Mid 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Painting by San Francisco Artist Gary Woo

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Abstract Expressionist painting, oil on canvas, unframed. This is a work by the noted Bay Area Chinese abstractionist Gary Woo. … Read more Abstract Expressionist painting, oil on canvas, unframed. This is a work by the noted Bay Area Chinese abstractionist Gary Woo. Signed on the reverse.
Gary Woo was a prominent member of the San Francisco art scene in the 50's and 60's. He had a one man show at the DeYoung in 1960 and was in a group show in SFMOMA in 1955.

Gary Woo was born in Guangzhou, China on February 14, 1925. Wood immigrated to San Francisco as a teenager. He served in the army during World War Two and was stationed in Japan. Upon discharge, he returned to San Francisco and studied under David Park at the California School of Fine Arts and with Lundy Siegriest at the Art League. He maintained a studio on Grant Avenue and developed a distinctive abstract style. An important solo exhibition at the DeYoung Museum in 1960 brought him great prominence. He died in San Francisco on January 16, 2006. See less