Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
1937 -
The American abstract artist, Larry Poons, is known for his gestural, energetic paintings and expressive use of colour. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1937, he moved to the United States and first sought to become a professional musician, before studying at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and the Art Students League of New York. Poons first gained recognition in the 1960s with his monochromatic Op Art canvases, featuring calculated dots and circles. Over time, he has explored many techniques and overall styles, and has been linked to both Abstract Expressionism and Lyrical Abstraction. In the 1970s, Poons began to produce his dramatic and well-known “Throw” paintings, where paint is thrown and poured onto the canvas. Throughout his career, Poons has been exhibited alongside some of the most renowned post-war and contemporary artists of all time, including Josef Albers and Ellsworth Kelly in the Museum of Modern Art’s 1965 exbition “The Responsive Eye,” and Hans Hoffman, Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “New York Painting and Sculpture, 1940-1970,” in which he was the youngest artist to be included. Poons is internationally admired and collected.
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Untitled #6 by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Untitled #6
94 x 63 in 238.8 x 160 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 CDN
Sold for: $169,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Sayronnella by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Sayronnella
97 1/8 x 55 5/8 in 246.7 x 141.3 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $145,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Souther by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Souther
72 5/8 x 16 5/8 in 184.5 x 42.2 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $109,250 CDN (premium included)
Post-War & Contemporary Art on Wednesday, November 20, 2019
28-A by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
28-A
97 x 70 in 246.3 x 177.8 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $30,000 - $50,000 CDN
Sold for: $40,950 CDN (premium included)
October 2013 - 2nd Session on Thursday, October 31, 2013
Marchela by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Marchela
82 9/16 x 18 5/8 in 209.7 x 47.3 cm
acrylic on canvas
Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 CDN
Sold for: $29,500 CDN (premium included)
October 2014 - 1st Session on Thursday, October 30, 2014
Untitled - 79-C-4 by Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Lawrence (Larry) Poons
Untitled - 79-C-4
83 5/8 x 24 in 212.4 x 61 cm
oil on canvas
Estimate: $7,000 - $9,000 CDN
Sold for: $8,050 CDN (premium included)
October 2006 - 2nd Session on Saturday, October 28, 2006