Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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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Artist: Milly Ristvedt
Verticality #2 - modern, contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Juxtaposed blocks of navy, orange and canary held by a bar of sky blue create a subtle optical effect in this masterful composition by Milly Ristvedt. Art Critic Barry Lord (Art in A...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Twelve Panels, Thirty-Six Colors - colourful pairs of painted acrylic panels
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Twelve rectangular panels, each painted alternately in solid colors or solid with tinted vertical stripes, are installed in a precise grid: two high and six across. The artist began ...
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2010s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Acrylic, Wood Panel
Living Things - large, bright, colourful, yellow, abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Drops of violet balance the movement of luminous yellow orbs in this elegant chartreuse composition by Milly Ristvedt.
"Color is the magical sensation and substance, the 'philosopher's stone,' that for me represents hope in a time of great challenge for us all." Milly Ristvedt
Milly Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe...
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2010s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Evening Light - soft, colourful, minimalist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The stunning subtlety of evening light is captured in the wash of colours that flow across the canvas in this contemporary abstract by Milly Ristvedt.
The Canadian artist is renowned...
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2010s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Everything and Nothing - monochromatic, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt is regarded as one of Canada’s finest abstract artists.
A masterful colourist, this piece is rendered in subtle monochromatic tones—vertical bars of gray--dove to lig...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Breathing Space for Agnes - large, bright, yellow, stripes, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vertical stripes of buttercup yellow and cloud blue are each separated from the other by a mere whisper of white canvas. The verticals appear to breathe rhythmically against the picture plane in this homage to American painter Agnes Martin. They evoke Martin's delicate, meticulously penciled grid works and her pursuit of inner peace.
Milly Ristvedt, MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Mott Continuum - large, bright, orange, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Spheres of burnt orange, turquoise and sapphire blue move in a lyrical and jazzy dance across a hot orange ground in this masterful canvas by Milly Ristvedt. The painting demonstrate...
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2010s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Fire (Paradise Paintings) - large, geometric, abstract, group series, acrylic
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A dark, forest green square is flanked by smaller squares of indigo, red and pale yellow on a hot ground of brushed red, orange and yellow in this bold acrylic on canvas. Aptly titled "Fire" this powerful image is part of the Paradise group of paintings. The eight canvases in this group are titled after the Paradise Papers, reflecting narratives of wealth, the ways in which it is made and inequality.
Milly Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Creatures of a Day (Paradise Paintings) - large, colourful abstract group series
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A lemon yellow rectangle held by a whisper white band is flanked by squares of pink, navy, blood red and white on a washed ground of pale lime. A conversation about visual and philos...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
A Deep Breath - large, soft, green, grey, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Lime green washes bleed into soft yellow, pink, grey, and baby blue in this wet-in-wet painting by Milly Ristvedt.
Action Painting, a term coined by the art critic Harold Rosenberg...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Rising Water (Paradise Paintings) - large, abstract, series, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ballet of colorful squares and rectangles float on a wash of turquoise streaked through with mauve. A conversation about visual balance emerges from this bold acrylic painting titl...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Act of Silence - grids of black, white, orange, red, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grid of painterly black and white is balanced with large squares of fiery orange and gold each in this bold canvas by Milly Ristvedt. The edges of the squares pulse back and forth ...
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1990s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Yellow Grid Play - orange, grey, green, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Precise squares in orange, rust red, green, grey, maroon and white dance, overlap and swirl on a washed canary yellow ground in this intimate canvas by Milly Ristvedt. Color and the grid are the focus of Ristvedt's paintings that through one's lens of experience will reveal a narrative.
"Painting is my freedom 'to be' in the world, to transform what I think and feel about life, to express the essence of things that matter. Colour is the magical sensation and substance, the 'philosopher's stone,' that for me represents hope in a time of great challenge for us all." Milly Ristvedt
Early in her career in Toronto in the late 1960s, Ristvedt shared a studio with Canadian painter Jack Bush, met art critic Clement Greenberg and was inspired by American painters Jules Olitiski and Frank Stella. Ristvedt's work can be found in major public collections including the Art Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
From the Dark - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting is by Milly Ristvedt, one of Canada’s most important artists.
Highly praised and prized for her masterful and intuitive sense of colour, Milly Ri...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Triangle Lake - 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.
The view of a triangular-shaped rock from her waterside studio inspired the colour and ...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled, Magenta, Sienna and Turquoise - expressive, abstract, pastel on paper
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This ethereal abstract pastel on paper is an early work by Milly Ritsvedt known as one of Canada’s foremost abstract artists. Soft clouds of magenta, sienna and turquoise float acros...
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1970s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Paper, Pastel
Fire Yellow Grid - rich, warm, colourful, geometric abstract acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A checkerboard of dynamic colour—this abstract work by master colourist Milly Ristvedt immediately engages the viewer. A classic grid pattern accentuates the interplay of light and dark colours—black, navy, red, aubergine and white highlighted by a sunny yellow.
Art Critic Barry Lord (Art in America) declared that Ristvedt’s abstract paintings were ‘more insistent than Bush, more consciously structured than Molinari.’
“Colour has been central to my explorations in painting from the beginning.” Milly Ristvedt
Born in British Columbia, Ristvedt studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now the Emily Carr University) and had her first solo exhibit at the Carmen Lamanna Gallery in Toronto. In the late 1960s, Ristvedt shared a studio with famed Canadian painter Jack Bush, met art critic Clement Greenberg and was inspired by American painters Jules Olitiski...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orange Blue Yellow Purple Grid Play - abstract, multiples, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This series of four abstract paintings in orange, blue, yellow and purple is by Milly Ristvedt.
Master colourist Milly Ristvedt continues her exploration of form and colour in this ...
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2010s Abstract Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Head Spin - Dark shades with accents of bright blue, green, turquoise, and pink
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A dark, ethereal, plum purple field hosts accents of bright blue, green, turquoise, and pink in this large-scale abstract painting by Milly Ristvedt. Thinly threaded above the field ...
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1980s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Grey Grid - small, bright, colourful, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Precise squares and rectangles in orange, rust red, green, mauve and white dance and swirl on a washed grey-mauve ground in this acrylic by Milly Ristvedt. Color and the grid are the...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic
Winter Solstice - purple and green grid, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A Canadian artist created this abstract painting, its geometric pattern in green and indigo blue.
Milly Ristvedt’s masterful and intuitive use of color and geometric form are evide...
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1990s Contemporary Milly Ristvedt Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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