Video Loading
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 6
Joseph DrapellDanish Middle1970
1970
$30,000
£23,038.71
€26,402.08
CA$42,232.59
A$47,309.83
CHF 24,652.74
MX$577,082.34
NOK 313,279.74
SEK 295,400.47
DKK 197,057.88
About the Item
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Acrylic on canvas. Signed, titled, and dated on verso.
34.25 x 87.5 in.
36 x 89.5 in. (framed)
Custom framed in in a natural cherry floater.
Provenance
Dunkelman Gallery, Toronto
Born Josef Drapell in German-occupied territory near Prague in the present-day Czech Republic, his interest in art was piqued as a young boy growing up in a country that traded one occupier for the next. Czechoslovakia - under communist Soviet control following the war - would never allow Drapell to enjoy true freedom of artistic expression. He eventually fled his homeland, first stopping in Vienna, before ultimately settling in Canada in 1966.
After a brief spell at the venerable Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI, Drapell returned to Canada in 1970, settling in Toronto - though he frequently traveled between the two countries in pursuit of exhibition opportunities in both Toronto and New York. Those opportunities arrived almost immediately, as he enjoyed solo exhibitions with both Robert Elkon Gallery in New York, and Dunkelman Gallery back home in Toronto.
Drapell splits time between his homes in Toronto and Georgian Bay on Lake Huron. He has enjoyed significant acclaim over the course of his career, having works placed and shown in galleries and institutions including the Guggenheim (New York), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo), the Clement Greenberg Collection at the Portland (OR) Museum of Art, André Emmerich Galleries, the National Gallery (Prague), Eva Cohon Gallery (Chicago), Meredith Long Gallery (Houston and New York), O’Reilly Galleries (New York), and many others.
- Creator:Joseph Drapell (1940, German)
- Creation Year:1970
- Dimensions:Height: 34.25 in (87 cm)Width: 87.5 in (222.25 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Overall excellent and stable condition. Inquire for additional details.
- Gallery Location:Austin, TX
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2287211541612
Joseph Drapell
Joseph Drapell was born into the German- (and later Soviet-) occupied small town of Humpolec (near Prague) in 1940. His parents brought up their three boys not to believe in the official propaganda of the occupying regimes. Like the Czech novelist Milan Kundera, Drapell felt that life was elsewhere. Drapell escaped his birth country at his first opportunity at the age of twenty-five in order to develop his art in the free West. He landed in Halifax in 1966, grateful to Canada for accepting him. Drapell adopted an island (B-109) in Georgian Bay as his new spiritual home. The island has inspired (directly or indirectly) all his mature artistic developments to date. Drapell's aim was to contribute to the art of painting, rather than to merely make a living as an artist. Between 1968 and 1970, he studied under various visiting artists and lecturers at Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. This is where he first started to develop his compression technique as a response to the paintings of Morris Louis. He settled in Toronto in 1970. Drapell walked the streets of New York with a roll of large paintings, until he was discovered by the Robert Elkon Gallery on Madison Avenue. After three exhibitions there (and several in Toronto where he was discovered by Jared Sable of the Dunkelman Gallery), Drapell achieved his first artistic breakthrough in 1974 with the Great Spirit Paintings. Joseph divides his time between Toronto and Georgian Bay (Lake Huron).
About the Seller
5.0
Vetted Professional Seller
Every seller passes strict standards for authenticity and reliability
Established in 2020
1stDibs seller since 2023
6 sales on 1stDibs
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: Austin, TX
- Return Policy
Authenticity Guarantee
In the unlikely event there’s an issue with an item’s authenticity, contact us within 1 year for a full refund. DetailsMoney-Back Guarantee
If your item is not as described, is damaged in transit, or does not arrive, contact us within 7 days for a full refund. Details24-Hour Cancellation
You have a 24-hour grace period in which to reconsider your purchase, with no questions asked.Vetted Professional Sellers
Our world-class sellers must adhere to strict standards for service and quality, maintaining the integrity of our listings.Price-Match Guarantee
If you find that a seller listed the same item for a lower price elsewhere, we’ll match it.Trusted Global Delivery
Our best-in-class carrier network provides specialized shipping options worldwide, including custom delivery.More From This Seller
View AllJuly Fourth
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas. Signed and titled verso.
