“I think it was partly from the war, partly a wanting to see something new. It was his color or this sort of anti-color, a willingness to use something raw and brutal.”
Jack Jefferson (1920 - 2000). Quoted in reference to his reaction to paintings by Clyfford Still. [1]
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HISTORY OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
Early Modern Art in California
Early California art, often synonymous with California's great impressionist and plein-air paintings of majestic California landscapes, dominated the California art scene during most of the first half of the 20th century. The Great Depression, World War II, and some highly influential academic, artisan, and museum professionals arriving in the early mid-century would have an everlasting effect and establish what is known today as San Francisco Bay Area Abstract Expressionism (SFAbex).
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