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Number 12 - Painting by Alfredo Pizzi - 2025

Number 12 - Painting by Alfredo Pizzi - 2025

Located in Roma, IT

Alfredo Pizzi, “Number 12” Acrylic on Canvas Medium Scale Contemporary Abstract Expressionism Exploding with dynamic energy and vivid emotion, Number 12 is a striking original wor...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe
Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe

Early 18th-Century Flemish School, Portrait Of A Gentleman In A Red Robe

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This refined early 18th-century Flemish oil painting depicts a gentleman dressed in a red robe, a fancy lace cravat and cascading cuffs. His wig falls in masses, framing his introspe...

Category

1710s Mannerist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Sausalito Landscape -- Golden Gate
Vintage Sausalito Landscape -- Golden Gate

Vintage Sausalito Landscape -- Golden Gate

Located in Soquel, CA

Gorgeous Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge landscape oil painting by Calderon (Spain, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Calderon" lower right. Image size, 30"H...

Category

1980s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Modernist Abstract Painting (1of 2 available)
Large Modernist Abstract Painting (1of 2 available)

Large Modernist Abstract Painting (1of 2 available)

By Gregg Robinson

Located in Surfside, FL

Gregg Robinson, American (born 1948) "Cipher Bar 20" Oil on Canvasboard Panel. Artist signed, title and dated 1990 far right. Very minor rubbing to paint. Panel measures 15-1/4" H x ...

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Board

Plethora, Mid-19th Century Austrian Landscape
Plethora, Mid-19th Century Austrian Landscape

Plethora, Mid-19th Century Austrian Landscape

Located in Beachwood, OH

Johann Till II (Austrian, 1827-1894) Plethora, c. 1860 Oil on canvas Signed lower right 47.5 x 35.5 inches 54.5 x 43 inches, framed Johann Till the Younger trained in Vienna under h...

Category

1860s Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Noblewoman Kneller 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Art
Portrait Noblewoman Kneller 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Art

Portrait Noblewoman Kneller 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 – London 1723) Portrait of an English noblewoman, presumably Mary Capel, Countess of Essex (1679–1726) Oil on canvas 128 x 104 cm. In frame 146 x...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah
Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Mid-17th-Century Madrid School, Saint Elijah

Located in Cheltenham, GB

This commanding mid-17th-century Spanish Baroque painting depicts Saint Elijah wrapped in a coarse Carmelite habit and raising a flaming sword. Towering within the vertical composit...

Category

1650s Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Into The Light 2  -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Women
Into The Light 2  -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Women

Into The Light 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Surrealism, Women

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

A garden of broken vows— where lilies bloom with ash in their throats and mirrors drip with the sweat of secrets. Two shadows entwine, Yet one dissolves into smoke, The other crumble...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Wine Press House Panorama, Farmland, black and white photography, art landscape
Wine Press House Panorama, Farmland, black and white photography, art landscape

Wine Press House Panorama, Farmland, black and white photography, art landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white landscape panorama Photography. Wine press house and large tree in a wide open field under a dramatic cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print, edi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

"Floral Landscape" very large diptych on linen, colorful impressionistic art
"Floral Landscape" very large diptych on linen, colorful impressionistic art

"Floral Landscape" very large diptych on linen, colorful impressionistic art

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are." - Osho „Floral Landscape“ is a captivating diptych with two parts, each measuring 80x80x2 cm/31,5x31,5x0,8 in...

Category

2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Canvas, Acrylic

Bark and Reliefs Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture, Resin
Bark and Reliefs Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture, Resin

Bark and Reliefs Abstract Geometric Wall Sculpture, Resin

By Carla Gimbatti

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Bark and Reliefs, 2018 By Carla Gimbatti From the Series Reliefs Aquaresin and Pigment Overall Size: 79 H x 33 W in. Individual Size: (Bark) 79 H x 16.5 W in. (Reliefs) 79 H x 8....

