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Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
7.10.24 #22 - Jewel Tone Emerald Peridot Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we h...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

'Mid-century Abstract', NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, MALI, Lima, Peru
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Midcentury Biomorphic Abstract' by Emilio Rodríguez Larraín, 1964. NYMoMA, Paris, XXXII Venice Biennale, Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima, Peru ----- Signed, lower right, 'E.R. Larrain' for Emilio Rodríguez Larraín (Peruvian, 1928-2015), and inscribed 'Roma, Nov 1963, Enero 1964'. (Rome, Nov 1963-January 1964). Verso titled, "L'Homme C'est Sujet à Errer" (Man Tends to Wander), and bearing the artist's self-portrait in india ink and wash. Exhibited: XXXII Venice Biennale, 1964. (original exhibition label verso) Previously with Staempfli Galleries, New York. This painting is registered in the Archives of American Art as 'Staempfli Gallery, inventory #775'. A monumental and historically distinguished work by this groundbreaking Peruvian Modernist who drew inspiration from Peruvian indigenous and pre-colonial culture. The paintings of Emilio Rodríguez Larraín are held in the permanent collections of museums worldwide including the Musée de la Ville de Paris, Peru's Museo de Arte de Lima and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. This painting was selected by the Peruvian Government for exhibition at the XXXII Venice Biennale in 1964 and is the largest single recorded work by the artist. Emilio Rodríguez Larraín received his Bachelors of Architecture in 1949 from Peru's Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and held his first solo exhibition in Lima after visiting Europe in 1950. In 1951, he returned to Europe in the company of the artists Alfredo Ruiz Rosas and Joaquín Roca Rey...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Fiberboard, Laid Paper, Oil

Original 1970's French Abstract Surreal Landscape with Geometric Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020) Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020. He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ballpoint Pen

Composition IV - abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow and white
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow on white foam board. Can be as a single independent painting, diptych or 4-pieces art composition. Also, we...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Epoxy Resin, Foam Board

Abstract composition by Julien Dinou - Charcoal on paper A4 size
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on paper Black plastic frame with glass pane 31,5 x 41 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Black White Abstraction 015 Painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva, 2020
Located in Zofingen, AG
Anastasia Vasilyeva - Black white abstraction 015 (2020) Painting on high quality, acid free, high density paper. Conceptual minimalist abstract painting designed in calligraphic st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract impressionist painting with touches of expressionism, "The French Coast" is a delicate and emotive creation by French artist Natalya Mougenot. Part of a su...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Paper

Early Constructions no. 21
Located in London, GB
Toni LaSelle (1901–2002) was a pioneering American modernist and a key figure in shaping modern art education in the United States. Strongly influenced by European movements such as ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink

Untitled 171215
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Untitled 171215" is an original acrylic and acrylic transfer on panel painting by Ryan Beck measuring 16"h x 16"w. Ryan Beck works in an abstract style that aims to link contempora...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Panel

Morandi Bottle (Abstract, Cubist Still Life Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract modernist style still life graphite and acrylic painting inspired by Giorgio Morandi's bottle still life paintings "Morandi II” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, m...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on thick board unframed: 8 x 8 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Iguazu-made in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink, green
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in orange, yellow, red, blue, pink and green color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-qu...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Untitled - 21st Century, Black, Monochrome, Abstract Drawing, Organic, Tactile
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled, 2016 Black glue on paper (Signed on reverse) 78 7/10 H × 59 1/10 W in 200 H × 150 W cm Berszán depicts in his works the primary turmoil where the violence of the unbinding...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Glue

Interconnections - colorful, contemporary, geometric abstract, paper collage
Located in Bloomfield, ON
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...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil

Expressive vibrant colorful painting "Energy of Nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of spring. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of nature which is full of diffe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Untitled (P95.93) White Brown abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
From his most desirable period, this restrained in color palette Fonseca is for a collector and room where sophistication is key. Long held that his works on heavy paper are the mos...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

"Untitled" Hans Hofmann, circa 1943 Navy Blue Olive Green Early Abstract Work
Located in New York, NY
Hans Hofmann Untitled, circa 1943 Signed lower right Oil and watercolor on paper 22 1/4 x 30 3/4 inches The only artist of the New York school to participate directly in European m...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil, Watercolor

