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Existing as of 4-24-2007
Robert Ryman (born May 30, 1930) is an American minimalist artist identified with the movement of Monochrome painting or meditative art. His works are often characterized by Abstract Expressionist brushwork in a white or off-white color painted on square canvas or metal surfaces.

Robert Ryman
Robert Ryman (born May 30, 1930) is an American painter identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism, and conceptual art. The majority of his works feature abstract expressionist-influenced brushwork in white or off-white paint on square canvas or metal surfaces. In 1992, a major touring retrospective of Ryman's paintings was mounted by the Museum of Modern Art and the Tate Gallery. He has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters since 1994.

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