Charles Seligman

'Action Abstract in Saffron and Ruby', Texas Artist, Large Abstract

Signed twice, verso, on stretcher 'Marsha Straus' for Marsha Rogow Strauss (American, 1944-2008) and painted circa 1995. A substantial and vibrant oil abstract comprising massed, ov...

Signed verso, 'Barr' for Charles Barr (American, 1929-2019); additionally inscribed and painted circa 1965. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2019: CHARLES "CHUCK" BARR Age 89, of Highland Park, graduated from human life on August 11. Although no headlines marked the event, he was a great man. People ranging from fellow Pittsburghers to New York art collectors have known Chuck as a wonderful self-taught artist and creative jazz musician. But above all, everyone touched by his joy knew him as a carrier of the Great Spirit. Ten minutes with Chuck could do more than make your day. It could open your heart to the boundless possibilities that life offers, if only we live from love. Chuck was raised in a working-class musical family in Beechview. Leaving home as a teenager to play tenor sax in a Chicago nightclub alongside brother, Tommy, a pianist, he burned out on the late-night routine. He then spent years trying to fit into so-called normal society, working various jobs in places from Yokohama (with the U.S. Army) to Philadelphia. Around 1969, Chuck returned to Pittsburgh to rediscover his calling and became a local legend. A Post-Gazette article dubbed him the city's "rambling minstrel" for his sax and flute recitals in public. College-trained artists marveled at the dynamic, visually musical paintings...

Signed lower right, 'M.S. Bremer' for Marlene Bremer (German-American, 1937-2018) and painted circa 1995. Additionally signed, verso, 'Marlene Bremer'. ...

'Abstract in Saffron and Rose', San Francisco, Bay Area Abstraction, SOMA, SFSFA ----- Signed lower right, 'P. Ciment' for Phyllis Ciment (American, born 1946) and painted circa 1975...

Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Rifts" 2022 Oil Paint, Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. “Rifts” is a powerful, k...

A large, dramatic abstract oil painting by Contemporary artist Bill Hewes. William (Bill) Hewes is an American self-taught artist. Hewes was born in Easthampton, Massachusetts in 1957. Before becoming an artist in 2012 Hewes worked in the building trades for 40 years and often uses the skills learned from his tradesman work within his artwork. Hewes paints in the Action/Drip style, even building his own spinning table...

"Larger Abstraction (Untitled)," Oil on Canvas, 30 x 30 Inches, is a brilliantly colored, gorgeous and lush abstraction, very expressionist and fluid in style in red, orange, yellow...

A large, dramatic abstract oil painting by Contemporary artist Bill Hewes. William (Bill) Hewes is an American self-taught artist. Hewes was born in Easthampton, Massachusetts in 1957. Before becoming an artist in 2012 Hewes worked in the building trades for 40 years and often uses the skills learned from his tradesman work within his artwork. Hewes paints in the Action/Drip style, even building his own spinning table...