Morris L. Blackman
Modernist Abstractions (1930 - 2022)
5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com Morris Blackman Collector’s Catalog Modernist Abstractions (1930 - 2022)
Morris Blackman (Pennsylvania, 1930 - 2022) was an American artist who lived and worked in Philadelphia PA. He graduated from The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in 1959, where he twice received the Cresson European Traveling Scholarship as well as three Mural Prizes, the Lux Graphic Prize and the Figure Drawing Prize.
Blackman had one-man shows at PAFA in 1971, exhibitions at the DeMena Gallery NY in the 1950's, The Jewish Museum, NYC in 1965, McCleaf Gallery, PA in 2022, as well as participating in group shows at Reese Palley Gallery NJ, Fontana Gallery PA, Studio 7 NJ, Carlsson Gallery NY, and Margaret Locks Gallery, PA. Morris Blackman was a member of the Graphic Sketch Club as well as a teacher at the Philadelphia Art Museum and the Fleisher Art Memorial. His works are held in museums, private collections in Philadelphia, as well as at PAFA.
When Morris Blackman moved to Queen Village in Philadelphia in 1978, he purchased a former stable and turned it into his art studio and living quarters. His three dimensional mixed-media paintings feature primary colors and incorporate themes from his travels and life experiences. Morris said his role as an artist was to show the world the way that he experienced and felt it, not to simply paint a pretty picture. His list of teaching appointments include Fleisher Art Memorial, University of the Arts, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Blackman Modernist Abstractions
Morris
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman
on canvas
x 30 inches Signed “MLB 61-62” lower left
Biomorphic Abstract I Morris
Oil
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Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Biomorphic Abstract II
Blackman
on board
1/4 x 30 inches
“MLB” lower right
Morris
Oil
40
Signed
Oil
40
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman
Biomorphic
Abstract III Morris
on board
x 60 inches Signed “MLB 64 - 65” lower center
40
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Abstract I
Blackman
on board
Expressionist
Morris
Oil
x 60 inches
stamp on verso
Estate
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Expressionist Abstract II
on board
x 50 inches
“MLB 64 - 65”
Morris Blackman
Oil
42
Signed
lower left
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Expressionist Abstract III
on board
x 55 inches
“MLB 64 -
Morris
Blackman Oil
50
Signed
65” lower left
Morris Blackman
Oil
46
Signed
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions
Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
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Expressionist Abstract IV
board
on
x 62 inches
“MLB 64 - 65” lower right
Oil
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions
Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
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Expressionist Abstract V Morris Blackman
on board
60
64 - 65” lower
50 x
inches Signed “MLB
center
Expressionist Abstract VI
Morris Blackman
Oil
40
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
on board
x 60 inches
Signed “MLB 64 - 65” lower center
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman Oil on board 40 x 60 inches Signed “MLB” lower left
Expressionist Abstract VII
Morris
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman
on canvas
x 28 inches
“MLB” lower left
Expressionist Abstract VIII
Morris
Oil
50
Signed
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman
on board
x 30 inches Signed “MLB” lower left
Expressionist Abstract Figure
Morris
Oil
40
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com Geometric Abstract I Morris Blackman Oil on board 40 x 30 inches Estate stamp on verso
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Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Abstract II
Blackman Oil on board
Geometric
Morris
x 30.5 inches
“MLB 82-83” lower right
Signed
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Morris Blackman Oil on board 59.5 X 40 inches Estate stamp on verso
Geometric Abstract III
30.5
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Abstract IV
Blackman Oil on board
Geometric
Morris
x 48 inches Signed “MLB 82-83” lower center
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Geometric Abstract V Morris Blackman
Oil
68 x 38 inches
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions
Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500
/ email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
www.gratzgallery.com
on board
Signed “MLB 72 - 79” lower right
Geometric
30
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
on board
Abstract VI Morris Blackman Oil
72-79” lower center
x 48 inches Signed “MLB
Geometric
30
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Abstract VII
on board
Morris Blackman Oil
x
82-83”
48 inches Signed “MLB
lower center
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Geometric Abstract VIII
60 x 40 inches
verso
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
Estate stamp on
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
with
Morris Blackman Oil on paper, mounted on canvas 60 x 52 inches Estate stamp on verso
Abstract
Figure
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Yellow Dot on Black
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
14.5
22.5 x
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Orange Dot on Black
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
x 14.5
22.5
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Yellow Dot on Grey
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
x 14.5
22.5
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Purple Dot on Black
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
14.5
22.5 x
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Green Dot on Grey
Morris Blackman Oil on board
x 14.5 inches
22.5
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Dot on
Morris Blackman Oil on board 22.5 x 14.5 inches Estate stamp on verso
Green
Black
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Red Dot on Black
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
14.5
22.5
x
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blue Dot on Black
Morris Blackman
Oil on board
x 14.5
22.5
inches
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blue Dot on Grey
22.5 x 14.5 inches
Morris
Blackman
Oil on board
Estate stamp on verso
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Red Dot on Grey
Oil on board 22.5 x 14.5 inches
on verso
Morris Blackman
Estate stamp
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Purple Dot on Grey
Oil on board 22.5 x 14.5 inches
on verso
Morris Blackman
Estate stamp
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman Oil on board 22.5 x 14.5 inches Estate stamp on verso
Orange Dot on Grey
Morris
74.25
Morris Blackman Modernist Abstractions 5230 Silo Hill Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 / Tel: 215.348.2500 www.gratzgallery.com / email: pgratz@gratzgallery.com
Blackman
and mixed media on canvas
Primary
Gothic Morris
Oil
x 72.25 inches
lower right
Signed