Skip to main content
Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 18

Herbert MacDonald
Modernist Untitled Color Field Oil Painting in Earth Tones by Herbert MacDonald

circa 1968

$6,475
£4,908.22
€5,730.84
CA$9,069.63
A$10,209.46
CHF 5,401.99
MX$126,635.82
NOK 66,737.44
SEK 63,828.46
DKK 42,754.89
Shipping
Retrieving quote...
The 1stDibs Promise:
Authenticity Guarantee,
Money-Back Guarantee,
24-Hour Cancellation

About the Item

This stunning Modernist Untitled Color Field Oil Painting in Earth Tones signed Herbert MacDonald originates from the United States, Circa 1968. Features a rectangular composition in largely earth tones, a beautifully balances of thick and thin paint with areas of color expanding within the nature of their painterly application, common in color field painting and a highly explored type of abstraction in Mid-Century painting, particularly in the New York school and reminiscent of the paintings of Clyfford Still. One can observe the use of a brush to apply reserved areas of thinner paint, with palette knife impasto application of the lead white and yellow ocre moments, following a general guideline within painting of thickening lights and thinning darks, aligned with the physics and color theories of reflected light. A beautiful dance of color beautifully rendered, this painting will style well in a wide array of spaces and settings, from Mid-Century Modernist to Contemporary and Minimal Interiors. With original gilt walnut gallery frame and in Excellent Vintage condition. American, circa 1968 Dimensions: Height: 60" x Width: 49" x Depth: 1.5"
  • Creator:
    Herbert MacDonald (American)
  • Creation Year:
    circa 1968
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)Width: 49 in (124.46 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    New York, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU711314134782

More From This Seller

View All
"Up"
By Tom Holland
Located in New York, NY
This sophisiticated oil on canvas work was realized by the esteemed Bay Area artist Tom Holland circa 1961, and boasts a prestigious provenance from the Stanford Museum of Art. Combining elements of futurism, Art Brut and Art Naif, with inspiration from his Bay Area contemporaries (such as Richard Diebenkorn), Holland has achieved both critical and commercial success over the last five plus decades of his career. He is currently represented by galleries in Dallas, Santa Fe and San Francisco and his prints are exhibited by Crown Point Press in San Francisco and Cirrus Editions in Los Angeles. This piece represents an exceptional example of his early practice. It offers a wealth of organic and geometric forms in coffee and chocolate brown, rendered in thick impasto, with cobalt blue peaking out from beneath. There are two orbital forms in the lower half of the canvas painted in a burnt umber hue. With its sophisticated palette and painterly aesthetic, this piece would be a winning acquisition for any avid collector of first-rate Mid Century Modern fine art...
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Hilltop
Located in New York, NY
This stunning and sophisticated oil on canvas painting, entitled "Abstract Hilltop" was realized in the United States, circa 1960. It features an array of color blocks in tones of ch...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ultima Cena (Last Supper)
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated mixed media painting was realized by the esteemed Spanish painter José María Kaydeda circa 1970. The work, entitled "Ultima Cena"- or th...
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Rail Crossing: Middletown, NY"
By Jules Halfant
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful oil on linen canvas painting, entitled "Rail Crossing: Middletown, was executed by the esteemed artist Jules Halfant (American, 1909-2001)...
Category

1940s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Oil on Canvas Still Life of Flowers in Vases
Located in New York, NY
This Impressionist Oil on Canvas Still Life of Flowers in Vases originates from the United States during the 20th Century. This piece features a dazzling compsition of rich hues and ...
Category

20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Bunny Painting CS1097
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2013. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

You May Also Like

Oil on Canvas “Cabo Azul 3”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
“Cabo Azul 3” is 43” x 36”. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, created to last generations. Much of Frank Arnold’s work is so...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mod 7
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
“Mod 7” is 20”x 16”. The heavy handed application of pigment renders an impasto portrait from another place in the deeper mind of the artist. Frank Arnold is one of the foremost abst...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas “Understander 8” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil on Canvas “Azul Paseo”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil on Canvas “Black 5” by abstract-figurative artist, Frank Arnold
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
" Black 5" is 36” x 36”. Solo figure, head and shoulders in bold white outline. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, created to ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Oil on Canvas "Center"
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
“Center” is 60”x48” The impasto surface stages a range of yellow and gold earth tones. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, crea...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas