Denis Bowen

Abstract Expressionist - Original 60's oil/spray paint on paper S. African art

1962

An original large abstract oil on canvas by British Canadian artist William John Bertram Newcombe. This stunning abstract expressionist oil painting is a bold, adventurous and conf...

This stunning abstract expressionist oil on canvas is by artist Helen M Hale. Painted in the 1960's this abstract landscape has strong brushwork and blocks of colour. Labelled verso...

An original oil on canvas by noted Scottish artist William Gear which dates to 1981. Entitled early Spring it is a vibrant and fresh art work with lovely colouring. Signed, dated and titled verso. Provenance. William Gear estate. Royal Birmingham Society of Artists 1981. Condition. Oil on canvas, 48 inches by 32 inches. Excellent condition. William Gear (1915-1997). Few British painters have played an active role in the modern abstract movement of post-war Europe. William Gear was the most passionate and committed exception. He continued the tradition of the Edinburgh-Paris axis established by J.D. Fergusson, Samuel Peploe and others, spending vital years between 1947 and 1950 living and working in Paris. Significantly, in recent years, he received the greatest acclaim in France, Germany and the Netherlands. He was born in 1915 in Methil, Fife, into a mining family; the particular landscape of "pitheads, the sea, rocks, castles, trees, storms and poverty" marked his earliest identity with a place and probably remained the most influential to his art. Years later he recalled as a schoolboy visiting the local art gallery in Kirkcaldy and seeing 12 colourful still-lifes by Peploe. Art-history lessons during student years at Edinburgh College of Art, in particular Byzantine classes under David Talbot Rice, also influenced his concern for structure. This had as much to do with the formal language of painting as sheer delight in the medium itself. Gear never missed an opportunity to show people the merits of a well-constructed painting. On a travelling scholarship in 1937, he chose to study with Fernand Leger, described by Gear as "a keystone for me, seldom abstract, rather a degree of abstraction". The Second World War interrupted these formative years and, by 1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the discipline to paint - mostly works on paper of damaged landscapes - with exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Cairo as well as Siena and Florence. His naturally robust and tenacious temperament was profoundly affected by visiting Bergen-Belsen, and this certainly influenced the later experiments with the black armature. As the British officer in Celle, working for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the Control Commission, he focused on securing the safety of the Berlin Art Collection in Schloss Celle, and organised an important series of modern art exhibitions, including the rejected work of Karl Otto Gotz...

An original large abstract oil on canvas by British Canadian artist William John Bertram Newcombe. This stunning abstract expressionist oil is a bold, adventurous and confident abstr...

This stunning Scottish Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Gear. Painted in 1950 it is an early and significant painting which dates to the early ...

To celebrate Stanza's three recent solo exhibitions at HNF in Paderborn Germany 2023, Deutsches Museum 2023 and Samek Art Museum USA we are pleased to present thirty of his works for...

« I believe painting is all about gesture and flow. Painting is nowness. » I wanted to represent the magnificent of the oak trees ,how they grow as island in the landscape and creat...

From the artist, Dimitri: Heard this summer that the Redwoods were about to burn to the ground. Jack Kerouac wrote: come on, boy, go thou across the ground go moan for man go moan ...

Lee Herring Layered Light Original Painting Mixed Media on Board with a Varnish Glaze Framed Size: H 115cm x W 115cm x D 4cm Sold Framed in a White Frame Please note that in situs ar...

In "The Flowers Whispered" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a mesmerizing exploration of nature's mysteries and the captivating language of flowers. This original paint...

In "The Treasures of Unfinished Symphonies" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a realm where the beauty lies in the notion that something is never truly finished. Through...

Bay area abstract expressionist landscape of Paris, France woods by Eric Hoffman (American, B-1954). Signed and dated "Hoffman '84" lower right and "Hoffman 1984 France" on verso. Image 19.5"H x 25.75"W. Oil on paper. Master of Fine Arts, 1978, San Jose State University, CA: Master of Arts, 1977, San Jose State University, CA.; Bachelor of Arts, 1975, San Jose State University, CA.;Education, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993; Computer Graphics, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA. 1996,1997; Filmmaking/ Animation / Computer Graphics, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. 1996-1998; Video Editing & Motion Graphics, Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco, CA. 1999; Printmaking, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA. 2001; Spanish Colonial Wood Carving...