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Resin, Pigment

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Ying-Yang Game in the Age
Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Ying-Yang Game in the Age

Chinese Contemporary Art by Su Yu - The Ying-Yang Game in the Age

By Su Yu

Located in Paris, IDF

Oil on canvas Su Yu is a Chinese artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Beijing. He was an old student of prestigious art teachers as Shi Liang & Chen Danqing at Oil Paintin...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s
Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Forever Hope - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Framed, 1980s

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This modern abstract is a Harold Feist 'spoke' painting. Early in his career, Canadian artist Harold Feist was mentored by the famed New York Art critic, Clement Greenberg and the f...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025
Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025

Blossom Diptych, Monoprint on Japanese Paper, Pastel Tones Flowers Patterns 2025

Located in Barcelona, ES

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint

Pedal Boat - Lake Balaton - color photography - landscape - limited edition
Pedal Boat - Lake Balaton - color photography - landscape - limited edition

Pedal Boat - Lake Balaton - color photography - landscape - limited edition

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Color Long Exposure Waterscape Photography. Colorful pedal boats floating in calm water under a cloudy sky. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited editi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Dancing Lovers
Dancing Lovers

Dancing Lovers

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this oil painting, I've blended abstract, figurative, and surreal elements to capture the fluid motion and raw emotion of an intimate dance. The intertwining forms, awash in shade...

Category

2010s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Stone Pines - Tuscany - black and white image - limited landscape
Italian Stone Pines - Tuscany - black and white image - limited landscape

Italian Stone Pines - Tuscany - black and white image - limited landscape

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 21017 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Free Space Panorama, Gondola, Venice, black and white, landscape, photography
Free Space Panorama, Gondola, Venice, black and white, landscape, photography

Free Space Panorama, Gondola, Venice, black and white, landscape, photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Gerald Berghammer - Black and white cityscape photography. Gondolas moored along wooden posts on a canal with view of a city skyline and a tall bell tower. Archival pigment ink prin...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Evening Coffee, Joan Mitchell, Larry Poons, expressionism, contemporary
Evening Coffee, Joan Mitchell, Larry Poons, expressionism, contemporary

Evening Coffee, Joan Mitchell, Larry Poons, expressionism, contemporary

Located in Jönköping, SE

This painting belongs to my ongoing exploration of the relationship between nature and the human experience. Inspired by the natural world and influenced by the Eastern philosophy of...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Cypress Tree Road, Tuscany – Limited Edition Black and White Landscape Panorama
Cypress Tree Road, Tuscany – Limited Edition Black and White Landscape Panorama

Cypress Tree Road, Tuscany – Limited Edition Black and White Landscape Panorama

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 9 // Gallery ID: 18201 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Innocence and Renewal - Original Green Abstract Oil Painting
Innocence and Renewal - Original Green Abstract Oil Painting

Innocence and Renewal - Original Green Abstract Oil Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 60 inches high by 48 inches wide. In his distinct abstract expressionist style, Acetelli uses a captivating blend of color and form to create an ethereal scene filled with serenity and introspection. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. Acetelli's mastery of abstraction is evident in his use of color and form to evoke emotion and atmosphere. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Mark Acetelli's original artworks since 2018. He was previously represented by Artspace Warehouse, a partner gallery of Artplex Gallery. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Virtual Exhibition, Hong Kong There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA LA Art Fair, Bruce Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2021 High Beams, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Affordable Art Fair London, UK Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA David Perry Smith Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011 Art Hamptons Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art Chicago, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art San Francisco Museum Works Galley Chicago Gallery 825, GEM Group Show, Los Angeles, CA Art Aspen, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art London, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2010 In Art Santa Fe Gallery...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print
40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print

40x60 BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" Cassette Photography Fine Art Print

By Destro

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A contemporary photograph of a BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN "BORN IN THE USA" cassette tape. This is s the first release in the much anticipated series "The Music" by pop Artists Destro These i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Anticipation
Anticipation

Anticipation

Located in Burlingame, CA

Eleanor Rahim’s work explores the emotional and perceptual power of water through painting and drawing. Her images do not describe a specific place so much as a state of being, where...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Growing

Growing

Located in Dallas, TX

acrylic & labels on paper

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction
"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction

"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...

Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Original Les Vins de Bourgogne, Henri de Bahezre vintage French red wine poster
Original Les Vins de Bourgogne, Henri de Bahezre vintage French red wine poster

Original Les Vins de Bourgogne, Henri de Bahezre vintage French red wine poster

By Guy Arnoux

Located in Spokane, WA

Les Vins de Bourgogne de Henri de Bahèzre - Nuits-St. Georges Original Vintage French Wine Poster by Guy Arnoux, c. 1916 Linen-backed. This wine poster is one of the earliest zinc lithographs. The poster does have a printer's mark or flaw above and on the man's leg. This was done at the time of printing. This is the only issue that keeps the poster from being graded A. Great colors, linen-backed, and otherwise excellent condition. This rare and exquisite original vintage poster, created by renowned French artist Guy Arnoux around 1916, stands as a true testament to Burgundy's rich winemaking heritage. Made to promote the distinguished wines of Henri de Bahèzre, this poster is a highly sought-after piece for serious collectors of wine memorabilia...

Category

1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Fly Me To The Moon -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa Women

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mobile Shapes and Curves, Pastel Tones Triptych, Organic Modern Shapes on Paper
Mobile Shapes and Curves, Pastel Tones Triptych, Organic Modern Shapes on Paper

Mobile Shapes and Curves, Pastel Tones Triptych, Organic Modern Shapes on Paper

By Ryan Rivadeneyra

Located in Barcelona, ES

Mobile Shapes and Curves, is an original painting that presents a lyrical study in movement and form. This large-scale triptych orchestrates a dance of organic silhouettes across a ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

White Lilies 3

White Lilies 3

By Alex Katz

Located in New York, NY

Created by Alex Katz in 2025, White Lilies 3 is a screenprint in colors on Saunders Waterford paper. Hand-signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 50 printed by Brand X Edit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Rose Madone — Large Neutral Abstract Minimal Earth Diptych on Canvas (Set of 2)
Rose Madone — Large Neutral Abstract Minimal Earth Diptych on Canvas (Set of 2)

Rose Madone — Large Neutral Abstract Minimal Earth Diptych on Canvas (Set of 2)

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Onirisme organique (Diptych), 146 × 114 cm each panel, Acrylic on raw canvas. Total size of the two panels: 146 × 228 cm. At Escat Gallery, we are committed to maintaining the highe...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Pigment

"Dawn, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
"Dawn, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"

"Dawn, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"

By Elwood Howell

Located in Westport, CT

This abstract, limited edition print by Elwood Howell features a predominantly green palette, with a muted yellow area at the top of the composition. Subtle circle shapes and long ve...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological
Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Apollo Marsyas Batoni Paint 18th CEntury Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Apollo and Marsyas Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Lucca 1708 – Rome 1787) circle oil on canvas (65 x 83 cm. - framed 84 x 102 cm.) Provenance: Private collection, Rome The subject...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Where Water Holds the Evening
Where Water Holds the Evening

Where Water Holds the Evening

Located in Zofingen, AG

Where Water Holds the Evening From the series Inner Landscapes There are evenings by the water you never quite let go of. Where Water Holds the Evening is painted from exactly that ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Venice Seascape Triptych, Blue Lido Island Reflections, Contemporary Cyanotype
Venice Seascape Triptych, Blue Lido Island Reflections, Contemporary Cyanotype

Venice Seascape Triptych, Blue Lido Island Reflections, Contemporary Cyanotype

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Monotype, Paper

Esplanade with chestnut Trees, black and white, fine art, minimalism photography
Esplanade with chestnut Trees, black and white, fine art, minimalism photography

Esplanade with chestnut Trees, black and white, fine art, minimalism photography

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 8 // Gallery ID: 21115 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Straight Into the Middle - Lively Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Straight Into the Middle - Lively Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting

Straight Into the Middle - Lively Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Just the Two of Us, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 48"
"Just the Two of Us, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 48"

"Just the Two of Us, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 48"

By Daniel Pollera

Located in Westport, CT

This coastal seascape limited edition print captures a scene from the porch of a beachfront property along the coast. A setting sun casts sharp light and cool blue-grey shadows across the porch, where two sets of shoes and two boat paddles...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Interior, large, colorful figural abstract red, orange, blue acrylic of couple
Interior, large, colorful figural abstract red, orange, blue acrylic of couple

