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    • ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Golden Flag of the Jaguar", 1981, watercolor on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (57.8 x 75.6 cm.), Frame: 29 x 37 x 1 1/2 in. (73.7 x 94 x 3.8 cm.)
      Oct. 24, 2024

      ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Golden Flag of the Jaguar", 1981, watercolor on paper, 22 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (57.8 x 75.6 cm.), Frame: 29 x 37 x 1 1/2 in. (73.7 x 94 x 3.8 cm.)

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      ALICE BABER American, 1928-1982 "The Golden Flag of the Jaguar", 1981 watercolor on paper signed and dated lower left "Alice Baber 1981", signed, dated, and titled on the reverse, inscribed on the reverse "Sacred Space Series"

      Shannon's
    • AMERICAN ABSTRACT PAINTING BY ALICE BABER SIGNED
      Oct. 13, 2024

      AMERICAN ABSTRACT PAINTING BY ALICE BABER SIGNED

      Est: $100 - $150

      Alice Baber, American, 1928 to 1982, a watercolor painting on paper depicting an abstract composition. Signed in pencil lower right. Matted and framed. Alice Baber was an abstract expressionist painter who worked in oil and watercolor. She was educated in the United States and in the 1950s and 1960s she studied and lived in Paris. Mid Century American Paintings And Art Collectibles.

      Antique Arena Inc
    • Alice Baber, Dark Leap to Light
      Oct. 10, 2024

      Alice Baber, Dark Leap to Light

      Est: $40,000 - $60,000

      (New York/Illinois, 1928-1982) abstract composition, 1976, signed upper left "Baber 76", signed and titled twice verso canvas, oil on canvas, 35-7/8 x 74 in.; lattice type frame, 36-3/4 x 75-1/2 x 1-1/2 in. Provenance: Alice Baber (1928-1982), New York, New York; purchased by David R. Baker, Birmingham, Alabama, 1980; by bequest to the Birmingham Museum of Art; Property of the Birmingham Museum of Art sold to benefit the Baker Acquisition Fund

      Brunk Auctions
    • The Light Center of the Pink Mountain
      Sep. 27, 2024

      The Light Center of the Pink Mountain

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 The Light Center of the Pink Mountain signed, titled and dated 1977 (on the overlap) oil on canvas 30 by 40 in. 76.2 by 101.6 cm. Executed in 1977.

      Sotheby's
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), Abstract
      Aug. 13, 2024

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), Abstract

      Est: $6,000 - $8,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) Abstract Watercolor on heavy Arches paper Signed in the lower right corner: Baber

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Lavender and Violet Crossing Blue
      May. 14, 2024

      Lavender and Violet Crossing Blue

      Est: $80,000 - $120,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 Lavender and Violet Crossing Blue signed and dated '69 (lower right); signed, titled and dated 1969 (on the overlap); signed, titled and dated 1969 (on the stretcher) acrylic on canvas 65 by 95 ½ in. 165.1 by 242.6 cm. Executed in 1969.

      Sotheby's
    • ALICE BABER, (American, 1928-1982), Druid Circles, 1967, watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 in.
      May. 04, 2024

      ALICE BABER, (American, 1928-1982), Druid Circles, 1967, watercolor on paper, 30 x 22 in.

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      ALICE BABER (American, 1928-1982) Druid Circles 1967, watercolor on paper signed Baber lower left; signed, titled, and dated verso

      Grogan & Company
    • ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Ringing and The Ringing", 1967, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm.), Frame: 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 50 3/4 in. (78.1 x 3.8 x 128.9 cm.)
      May. 02, 2024

      ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Ringing and The Ringing", 1967, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 50 in. (76.2 x 127 cm.), Frame: 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 x 50 3/4 in. (78.1 x 3.8 x 128.9 cm.)

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      ALICE BABER American, 1928-1982 "The Ringing and The Ringing", 1967 acrylic on canvas signed lower left "Baber", signed, dated, titled, and inscribed on the reverse "1967 Alice Baber New York", inscribed on the reverse "For Charles Craig April 1969"

      Shannon's
    • The Flame of the Banner of the Jaguar
      Mar. 01, 2024

      The Flame of the Banner of the Jaguar

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 The Flame of the Banner of the Jaguar signed and dated 81 (lower right); signed, titled and dated 1981 (on the overlap) oil on canvas 30 by 50 in. 76.2 by 127 cm. Executed in 1981.

