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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. .
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
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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
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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
Catalog
Frederick Hammersley: Paintings and Works on Paper
L.A. Louver
Foreword by Elizabeth East
Texts by Hunter Drohojowska-Philp and Kathleen Shields
74 pages
Catalog
Organics and Cut-ups, 1963-1965
L.A. Louver
2014
40 pages
Softcover
Catalog
The Computer Drawings 1969
L.A. Louver
2013
48 pages
Softcover
Catalog
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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