Robert Ryman

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Robert Ryman (born May 30, 1930) is an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. The majority of his works feature abstract expressionist-influenced brushwork in white or off-white paint on square canvas or metal surfaces. In 1992, a major touring retrospective of Ryman's paintings was mounted by the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Gallery. He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1994.

One of his paintings done in 1966 is a carefully drawn, all white painting. It was sold at Christie's in London for about 11 million SEK (about 1185660 euros). Twelve years earlier it had been sold for about 24 milion SEK (about 2586900 euros).

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• Biography, interviews, essays, artwork images and video clips from PBS series Art:21 -- Art in the Twenty-First Century - Season 4 (2007).
• Robert Ryman - the Guggenheim Museum