      Sotheby's
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Buried Treasure of the Jaguar," 1978, Watercolor on thick wove paper, Image/Sheet: 30.25" H x 22.25" W
      Feb. 27, 2024

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Buried Treasure of the Jaguar," 1978, Watercolor on thick wove paper, Image/Sheet: 30.25" H x 22.25" W

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Buried Treasure of the Jaguar," 1978 Watercolor on thick wove paper Signed and dated in pencil, lower right: © Baber; signed and dated again, titled, and inscribed Sacred Space Series in pencil on the verso of the upper sheet edge

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) - Blue Float
      Feb. 27, 2024

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) - Blue Float

      Est: $15,000 - $25,000

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) - Blue Float   Signed ‘Baber’ bottom right; also signed on stretcher verso, and signed again, dated ‘1957’ and titled on canvas overhang verso, acrylic on canvas 10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4cm) Provenance Collection of Harold Rosenberg. The Estate of Harold Rosenberg. Sotheby’s Arcade, New York, sale of June 14, 1995, lot 360/ii (part lot).  Acquired directly from the above sale. The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Exhibition “The Harold and May Rosenberg Collection,” Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, February 4-March 25, 1973, no. 2.  Literature The Harold and May Rosenberg Collection, an exhibition brochure, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, 1973, no. 2 (not illustrated). Lot Essay This work will be included in The Alice Baber Project. Baber and Paul Jenkins shared a close personal and professional relationship that lasted for many years. They first met in the late 1950s and quickly formed a bond based on their mutual passion for abstract painting and experimentation with techniques and materials. While they maintained separate artistic practices, their relationship was characterized by collaboration, exchange of ideas, and mutual respect, and the two eventually married in 1964. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Baber and Jenkins often exhibited together and participated in various group shows alongside other prominent artists of their generation. Their work shared certain affinities, such as a focus on luminosity, transparency, and the interplay of color and form. However, both artists had a personal and distinct style and approach to abstraction, with Baber’s work often characterized by structure and Jenkins’s by a fluid, gestural quality. Blue Float, painted in 1967, is a prime example of Baber’s innovative use of color and form. The small, playful canvas is bisected by a stream of calm blue and green ovals, while more vibrant reds and yellows punctuate the space. The colors maintain a soft oval shape throughout, creating a feeling of autonomy, before overlapping and gently blending together. A sense of freedom was essential, not only to Baber’s process but to the experience of her work. Interpretation, too, was a shared responsibility; for the artist, it was up to “the viewer to create part of the meaning.” It is not difficult to imagine why Sidney Rotherg was drawn to this ethereal and color-driven composition, particularly given its small and accessible scale. Like Baber, Jenkins was deeply committed to exploring the expressive potential of color and form in his work. Known for his luminous, fluid compositions, Jenkins developed a signature technique of pouring thinned paint onto canvas, allowing the colors to bleed and merge organically. Sidney Rothberg was likely attracted to Phenomena Shanghai for Scorpio because of the way this work showcases Jenkins’s signature technique. The work, created in 1974, features a stream of deep and rich jewel-tones, which bleed together as they traverse an otherwise empty canvas. Almost echoing a hilly landscape, Jenkins has allowed the colors to flow independently and to create their own forms, while still overlapping and finally blending together, much like the colors in Baber’s Blue Float. Both artists have also allowed their colors to punctuate otherwise empty and stark canvases, thus emphasizing the presence of color and the lack thereof. Although their romantic relationship ended in 1968, Baber and Jenkins remained friends and continued to support each other’s artistic endeavors throughout their lives.

      Freeman's | Hindman
    • ”Ladder Rising”
      Nov. 30, 2023

      ”Ladder Rising”

      Est: €20,000 - €30,000

      Signed lower left: Baber. On the overlap as well as on the stretcher in black felt-tip pen titled, signed, inscribed, dated and inscribed with directional instruction: „Ladder Rising“ Alice Baber Paris 1965 TOP. On the stretcher with the labels of the exhibitions Cologne 1966 and Cologne 1971 (see below). Same place inscribed with a note of ownership

      Grisebach
    • Ladder Sun Dance
      Nov. 16, 2023

      Ladder Sun Dance

      Est: $70,000 - $100,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 Ladder Sun Dance signed, titled and dated 1973 (on the overlap) oil on canvas 55 by 33 in. 139.7 by 83.8 cm. Executed in 1973.