Neige (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illust...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Gouache

"Fernando's Sleeve" Black and White Abstract Organic Shape Charcoal Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white abstract charcoal drawing by Houston artist Paul Forsythe. The work features a large, abstract, organic shape in the upper right corner of the composition. Currently ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

Abstract White & Turquoise Flowers on Pink Background by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract White & Turquoise Flowers on Pink Background by British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is from the 'Spring Burst' Interior Design Series. Framed in a h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gesso, Watercolor, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Canvas

Untitled, Mary Abbott, Painting, Watercolor, Woman Abstract Expresionnist, 2005
Located in New York, NY
Mary Abbott (1921-2019) Untitled, 2005 Watercolor on paper Artwork: 5 x 7 in. l 13 x 18 cm Framed: 10 x 12 in. l 25 x 30 cm Signed lower right Mary Abbott (1921-2019) was an America...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Prison 30, unique signed drawing 1990s geometric abstraction by Peter Halley
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley Prison 30, 1995 Original graphite drawing on paper Pencil signed on the recto. Titled and dated verso. This unique work on paper was created by Peter Halley in 1995 to b...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Graphite

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"Splendid colors"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In my art practice I love to use bright colors which boldly contrast with complementary colors so I could get unusual original compositions and structures. The objective of this ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on thick board unframed: 8 x 8 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have fo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Drawing n°18 by Julien Dinou - Pastel A4 size
Located in Geneva, CH
Abstract drawing on paper without frame
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Clif McChesney, Abstract Expressionist, Watercolor
Located in Detroit, MI
The 16 in x 23 in watercolor displays striking and colorful qualities that influenced abstract expressionism for decades to come. In 2016 the Dennos Museum in Traverse City, Michigan, in homage to the very first exhibition in the Zimmerman Sculpture Court, installed the first two paintings by the former Michigan State University painting professor, Clif McChesney (1929-2011) on the Court walls, and the glass artistry of Dale Chihuly, featuring works from the Dennos Collection. In 1991, an exhibition of Dale Chihuly glass...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Black_X - 21st Century, Abstract, Drawing, Black, White, Monochrome
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Black_X, 2016 pencil, white pastel on black cardboard 27.55 H x 19.68 W in. 70 H x 50 W cm Alina Aldea's drawings project all the possible forms which appear to rapidly disappear, w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel, Cardboard, Pencil

"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition VI" Watercolor painting 10" x 14" in by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his ...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

