Art by Medium: Oil Pastel

View of the Brooklyn Bridge at night. Oil pastel on archival paper by the American artist, Leon Dolice. Signed lower right. Circa 1950. Condition: exc...

Irish artist Patrick McElroy was inspired by James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" when he created this piece. Framed, (mounted atop mat) it measures 36 x 31. The image is 32.5 x 22. It a...

Monochromatic Series – Nr 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic, charcoal, graphite and oil pastel on (white) canvas - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shippe...

We are pleased to offer three works by this artist JANET SNITKOVSKY "HOLDING MASKS" 36 X 36 INCHES OIL PASTEL ON CANVAS Janet Snitkovsky Janet Snitkovsky was born in Chernyakhiv, Ukraine in 1934 and began doing art as a child, but her creativity was temporarily stopped by WWII. After the war, she began her artistic pursiut in high school and eventually enrolled in L’viv Art...

Anthony Thomas Triano (1928–1997) was an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, illustrator and teacher. His works feature natural forms, espe...

LEVEL UP is an abstract painting by Peter Husband in acrylic paint, oil pastel and modeling paste on stretched canvas. It measures 36 x 36". According to...

Known for her painting and sculpture as well as printmaking. Nancy Randall’s work is featured in collections at the Smithsonian Institution, the Walker Art Center, the Nelson Atkins ...

Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...

Beautiful pastel on archival paper by the well known American pastelist, Gene Sparkman. In excellent condition and very nicely custom gallery frame. Signed lower right. Overall framed 23.75 by 32 inches. Gene Sparkman (1941-2010) Master pastelist, Gene Sparkman’s work is in many private, corporate and permanent public museum collections world-wide, such as, the Butler Institute of American Art, Franklin Library, The Smithsonian, et al. He was a director of the Pastel Society of America and elected Master Pastelist in 1984. Exhibitions and major awards include Salmagundi Club, NYC; Allied Artists of America, NYC; Pastel Society of America, NYC; Manchester Institute of the Arts, NH; Canton Art Institute, OH; Butler Institute of American Art, OH; New Britain Museum of American Art, CT; Society of Illustrators, NYC; Society of Illustrators, CA; Rameau Palais, Paris, France, etc.. Gene Sparkman studied with such formidable masters of their genre as California artists Joseph Henniger, Harry Carmean...

My paintings are a reflection of my inner space, I will call it a garden. What is this garden like? It's a little chaotic, a little bright, a little abstract, a little orderly, a l...

Waterfall, is a stunning original pastel artwork by celebrated Taos artist Emil James Bisttram, is a captivating example of abstract expressionism. Featuring neutral earth tones like...

“Compadres” is a 50 x 40 inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis. A work from her “Couples” series, this vibrantly colored abstract composition in cool blue, green, violet palette with pops of warm orange, captures a moment with two dear souls connecting. It speaks to unspoken bonds and deep friendships in lives shared. With a painting style that hints at Loomis’s stained-glass past as well as her appreciation of European expressionist painting and cartoon animation, her active painting surface is rich with symbols and distinctive marks. "Compadres" includes elements drawn in oil pastel. This painting is signed on the back and on the left gallery edge. Anita Loomis is a painter who works from her studio in Kittery, Maine. Communication is the underpinning focus of her oeuvre. For the “Tomorrowland” series, each painting offers semi-abstract settings with unusual plant and animal life thriving in spaces with simple architectural forms and structures. Through this series of paintings, the artist asks what possible new species will evolve as the Earth changes. Anita Loomis creates paintings that explore facets of human dialogue and relationships. Through painting, humor, and a deep curiosity about human imperfection, she investigates what it means to navigate communication with people who see the world through different cultural lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and spotlight the value of empathy. Loomis earned her BA in Studio Art from Framingham State University in Massachusetts, and her MA with a concentration in Arts Management from the University of Central Florida. She worked in the field of architectural stained glass for fifteen years and has focused on painting since 2004. She lives and works in Kittery, Maine. Her work has been exhibited at Miller White Gallery, South Dennis, MA; Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA, and various exhibitions in New England, Pennsylvania...

This painting explores the graphic simplification of the wild coastline around the Hartland Point lighthouse in North Devon, England. The point marks th...

Signed lower right, 'Canete' for Robert Canete (American, born 1948) and painted circa 2000. This Carmel artist studied with Vincent Rascon in the 1960'...

William Mason (1906-2002) was a painter born in Newport, Wales, who studied at Newport College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Aside from painting he also taught at Scarborough...

Waterlilies 3 (Abstract painting) Acrylic, oil bar, oil pastel and graphite on canvas - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resi...

Large bright vivid drawing done in oil crayon or oil pastel. Abstract floral drawing. David Kimball Anderson’s work is bold and graceful, respectful and spiritual. A practicing Bud...

William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...

Neige (Abstract painting) Collage, Gouache, acrylic and oil pastel on Arches paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illust...

Resplendent Orb This is a unique textile hanging of a clouded sky with expressionistic sun and colours on pink silk satin by British contemporary artist Rose Fulbright...

Abstract expressionist figurative portrait by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signed...

Young Model II Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...

William Henry Innes (1905-1999) Innes first exhibited his work during the Second World War while he was in the Royal Air Force. He showed extensively at the Royal Academy, New Engla...

Waterlilies 3 (Abstract painting) Acrylic, oil bar, oil pastel and graphite on canvas - Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resi...

Changing Colors, Original Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting, 2020 10.125" x 8.125" (HxW) Acrylic & Oil Pastel on Deckled-Edge Paper Hand-signed and dated by the artist. A gestural and energetic work by Sunny Ray Hipple...

Mirrored Lakes and Streams ll [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look This painting is inspired by walking the beautiful landscape around me. How the light catches and intensifies the streams, waterfall and trees, the Elidir trail to the waterfalls pulsating with vibrancy, the feel of the sun on my face...

Original mixed media composed of oil pastel and watercolor of the Maine coast by the Sarasota artist, Julee Docking. Circa 1970. Signed lower right. Titled verso. Condition is excellent; no issues. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida estate. Julee Docking biography: Painter, Oil, Watercolor, Acrylic, Collage, Woodcuts, Charcoal, Mixedmedia, Sculptor, Clay, Mixed media. Born: Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Maryland Studied: Corcoran Art School-Washington DC High Museum,Atlanta ,GA and Private Lessons Taught: Painting and Sculpture in Atlanta and Sarasota Membership: National League of American Pen Women, Women's Caucus ofArt, Florida Artists Group member 1973 Petticoat Painters member 1975 Art Center Sarasota member 1972 Manatee Art Center Venice Art Center Artist Statement: I enjoy painting in all media, relying on "Chance" to help create the First Ecstatic Impression of either abstract or Realism Genres. A long time resident of Sarasota, Julee Docking has been listed in "A History of Visual Art in Sarasota" And was part of the fine Arts Society "Artist and Collectors Tour" in 1973 and again in 1988 AWARDS: Gold Medallion, Cornell Museum FL Hilton Leach...

Painted by Dawn O'Malley (American, 20th century), circa 1975 and with certification of authenticity stamped verso. A bright and harmonious figural painting in the Mycenaean style ...

This artwork is part of a series of oil pastels from Marc Chaubaron, who aimed to keep a record of the old Saint-Goustan French port. It features a view of Auray from the bridge con...

SHOULD I STAY IN or GO OUT? is an original oil pastel drawing on brown paper grocery bag by the self taught African American artist Reginald K. Gee, born April 28, 1964, in Milwaukee...

"The Nature of Things" is an original oil pastel drawing on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. This work features a variety of abstract techniques-...

Materials: Oil on canvas, oil pastels, gold leaf The creation of the picture was pushed by the images of women of the Renaissance

Aude AZAÏS "The Shadow of Their Desire" - Terrace in Marqueyssac Pastel on paper (framed under glass) H. 65 cm; W. 50 cm Signed lower left - 2023 It was after seeing a small reprodu...

French Artist Lionel Pratt is a post graffiti / street art artist whose work is inspired by memories from his childhood, Basquiat, his passion for jazz music and his love for urban life. His mixed media paintings resemble elementary school blackboards...

An original realist pastel drawing by American female artist Catherine Koenig.

Rocio Rodriguez December 3, 2011, 2011 pastel, oil pastel and charcoal on paper 18 x 24 in. This original oil oil pastel drawing on paper by Rocio Rodriguez features abstracted rect...

Orange and blue toned abstract impressionist landscape painting by Houston, Texas artist Sha Mo depicting mountains and lake with flowing lava-like form. Signed...

This artwork is part of a series of oil pastels from Marc Chaubaron, who aimed to keep a record of the old Saint-Goustan French port. It features a vie...

Babylon (Abstract painting) Acrylic, oil pastel and pencil on canvas Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is es...

