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French Contemporary Art by Brigitte Mathé - Abstract 22
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork in acrylic on linen sold with a white frame
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Midnight in Paris" Figure in Haute Couture White Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
#25-02 - Floral, Abstract, Colorful
Located in New York, NY
Annette Davidek (b. 1957, Flint, MI) creates mysterious yet beautiful paintings that reference naturalistic forms, from exotic plants and sea life to microscopic organisms. Combining...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Birch, Oil, Wood Panel
Colourful Impasto Seascape Wild Flower Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Impasto Seascape Wild Flower Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Evelina Vine
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Unframed
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Shining Bright ! 11, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
Mixed media painting on the cradled wooden panel. Painting is 6"x8". The sides are 1.5" . The sides are painted black. Bold, Brave, Expressive! :: Painting :: Abstract :: This pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstraction 1, Painting, Oil on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
Contemporary Abstract - reference to the elements water and air. Painted with oils in a loose expressive style with plenty of texture and impasto. Painted on canvas stretched over bo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Joyful Blooms (Party Flowers)' - still life - fauvism - floral - iris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of yellow, purple, green and pink.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel holds an MFA from the Ma...
Category
2010s Fauvist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Harbor, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Inner Harbor" was done on heavy professional watercolour paper with artist quality acrylic colors. "Inner Harbor" is a very lovely acrylic painting on paper. It is full of little ...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A journey to Italy, Abriola, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series "Code", oil on paper, 35 x 35 cm, 2018. The European travelers who made the grand tour in Italy in the nineteenth century, brought back home, in...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Whisper.VI Abstract green leaf minimal painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
This lively original botanical abstract painting with color of forest on hand cut heavy stock brings restful and secure feeling to any home. See the others in the series to cre...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Aging Sucks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
I created Aging Sucks at the beginning of my painting career. Modeled after a relative of mine, the man acts almost as an inverse to the car, which is old and run down. The young man...
Category
2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Double wave 2023 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable hand can be sometime mistaken to a work of a machine, a printer. But if you look close enough you are able to see that it is a work of a line master!!
This piece comes framed in a white wooden frame. The measurements of the work with the frame is 11/11".
Op art masters from the 20's century that are inspiration to Lucchetta's pieces are Victor Vasarely, Brigit Riley...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Line Color Assembly on paper
Located in Fairfield, CT
When a simple vertical line finds itself in the midst of accidental organic chaos, a sense of directionality and stability is introduced. The line itself can act as a tool used to di...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
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"Silver Streak" Paris Figure in Haute Couture Chanel Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
"Lacuna 1": Green, Animal, Graphic, Bold, Pattern, Modern, Nature, Reptile, Pair
Located in Paris, IDF
"Lacuna 2", 2024, Paris, France
This artwork, created with India ink on antique cotton, evokes a visceral play between texture, pattern, and absence. Titled "Lacuna", the piece is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, India Ink
"Lacuna 2": Pink, Animal, Graphic, Bold, Pattern, Modern, Natural, Reptile, Pair
Located in Paris, IDF
"Lacuna 1", 2024, Paris, France
This artwork, created with India ink on antique cotton, evokes a visceral play between texture, pattern, and absence. Titled "Lacuna", the piece is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, India Ink
"Silver Gucci" Impressionist Figure With Sunglasses Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Encaustic Green, Painting, Oil on MDF Panel
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is an encaustic (medium made from beeswax and dammar resin) painting on the 0.5" wooden panel. Painting is 6"x6". Painting is highly texturized with inclusions of gold ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silently, Painting, Acrylic on Other
Located in Yardley, PA
"Silently" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on cardboard. It is inspired by nature and the beauty of nature. The main colors are red, green, turquoise, black and white....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Small contemporary modern blue wall sculpture painting relief BL15SQ
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BL15SQ is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of limestone, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Limestone
Contemporary abstract impressionist nature painting "The blue above Provence"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary landscape—an abstract expressionist painting with a touch of impressionism and Art Brut, depicting the South of France, Provence—was created by French artist Nataly...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Small # 176" Brilliant Abstr Exp Ptg 8" x 8" White/Blue/Green/Yellow/Aqua
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
One of a large series of brilliantly colored small square Abstract Expressionist paintings, measuring 8" x 8" each, by Linda Holt whose fluid style and gorgeous palette come together...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Lake 12, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Blue Lake 12 is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 18 inches and a height of 18 inches with a depth of 1.5 inches (18x18x1....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
whisper.III abstract botanical minimal painting, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Sia Aryai
Located in Yardley, PA
This lively original botanical abstract painting with color of sunshine on hand cut heavy stock brings a uplifting energy to any room. See the others in the series, too, to cre...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Composition abstr - Bruno Cantais - Oil on canvas - Modern art - 21 th century
Located in Sint-Truiden, BE
Oil on canvas mounted on stretcher.
