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Medium: Paper
A Potted Succulent and a Rhizome - Original Vibrant Abstract Botanical Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1984. Watercolor on paper, 17 x 18 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper sheet of Russian manufacture.
Estate of Giovanni and Dagmar Migliuolo, NYC. Giovanni Migliuolo is the former Italian Ambassador to the United Nations, USSR and Egypt.
Yuri Larin, also Yuriy Larin (1936–2014) is a Russian painter and graphic artist, a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1977. Larin was born in Moscow to the family of a key Soviet political leader, Nikolay Bukharin, and Anna Larina. Following the arrests of his parents in 1938 and until 1946, he lived with his relatives, and following the arrest of his step-father, he was taken to an orphanage near Stalingrad. A hydraulic engineer by training, he worked at the construction of the Saratov Hydro-Electric Plant and at design institutions. In 1960, he began his studies at the department of drawing and painting of the Krupskaya People’s University of Arts, and then, from 1965 until 1970, he studied at the department of art design at the Moscow State Higher School of Arts and Industry (the former Stroganov Institution). His career as a professional artist began in the early 1970s. From 1970 until 1986, he taught at the Moscow 1905 Memorial Arts School. His letter to prof. Vittorio Strada sent in 1980 contained the first statement of his artistic method he would later dub the “concept of the limit state”. He quit teaching after a serious illness, when he lost the ability to use his right hand. He only worked with his left hand since 1986. He died and was buried in Moscow.
Exhibitions:
1981
The sixth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow
1982
Personal exhibition in Moscow Drama Theater after M.N.Ermolova (together with Ye.Kravchenko). Moscow.
1985
The eighth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow
1987
The ninth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow.
1989
Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “Books&Company Art”, NY, USA
Personal exhibition. The Central House of the Artist on Krymskiy Val, Moscow.
13 Biennale of the countries of the Baltic Region in Rostock, Germany.
1992
Personal exhibition of Russian and German landscapes. Duren, Germany.
The exhibition of the Russian graphics. Gallery «Raissa». Erfurt, Germany.
1993
Personal exhibition in exhibition hall of magazine “Nashe Nasledie” (Russian Cultural Foundation), Moscow
1994
Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “The Art of the XX century”.
Bonn, Germany
1996
Personal exhibition of portraits and landscapes. World Bank Moscow Office
1997
Personal exhibition “From Italian cycle”. The State Institute of Art Studies. Moscow
Exhibition “THe Russian Art of the second half of the XX century. Harmony of Contrasts”. The Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation. Moscow.
1998
Personal exhibition “The seasons of Yuriy Larin. From the Russian cycle”. Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur...
Category
1980s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$900 Sale Price
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Formas, Oil on paper abstract painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series is born from a search to leave aside the narrative figurative and reduce the image to shape and colour. Starts with both images found as well as her own images, previous pieces, from her palette, from drawings, in a self-referential way.
Alejandra Quintanilla...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Abstract Painting Triptych of Yellow Curls, Purple and Pink Organic Brushstrokes
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Eggshell Yellow Curls" is an abstract painting triptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Oil Crayon
Abstract Expressionist Original Gouache on paper Collage style of de Kooning
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Original Gouache on paper and Collage
Abstract Gouache and Paper Collage by Harold Winer (American, 1913-2006).
Image 30"H x 40"W
Slat with white paint .25" ...
Category
1980s Post-War Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board, Laid Paper
$1,680 Sale Price
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Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Flourish of colors"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The abstract floral artwork "Flourish of Colors" by French artist Natalya Mougenot is part of her Floral series. This vibrant painting bursts with energy, capturing a rich array of c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Endless
Located in Dallas, TX
68 x 39 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Mulberry Paper
"DANGER!", Blue, Red, and White Abstract Acrylic Paint and Collage on Canvas
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, red, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "DANGER!" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic and collage on canvas. This piece measures 10"h x 10"w.
Jim Hous...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1986. Watercolor on paper, 16.5 x 18 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower ...