I'M LEAVING is an abstract painting by Peter Husband in acrylic paint, oil pastel, found newsprint and modeling paste on stretched canvas. It measures 30...

By Gustav Likan 13" x 16" Pastel on Paper

Rem Raymond Coninckx was born on 28th March in Couvin (Belgium) 1904 and died in Dinan 1974. He was a painter, draftsman, engraver and also created metallic panels and mosaics. Cont...

I intuitively paint each of my paintings based on my mood of the day or at that moment. I never know what I am going to create until I see the end result. Sometimes it is a colorful,...

"Untitled" is an original oil pastel drawing on ragboard by Reginald K. Gee. It features surreal drawings on a background of color fields in blue, green, purple, red, and yellow. The...

Aaron Fink (American, b. 1955) "Cherry" Signed and dated "Aaron Fink 1980" lower right. framed. there is a label that was on the board on back from Obelisk gallery. it is currently not attached. it is unframed. Floated against a foam core backing so that the edges of the sheet are visible. The two tiny tears are probably at site of old tack holes, where the tacks pulled through the paper due to the weight. Born in Boston, Fink received his BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art and his MFA from the Yale University School of Art. His work has been exhibited widely throughout the U.S., Europe, Japan and Australia. He has been the subject of solo exhibitions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Michigan, the Rockford Art Museum, Illinois, and Colorado State University, Fort Collins. In 2002 a monograph on Fink’s work, Out of the Ordinary, was published, with text by Eleanor Heartney. In 1983 Fink met the collector John Powers, who remained a strong supporter of his work until his death in 1999. Fink’s work is represented in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hara Museum, Tokyo, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Museum of Modern Art, New York and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, among many others. Fink currently divides his time between Boston and Rockport, Massachusetts. S E L E C T E D C O L L E C T I O N S Art Institute of Chicago Bank of America Boston Public Library Bouwfonds Netherlandse Gemeenten, The Netherlands Brooklyn Museum of Art Castelli Collection, New York Chase Manhattan Bank Chemical Bank Childrens Hospital, Chicago Choate Rosemary Hall...

Abstract expressionist, pastel on black paper by English artist John McQuirk. Signed bottom right. McQuirk's work is an example of outsider art or art brut. Born in 1933, the arti...

Acrylic, spraypaint, oilbar, oil on linen During the days of painting en plein air, Krieger describes how she began to dream about painting while sleeping, and thus turned those night visions into this series of night time paintings. In these, we see the landscape transformed into a dream-like setting. These surrealist imaginings of the natural world place Krieger’s paintings within a cohort of contemporary women painters reimagining the tradition of the landscape genre, such as Shara Hughes...

Artist: Phyllis Plattner– American (1940-2022) Title: Plums #6 Year: 1987 Medium: Oil pastel Size: 26.5 x 43.5 inches Framed size: 30 x 47 inches Sign...

Nora Othic is considered one of the top regionalist painters in the Midwest. She builds on a legacy from her artistic predecessors such as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton and the WPA ...

"Bodacious" 2022, 21.5" x 21.5" square. A small but mighty abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on flat board canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Elle Decor, the New York Times, Traditional Home, Veranda Magazine, Luxe Interiors, and most recently in Introspective Magazine...

Inspired by George Byrons's poem "The Dream" Exhibited in Milan (Italy) in 2005. Exclusively on 1stdibs Original hand made measures are referred to the painting. Passepartout is 50x...

Hors Cadre I (Abstract painting) Watercolor, color pencil and oil pastel on paper — Unframed Marie de Lignerolles is an artist, designer, illustr...

STILL LIFE ANTIQUE WHITE Graphite and oil pastel on paper Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame) An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Dur...

"Blue Fall 2" is a Still Life of falling impasto flowers painted on a canvas of blue and yellow. Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. H...

STILL LIFE CORAL OCHRE Graphite and oil pastel on paper Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame) An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durli...

William Mason (1906-2002) was a painter born in Newport, Wales, who studied at Newport College of Art and the Royal College of Art. Aside from painting he also taught at Scarborough...

Bruno Lassalle Untitled, 1993 18.75 x 15.75 inches; framed in natural wood color 21.6 x 19.6 inches oil pastels on board signed 'LASSALLE' and dated recto; stamped verso Bruno Lassa...

Blue, Navy, calm, reflection, nature, mountains 31 x 41" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on can...

Excellent condition! Very good provenance

"Glimpse of the Party" is an original oil pastel drawing on board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It features abstract marks on a blue background. Some a...