Polly Apfelbaum
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Polly ApfelbaumPERSEPHONE - BLUE, 2013Woodblock
Hiromi Handmade DHM-11 Triple Thick32 x 32 1/2 in
81.3 x 82.5 cm25/35Signed on the Verso Annotated PA13 -
Polly ApfelbaumPERSEPHONE - Pink, 2013Woodblock
Hiromi Handmade DHM-11 Triple Thick32 x 32 1/2 in
81.3 x 82.5 cm16/35Signed on the Verso Annotated PA13 -
Polly ApfelbaumLove Alley, 2011Woodblock
Hiromi Handmade DHM-11 Triple Thick32 x 68 in
81.3 x 172.7 cm16/25signed on the Verso
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Polly ApfelbaumAdvocates of German Unification (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cmHand signed and numbered in pencil on verso
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Polly ApfelbaumNOW-National Organization of Women (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cmHand signed and numbered in pencil on verso
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Polly ApfelbaumRumanian Uprising (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cmHand signed and numbered in pencil on verso
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Polly ApfelbaumThe Kurdistan Worker's Party (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cmHand signed and numbered in pencil on verso
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Polly ApfelbaumThe Sons of Liberty (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cm
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Polly ApfelbaumYippies (Flags of Revolt and Defiance), 2006Color Silkscreen30 x 19 ins 76.2 x 48.26 cmHand signed and numbered in pencil on verso
Polly Apfelbaum
Some artists take multiple mediums and have them converge into one piece; their art is experienced in a space between formal disciplines. One such artist is Polly Apfelbaum, whose works are self-described as “fallen paintings,” or artworks that bring together the mediums of painting, sculpture and installation, to create something truly unique.
Apfelbaum was born in 1955 in Abington, Pennsylvania but currently resides and works in New York City. She established her unique styling of utilizing spaces such as corners, ceilings, and floors at an early age in her artistic career. Polly Apfelbaum finds her ideas from her strong sense of feminism and exposure to popular culture, on top of focusing on the abstract and expressionism art that came out of the post-war era from the likes of Andy Warhol and other notable artists during that time.
Polly Apfelbaum also attended college at both Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and the SUNY Purchase College in Purchase, New York, where she actively started to establish herself as a prominent artist. Her work began proliferating and showing up in exhibits and galleries in Florida, New Mexico, Texas, and even in India, throughout Europe, Canada, and many other locations. They still continue to be center pieces at several locations while Polly Apfelbaum continues to work on new and exciting pieces in her studio in New York.
Apfelbaum’s creative process is developed through sketching and arranging vibrant hand dyed fabrics and then putting everything together in order to become installations or mixed media expressionism art. Her most famous works include “Power to the Flower,” and her pieces of work which are normally untitled and span across many feet across the floor with varying colors and fabrics. Apfelbaum continues to bring a whimsical post-modern vision to the art community, working on organic fallen paintings that channel post-war expressionist and pop art aesthetic.
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VFA at Art on Paper New York 2024
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Works by Julian Opie and Henri Matisse at VFA
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Opie, Longo, Katz & More at Hamptons Fine Art Fair, 2024
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VFA at the Hamptons Fine Art Fair 2024
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Recent Acquisitions at VFA
Works by Alexander Calder, Polly Apfelbaum, Alex Katz and Donald Sultan June 12, 2024Alexander Calder (1898-1976) is best known for his mobiles and stabiles, that introduced the element of movement to sculpture. Many of his mobiles were based...Read more -
Polly Apfelbaum’s Flags of Revolt & Defiance
February 27, 2015It's not always easy to find work of Polly Apfelbaum's that you can take home. Much of her work is installed on gallery floors or draped over ceiling pipes and down walls. Her Haunted House was an actual cabin in the Swiss Alps, without plumbing or electricity, that could only be gotten to by hiking. "I wanted to bring the hillbilly to this pristine alpine location in Switzerland," she said. She left bottles of moonshine in the cabin for visitors who wanted, "the full, hillbilly experience" in the Alps.Read more -
Floored by Polly Apfelbaum Prints and Mixed Media
August 21, 2013New York artist Polly Apfelbaum is one of the more unique Contemporary Artists working today. The artist is undoubtedly best known for her “fallen” paintings and mixed media installations, which are primarily crafted on floors. Recently, collectors have become intrigued with Polly Apfelbaum prints, some of which are currently available for sale at Vertu Fine Art Gallery in Boca Raton. Apfelbaum’s playful combination of vibrant colors, rich textures and funky shapes have become the artist’s easily identifiable brand.Read more
