Norman Kanter

1927 - 2010

Norman Kanter was a pioneering abstract painter in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City, moving there in 1959 and maintaining a studio on Chambers Street until his death. Born in West Virginia, he took his degree from Berkeley in 1956 and maintained professional ties to the West Coast throughout his career. He accepted visiting artist appointments in the Bay Area including UC Berkeley California College of Arts and Crafts. He also became associated with the Dilexi Gallery in San Francisco.

Kanter worked and exhibited in Provincetown in the late 1950s and in New York showed in numerous galleries including Martha Jackson. He taught at Pratt and NYC Technical College. Kanter received several prestigious awards during his lifetime including a Fullbright (1956), an Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation grant (1986) and the Pollock/Krasner Foundation (1990). His estate is co-represented by McCormick Gallery in Chicago and Vincent Vallarino Fine Art in New York. A fully illustrated catalog of our September, 2013 exhibition is available.

Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Norman Kanter
November, 1990, photographer unknown
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, 1957
pastel and charcoal on laid paper
25 x 19 inches
initialed and dated at lower right
#9163
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Norman Kanter
November, 1990, photographer unknown
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, 1957
pastel and charcoal on laid paper
25 x 19 inches
initialed and dated at lower right
#9163
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, 1959
oil on canvas
68 x 60 inches
initialed and dated at lower left, estate stamped verso
#9140
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, c. 1959
oil on canvas
22 x 22 inches
signed at lower right, signed and estate stamped verso
#9151
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Chambers Street Discovery, 1960
oil on canvas
72 x 60 inches
signed at lower right; signed, dated, titled and estate stamped verso
#9138
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, c.1959
gouache or casein on paper mounted to canvas
18 x 15 inches
estate stamped verso; nk0460
#9173
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, 1954
pastel and charcoal on Strathmore paper
19 x 25 inches
signed and dated at lower right
#9162
Norman Kanter (1927 - 2010)
Untitled, 1958
pastel and charcoal on Strathmore paper
25 x 19 inches
signed and dated at lower right; annotated "Paris, France"
#9181