Lee Gatch

1902–1968

Introduction

Harry Lee Gatch (September 10, 1902 – November 10, 1968) was a twentieth-century American artist known for his lyrical abstractions and his ability to find "a fresh approach" to painting the figure and nature "through interwoven patterns of flattened figures" and a Fauvist-inspired sense of landscape.

Wikidata identifier

Q15487727

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Roles

Artist, painter

ULAN identifier

500025517

Names

Lee Gatch

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First acquired
1952

Date of birth
September 10, 1902

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