Shirley Jaffe

Shirley Jaffe

Artists

Active in Paris: 1949–1968

Shirley Jaffe (1923–2016) was an American painter associated with postwar abstraction, raised in Brooklyn. Her early work was aligned with gestural abstraction, later developing into a distinctive, structured abstract style. She moved to Paris in 1949, where she became part of the American expatriate art community. Within this milieu, she became connected with Sam Francis and his circle of friends, and in 1955 Jaffe, together with Paul Jenkins, introduced Joan Mitchell to Jean-Paul Riopelle.

Artists

Al Held Al Held
Janice Biala Janice Biala
Jean-Paul Riopelle Jean-Paul Riopelle
Joan Mitchell Joan Mitchell
Kimber Smith Kimber Smith
Norman Bluhm Norman Bluhm
Paul Jenkins Paul Jenkins
Sam Francis Sam Francis
Walasse Ting Walasse Ting

Dealers

Jean Fournier Jean Fournier

Those of Letters

John Ashbery John Ashbery

Exhibitions & Events

Galerie Arnaud

  • Sculpteurs et Peintres Abstraits Américains de Paris

    Years: 1956

    A group exhibition presenting works alongside fellow American abstract artists Beauford Delaney, Sam Francis, Shirley Goldfarb, Joe Downing, Shirley Jaffe, Paul Jenkins, and others.
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