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Milly Ristvedt

Canadian, b. 1942

Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964, after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art.

In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, Ristvedt was making and exhibiting large-scale paintings alongside a small but defined group of non-figurative painters who, like Ristvedt, had planted roots in modernism. These roots continue to run deep for Ristvedt, who completed her MA in Art History at Queen's University in 2011 with a thesis that explored color in the grid of contemporary painting.

Ristvedt's paintings are part of private and public collections, including the Art Gallery of Ontario, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and the Vancouver Art Gallery. She has had over 50 solo exhibitions. In 2012, Ristvedt received the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal for her service as an advocate for artists.

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(Biography provided by OENO Gallery)

Styles
Abstract
Contemporary
Materials
Acrylic Paint
Paint
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Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful contemporary pastel on paper in grid form is by Milly Ristvedt. The classic grid pattern becomes more than a ‘container’ for colour in the hands of master colourist M...
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1990s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

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Paper, Pastel

Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper
Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper

Milly Ristvedt
Pastel Grid (Spice) - contemporary, minimalist, abstract, pastel on paper, 1997

$2,700
H 22 in W 28 in
Real and Imagined - large, orange, blue, gestural abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Across the panels of this large diptych by Milly Ristvedt, passages of crimson, indigo, orange and burnt umber move and vibrate in a contemplative narrative. The piece is made more p...
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1980s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

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Canvas, Acrylic

Real and Imagined - large, orange, blue, gestural abstraction, acrylic on canvas
Real and Imagined - large, orange, blue, gestural abstraction, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Real and Imagined - large, orange, blue, gestural abstraction, acrylic on canvas, 1988

$55,000
H 72 in W 144 in
Nuvu Blue - modern, contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This colourful abstract expressionist painting is by the award-winning artist Milly Ristvedt. For decades, Milly Ristvedt has explored the unlimited potential and power of colour to...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

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Canvas, Acrylic

Nuvu Blue - modern, contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Nuvu Blue - modern, contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Nuvu Blue - modern, contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas, 1977

$38,000
H 79.5 in W 91.5 in
Blue Bouquet - contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A celebration of beautiful blues—this abstract painting by master colorist Milly Ristvedt continues to explore form and color. The background is a soft wash of blue and generous brus...
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1980s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Bouquet - contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Blue Bouquet - contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Blue Bouquet - contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas, 1983

$22,000
H 72 in W 48 in
Spray - large, soft, bright, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Large scale, colorful abstract painting, with pink, orange and purple against a pale blue ground. Milly Ristvedt approaches color in her work with sincere consideration and expertise...
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1980s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spray - large, soft, bright, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Spray - large, soft, bright, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Spray - large, soft, bright, blue, pink, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas, 1980

$14,000
H 66 in W 78 in
Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
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1980s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas, 1988

$25,000
H 42 in W 72 in
Ambient - tall, narrow, dark, bold strokes of colour, abstract acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Brushed passages and swipes of sharp yellow, sunset orange, kelly green and sky blue, move in a ballet of color through the soaked charcoal ground of this towering acrylic painting b...
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1980s Abstract Milly Ristvedt

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ambient - tall, narrow, dark, bold strokes of colour, abstract acrylic on canvas
Ambient - tall, narrow, dark, bold strokes of colour, abstract acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Ambient - tall, narrow, dark, bold strokes of colour, abstract acrylic on canvas, 1987

$36,000
H 120 in W 36 in
Summer Window - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Washes of sun yellow are edged in dashes of bright colors - mauve, cerise, lime and rust -- in this monumental color-field canvas by Milly Ristvedt. "Summer Window" from 1973 was cr...
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1970s Color-Field Milly Ristvedt

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Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Window - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Summer Window - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstract, acrylic on canvas

Milly Ristvedt
Summer Window - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstract, acrylic on canvas, 1973

$29,000
H 114 in W 60 in
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