Jo Baer, painter who pivoted from abstraction to 'radical figuration', has died, aged 95

Jo Baer, an influential American painter known for her monumental contributions to Minimalist abstraction, has died at 95. Born in 1929, Baer initially pursued biology before shifting to painting full-time in New York. She became a central figure in the Minimalist movement with her hard-edge paintings, characterized by geometric forms and a restrained palette, emphasizing the objecthood of painting. Exhibiting alongside renowned contemporaries and featured in landmark exhibitions, Baer's work notably reflects the evolution of geometric abstraction in the 20th century.

In New York, Baer emerged as a central figure in the Minimalist movement, exploring non-objectivity in her black and white hard-edge paintings.

Her work was characterised by precise geometric forms and a restrained palette, emphasising the painting as an object in its own right.

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