Lee Mullican: Works from the 50s
Upcoming exhibition featuring 1950s works from the Lee Mullican Estate
203 Fine Art presents a selection of 1950s paintings by the accomplished artist and Taos Modern, Lee Mullican (1919-1998). These abstracted paintings, dated 1956 to 1958, were created shortly after Mullican’s move to Los Angeles, marking a subtle yet striking shift in his practice. There becomes a lightness, with joyous elements of playful energy seemingly related to Mullican’s admiration of composer John Cage and three years spent in the festive culture of Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Shortly after the last of these paintings were completed, in 1959 Mullican would win a Guggenheim fellowship to study in Roma. His works remain in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, MoMA in both Paris and New York City, the San Francisco Museum of Art and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
The exhibition will be on view from May 24th – July 7th, 2025.