      Sotheby's
    • Alice Baber, The Jaguar of the Morning Turns to Summer
      Nov. 08, 2023

      Alice Baber, The Jaguar of the Morning Turns to Summer

      Est: $80,000 - $120,000

      Alice Baber The Jaguar of the Morning Turns to Summer 1980 oil on canvas 33 h x 55 w in (84 x 140 cm) Signed to verso 'Alice Baber 1980 The Jaguar of the Morning Turns to Summer'. Provenance: William Bunch Auctions and Appraisals, Chadds Ford, PA | Acquired from the previous in 2014 by the present owner

      Rago Arts and Auction Center
    • Alice Baber, The Way of the Wind
      Nov. 08, 2023

      Alice Baber, The Way of the Wind

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      Alice Baber The Way of the Wind 1977 oil on canvas 30 h x 40 w in (76 x 102 cm) Signed and dated to lower left 'Baber 77'. Signed and titled to verso 'The Way of the Wind Alice Baber'. Provenance: The Artist | Private Collection | Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, 2 - 3 October 1980, Lot 109 | Brian Galleries, Buffalo | Castellani Art Museum, Niagara University, New York | Collection of Dr. Armand J. Castellani | Elite Decorative Arts, Boynton Beach, FL | Acquired from the previous in 2015 by the present owner

      Rago Arts and Auction Center
    • ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Blue Bow of the Jaguar", 1981, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches (76.8 x 127.6 cm.), Frame: 31 1/2 x 2 x 51 3/4 in. (80 x 5.1 x 131.4 cm.)
      Oct. 26, 2023

      ALICE BABER, American 1928-1982, "The Blue Bow of the Jaguar", 1981, oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 50 1/4 inches (76.8 x 127.6 cm.), Frame: 31 1/2 x 2 x 51 3/4 in. (80 x 5.1 x 131.4 cm.)

      Est: $15,000 - $25,000

      ALICE BABER American, 1928-1982 "The Blue Bow of the Jaguar", 1981 oil on canvas signed and dated "Baber 81", signed, dated, and titled on the reverse

      Shannon's
    • The Golden Ladder to the Mountain
      Oct. 03, 2023

      The Golden Ladder to the Mountain

      Est: $25,000 - $35,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 The Golden Ladder to the Mountain signed (upper left); signed, titled and dated 1975 (on the overlap) oil on canvas 50 by 30 in. 127 by 76.2 cm. Executed in 1975. This work will be included in The Alice Baber Project at www.alicebaber.com.

      Sotheby's
    • Wind Divided Mist the Darker
      Sep. 28, 2023

      Wind Divided Mist the Darker

      Est: $60,000 - $80,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 Wind Divided Mist the Darker signed and dated 72 (lower left); signed, titled and dated 72 (on the overlap) oil on canvas 79 ¾ by 80 in. 202.6 by 203.2 cm. Executed in 1972.

      Sotheby's
    • ALICE BABER PAINTING ''PATH TO THE LADDER''
      Sep. 16, 2023

      ALICE BABER PAINTING ''PATH TO THE LADDER''

      Est: $20,000 - $40,000

      BABER, Alice, (American, 1928-1982): ''Path to the Ladder'', Oil/Canvas, 24'' x 18'', signed lower left, signed and titled verso on the stretcher and canvas, dated 1972, framed, 24.75'' x 18.75''. Label verso from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York. Gifted from Abe Sachs to consignor's mother.

      Burchard Galleries Inc
    • ALICE BABER ABSTRACT PAINTING
      Sep. 16, 2023

      ALICE BABER ABSTRACT PAINTING

      Est: $50,000 - $80,000

      BABER, Alice, (American, 1928-1982): Abstract Composition, Oil/Canvas, 39'' x 39'', signed lower right, thin edge frame, 40'' x 40''. Gifted from Abe Sachs (Sachs Gallery, New York) to consignor's mother.

      Burchard Galleries Inc
    • ALICE BABER PAINTING "LAVENDER WAYS TO THE SEA"
      Sep. 16, 2023

      ALICE BABER PAINTING "LAVENDER WAYS TO THE SEA"

      Est: $50,000 - $80,000

      BABER, Alice, (American, 1928-1982): "Lavender Ways to the Sea", Oil/Canvas, 33" x 34", signed lower right, thin edge original frame, 34" x 35". Original label verso from A.M. Sachs Gallery, New York. Gifted from Abe Sachs to consignor's mother.

