Albert Bloch: Expressionist presents the career and contributions of an American member of the legendary German Expressionist group known as Der Blaue Reiter in the early decades of the twentieth century.

 

The exhibition presents the subjects and themes that Bloch explored across a variety of media, drawing from his famed early period in Munich and introducing works from his late career created in Lawrence, Kansas.

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  • “The grinning clowns, leaping Harlequins, and dreamy Pierrots that populate so many of his paintings exist in an otherworldy state, far removed from the materialistic concerns of the modern world ... They manifest his own singular vision of spiritual existence and embody a full range of emotions, from grief to exaltation.”

    -David Cateforis, Albert Bloch:

    The American Blue Rider, 1997

    • Albert Bloch, Portrait of a Long-Haired Man, 1911
      Albert Bloch, Portrait of a Long-Haired Man, 1911
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    • Albert Bloch, Still Life, Plant, 1911
      Albert Bloch, Still Life, Plant, 1911
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    • Albert Bloch, Clown's Head I, 1910
      Albert Bloch, Clown's Head I, 1910
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    • Albert Bloch, Harlequin with Pierrot, c. 1911
      Albert Bloch, Harlequin with Pierrot, c. 1911
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    • Albert Bloch, Untitled (Reclining Figure and Standing Figure), 1911
      Albert Bloch, Untitled (Reclining Figure and Standing Figure), 1911
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  • “I paint still-life pictures, landscapes, compositions with figures—just like everyone else. But with me the result is inescapably a total spiritualization of the object.”

    -Albert Bloch, 1948

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    • Albert Bloch, Untitled [Munich], 1911
      Albert Bloch, Untitled [Munich], 1911
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    • Albert Bloch, Fabrikschlote (Factory Chimneys), 1911
      Albert Bloch, Fabrikschlote (Factory Chimneys), 1911
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    • Albert Bloch, Boy with Orange, 1913
      Albert Bloch, Boy with Orange, 1913
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    • Albert Bloch, Bar, 1913
      Albert Bloch, Bar, 1913
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    • Albert Bloch, Duell (Duel), 1913
      Albert Bloch, Duell (Duel), 1913
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    • Albert Bloch, Häuser bei Nacht (Houses at Night), 1913
      Albert Bloch, Häuser bei Nacht (Houses at Night), 1913
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  • “His progress in the few years he has worked in Munich has been little short of marvelous. I have the feeling that he is by long odds the strongest American painter on the other side who is working in the modern vein.”

    - Arthur Jerome Eddy, 1919

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  • Albert Bloch in his Munich studio, 1912. Portrait of a Long-Haired Man hangs behind the easel and Still Life, Plant hangs behind Bloch. Albert Bloch papers, 1873-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
    • Albert Bloch, Nacht IV, 1913
      Albert Bloch, Nacht IV, 1913
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    • Albert Bloch, Nach einem Eigenen Gemälden (Mountain Tunnel), 1916
      Albert Bloch, Nach einem Eigenen Gemälden (Mountain Tunnel), 1916
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    • Albert Bloch, Souvenir of a Sunday Afternoon, 1919
      Albert Bloch, Souvenir of a Sunday Afternoon, 1919
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  • “... it was the work of these later years that represented his finest achievement, the fulfillment and culmination of his early strivings.” 

    - Henry Adams, Albert Bloch:

    The American Blue Rider, 1997

    • Albert Bloch, Winter, 1924
      Albert Bloch, Winter, 1924
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    • Albert Bloch, Hillside with Furs, 1932
      Albert Bloch, Hillside with Furs, 1932
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    • Albert Bloch, At Sun Down, 1938
      Albert Bloch, At Sun Down, 1938
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    • Albert Bloch, December Sundown, 1931
      Albert Bloch, December Sundown, 1931
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    • Albert Bloch, The Great Cloud, 1941
      Albert Bloch, The Great Cloud, 1941
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  • “The artistic pilgrimage that Albert Bloch made during the last four decades of his life was a highly personal one, undertaken without regard for the changing fashions of the art world and with no expectation of public recognition.”

    -David Cateforis, Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider

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    • Albert Bloch, Broken Road, 1942
      Albert Bloch, Broken Road, 1942
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    • Albert Bloch, For a Design with Flowers, 1951
      Albert Bloch, For a Design with Flowers, 1951
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    • Albert Bloch, Dedication (Design of Flowers), c. 1951
      Albert Bloch, Dedication (Design of Flowers), c. 1951
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  • “Almost by accident, Bloch took part, almost unwillingly, in one of the formative movements of modern art—in a gathering of extraordinary talents at a time when the artistic and spiritual possibilities of the future seemed unlimited. His artistic legacy sheds light on the hopes and aspirations of that moment, while it also betrays, particularly in his late work, his equally profound and haunting disappointments.”

    -Henry Adams, Albert Bloch: The American Blue Rider, 1997

  • If you are interested in speaking with us directly about the available works, or would like to learn more about Albert Bloch, please do not hesitate to connect with Alana Ricca by phone call, to the gallery at (212) 879-8815, or by mobile at (203) 524-2694. We look forward to being in touch with you soon.