Alfonso Angel Yangco Ossorio
b.
1916
,
Manila
,
Metro Manila
Surrealism
Abstract
Biography
Alfonso Ossorio was a Filipino American abstract expressionist artist born to wealthy parents Maria Paz Yangco and Miguel José Ossorio. He moved to the United States in 1930 and spent most of his working life in New York City, becoming a significant figure in the post-war American art scene.
Notable information
• Studied at Harvard University
• Close friend of Jackson Pollock and Jean Dubuffet
• Known for combining abstract expressionism with surrealist elements
• Created both paintings and assemblages
• Established The Creeks, his famous art-filled estate in East Hampton
• Significant collector and patron of other artists' works
Empty Chair or The Last Colonial
Glass and plastic marbles, West African wood figures, tree fragments, pebbles, geode, iron nails
46 3/8 x 39 1/4 x 15 7/8\" (117.7 x 99.7 x 40.3 cm)
,
1969
Image courtesy of
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
#12 '67 ("Arimula")
Mixed media
25" x 13" (64 cm x 33 cm)
,
1967
Image courtesy of
Invaluable.com (Leon Gallery auction)
Help Yourself
Assemblage on composition board
96 3/4 × 48 1/16in. (245.7 × 122.1 cm)
,
1964
Image courtesy of
Whitney Museum of American Art
Ecco
Wax crayon, transparent and opaque watercolor, brush and ink, pen and ink, collage, and graphite pencil on paper mounted on board
Sheet: 30 3/4 × 22 3/8in. (78.1 × 56.8 cm) Mount (board): 31 5/8 × 23 × 1/2in. (80.3 × 58.4 × 1.3 cm)
,
1962
Image courtesy of
Whitney Museum of American Art Collection