Category
1980s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$900 Sale Price
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"Lil Woodstock" Colorful Pop Art Original by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
"Hokusai sakura"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Diptych, consists of two sheets of cardboard, each sheet is 85-61 centimeters.
Syria paintings of flowers, in all their forms and shades. I love to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The Violet Dress 9
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media, Paper
My wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
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Untitled 4 - Contemporary Expressive Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art
Located in Salzburg, AT
Urszula Wilk – artist statment:
I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finiteness of the painting. This phys...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Fly Away With Me 2" Multicolor Paper Butterflies Painting on Canvas Shadow Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is executed with hand cut butterflies, and comes displayed in an acrylic shadow box. These works conjure sensations of nostalgia, created from paper, cutting out colorful ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Red)
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition with Handmade Paper, Fibers and Acrylic on Canvas (Red)
Whimsical abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Red acrylic paint makes up...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Jute, Acrylic, Washi Paper
$396 Sale Price
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Valentine
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Katherine Bello
Title : Valentine
Materials : Acrylic and paper on board
Date : 1/2020
Dimensions : 18"x18"x.75"
Signed and Dated by Hand
COA Provided
Katherine Bello's aim as an artist is to capture a sense of place, a moment of time, or a feeling - to evoke a sense of wonder. Bello loves paint and paint brushes; bold, gestural mark-making and the interplay of color. She is influenced by light and landscape, poetry, history and science. Formerly educated in Chemical Engineering and Interior Design, Bello is drawn to the process of creating Something out of Nothing.
Abstract, sbstract art...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
$598 Sale Price
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"Field of Daydreams" Abstract Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on cold pressed paper with deckle edges. It features an abstracted woman in a patterned brown and blue dres...
Category
2010s Cubist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Sand Castle" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas Framed Painting
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Sand Castle" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Paper, Mixed Media
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
Located in Soquel, CA
"Relaxing at Camarillo" - Abstract Expressionism
A man relines in a black hat and a green shape emulating the symbol of infinity, accented in bright canary yellow and gray, by Calif...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
$920 Sale Price
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Key A - Contemporary Abstract Orange Peach Blue Navy Beige Stripes, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in gouache and acrylic on paper, clean and precise, carefully ordered thick horizontal stripes in shades of peach, light blue, dark navy, and a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
Seaside Journey, Bauhaus Geometric Landscape Painting on Paper, Red Balloons
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of Bauhaus architecture, while at the same time exploring bright an...
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Georges Braque (1882-1963) ...
Category
1940s Modern Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Expressive impressionist floral acrylic painting on paper "Spring's flowers"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive Impressionist floral painting was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, whose signature style brings emotion and energy to every brushstrok...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Collecting Thoughts" Abstract Figure Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted figure painting by Juniper Briggs is made with mixed media on Arches paper with deckle edges. It features a vibrant, contrasting palette...
Category
2010s Cubist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Synchronized Swimmers, Pop Art Figurative Abstract on Blue
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid contemporary pop art style acrylic painting on paper of two synchronized swimmers posed in unison on a bright blue background by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947), 2007. Th...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
$1,880 Sale Price
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Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
$300 Sale Price
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1960 Abstract Painting and Paper Collage Ermete by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is a painting and a collage with newspaper...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Magazine Paper
$2,657 Sale Price
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Sunrise II - Original Vibrant Yellow Tone Textured Abstract Artwork Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The delicate and poetic artworks of painter Frederic Paul reference his Asian roots in expressive and elaborate compositions. Inspired by the bold colors, spices, flora, and landscap...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Rice Paper
Taupe 4 - Abstract Colorful Original Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
#38 After the Rains
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Douglas M. Olsen (b. 1960). #38, After the Rains, 1980. Watercolor on rag paper, 22 x 22 inches. Signed lower margin and on verso.
