Robert Mangold

Robert Mangold (born 1937) is an American painter whose precise, minimalist approach has made him a central figure in post-war abstraction. Born in North Tonawanda, New York, Mangold studied at the Carnegie Institute of Technology before completing his MFA at Yale University, where he was exposed to the rigorous formalism of modernist painting and the innovations of Abstract Expressionism. His early training instilled a disciplined attention to composition and proportion, which would come to define his lifelong engagement with geometry and spatial relationships.

Mangold’s work is characterised by restrained, rectilinear compositions that explore the interplay of line, plane and colour. He frequently employs repeated shapes, subtle variations in hue and overlapping planes to create a visual tension that is both ordered and enigmatic. Beyond the canvas, Mangold has engaged with architectural space, producing site-specific works and installations that extend his geometric investigations into three dimensions, emphasising the interaction between artwork, viewer and environment. Throughout his career, he has maintained a rigorous commitment to clarity, proportion and balance, avoiding the expressive excesses of earlier abstraction in favour of a contemplative, analytical approach.

His influence extends across generations of American artists, shaping conversations about Minimalism, perception and formal restraint. Mangold’s works are held in major collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, and he has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions at leading institutions.

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Curved Plane/Figure VII

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

X Series Central Diagonal I (Blue)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Double Circles #1

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Three-Color Frame Painting

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Irregular Red-Orange Area with A Drawn Ellipse #3

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

A Triangle Within Three Rectangles

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Attic Series XVII

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Four Color Frame Painting #15

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

1/4 X Series (Blue)

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Irregular Yellow-Orange Area with a Drawn Ellipse

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

One and One Quarter Circle Within A Square

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Plane/Figure Series G (Double Panel), Study

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Untitled (blue-green)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Tilted Gray Ellipse/Red Frame

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Orange/Gray Four Panel Zone Painting

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Circle Painting #4

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Yellow/Gray Zone Painting (Study)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Orange Frame/Blue Ellipse

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Attic Series IX

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

X Within Three Rectangles (Red)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Red Frame/Yellow Ellipse No. 2

Robert Mangold (B. 1937)

Curled Figure IX

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Irregular Yellow Orange Area with a Drawn Ellipse

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Attic Series III (Study)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

4 Squares within a Circle 2

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Attic Series XI

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

A Curved Line within Two Distorted Rectangles

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Curled Figure XIV Version I

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Circle Painting #5

ROBERT MANGOLD (NÉ EN 1937)

Irregular yellow/orange area with a drawn ellipse

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

A Square and A 90 Degree Arc within Three Rectangles (Red)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Double Line Column 5

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Red Ellipse / Green Ellipse, Study

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Attic Series Painting II

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

X Within X (red-green)

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Compound Ring II Variant (White Line)

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Model for Four Color Frame Painting #2

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Curved Plane/Figure

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

A Triangle within Two Rectangles Orange

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Two Quarter Circles within a Square

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

A Curved Line Within Two Distorted Rectangles (Orange)

Robert Mangold (né en 1937)

Column painting 20

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Curved Plane/Figure X

ROBERT MANGOLD (NE EN 1937)

CurvedPlane Two figures

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Irregular Red Orange Area with a Drawn Ellipse

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

Grey-White Zone Drawing

ROBERT MANGOLD (B. 1937)

4 Color Frame Painting #3

Robert Mangold (b. 1937)

Blue/Gray Five Panel Zone