Frederick Hammersley

Frederick Hammersley

Selected works

1940 - 1949

Frederick Hammersley /
Army issue, 1943 /
pencil /
8 x 6 3/8 in. (20.3 x 16.2 cm) /
Private collection, Nevada

Frederick Hammersley /
Lala (nude), 1946 /
oil on cotton /
24 x 20 in. (60.9 x 50.8 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Red, yellow, black, white, 1947 /
oil on cotton /
24 x 19 5/8 in. (60.9 x 49.8 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Red, yellow, black & white, 1948 /
oil on panel

Frederick Hammersley /
Seated nude, 1949 /
pencil /
22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm)

1950 - 1959

Frederick Hammersley /
By ear, 1950 /
colored pencil /
5 x 7 in. (12.7 x 17.8 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Self portrait, 1950 /
oil on CB panel /
23 x 18 in. (58.4 x 45.7 cm) framed /
Collection of the Albuquerque Museum, New Mexico

Frederick Hammersley /
Ah youth, 1951 /
pencil /
7 x 4 1/2 in. (17.8 x 11.4 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Self portrait, 1956 /
ink /
24 x 18 in. (60.9 x 45.7 cm) /
Sheldon Museum of Art

Frederick Hammersley /
Yellow place, #5 1957 /
oil on linen /
38 x 26 in (96.5 x 66 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Shape scape, 1958 /
oil on linen /
38 x 53 in. (96.5 x 134.6 cm) /
Collection of San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

Frederick Hammersley /
Up with in, 1958 /
oil on linen /
48 x 36 in. (121.9 x 91.4 cm) /
Pomona College Museum of Art, Claremont CA

Frederick Hammersley /
Like unlike, 1959 /
oil on linen /
49 x 40 in. (124.5 x 101.6 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
One & one 1/2, 1959 /
oil on linen /
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 60.9 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Same difference, 1959 /
oil on linen /
24 x 22 in. (61 x 55.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Half whole, 1959 /
oil on linen /
50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm)

1960 - 1969

Frederick Hammersley /
Home run, #2 1967 /
oil on linen /
42 x 42 in. (106.68 x 106.68 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Same changed, 1960 /
oil on linen /
30 x 21 in. (76.2 x 53.3 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
On in, #6 1961 /
oil on linen /
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Even, 1962 /
oil on linen /
40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Pulse, 1963 /
oil on linen /
22 x 40 in (55.9 x 101.6 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Angel portrait, 1963 /
oil on cotton /
24 x 32 in. (60.9 x 81.3 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Familiar, 1963 /
oil on panel /
17 x 22 in (43.2 x 55.9 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Source, 1963 /
oil on cotton /
47 x 45 in. (119.4 x 114.3 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Black & blue, 1964 /
collage /
31 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. (80 x 64.8 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Windfall, #21 1964 /
oil on linen /
22 x 26 in. (55.9 x 66 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Before + after, #2 1964 /
oil on chipboard panel /
26 x 30 in. (66 x 76.2 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Alice, #4c 1965 /
oil on chipboard panel /
23 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (59.1 x 47 cm) /
28 3/4 x 24 x 1 1/4 in. (73 x 61 x 3.2 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Agnes, #9c 1965 /
oil on chipboard panel /
23 5/8 x 18 3/4 in. (60 x 47.6 cm) /
29 1/4 x 24 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (74.3 x 61.6 x 3.2 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Legacy, #41 1964 /
oil on canvas panel /
50 x 31 in (127 x 78.7 cm) /
51 x 31 7/8 in (129.5 x 81 cm) framed /
LACMA, Los Angeles, CA

Frederick Hammersley /
Inside out, 1965 /
oil on linen /
44 x 44 in. (111.7 x 111.7 cm) /
Private collection, Mount San Antonio College, CA

Frederick Hammersley /
Understood, 1965 /
oil on linen /
51 x 31 in. (129.5 x 78.7 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Sanforized, 1967 /
oil on linen /
42 x 42 in. (106.68 x 106.68 cm) /
43 x 43 in. (109.2 x 109.2 cm) /
Private collection

1970 - 1979

Frederick Hammersley /
Power steering, 1978 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
46 x 46 in. (116.8 x 116.8 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Mutual fund, 1972 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Dutch treat, 1973 /
oil on cotton /
22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm) /
Collection of the High Museum, Atlanta, Georgia

Frederick Hammersley /
Like is not, 1973 /
oil on linen /
10 x 10 in. (25.4 x 25.4 cm) /
11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (29.8 x 29.8 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Conjugate, 1973 - 74 /
oil on linen /
19 1/2 x 19 1/2 in. (45.7 x 45.7 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Separate checks, 1974 /
pencil on paper /
8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
For awhile, 1974 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
Collection of Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California