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper
$200 Sale Price
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"Cloud Study", contemporary, abstract, landscape, blue, white, acrylic painting
Located in Franklin, MA
C. Clinton's "Cloud Study" is a fresh, contemporary take on landscape painting that explores subtle variations of color and transparency reflected as abstract forms. This 15 x 16 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Silence - line drawing figure with red gloves
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The artwork was done with watercolor on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 15 by 11 inches in size, framed (black) with a styrene face on a mat board in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Impermanence Series n16. From Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the Kingdom of Transience, everything is temporary, subject to constant change. Everything is unstable and volatile like the wind. The precariousness of our existence reminds us t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Hatching XVI" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Black and White, Framed Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
HATCHING XVI
2017
"Hatching XVI" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Black and White, Framed Painting)
Contrasting tones of black and white, with hints of creme form this abstract, bold and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Acrylic, Wood, Oil Pastel
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork White Brown Earth Minimal Texture On Hansen
By On Hansen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Joan Miro Ferra
1893-1983
Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED
1979
Unique.
Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Teal Lace Collotype Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate layered collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Pearce work. No frame. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$472 Sale Price
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Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx.
Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$200 Sale Price
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Superman (Abstract Geometric Grid Painting in Light Grey & Blue, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Detailed abstract geometric painting inspired by city grids in light grey and blue, with accents of black and white
"Superman", made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil
Found by Colleen Leach, Framed paper abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Found" by Colleen Leach – Framed Mixed Media Abstract (20 x 17 in)
Small in scale but rich in expression, Found by Colleen Leach is a 10 x 7 inch mixed media work on paper that cap...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Green and white capsule - line drawing figure with gold disk and stripes
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The diptych were done with oil, gold leaf pen 18 kt in green and gold color on watercolor paper 300g. The works are 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold o...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Witching Hour" Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a deep blue and magenta palette, with two large organic planes of washy color layered over one another for a b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Watercolor
I Don´t Eat Fish
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Work signed on front and back
It is sent in a tube
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Patchwork Abstracted Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape by an unknown artist (20th Century). The landscape is made up of patches of color, reminiscent of viewing agricultural land f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Watercolor, Newsprint, Tissue Paper
$380 Sale Price
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Icon
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
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1970
Oil on paper
12.7 x 17.7 cm
Vertical orientation
George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’s death in 200...
Category
1970s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$434 Sale Price
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Spirit Stone 3
Located in Dallas, TX
76 x 38.5 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Mulberry Paper
Multicolor Geometric Cubist Gouache and Watercolor Painting by André Morin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding post-cubist and multicolor geometric composition, gouache, and watercolor painting was designed by French artist André Morin (20th Century).
Geometric art is the use...
Category
1950s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Joyous Sea, Abstract Seascape, Horizontal Diptych, Paper, Turquoise Fish Pattern
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint
Untitled (Modern Black Charcoal & Gray Abstract Still Life Drawing on Paper)
By Ralph Stout
Located in Hudson, NY
18 x 14 inch drawing on 20 x 16 inch Aquarelle Arches Paper
24 x 20 x .5 inches framed
Thin profile black metal frame, 8 ply white mat
Ralph Stout's works on paper reveal a drau...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Charcoal
ABSTRACT Contemporary Artwork White Brown Earth Minimal Texture On Hansen
By On Hansen
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
The Bull - abstract painting, made in black, grey color, 2025
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a glass on a mat board in white wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Contemporary abstract expressive watercolor painting on paper "Blue Rapshody"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist painting depicting four women in dance was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot and this piece makes part of her ongoing series dedi...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner Text Black Texture
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Untitled
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, measures 17 x 23 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney.
Biography:
Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively.
In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery.
During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic.
A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe.
Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content.
Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...
Category
1980s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$960 Sale Price
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Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 80
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on bristol paper
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
White Lace and Ribbons Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype, whereas the lace, strings, and shadows are ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil, Lithograph, Acrylic
$612 Sale Price
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Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free.
In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color.
In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Modern Abstract Black White Nature Oil Painting on Paper "Under the Maltese sun"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This painting "Under the Maltese sun" , created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her Nature series. Completed in the summer of 2023, it reflects the artist’s desire to c...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Paper abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Paper abstract paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, pink, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Cindy Shaoul, John M White, Martin Reyna , and Mila Akopova. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Minimalist, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Paper abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are also available Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $230 and tops out at $1,375, while the average work can sell for $477.
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