Interior, large, colorful figural abstract red, orange, blue acrylic of couple

By Richard Andres

Located in Beachwood, OH

Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013) Interior, 1976 acrylic on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 50 x 59.5 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1950, he was immediately drafted and served for two years in the army as a mural painter. He received his Master of Arts from Kent State in 1961. A frequent exhibitor at galleries and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the University of Buffalo, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Western Reserve University. Very little in Richard Andres’ childhood would have predicted his love of classical music, mid-century-modern architecture and certainly not his lifelong passion for art and in particular abstract art. Richard’s father, Raymond, had no more than a third-grade education, and his mother, Clara, was one of thirteen children – only three of whom lived into adulthood and none of whom attended high school. They lived, when Richard was a boy, in a dingy area of Buffalo, NY in a walk-up apartment situated above a tavern. Raymond and Clara supplemented the income from their factory jobs in the bar downstairs with Raymond playing ragtime on the piano and Clara serving drinks. This often left Richard and his two older brothers at home alone to fend for themselves. The two older boys, Raymond and Russell, were - unlike Richard- rather rough and tumble and entertained themselves with stickball, boxing and the like. Richard, on the other hand, from a very young age liked to draw, or better yet even, to paint with the small set of watercolors he received for Christmas one year. Paper, however, at the height of the depression, was hard to come by. Luckily, Clara used paper doilies as decoration for the apartment and Richard would contentedly paint and then cut up doilies, gluing the pieces together to create collages. At eight-years-old, he discovered the Albright-Knox Museum (then known as the Albright Art Gallery) and spent several hours a week there studying the paintings. He was particularly fond of Charles Burchfield‘s landscapes, enamored with their ‘messiness’ and thinking that they somehow captured more ‘feeling’ than works he was previously familiar with. For his tenth Christmas, he asked for and received a ‘how-to’ paint book by Elliot O’Hare. Through this self-teaching, he assembled the portfolio needed for acceptance to Buffalo Technical High School where he studied Advertising Arts. In his Junior year, he was encouraged to enter a watercolor painting, “Two Barns,” in the national 1944-45 Ingersoll Art Award Contest and was one of twelve grand prize winners – each one winning one hundred dollars. More importantly the painting was exhibited at the Carnegie Institute Galleries, which resulted in his winning a national scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Art Institute). He flourished at the art school under the tutelage of faculty members such as Carl Gaertner, as well as that of visiting artists such as William Sommer and Henry George Keller. He would say in later years that Gaertner, in particular, influenced his attitude toward life as well as art. “Gaertner,” Andres said, “believed that there was no need to be a ‘tortured artist’, that an artist should rather enjoy beauty, family, and life in general.” Free to spend his days as he chose, he wandered the Cleveland Art Museum for most of the hours he was not attending classes or painting; the remaining time was spent drinking coffee at a local hangout with art school friends – which is where he met fellow Henry Keller scholarship winner, Avis Johnson. Richard was immediately smitten with Avis, but being rather shy, it took him the entire summer of 1948 to build up his courage to ask her out. Over that summer he ‘thought about Avis’ and worked in a diner to save money. He also used the hundred-dollar prize money won in High School to visit the first Max Beckmann retrospective in the United States at the City Art Museum in St. Louis. Over a half century later he spoke of that exhibit with a reverence usually reserved for spiritual matters, “I walked in and it was like nothing I had ever seen before... the color...It just glowed.” Returning to campus in the Fall, the first thing he did was go to the coffee shop in hopes of finding Avis. He did, and she, upon seeing him, realized that she was also smitten with him. They quickly became known as ‘the couple’ on campus, and a year later, with Richard being drafted for the Korean war, they were quickly married by a Justice of the Peace, celebrating after with family at Avis’s Cleveland home. As a gift, faculty member John Paul Miller...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Gorilla, 'Nico', outdoor, wildlife, animal
Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Gorilla, 'Nico', outdoor, wildlife, animal

Contemporary Bronze Sculpture of a Gorilla, 'Nico', outdoor, wildlife, animal

By Tobias Martin

Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Edition of 5. Nico by Tobias Martin. A bronze sculpture of Nico the silverback gorilla, presented as a life-size head bust and mounted on a patinated plinth, is a striking tribute t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Rocky Peaks Panorama, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph
Rocky Peaks Panorama, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph

Rocky Peaks Panorama, Limited Edition Black and White Seascape Photograph

By Gerald Berghammer

Located in Vienna, Vienna

Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21202 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...

Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Digital Pigment

Koi Fish 1
Koi Fish 1

Koi Fish 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this vibrant canvas, I've swirled together the whimsy of pop art, the depth of expressionism, and the delicate touch of impressionism. My brush danced with acrylics and o...

Category

2010s Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic