1970s Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

SALVADOR DALÍ DE DRAEGER. MAX GERARD. EDITORIAL BLUME - AÑO 1968 Medidas del libro: 29 x 31 cm. Número de páginas: 242 Con 243 ilustraciones a todo color. Encuadernación en tela ...

Salvador Dali (1904-1989) - Hercules Subduing the Hydra Gouache and ballpoint pen from 1978. Dimensions of sheet: 56 x 38.3 cm Dimensions in frame: 86 x 68 cm Hand signed. This ...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Anthem, 1972. Ink on Paper, 4.75 × 7 inches. Signed and dated. Measuring 12 × 16 inches in acid-free matting. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers...

George Dannatt (1915-2009) 'Gates' No 1 1976 Medium: Oil & crayon on oil wash Image: 21.0 x 33.0 cm Reference no: 0450 George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended ...

Abstract Composition is a Color Markers Drawing and Watercolour realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Paris 1980). Good condition. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born ...

Emily Mason So Slight a Film (from the Lehman Brothers art collection), 1978 Oil on paper Abstract Expressionist painting Signed and dated 'Emily Mason '78' bottom right in pencil Fr...

Original collage on paper by the italian artist Giuseppe Uncini, in excellent conditions and authenticated by the Archivio Opera Giuseppe Uncini in 2014.

Linda Stein, Envelope 423.017, Signed Feminist LGBTQ+ Acrylic Ink Drawing Envelope 423.017 is from Linda Stein's Envelope series--drawings, collages and paintings of unfolded, abst...

Lyman Kipp Untitled Minimalist Geometric Abstraction, 1978 Acrylic painting on paper Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right front Also accompanied by gallery issued C...

Joan Miró (Barcelona, 1893 – Palma, 1983) Mockup for the cover of the book "Miró Sculptor". 1972. Gouache and ink on paper. 21 x 61.3 cm (48 x 88,5 cm). Provenance - Private col...

Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expa...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Spring, 1972. Ink on paper, 9.75 × 13.5 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Ali...

Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is inc...

Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Portrait at a Party, Year: 1973, Medium: Watercolor and Pastel on Paper, Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm), Frame Size: 33 x 25 inches

Robert Natkin monotype (unique) on paper signed in marker on the front Pencil signed, and inscribed with heart doodle: "For Dorothy and Arthur with my Love Natkin" Provenance: collec...

Sister Mary Corita Kent I Love You Very, ca. 1975 Original watercolor on paper Unique works on paper by Sister Corita Kent, like this charming hand signe...

Modern abstract watercolor drawing of a house by Texas artist Bertha Davis. The work features a loosely rendered neutral-toned depiction of a spacio...

The Church is a Pencil Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre, Fr...

Remembered Valley is an original watercolor painting by acclaimed Colorado artist Ethel Magafan (1916–1993), celebrated for her modernist interpretations of the Western landscape. Th...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Pleasure Function, 1972. Ink on paper, 7 × 7 inches (image). Sheet measures an irregular 10 × 10 inches. Signed and dated. Acid-free matting measuring ...

This is a poignant acrylic on paper painting from the early 1970s by renowned New York Abstract Expressionist Ray Parker. Inscribed "For Carl" [gallerist Carl Solway], hand signed an...

Sister Mary Corita Kent Love You, ca. 1975 Original signed watercolor painting on paper Signed in graphite pencil on the recto Floated and framed in white wood frame This is a unique work Measurements: Framed: 5.5" x 5.5" x 1.5" Artwork alone: 4" x 4" Extremely difficult to find unique watercolor works on paper on the market by Sister Corita...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933–1993) Title: Noelle and Larry '77 Year: 1977 Medium: Graphite on velin paper Size: 43.75 x 29.75 inches Condition: Excellent Inscription: Signed, dated b...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Pyramid Mysteries, 1970. Ink on illustration board, 13.5 × 9.75 inches. Signed and dated. Titled on verso. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was ...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Aerial Circus Series (Ed Henderson), 1971. Ink on paper, 11.75 × 16.5 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July ...

Surrealist proto-Afropunk drawing by African-American artist, Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Animal Capers, ca. 1970 . Ink on illustration board, image measures 20 inches. inches; illustration panel measures 21.5 inches. Unsigned. Minor staining evident in detail photos Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...

Ron Gorchov Untitled, inscribed to Robert Vogele, 1978 Watercolor and etching on paper with 2 deckled edges. Hand signed in pencil and inscribed on lower front. Inscription reads as ...

George Dannatt (1915-2009) Forms in Equipoise No 2 – Version 1 1977 Medium: Pencil on paper Image: 72.0 x 46.5 cm Reference no: 414/2 George Dannatt’s long career as a painter a...

This bold contemporary composition by Yvonne Lammerich is an intriguing exploration of colour and form. Origami-like folded shapes inter-connected by fine lines dance across this col...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Our Home, 1971. Ink on paper. 4.5 × 6 7/8 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of ...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Ancestor Worship, 1971. Pen and ink drawing. 4 w. x 6 h. inches, Signed and dated lower right. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on Jul...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Homecoming, 1971. Ink on paper, 4 1/8 × 6 7/8 inches. Signed and dated. Small toning stain left margin. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was ...

Dorothy Dehner A Piano for Pete, 1975 Ink on paper Hand signed, dated and inscribed "A Piano for Pete - Best, Dorothy" on the the front Unique Frame included Held in the original vin...

Robert Duran Untitled #1 (with Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) label), 1974 Watercolor on paper Includes labels from the Museum of Modern Art rental gallery label and Donna Schneier Inc; the artist's name is written on the board, not signed 18 × 23 1/2 inches Unframed This work was removed from the original vintage frame but comes with the back board with the original labels from MOMA Rental Gallery in New York and Donna Schneier Gallery in Manhattan (and later Palm Beach) Robert Duran Biography (courtesy of KARMA): Robert Duran (b. 1938, Salinas, CA; d. 2005, New Jersey) found his way from San Francisco to New York City in the mid-1960s, where he became associated with a Minimalist cohort that included Brice Marden, David Novros, and Paul Mogensen...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Readiness, 1971. Pen and ink drawing. 4 w. x 6 h. inches, Signed and dated lower right. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 19...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). The Bird Told Me (Who Told You?), 1972. Ink on paper, 5 × 7 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, ...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). The Grasses: Vision of the Voodoo Child, ca. 1970 Ink on paper, 17 × 22. Measuring 22 × 28 inches in matting. Artist initials lower left. Original artis...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Earth River Flowing, 1979-86. Ink on paper, 22 ¾ x 15 7/8 inches; measuring 22 × 28 inches in matting. Signed and dated. Exhibition History: Roland Ay...

Roland Ayers (1932-2014). Peaceful Island, 1968. 17 inches diameter on a panel measuring 19 × 23 inches. Signed and dated. Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on Jul...

'Composition in Orange and Red', gouache on paper, by James Pichette (circa 1970s). A dynamic, lively abstract composition by an artist known for such s...

Original, signed and dated, Sumi ink-on-rice-paper drawing by listed Japanese-American artist, Sueo Sarisawa (1910-2004). “Idlwylld Pine”, 1972.

Anthony Padovano Untitled Abstract Expressionist drawing, 1971 Ink wash on paper drawing Signed and dated in ink wash Provenance: Graham Gallery, NY Unique Original (unique) signed A...

Etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 1975. Limited edition of 100 copies, numbered as 30/100 in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Plate size 3...

Jacques Soisson, French (1928 - 2012) - Rube Goldberg, Year: 1977, Medium: Gouache on Arches, signed and dated in ink lower right, Image Size: 27.5 x 18.5 inches, Size: 30 x 22 i...

Joseph Glasco (American, 1925-1996) Seated Figure 1970 India ink on paper Signed and dated lower right 16 x 11.5 inches 19.5 x 15 inches, framed Joseph Glasco was born in Paul’s Val...

Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - Untitled - Abstract 5, Year: 1973, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Signed and dated l.r., Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm), Frame Size...

Charcoal and pastel on paper by Mario Guglielmotti, realized in 1973. Hand signed and dated. Includes a coeval wooden frame. Very good condition.

Singers is an original drawing in mixed media, realized in 1979 by Arturo Peyrot (1908 - 1993) artist of the XX century. Hand-signed on the lower right, with dedication by the arti...

Tom Holland (b. 1936) Violet, 1971 Watercolor and Mixed Media on Paper. Hand Signed. Framed with Charles Cowles Gallery, Albright Knox Gallery and Baltimore Museum of Art labels. Han...

Composition is an original colored pencils realized by Badino in 1970s. Good condition. Hand-signed by the artist and dated on the lower right corner.

Betty Parsons Untitled, 1977 Signed and dated lower right Gouache on paper 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 inches Renowned as an esteemed and legendary art dealer who for more than three decades was...

Watercolor on paper by renowned sculptor Signed and dated 1974 on the front Provenance: Private collection of composer and art dealer Robert Aichele. This work has been elegantly fra...

Composition is a China Ink Drawing realized by Reynold Arnould (Le Havre 1919 - Parigi 1980). Good condition on a white paper. No signature. Reynold Arnould was born in Le Havre...

High Above the Valley, original painting by Colorado artist Ethel Magafan. Abstracted Colorado landscape featuring a large mountain rising from the valley below. Rendered in colors o...

“Above the Plains” is a vibrant original watercolor by renowned Colorado artist Ethel Magafan, showcasing her distinctive modernist approach to the Western landscape. This striking c...

Bird is an artwork realized by the English artist Martin Bradley in 1971. Watercolor on Japanese paper, titled "Bird" on the left corner, hand-signed and dated on the lower right c...

Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002) - untitled 4, Year: 1973, Medium: Watercolor on Paper, Signed and dated l.r., Size: 30 in. x 22 in. (76.2 cm x 55.88 cm), Frame Size: 43 x 32 ...

Acrylic and watercolor gouache on paper Pencil signed and titled on the verso Provenance: Paula Cooper Gallery (with original label verso) Unique Frame included: This work has been e...

Paul Jenkins Phenomenon Phoenix Plume, 1975 Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Watercolor on paper 30 x 22 1/2 inches Provenance Samuel Stein Fine Arts, Ltd., Chicago Private C...

pastel on paper, signed lower right. Henri Bernard Goetz (September 29, 1909 – August 12, 1989) was a French American Surrealist painter and engraver. He is known for his artwork, a...