Sanford Wurmfeld

Sanford Wurmfeld (born December 6, 1942)[1] is an American abstract painter.

His large-scale works investigate the impact of color on mood and perception using shifts of hue and tone across grids.

[1] He was the Hunter College Art Department Chair from 1978 to 2006, and holds the title of Phyllis and Joseph Caroff Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus.

[8] Wurmfeld's influences include Georges Seurat, Josef Albers, Claude Monet, and Mark Rothko.

[10] He is considered a founding member of the Hunter Color School with Gabriele Evertz.