Frederick Hammersley /
Reflect upon, 1975 /
oil on linen /
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm) /
33 x 33 in. (83.8 x 83.8 cm) framed /
Collection of McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX

Frederick Hammersley /
Because & effect, 1975 /
oil on linen /
36 x 36 in. (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Yogurt, 1976 - 77 /
oil on linen /
6 x 6 in. (15.2 x 15.2 cm) /
Private collection, Del Mar, California

Frederick Hammersley /
Equal odds, 1977 /
oil on linen /
26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm) /
27 3/4 x 27 7/8 in. (70.5 x 70.8 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
In two, 1977 /
oil on linen /
32 x 32 in. (81.3 x 81.3 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Pact, #4 1978 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Photo finish, 1978 /
oil on linen /
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm) /
Collection of Roswell Museum, Roswell, New Mexico

Frederick Hammersley /
Sacred & pro fame, 1978 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
Collection of the Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Frederick Hammersley /
Devoted two, 1979 /
oil on linen /
24 x 24 in. (61 x 61 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Need less to say, 1979 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
Collection of Los Angeles Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California

1980 - 1989

Frederick Hammersley /
Buy itself, 1980 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
I agree, 1980 /
oil on linen /
40 x 40 in (101.6 x 101.6 cm) /
framed: 40 7/8 x 40 3/4 in (103.8 x 103.5 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Cross reference, 1980 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
46 x 46 in. (116.8 x 116.8 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Fox trot, 1980 /
oil on linen /
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
We've met, 1984 /
oil on three-ply wood /
9 x 11 in. (22.8 x 27.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
See scape, 1984 /
oil on wood /
10 x 12 in. (25.4 x 30.5 cm) /
Private collection, Marina del Rey, California

Frederick Hammersley /
Second shift, 1985 /
oil on wood /
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm) /
14 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (37.1 x 32.1 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Compound interest, 1985 /
oil on birch /
8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Different drummer, 1987 /
oil on linen on 3 ply birch /
11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Insist upon, 1987 /
oil on hardwood /
8 x 6 1/2 in. (20.3 x 16.5 cm) /
11 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (28.3 x 24.1 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Breed apart, 1988 /
oil on birch /
13 x 9 7/8 in. (33 x 25.1 cm) /
16 7/8 x 13 3/4 in. (42.9 x 34.9 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Team work, 1988 /
oil on linen on wood /
9 1/2 x 12 1/2 in. (24.1 x 31.75 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
New member, 1989 /
oil on rag paper on linen on wood /
11 x 9 in. (27.9 x 22.9 cm) /
14 1/4 x 11 3/4 in. (36.2 x 29.8 cm) framed

1990 - 1999

Frederick Hammersley /
Hot cross, #5 1994 /
oil on linen /
24 x 24 in. (60.9 x 60.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Meeting of kinds, 1990 /
oil on paper on linen /
9 3/8 x 12 3/8 in. (23.7 x 31.3 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Go between, 1990 /
oil & cotton on wood /
9 1/2 x 7 in. (24.1 x 17.8 cm) /
Private collection, Santa Monica, California

Frederick Hammersley /
Private income, 1991 /
oil on linen /
10 3/8 x 7 7/8 in. (26.4 x 20 cm) /
14 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. (36.83 x 31.11 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Group insurance, 1991 /
oil on linen /
14 x 13 in. (35.6 x 33 cm) /
18 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. (46.4 x 39.4 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Take sides, 1993 /
oil on linen /
40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Double feature, #3 1994 /
oil on linen /
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)

Frederick Hammersley /
Self centered, 1994 /
oil on linen /
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Comes out eden #8, 1994 /
oil on linen /
12 x 9 1/2 in. (30.5 x 24.1 cm) /
16 1/2 x 14 in. (41.9 x 35.6 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Cash crop, 1992 /
oil on linen /
14 x 10 in. (35.5 x 25.4 cm) /
16 3/4 x 12 3/4 in. (42.9 x 32.7 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Out of the blue, #7 1994 /
oil on linen /
45 x 45 in. (114.3 x 114.3 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Faith, hope, & clarity, 1994 /
oil on linen /
48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Deja view, 1996 /
oil on linen /
30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Pleasant tense, 1996 /
oil on linen /
12 1/2 x 9 1/2 in. (31.8 x 24.1 cm)