The Blue Earth II, CoBrA movement, Mid-20th Century Danish Watercolor
By Carl-Henning Pedersen
Located in Beachwood, OH
Carl-Henning Pedersen (Denmark, 1913 - 2007) The Blue Earth II, 1971 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 30.5 x 21.5 inches Carl-Henning Pedersen was born in Copenhagen in 1913. At an early age he began taking part in politics, first in the youth association of social democrats and later in the youth association of communists, which better suited his revolutionary activist nature against fascism. In 1933, he attended the public high school of Humblebaek where he met the painter Else Alfelt, who he would marry in 1934 and with whom he would have two daughters. For many years the family divided its time between Copenhagen and the city of Bovbjerg, located on the North Sea, where Carl and Else had a studio. Between 1935 and 1940, Pedersen started to sketch and paint. He exhibited for the first time, together with his wife, in “Kunstnernes Efterårsudstilling” (The Artists' Fall Exhibition) in Copenhagen in 1936. Pedersen associated with the young painters close to abstract movements, and like them, worked under difficult conditions. He went to Paris in 1939, where he encountered the work of Picasso, Matisse and Chagall. Between 1940 and 1945, he contributed to the journal Helhesten. In the same journal, Pedersen published the text "Arte astratta o arte immaginaria," that supplied the most complete and precise definition, up to that point, of the work principles of the young generation of painters, of which he was a part. This definition, in many ways, was close to that which would be the program of the group Cobra. Between 1945 and 1960, the Danish artists went abroad and, along with Dutch and Belgian artists, founded the group Cobra, which was active between 1948 and 1951. During this period in 1948, Pedersen participated in the Biennial of Venice. He exhibited extensively with Cobra in shows such as its first important show which was held at the Stedelijk Museum of Amsterdam in 1949, “International Experimental Art.” Afterwords, Pedersen distanced himself from the group and began to travel frequently. His destinations included Greece, Italy, France, Switzerland, Norway, Lapland, Iceland, Turkey, Nepal, and Jerusalem. He received the Eckersberg Award in 1950 from the Royal Danish Academy of Art. In 1952, he participated in “Contemporary Drawings from 12 Countries, 1945/1952,” an exhibition held at the Toledo Museum of Art in Toledo, Ohio, the exhibition also traveled to other museums in the United States, while in 1955, he took part in the group exhibition “Expressionism 1900/1955,” at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis (also a traveling exhibition throughout the United States). He participated in the 1952, 1955, 1958, 1961, 1964, and 1967 editions of “The Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting and Sculpture” at the Museum of Art of the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh. The same museum also honored him with solo exhibitions in 1961 and 1968. In 1966, he exhibited at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of New York in the show “European Drawings” that also traveled to Hawaii, Canada, Argentina, and Germany. In 1967, he showed at the “2. Internationale der Zeichnung” in Darmstadt, and then in 1968, he participated in the Premio Marzotto and the “Exhibition of Expressionist Art after 1950” at the Kunstmuseum of Lucerne, which then toured in Romania, Australia, Belgium, and Finland. Pedersen received the medal of Prince Eugen in 1980, and he participated in the exhibition “Danish Artists, Carl-Henning Pedersen, Else Alfelt, Egil Jacobsen...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Blue & Grey Green Plan: Abstract Geometric Framed Painting in Cool Toned Palette
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric painting with a cool toned palette of green, blue, and grey with accents of black and white against a sea foam green colored acrylic wash background "Blue and Grey Green Plan" made by Hudson Valley artists, Donise English, in 2022 Graphite, colored pencil, and acrylic painting on vellum 24 x 18 inches unframed, 31 x 25 x 1.5 with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and simple black moulding Signed, verso Excellent condition and ready to hang This abstract geometric painting on vellum was made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in 2022. The composition begins with a blue green toned background of acrylic wash. A grid of box-like patterns in sky blue, green, grey, and black with white line work are stacked to create an irregular shape or an "imagined city grid", says the artist. The painting on vellum is complemented by a simple black frame with an 8-ply white mat, non-glare plexi, and wire backing. It's in excellent condition and ready to hang. About the artist: Donise English emphasizes lines, grids, and fields of subtle color to evoke imagined places and invented structures. While precise lines and straight angles are often associated with themes in architecture and urban planning designs, English conveys a geometric motif guided by intuition rather than a ruler. Variations on grids retain flaws and unmistakable traces of the artists’ hand; her style of draftsmanship shies away from intellectualism and instead makes her compositions feel very personal. A central checkerboard formation floats over a ground of pastel color or washes of grey or cream. Each design is intensely intricate, incorporating gouache, acrylic, pen, graphite, ink and colored pencil. The artist recently retired from her decades career teaching at Marist College and is now devoted full time to her art making. Artist Statement: My work is about the way visual diagrams present information that describes how something is made or the way it is. I am interested in drawing and collaging multiple layers of information that refer abstractly to maps, architectural drawings and blueprints or patterns and structures found in such things as roller coasters, power lines and fences. I use gouache and collaged paper in a series of layers that are a visual and ideological response to the previous layer to define