40.25 x 56.25 in.
40.75 x 56.75 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a wh...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Some scratched out, illegible writing in paint and graphite verso, which may ha...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Michael Goldberg
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil, pastel, and paper collage on canvas. Signed and dated verso.
52.75 x 47.75 in.
54 x 49 in. (framed)
Gilded floater frame.
Provenance
Compass Rose, Chicago
Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg in 1924 and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg was an important figure in American Abstract Expressionism, who began taking art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student, Goldberg finished high school at the age of 14 and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes in favor of the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings.
From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back in New York and resuming studies with Hofmann and at the Art Students League.
Living downtown and frequenting the Cedar Bar, Goldberg befriended many of the artists of the New York School. In 1951, his work was included in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show, co-organized by Leo Castelli, Conrad Marca-Relli, and the Eighth Street Club, and featuring the work of - among others - Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. In 1953, the Tibor de Nagy...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Handmade Paper
Edge
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on board. Signed and dated lower right and verso, titled verso.
36.25 x 48 in.
40.5 x 52.25 in. (framed)
Framed in contemporary silver, tiered floater frame.
Dennis Eugene Norman Burton was a Canadian modernist who was born in Lethbridge, Ontario. He attended the Ontario College of Art from 1952 to 1956, and worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a graphic designer until 1960.
Inspired by a 1955 exhibition of the “Painters Eleven” at Toronto’s Hart House, as well as American Abstract Expressionist artists such as Robert Motherwell, Jack Tworkov, and Willem de Kooning, Burton shifted his focus toward abstraction in the mid-1950s.
Burton showed with the famed Isaacs Gallery in Toronto, becoming one of the youngest members on the gallery’s roster. A talented musician, he also played saxophone in the Artist’s Jazz Band in Toronto - a pioneering Canadian free-jazz group...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Board
$16,000
Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on linen. Unsigned.
58.25 x 46.75 in.
59.75 x 48 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a solid maple floater with a polyurethane clear coat finish.
Provenance
Estate of Gottfried Mair...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Raw Linen, Oil
Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas.
63 x 59 in.
64.5 x 60.5 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a s...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You May Also Like
Untitled
By Dan Christensen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Monotype printed in colors, c. 1980
Signed in pencil lower right (see photo)
Condition: Excellent
Sheet size: 42 x 30 inches
Provenance: Distinguished Midwest Private Collection
SELECTED MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art, St. Joseph, Missouri Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, Ohio Art...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Abstract Expressionist Painting Titled, "Shift"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract expressionist painting by local San Diego artist, Kelsey Overstreet. This is an acrylic on canvas and its d...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Last
Located in Kingston, WA
In this painting, I blend the tumultuous depth of abstract with the softer edges of impressionism, capturing an emotional landscape that speaks to our lives of loneliness or willing ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Sigrid Sandström
Located in Houston, TX
Sigrid Sandström,
Untitled, 2015,
acrylic on polyester canvas,
39-1/2 x 35-1/2 inches
The various marks that collide in Sigrid Sandström’s paint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Charles Miesmer
Located in Fairfield, CT
Miesmer began painting in the open air during the summers in Nantucket. Using a pad of Arches paper as an easel and working out of the back of his pickup truck, the quietude and pea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Graysland
By Dan Christensen
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
More Ways To Browse
Danish Fine Art
Abstract Art Denmark
Vintage Blue Boy
Georgian Bay Art
Andre Emmerich Gallery
Robert Cherry
Abstract Metallic Painting
Shanghai Painting
New Orleans Abstract
Santa Fe New Mexico
Text Based Paintings
Richard Gray Gallery
Spray Can
John Fields
Missouri Artist
Angels Oil Painting
Rhode Island Painting
Large Original Pop Art Paintings