      Burchard Galleries Inc
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Red + Blue Deluge," Watercolor on paper, Image/Sheet: 14.25" H x 11.125" W
      Aug. 29, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Red + Blue Deluge," Watercolor on paper, Image/Sheet: 14.25" H x 11.125" W

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Red + Blue Deluge" Watercolor on paper Signed lower left: Baber; titled verso

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Blue Leaf to Shell" from the "Tragedy of Color Series," 1975, Watercolor on Arches, Image/Sheet: 30" H x 22.25" W
      Aug. 29, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Blue Leaf to Shell" from the "Tragedy of Color Series," 1975, Watercolor on Arches, Image/Sheet: 30" H x 22.25" W

      Est: $4,000 - $6,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Blue Leaf to Shell" from the "Tragedy of Color Series," 1975 Watercolor on paper, watermark Arches Signed, titled, and dated, verso: Alice Baber; various notations in other hands and artist's death notice on a card affixed, verso

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "The Door to the Gate to the Bridge," 1975, Oil on canvas, 34" H x 54" W
      Aug. 29, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "The Door to the Gate to the Bridge," 1975, Oil on canvas, 34" H x 54" W

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "The Door to the Gate to the Bridge," 1975 Oil on canvas Signed in white pigment that is visible under blacklight: Baber; signed again, titled, and dated, verso

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber - Composition - 1970 Lithograph - SIGNED 28" x 22"
      Aug. 22, 2023

      Alice Baber - Composition - 1970 Lithograph - SIGNED 28" x 22"

      Est: $600 - $900

      "Composition" by Alice Baber, 1970 Signed Lithograph. Paper size is 28 x 22 inches, with an image size of 28 x 22 inches. The Lithograph is from an edition size of 100 and is not framed. The condition was rated A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling. Additional details: Lithograph in colors hand signed and numbered out of 100 in pencil.

      DUMBO Auctions
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Light Ladder," 1966, Oil on canvas, 31.5" H x 39" W
      Jun. 13, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Light Ladder," 1966, Oil on canvas, 31.5" H x 39" W

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Light Ladder," 1966 Oil on canvas Signed lower right: Baber

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982), "The Sound of the Summer Hermit" and "The Key of Sound and Light," 1976, Oil on canvas, 72" H x 102" W
      Jun. 13, 2023

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982), "The Sound of the Summer Hermit" and "The Key of Sound and Light," 1976, Oil on canvas, 72" H x 102" W

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "The Sound of the Summer Hermit" and "The Key of Sound and Light," 1976 Oil on canvas Signed lower left: Baber; signed again, titled, and dated on the stretcher

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Baber, Alice (1928-1982) Untitled.
      Jun. 01, 2023

      Baber, Alice (1928-1982) Untitled.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Baber, Alice (1928-1982) Untitled. Paris: Mourlot, 1970. Color lithograph on Arches paper with full margins; printer's proof, unnumbered impression from edition of 100, signed, dated, dedicated, and inscribed in pencil, lower left, "Mme. Lingwood, with congratulations!! Alice Baber, Mourlot Proof, 1970"; 28 1/4 x 22 in. "Baber developed a unique stain and lift technique of painting, while her distinctive palette evolved through many stages. For a time, she worked solely with reds, but as she progressively eliminated opacity, she explored yellows, greens, and lavender, largely monochromatically. By the early 1960s she began to use a great variety of colors on a single canvas, and by the mid-1970s introduced black, achieving some of her most subtle and delicate effects." (Quoted from North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary, ed. Jules & Nancy Heller, New York: Taylor & Francis, 2013.) In this particular print, we see Baber combining a rainbow of translucent colors, overlapping and converging in chains of great organic bubbles.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982): Storm of the Rainbow
      May. 20, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982): Storm of the Rainbow

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Alice Baber American, 1928-1982 Storm of the Rainbow oil on canvas 1977; signed and dated lower left; signed and dated again and titled verso

      Abell Auction
    • Dirvish Ladder and Tree
      May. 19, 2023

      Dirvish Ladder and Tree

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Alice Baber 1928 - 1982 Dirvish Ladder and Tree signed (lower center); signed twice, titled and dated 1974 (on the overlap); signed, titled and dated 74 (on the stretcher) oil on canvas 40 by 29¾ in. 101.6 by 75.6 cm. Executed in 1974.

