Abstract Saturday: Charles Alston

American (1907-1977)

Charles Alston | Untitled (Cityscape at night)

Charles Alston | Untitled (Abstract Figures) Works on Paper | Circa 1949 — Charles Alston | Untitled (Abstract Figures) Works on Paper | Circa 1949

Abstract Saturday: Alma Woodsey Thomas

(American, 1891 - 1978) Alma Thomas was the first African-American woman to have a solo art exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, in 1971. She was 80 years old. She returned to painting after retiring from her long career as a school teacher.

Alma Thomas, Untitled, 1960 — Alma Thomas, *Untitled*, 1960

Alma Thomas, White Daisies Rhapsody - 1973 — Alma Thomas, White Daisies Rhapsody - 1973

Alma Thomas, Azaleas in Spring, 1968 — Alma Thomas, *Azaleas in Spring*, 1968

Alma Thomas, WASHINGTON, DC, 1967 — Alma Thomas, **WASHINGTON, DC, 1967**

Alma Thomas, 'Fall Approaching,' 1969, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Alma Thomas, Untitled, acrylic on paper, 8 x 9 1/2 inches — Alma Thomas, **Untitled**, acrylic on paper, 8 x 9 1/2 inches

Alma Thomas, Untitled, ca. 1960, oil on canvas. — Alma Thomas, *Untitled*, ca. 1960, oil on canvas.

Abstract Saturday: Cecil Skotnes

South African (1926 - 2009) He was best known for his woodcuts. Though he began as a painter, he was drawn to woodcutting and made his mark in that medium, later creating the woodcuts as the work itself by painting directly on the carved panel, rather than merely using them to create prints.