works Available
- Untitled, c.1930
- watercolor and graphite on paper
- 13 x 11 1/4 inches / 33 x 28.6 cm
- signed
- Untitled, 1931
- watercolor and graphite on paper
- 22 x 18 inches / 55.9 x 45.7 cm
- signed
- Untitled, c.1940
- gouache, watercolor and ink on Bainbridge board
- 21 1/4 x 15 inches / 54 x 38.1 cm
18 3/4 x 13 1/2 inches / 47.6 x 34.3 cm sight size - estate stamp
- Untitled, c.1955
- oil and sgrafitto on board
- 16 x 20 1/2 inches / 40.6 x 52.1 cm
- Untitled, c.1959
- oil on canvas
- 27 3/4 x 50 inches / 70.5 x 127 cm
- Untitled, 1961
- oil on canvas
- 50 x 30 inches / 127 x 76.2 cm
- signed
- Family Group - Cityscape (Family in Cityscape), 1966
- oil on linen
- 30 x 60 inches / 76.2 x 152.4 cm
- estate stamp
All artworks displayed above are currently available. To inquire about additional works available by this artist, please contact the gallery.
Biography
I’m intensely interested in space, form, color, the things that challenge all contemporary artists. It would be wonderful if I could just sit back and do it esthetically. But, I have to react to the other thing. I’m part of it, I have no choice. I think I’ve gotten to the point where it isn’t satisfying to do another handsome, decorative abstraction. Painting has become so impersonal. I have a need to relate to humanity in a more direct way.