my pictorial space. For each piece I create a set of rules to follow about the use of a limited palette, a grid format, opacity of paper and whether a piece may include curving lines or maintain a rectilinear structure. Artist CV: EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Painting Bard College 1986 Bachelor of Science in Art History State University College at New Paltz 1977 Additional Study: New York Studio School (Drawing Marathons) Columbia University, School of Architecture Women’s Studio Workshop TEACHING Professor of Studio Art, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Coordinator, Interior Design Program, Florence, Italy campus 1992-present AWARDS NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2018 Invitational Award for Outstanding Contemporary Talent, University of Bridgeport, CT 2000 Purchase Prize, “11th National Juried Exhibition” College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore 1999 First Prize, “Women in the Visual Arts ‘95” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1995 Joseph A. Cain Memorial Purchase Award for Sculpture Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX 1994 Honorable Mention, “National Juried Exhibition” University of Bridgeport, CT 1993 Individual Artists Fellowship in Sculpture Dutchess Arts Fund 1992/93 Tallix, Morris, Singer Internship in Sculpture Tallix Foundry, Beacon, NY 1990/91 MEMBERSHIP Royal British Society of Sculptors SELECTED JURIED/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2020 “edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley”, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY 2019 “Contemporary Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Mixed Media”, SITE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2018 “JuxtaPositions”, The Painting Center, New York, NY “Peculiar Rarities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2017 “Interlock: Color and Contrast in Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Donise English: Encaustics”, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY 2016 “Let’s Stay in Touch”, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD “Under, Over, After Over”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2015 “Off the Grid”, Arts & Culture Program, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY “Gridspace”, KMOCA, Kingston, NY “Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Assuming Identity”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2013 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region”, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Stone Canoe/Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY 2012 New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Contemporary Painters (Who Just Happen To Be Women)”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Strange Glue: Collage at 100”, Cambridge School, Weston, MA “Dear Mother Nature”, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY “Fresher Paint”, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY 2011 “Process+Content: Donise English”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY “Donise English-Paintings”,Orange County Community College, Newburgh, NY “Gender Matters/Matters of Gender”, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Encaustics: Wax and Image”, Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Dots, Lines and Figures”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Spring Awakening”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Clay City Dreams”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Texture,Pattern, Fragment”, Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI 2009 “Collage”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Working in Wax”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA “Encaustic 2009”, College of New Rochelle, NY “Three Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Convergence: The Human Experience”,Howard County Center for the Arts, MD 2008 “Suckers and Biters: Love, Lollipops, and Exquisite Corpse” Chashama Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY 2007 “Patterns and Light”, Blue Hill Gallery, Blue Hill, ME “Suckers and Biters”, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2006 “100 Artists, 100 Watercolors”, Jeannie Freilich Fine Art, New York, NY “On/Of Paper”,Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY “The Love Show”, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT 2005 The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN “Small Tales”, Valdosta State University, Georgia National Juried Exhibition,Art Institute and Gallery Salisbury, MD, Juror: Stephen Haller “Greed, Envy, Jealousy, Fear”, TSL Warehouse, Hudson, NY 2004 “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “Girl Art Now”,Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 3 Person Exhibition, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA “The Feminine Eye”, Bradley University, Peoria, IL “Women Painting Women”, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA “Thought Patterns”, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ “Surface, Matter and Artifice”, Dutchess Community College Art Gallery Poughkeepsie, NY 2003 “Beefcake/Cheesecake”,Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA,Juror: Jamie Wilson, Curator Halpert Bienniel, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Juror: Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center “The Great White Oak”, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2002 “Cat Calls”, Red Clay Arts, Brooklyn “Hudson Valley Regional”, SUNY New Paltz Juror: Sydney Jenkins, Director, Ramapo College Art Galleries 2001 One-Person Exhibition, Davis and Hall Gallery, Hudson, NY “Beyond the Surface”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago One-Person Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 2000 “Vision 2000...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Rocio Rodriguez "8-Jul-13" Abstract Oil Pastel on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Rocio Rodriguez July 8, 2013, 2013 pastel, oil pastel, charcoal and pencil on paper 18 x 24 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Pencil

