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Working on Common Ground. There Is No Soil
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Humans learned to make a home. Humans learned to survive. Humans learned to applaud martyrs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Large Hudson River Figurative Modernist Landscape Oil Painting Edward Avedisian
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Avedisian ( 1936-2007 )
Gouache or oil on paper, 3 guys around a car,
hand signed in paint lower left,
Measures 30"x 22.5"
Edward Avedisian (June 15, 1936, Lowell, Massachusetts – August 17, 2007, Philmont, New York) was an American abstract painter who came into prominence during the 1960s. His work was initially associated with Color field painting and in the late 1960s with Lyrical Abstraction and Abstract Expressionism.
He studied art at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. By the late 1950s he moved to New York City. Between 1958 and 1963 Avedisian had six solo shows in New York. In 1958 he initially showed at the Hansa Gallery, then he had three shows at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery and in 1962 and 1963 at the Robert Elkon Gallery. He continued to show at the Robert Elkon Gallery almost every year until 1975.
During the 1960s his work was broadly visible in the contemporary art world. He joined the dynamic art scene in Greenwich Village, frequenting the Cedar Tavern on Tenth Street, associating with the critic Clement Greenberg, and joining a new generation of abstract artists, such as Darby Bannard, Kenneth Noland, Jules Olitski, and Larry Poons.
Avedisian was among the leading figures to emerge in the New York art world during the 1960s. An artist who mixed the hot colors of Pop Art with the cool, more analytical qualities of Color Field painting, he was instrumental in the exploration of new abstract methods to examine the primacy of optical experience.
One of his paintings was appeared on the cover of Artforum, in 1969, his work was included in the 1965 Op Art The Responsive Eye exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art and in four annuals at the Whitney Museum of American Art. His paintings were widely sought after by collectors and acquired by major museums in New York and elsewhere. He has been exhibited in prominent galleries, such as the Anita Shapolsky Gallery and the Berry Campbell Gallery in New York City. Edward Avedisian was known for his brightly colored, boldly composed canvases that combined Minimalism's rigor, Pop art exuberance and the saturated tones of Color Field painting.
Roberta Smith of the NYT writes of Avedesian: "Edward Avedisian helped establish the hotly colored, but emotionally cool, abstract painting that succeeded Abstract Expressionism in the early 1960s. This young luminary harnessed elements of minimalism, pop, and color field painting to create prominent works of epic proportions that energized the New York art scene of the time." In 1996 Avedisian showed his paintings from the 1960s at the Mitchell Algus Gallery, then in SoHo. His last show, dominated by recent landscapes, was in 2003 at the Algus gallery, now in Chelsea.
Selected Exhibitions:
Op Art: The Responsive Eye, at the Museum of Modern Art,
Whitney Museum’s Young America 1965
Expo 67, held in Montreal, Canada.
Six Painters (along with Darby Bannard, Dan Christensen, Ron Davis...
Category
20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Gouache, Archival Paper
The terrace
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
1990s Art Deco Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Green Orange by Artist Gabriela Meunie 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube due to its large dimensions. For other shipping options, please contact us.
Franco-American artist Gabriela Meunié embarked on her artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait with many ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
Star Fighter
Located in Henderson, NV
Star Fighter evolved out of Clifford Singer's work during the 1980s using arcs and straight lines.
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract expressive landscape beach oil painting on professional Fabriano paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressionist oil landscape painting, titled "Canet Beach 0.2," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, captures the essence of movement and color in a dynamic coastal scene...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Green and Black - Impasto Inspired Thick Paint Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Glitter
Sunflower Vase Red Table
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A vibrant and reflective floral from abstract expressionist artist, Darius Yektai. Yektai pours epoxy resin over his oil painting and then paints on top of the reflective resin furth...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Epoxy Resin
1960's French Huge Abstract Painting Layers Blue Abstract Textural Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
inscribed verso
dated 68'
canvas size: 35 x 46 inches
condition: ov...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant Modernist Landscape with Lush Green Foliage and Rolling Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Modernist Landscape
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
signed gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 8 x 10.75 inches
Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
River Magic, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting captures a serene view where muted greens, browns, and grays blend to create a contemplative mood. Expressive, textured brushstrokes su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Eternal Sunsets: Wisdom - Meditative Green and Gold Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Pink Diamond Dust Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Pink Diamond Dust Bunnies
Multiple bunnies gestured in pink on a pink Diamond Dust resin background
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist kn...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Oil
10' Changes Everything, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"My work is completely in the direction of abstract, but many viewers experience other views," says Patricia. "In this piece, the name tells the story that wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Masque of Comus
Located in Atlanta, GA
"My work principally consists of deeply abstracted figure compositions--intuitive constructions that begin with random marks establishing larger masses of torsos, heads, and limbs in an undefined setting. The emphasis is almost purely on intuition. The figures are born of their surrounding environment, emerging only partially and fugitively from the layers of pigment.
A narrative is evident but never overt. A crown, a shield, a boat, a wheel. Though the subject has recently coalesced around my reading of Dante and Shakespeare, the settings remain extremely vague- a beach, an interior, a woodland. The paintings are, in the end, meditations on the relationship between the protagonists in a wordless drama. In my paintings, I use a cold wax medium combined with dry pigments, oil paint, and embedded fragments of burlap. The surfaces eventually build up into a dense, rugged terrain."
--Thaddeus Radell
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Jute, Wax, Oil, Wood Panel
Brooke Major, "Trot", 12x36 Sculptural White Equine Horse Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Trot", 12x36 is an oil painting on canvas by the artist Brooke Major. Depicted in white is a line of trotting horses. The artist uses layers and layers of white oil paint to meticul...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Birch (Abedul) Original Minimalist Layered Mid-Century Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstract artworks invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. She is suggesting that the spatial memory guidelines reside in the relatio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Abstract 2517
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this acrylic exploration, I dove into a world where textures and colors speak louder than words. I melded abstract and semi-abstract forms with the whimsy of pop art to express a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Series 1 Painting 2
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
Born in San Diego, California, on March 17, 1962, my journey with art has been deeply intertwined with my experiences both in life and within the bar and restaurant industry, where I...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Female Figures
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Nude Woman, 1989. Watercolor on paper, sheet measures 10 x 14 inches; 15 x 18 inches in original matting which has some foxing and discoloration. Signed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Cheap Thrills - Original Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Vibrant Spontaneous Art
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Bright & Colorful French Landscape Impressionist Oil Painting Palm Tree
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on thick card, unframed
9.75 x 7.5 inches
Signed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Toy Dragon : Contemporary Abstract Painting Oil with Gold Leaf
Located in Brecon, Powys
Toy Dragon - an expressionist oil in muted pastel colours highlighted with gold leaf. A subtle work from this well collected artist.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My Horizon - Portofino" Color Field Contemporary Mixed Media Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic, oil and diamond dust on heavy weight paper piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a transl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Dmitri Wright - Petite Mind Meadow - Opus Eight, Painting 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
About the artist:
As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Magic Forest Abstract 3D Neon Colors Original Painting on canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lucy Gregry
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic, Resin on Canvas 3D Neon Colors
Year: 2024
Style: Abstract art,
Title: Magic Forest
Siz...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin, Acrylic
Abstract Village Naive Chinese Modernist Painting
By Heshi Yu
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern
Subject: Abstract
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Dimensions: 16" x 12"
Heshi Yu was born in Shandong, Mainland China, 1935. He graduated from the Art Department of National Taiwan Normal University. In 1946, he traveled to France to further his studies at l'Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1968, he moved to New York and devoted himself to creation.
A work of 1970s was selected by Lincoln Center to make a serigraph to celebrate the bicentenary of America. Multiple materials, acrylic and ink, used in his works; Through the concept to modern painting, Mr. Yu blended the find art...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Multicolor French Impressionist Oil Painting Orange Meadow Alongside River Bank
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on thick card, unframed,
9.75 x 7.25 inches
Signed Initials ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ky Anderson "Lift" 2024 Acrylic on paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement:
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content and story when I look at my work, but shape and color are equally...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
YOKO & JOHN II - Contemporary Abstract Painting, Large Format Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Agata Czeremuszkin-Chrut was born in 1983 in Czestochowa, Poland. She graduated from the Academy of the Fine Arts in Wroclaw (2008) with the Master degree in Painting. In 2007 she st...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cinnabar
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Late Spring Poppy Flower, Geometric Shapes, Modernist Grid in Red Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Category
2010s Constructivist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Underwater Temple 10 - 40x40" Large Abstract Yellow Pink and Green Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Inspired by the colorful, beautiful, full of life underwater world, I am creating my visions of this fascinating diving experiences. The ocean is spectacular, inspirational and part ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Peonies
By Anne Harney
Located in Wenham, MA
In this large work the artist has shown a lovely bouquet of peonies in various states of bloom. The glass pitcher that holds them glints in the light. and casts a shadow on the table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Calm Down Darling Flowers Expression Abstraction Interior by Lana Ritter 80x120
Located in Zofingen, AG
This joyful floral abstraction expends love and energy and is dedicated to love and relationships.
