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Joseph Amar (1954–2001), born in Casablanca and later based in Canada, moved from Toronto to New York in 1979. Found materials guided his sculptural paintings, while his later work developed a dialogue with minimalism.
Untitled (1987) combines graphite and oil pastel on lead attached to plywood; its depth of 47 centimetres emphasises its volume. This work appears in the Guggenheim’s register of collection deaccessions for 2020. Printmaking forms another aspect of his practice: Grey Bar (1), at York University, is an etching on paper. Donated by Burtha Liss, this impression belongs to the collection of the university’s Department of Visual Arts. York records its dimensions as 32.25 × 24 inches.
This profile brings together identity references for Joseph Amar and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Germann
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Trockenpigmente und Öl auf Blei auf Sperrholz.
Ohne Titel, 1987
Trockenpigmente und Öl auf Blei auf Sperrholz.
Date to be documented
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