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Period: 1970s
Vintage Signed Original Scenic Artwork of Sailboats on Canvas.
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly oil or acrylic painting. Cracking and Patina to the work shows aging. The yellow sailboats are beautifully contrasted by the blue background. Vintage Condition Consistent wi...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Framed and Signed Japanese 6 Panel Painting Within Wooden Frame.
Located in Seattle, WA
This Piece is 6 different panels of Artwork within one frame. Motifs of nature elements, birds, and flowers. Wooden frame. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured.
Dimensi...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Canvas Abstract Italian Signed and Dated Painting, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century (dated on the frame 1970). Oil painting on canvas depicting abstract subject Reminiscences of a dance, signed in the lower l...
Category
Italian Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Cubist Abstract Painting Titled "The Knight of the Cello" Dated 1974
By Stuart Davis
Located in Peabody, MA
A modern abstract cubist composition in the manner of the jazz age paintings of Stuart Davis, entitled “The Knight of the Cello” (translated from Fre...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paint
1970s, Silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo n. 81/150
Located in Milan, IT
Silkscreen and collage on paper by Lucio Del Pezzo 'Casellario' n. 81/150.
Inside a geometric panel the artist has applied through collage a series of reproductions of objects and ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Cowboy Painting by Liisa Phillips
Located in Dallas, TX
Finnish born American painter Liisa Phillips (b, 1946) studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Students League in NYC. She eventually moved to ...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Inner Text, Abstract Painting by Harry Bouras
By Harry Bouras
Located in Dallas, TX
Harry Bouras (American, 1931-1990) was a prolific Chicago artist, sculptor, critic and teacher. He worked in many media, steel, concrete and assemblage to name just a few. Returning ...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Don Clausen, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed and Dated, 1976
By Don Clausen
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and arresting 1976 untitled abstract oil painting on canvas by notable California Bay Area artist Don Clausen (b. 1930–2020).
Dominated by various shades of red, with promin...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Aluminum
Balcomb Greene "The Cliffs", 1978
Located in Hudson, NY
The Cliffs by Balcomb Greene painted in 1978. Signed on the front titled and dated on the reverse.
Paintings of the Montauk coast by Balcomb Greene are few and far between. This painting likely created at his Studio in Montauk New York. Painting is in excellent original condition and retains the original gallery frame.
provenance: Estate of Gertrude B. Pascal / Gifted from the previous in 1987, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY / Christie's, New York 2012 / Private Collection, New Jersey
Public collections:
Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Guild Hall, East Hampton, NY
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
National Museum of American Art, Washington, D.C.
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
Parrish Museum, Southampton, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, FL
Over a lifespan of 86 years, Balcomb Greene followed his muse wherever it led, unfettered by what had come before, unafraid of where the future might lead. Despite a series of different pathways explored, his purpose remained ever constant: to express truth as he found it and communicate it to a broader audience. In the 1930s, Greene was a young artist committed to abstraction as his expressive language. Greene’s paintings and collages of the 1930s reflect the influence of Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian and put him in the company of fellow Americans, including Ibram Lassaw, Josef Albers, Ilya Boltowsky and George L. K. Morris, all among the founding members, in 1936, of American Abstract Artists.
John Wesley Greene, his christened name which he never legally changed, was born in 1904 in Millville, New York, the third child and only son of Methodist minister The Reverend Bertram Stillman Greene (1864–1929) and Florence Stover Greene (1876–1911). His family on both sides were Revolutionary-era colonists, originally living in Connecticut and Vermont before joining the Yankee migration to the western frontier of New York State. In 1922, John Wesley Greene enrolled at Syracuse University aided by a scholarship for the sons of Methodist ministers and intending to fulfill the promise of his name and follow his father into the ministry. As with so many before and after him, the liberal education he absorbed at Syracuse broadened his horizons and reshaped his life plan. Studying philosophy, psychology, and literature, along the way he separated himself from organized religion. During his senior year, on a visit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, Greene was introduced to Gertrude Glass (1904–1956), an art student and the Brooklyn-born daughter of Latvian Jewish immigrants.
Following Greene’s graduation, the two married in 1926 and went to Europe. They stopped briefly in Paris but spent most of their time in Vienna where Greene had a fellowship to study psychology. When they returned to New York in 1927, Greene enrolled in a master’s program in ‘English literature at Columbia University. When his thesis advisor rejected his essay topic on the “fallen woman” in seventeenth-century literature as inappropriate, he left without a degree. From 1928 until 1931, Greene taught English at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. At some point, he stopped using his given name, John, and began to call himself, more distinctively, Balcomb, the family name of his paternal grandmother.
While Greene wrote three novels (all unpublished) during his teaching years at Dartmouth, his wife was a working artist, and he eventually developed an interest of his own in painting. In 1931, Greene gave up his teaching position and he and Gertrude went to Paris, determined to immerse themselves in the modern art ferment they had briefly experienced in their earlier visit. For young Americans with no prescribed agenda, a receptiveness to innovation, and wide-open eyes and minds. Paris, in 1931, offered a rich stew of approaches to modern art. The city absorbed and transmuted an international mélange of styles—cubism, orphism, futurism, dadaism, constructivism, neoplasticism, suprematism, de Stijl, Bauhaus—France encountering Holland, Germany, Italy, and Russia with Pablo Picasso from Spain, Constantin Brancusi from Romania, and Jacques Lipchitz from Lithuania. As a sculptor, Gertrude Greene...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Framed Painting of Albert Einstein by Sam Fink
Located in Chicago, IL
Amazing, almost three dimensional original artwork by calligrapher, illustrator and artist, Sam Fink. The piece features Einstein holding a violin. It was painted on board but also...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Henry Orlik, "State Police" Acrylic on Glass, 1970
Located in Norwalk, CT
Henry Orlik, British (b. 1947)
"State Police", acrylic on glass, 1970. Paper label from Acoris Gallery, London, on verso. Presented in a silver and g...
Category
British Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Jean Savi-Léojac (1927-1989), French artist. Surrealist landscape. Oil on canvas
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jean Savi-Léojac (1927-1989), a French artist. Surrealist composition.
Oil on canvas.
Approx. 1970s.
Signed.
In excellent condition.
Visible size: 54.5 x 63.5 cm. total dimensions: 6...
Category
French Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1978 Artwork Old Man Oil Painting Hovland Style of Picasso
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1978 Artwork Old Man Painting Oil Hovland Style of Picasso
22 x 28 x .25 thick
signed and dated 1978.
Original vintage condition.
See images provi...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Plywood
Søren Edsberg, Denmark, Oil on Canvas, Farm at Sunset
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Søren Edsberg (b. 1945), Denmark. Oil on canvas.
Farm at sunset on a cold winter's day.
The canvas measures: 24 x 30 cm.
Signed.
In excellent condition.
Category
Danish Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Philip & Kelvin La Verne Large Collage "Hellenic Memories" 1970s, 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
Large wall-hanging framed collage “Hellenic Memories” in patinated engraved metals with hand-painted polychrome enamels with partieal figural elements by...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Antique Wicker Basket, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Antique wicker basket.
By unknown artist, circa 1970.
In original condition, with some visible signs of previous use and age, preserving a ...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wicker, Glass
1970s Set Theater Set Design in the Manner of Oliver Smith
Located in Garnerville, NY
Wonderfully detailed and dramatic set design gouache and watercolor painting in the manner of the famous set designer, Oliver Smith. Colorful and vibrant ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper, Paint
Midcentury Modern Blue Art Oil on Canvas Abstract Expression by Helen Oguerran
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Modern Abstract Art
Helen Oguerran Painting Oil on Canvas Abstract Art
Signed
Frame 23.5 Tall x 19.5 w x 1 d Art 19.5 h x 15.5 w
Preowned original vintage condition unrestored.
Refer...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Rufino Tamayo, Embossed Etching, Mix, "Personaje Blanco" Signed, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Here we have an early HC X/X edition of Personaje Blanco, before the whole edition was made in 1976. This is signed in crayon LR and Numbered LL. The dimensions of the sheet are 29 7...
Category
Spanish Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper
French Painting Fisherman at the Port of Marseilles Signed Regis Delous 1970
By Regis Delous
Located in palm beach, FL
Oil on panel signed Regis Delous 1970. Fishermen going up the nets of the day fishing in the port of Marseille in France. Painting reflecting the sty...
Category
French Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Henri Matisse Color Lithography, circa 1970
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Color lithograph after the work by Henri Matisse,
Signed in the stone.
Henri Matisse whether working as a draftsman, a sculptor, a printmaker or a painter Henri Matisse was a m...
Category
French Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Andrés Garcia Benitez Cuban Artist Created Carteles Magazine Covers
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $2,500....Original gouache painting by Andrés ( García Benítez) (1926-1981), a Cuban painter well known for creating covers for Carteles, a prestigious weekly magazine i...
Category
Cuban Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paint, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
20th Century Oil on Panel Italian Painting Landscape The Procession, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the 60s / 70s. Framework oil on panel depicting The Procession, view with numerous characters, of excellent brightness and good pictorial quality. Painting sign...
