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Style: Abstract
Medium: Found Objects
"China Cabinet, " Mixed Media Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Stone

Rift Valley, sonde 2 (texture copper bronze gold emerald green abstract wine red
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Rift Valley, Sonde 2" is a textural and elemental abstract painting on canvas. It explores the hybridization of chance-derived color-fields with textural topography. Various techniq...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Acrylic Polymer, Found Objects, Oil, Acrylic

Hiding on Saturn (No. 2) A gorgeous forestal blue dimensional framed painting
Located in Hollister, CA
"Hiding on Saturn (No. 2)" is a 31.5 x 36-inch mixed media painting by Katherine Filice, made with ink, paper, charcoal, branches, stucco, and chalk on buried canvas. The surface is ...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Found Objects, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Feather Artwork, Abstract Geometric Red and Earth Tones, 2025
Located in San Francisco, CA
This luxurious, textural, and tactile abstract feather artwork, "Female," by Spanish artist Henar Iglesias is made with partridge and golden pheasant feathers. The work is mounted on...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Animal Skin, Organic Material, Found Objects

Composition in Texture, 38x38", 2008
Located in Southampton, NY
A 2010 documentary on Harald focused on his impressive exhibition in the Chelsea art district of New York City. In this heavily textured abstract painting, Harald M. Olson uses oil...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Acrylic, Fabric, Found Objects, Paint, Varnish, Wood, Plaster

Sylvia Schwartz, 5, 2018, wood, fabric, paint, 7" x 10" x 2"
Located in Darien, CT
Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Fabric, Plastic, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

Sylvia Schwartz 8, 2018, wood, fabric, plastic, 11" x 11.5" x 2"
Located in Darien, CT
Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Fabric, Plastic, Wood, Found Objects, Acrylic

Jane Sangerman, Remnant 10, 2015, Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Jane Sangerman lives and works in New York City. She received her BFA from the University of New Mexico and her MFA from the State University of New York at Buffalo. She has had one ...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Flame on Bamboo, Found Objects Dadaist Lamp Sculpture by Garry Bennett
Located in Long Island City, NY
Flame on Bamboo Garry Bennett, American (1934–2022) Date: 2008 Assemblage Bamboo Lamp, Signed and dated on bottom Size: 10.25 x 5 x 2 in. (26.04 x 12.7 x 5.08 cm)
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Early 2000s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects

Biomorphic Forms - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky
Located in Miami, FL
It's 1945. What artists were making totally abstract, non-objective paintings like this? Work characterized by organic forms and flattened picture planes, with solid bold colors dr...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Canvas, Found Objects, Oil

"Burn Scar (No. 4)" Mixed Media Forest Fragment on Canvas by Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"Burn Scar (No. 4)" is a 16.5 x 23-inch work made with ink, paper, burnt branches, charcoal, and stucco on buried canvas. Katherine Filice uses scorched natural materials to tell a s...
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Early 1600s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Canvas, Charcoal, Found Objects, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, ...

Indian Contemporary Art By Sumit Mehndiratta - Neon Butterflies
Located in Paris, IDF
Six Stainless steel discs measuring 14x4x4 cms each hung individually on the wall with a wooden hanging provision on the back of each disc, can be hung in any way as a set of six. S...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Stainless Steel

"Burn Scar (No. 3)" Sculptural Forest Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
Burn Scars (No. 3)" is an 11 x 11-inch (Framed Size 15 x 15 x 2 in) mixed media piece from Katherine Filice’s "Burn Scar" series, which reflects on the resilience of nature and the s...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Archival Ink, Wax

“Where The Dogwoods Bloom” Dimensional forest painting by Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"Where The Dogwoods Bloom" is a 16.25 x 11.75 x 3-inch sculptural piece made with ink, paper, bark, embers, and found natural elements. Deeply rooted in the forest, Katherine Filice ...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Archival Ink, Archival Paper

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Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis Edition 1/5
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Steel, Wire

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Homecoming for Matt
Located in New York, NY
Stainless Steel TIG Welding Rod, Aluminum, Fishing Accessories, Wire, Paint Jeremy Bullis after David L. Bullis
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Stainless Steel, Wire

What's It For, Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: A piece about the "stuff" we buy. What's it for? Is it worth it? How do we affect nature with these decisions? Shape shifts between resembling an old ship and a mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Canvas, Found Objects, Acrylic, Pastel, Graphite

Olafur Eliasson, Herbarium - Collage of Dried Water Lilies, Contemporary Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Olafur Eliasson (Danish-Icelandic, b. 1967) Herbarium, 2021 Medium: Collage of dried and pressed Nympheas Ellisana water lilies (Latour-Marliac) on Lanaquarelle handmade paper, in fl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Handmade Paper

All For You, Original Abstract Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Found material, pastel, paper, ink on a cardboard box. A piece about hurting yourself for the love of another. Will professionally frame in float frame if purchase...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Ink, Pastel, Found Objects

Conversation Piece (erect)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Remembering formal dinners my mother would arrange in our modest midwestern, suburban home, this piece and it's companion, Conversation Piece...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium

Easy Chair/Failed Odalisque
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This chaise, originally covered in lime green cotton upholstery, sat in my studio for months, acting as a daybed for my miniature poodle. Finally after several att...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium

Conversation Piece (reclining)
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Paired with "Conversation Piece (erect)" this work was inspired by childhood memories of formal dinner parties in our split-leve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium, Wood

Vanity (sin 7), Original Abstract Painting, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: A piece playing with the ideas surrounding vanity and youth, and the influence of it at a young age. The makeup carries a toy quality and the baby rattles blend in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Acrylic, Pastel, Found Objects

Span, Copper Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This piece is made from a truck tire with metal and pvc running through it that touches each side of the space. Keywords: abstract, yellow, tire, canes Artist Biography: Mia Capodilupo is a sculptor and installation artist originally from Boston, MA. She received a BA from University of Chicago, studied sculpture at Massachusetts College of Art and received an MFA in Sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. She has participated in solo and group shows and residencies in museums, galleries and alternative spaces around the country. She has received several grants from the City of Chicago...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Copper

Pile-up at The Gates of Hell
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Abstract forms emerge from remembrances of disco dancing, Earth Wind & Fire, darkness, heat, perspiration and glitz. Materials are twisted into ambiguous shapes, s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Wood, Found Objects, Other Medium

Seeking Arrangement
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This soft, pepto-bismol pink sculpture intertwined around a found traditional lamp and wrapped around the table it is sitting on reminded me of people who are look...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium, Oak

Miller High Life
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tom Pfannerstill recreates found objects on carved basswood and paints over them.
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium

Monochrome Accumulation No. 3001
Located in New York, NY
Monochrome Accumulation No. 3001, 1988 by Arman (1928-2005) Acrylic paint tubes and acrylic paint on canvas 40 ¼ x 32 ⅞ inches framed (102.235 x 83.5025 cm) 36 ¼ x 28 ¾ inches unframed (92.075 x 73.025 cm) Inscribed (SA) and numbered (3001) on the reverse Provenance: A.H. Graphics, Stockholm Private Collection, Europe Sotheby's, London, Contemporary Art, 20 March 1997, Lot 74 Description: This mixed media work titled "Monochrome Accumulation No. 3001" by Armand Pierre Fernandez, typically styled as "Arman," is a brilliant collage of found objects and traditional painting techniques. The bright, monochromatic yellow...
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1980s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Acrylic

Epsi
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tom Pfannerstill recreates found objects on carved basswood and paints over them.
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Wood, Paint, Found Objects, Other Medium

Paint Roller
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jerry Cabrera’s Light Painting series captures the preciousness and sacredness of light through his glowing and vibrant rectangular canvasses. Although abstract, Cabrera’s stacked ca...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Oil

Traveler's Thanks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Black and White, Color, Found Objects

Fruits of War
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist assemblage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects

Swan & Book Fragment
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This abstract expressionist collage includes a cut paper image of a swan in the lilies, an antique document...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Found Objects, Black and White

Rose & Book Fragment
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Color, Found Objects

Art in the Courtyard
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Found Objects, Black and White

The Letter "A"
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This abstract expressionist collage includes an antique handwritten...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Found Objects, Color

Lost in the Stars
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful abstract expressionist three dimensional construction by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This construction consists of antique lithographs laid on board, including a shooting target sheet, and metal jacks, all presented on an antique celestial map...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Laid Paper, Lithograph, Adhesive, Wood Panel

Businessman, Boats, & Clocks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Paper, Found Objects, Black and White

"Burn Scar (No 2)" Textural Forest-Inspired Painting by Katherine Filice
Located in Hollister, CA
"Burn Scar (No. 2)" exemplifies Filice's unique approach, combining ink, paper, branches, bark, and stucco on canvas to create a textured, tactile piece that invites deep contemplati...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Archival Paper, Canvas

BATIK II
Located in Tulsa, OK
BATIK II by Kim Fonder is a Vintage Batik Textile on Burlap with Plexiglass measuring 60.00 X 36.00 in and is priced at $3,600.00. Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her paintings ...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Burlap, Plexiglass, Found Objects

Portrait of an African - Collage
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

African with Brian's Note
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

African with Brian's Note
Located in Miami, FL
Mixed media on paper, 1990, signed 'Ivan Chermayeff' and dated lower right, titled lower left. 30 x 22 in. (sheet), 36 x 28 in. (frame). Provenance:The artist, Art Planning Consult...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

LEVEL : mixed media work of art
Located in New York, NY
Mixed media work of art by Gerald Wolfe. Concrete, plaster, wood lath, wood filler, and found objects are the materials of choice for New York artist Gerald Wolfe. He cuts, scrapes,...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Metal, Enamel, Wire

Breathe A New 11 : mixed media collage
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary collage by Roxane Hollosi. In her art Hollosi documents the emotional, social and environmental energies she encounter in the moment of creation. The artist founds her ...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Fabric, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Thread, Found Objects

Concrete form tube series #2, Original Abstract Sculpture, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is from a series of sculptures created by casting different materials into a concrete form tube (sonotube) and combining that wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Wire

Tablescape
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This piece is constructed from my grandmother's dressing table mirror, a found table base, and dismembered segments of a soft sculpture I had previously made and n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium, Glass, Mirror, Spray Paint

Rita's (cup)
Located in Fairfield, CT
Tom Pfannerstill recreates found objects on carved basswood and paints over them.
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Other Medium

Paint Roller
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jerry Cabrera’s Light Painting series captures the preciousness and sacredness of light through his glowing and vibrant rectangular canvasses. Although abstract, Cabrera’s stacked ca...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Oil

Paint Roller
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jerry Cabrera’s Light Painting series captures the preciousness and sacredness of light through his glowing and vibrant rectangular canvasses. Although abstract, Cabrera’s stacked ca...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Oil

Paint Roller Series
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jerry Cabrera’s Light Painting series captures the preciousness and sacredness of light through his glowing and vibrant rectangular canvasses. Although abstract, Cabrera’s stacked ca...
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Oil

Concussion Garden
Located in New York, NY
Dionisios Fragias is a New York -based artist born on the Greek island of Kefalonia and raised in New York City. He is the protege of the artist Jeff Koons whose years-long mentorshi...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Steel

Memory of Saigon
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic and found objects.
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2010s Abstract Art by Medium: Found Objects

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Found Objects, Acrylic

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