Signed.
Varnished
30 x 30 x 2.5 cm.
Bruno Cantais is a painter from Lyon (1966), France, who uses different techniques, ranging from abstract...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960’s French Abstract Expressionist painting “CABANNES SUR LETANG”
Located in New York, NY
I have 5 paintings I purchased recently for sale by this artist. They are all beautiful and colorful with gallery labels as pictured. They all come
From the estate of Guy Joseph Émile Nairay…. Famous French Diplomat who owned many major artists in his collection.
Sarthou is a famous French abstract painter whose colors are very vibrant.
Here for sale:
MAURICE ELIE SARTHOU...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vertical Night, Original Cityscape Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
Cities glow in the night. The vertical services contrast against the dark skies. Many modern buildings are lit as sculpture. A fine art collection of art outside f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A202148 - contemporary modern abstract geometric painting on canvas
Located in Doetinchem, NL
A202148 is a unique one-of-a-kind small contemporary modern painting by Dutch artist Martin Copier. The painting evokes a sense of three-dimensional perspective although it is essent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Peonies
Located in Zofingen, AG
A blooming flower — delicate, fragrant, and full of beauty — becomes a symbol of human life. Fragile and fleeting, yet radiant in its own time.
These white peonies evoke the essence...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blast number 6, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “Blastâ€, oil on thick paper, 44 x 44 cm, 2021. Some concentric circles are superimposed over a very simple geometric pattern that resembles a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jean POUGNY born Iwan Albertovich PUNI (1890–1956), "The Ace of Clubs"
By Jean Pougny
Located in Paris, FR
Iwan Albertovich Puni (also known as Jean Pougny) was a Russian avant-garde artist (Suprematism, Cubo-Futurism) who later became French. He evolved towards Lyric Primitivism, influen...
Category
1910s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Textured Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff "Mysterious Patterns" COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a one-of-a-kind original textured acrylic and mixed media painting on canvas by contemporary artist Serg Graff, titled "Mysterious Patterns" (2021).
Rich in texture and bold...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dreaming of Egypt No. 2
By Sally Smith
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This semi-abstract painting combines suggestions of canopies, windows, pyramids, figures, and patterns to evoke the mystery of travel.
Keywords: small semi-abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Synthetic Paper
"Holes III" -- Painting on Canvas by Bonnie Maygarden
Located in New Orleans, LA
BONNIE MAYGARDEN says of her work…
My work is informed by and reacts to a culture defined by a digital experience, yet the work’s imagery is created entirely by hand, using only pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Geometric, figurative, cubist oil painting, "Nudes"
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
A signature work by the masterful Impiglia, who handmade the frame as well.
Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the ‘70s, where he established a signature style on the shoulders of Futurism and Cubism, his technical skill underpinning his eclecticism and allowing him to indulge in an appetite for complexity. His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries around the world and is part of prominent collections including that of The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Absolut Art...
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Oil Painting of a Bouquet of Anemones in Full Bloom on a Glass Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of a Bouquet of Anemones in Full Bloom on a Glass Table
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 13.75 (height) x 10.75 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marine Layer Lifting - Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Oceanscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer is a California-based internationally collected artist. She is a leading force of the New California Realism. With a high level of technical virtuosity Keifer creates a new sense of reality with textures and colors that seem to add lighting effects and distinct shadows, confronting the viewer with new interpretations of familiar objects.