Soaring beautiful strokes, stains and splashes on the canvas create a beautiful atm...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Charcoal, Varnish, Ink, Acrylic
'Abstract Blue Balls', by Linda Chrysler, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 24" x 24" abstract painting on canvas, Abstract Blue Balls, is by California artist, Linda Chrysler. The central motif is a vibrant cerulean blue organic form or shape dissected...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oceancrush Museum of Coral, colorful abstract nature forms
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
C.Dimitri has received fellowships in painting from the Vermont Studio Center and the RI State Council on the Arts. He is represented by Tabla Rasa gall...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil, Panel
Cognitive Dissonance II
Located in Dallas, TX
"Arthur Brouthers experimented for years with acrylic paint and other mediums before arriving at his current process, which produces wild textures that mimic celestial bodies and mic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Epoxy Resin, Acrylic
Heat Wave, Abstract, Red, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahagn Ghaltaghchyan
Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Style: Abstract Art
Year: 2023
Title: Heat Wave
Size: 30" x 48" x 1''...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - ESTRUCTURA, Painting 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She then worked with Leslie Lee, p...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Paint, Oil
Beach Palms La Cala with Oil Paint on Canvas, Painting Mid century
Located in Deddington, GB
Beach Palms La Cala By Eleanor Woolley [April 2023]
Palm Trees La Cala is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. The striking Palm Trees on La Cala beach in La Cala de Mijas were ...
Category
2010s Abstract Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
El Color Es Una Superficie, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
El color es una superficie que sostiene, 2024
Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100x100cm
Signed and dated
Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply rooted in...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen—Going to Sleep (homage to Richard Strauss)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Last Song: Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep)
Year: 1985
Year: 1985-2001
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame
Size: 47 x 59 i...
Category
1980s Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Washington's Wisdom: No Kings. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style Renaissance Neo Expressionism
A painting imbued with symbolism and cultural references, No Kings - Wisdom of Washington pays Berlin's ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Radiant Kaleidoscope
Located in King, ON
Within the organic chaos of this abstract painting "Radiant Kaleidoscope", geometric shapes emerge as structured anchors, providing a sense of order amid the fluidity of the composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Two Sides 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The principle that organizes the universe is movement between opposing sides. “Everything flows, nothing remainsâ€. Reality is a movement, and changes always occur from one pole t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
City park III
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original painting, inspired by summery feelings, Andrei Sitsko has painted a picture with green, yellow, orange, red, magenta, pink, blue, as well and wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Hide My Kisses" Colorful Pop Art Hearts Abstract Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured acrylics and oils in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2023 I – 15 by Christiane Maurer - Textile art, line, colour, vivid, handwoven
Located in Paris, FR
2023 I – 15 (combination of 2023 I – 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, d...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton
Underground Life - Abstract Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Armor wrapped in Love Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Allstones Cove, Teal Blue, Indigo, Cobalt, Peach Pattern Abstract Landscape
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light pale peach on a teal blue background with dark indigo at the bottom. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Expl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Large Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas "Beneficial Combinations"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Robertson focuses on creating paintings that move beyond portraying reality. Driven by a synthesis of gestural brushstrokes and expressive smears, he offers viewers a liminal space o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
Happy Single 11 - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Pink and Red Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Guardians of Movement - Soulful Expressionistic Abstract Turquoise Purple
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Guardians of Movement
This work is part of a series. It is part of a story... It portrays my truth, abundant energy, utmost care, wild freedom, unlimited growth. The uniq...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Oil Painting Color field, Minimalist, Abstract Expressionist John Zinsser
By John Zinsser
Located in Surfside, FL
John Zinsser
(American, b. 1961)
Iron City, 1997
oil on canvas
signed John Zinsser, titled and dated (verso)
72 x 60 inches
Done in bright vibrant shades of red.
American artist John Zinsser was born in New York City in 1961 and studied art, art history and literature at Yale University (where he did his senior thesis on Andy Warhol). He co-founded Journal of Contemporary Art in 1987 and lectures at The New School. He has had over 40 solo shows in the U.S. and Europe, and is known in Europe for his association with monochrome painters of a previous generation. Zinsser has been a devotee of postwar Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism for decades.
A native New Yorker, he came of age as an artist during the late 1980s and early 1990s alongside other now established abstract painters, including Richmond Burton, Gail Fitzgerald, Daniel Levine, Carl Ostendarp, Kate Shepherd, Cary Smith, Dan Walsh, Mary Weatherford, and Stephen Westfall, among others. Zinsser’s material paintings and conceptual drawings often pay homage to, expand upon, and subvert earlier precedents in NYC’s painting history, from Abstract Expressionism to Radical Painting to Post-Modernism. Zinsser interned for the architect Peter Eisenman, when he was director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City.
Select Group Exhibitions
2017 Six Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
New New York: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century, curated by Debra Drexler and Liam Davis,
2016 Carrie Moyer/David Reed/John Zinsser, Dedalus Foundation Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Fabulists, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY (Four-person show with: Donald Evans...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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