Gouache Abstract Paintings

James Balla Untitled gouache painting, 1992 Mixed Media Oil on Linen Signed and dated on the front of the work; the verso of the frame bears the UFO (Albert Merola) gallery label. F...

A fluid wash of bubblegum pink fills the surface of this painting. Ricard has written in bright yellow, blue, and vivid silver the following: So how do you be friends w/a whore? Business being business/Ethically, a ho can’t rat on its tricks; so if the ho is hohoing yr husband Damned if you’ll ever find out. March 26. Whore sharply contrasts the beauty of silver, yellow, and pink with Rene’s pithy, obscene pronouncement. The pink ground is applied in a sheer wash, like Male Cinderella’s background, and the artist’s cursive shimmers in the same silver as One Shoe One You / True Love, Size 3?, and This is not a thanksgiving pumpkin. While Whore shares enticing formal qualities with other works in this group, the text snaps us to cold reality, down into the gutter with a bump. Ricard is happy to visit a fairy tale, but doesn’t stays in the fantasy for long. There’s an intimacy to this work’s smaller scale which compels the viewer to lean in and decode Ricard’s poetry. The artist’s outsized signature is with initials in dark blue, which pop out against that beautiful saturated pink. Canvas floater frame, in maple with .25 inch moulding. Whore is part of a group of works dating from 1989-1990 as Rene Ricard prepared for Mal de Fin at the Petersburg Gallery, New York, in 1990, his very first one-man exhibition. Born Albert Napoleon Ricard, he moved to New York in the 1960s at the age of 18. With that relocation, Albert died, and Rene was born. Instantly adopted into Andy Warhol’s glittering orbit, Ricard thrived in the city, with its heady concentration of art, culture, and debauchery. In New York Ricard found the milieu where he would shine. He acted in underground films, playing Warhol in the artist’s own Andy Warhol Story. He became a renowned poet and writer, published in the Paris Review and Artforum. In typically wry fashion he explained how he became a painter: “I began adding images [to my poetry] because I’ve always liked to draw and paint. And it was hard to find junk-store paintings of the right quality, things that could support some writing, so I just started making the images myself. Unfortunately, people really like that, even though I far prefer just the writing.” Ricard drew on his vast knowledge of literature and art history, weaving these references together with bursts of autobiographical poetry: what the New York Times termed his “seething verbal finesse.” Ricard, having spent years in the Factory’s milieu, learned from Warhol’s creative strategies. Warhol created images quickly with screen printing, with no regard for perfection. Duplication was the method and the ideology. Ricard, too, worked quickly: urgency was part of his visual language of looped cursive and scribbled colors. He often borrowed a lithographic plate or silkscreen from already-completed works, printing the matrix on canvas or paper to create backgrounds for new works (Size 3’s red printed background may be an example of this). He appropriated thrifted paintings and discarded items such as a pinboard or a piece of insulation, so long as the object in question had a flat surface upon which to work. The two artists were both outsiders to the art world in a sense—Warhol coming from the world of design and Ricard, a bona fide author, but both intuitively understanding how to compel the viewer. As Warhol anthologized consumerism, Ricard catalogued desire. For example, Size 3 and One Shoe One You feature Ricard’s take on Warhol’s famous shoe drawings...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9.25 x 10 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private c...

Abstract Composition Portraits by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) set of two (2) x gouache paintings on card, unframed measurements: 10.5 x 5.25 and 10.5 x 5 inches condition: very good...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9 x 9.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private coll...

Abstract Composition signed initials by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6.5 x 7 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large pri...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 6.75 inches condition: very good provenance: fr...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 8.75 x 6.75 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collec...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) dated 89' gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9.5 x 9.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 5.75 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 4.75 x 6 inches condition: very good provenance: fr...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 8 x 5 inches condition: very good provenance: from ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 6 inches condition: very good provenance: from ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 15.5 x 20.5 inches condition: very good provenance:...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed ( frame used in photos are for display purposes only. Not including in purchase.) meas...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9.5 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: fro...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection o...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed ( frame used in photos are for display purposes only. Not including in purchase.) meas...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9 x 11 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 7 x 7.75 inches condition: very good provenance: fr...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 10.5 x 3.5 inches condition: very good provenance: ...

Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) dated 89' gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 12 x 11 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large pr...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 7 x 5.5 inches condition: very good provenance: fro...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 7 inches condition: very good provenance: from ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 10 x 10 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection ...

Abstract Compositions by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) set of two gouache paintings on card, unframed measurements: 9.5 x 9.25 and 10.5 x 6 inches condition: very good provenance: fro...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card stuck on green card painting: 25.5 x 20.5 inches card: 24 x 19 inches condition: very good provenance:...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection o...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 10.25 x 9.25 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collec...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9 x 5.5 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection ...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 6 x 8 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private collection o...

Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed ( frame used in photos are for display purposes only. Not including in purchase.) measurement...

A beautiful and soft feminine gouache painting by French artist Jean Pierre Guiot. With a soft dark color palette of dark green, yellow, red, and blue, this piece exudes an emotional...

Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject. Colour was her main interest and she...

Gouache on paper Unique work Hand-signed lower right by the artist

Anthony Benjamin, 'Green Dots', acrylic and gouache on gold leaf board, image size 9" x 12", signed and dated 1999. Artist Estate Stamp on verso Provenance: From the Artist Estate A...

Garden Splendor and wonder abstract and visual Stimulation Abstract Garden Splendor by New York and California artist Ross Martin Fink (American, B-1935). An in depth abstract and Ga...

Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first studied with American sculptor David Smith, who was among the first to work with welded steel. Hayes' sculptures have affinities to Alexander Calder's playful stabiles (Hayes met Calder in Paris) and to the shapes and colors of Matisse's late paper cutouts. Hayes works are firmly rooted in modern artists' interests in industrial materials and in commercial fabrication processes. He has had more than 400 exhibitions of his work. His work is in more than 70 museum collections, including MOMA and the Guggenheim. Throughout his career, Hayes painted models for his sculptures and sculptural-like landscapes of the geography surrounding his home in Northwestern Connecticut. In these landscapes, the gently rolling hills become modernist forms and shapes, recognizable as landscapes but also as explorations of shape and color. These are intriguing works of art in and of themselves. Lawrence Fine Art...

Running the Light (Abstract painting) Gouache on matte board. Unframed. This work is part of an early series made in 1998 where Gordon explored with free flowing interacting with c...

Karin Kahlhofer Untitled Gestural Abstraction Gouache Year: 1993 Size: 38 x 26.3 inches Signed and dated by hand Mounted on Board COA provided Karin Kahlhofer studied painting and sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1961 to 1965 with Gerhard Hoehme and Karl Otto...

Simonpietri's abstract work on paper glued to canvas. Pascal SIMONPIETRI is a painter from Corse Island, France. He is a figure very discreet of the Figurativisme Libre Mouvent durin...

Sol LeWitt (1928-2007) Untitled Gouache on Paper 28.5 x 37.5 cm (11 1/4 x 14 3/4 in) Executed in 1995 Signed and dated 95 lower right Provenance Marco Noire Contemporary Art Turin...

Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...

Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...

Original gouache on paper. Hand signed and dated lower front. Artwork sheet size 22 x 10 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of aut...

Running the Light (Abstract painting) Gouache on matte board. Unframed. This work is part of an early series made in 1998 where Gordon explored with free flowing interacting with c...

Beautiful textural abstract by Sasha Rogers (Canadian, 20th/21st Century). Signed "Sasha S. Rogers '91", titled "Minoan" on verso. Two identifying labels on verso. Displayed in a sla...

Claudia Busching Title: Untitled Gestural Abstraction Year: 1994 Medium: Gouache Monogrammed by hand Size: 23.8 × 19.5 inches COA provided

Matthias Kohlmann Untitled Gestural Abstract Composition Medium: Gouache Year: 1991 Signed and dated by hand Edition: Unique Size: 13.7 × 9.9 inches COA provided Matthias Kohlmann (...

Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake II, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter, illustrator and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books. Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological. Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de...

Les Ruines Des Plus Beaux Monuments De La Grece both 22 3/4" x 34" (sight) oil with arabesque artist identified on label verso. #27, Earthquake III, From 1992 show; Night Paintings, Galerie Pierre Passebon, Paris, France, Les Ruines des Plus Beaux Monuments de la Grèce, Stubbs Books & Prints, New York Konstantin Kakanias (born September 18, 1961 in Athens) is a contemporary Greek painter and multimedia artist. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles and Greece. Throughout his career Kakanias has created drawings, paintings, sculptures, performances, ceramics and books. Kakanias' work does not belong to any single style. He is known to explore a range of themes in his work from the light and comic to the dark and psychological. Kakanias attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, majoring in Textile Design, from 1977-1979. Kakanias moved to Paris in 1979. He attended the Studio Berçot where he studied Fashion and Art. He was also taught by the Italian artist and stage designer Lila de Nobili...

Medium: Gouache Year: 1991 Signed and dated by hand Edition: Unique COA provided

Blue, red and green tonal abstract painting with blue lines stretching horizontal along the paper. The work is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner. The work is framed in a dark wooden frame with a linen white matte. The work was aquired from the Lynne Moode Gallery and it is attributed to Miles Lyon...