In addition, his painting Crucifixion was chosen by the United States Information Agency to be exhibited across Europe, including being shown at the Salzburg Biennial in Austria in 1958.

[9] He received the first annual Margaret Brown Memorial Award for high achievement by a New England Artist from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, in 1958.

[11] However, almost immediately upon his arrival, he became disenfranchised with the overtly commercial nature of the art scene there, spurning fame and security in an unwillingness to bend his creative vision to the expectations of others.

[12] After four short months, he left New York, returned to Massachusetts where he bought property in Stoughton, cleared the land, and built both his home and studio with his own two hands.

[15] In a review of his first solo show, a critic wrote: "It seems odd that such sensitive work is done by a painter who must spend part time driving a truck.

[17] His work combined abstract expressionist, cubist and hard-edge techniques,[18][19] often exploring geometry and depth with a highly saturated and unusual color palette.

[18] While working from his studio in Stoughton, MA, Wolfe continued to participate in many exhibitions, with his abstract art, political paintings, and portraits featured in museums across the United States.