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Drawing No. 421
Located in Paris, IDF
Indian ink and acrylic paint on archival paper, artwork will be shipped rolled up in a tube Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, India Ink, Archival Paper

Signed and dated watercolour painting by Henry Moore, 1981 'Four ideas'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Henry Moore O.M., C.H. (British, 1898-1986) Four Ideas for Sculpture Signed and dated ‘Moore/81’ (lower right) Pencil, watercolour, crayon, charcoal and ball point pen on paper 24.5 ...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil

Untitled Abstraction
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction Graphite on paper, c. 1946 Signed with the estate stamp verso Provenance: estate of the Artist Inherited by his neighbor/caregiver Conditio...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Abstract Geometric Terracotta Jugs, Mid Century Modern Abstracted Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold mid century modern abstracted pastel on paper still life of several terra cotta jugs and vessels distilled down to their most basic shapes and ar...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 9.5 x 9.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist British Original Pastel Yellow Black and Red Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition (c.2022) by Robert Somerton, British, born 1972. pastel on art paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches condition: excellent
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Warren St 18 (Abstract Drawing)
Located in London, GB
Warren St 18 (Abstract Drawing) Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano is a Philippines-born French-American abstract artist wh...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Shape 35 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, bright chartreuse & white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 35 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral palette. Yellow-green...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Diptych Edge of Whimsy
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Acrylic paint with water-soluble Art Graf and graphite heightens the directness of marking in this diptych series on paper. Art Graf comes in tailor’s squares, easily fitting into th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Graphite

Warren St 18 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Warren St 18 (Abstract Painting) Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed. Peter Soriano is a Philippines-born French-American abstract artist who divides his time b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil

Infanta IV: Figurative Cubist Abstract Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract cubist style drawing inspired by the Infanta Margarita in an antique gold frame “Infanta IV” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, made in 2015 23 x 18 inch...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Graphite

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist British Original Pastel Red Yellow and Blue Solid Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition (c.2022) by Robert Somerton, British, born 1972. pastel on art paper, unframed size: 12.5 x 9.5 inches condition: excellent
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel

Doble Standard 17 and 14 Diptych. From The Doble Standard Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The more transcendental the representation, the more it tends to evoke it through its prodigies. Such is the case of the Double standard series in the words of the artist "It is a pr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Cardboard

Intersecting Magic Square
Located in New York, NY
Charmion von Wiegand Intersecting Magic Square, ca. 1963 Gouache on paperboard Signed and titled on the back of the artwork. The signature shown on the frame back is a photo of the actual signature on the artwork itself. Frame Included: elegantly floated and framed in hand made white wood museum frame with UV plexiglass This work is signed and titled on the back of the artwork itself. The signature shown on the back of the frame is a photo of the actual signature, since the actual pencil signature and title is on the artwork itself, which can't be seen within the frame Measurements: Frame: 21 x 17 x 1.5 inches Artwork: 18 x 14.25 inches The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

Graham Sutherland pencil on paper drawing of a thorn cross
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Graham Vivian Sutherland (British, 1903 – 1980) ‘Thorn cross’ Pencil on paper 6.1/2 x 5.1/2 in. (16.5 x 14 cm)
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

"Vibrant spring colors" (contemporary abstract expressive acrylic floral)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this abstract floral artwork I experience the world of nature through the bright colors of a spring period. While painting, I sought to capture the beauty of spring flowers which...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic

Composition in Red
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Composition in Red c. 1960 Gouache on paper 52.5 x 24.5 cms (20 11/16 x 9 11/16 ins) SF14434 $125,000 Exhibited: Bernard Jacobson Gall...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Gouache

Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Ammonite and Erupting Volcano - Original Handsigned Drawing
Located in Paris, IDF
Pierre ALECHINSKY Ammonite and erupting volcano, 1975 Original blood red pencil drawing Signed in pencil Dated April 28, 1975 On vellum 33 x 25 cm (c. 13 x 10 in) PROVENANCE: Colle...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

"Lemons"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
I have worked on a new series of small oil paintings. This is the one of them. This series is dedicated to a summer period. This artwork is done with oil paints on a heavy weight ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil

"Lemons"
"Lemons"
$149 Sale Price
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Shape 36 (2019) - Abstract shape, work on paper, minimalist, black & white
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 36 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Black on wh...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Abstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed
Located in New York, NY
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...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Monotype

"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in by Shaker El Maadawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Reclining Woman with Fish" Watercolor painting 11 x 14.5in by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine ...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Study for Scissors Jack Series, colored ink drawing hand signed geometric framed
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Study for Scissors Jack Series, 1965 Mixed media and colored ink drawing on draft paper Hand signed and dated on lower right recto (front). Bears Forager House Collection s...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon, Ink, Color Pencil

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