This one-of-a-kind 12 inch square and 1.5-inch deep original artwork is a composition created with acrylic paint on canvas. It is wired and ready to hang. The sides are painted as a continuation of the front and it does not require framing. It signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable Continental U.S. and global shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Kathleen’s paintings invite the viewer to consider the complex relationship between time and timelessness. It is the sheer visual interaction between the elements, taken in their bare simplicity that interests her. For her, painting captures the very essence of time and its passage. She believes that actual sites and places have an individual magic. The goal is to take objects from popular culture and paint them in a new narrative context. Her complex approaches to popular board games present the subjects as living, tangible objects.
Born and raised in Chicago, Kathleen Keifer is a second-generation artist. Her mother, also a fine artist, exposed Keifer to the world of art and supervised her training from a very early age. This legacy continues today as Keifer closely nurtures the development of the artistic leaning in each of her three daughters, inspiring a third generation of female artists. Her works are represented by Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected internationally, including Chicago, New York and London.
REPRESENTATION
Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Postcards From Nowhere”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2022 “The Comforting Familiar”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2020 “Midnight Blue”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Morris Inn, Notre Dame, IN
Malibu Beach House, Malibu, CA
Bon Voyage, Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
Solo Exhibition, Jeffrey Breslow Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA
Artspace Warehouse, CA
2017 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY
Affordable Art Fair London, UK
Art Palm Springs, CA
“Pop Futurism and Abstraction”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Susan Schomburg gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Jazz in the Pines, Idyllwild, CA
2015 Official artist of Chitag, Chicago Toy and Game Fair, Chicago, Il
Jazz! Dion Gallery, Redondo Beach, CA
Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, C
Political Commentary, Linus gallery, Long Beach and Pasadena, CA
2014 RETROspective, Coast Gallery, Long Beach, CA
ArtHampton, Bridgehampton, NY
The Pursuit of…, Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art 90266, LA 25, Manhattan Beach, CA
2013 Pop meets Painterly, CODA Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN
Puzzles and Games, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2012 Art, Wine & Roses, Home Gallery, Malibu, CA
Pop Meets Painterly, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City, NJ
2011 Beach Games, Riley Arts Gallery, Manhattan Beach, CA
Art of The Game, Oh My Godard Gallery, Atlantic City NJ
Art of The Game, Liss Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2010 Art of The Game, Gallery 319, Santa Monica, CA
One Woman Show, Canfin Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Next Level
Located in Park City, UT
Gordon Studer’s earthy, confident abstracts are rooted in his discipline as an award-winning commercial illustrator, lending his work a strong, graphic cadence. The result speaks to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature painting paper "Beneath the palms"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Beneath the Palms" is a vibrant and expressive painting created by contemporary French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her ongoing series dedicated to the beauty and spirit of Natu...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Cherry Coke Red pill (minimaliste grid round painting on wood dopamine art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"Cherry Coke Red Pill" is part of Dopamine Mosaic, a series of 28 tondos created by Melisa Taylor Metzger in the winter of 2024. This layered piece blends pyrography, airbrushing, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint
BLUE ESSENCE, Painting, Acrylic on MDF Panel
By Rich Moyers
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: "BLUE ESSENCE" SERIES: "CHROMATIC CONSTRUCTIONS" SIZE: 10 x 10 x 1.5 Inches Deep Central Image: 6 x 6 x .375 Inches Deep MATERIALS: Gesso / Acrylic Paint / Oil Pastel / S...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist woman oil on cardboard "Sun-kissed in a red swimsuit"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist woman in a red swimsuit was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and makes part of her ongoing series dedicated to Women.
Sun Kisse...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Abstract Bookshelf – Oil Painting, contemporary, French Artist, "Fantaisie"
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed size: 34 x 42 cm (13.4 x 16.5 in) – Natural wood floater frame or black colector choice
Oil on canvas – size unframed 27 x 35 cm (10.6 x 13.8 in)
Signed original – Ready to ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Transient Dream, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Bob Hunt
Located in Yardley, PA
This original abstract painting is on paper, and should be matted and framed. Abstract sea scape :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"A Part" -- Painting on Canvas by Bonnie Maygarden
Located in New Orleans, LA
BONNIE MAYGARDEN is a multimedia artist who received her MFA in Studio Arts from Tulane University. She attended Pratt Institute in New York, where she received her Bachelor's of Fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
River Agate Study (6)
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and luminous color, I can convey how natural physical forces work to shape a constantly changi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Upcycle #5 Cactus patch, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Yue Zeng
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an abstract painting using left over paint after each painting session. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official cer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Desert Light No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
Using cold wax medium with oil paint, powdered pigments, and pigment stick, Rebecca Crowell builds up layered surfaces as she also scratches, scrapes, and dissolves her layers, selec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Pigment
Devotion
Located in Austin, TX
A warm and entrancing abstract composition in oils, cold wax, and powdered pigment. It has a gorgeous pallet of reds, oranges, golds, and purples. The artist engraved the surface...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
Perfect Coincidence 32 (Abstract painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
Perfect Coincidence 32 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed.
