This fall L.A. Louver will present an exhibition of early organic and rarely seen cut-up paintings by Frederick Hammersley. In the early to mid ‘60s Hammersley moved away from a hard-edge geometric style of painting and began to create organic paintings characterized by free-form curvaceous shapes. During this time, a profusion of organic paintings emerged, some of which he cut and repositioned into a grid format. Hammersley only produced sixteen of these “cut-up” paintings, and we are thrilled to have eight cut-ups and a selection of early organics included in the exhibition.

Opening September 2014, this will be the first time many of the works will been seen in a public setting, since first shown at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 1965. 

To learn more about Hammersley’s work, visit our website: www.lalouver.com/hammersley.

IMAGE: Bernice, #10c 1965, oil on cb panel, 21 5/8 x 17 5/8 in. (54.9 x 44.8 cm) framed