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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Period: 1970s
Period: 1990s
Vintage California Modern Framed Original Vintage Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Way Out, 1992 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 24 x 30 inches Figural abstract vibrant orange geometric painting. C...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Original Abstract Collage Painting British American Pop Artist Richard Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Smith, British (1931-2016) Untitled (Abstract Composition) (1976) Gouache, crayon, charcoal and metal staples on Arches paper Hand signed lower center sheet: 22 x 22 inches ...
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1970s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Inner and Outer Arc, 1970 - Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gordon House was born in 1932 in Pontardawe, South Wales. Early exposure to art on trips to the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery as a young boy inspired House towards creative endeavors and ...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"River 2" Abstract Composition in Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
"River 2" Abstract Composition in Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Wood Panel Bold abstract composition by California artist Janet Trenchard (American, b. 1947). This piece is composed of layers of rich dark green, and soft yellow. There are accents of bronze-gold leaf that shimmer under direct light. Streaks and scrapes add dynamic movement to the compostition. Titled and signed on verso: River 2 Janet Trenchard No frame, but the edges are painted for frame-less display. Janet Trenchard (American, b. 1947) is an artist and poet from San Jose, California. Trenchard taught art in public high school for 12 years before retiring to pursue her own creative interests. An artist and writer, her paintings and assemblages have been exhibited in San Jose, Palo Alto, and San Francisco. Her poems and stories have been published in Porter Gulch...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Vintage Abstracted Fauvist Birch Tree Landscape
By Libby Beth Seligman
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid abstracted landscape in vibrant fauvist hues of birch trees in green field by Libby Beth Seligman (American, b. 1958), 1977. Signed and dated lower right corner. Presented in r...
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1970s Fauvist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm Jurgis Skulme (1928-2015) – painter, art scientist. 1954 – The graduating State Art Academy of Latvia, the monumental department (diploma wor...
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

'Sunset over Velden, Holland', French Expressionist Landscape, Benezit
By Henri Plas
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left "H. Plas" (French, born 1933) and dated 1971; inscribed verso "Champs de Velden" (Fields of Velden). A substantial Expressionist oil landscape showing a lyrical view of russet and gold fields bathed in evening sunlight outside the Dutch village...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Koi Abstract Original Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative and dramatic acrylic painting of abstracted Koi fish titled "Symbiosis" that's a masterful blend of motion and objects. Circa 1980. Unframed, by Chaquille (American, 20th c...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red, Black and Blue Abstract Expressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract expressionist painting by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), circa 1970. Can be installed either vertically or horizontally. Unsigned. Purchased as ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Journey No 19 - white, blue, grey, indigenous, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grey-earth tinted boat shape trailed by a dark triangular shape on a atmospheric ground of cool white pierces a band of brown and black in this acrylic painting by Rick Rivet. The ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled Abstract Landscape Oil Pastel Painting Figurative Abstraction
Located in Surfside, FL
John Evans (American, b. 1945), Untitled oilstick on paper, signed in pencil lower center, gallery label (Allan Stone Gallery, New York) affixed verso, sheet: sight size is 22"h x 3...
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1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Large Gary Denmark Contemporary Abstract Flora Monotype Print Monoprint Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Gary Denmark (American, born 1953). A monotype art print on Arches paper. Titled, "Being in Salgadoland," produced 1993. An abstract work with shapes and designs, including flora, honeycomb patterns, and other forms. Hand signed lower right Gary. Provenance: Hunsaker Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA. Bears gallery label with title, details verso as per photo. Thus is being sold unframed. The artist's work is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington,D.C.). Work Size: 29 x 29 in. Framed dimensions: 31.5 X 31.5 X 1.5 in. Gary Denmark, California, 1953- Education: M.F.A. Degree, 1981, Graphics, University of Wisconsin, Madison B.F.A. Degree, 1976, Fine Arts, San Diego State University He worked as a master printer in Monotype, Lithograph, serigraph and monoprint techniques at Aurobora Press (they published Roberto Juarez, Lynda Benglis and Pat Lipsky...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Monotype

Untitled
Located in Wien, 9
Michael Vonbank is an Austrian artist known for his experimental and colorful art. This special work shows a surreal and expressive pictorial world. Invented creatures, fantasy and ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Dimensional Abstract #3 Digital Age
By Jeffery Abouaf
Located in Soquel, CA
Dimensional Abstract by Jeffery Abouaf (American, b. 1949). Composed of rows of small "scenes," this piece gives the impression of a roll of film, or moments laid out next to one ano...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled
By William Ray McCauley
Located in New York, NY
William Ray McCauley, Untitled, Abstract Seascape, 15.63 x 19.63 , 1972 Colors: White, Blue, Green, Red Framed Dimensions: 23 x 27
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1970s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

A Rose is a Rose - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
A Rose is a Rose - Abstract Expressionist Assemblage in Acrylic on Canvas Bold sculptural composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). This piece i...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Other Medium

Quadratic, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with faces
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Quadratic, 1979 Acrylic and collage on textured paper Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches 31.5 x 23.5 inches, framed A surreal...
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1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Open Blue
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Open Blue 1970 Mixed media on paper 25.4 x 17.7 cm Vertical orientation George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Modernist Oil Painting - California Landscapes, Monterey California
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ABOUT THIS PIECE This is a series of oil on canvas Californian landscapes, painted by the late American artist Herb Kornfeld. This piece is framed, and is SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. ...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Robots, or "Strange Self-Sufficient Machine" by Giuliano Ghelli
Located in Firenze, IT
Robots, or "Strange Self-Sufficient Machine" by Giuliano Ghelli ( Florence, 1944- 2014, Chianti). Painting in a wooden frame with glass. Oil on canv...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Wood, Oil

Act of Silence - grids of black, white, orange, red, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grid of painterly black and white is balanced with large squares of fiery orange and gold each in this bold canvas by Milly Ristvedt. The edges of the squares pulse back and forth ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Colorful Abstract Aerial Landscape Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning textural abstract aerial landscape painting by Hungarian artist Levente Baranyai. Oil on panel, 37.5 x 50 inches. With a focus on aerial urb...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

KINETIC EXPLOSION - Mixed media on canvas
Located in Napoli, IT
Abstract Mixed media on canvas Title "Kinetic Explosion," unsigned
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Untitled Gestural Abstraction
Located in Kansas City, MO
Claudia Busching Title: Untitled Gestural Abstraction Year: 1994 Medium: Gouache Monogrammed by hand Size: 23.8 × 19.5 inches COA provided
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Picnic. 1999, paper, pastel, 28.5x33 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Picnic. 1999, paper, pastel, 28.5x33 cm Colorful abstract composition in fauvist style with figures
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1990s Fauvist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas Dynamic composition of horses by Marion J. Denton (American, 20th Century). Two horses are shows in bold colors, with ...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"End of a Long Journey" - Abstract Expressionist Composition - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"End of a Long Journey" - Abstract Expressionist Composition - Acrylic on Canvas Bold composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (A...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

'Cloisonné Abstract', Large Post-Impressionist Oil, Aptos, California
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'C. S. Sanchez' for Clyde Sanchez (American, 20th century), and painted circa 1975; additionally signed, verso, with artist location, 'Aptos, CA'. A substantial,...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plaster, Masonite, Acrylic

David Kimball Anderson Large Oil Stick Pastel Abstract Flowers Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
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...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel

Untitled: Multicolored Mixed Media Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/ Unknown Artist, "Untitled: Multicolored Mixed Media Abstract", Abstract Watercolor signed on Paper, 16.25 x 19, Late 20th Century, 1979 Colors: Orange, Yellow, Blue, ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor

Antique American School Modernist Boat in a Marsh Beach Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist landscape painting. Watercolor and gouache on paper. Framed. Signed. Image size, 14 by 18 inches.
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Power (People)" 1970 Olaf Karlsen
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Power (People)" 1970  Olaf Karlsen (b. 1947) Oil on canvas Signed front and back. 28 1/4 x 40 inches (frame) Olaf Karlsen  has managed to remain a m...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modern British 1993 Abstract - Contemporary mixed media art
Located in London, GB
This stunning abstract mixed media painting is by London based artist Stanza. Based on his interested in landscape, cities and surveillance this painting was created in 1993 and is a...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Zuni Moon - 1970's Minimalist Geometric Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimalist geometric abstract by Santa Cruz, California artist Arn Ghigliazza (American, b.1937), 1971. Presented in a painted slat-wood frame. Titled "Zuni Moon", signed and dated 1...
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1970s Symbolist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Composition with Stairs in Gouache and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Composition with Stairs in Gouache and Ink on Paper Bold abstract composition by Pacific Northwest artist Karen Guzak (American, b. 1939). A large, dark blue ...
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1970s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
"Untitled" is a painting by Cuban artist Manuel Mendive, created in 1996. This Oil on Canvas represents an encounter between divine creatures, surrounded by water and fish. This pain...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled XVI, Minimalist Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper by Jay Rosenblum
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jay Rosenblum, American (1933 - 1989) Title: Untitled XVI Year: circa 1977 Medium: Acrylic on Paper, signed in pencil Paper Size: 40 x 26 in. (101.6 x 66.04 cm)
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1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Pop Art Brut Collage Mixed Media Print, Painting, Burning, Tape, Marty Greenbaum
Located in Surfside, FL
Marty Greenbaum (1934-2020) ''Brooklyn Local in Weege Wisconsin'' Lithograph, with hand-coloring, blind stitching, stitching, burning, tape collage and paint with Jewish, Hasidic, Sleepy Moishy character. Marty Greenbaum (1934-2020) was an American painter, mixed media assemblage and book artist. Greenbaum is best known for his mixed media assemblage, painting and artist books. Greenbaum appeared in three films: Hallelujah the Hills in 1963 by Adolfas Mekas, Life Dances On, in 1980 by Robert Frank, and The Present in 1996 by Robert Frank. Between 1962 and 1965 he took part in happenings by Allan Kaprow and experimental dance by Yvonne Rainer. Greenbaum authored his own happenings, i.e. Coney Island Carny, including artists such as Eddie Barton, Remy Charlip, Paul Kaplow, Paul Krasner, Al Hanson, Ed Blair, Allen Ginsberg, John Hammond, Eddie Rabkin, Lou Gossett, Renee Renee, Allan Kaprow, Phyllis Yampolsky, Thomas Hoving, Jackie Ferrara, Peter Schumann, Jim Bell, Bill Marshall, Corla Lopez, Bruce Waite, and Mark di Suvero, as well as organizing the Hall of Issues with Phyllis Yampolsky at The Judson Memorial Church. Greenbaum had several teaching positions in the New York City public school system and was a member of the Creative Artists Public Service program twice, he also participated in various exhibitions with book objects. His work is in several public collections including The Art Institute of Chicago, Artists' Books, The Brooklyn Museum Collection, The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, Citibank, NYC, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL, Madison Art Center, Madison, WI, SUNY at New Paltz, NY and more. Books as Objects "Greenbaum, an early conceptualist, burned books in the 1960s, exhibiting the remains as 'corpses.' Today, he makes fetishistic notebooks filled with colored paper and scribbled equations, accretions of feathers and Rhoplex." "Marty Greenbaum and Barton Lidice Benes destroy texts to create sculpture: Benes 'Bound Book,' a literal rope and wax imprisonment, and Greenbaum's 'Cutting Up,' a mixed media paste over of muted colors." Some of his most notable artist books include: "Batman" 1963-67, "In '84 Returned in 2004". Two stories about Marty from James Pernotto: we met at William Weege print shop in 1974 when he drove out from NYC with Alan Shields and Paco Grande and I was a lithography printer hired to work with them. Alan recalled on the trip out that Marty was working on his altered books and putting airplane glue on the pages and lighting it with a match. Enough said. I printed for Marty. Solo exhibitions 2007 Two Artists, Windsor Whip Works, Windsor NY 2001 Pacifico Fine Art, NYC 1972, 1979, 1985 Allan Stone Gallery, NYC 1977 Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton NY 1963, 1964, 1965 Stryke Gallery, NYC Group and Traveling exhibitions 2019 One Plus One Equals Three, curated by Roger Winter, Kirk Hopper Fine Art, Dallas, TX Collage and assemblage by Romare Bearden, Roy Fridge, Marty Greenbaum, David McManaway, Robin Ragin, Nancy Willis Smith, and Roger Winter. 2017 Sorcery & Craft, Allan Stone Projects, New York, NY 2008 8 Artists 8 Books, 5 + 5 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1999 Talent, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY 1998 Artist Books, Bound & Unbound Gallery, New York, NY 1992 Fetishism, Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY Salon of the Book, Caroline Corre, Paris, France; Artists; Books, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France 1979 "Book Makers: Center for Book Arts First Five Years", Arthur A. Houghton, Jr. Gallery, The Cooper Union, NYC 1978 The Detective Show MoMA, PS1, Queens, NY (with Richard Artschwager and Gordon Matta Clark...
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1970s Arte Povera Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Tape, Mixed Media, Lithograph

Israeli Round Tondo Hard Edged Geometric Abstract Color Painting Reuven Berman
Located in Surfside, FL
Reuven Kadim (Mark Berman) Kadim, Israeli, born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,USA, 1929-2014. Identified with geometric abstract art. Since 1985 worked with classical ancient Mediterranean imagery, and Since 1995 worked exclusively with computer on new versions of Islamic and fractal patterns. 1983 Curator of the 17th International Biennale of Sao Paulo, Brazil. 1961-72 Art Critic for "Jerusalem Post"; 1966-73 Art Critic for "Yedioth Ahronoth" newspaper. Lived and worked in Rehovot. Education 1948-49 Los Angeles City College, California, USA, Anthropology and Architectural Design 1954-56 New Bezalel School of Art, Jerusalem Teaching 1977-84 The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Architecture, and Town Planning since 1979 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem 1984 Sadna Workshop for Architecture and Design, Tel Aviv. Reuven Berman...
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1970s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Plywood, Paint, Acrylic

Caged, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Acrylic, Black & Grey
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Caged, 1971 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated lower right 24 x 20 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarenc...
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1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Douglas Haynes, born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1936, is a celebrated figure in Canadian abstract art. After graduating from the Provincial Institute of Technology and Art (now the ...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Abstract Rose, Abstract Expressionist Sand Fresco on Panel by Donald Gerola
By Donald Gerola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Gerola, American XXth Title: Abstract Rose Year: circa 1990 Medium: Sand Fresco on Panel, signed verso Size: 36 x 47.5 in. (91.44 x 120.65 cm)
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Panel

Untitled - Painting by Salvatore Travascio - 1996
Located in Roma, IT
Intersections is an oil painting on paper with a wooden support, a wooden rod serves as a frame. This painting is part of a series of works where the human ...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Seven tulips. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Located in Riga, LV
7 tulips. 1979. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meeting. 1998. Oil on canvas, 100 x 99. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Meeting. 1998. Oil on canvas, 100x99.5 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painte...
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1990s Conceptual Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Arch Points" - Abstract Expressionist Indigo Dye on Acrylic Resin Sculptural
Located in Soquel, CA
"Arch Points" - Abstract Expressionist Indigo on Acrylic Resin Sculptural San Francisco abstract expressionist (American, 20th c.). Signed indistinctly lower right. Indigo dye and ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Epoxy Resin, Dye

'Geometric Polychrome Abstract'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial linear abstract comprising contiguous rectangles in primary and secondary colors contrasted against a background of scumbled chestnut and aubergine. Signed lower right...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life and Cornfield, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Sheila Meeks
Located in Long Island City, NY
Still Life and Cornfield by Sheila Meeks, Canadian (1955) Date: 1991 Oil on Canvas Size: 48 x 24 in. (121.92 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size: 50.5 x 26.5 inches
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1990s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition. 1973, canvas, synthetic tempera, cold encaustic, 87x64 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition. 1973, canvas, synthetic tempera, cold encaustic, 87x64 cm Cubistic composition in red, yellow, green, blue colors
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1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Encaustic, Tempera

Vintage American Abstract Pop Art Large Original Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract signed oil painting by Robert Reitzfeld. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract with Blue Dots, Acrylic Painting by Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002) Title: Abstract with Blue Dots Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic with Collage on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 50 x 37.5 in. (127 x 95.25 cm) Frame Size...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Man - Original Oil painting by Danilo Bergamo - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Man is an original contemporary artwork realized by Danilo Bergamo in the 1970s. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed on the lower margin. Fair conditions Danilo Ber...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1978 Joy Walker Pattern & Decoration Color Field Abstract Op Art Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Joy Walker (Canadian, b.1942) Pattern painting Acrylic on canvas, This is heavily textured acrylic with a sculptural quality to it Dimensions: approx. 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" Verso of each is signed and dated, Joy Walker / 1978 / Acrylic. Provenance: the Estate of Andre Zarre Sowulewski Joy Walker (1942– ) is a mixed media abstract painter born in Tacoma, Washington. Walker studied at the University of Oregon and Columbia University with art historian Meyer Shapiro. She also attended the New York Studio School with instructors Sidney Geist, Philip Guston, Alex Katz, and Esteban Vicente. Throughout Walker’s career, which began in 1970, she has exhibited at galleries in Canada and in the United States. Her work has subsequently been collected by Citibank and JPMorgan Chase banks. Joy Walker: 1970 - 1995: 25 Years, George Woodman New York, NY: 55 Mercer St. Gallery, 1995.Includes essays by George Woodman, Gary Michael Dault, Yvonne Lammerich, and Andre Zarre; Accompanied a 1995 exhibition. "One has the sense of peering through a sharp-edged hole in the wall at parts of some unknown visual expanse. In fact, implied continuation of a field is a constant in Walker's oeuvre, along with an emotive display of color held in check by powerfully graphic shapes, whether geometric or organic." Janet Koplos, Art in America, September 1995. Her work relates to the Pattern and Decoration art movement from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The movement has sometimes been referred to as "P&D" or as The New Decorativeness. The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon. The Pattern and Decoration movement was influenced by sources outside of what was considered to be fine art. Blurring the line between art and design, many P&D works mimic patterns like those on wallpapers, printed fabrics, and quilts. These artists also looked for inspiration outside of the United States. The influence of Islamic tile work from Spain and North Africa are visible in the geometric, floral patterns. They looked at Mexican, Roman, and Byzantine mosaics; Turkish embroidery, Japanese woodblocks; and Iranian and Indian carpets and miniatures. They often retained the same 'flattening grid' frequently employed by Minimalist painters. There is a close connection between the Pattern and Decoration movement and the feminist art movement. The P&D movement arose in opposition to the Minimalist and Conceptualist movements. Artists included Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Robert Kushner, Susan Michod, Miriam Schapiro, Betty Woodman, and Robert Zakanitch. Joy Walker has been exhibiting paintings for thirty years. She is the winner of grants from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Artists Space, Change, Inc., the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council and the New York Studio School. She exhibited at MoMA NY PS1 in 1980 along with Jaime Ardila, Allen Bertoldi, Catharina Cosin, Peter Downsbrough, Barry Feuerstein, Jasper Halfmann, Jene Highstein, Frances Hynes, John Massey, Dennis Oppenheim, Maura Sheehan, Bernard Tschumi, Joel-Peter Witkin. She has attended the following art colonies: Yaddo, MacDowell, Edward Albee, Millay, Byrdcliffe, Pouch Cove, Baie-Saint-Paul, Sheffield Lake, Cummington and Palisades Park. This work also bears the influence of Op Art and Kinetic Art Vasarely, Bridget Riley, Julian Stanczak, Anni Albers and Richard Anuszkiewicz, She showed at Andre Zarre Gallery including a solo show. This came from his collection of painting and sculpture. Andre Zarre Gallery showed Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Sari Dienes...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Red Icarus on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Louisa Chase’s work is represented in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, the Whitney Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA), the Me...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary Orange-Toned Abstract Figurative Female Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange-toned abstract figurative work by contemporary Missouri artist Michael Stack. The work features a light cream and silver silhouette of a headless ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Foam Board

French Feminine Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting By Jean Pierre Guiot
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A beautiful and soft feminine gouache painting by French artist Jean Pierre Guiot. With a soft dark color palette of dark green, yellow, red, and blue, this piece exudes an emotional...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

1978 Joy Walker Pattern & Decoration Color Field Abstract Op Art Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Joy Walker (Canadian, b.1942) Pattern painting Acrylic on canvas, This is heavily textured acrylic with a sculptural quality to it Dimensions: approx. 12-1/2" x 12-1/2" Verso of each is signed and dated, Joy Walker / 1978 / Acrylic. Provenance: the Estate of Andre Zarre Sowulewski Joy Walker (1942– ) is a mixed media abstract painter born in Tacoma, Washington. Walker studied at the University of Oregon and Columbia University with art historian Meyer Shapiro. She also attended the New York Studio School with instructors Sidney Geist, Philip Guston, Alex Katz, and Esteban Vicente. Throughout Walker’s career, which began in 1970, she has exhibited at galleries in Canada and in the United States. Her work has subsequently been collected by Citibank and JPMorgan Chase banks. Joy Walker: 1970 - 1995: 25 Years, George Woodman New York, NY: 55 Mercer St. Gallery, 1995.Includes essays by George Woodman, Gary Michael Dault, Yvonne Lammerich, and Andre Zarre; Accompanied a 1995 exhibition. "One has the sense of peering through a sharp-edged hole in the wall at parts of some unknown visual expanse. In fact, implied continuation of a field is a constant in Walker's oeuvre, along with an emotive display of color held in check by powerfully graphic shapes, whether geometric or organic." Janet Koplos, Art in America, September 1995. Her work relates to the Pattern and Decoration art movement from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. The movement has sometimes been referred to as "P&D" or as The New Decorativeness. The movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon. The Pattern and Decoration movement was influenced by sources outside of what was considered to be fine art. Blurring the line between art and design, many P&D works mimic patterns like those on wallpapers, printed fabrics, and quilts. These artists also looked for inspiration outside of the United States. The influence of Islamic tile work from Spain and North Africa are visible in the geometric, floral patterns. They looked at Mexican, Roman, and Byzantine mosaics; Turkish embroidery, Japanese woodblocks; and Iranian and Indian carpets and miniatures. They often retained the same 'flattening grid' frequently employed by Minimalist painters. There is a close connection between the Pattern and Decoration movement and the feminist art movement. The P&D movement arose in opposition to the Minimalist and Conceptualist movements. Artists included Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Robert Kushner, Susan Michod, Miriam Schapiro, Betty Woodman, and Robert Zakanitch. Joy Walker has been exhibiting paintings for thirty years. She is the winner of grants from the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Artists Space, Change, Inc., the Canada Council and the Ontario Arts Council and the New York Studio School. She exhibited at MoMA NY PS1 in 1980 along with Jaime Ardila, Allen Bertoldi, Catharina Cosin, Peter Downsbrough, Barry Feuerstein, Jasper Halfmann, Jene Highstein, Frances Hynes, John Massey, Dennis Oppenheim, Maura Sheehan, Bernard Tschumi, Joel-Peter Witkin. She has attended the following art colonies: Yaddo, MacDowell, Edward Albee, Millay, Byrdcliffe, Pouch Cove, Baie-Saint-Paul, Sheffield Lake, Cummington and Palisades Park. This work also bears the influence of Op Art and Kinetic Art Vasarely, Bridget Riley, Julian Stanczak, Anni Albers and Richard Anuszkiewicz, She showed at Andre Zarre Gallery including a solo show. This came from his collection of painting and sculpture. Andre Zarre Gallery showed Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Sari Dienes...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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