Eleanor Hilowitz - Abstract Expressionism

 

 Painter and Sculptor Eleanor Hilowitz (aka “Helani”) was born in 1913 in New York City. Pursuing her first career choice, she earned a Masters degree in Psychotherapy from Columbia University in 1938.  In 1941 she joined the Art Students League where she studied until 1947 with Bernard Gussow (1881-1957); Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1893-1953); and, Hans Hofmann (1880-1966), whose influence was the strongest on Hilowitz.
In her early work, there is formidable evidence of her robust abilities as a figure/portrait painter, however, she quickly embraced abstract art as her artistic path

 

Eleanor Hilowitz - Abstract Expressionism Paintings

Eleanor Hilowitz (1913–2007) was an abstract expressionist painter and sculptor who was active in New York City and Rome. She studied with Hans Hoffman, Bernard Gussow, and Yasuo Kuniyoshi.While in Rome, she had a brief correspondence with poet and critic Herbert Read.During this time her works were also exhibited at the Galleria Appunto.