‘Chariot’ by Tom Ide, 1965, San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery

Signed lower left, ‘Ide’ for Tom Ide (Canadian-American, 1919-1996) and dated 1965.

Ide first studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951-1955) before moving to San Francisco in 1960, where he became a notable exponent of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism. He exhibited with success including at Maxwell Galleries (1964 solo), where the present piece was exhibited. Tom Ide’s work was included in the 2021 exhibit “East/West Abstraction: Asian American Artists of Post-War California” at Modern Art West in Sonoma, California.

Reference:
San Francisco and the Second Wave: The Blair Collection of Bay Area Abstract Expressionism, Scott A. Shields, Crocker Art Museum 2004, page 108; et al.