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Medium: Pencil
20th century abstract still life by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Work sold to benefit the CLEVELAND INSTITUTE OF ART
Joseph B. O’Sickey (American, 1918–2013)
Still Life
Oil and graphite on paper
Signed lower left
12.25 x 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite
"Verdigris" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Green Abstract 84"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Verdigris" 2025, 84" H x 60" W. A captivating large-scale abstract painting by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta, renowned for her work featured in Architectural Digest, Elle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
Located in San Francisco, CA
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981
Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Hog Scalding, Canada
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist ...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
“Scarce XVII” (Abstract, Contemporary, Neutral, Black & White, Graphic Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
SCARCE XVII
2021
Paris, France
Intricate black and white pebble-pattern painted over a natural, oil washed canvas. A visual interpretation of erosion and organic patterning found th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Heart "Token 9" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, blue, orange, yellow
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite
ABSTRACT Colors Body Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan NEW Large
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Danny Avidan’s paintings explore the tension between form and formlessness, using it as a way to reflect on the body and the creative process. His expressive gestures continuously at...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment
Del Amo - Figurative Surrealist Portrait Landscape Paintings on Exposed Wood
By Eddy Lee
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Eddy Lee’s figurative surrealist portrait paintings on exposed wood depict emotive sirens who evoke a sense of mystery and seductiveness. His original artworks combine geometric elements with innocent women portraits seeking to trigger emotions, rather than communicating specific explanations. He reconciles the unconscious with rational life, exploring the power of dreams, embracing automatism, and freeing his subjects from the constraints of conscious thought.
This colorful, intriguing portrait is painted with acrylic and gouache on a hand-built cradled wood panel. This one-of-a-kind original artwork is 48 inches high by 36 inches wide and is signed by the artist on the back. It is wired and ready to hang. It does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this unique work.
Originally from Seattle, Washington, Eddy Lee relocated to Los Angeles in late 2012 to pursue a full-time career as a fine artist. He started his career on the Venice Beach Boardwalk and quickly gained a large following across the United States with exhibitions in San Francisco, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.
The artist’s work is inspired by the works of Audrey Kawasaki...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Wood Panel, Graphite
$8,160 Sale Price
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"2128" Mixed Media with Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Found object paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of his work. Numbered on verso. Presented "floating" in a new double ma...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Dialogue with Nature #89 by Maho Maeda -Abstract painting, flowers, yellow, wood
Located in Paris, FR
Dialogue with Nature #89 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil and ink on cotton canva...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Untitled, by Eddie Martinez
Located in Dubai, Dubai
By Eddie Martinez
Untitled, 2015
Crayon, coloured pencil, sharpie and enamel
15 x 21 cm
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Le Crâne" (Abstract Skull Painting on Pale Pink Background, Canvas, 50 x 50cm)
Located in Paris, IDF
LE CRÂNE
2020
Paris, France
A faint gesture of a skull, ‘le crane,’ lives on a pale pink background, and interacts with other abstract detailing, creating movement and tension. Evan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, India Ink, Graphite
Ancestral sound #41 by Maho Maeda - Abstract painting, canvas, wood, flora, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Ancestral sound #41 is a unique painting by contemporary artist Maho Maeda. This painting is made with acrylic, coloured pencil and ink on cotton canvas and carved wood, dimensions a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
My 80's Heart "Token 5" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, purple, green
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Hart "Token 5" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, purple, green, blue
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite
"Blue Impressions" by Steven H. Rehfeld - Textured Blue Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954)
"Blue Impressions" 1980
Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Paper, Tape, Graphite, Ink, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting....
Category
1980s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Tape, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Graphite, Stretcher Bars
Between Heaven and Earth: Untitled #1 acrylic, graphite, oil pastels on canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Persian Rose
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by Taoist teachings and meditations, 'Persian Rose' feels alive with its concentration on a single, pure color. Matuszewski creates meditative and harmonious color field pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Landscape"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980)
Pen and pencil on paper, unframed
paper: 16.75 x 5.75 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Paris
Fine original French drawing by the important and fascinating painter, Carlos Carnero (1922-1980). The painting has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate sale in Paris. The artists close connection to one of the 20th centuries most important artists, Fernand Leger is of important significance, with his own work being widely collected and appreciated.
The artist:
Carlos Carnero (1922-1980), a native of Montevideo, emigrates to Paris and joins Fernand Léger's studio workshop at the end of the 1940s. Located on the Boulevard de Clichy, the workshop-school has some seventy-five students. At the end of his life, Léger elaborates a protest against Cubism advocates the return to the human figure. The head of the workshop, Nadia Khodasievich, brilliant painter, first pupil of Malevich, then of Leger in the mid-1920s, became the assistant thenthe mistress of this one and the wife in 1952. In the workshop, Carlos Carnero, soon nicknamed
"Carlos" is noted for his talent and involvement. In addition to art education, the couple Léger entrusts the task of the secretariat of the workshop: movements of the stocks, inventory paintings, material organization of exhibitions. After the death of Léger in 1955, Carlos becomes very close to Nadia, rigorous in the construction of the posterity of the master. With his new companion Georges Bauquier, they found, on their own funds, the museum Fernand Léger de Biot - Carnero gives his assistance.
Carnero's style is very close to that of his master, filled with joy and colorful dynamism. At the beginning of the 50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances between lines, shapes and colors of Léger.
Some dates:
Classical studies in Montevideo (Uruguay).
1941 to 1946 School of Fine Arts, architecture section (Montevideo).
1947 Travel grant (Italy, Spain, France).
1948 Painting workshop at André Lhote workshop.
1949 Entered the Académie Fernand Léger, first student, then
1949 to 1955 Assistant-collaborator of Fernand Léger.
1955 to 1970 Collaborator of Nadia Khodasievitch and Georges Bauquier.
Exhibitions:
1950 Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, Exposition collective,
juillet 1950.
1951 Académie des Beaux-Arts, Paris, Atelier Fernand Léger, exposition
annuelle, décembre 1951.
1953 Salon des Artistes indépendants, Paris.
1953-1954 Galerie Gentilhommière, Paris, Groupe 53.
1957-1958 Première Biennale de la “Jeune Peinture”, musée des Arts décoratifs,
Paris, mai-juin 1957, Francfort, Montréal, 1958.
1959 “École de Paris” à Vienne, Linz, Gratz.
Galerie de France, “Cinq peintres – Un sculpteur”.
1960 Galerie Création à Roubaix. Exposition personnelle.
1961 Galerie Pierre Weiller à Paris. Exposition personnelle.
Salon des Réalités nouvelles. Palais des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. Exposition personnelle, mai 1961.
1962 Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, “Antagonismes 2 - L’objet”, juillet-octobre 1962.
Galerie Pierre Weiller, Paris, “Poèmes Peints”, mars-avril 1962.
Exposition personnelle.
Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris : “L’art latino-américain à Paris”.
1962-1963 Exposition de peinture contemporaine, Communauté européenne,
Prix Marzotto. Italie, Allemagne, Belgique, France.
Exposition des Artistes latino-américains, Musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris.
“Expressions Nouvelles”, Antibes.
1962 à 1965 Salon “Comparaisons”. L’Oeil de Boeuf, Galerie 7...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pen, Pencil
Signals of Stillness — Abstract Painting on Cardboard by Emmi Iida
Located in Lahti, FI
“Signals of Stillness” is an original 54 x 47 cm acrylic painting on cardboard by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida, celebrated for her intuitive mark-making and emotional m...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil
The Red Dress 5 - Framed Dynamic Original Red Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Graphite, Mixed Media, Oil
Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
California Monoprint
By Kory Twaddle
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Kory Twaddle
Title : California Monoprint
Materials : Tempera on paper
Date : 2008
Dimensions : 36 x 24 x .1 in.
Kory Twaddle is a Kansas City based artist and Research A...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Conté, Charcoal, India Ink, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, ...
CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980)
Pencil on thin paper, unframed
paper: 10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Pari...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pencil
"Say it (Over & Over Again)" Contemporary Pastel Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design.
In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Gesso, Graphite
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Honesty, Drawing 2014
Located in Stamford, CT
The Paths series was born out of a trip I took one summer to LA. The trip itself was more of an escape from my life in New York. At the time I was at a crossroads. Having just gone t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite
Do It Now – Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Scandinavian Acrylic Painting
Located in Lahti, FI
"feel the breeze
carefree spirit
breathing is easy
atmosphere, livin'
oh, how every day
could feel like this,
one of my faves"
'do it now' is a reminder that the Universe is ful...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil
The temptation is always to believe in the stability. Abstract mixed media
By On Hansen
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Traces of lived experiences appear in On Hansen's works, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction and seeking an organic experience between space and time through painting a...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite
Like a Bird- Shadow Follows Light's Illusion
Located in Dallas, TX
Dallas artist David A. Dreyer’s eighth solo exhibition at Valley House Gallery was presented early in 2021, accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. His recent paintings are inspired ...
Category
2010s American Modern Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Oil, Graphite
Patricia Zippin "The Sun" 1980s Mixed Media
Located in Arp, TX
Patricia Zippin
The Sun
1980s
Mixed Media
11.25"x 15", unframed
Signed bottom right in paint
Patricia Jayne Zippin (1930-2015)
She was born to Ben and Dorothy Schubert on January 5...
Category
1980s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Acrylic, Pencil
"Geometric 3077" Abstract Mixed Media Layered Composition on Baltic Birch Panel
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an abstract composition with the use of mixed media and bold patterns producing a work that is visually textured and rich with layers, as Owen creates an intricate geometric minimalistic composition. Even though this work has a rustic and heavily textured quality, the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a more minimal outlook on life and art. Creating a piece that allows us to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. Her piece aims to engage the viewer with an emotional and environmental disposition that evokes a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world. This unique work is executed on 1.5 depth baltic birch panel, and signed and titled by the artist on verso.
Art measures 36 x 36 inches
A native New Yorker, Christie Owen...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin, Pencil
Newfoundland Landscape (Canada)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). Newfoundland, ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist style of land, sea and cityscapes, created paintings with an emphasis on color and form. His works possess a clear and simple style, easily understood by the masses.
Born in Perkasie Pennsylvania, 20 miles north of Philadelphia, Clymer was the
youngest of seven children. Losing his mother during childbirth, he was raised by his eldest sister. He attended Drexel University in Philadelphia, studying Art and Architecture and worked as an Architect in the years following World War I.
During this time, Clymer met the artist Gwenyth Waugh, daughter of the renowned marine painter, Frederick Judd Waugh. His thrust then changed from Architect to Artist. Together, the couple travelled to destinations such as Spain and Newfoundland, where they gave birth to their only daughter.
In the early 1920's, Clymer and family settled in Provincetown, MA and quickly became associated with notable artists such as Helen Sawyer, Edwin Dickinson...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
When the World Is a Monster (Contemporary Pastel Vertical Grid, Blue Pink Green)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary Abstract Painting of grid in pastel blue, grey, white, green and pink
"When the World is a Monster" painted by Hudson Valley, NY based painter, Anthony Finta, in 2020
40...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Our Friendship Is Made of Being Awake 2 by Chris Brandell, Large Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
A striking 60 x 60 inch abstract painting by contemporary artist Chris Brandell. This mixed-media work balances raw energy with quiet restraint: a bold vertical field of white emerges against a warm neutral ground, layered with gestural charcoal marks, delicate line work, and inky splashes of black. Earthy rust tones and subtle hints of red provide unexpected intensity, drawing the eye across the canvas.
Brandell’s work is celebrated for its poetic minimalism and ability to capture emotion through texture, negative space, and intentional mark-making. Our Friendship Is Made of Being Awake 2 conveys a sense of vulnerability and strength, making it a powerful focal point for modern interiors and discerning collectors of contemporary abstraction.
Chris Brandell abstract, large neutral modern art...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pencil
Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn, thread, pink, abstract
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Pink, green, blue, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous medium to large scale abstract painting with beautiful composition and palette of lilac pink, lilac purple, light peach, pale yellow, light pink, bright pink, fuchsia, mauve, light violet, periwinkle, sky blue, aqua, pale blue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Yarn, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
Emotional color chart 219 (Abstract Painting)
By Kyong Lee
Located in London, GB
This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is inspired by the series Color as Adjective, a series of drawings and paintings that are visual representatio...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Diane Englander, Red and Buff on Orange 4, 2017, Mixed Media
Located in Darien, CT
A native New Yorker, Diane had an earlier career including 17 years as a management consultant to local nonprofits concerned with poverty or disenfranchisement; work in NYC governmen...
Category
2010s Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Cardboard, Graphite
CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL DRAWING BY FERNAND LEGER STUDIO WORKER
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait"
by Carlos Carnero (Uruguay/ French 1922-1980)
Pencil on thin paper, unframed
paper: 10.5 x 8.25 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Pari...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pencil
Big Bear in Red - Abstract Candy Gummy Bear Still Life Food Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia (USA) based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and abstracted still-life artworks. Her expressive style emphasizes line structure, creating vibrant painti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Batman
By Gene Davis
Located in New York, NY
Gene Davis (1920-1985)
American, Washington, D.C.
“Batman” 1975
Graphite and acrylic on raw canvas
Signed on reverse: Gene Davis 1975 Batman
Davis is known primarily for the stripe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Graphite
$164,000
Untitled Geometric Abstraction (unique two sided acrylic and pencil drawing)
By James Rosati
Located in New York, NY
James Rosati
Untitled Geometric Abstraction, 1982
Two-sided Acrylic and Colored Pencil on Paper drawing
Hand signed and dated on lower right front
14 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches
This is a un...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Color Pencil, Mixed Media
Rocio Rodriguez "March 12, 2021" Acrylic and Pencil on Panel
Located in New York, NY
"Various questions have led me to where my work is today. Primarily, what is the nature of a specific thing if it can be represented in various ways, even in opposing ways? Essential...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Pencil
Peter Halley, Hand signed & dated original ink & graphite drawing; unique Framed
By Peter Halley
Located in New York, NY
PETER HALLEY
6/21/96.9, 1998
Graphite and ink drawing
Hand-signed by artist, signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9
Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a hand made museum frame with UV plexiglass
signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9
This is a unique work
Frame included: elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality hand made white wood frame under UV plexiglass
Measurements:
Framed
16.5 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by 1.5 inches
Artwork (visible)
10 inches vertical by 8 inches horizontal
Peter Halley Biography
Peter Halley was born in 1953 in New York. He began his formal training at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1971. During that time, Halley read Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color (1981), which would influence him throughout his career. From 1973 to 1974 Halley lived in New Orleans, where he absorbed the vibrant cultural influences of the city, began using commercial materials in his art, and first became acquainted with the writings of earthwork artist Robert Smithson. In 1975 the artist graduated from Yale University, New Haven, with a degree in art history. After Yale, Halley returned to New Orleans, where he received an MFA in painting from the University of New Orleans in 1978. He had his first solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, that same year.
In 1978 Halley spent a semester teaching art at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He has continued to teach throughout his career. In 1980, Halley moved back to New York and had his first solo exhibition in the city at PS122 Gallery. At this time, Halley was drawn to the pop themes and social issues addressed in New Wave music. Inspired by New York’s intense urban environment, Halley set out to use the language of geometric abstraction to describe the actual geometricized space around him. He also began his iconic use of fluorescent Day-Glo paint.
In 1984, Halley started to exhibit with the International With Monument gallery, becoming closely associated with the organization and its artists, who exhibited conceptually rigorous work in a market-savvy, coolly presented space that stood in stark contrast to the bohemian, Neo-Expressionist flair of the East Village art scene at the time. In 1986, an exhibition of four artists from International With Monument at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York heralded the group’s growing success. By the late 1980s, Halley was exhibiting with prominent galleries in the United States and Europe. In 1989, an exhibition of his paintings traveled to the Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany; Maison de la culture et de la communication de Saint-Étienne, France; and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. From 1991 to 1992, a retrospective toured Europe, with presentations at the CAPC Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, France; Musée d’art contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland; Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1992, the Des Moines Art Center hosted his first solo exhibition at a U.S. museum.
While developing his visual language, Halley became interested in French post-structuralist writers, including Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Michel Foucault, and Paul Virillio, all of whom shared his concern with the character of social spaces in a post-industrial society. In 1981, he published his first essay “Beat, Minimalism, New Wave, and Robert Smithson” in Arts, a New York–based magazine that would publish eight of his essays before the decade’s end. Halley’s writings became the basis for Neo-Geometric Conceptualism (also known as Neo-Geo), the offshoot of Neo-Conceptualism associated with the work of Ashley Bickerton, Halley, and Jeff Koons. In 1988, the artist’s writings were anthologized in Collected Essays, 1981–1987, and again in 1997 in a second anthology, Recent Essays, 1990–1996.
In the mid-1990s, Halley began to produce site-specific installations for museums, galleries, and public spaces. These characteristically brought together a range of imagery and mediums, including paintings, wall-size flowcharts, and digitally generated wallpaper prints. Halley has executed permanent installations at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. In 2011, his installation of digital prints Judgment Day...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Graphite
Warren 85. 18 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Warren 85. 18 (Abstract Painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Abstract Expressionist Figure
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist figure, a seated blonde female nude with dynamic expressive lines by San Francisco artist Michael William Egglest...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Charcoal, Paper, Pencil
The Wilder Shore of Love, Original painting, Abstract art, Mixed media
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
The Wilder Shore of Love is a paean to the south coast, the celebration of distance, natural power and shoreline. The colours reflect those one finds at the edges of city, where the...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite
Resonant Lines, South Downs, Original art, Semi Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
“Resonant Lines” is part of my Landscapes of the inner eye series of paintings which explore the memory of places that we carry in our imagination rather tha...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Varnish, Oil Crayon, Board, Gr...
"Geometric 3076" Abstract Mixed Media Layered Composition on Baltic Birch Panel
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an abstract composition with the use of mixed media and bold patterns producing a work that is visually textured and rich with layers, as Owen creates an intricate...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
"Kimonoesque (Metal & Remnants)" Abstract Metallic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting features cool grey background and layers of metallic gold throughout. The central abstract form is composed of imperfect shapes placed side by side. The painti...
Category
2010s Abstract Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Delights 125 - Contemporary Abstract Shapes Pattern Teal Blue Gold, 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper is composed of solid shapes surrounded by a pattern of delicate lines and dots in bright teal, luminous gold, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pencil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
Detail Sketch from January 1986, Pure pigment collage, acrylic painting; Signed
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen
Detail Sketch from January 1986, 1991
Pure pigment collage, acrylic painting and drawing
Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed, hand initialed, annotated, dated by hand and with date stamp and stamped by artist and inscribed to Dr. Joseph and Mary Bottino
Provenance: Bottino family
16 1/2 × 21 inches
Unframed
Unique
Robert Petersen is a longtime collaborator, friend and protege of Robert Rauschenberg. Detail Sketch from January 1986, dated by the artist April 20, 1991, as well as April 1, 1991 and April 19, 1991, hand signed, as well as stamped RP several times, inscribed, and bears instructions"can paint over pink and blues and whites", and initialed.
More about Robert Petersen:
Robert Petersen was born in 1945 in the small farm town of Le Mars, Iowa and was raised there until 1952 when he moved with his family to Whittier, California. His education as an artist began in 1963 at Fullerton Community College where his interest in architectural drafting led him to develop a passion for drawing, painting, and printmaking. In 1966, he pursued his love for printmaking further at California State University, Long Beach under the former Tamarind Lithography Workshop printer, Robert Evermon.
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