2000 - 2009

Frederick Hammersley /
Option open, 2000 /
oil on linen /
10 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (26.7 x 21.6 cm) /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Knew to me, 2000 /
oil on linen /
12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cm) /
15 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (40 x 34.9 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
On time, 2001 /
oil on linen /
14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm) /
18 3/4 x 16 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (47.6 x 42.5 x 4.4 cm) framed

Frederick Hammersley /
Savings & loan, #1 2001 /
oil on linen /
14 x 12 in. (35.5 x 30.5 cm) /
18 3/4 x 16 3/4 in. (47.6 x 42.5 cm) framed /
Private collection

Frederick Hammersley /
Even steven, 2000 - 2002 /
oil on linen /
11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm) /
Private collection, Aspen, Colorado

Frederick Hammersley /
Goal rush, 1997 - 2002 /
oil on linen /
8 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (21.6 x 19 cm) /
Private collection, Los Angeles, California

Bio

1919 Born, Salt Lake City, UT
2009 Died, Albuquerque, NM

Education:
1936 - 1938 University of Idaho, Southern Branch, Pocatello
1940 - 1942 Chouinard Art School, Los Angeles, CA
1945 Ecole des Beaux Art, Paris, France
1946 - 1947 Chouinard Art School, Los Angeles, CA
1947 - 1950 Jepson Art School, Los Angeles, CA

biography

Portrait of Frederick Hammersley. .

Current exhibitions

Los Angeles Hard Edge from the Collection

Los Angeles Hard Edge from the Collection

Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art at Utah State University
Logan, UT
20 Jul - 14 Dec 2024

Museum exhibition

Line by Line

New Mexico Museum of Art
Santa Fe, NM
6 Jul 2024 - 9 Feb 2025

Museum exhibition

Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Frederick Hammersley: Out of the Blue

Frederick Hammersley
Out of the Blue

11 May - 15 Jul 2022

Gallery exhibition

Frederick Hammersley: Paintings and Works on Paper

Frederick Hammersley
Paintings and Works on Paper

26 Apr - 24 Jun 2017

Gallery exhibition

Frederick Hammersley: Organics and Cut-ups, 1963 - 1965

Frederick Hammersley
Organics and Cut-ups, 1963 - 1965

12 Sep - 18 Oct 2014

Gallery exhibition

Frederick Hammersley: The Computer Drawings 1969

Frederick Hammersley
The Computer Drawings 1969

17 Jan - 23 Feb 2013

Gallery exhibition

Selected museum exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Looking: The Art of Frederick Hammersley

Looking
The Art of Frederick Hammersley

BAMPFA
Berkeley, CA
10 Apr - 23 Jun 2019

Museum exhibition

Frederick Hammersley: To Paint without Thinking

Frederick Hammersley
To Paint without Thinking

New Mexico Museum of Art
Santa Fe, NM
26 May - 9 Sep 2018

Museum exhibition

Four Abstract Classicists

Four Abstract Classicists

LACMA
Los Angeles, CA
21 Dec 2013 - 29 Jun 2014

Museum exhibition

EST-3: Southern California in New York

EST-3
Southern California in New York

Parrish Art Museum
Southampton, NY
4 Mar - 17 Jun 2012

Museum exhibition

Publications

Frederick Hammersley: Paintings and Works on Paper
L.A. Louver

Foreword by Elizabeth East
Texts by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp and Kathleen Shields
74 pages

Organics and Cut-ups, 1963-1965
L.A. Louver

2014
40 pages
Softcover

The Computer Drawings 1969
L.A. Louver

2013
48 pages
Softcover

Frederick Hammersley
L.A. Louver

2012
Hardback

Selected articles

Pagel, David. "Art review: Frederick Hammersley at L.A. Louver"
Los Angeles Times. 30 March 2012.
full article, PDF | latimesblogs.latimes.com

Smith, Roberta. "Frederick Hammersley: 'Organic and Geometric'."
New York Times. 15 September 2011.
full article, PDF | www.nytimes.com

Morgan, Robert C. "Frederick Hammersley:
The Origins of Pictorial Space"
The Brooklyn Rail, October 2011.
full article, PDF | brooklynrail.org

Carlisle, Susanna. "Frederick Hammersley: Drawing Closer"
THE Magazine. 2008.
full article, PDF

Kuspit, Donald. "Reviews: Frederick Hammersley"
ArtForum. April 2007, p. 274.
full article, PDF

Drohojowska-Philp, Hunter. "His Speciality: One-Liners"
L.A. Times Calendar.
22 August 1999.
full article, PDF

Frederick Hammersley Foundation website

hammersleyfoundation.org

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