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  • Robert Goodnough, Variations V, 1970
    Variations V, 1970
  • Robert Goodnough, Figure with Animals, ca. 1950
    Figure with Animals, ca. 1950
  • Robert Goodnough, Abstract in Blue, 1950
    Abstract in Blue, 1950
  • Robert Goodnough, Untitled 51, 1951
    Untitled 51, 1951
  • Robert Goodnough, Abstract Boat I, 1965
    Abstract Boat I, 1965
  • Robert Goodnough, Vertical Statement, 1972
    Vertical Statement, 1972
  • Robert Goodnough, Vertical Abstraction, 1981
    Vertical Abstraction, 1981
  • Robert Goodnough, Light Development, 1971
    Light Development, 1971
  • Robert Goodnough, Diny The Dinosaur, 1971
    Diny The Dinosaur, 1971
  • Robert Goodnough, Untitled, 1962
    Untitled, 1962
  • Robert Goodnough, Reclining Figure, 1999
    Reclining Figure, 1999
  • Robert Goodnough, Relaxed Figure with Mountains and Battle, 1999
    Relaxed Figure with Mountains and Battle, 1999
  • Robert Goodnough, Untitled, 1959
    Untitled, 1959
  • Robert Goodnough, Upward Direction, 1988
    Upward Direction, 1988
  • Robert Goodnough, Listen, 2004-05
    Listen, 2004-05
  • Robert Goodnough, One, 1961
    One, 1961
  • Robert Goodnough, Untitled, 1960
    Untitled, 1960
  • Robert Goodnough, Adam Macguire, 1965
    Adam Macguire, 1965
  • Robert Goodnough, Red, Blue, 1969
    Red, Blue, 1969
Biography
Nikola Rukaj (left) with Robert Goodnough (right)
Nikola Rukaj (left) with Robert Goodnough (right)

“The painter should throw away his handbook on his materials and discover his own way of using paint, or whatever medium he feels most at home with.”

– Robert Goodnough

Defying labels, Abstract Expressionist Robert Goodnough created paintings that ranged in style from energetic Cubist pieces to color field paintings. Influenced by Cubism and his teacher Hans Hofmann—who influenced Goodnough’s artistic pivot to abstraction—Goodnough painted works that integrated elements of Cubism and Abstract Expressionism. Part of the second generation of Abstract Expressionists, he is best known for his signature style of large geometric shapes with bold colors and calligraphic lines. After moving towards color field paintings, he produced works which include colored shards over backgrounds of colorful drips.

 

He studied at Syracuse University and Ozenfant School of Fine Arts with Amédée Ozenfant. His work is in the collections of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery and the Art Institute of Chicago (via Artsy).

Exhibitions
  • Ten Variations on a Theme

    Ten Variations on a Theme

    Group Exhibition 5 Jun - 31 Jul 2025
    Rukaj Gallery is pleased to present Ten Paintings - an exhibition focusing on large-scale work. The emergence of Abstract Expressionism in the late 1940s marked a turning point in the scale of modern painting. Canvases that enveloped the viewer, treating the surface not as a window but as an arena...
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