Skip to main content
Items Similar to Alan Shields - Alice in Grayland, Mixed media collage abstract, Signed Unique
Manuel Rodriguez Jr. - Artifacts V, Abstract Monoprint and mixed media by Manuel Rodriguez Jr.
Artifacts V, Abstract Monoprint and mixed media by Manuel Rodriguez Jr.
Hannelore Baron - "Untitled (C82-142)" Hannelore Baron, Mixed Media Collage, Abstract
"Untitled (C82-142)" Hannelore Baron, Mixed Media Collage, Abstract
Frank Rowland - Untitled I, Abstract Collage and Acrylic Work on Paper by Frank Rowland
Untitled I, Abstract Collage and Acrylic Work on Paper by Frank Rowland
Andrée B Carter - Alcaufer, Menorca Collection abstract mixed media
Alcaufer, Menorca Collection abstract mixed media
Peter Opheim - "Untitled 13", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009
"Untitled 13", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009
Michael Pauker - Contemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage
Contemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 9

Alan Shields
Alan Shields - Alice in Grayland, Mixed media collage abstract, Signed Unique

1979

$7,500
£5,670.23
€6,619.36
CA$10,672.13
A$10,824.96
CHF 6,181.35
MX$131,093.84
NOK 72,769.63
SEK 72,528.12
DKK 49,480.20

About the Item

Alan Shields Alice in Grayland, 1979 Mixed media collage: Etching, aquatint, screen print with stitching and collage on hand made paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/13 by Alan Shields on the front Unique variant This very unique and imaginative mixed media paper collage with stitching and fabric is floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered from the limited edition of 13 - but each is a unique variant. Frame included: Measurements: Frame: 27.75 x 22.5 x 2 inches Artwork: 23.5 x 18 inches Catalogue Raisonne: K. Tyler Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1974-1985, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. p. 289. Alan Shields came of age artistically in the late 1960s in New York. Expanding the boundaries of Minimalism, he became known as a master of aesthetic invention through his wide-ranging exploration of materials and techniques. His mixed media works often contain combinations of traditional silkscreen processes combined with found materials. New York Times critic Roberta Smith wrote in her 2005 obituary for the artist: "Mr. Shields's work combined expanses of gorgeous stained color, reminiscent of Helen Frankenthaler's canvases, with the humbler crafts and a Gypsy sense of portability." Critic Robert Hughes has described Shields as a brilliant bricoleur who could, and often did, make art out of just about anything. He became an innovative printmaker, experimenting with handmade paper and turning out editions in which each print was unique. After his passing, Shields was awarded a Judith Rothschild Foundation grant given to recently deceased abstract artists whose work is of the highest quality but merits further recognition. About Alan Shields: Alan Shields (b. 1944, Herington, KS; d. 2005, Shelter Island, NY) created unique, imaginative, and theatrical structures using unconventional materials and vibrant color. His three-dimensional paintings convey a playful, deconstructive impulse through the incorporation of un-stretched hand-dyed canvas, rope, yarn, beads, and wood. Shields moved to New York City in 1968, where he showed with Paula Cooper Gallery for over twenty years. Important museum exhibitions of the artist’s work include “Alan Shields: Common Threads,” Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (2018); “Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966-1985),” Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO (2016); “Alan Shields: In Motion,” Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (2015); “Into the Maze,” SITE Santa Fe, NM (2014); “Stirring Up the Waters,” Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY (2007); “Alan Shields: A Survey,” The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (1999); “1968 – 1983: The Work of Alan Shields,” Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN (1983), which traveled to Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL, and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; and “Alan Shields: Paintings and Prints,” Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA (1981). Shields is represented in the collections of prominent institutions including the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY; Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, N;, Tate Collection, London, UK; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. -Courtesy of Paula Cooper Gallery Born in Herington, Kansas (1944). Attended Kansas State University (1963-66). In college studied civil engineering and studio art. Studied the work of Buckminster Fuller. Participated in Summer Theater Workshops at the University of Maine (1966-67). Moved to New York City (1968). Showed with Paula Cooper Gallery (1968- 1991). Begins three-dimensional, two-sided paintings (1970). Purchased a house on Shelter Island, but kept studio in New York City (1971). Took up permanent residence on Shelter Island (1972). Focused on print and papermaking and made over thirty editions between 1971 – 1974. Received Guggenheim Fellowship and traveled in South America for three months (1973). Went to the Ahmadabad retreat in India (1980). Died in Shelter Island, NY (2005). Museum exhibitions include: Alan Shields: Common Threads, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (2018); Alan Shields: A Different Kind of Painting, Beeler Gallery at Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH (2017); Alan Shields: Protracted Simplicity (1966-1985), Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, CO (2016), Alan Shields: In Motion, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY (2015), Into the Maze, SITE Santa Fe, NM (2014), Stirring Up the Waters, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY (2007); Alan Shields: A Survey, The Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS (1999); 1968 – 1983: The Work of Alan Shields, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis, TN (1983), traveled to Lowe Art Museum, Coral Gables, FL and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; Alan Shields: Paintings and Prints, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA (1981). Included in museum collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, Tate Collection, London, UK, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. -Courtesy of Van Doren Waxter Gallery

