Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 8

Amalia Schulthess
Black and Blue Abstract Pastel Drawing by Amalia Schulthess in Gold Frame

1950s

$675
£512.45
€586.13
CA$943.07
A$1,048.90
CHF 547.70
MX$12,764.03
NOK 6,995.02
SEK 6,560.10
DKK 4,374.53
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

This abstract pastel drawing by artist Amalua Schulthess features large light and dark blue blocks crossed by wide black lines. They are so wide that they could be easily mistaken for roads, like the pattern shaped by crossing highways in the western megalopolis. The artwork sits in a metal gold frame and is simply signed "amalia" Amalia Schulthess grew up in Switzerland and studied at the State College Trogen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, and the Kunstgewerbeschule, Zurich. Paul Klee who was a friend of her father had been a key source of inspiration to Amalia; he encouraged her to express herself and commit to the pursuit of artmaking. After World War II, she moved to New York where she met and became friends with Piet Mondrian encouraged her to paint and gave her many good ideas for exercises in painting that could prove helpful to her technique. At this time, she was primarily painting with oil, and drawing with pastels and color pencils. In 1941 she moved to Los Angeles where until the 1960s, she focused on exhibiting her paintings in galleries and museums in California and New Mexico, an area she was drawn to because of the natural landscape and indigenous culture. By the late 60s, she began exploring the three-dimensional medium after Andrew Dasburg suggested the abstract nature of her two-dimensional works might translate well to sculpture. Amalia’s sculptures are very much part of the avant-garde Modernist discourse. In an attempt to learn more, she divided her time between living in Los Angeles and Florence, Italy. She was involved in numerous shows in Taos and Santa Fe New Mexico, California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, La Jolla, Long Beach), New York, Zurich, Switzerland, Italy, and France. Her sculptures reside in numerous countries and states including Texas.
  • Creator:
    Amalia Schulthess
  • Creation Year:
    1950s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.75 in (29.85 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    The artwork sits in a beautiful gold frame.
  • Gallery Location:
    Pasadena, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU654311297052

More From This Seller

View All
Optical Pastel Pencil Expressionist Abstract
Located in Pasadena, CA
The work presented here appears to be a pastel, probably enhanced with pencil, where the material almost entirely saturates the surface. The accumulation of strokes layered into a de...
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Lithograph by Johnny Friedlander
Located in Pasadena, CA
Art, a tangible manifestation of the imaginary and the sensitive, is translated through works capable of captivating and communicating beyond words. Friedlaender's lithographs, loade...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fernando Palos Blue Abstract
Located in Pasadena, CA
Artist Fernando Palos uses a simple, compelling interplay of shapes and colors in this lithograph. This is not a static work. A first impression reveals assembled geometric figures, ...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract signed and dated Acrylic Painting in Metal Frame
Located in Pasadena, CA
An abstract landscape painting on board, signed and dated '91 in the lower right, presented in a black metal frame. The black in this painting, far from being a void or absence, re...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Vibrant Gouache by Rupert Picott
Located in Pasadena, CA
This gouache reveals a butterfly tree with wings covered in multiple eyes towards the observer. In this primitive kaleidoscope playing with perspectives, the artist Rupert Picott leads us into a dance of forms, half-animal, half-vegetal. Here, we can breathe a nature distanced from civilization, a shattered, psychedelic dimension that opens the doors of a hallucinated perception. This gouache transcends its physical form. Like a dream woven into reality, it beckons viewers to question the boundaries of their consciousness. Each brushstroke becomes a portal to a realm where the mundane and the mystical intertwine, blurring the lines between what is seen and felt. In this dialogue between forms and colors, Rupert Picott offers us not just a painting but a glimpse into the infinite expanse of the human experience, echoing William Blake’s timeless wisdom: ‘If the doors of perception...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Large Light Abstract Painting in a Gild Frame by Wesley Johnson
By Wesley Johnson
Located in Pasadena, CA
In a poetic gesture and controlled chaos, this artwork by American painter Wesley Johnson navigates between dissolution and recomposition, offering an immersive, rhythmic exploration...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

You May Also Like

French Black + Blue Framed Abstract Painting, 1960s
Located in Chicago, IL
A 1960s French abstract painting that captures the dynamic interplay of texture and color. Layers of black, deep blue, and burnt orange interact with splashes of teal and white, form...
Category

Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Late Twentieth Century Abstract Pastel by Veronica Benning
Located in Winnetka, IL
A hand signed Untitled dynamic pastel by Veronica Benning is presented in a gold contemporary frame with a clean white mat. The piece features exposed...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal

Gilded: abstract expressionist blue & white painting/drawing on paper, framed
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Free shipping with code ART2021SHIP through December! This is an abstract framed work on paper with blue and white gestural, expressive lines. The work itself measures 10" x 13" and ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Original Abstract Painting Signed C. Azuelos in the Manner of Frank Avray Wilson
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning original painting signed C. Azuelos, abstract and painted in the manner of Frank Avray Wilson. Hand-signed on the lower right. Wonderfull...
Category

20th Century French Organic Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Blue Twisting Grid (Abstract Geometric Work on Paper, Custom Light Wood Frame)
By Donise English
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract drawing on paper in light sky blue, black and white with custom light wood frame 'Blue Twisting Grid' by Donise English 30 x 22 inches unframed, 37 x 29 inches custom frame ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite

Abstract Blue Composition, Abstract Watercolor and Pastel by Paul Kohn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Paul Kohn - Abstract Blue Composition, Year: 1970, Medium: Watercolor and pastel on paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right and on verso, Size: 8.25 x 11 x 2.75 in. (20.96 x...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor