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Albert Contreras

Albert Contreras

American artist and painter (1933 - 2017)

Albert Contreras (1933 – June 17, 2017[1]) was an artist and painter based in Santa Monica, California known for gestural and geometric abstraction.[2][3] Contreras painted from around 1960 to 1972, and then stopped painting for 25 years.[3] He resumed painting in 1997.[3] Contreras has donated many of his works to museums and university galleries.[3]

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  1. [1]
    Times, Los Angeles (July 13, 2017). "Albert Contreras lived an artist's life--twice". [{Los Angeles Times]}. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Times, Los Angeles (December 16, 2014). "Albert Contreras sticks to Xs and O's to powerful effect". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  3. [3]
    After 25-year delay, Albert Contreras is on track from the Los Angeles Times

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