More From This Seller

View All
Alan Shields - Untitled, from The Incestuous Kids, Signed, Mixed Media, Framed

Alan J. ShieldsAlan Shields - Untitled, from The Incestuous Kids, Signed, Mixed Media, Framed, 1973

Alan Shields - Untitled, from The Incestuous Kids, Signed, Mixed Media, Framed

By Alan J. Shields

Located in New York, NY

Alan Shields - Untitled from The Incestuous Kids, 1973 Mixed media silkscreen collage with embossing, woodcut, linoleum cut, dye- cutting, flocking and glass bead additions, from the...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Linocut, Screen

Untitled double sided mixed media work on bespoke 3-D standalone frame

Alan ShieldsUntitled double sided mixed media work on bespoke 3-D standalone frame, 1974

Untitled double sided mixed media work on bespoke 3-D standalone frame

By Alan Shields

Located in New York, NY

Alan Shields Untitled double sided mixed media work, 1974 Mixed media: watercolor, string, and torn paper held in custom standing frame Signed, dated, and numbered lower edge '10/12 ...

Category

1970s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Textile, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Thread, Pencil

Terry Winters - Monoprint/8, hand signed, framed (Matthew Marks) abstract work

Terry WintersTerry Winters - Monoprint/8, hand signed, framed (Matthew Marks) abstract work, 2004

Terry Winters - Monoprint/8, hand signed, framed (Matthew Marks) abstract work

By Terry Winters

Located in New York, NY

Terry Winters Monoprint with engraving and embossment on Twinrocker handmade paper Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge ‘TW 2004 8’ Provenance: Matthew Marks Gallery with label...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Handmade Paper, Monoprint

Treasure Rute I, Relief, stamping, linocut, collage on handmade paper, Signed/N

Alan ShieldsTreasure Rute I, Relief, stamping, linocut, collage on handmade paper, Signed/N, 1979

Treasure Rute I, Relief, stamping, linocut, collage on handmade paper, Signed/N

By Alan Shields

Located in New York, NY

Alan Shields Treasure Rute I, 1979 Relief, stamping, linocut, collage on handmade paper Titled, numbered, signed, and dated Treasure Rute I 1/11 Alan Shields 1979 on the bottom front...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Linocut

You May Also Like

Original Collage on Paper Titled: Fs 2741 ct09 19 x 15

Cecil TouchonOriginal Collage on Paper Titled: Fs 2741 ct09 19 x 15, 2009

Original Collage on Paper Titled: Fs 2741 ct09 19 x 15

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

paper size: 15 x 19, art size: 9 x 12 Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs,...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper, Magazine Paper

Contemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage

Michael PaukerContemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage, 2010

Contemporary Abstract Painting with Chine Colle and Watercolor, Collage

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

Beautiful contemporary painting (Monotype) in primarily grey and black, with found object collage composition of stamps, money, various types of paper, and watercolor by Michael Pauk...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Untitled 13", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009

Peter Opheim"Untitled 13", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009, 2009

"Untitled 13", Abstract Mixed Media on Paper, Signed, 2009

By Peter Opheim

Located in New York, NY

Watercolor and gesso on paper by New York artist Peter Opheim, titled "Untitled 13," created in 2009. This signed original work is composed of four individual panels, each measuring ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Gesso, Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Read More

Decked Out: How Skateboards Became Collectible Art

Once built for curbs and handrails, these boards now hang beside blue-chip works in major museums and collectors’ homes.

Welcome (Back) to the Wild, Wonderful World of  Walasse Ting

Americans are rediscovering the globe-trotting painter and poet, who was connected to all sorts of art movements across a long and varied career.