Late 20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Jack Scott "Airveil" 3/1976 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 94.25"x60.25" unstretched Signed, titled and dated in pencil on reverse Excellent Condition - Minor wear consistent with age and history. This canvas is a testament to the artist's meticulous craftsmanship and creative vision. The intricate charcoal cross-hatch arches create a captivating play of light and shadow, each mark bearing the artist's hand. To enhance and preserve this piece, the artist has applied multiple layers of their custom-made a fixative. This carefully curated process not only protects the delicate charcoal work but also adds depth and texture to the piece. The result is a mesmerizing work of art that begs viewers to explore its intricate details and reveals new dimensions with each look. This piece is intended to be stretched and stapled on a wall without a frame. JACK SCOTT (b.1953) Education: MFA San Francisco Art Institute (1978) BA San Francisco State University (1976) College of Marin (1971-1974) Exhibitions Include: Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art (solo) Hansen Fuller Golden Gallery, San Francisco (solo) Kirk deGooyer Gallery, Los Angeles, (solo) "California Drawings", Modernism, San Francisco Awards and Distinctions Include: National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Fellowship Grant Marin Arts Council Individual Artists Grant Finalist, S.E.C.A. Award, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Publications Include: Albright, Thomas. Art in the San Francisco Bay Area, 1945-1980 University of California Press, 1985 Articles and Reviews Include: Fischer, Hal, ARTFORUM Wilson, William, THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Rosenthal, Adrienne, ART WEEK Albright, Thomas, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Gardener, Colin, ARTWEEK Solnit, Rebecca. Arts, PACIFIC SUN Pincus, Robert, LOS ANGELES TIMES Frankenstein, Alfred, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Public Collections Include: Prudential, Inc., New Jersey Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles Illinois Bell...

Jack Scott "Black Arc, High Arc" 4/1976 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 90.25"x60" unstretched Signed, titled and dated in pencil on reverse This canvas is ...

Jack Scott "Slow Blur" 1976 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 89.25"x60.25" unstretched Signed, titled and dated in pencil on reverse This canvas is a testame...

Jack Scott "Light Black Blur #2" 1978 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 177.25x83.25" unstretched Signed on reverse Installation: This piece is intended to be stretched and stapled to the wall without a frame. Excellent Condition - Minor wear consistent with age and history. This canvas is a testament to the artist's meticulous craftsmanship and creative vision. The intricate charcoal cross-hatch arches create a captivating play of light and shadow, each mark bearing the artist's hand. To enhance and preserve this piece, the artist has applied multiple layers of their custom-made a fixative. This carefully curated process not only protects the delicate charcoal work but also adds depth and texture to the piece. The result is a mesmerizing work of art that begs viewers to explore its intricate details and reveals new dimensions with each look. About the work: Working on large unstretched canvases, Jack Scott draws charcoal arcs in a freehand style. Through placement and density the arcs create patterns of light and dark, vibrating with a luminescence unanticipated by the rawness of the materials. In previous works the arcs coalesced into amorphous forms—romantic sensations suggesting clouds, smoke or fog. With his recent works Scott introduces a concrete graphic form, large bisecting arcs that are giant magnifications of the minutely rendered arcs. Environmental romanticism yields to a bolder sensibility, as these shapes bear relationship to configurations favored by Minimalists and hard-edge abstractionists. However, Scott’s web of soft, undulating arcs subverts the large-scale coolness of the primary form. In this sense the artist’s works remind one of Rothko, whose monumental forms were also conceived through a diffused or soft-edge development. The method of building up freehand forms is remarkable considering the massive scale favored by the artist. From this standpoint his drawing seems imbued with a medieval intensity, displaying a feeling for concentration and handcraft that is often absent from contemporary art. —Hal Fischer

Jack Scott "Black Drawing (Introductions)" 5/1976 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 92.5"x59.5" unstretched Signed, titled and dated in pencil on reverse This...

Jack Scott "Clear Lobe" 1-77 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 83.25'x57" unstretched Signed, titled and dated in pencil on reverse This canvas is a testament...

Jack Scott "T-Blur" 3-27-77 Charcoal on unprimed canvas sprayed with custom fixative 69"x59.5" unstretched Installation: This piece is intended to be stretched and stapled without ...

In this Bert Long work, a stimulating and vibrant background is contrasted by an expressive charcoal rendering of a twisting tree. The tree’s lack of leaves ...

This charcoal drawing by Bert Long Jr. features various locks, numbers, and a paintbrush constellating around Long’s trademark abstracted eye symbol. The sym...

This colorful artwork is one in a series of studies leading up to Long’s major ice sculpture installation Other in May of 2000. Bert L. Long Jr., was self-taught artist, was born in 1940 in Texas, grew up the Houston’s historic Fifth Ward and received his formal education from UCLA. Following a career as a successful master chef, Bert Long...

This large monoprint demonstrates Bert Long’s affection for introspection. Referring to the paint as both an action and an object underscores the fluidity of...

Eduardo Chillida, Spanish (1924–2002) India Ink, brush on laid paper, signed lower right Size: 11.5 x 8 inches Frame Size: 17 x 13.7 inches

Stripes by Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Watercolor on paper 42 x 30 ¼ inches unframed (106.68 x 76.835 cm) 47 ½ x 35 ½ inches framed (120.65 x 90.17 cm) Inscribed (Jenkins) on bottom cen...

Bird Man by Rick Bartow, pastel on paper, abstract, white, red, pink, blue,black

RAMIRO LLONA UNTITLED, 1984 INK & WASH/PAPER 14 3/16 x 20 1/8 in. 36 x 50.2 cm.

Primal energy leaps from the depths of the universe, as the first rays of daylight break through the dark. Artwork Details: Ithipol Thangchalok "Early Morning Light" 1998 Oil on Pa...

"Man with Bicycle" is an extraordinarily complex painting by Artis Lane. The figure is in a Classical Greek pose balancing the body's weight on the left leg while the right is slight...

"Nude on Throne" shows a beautiful strong young woman seated upon what appears to be a ancient throne. There are objects held by her and placed on her legs, one of which can clearly ...

Watercolor on Arches paper

Gouache on board

pastel on fabric (bathrobes) on wood panel with upholstery tacks

Blue geometric abstract watercolor painting on paper by Oris Robertsion circa 1970s. Features contrasting thine, white, geometric lines with curved cool colored shapes. Artist Biog...

A pastel drawing by Peter Lobello from 1991. An abstract drawing of multiple layered line strokes. Signed and framed in light wooden frame. Artist: Peter Lobello Title: Gold Ve...

Presenting an exceptional mixed media painting by American artist Hans Burkhardt. "Red Lips", is an original mixed media painting, signed, dated 1977, 5.75...