Gerson Leiber’s Bold Decade of Abstraction on View at The Leiber Collection

The Leiber Collection will present “Gerson Leiber: The Poetry of Geometry and Color,” an exhibition highlighting a transformative decade in the artist’s career, from 1992 to 2002.

A reception will be held Saturday, October 18, from 1 to 4 p.m. at The Leiber Collection in Springs.

This exhibition features a focused selection of abstract works that showcase Leiber’s deep engagement with color, geometry and modernist visual language. Merging bold shapes with lyrical movement, these paintings reflect his dialogue with early 20th-century movements such as Orphism and the influence of artists like Sonia and Robert Delaunay.

Leiber’s use of sweeping arcs, curvilinear forms and vibrant color fields evokes what critics have called “visual music.” Paintings such as “Red Square” (1999) and “Snow in March” (2002) emphasize his mastery of balance, rhythm and chromatic energy.

While some works nod to figurative or landscape traditions, including “Portrait of Bill King” (2001) and an untitled 2002 cityscape, the overall body of work in this exhibition celebrates Leiber’s command of abstraction — a language he cultivated through decades of painting, printmaking and sculpture.

A celebrated artist with works held in major institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Leiber forged a unique creative partnership with his wife, famed handbag designer Judith Leiber. Together, they created one of the most enduring artistic legacies of the 20th century.

“Gerson Leiber: The Poetry of Geometry and Color” is on view at The Leiber Collection at 446 Old Stone Highway in the Springs hamlet of East Hampton. Gallery hours are Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays from 1 to 4 p.m., or by appointment. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended at leibermuseum.org.