NICHOLAS KRUSHENICK 1929-1999 ACRYLIC ABSTRACT PAINTING ON CANVAS. Nicholas Krushenick. Untitled1970. Acrylic on canvas. Image size 100cm by 70cm. Signed and dated to verso 'Nicholas Krushenick Jan 1970'.Provenance: Pace Gallery, New York, Galerie Dieter Brusberg Hannover | Private Collection. Born in New York City in 1929, Krushenick served in World War II, then studied art upon his return to home life. He attended the Art Students League of New York (1948–1950) and the Hans Hofmann School Of Art (1950-1951). He and brother John Krushenick opened an artists' cooperative called the Brata Gallery in the late fifties. Krushenick began showing his work publicly in New York in 1957, at the age of 28. By 1962, his work was shown at upscale galleries and, by the year 2000, was part of major permanent collections throughout New York and the United States. A formality and brilliance of color reminiscent of medieval Europe banners is apparent in Krushenick's art. Yet there is, at the same time and in spite of the bright energy, a depiction of a painful tension krushenick began in a figurative style after his studies at the Art Student's League and the Hans Hofmann School of Art, then moved from one to another of several varieties of Abstract Expressionism. It was in the 1960's that the soft brushwork he had favored was abandoned for hard-edge black stripes that cut through jewel-like colors; beneath the shimmer of the coloring is a solidity of effect that relates his color areas to the intervening bars. Krushenick's art is included in nearly every major avant-garde exhibition. In 1969, Krushenick gave up his soft brush abstract expressionist technique for bolder colours and lines similar to illustration, yet maintaining use of abstract figurative forms. This style marked him as one of the original practitioners of pop art. In his later years, Krushenick taught at the University of Maryland, College Park from 1977 to 1991. He died in New York on February 5, 1999, at age 69.The term In Style of used in title and description means that artworks are similar to the artist’s style. After means the artwork is a copy of an existing work. For both kinds of arts, we do not guarantee and do not suggest any authenticity and originality of it. Shipping cost including package deliver to US address 100 USD and International 300 USD. We can arrange door-to-door delivery to most east coast address and provide to check prior to pay. Please read our policy carefully:1. We do not have additional images, all images listed here, and all bidders see the same. 2. No PayPal and Credit Card accepted. 3. We arrange in-house packing and delivery. Shipping cost is listed. No bargain or discount for it. Delivery and US shipping will keep frame, international shipping will remove the frame except buyer pay for shipping cost. 4. We provide in-site pickup and third-party shipper delivery but need payment clear first. 5. Return policy. If buyer appraises the artwork with a trustworthy expert or agency with no authenticity proof, we will fully refund the artwork. If buyer receives the item and returns it with no reason, we will only refund hammer price.6. We are open for per-sale and post-sale offer, if offer accept we will help to complete per-sale and post-sale purchase transaction, same policy as regular purchase. If you do not like our policy, please simply do not bid with us. Thank you.