Category
Italian Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood
20th Century Oil on Panel Italian Painting Mountain Landscape, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Framework oil on panel depicting a mountain landscape in impressionist style of good pictorial quality. Painting signed low...
Category
Italian Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Georges Vaxelaire, Oil on Canvas "Composition Géométrique", 1974, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Georges Vaxelaire, oil on canvas "composition géométrique", 1974, Belgium.
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Georges Vaxelaire, Oil on Canvas "composition géométrique orange", 1973, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
G. Vaxelaire, oil on canvas "composition géométrique orange", 1973, Belgium.
Signed and dated.
Category
Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sonja Henningsen, Danish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Modernist Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sonja Henningsen, Danish artist. Oil on canvas. Abstract modernist composition. "Forced", 1970s.
Canvas measures: 69 x 48.5 cm.
The frame measures: ...
Category
Danish Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Sonja Henningsen, Danish Artist, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Still Life, 1979
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sonja Henningsen, Danish artist. Oil on canvas. Modernist still life. Dated 1979.
The canvas measures: 48.5 x 36.5 cm.
The frame measures: 1 cm.
In...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Peter Keil “The Young Pablo Picasso With A Hat” Oil Portrait Painting
By Peter Keil
Located in New York, NY
Abstract expressionist framed oil on board portrait painting titled "The Young Pablo Picasso With A Hat", created in 1973 by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Dated and signe...
Category
Spanish Expressionist Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Pollock Style Oil Painting, 1978
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Great oil painting signed and dated, 1978. Original wood frame.
Picture with Eames LCW for scale.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Unsigned Knock Out Boxing Fight Glicee print , Framed
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Unsigned boxing Glicee print featuring a prizefighter in the moment of knocking out his opponent. The painting is framed in a gold-tone frame.
Category
American Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
1970s Op Art by Linda Harter Many Rainbows Vibrant Color
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Op Art
Artwork by artist Linda Harter- Many Rainbows in Bold Green Vibrant Color
Dimensions: 28 1/4" x 22 1/4" H x 2" D, Art 22" W x 18" H
Original Unrestored vintage Condition.
S...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Large Original European Textured Painting of Elephant
Located in Houston, TX
This quirky hand painted elephant is painted on board with some bas-relief like texture. It is highly decorative and arresting. Newly framed in the USA. Could be used in any room of ...
Category
Belgian Folk Art Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mixed-Media Nautical Collage by French Artist France Cami
By France Cami
Located in Pasadena, CA
This charming, mixed media collage combines nautically themed imagery is signed by French artist France Cami. Newly matted and framed.
Category
French Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood
Organic Modern Painting by Agustin Fernandez, Cuban, 1928-2006
By Agustín Fernández
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $3,850....Agustin Fernandez, born in Havana, Cuba in 1928, attended famed San Alejandro art school in Havana at the age of 15. His early...
Category
American Organic Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Werner Graeff, Bauhaus Painter, 1975, Painted on Print, Folkwang
By Werner Graeff
Located in Munster, NRW
signed 1975 by Werner Graeff, provenance: private collection in Essen, Germany
Hand painted figures like the NIBLI, HALOC and others on giant photopri...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Three Dimensional Original Landscape Painting by Luis Germán Cajiga Puerto Rico
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Luis Germán Cajigas is known for his folkloric style which celebrates the simplicity of life. In this original 3d painting, he is depicting a detail...
Category
Puerto Rican Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Spanish Character Signed Painting Oil on Masonite from 20th Century
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Oil painting on Masonite from 20th century. Spanish framework signed lower right. Work depicting a character of good pictorial quality. Silvered wooden frame with passepartout in goo...
Category
Spanish Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Masonite
Karel Appel, NL, 1921-2006, Biomorphics, W/C
By Karel Appel
Located in NYC, NY
Karel Appel, Dutch, 1921-2006, biomorphic figures, watercolor and graphite, circa 1971. Provenance: painted for and personally given to the superintendent of Appel's apartment buildi...
Category
American Modern Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Paper
Mint Green Abstract
Located in Pasadena, CA
Abstract, slightly surrealist painting of three 3-dimensional structures against a mint green background. The unsigned canvas rests in a black painted wood ...
Category
American Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Canvas
Abstract Painting "Timon"s From Athens" by Durchin 'Signed'
By Deirdre Durchin
Located in East Hampton, NY
Excellent use of shade and color - this 1977 etheral abstract image reminiscent of storm clouds. Great in scale and simple original frame.
Category
American Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Surrealistic Painting by Bernard Kastenholz
By B. Kastenholz
Located in Water Mill, NY
Surrealistic tempera painting "Des Weite Weg" (The White Road)
Signes B.Kastenholz-Framed under glass.
Category
German Vintage 1970s Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
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