The Perfect Coincidence series by the artist emerges as a contemporary homage to the whims of chance reminis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Passaic River NJ Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Passaic River Landscape 1967. 9.5 x 13 inches. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures inches. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Beyond
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
We can observe a very cold work with a cold and dark color that apparently does not explain anything to you, but you have to pay attention to every detail.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Happy Rhythm 5 - 21stC, Contemporary, Japanese, Fantasy, Natural Materials
By Mari Ito
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Full title: Origen del Deseo: Happy Rhythm 5
Mari Ito was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1980. She majored in Nihonga, Japanese-style painting made with traditional practices, techniques a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glue, Sumi Ink, Wood Panel, Washi Paper, Pigment
Radiant Horizon - Small Square Abstract Canvas Art Study by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Radiant Horizon - Small Square Abstract Landscape Canvas Art Study by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 6 x 6 inches
Frame measures 11 x 11 inches
Title: Radiant H...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
"MEMORIES" Abstract Painting 11" x 14" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"MEMORIES" Abstract Painting 11" x 14" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Medium: Mixed Media on Board
Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose unique
bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Grey Pineapple
By Doïna Vieru
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ponder II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ponder II - is part of a pair of small geometric paintings that are little color studies and small pieces I work on as I find working small a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Modernist Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Painting Bauhaus Weimar Pawel Kontny
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract watercolor composition bearing the influence of the earlier color-block compositions of Paul Klee.
Pawel August Kontny, (Polish-German-American artist) He was born in Laurahuette, Poland, in 1923, the son of a wealthy pastry shop owner. In 1939 he began studying architecture in Breslau where he was introduced to the European masters and to the work of some of the German Expressionists, soon afterward banned as "degenerate artists" and removed from museums throughout Germany by the Nazi regime. His studies were interrupted by World War II. Drafted into the German army, traveling in many countries as a soldier, he sketched various landscapes but in 1945, he was captured and held as a prisoner of war in Italy. After the war, he studied at the Union of Nuremberg Architects to help design buildings to replace ones destroyed in the war. He recorded his impressions of the local population and the landscapes through his watercolors and drawings. Pawel Kontny thereafter moved to Nuremberg, Germany, becoming a member of the Union of Nuremberg Architects and helping to rebuild the city's historic center. He soon decided to concentrate on his professional art career. He married Irmgard Laurer, a dancer with the Nuremberg Opera. Pavel Kontny 's career as an artist was launched with his participation in an all German exhibition, held at the Dusseldorf Museum in 1952. He held one-man shows in Germany, Switzerland and the United States. During his trip to the United States in 1960, Kontny became instantly enamored with Colorado, and decided to relocate to Cherry Hills with his wife and two children. He quickly established himself in the local art community, being affiliated for a time with Denver Art Galleries and Saks Galleries. His subject matter became the Southwest. During this time he received the Prestigious Gold Medal of the Art Academy of Rome. His extensive travel provided material for the paintings he did using his hallmark marble dust technique. he also worked equally in pastel, watercolor, charcoal and pencil-and-ink. in a style which merged abstraction and realist styles, influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting and South Western American landscapes. This one is influenced by California Abstract Expressionist artist Sam Francis. In the early 1960s he was one of only a few European-born professional artists in the state, a select group that included Herbert Bayer (1900-1985), a member of the prewar Bauhaus in Weimar and Dessau, Germany, and Roland Detre...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
French Contemporary Art By Brigitte Mathé - Abstrait 4
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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