Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 4

William O'Brien
Untitled Drawing by William O'Brien (INV# NP4044)

2004

About the Item

William O'Brien Untitled Drawing (INV# NP4044) ink on paper 11.88 x 9" (30 x 23 cm) 2004 signed by artist provenance - The Nevica Project Chicago-based artist William J. O’Brien is a versatile creative talent who explores various artistic mediums, including drawing, painting, ceramics, metal sculpture, installations, and assemblage. He draws inspiration from Modernism and the historical material practices of Outsider Art. O’Brien's artistic journey encompasses a quest for self-identity and authentic expression through his chosen materials and creative processes. His extensive body of work in these diverse media showcases a vibrant explosion of color, intricate patterns, and an abundance of artistic exuberance. O’Brien's artistic career has included solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions such as the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, the Renaissance Society in Chicago, KMAC Museum in Louisville, MAD Museum in New York City, Witte De With in Rotterdam, and The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, among others. Notably, in 2014, he had his inaugural comprehensive museum retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, which was curated by Naomi Beckwith. He has also participated in artistic residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and the U-Cross Foundation. O’Brien's artistic accomplishments have earned him recognition, including awards from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation and Artadia. His artworks have found a place in the permanent collections of esteemed institutions such as the Cleveland Clinic, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Miami Art Museum, Pérez Art Museum, Hammer Museum, Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago. Beyond his creative endeavors, O’Brien holds the position of Professor and serves as the Chair of Ceramics at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
  • Creator:
    William O'Brien (1975, American)
  • Creation Year:
    2004
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.88 in (30.18 cm)Width: 9 in (22.86 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Morton Grove, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU36213233552

More From This Seller

View All
I Found It Just Like You Find Anything Else, I Stopped Looking
By Nancy Charak
Located in Morton Grove, IL
oil stick and graphite on 140# Fabriana Artistico paper signed by artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite, Watercolor

Atlantis by Chris Martin (INV# NP3140)
By Chris Martin
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Chris Martin Atlantis Colored Pencil on Paper 14 x34" Signed by artist 2011
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Color Pencil

Untitled by Carroll Dunham
By Carroll Dunham
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Carroll Dunham Untitled Graphite on paper 13.5 x 10.25” Framed 22 x 18.75” Signed by artist 2003 Provenance: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled
By Wes Mills
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Graphite on paper Signed by the artist lower right. Framed - 14 1/4" x 14 1/4" Artwork - 6 1/2" x 6 3/4"
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Rare Untitled Monotype with Hand Coloring by Ed Baynard
By Ed Baynard
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Ed Baynard (American, 1940- 2016) Untitled Monotype with handcoloring on paper! 1981 28-1/2 x 36-3/4 inches (72.4 x 93.3 cm) (paper size) Frame is included. Approx - 34.5 x 40.75...
Category

1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Monotype

Untitled by Marlon Mullen
By Marlon Mullen
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Marlon Mullen Untitled acrylic on paper 23' x 30.5" 1997 signed
Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

You May Also Like

BLUE JAY WAY
By Christina McPhee
Located in New York, NY
BLUE JAY WAY, 2012 ink and graphite on Arches cold press paper 44.5 x 75 inches / 1130 x 1905 mm  unframed Christina McPhee’s expansive abstract paintings, drawings, photographs, and videos test or query how can we know, and who is we? Moving from within a matrix of measurement, observation and contingent effects, her work resists characterization as product, and continually accesses fields outside itself. For her, process equals trial. Her work emulates potential forms of life, in various systems and territories, from a perspective of the non-self– a world beyond identity. McPhee’s dynamic, performative, physical engagement with materials, in both her analogue and digital works, is a seduction into surface-skidding calligraphic gestures and mark-making. The tactics of living are in subterfuge, like the ‘dazzle ships...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite

Isodomo Grilla. From The No. 1 Series. Abstract Drawing on paper.
By Rodrigo Spinel
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Isodomo Grilla, 2018 by Rodrigo Spinel From The No. 1 Series Chinese ink on Fabriano paper 250 g. Image size: 14.8 cm H x 21 cm W Frame size: 22 cm H x 29 cm W x 4 cm D One of a Ki...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Monemvasia, Greece
Located in New York, NY
Michael Lekakis Monemvasia, Greece, 1952 Ink wash on heavy watercolor paper Signed, titled Monemvasia (spelled Monembasia) and dated 1952 on the back of the artwork 11 1/4 × 15 1/4 i...
Category

1950s Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Rag Paper

Original-Golden Summer-UK Awarded Artist, British School, Exhibition Collection
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold

HANS HOFMANN Provincetown Drawing - Pen & Ink - 1942 - Massachusetts
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Title: "Provincetown Drawing" Medium: pen and ink on paper Dimensions: 14 x 16 3/4 inches Signed: Initialed and dated 1942 Provenance: Manny Silverman Gallery...
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pen

Der Hafen von Plit
By Paul Klee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. Paul Klee was one of the most import...
Category

1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Laid Paper, Pen

Recently Viewed

View All