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Abstract Mixed Media

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
Color:  Red
"Sea Level Honolulu Harbor" Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Collage, acrylic and graphite on paper. This abstract collage by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler, incorporates cut paper, drawing and impasto brushwork with poured pain...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Paper, Graphite, Oil, Acrylic

Soirée Intime
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tapestry woven in the Saint-Cyr workshop, France. With signed label. Circa 1970. Size US: 59 9/10 x 82 7/10 in Size Europe: 152 x 210 cm A rare tapestry...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Textile

Network Flow
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Metron
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Retransmit
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, technology and futurism. Recalling the colour-field and the elemental geometry of mid to late twentieth century post painterly abstraction, minimalism and op-art, these works use digital imaging as a means to navigate the territory between photography and painting, mixing references to photography, painting and television...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Telemetry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, technology and futurism. Recalling the colour-field and the elemental geometry of mid to late twentieth century post painterly abstraction, minimalism and op-art, these works use digital imaging as a means to navigate the territory between photography and painting, mixing references to photography, painting and television...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

Red Luc
Located in Palm Beach, FL
LeRone Wilson (1968) is a sculptor and painter living and working in New York. His primary medium is encaustic, the oldest form of painting, used by the ancient Egyptians to fuse hieroglyphics. His sculpted encaustic paintings explore the complexities of the historical and cultural inferences of spirituality, history and identity. His work represents a medley of different textures that stimulate the senses, making the art not just a thing of beauty to be admired from a distance, but something we can feel connected to through the expression of touch. It’s a way of revealing an image without actually being able to control it, letting it come about itself. The work varies in shapes with 1 to 4 inches of wax built up on the surface. Their elegant abstract details invoke minimalist historical references that are surprisingly compelling. The results are unrecognizable surfaces that encourage kind of curiosity as to their function as paintings. Minimalism can be defined as the perfection that an artifact achieves when it is no longer possible to improve it by subtraction. This is the quality LeRone wants to achieve with the texture of the encaustic. Every component, every detail and every function has been reduced or condensed to the essential. The simplicity of his work explores the possibility of working creatively without disrupting the purity of the material. A finalist for the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award and winner of Best in Show for the Carroll Harris Sims Award, his works have also appeared in live auctions...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic Polymer, Encaustic

"You Are Here" - Non-Objective Paper Collage - Red - Diebenkorn
Located in Atlanta, GA
"You Are Here" is an artist painted paper collage piece with red hues. Aimée Farnet Siegel is inspired by the work of Mark Bradford, Richard Diebenkorn and Leonardo Drew. Aimée Far...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic

Adaptome
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism, ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Panel, Digital Pigment, Resin

Divergent Paths 4, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Architectural photographs on pastel mixed media :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Red Up - Angular Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Mixed media geometric abstract painting/wall sculpture titled "Red Up" by Gary Jurysta. Oil on shaped canvas, circa 1982. Artist Biography: Gary Jurysta graduated from Butler Area ...
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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil

Still Life 12-9-19, red gestural abstract mixed media painting, 2019
Located in New York, NY
The latest from Ray Kass' series of abstracted red "still lifes:" a departure from his large-scale compositions, this latest trio of paintings saturate their more compressed planes. ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil, Watercolor, Panel, Rag Paper, Pigment, Mica, Wax

Blast - red abstract geometric mixed media artwork, acrylic and polycarbonate
Located in London, GB
Rachel Wickremer is a Canterbury based painter known for her colourful work exploring the relationship between the maker and the prefabricated, she is...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Plastic, Lacquer, Ink, Acrylic, Board

Shield - geometric abstract mixed media: polycarbonate, acrylic shield and gloss
Located in London, GB
Colourful work exploring the relationship between the maker and the prefabricated, she is interested in lines, pattern and the space in-between. Her process involves injecting manuf...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Divergent Paths #1, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Pastel on heavy duty paper with architectural photographs mounted :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

He was beautiful without ever having spoken a word - red, geometric - Abstract
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"He was beautiful without ever having spoken a word" stems from finding pattern and rhythm in the world around him. His paintings begin from finding places and ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Enamel

The Red Cloth 92
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

PR 22
Located in New York, NY
Andre Costa, PR 22, Abstract Acrylic Painting on Vinyl, 19.75 x 19.75, 2015 Colors: Black, Orange, Green Andre Costa is Brazilian visual artist and author of "The Art with Environm...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

PR 30
Located in New York, NY
Andre Costa, PR 30, Abstract Acrylic Painting on Vinyl, 19.75 x 19.75, 2015 Colors: Black, White, Yellow, Green, Red, Purple, Orange Andre Costa is Brazilian visual artist and autho...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

PR 07
Located in New York, NY
Andre Costa, PR 07, Abstract Acrylic on Vinyl, 19.75 x 19.75, 2014 Colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Purple, Blue, White, Black Andre Costa is Brazilian visual artist and author o...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic

PR 04
Located in New York, NY
Andre Costa, PR 04, Abstract Acrylic on Vinyl, 19.75 x 19.75, 2012 Colors: Red, Black, Orange, Yellow, Gray Andre Costa is Brazilian visual artist and author of the "Art with Enviro...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Rugiente Rojo
Located in Tulsa, OK
Rugiente Rojo by artist Aileen Chong is a red, orange, yellow, and brown contemporary abstract mixed media painting on canvas that measures 48 x 48 and is priced at $5,300. Aileen ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Sanguine
Located in New Orleans, LA
Scott Andresen’s collage and mixed media works explore themes of repair. In the summer of 2010, a major life event occurred when he was bicycling and was struck by a car, suffering a...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

Untitled Motion Sickness
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josep Grau-Garriga Title: Untitled Motion Sickness Year: circa 1966 Medium: Mixed Media and Collage on Paper Size: 23 x 20 inches
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic

Cathexis #3 #1a
Located in Brecon, Powys
Cotton sewn on paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Cotton, Paper

Cathexis #3 #1
Located in Brecon, Powys
Ink on paper, this intricate pen & ink work is reflective of the artists interest in the psychological state and the complex interactions within the human psyche.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Ink

Temporarily Like a Concerto Only It's Red
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Michel Tabori’s paintings are about emotional experiences and blissful acts. He uses colors and textures as sensory triggers. His paintings tell a story, but Tabori shies away from t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Ink, Panel, Resin

Poemes XXXVII - Red White and Black Original Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experimentation with different materials, textures and techniques in each of his paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s artwork. In his Fils I...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Canvas, Thread

Laser-cut encaustic red burgundy floral embroidery on paper
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Anila Quayyum Agha All the Flowers are for Me - Burgundy, 2016 Laser-cut encaustic embroidery on paper 21 x 21 inches 53.3 x 53.3 cm AQA038 Anila Quayyum Agha examines issues of global politics, cultural identity, mass media and gender roles in her multidisciplinary practice. The Pakistani-American artist is best known for her immersive, large-scale light installations in which she laser-cuts elaborate patterns into three-dimensional cubes. Suspended and lit from within, the cubes cast lace-like, floor-to-ceiling shadows that completely transform the surrounding environment, alluding to the richly ornamented public spaces such as mosques that Agha was excluded from as a female growing up in Lahore. In addition to her suspended light installations, Agha also creates wall-mounted sculptural works, including her Flowers series (2018) that explores love and loss inspired by the mixed emotions she experienced following her son’s wedding and mother’s passing, events that happened in the same year. Although these works may appear decorative, they are imbued with meaning, from the floral patterns that express the beauty and femininity of her mother, to the metallic threads commonly used for wedding dresses in Pakistan. The visual elements collectively amplify the interplay between the matrimonial and the funereal, and by extension, the larger cycle of life. To produce these elaborate works, Agha laser-cuts vibrantly hued encaustic paper with intricate patterns and adorns them with light-reflecting embroidery and beads. These exquisitely detailed drawings are framed within shadow boxes, allowing light to pass through the cut-outs and cast patterned shadows in a manner similar to her large-scale light installations. The framing and shadows allow these works to transcend their two-dimensionality. Anila Quayyum Agha has an M.F.A. in fiber arts from the University of North Texas. She has exhibited her work across the globe, including in the 2018 Kansas City Biennale, curated by Dan Cameron; the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts; the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York; the Dallas Contemporary Art Museum, Texas; the National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid, Spain; and the Cheongju Craft Biennale, Korea. Her work is in the collections of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; the Grand Rapids Art...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Mixed Media

酒箱 1
Located in New York, NY
Earth, air, water, and fire are the center subjects of my art. I live in New York City-it is close to the ocean, and I’ve developed a deep affinity for the sea, which has also evoked...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mao Wow
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Christopher Tanner Mao Wow, 2011 Mixed media 6 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 3 inches (16.5 x 16.5 x 7.6 cm)
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Persephone
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist and a member of the New York School of artists. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved to Germany to join the Bauhaus at the age of 16. There, he was acquainted with Maria Hofmann, the wife of Hans Hofmann, which initiated a move to New York to study under his guidance. Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core practice. In 1950, Fritz Bultman and 27 other distinguished artists signed a letter protesting the conservative nature of the work selected for a forthcoming national exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The signees of this historic letter were identified as, the “Irascibles,” resulting in the majority achieving international acclaim as Abstract Expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among others. Throughout his life Fritz Bultman received several awards including Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships and was a founding member of the Long Point...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Gouache, Paper

Lap II
Located in New Orleans, LA
Fritz Bultman (1919-1985) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter, sculptor, and collagist and a member of the New York School of artists. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and moved to Germany to join the Bauhaus at the age of 16. There, he was acquainted with Maria Hofmann, the wife of Hans Hofmann, which initiated a move to New York to study under his guidance. Bultman set himself apart from other Abstract Expressionists with his meticulously organized abstract compositions, use of sculpture, and the adoption of collage as a core practice. In 1950, Fritz Bultman and 27 other distinguished artists signed a letter protesting the conservative nature of the work selected for a forthcoming national exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The signees of this historic letter were identified as, the “Irascibles,” resulting in the majority achieving international acclaim as Abstract Expressionist artists including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, Jackson Pollock, and Mark Rothko, among others. Throughout his life Fritz Bultman received several awards including Fulbright and Guggenheim Fellowships and was a founding member of the Long Point...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Gouache

Local Interest Cell Mitosis Library
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Local Interest Cell Mitosis Library Materials : Acrylic, clothes pins, buttons, rubber bands, bread ties, paper book shelf label, and mixed media on fo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Newsprint, Pencil, Color Pencil, Graphite, Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal...

Japan Cell Mitosis Library
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Japan Cell Mitosis Library Materials : Acrylic, stickers, paper clips, rubber bands, salt, ribbon, string, paper book shelf label, and mixed media on f...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Color Pencil, Graphite, Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acryli...

Art...How To Cell Mitosis Library
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Art...How To Cell Mitosis Library Materials : Acrylic, hair ties, bread ties, postage stamps, paper book shelf label, and mixed media on foam core Date...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

Alphabetical by Artist Cell Mitosis Library
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle Title : Alphabetical by Artist Cell Mitosis Library Materials : Acrylic, string, seeds, rubber bands, plastic knobs, and paper book shelf label on foam core Da...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...

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