      Sotheby's
    • Alice Baber (American,1928-1982) Dance of the Wind Cave, 1973
      Apr. 19, 2023

      Alice Baber (American,1928-1982) Dance of the Wind Cave, 1973

      Est: $30,000 - $50,000

      Alice Baber (American,1928-1982) Dance of the Wind Cave, 1973 acrylic on canvas signed Baber (upper left); signed, titled and dated (verso) 63 1/2 x 38 inches.

      Hindman
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Blue X," 1970, Screenprint in colors on paper, Image/Sheet: 28" H x 22" W
      Apr. 11, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982), "Blue X," 1970, Screenprint in colors on paper, Image/Sheet: 28" H x 22" W

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Blue X," 1970 Screenprint in colors on Arches paper Edition: 44/100 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil lower left: Alice Baber; titled on gallery label affixed to board backing

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber, Untitled (Abstract)
      Mar. 16, 2023

      Alice Baber, Untitled (Abstract)

      Est: $400 - $800

      Alice Baber (1928 - 1982) Untitled (Abstract) lithograph, Printer's Proof embossed lower left: [Tamarind Institute chop] [Stephen Britko's chop] signed and editioned in graphite lower left: Alice Baber Pr P

      Santa Fe Art Auction
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982), "Axe in the Grove," 1966, Oil on canvas, 48" H x 64" W
      Feb. 28, 2023

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982), "Axe in the Grove," 1966, Oil on canvas, 48" H x 64" W

      Est: $50,000 - $70,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) "Axe in the Grove," 1966 Oil on canvas Signed near the lower edge, left of center: Baber; titled on the stretcher, verso; dated and inscribed on the stretcher, verso: Paris [partially crossed out] 1966 New York

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982); Sun Circuit;
      Feb. 23, 2023

      Alice Baber (1928-1982); Sun Circuit;

      Est: $700 - $900

      Alice Baber (1928-1982) Sun Circuit, 1967 Lithograph in colors on wove paper, signed in pencil and annotated 'A.P.' (an artist's proof, aside from the edition of 80), the full sheet. sheet 21 1/2 x 17 3/4in (54.7 x 45.1cm)

      Bonhams
    • Alice Baber Abstract Watercolor Painting Signed 25x20in
      Jan. 14, 2023

      Alice Baber Abstract Watercolor Painting Signed 25x20in

      Est: $2,800 - $5,600

      Title: Alice Baber Abstract Watercolor Painting Signed 25x20in Description: Alice Baber Abstract Watercolor Painting Signed 25x20in. On Arches paper. Signature: Signed Lower right and lower left and signed, titled Porto de la Silva and dated 1960 sheet verso Condition of piece: Displays toning with darkened edges, some waves to sheet, sheet will need to be hammered back into frame properly Visible Site Line: 24.5 X 19 inches Frame Size 26.5 X 21 inches Estimated size of packaging: 30x24x5, 33 lbs, this weight is dimensional Other Shipping Info: Zip Code 33701 CALCULATE SHIPPING COSTS HERE Important Info: Commonly Asked Questions Described By: Michelle HFA DBJQ NFEDD

      Hess Fine Art
    • Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) American
      Dec. 16, 2022

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) American

      Est: $30,000 - $40,000

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) ; Abstract ; 1975 ; oil on canvas / unframed ; dimensions 243 x 122 cm (95 2/3 x 48 in.) ; signed and dated lower right ; Shipping to USA - DHL $1470 , National post with tracking service $850 / Shipping to EU, Middle Assia - DHL $1100 , National post with tracking service $750

      Art-Torg
    • Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) Olympus, 1970-71
      Dec. 14, 2022

