IN THE SPOTLIGHT
ALICE BABER
Alice Baber
BERRY CAMPBELL
Coming directly from The Lynne Drexler Archive and on the market for the first time, we are pleased to present an important early 1970s painting by Lynne Drexler, Untitled (c. 1973). Also on view will be The Mountain Ladder to the Sea (1974) by Alice Baber, an artist who is experiencing long overdue reevaluation. Expanding the gallery’s roster, we will debut two new artist estates at Art Basel Miami Beach: Mary Ann Unger and Louisa Chase.
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH
5 - 7 DECEMBER 2025
JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS
Alice Baber
"Red Knight," 1965
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left: Baber; signed again, titled, dated, and inscribed on the upper and lower stretchers: Alice Baber New York 1965
14" H x 10" W
Provenance:
The artist
Arnold Scaasi, fashion designer and Baber collector, New York, NY
Mitzi Gaynor, gifted from the above
Modern + Contemporary Fine Art
December 10, 2025
Arnold Scaasi, sits in his atelier circa 1966.
Mitzi Gaynor , c. 1954
JOHN MORAN AUCTIONEERS
Alice Baber
"The Royal Court of the Jaguars," 1979
Oil on canvas
Signed, titled, and dated on the canvas overlap: Alice Baber 1979; numbered "#135" on the upper portion of the stretcher
36" H x 72" W
Modern + Contemporary Fine Art
December 10, 2025
BLACK ROCK AUCTIONS
Alice Baber
Watercolor on Paper
Signed lower right. A large pink and purple tone abstract watercolor. Presented laid on a backing in a fine brass finished frame and glazed. The artist is known for Abstract-stain artworks.
Coming Soon
Greenwich, CT
Gail Levin
Danielle Johnson
THE ART MUSEUM OF GREATER LAFAYETTE
Exploring the Collection: Alice Baber
An insightful exploration of the abstract expressionist painter Alice Baber. Discover her extensive works from our Permanent Collection and listen to renowned speakers Danielle Johnson and Gail Levin discuss her life and lasting impact on the art world.
Don't miss the chance to attend a book signing for the upcoming release, Alice Baber: An Artist's Triumph Over Tragedy, with author Gail Levin following the program! Learn more about the book here: CLICK HERE For more details.
ALICE BABER AN ARTIST’S TRIUMPH OVER TRAGEDY BY GAIL LEVIN
ABOUT THE BOOK
The definitive biography of abstract artist Alice Baber, whose luminous and beloved works took the world by storm.
From one of the most acclaimed art biographers writing today comes the surprising life of Alice Baber, who produced exquisite abstract paintings of vibrantly colored shapes that created an illusion of floating light. Heralded as an “artist of lyrical abstractions,” Baber’s paintings had already entered the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, and the Whitney at the time of her premature death at just fifty-four. How could such an accomplished and visionary artist then fall into near obscurity?
The Book will be released on February 3, 2026
"Gail Levin continues her quest to right the wrongs of art history's tendency to slight women artists in favor of their more established husband's. Such was (and is) the case for too many talented painters like Alice Baber. Kudos to Dr. Levin for her valiant efforts." Judy Chicago
"A painter of color and light. Alice Baber is the first scholarly examination of the artist. Levin’s thorough research offers a firm grounding for future studies. A richly detailed homage.” Kirkus Reviews
ALICE BABER
Cottone Auctions Closes September With $2.4 Million Sale
Women artists commanded top results. A canvas by feminist painter Alice Baber, “Green Around Green,” realized $170,800. Baber, who studied in Paris and exhibited internationally, developed a luminous technique of thin glazes, guided by her belief that “color is light made visible.” A modernist oil, “Cat Lady” (1978), by Sally Michel Avery, wife of Milton Avery, achieved $82,960. “Late Summer” by Navajo artist Emmi Whitehorse brought $85,400.
ALICE BABER
Family Day: Mix It Up
See bright colors, big shapes and unexpected materials, then create your own modern masterpiece.
Mar 28, 2026
WOMEN ARTISTS IN ASCENDANCE
Featuring objects on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art alongside the university art collection, Women Artists in Ascendance pulls back the curtain on the story of modern American art by displaying works from a dozen women artists who were goliaths in their own right, including Helen Frankenthaler, Alice Baber, Grace Hartigan, Lee Krasner, Joan Brown, Amanda Williams and other notable women artists.
Exhibition Info:
August 19, 2025 — July 2, 2026
Bill L. Harbert Gallery
THE AUBURN PLAINSMAN
Redefining American art through untold stories at The Jule Museum
In his presentation, Nemerov highlighted the concept of livingness, or a sense of life, that was integral to the works of Frankenthaler. He also detailed how other artists featured in the exhibit portray that sense of livingness in vastly different ways. Some, such as Hartigan, opted for darker bolder motifs, and others, such as Baber, employed lighter and more subtle techniques.
Visitors to the exhibit can see the liveliness of the art with Frankenthaler's "Blue Territory," Hardigan's "Sweden" and Baber's "Lord of the Rainbow" – all being showcased in the exhibit. Ethan Olsen, one visitor to the exhibition, described why he found the storytelling of the collection to be impactful. By Erin Cosby
Photo by Roxy Duda | Photographer | The Auburn Plainsman
SOTHEBYS NY
Alice Baber
The Green Door to the Wind
signed, titled and dated 1976 on the overlap
Acrylic on canvas
30 by 40 in.
76 by 101.5 cm.
Executed in 1976.
Sotheby’s Private Sales is pleased to present a thoughtfully curated selection of works in their summer selling exhibition opening in New York.
SOTHEBYS NY
Alice Baber
Violet Passing
signed Baber 68 (lower left), signed, titled and dated New York 1968 on the overlap
Oil on canvas
24 by 18 in.
61 by 45.5 cm.
Executed in 1968.
Sotheby’s Private Sales is pleased to present a thoughtfully curated selection of works in their summer selling exhibition opening in New York.
JEAN ALLEMAND
Jean Allemand
ROSEBERYS LONDON FINE ART AUCTIONEERS
Modern British & 20th Century Art: Part II
Jean Allemand
French b.1948 -
Abstract squares, No.1, 1972;
Acrylic on canvas, signed, numbered and dated on the reverse 'Jean Allemand 4-1972 No.1', 120.2 x 120.2 cm (unframed) (ARR)
Wednesday 10 December 2025
GENE DAVIS
Gene Davis
RAGO AUCTIONS
Gene Davis
Royal Curtain
1980
screenprint in colors on Arches 29⅞ h × 21¼ w in (76 × 54 cm)
Signed and numbered to lower edge ‘179/250 Gene Davis’. This work is number 179 of the edition of 250 printed by Alpha Omega, Detroit and published by London Arts Inc., Detroit.
On December 5th, Prints Unlimited offers an exciting selection of editioned works to appeal to seasoned and budding collectors alike. Celebrating the possibilities of printmaking across decades, this auction features works from Andy Warhol, Josef Albers, Gene Davis, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Robert Indiana, Ed Ruscha, Alex Katz, Eduardo Chillida, Sister Mary Corita Kent, Dan Flavin, Yoshitomo Nara, Yue Minjun, and many more. Explore the collection, discover new favorites, and bid today!
5 December 2025
A CONVERSATION WITH GENE DAVIS
Do you think it might have something to do with spatial qualities?
What my stripes have become now are quite different from what they started out as. I didn’t really understand what I was about at first. I think maybe the best painters don’t know what they’re doing in the beginning. The painter who can tell you exactly what he’s doing isn’t doing much. At first I didn’t have the foggiest notion of what I was doing. It just seemed like maybe a good idea. Pure whim motivated it. I think that’s a pretty good motivation anyway, to do something just for the sheer hell of it. Later I began to realize there was something behind my decision. You see, I’m a frustrated musician. I studied music all through my teens. But I have a tin ear, and I wasn’t really very good. Painting stripes with musical intervals may be a kind of unconscious compensation for the fact that I never made it as a musician. I don’t set out to do musical paintings—that’s corny. The fact remains, however, that music is an art of interval and my work is an art of interval.
I have always been an interval artist. Even now in the new black and white paintings I’m working on, I am interested in spatial interval. Before it was color interval.
—Barbara Rose
THE PAINTER WHO EARNED HIS STRIPES
Gene Davis, the leading member of the Washington Color School, is celebrated a half century after his striped paintings caught on
“The Smithsonian Institution, which benefitted from a generous amount of his work donated to the museum after his death in 1985 at 64, may have missed the 50th anniversary of the landmark “Washington Color Painters” exhibition last year, but is making up for it with the newly opened “Gene Davis: Hot Beat” at its Smithsonian American Art Museum.
—Roger Catlin - Museums Correspondent
JON SCHUELER
Jon Schueler
ART AT KIRKCALDY GALLERIES
Collecting the Contemporary: Scottish Art at Kirkcaldy Galleries
This display features works by modern and contemporary painters who were inspired by Scotland. In addition to works by John Bellany, Ken Currie, Callum Innes and Jon Schueler,
31 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027
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