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Born in Chicago in 1940, Gladys Nilsson studied painting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In 1966 she joined five other artists in the first Hairy Who exhibitions, which brought greater visibility to their distinctive figurative languages. Her watercolours and collages combine careful construction with sinuous figures and densely occupied surfaces. Humour and visual play often accompany an exploration of human sexuality and its contradictions. A solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1973 marks an important point in her career. She also returned to her former school to teach from 1990, adding the transmission of artistic experience to a practice presented in numerous exhibitions.
This profile brings together identity references for Gladys Nilsson and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Genève Enchères · Piguet
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Watercolour
Personnages fantastatiques
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2026-04-29
Published result : 6500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 4000–6000
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Watercolour
Little Arm in Arm
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2020-06-18
Published result : 3200 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Watercolour
"Roesti"
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2021-03-17
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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