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) Olympus, 1970-71

      Est: $20,000 - $30,000

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) Olympus, 1970-71 watercolor on canvas signed Alice Baber, titled, and dated (verso) 58 1/8 x 75 5/8 inches. Lot Essay:Color HungerMy own point of view leaned heavily to the pre-eminence of color - what I call "color hunger" - that has motivated my own work and my selections. I have also looked for magic, poetry, eccentricity, saturation, overemphasis, and so forth.-- Alice Baber in Curators Notes for the show Color Forum at the University Art Museum, The University of Texas at AustinAlice Baber was born in 1928 in Charleston, Illinois, and enjoyed a nomadic childhood split between her family home and Florida, instilling a love of travel that would inspire her career. Baber began drawing at eight, enrolled in a college art class by twelve, had her first solo show at 30, and, by the time of her death at age fifty-four, was a widely respected artist and curator whose work was represented in major collections internationally.The trajectory of Baber's career mirrors many of her contemporaries: peripatetic youth, education interrupted by World War II, a stint in Paris, and then a shift to New York . Her deep-rooted interest in Asian culture was encouraged by a 1964 show with the Gutai Group in Japan alongside her then-husband, fellow artist Paul Jenkins. She was especially enamored with cultural uses of color and spiritual mysticism, developing an impressive personal collection throughout her travels. Color was everything for Baber. "Anything you remember well you remember in very vivid color, and anything that's particularly sort of gloomy becomes very gray," she said in an interview with the Smithsonian Archives of American Art (Oral history interview with Alice Baber, May 24, 1973). "This has nothing to do with dreaming in color; that's something else. Either one does or one doesn't. My most interesting memories are in very brilliant color. I remember a day when I was four that it rained and it was green, everything. The rain was green, everything was green. And I remember looking at a sea shell when I was about three and everything was yellow. The whole world. And I think other people probably have somewhat similar feelings about color environment." She referred to these phenomena as color-hunger, her kind of preternatural yearning to use and understand color in ways both concrete and atmospheric throughout her work. It's almost as if she was able to see a broader spectrum of colors than most and was desperate to describe them -- translating an unknowable language. Olympus is an excellent example of Baber's work: the balance of positive and negative space became increasingly important to her in the prime of her career, evidenced here in strong, fluid forms set against a stark white background, the vivid purples and blues fluctuating in opacity as if turning a kaleidoscope. "I use the white ground in a number of ways," she said in her Smithsonian interview, "I often paint a painting until it tells me to stop, and sometimes the white ground still shows. In most cases, I try to make the white ground either a pattern, so that it can be both negative and positive space, or if not that perhaps and atmospheric wind moving the other colors and shapes around... but if it doesn't happen to appear, that's all right, too." We are pleased to present Olympus contextualized in this sale with the work of many of Baber's fellow artists: Balcom Greene (who she praised for his ability to "attack the figures with light"), Gene Davis and Robert Natkin, both of whom she included in her show Color Forum at the University Art Museum at the University of Texas at Austin in 1972, and her ex-husband, Paul Jenkins. Though Baber and Jenkins both explored color in their abstractions, Baber's refined forms and careful layers of paint were contrasted by his fluid pourings. Though during their time Jenkins was perhaps the more recognized name, the recent interest in Baber's work has accelerated her auction record to eclipsing his. After painting through several grueling years of cancer, Baber's career was cut short when she died in 1982 at just 54 years of age. An ardent self-professed feminist, she curated a show of women's work called Color, Light and Image in 1972, and had put together several other shows in the years that followed. Her accelerated career - and talent - has indeed left us all with an insatiable color hunger.

      Hindman
    • Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982), Steps to the Fountain of the Secret Garden
      Dec. 03, 2022

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982), Steps to the Fountain of the Secret Garden

      Est: $10,000 - $15,000

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982), Steps to the Fountain of the Secret Garden oil and acrylic on canvas, 1979, signed, inscribed and titled to verso, framed. Stretcher size 18 1/2 x 24 in.; Frame dimensions 19 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. Alice Baber was an abstract painter, printmaker and feminist. Her lyrical biomorphic color stain paintings are in prominent collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, North Carolina; and more. Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.lelandlittle.com

      Leland Little Auctions
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Blue X," 1970, Serigraph on Arches, Image/Sheet: 28" H x 22" W
      Oct. 25, 2022

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Blue X," 1970, Serigraph on Arches, Image/Sheet: 28" H x 22" W

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982, American) "Blue X," 1970 Serigraph on Arches Edition: 44/100 Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil lower left: Alice Baber; titled on gallery label affixed to board backing Image/Sheet: 28" H x 22" W Provenance: Property from Frances Luban Fine Art, Burbank, CA

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), Untitled, Serigraph on wove paper, Image: 20.25" H x 25.25" W; Sheet: 25" H x 29.75" W
      Oct. 25, 2022

