Monhegan Hard Edge Landscape Painting by Henry Kallem, Circa 1960s

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An abstract minimalist painting titled "Enigmatic Landscape" by noted NY artist Henry Kallem. Kallem was an influential member of the … more An abstract minimalist painting titled "Enigmatic Landscape" by noted NY artist Henry Kallem. Kallem was an influential member of the 28th Street Group of modernists and also worked in Provincetown, MA and Monhegan Island, Maine. The colorful figures at the lower centre are his recurring symbol for the island of Monhegan and its artistic heritage. He typically preferred bright and colorful hard edge contrast in his works, so the earthy foreground and inky plane of night are an unusual composition for Kallem. less