Artist

Ronald Bladen

Portrait of Ronald Bladen

American, 1918–1988

Ronald Bladen was an American Abstract Expressionism artist. 4 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Ronald Bladen was born in Vancouver.

Ronald Bladen was a Canadian-born American painter and sculptor. He is particularly known for his large-scale sculptures. His artistic stance, was influenced by European Constructivism, American Hard-Edge Painting, and sculptors such as Isamu Noguchi and David Smith. Bladen in turn had stimulating effect on a circle of younger artists including Carl Andre, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt and others, who repeatedly referred to him as one of the 'father figures' of Minimal Art.

Collections represented

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