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), Untitled, Serigraph on wove paper, Image: 20.25" H x 25.25" W; Sheet: 25" H x 29.75" W

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982, American) Untitled Serigraph on wove paper Edition: 28/50 Signed and numbered in pencil left center: Alice Baber Image: 20.25" H x 25.25" W; Sheet: 25" H x 29.75" W Provenance: Property from Frances Luban Fine Art, Burbank, CA

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Swirl of Sounds - Wind, Rock and Sun," 1975, Oil on canvas, 103" H x 71.75" W (edge of the upper f
      Oct. 25, 2022

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Swirl of Sounds - Wind, Rock and Sun," 1975, Oil on canvas, 103" H x 71.75" W (edge of the upper f

      Est: $30,000 - $50,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982, American) "Swirl of Sounds - Wind, Rock and Sun," 1975 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right: Baber; signed and dated again and titled verso 103" H x 71.75" W (edge of the upper frame missing) Provenance: Property of an Important New York Corporate Collection

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Swirl of Sounds - The Ghost in the Banyan Tree," 1976, Acrylic on canvas, 72" H x 95.5" W
      Aug. 30, 2022

      Alice Baber, (1928-1982, American), "Swirl of Sounds - The Ghost in the Banyan Tree," 1976, Acrylic on canvas, 72" H x 95.5" W

      Est: $3,000 - $5,000

      Alice Baber (1928-1982, American) "Swirl of Sounds - The Ghost in the Banyan Tree," 1976 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated: © Baber; signed and dated again, and titled, verso: Alice Baber 72" H x 95.5" W Provenance: Property of an Important New York Corporate Collection

      John Moran Auctioneers
    • Alice Baber 1928-1982 Abstract Watercolor Painting
      May. 25, 2022

      Alice Baber 1928-1982 Abstract Watercolor Painting

      Est: $1,000 - $10,000

      Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982). An original watercolor painting on Arches paper. An abstract composition with colorful geometric forms. No apparent signature. The artist was married to Paul Jenkins from 1964-1970. Presented with a white border in a chromatic modern frame. Work Size: 22.5 x 29.5 in. Dimensions: 29.75 X 36.75 X 1.25 in. Condition: Good overall condition, having storage wear to frame. Estate fresh to the market. Shipping: Hill Auction Gallery does not offer in-house shipping for this item. Gallery will refer third party shippers for all domestic and international buyers. Purchaser pick up available upon request. Got something to sell? Contact us at HillAuctionGallery.com

      Hill Auction Gallery
    • Alice Baber Time of Day Abstract Oil on Canvas 1966
      Apr. 23, 2022

      Alice Baber Time of Day Abstract Oil on Canvas 1966

      Est: $2,000 - $4,000

      Baber, Alice (American, 1928-1982), Time of Day, 1966, oil on canvas, signed lower right, and signed, titled and dated on the reverse, 31 x 39 inches, in a wood strip frame. Provenance: AM Sachs Gallery, NYC, original label on stretcher.

      Concept Art Gallery
    • (2) Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) "Along the Way" & "Lucky Number"
      Jan. 26, 2022

      (2) Alice Baber (American, 1928-1982) "Along the Way" & "Lucky Number"

      Est: $400 - $600

      1962-63. Oil on canvas. Each signed 'Baber' (lower right).

      Cottone Auctions
    • Alice Baber Oil on Canvas Sacred Space Series
      Dec. 02, 2021

      Alice Baber Oil on Canvas Sacred Space Series

      Est: $1,000 - $2,000

      Alice Baber (American, Illinois/New York, 1928-1982). Oil on canvas Return From the Journey to the Jaguar, from the Sacred Space Series. Signed and dated 77 upper right and signed, titled and dated on verso. 58 1/4" x 77" (with frame 59 1/4" x 78"). Vertical crease upper center, horizontal scuff mark lower center.

      Willow Auction House
    • Alice Baber (1928-1982): The Blue Drum Path to the Open Coast
      Dec. 02, 2021

      Alice Baber (1928-1982): The Blue Drum Path to the Open Coast

      Est: $1,500 - $2,500

      Oil on canvas, 1982, signed 'Baber' and dated lower left, signed, titled and dated on the reverse. 66 x 40 in., 67 x 41 in. (frame).

      STAIR
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