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Felrath Hines

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Paintings 1990's Abstract Geometric

Often inspired by music, Felrath Hines balanced  vibrant colors, subtle colors, form and line which resulted in its own poetry.  In the 80's and 90's, the unmasked, hand-painted edges of the colored areas took on an extreme importance. Between each color, Hines left the finest line of unpainted canvas to create a visual frisson.

"Open End", 52" x 58", 1990
"Open End", 52" x 58", 1990

Private Collection

"Lover's Knot", 58" x 52", 1990
"Lover's Knot", 58" x 52", 1990

Collection of Fort Wayne Museum of Art

"Midnight Garden", 52" x 58", 1991
"Midnight Garden", 52" x 58", 1991

Collection of David C. Driskell Center

"It's about Time", 64" x 44", 1991
"It's about Time", 64" x 44", 1991

Private Collection

"Windsound", 58" x 52", 1991
"Windsound", 58" x 52", 1991

Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art

"Skylight", 48" x 36", 1991
"Skylight", 48" x 36", 1991

Collection of University of Maryland

"Mahler", 58" x 64", 1992 (unfinished)
"Mahler", 58" x 64", 1992 (unfinished)

Private Collection

"Aquatic Adventures", 46" x 52", 1993
"Aquatic Adventures", 46" x 52", 1993

Collection of Ackland Museum

Paintings 1980's Geometric Abstraction

After his retirement in 1984, Felrath Hines celebrated this freedom to paint with prolific results.  Colors became vibrant, with strong geometric elements.   

"Tropic Night", 26" x 26", 1989
"Tropic Night", 26" x 26", 1989

Private Collection

"Escape", 58" x 52", 1989
"Escape", 58" x 52", 1989

Collection of Ackland Museum

"Intermission", 52" x 59", 1989
"Intermission", 52" x 59", 1989

Collection of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

"Untitled", 40" x 40", 1989
"Untitled", 40" x 40", 1989

Collection of National Museum of African American History and Culture

"Balance", 52" x 58", 1989
"Balance", 52" x 58", 1989

Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts

"No. 26", 36" x 30", 1988
"No. 26", 36" x 30", 1988

Private Collection

"Opening", 36" x 28", 1987
"Opening", 36" x 28", 1987

Private Collection

"Storm", 40" x 54", 1986
"Storm", 40" x 54", 1986

Private Collection

"Trellis", 72" x 60" 1986
"Trellis", 72" x 60" 1986

Collection of Fort Wayne Museum of Art

"Red Stripe with Green Background", 52" x 40", 1986
"Red Stripe with Green Background", 52" x 40", 1986

Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

"View Beyond" Aka "Café",46" x 38", 1986
"View Beyond" Aka "Café",46" x 38", 1986

Private Collection
 

"Exposition", 50" x 60", 1986
"Exposition", 50" x 60", 1986

Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts

"Red Sea", 62" x 48", 1985
"Red Sea", 62" x 48", 1985

Collection of Sheldon Museum of Art

"Opening", 60" x 72", 1985
"Opening", 60" x 72", 1985

Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art

"Heiroglyphic", 40" x 52", 1985
"Heiroglyphic", 40" x 52", 1985

Private Collection

"Alarm", 52" x 64", 1985
"Alarm", 52" x 64", 1985

Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts

"Still Life", 20" x 24", 1984
"Still Life", 20" x 24", 1984

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Kellylike", 48" x 54", 1984
"Kellylike", 48" x 54", 1984

Collection of Nasher Museum of Art

"Sentinel", 48" x 46", 1983
"Sentinel", 48" x 46", 1983

Collection of University Museums, Delaware

"Radiant", 72" x 96", 1983
"Radiant", 72" x 96", 1983

Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

"Northern Light", 36" x 40", 1983
"Northern Light", 36" x 40", 1983

Collection of Indiana State Museum

"Point of Crossing", 48" x 64", 1982
"Point of Crossing", 48" x 64", 1982

Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum

Paintings 1970's

In the 1970's, Felrath Hines continued to explore abstract relationships of light, line, colour and shapes often inspired by nature.

"Untitled", 66" x 78", 1971
"Untitled", 66" x 78", 1971

Estate of Felrath Hines
 

"Landscape with Ochre Stripe", 50" x 40", 1971
"Landscape with Ochre Stripe", 50" x 40", 1971

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Mirage II", 60" x 54", 1972
"Mirage II", 60" x 54", 1972

Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum

"Beyond", 60" x 54", 1972
"Beyond", 60" x 54", 1972

Collection of Ackland Museum

"Untitled #1", 40" x 40", 1974
"Untitled #1", 40" x 40", 1974

Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

"Three Grays with Green Circle", 46" x 48", 1975
"Three Grays with Green Circle", 46" x 48", 1975

Collection of Nasher Museum of Art

"Yellow and Gray", 54" x 46", 1976
"Yellow and Gray", 54" x 46", 1976

Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

"Dream World", 54" x 48", 1976
"Dream World", 54" x 48", 1976

Collection of Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

"Nouveau", 40" x 34", 1977
"Nouveau", 40" x 34", 1977

Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

"Totem",46" x 40", 1977
"Totem",46" x 40", 1977

Collection of National Museum of African American History and Culture

"Untitled", 24" x 30", 1978
"Untitled", 24" x 30", 1978

Collection of Clark Atlanta University Art Galleries

"Raw Umber & Cobalt AKA Crossroads, 54" x 48", 1978
"Raw Umber & Cobalt AKA Crossroads, 54" x 48", 1978

Collection of Ackland Museum

"Western Landscape AKA Red & Ochre, 60" x 48", 1979
"Western Landscape AKA Red & Ochre, 60" x 48", 1979

Private Collection

"Untitled #2", 34" x 34", 1979
"Untitled #2", 34" x 34", 1979

Private Collection

Paintings 1960's

"Ochre & Green with Yellow Green Circle, 46" x 40" 1969
"Ochre & Green with Yellow Green Circle, 46" x 40" 1969

Collection of Peabody Essex Museum

"Shadow", 33" x 35", 1969
"Shadow", 33" x 35", 1969

Collection of North Carolina Central University Art Museum

"Beige Green", 36" x 48", 1968
"Beige Green", 36" x 48", 1968

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Afternoon", 42" x 42", 1968
"Afternoon", 42" x 42", 1968

Private Collection

"Landscape", 38" x 52", 1965
"Landscape", 38" x 52", 1965

Estate of Felrath Hines
 

"White Cap", 32" x 41", 1965
"White Cap", 32" x 41", 1965

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Japanese Landscape", 48" x 84", 1965
"Japanese Landscape", 48" x 84", 1965

Collection of Ackland Museum

"Arrangement", 72" x 60", 1964
"Arrangement", 72" x 60", 1964

Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art

"Abstract Landscape", 72" x 72", 1964
"Abstract Landscape", 72" x 72", 1964

Collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum

"Landscape", 60" x 36", 1963
"Landscape", 60" x 36", 1963

Estate of Felrath HInes

"Wave #2", 70" x 70", 1963
"Wave #2", 70" x 70", 1963

Estate of Felrath Hines

"The Bush", 49" x 49", 1962
"The Bush", 49" x 49", 1962

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Rockflowers", 50" x 50", 1960
"Rockflowers", 50" x 50", 1960

Collection of Flint Institute of Arts

"Flag", 50" x 50", 1960
"Flag", 50" x 50", 1960

Collection of Flint Institute of Arts

Paintings 1950's Abstract Expressionism

In the 50's, Felrath HInes experimented with cubism then devoted himself to abstract expressionism.

"Landscape", 24" x 37", 1959
"Landscape", 24" x 37", 1959

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Image", 26" x 24", 1958
"Image", 26" x 24", 1958

Collection of David C. Driskell Center
 

"Pond", 36" x 24", 1958
"Pond", 36" x 24", 1958

Estate of Felrath HInes

"Untitled", 12" x 15", 1954
"Untitled", 12" x 15", 1954

Estate of Felrath Hines
 

"Untitled", 24" x 28", 195?
"Untitled", 24" x 28", 195?

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Quarry", 30" x 36", 1952
"Quarry", 30" x 36", 1952

Collection of Indiana State Museum

"Abstract", 24" x 20", 1951
"Abstract", 24" x 20", 1951

Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art

"Untitled", 30" x 18" 1951
"Untitled", 30" x 18" 1951

Collection of Flint Institute of Arts

"Church", 30" x 24", 1950
"Church", 30" x 24", 1950

David C. Driskell Center

Paintings 1940's

"Female Figure", 36" x 24", 1949
"Female Figure", 36" x 24", 1949

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Still Life", 36" x 24", 1948
"Still Life", 36" x 24", 1948

Estate of Felrath Hines
 

"Landscape", 24" x 30", 1948
"Landscape", 24" x 30", 1948

Collection of Detroit Institute of Arts

"Three Figures", 36" x 30", 1947
"Three Figures", 36" x 30", 1947

Estate of Felrath Hines

"Two Heads", 30" x 24" 1947
"Two Heads", 30" x 24" 1947

Collection of Muskegon Museum of Art

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