Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 7

Milly Ristvedt
Procession - large, red, blue, pink, contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas

1984

About the Item

Swipes and shapes in rust orange, bubble gum pink, aqua, ultramarine and black move in an orchestrated procession across a soaked charcoal ground in this acrylic by Milly Ristvedt. This large, square acrylic canvas is a poetic narrative of space, light, texture and movement through the application of color. Milly Ristvedt (b. 1942, Kimberley, BC) RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario and featured at the National Gallery of Canada. She was chosen for prestigious exhibitions in Winnipeg, Paris and Lausanne. By 1969, Ristvedt was sharing a studio with Jack Bush and showing with the Carmen Lamanna Gallery. Over her long career, Ristvedt has had over 50 solo exhibitions. Her abstract, acrylic canvases are held in private, corporate and public collections including the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal and Harvard University. Barry Lord observed in Art in America (1969) that Ristvedt’s paintings were “…more insistent than Bush, more consciously structured than Molinari.” Ristvedt is represented exclusively by Oeno Gallery. The painting is accompanied by a book recently published on her work, Colour and Meaning: An Incomplete Palette.
  • Creator:
    Milly Ristvedt (1942, Canadian)
  • Creation Year:
    1984
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 78 in (198.12 cm)Width: 78 in (198.12 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Bloomfield, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU29111189332
More From This SellerView All
  • Body Records #2 White - contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    This dynamic contemporary circular painting in bright white is by Yvonne Lammerich. The Canadian artist has been exhibiting her uniquely bold work bot...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • Body Motion Target 2 - soft, contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    This dynamic contemporary circular painting in bright white is by Yvonne Lammerich. The Canadian artist has been exhibiting her uniquely bold work bot...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • Untitled Landscape with White Square - modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
    By Otto Rogers
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    The landscape, as interpreted by the uniquely talented eye of abstract artist, Otto Rogers. In his characteristic modernist style, this appears to be a view focused on the horizon wh...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

  • Mountain Sun - bright, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
    By Pat Service
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    Bold, bright colours and clean lines capture the essence of a setting sun as it slips behind a mountain range. This is one of a series of minimalist paintings that celebrates the ‘ro...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • Time and Motion - rich, dark, colourful, geometric abstract acrylic on canvas
    By Milly Ristvedt
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    Milly Ristvedt continues her exciting exploration of colour and form in this stunning new work. Hard-edged geometric shapes—rectangles and squares almost appear to be dancing around the canvas. The colour palette is bright—yellows, red, blues, purples which play off the darker, fluid burgundy/black backdrop. Art Critic Barry Lord (Art in America) declared that Ristvedt’s paintings were ‘more insistent than Bush, more consciously structured than Molinari.’ “Colour has been central to my explorations in painting from the beginning.” Milly Ristvedt Born in British Columbia, Ristvedt studied at the Vancouver School of Art (now the Emily Carr University) and had her first solo exhibit at the Carmen Lamanna Gallery in Toronto. In the late 1960s, Ristvedt shared a studio with famed Canadian painter Jack Bush, met art critic Clement Greenberg and was inspired by American painters Jules Olitiski...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Acrylic

  • The Other Gate - Bright, Abstract Shapes, Minimalist, Acrylic and Ink on Canvas
    By Aron Hill
    Located in Bloomfield, ON
    This lyrical abstract composition—a landscape re-imagined is by Aron Hill. The Calgary artist often creates work that features nature—a sun, leaf-like shapes, rocks. These organic fo...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

You May Also Like
  • Serene Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'Serenity #02', this atmospheric painting depicts an imagined scene using muted p...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

  • Abstract English Moorland Landscape Earthy Colours Contemporary British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Abstract English Moorland Landscape using Earthy Colours by Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield Art measures 30 x 30 inches Frame measures 33 x 33 inches Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

  • Black Yellow & Red Abstract Expressionist Art by Contemporary British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Black Yellow & Red Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 36 x 36 inches This original marks a return to Wakefield’s ...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

  • Warm Red & Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting by Contemporary British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Warm Red & Yellow Abstract Landscape Painting by Leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This atmospheric impressionistic depiction of a sunset over mountainous terrain forms part of a new body of work exploring human emotions. Art measures 27.5 x 27.5 inches Frame measures 32.5 x 32.5 inches This original marks a return to Wakefield’s early work, and is a direct continuation and resumption of this intense body of gestural abstract artwork that formed the very foundations of her output as a professional artist. Art critics regard these powerful expressive works as forming the blueprint of her unique style. Angela Wakefield has twice been on the front cover of ‘Art of England’ and featured in ARTnews, attracting international attention and critical acclaim with her urban landscape paintings of New York, London & the North of England. The style of painting has been described as ‘contemporary realism’, and is often favourably compared with Edward Hopper by collectors and art critics. Angela’s work is held in private collections in Europe and the USA, including the British Royal Family. Her admirers include leading figures in international business, filmmaking and the media. PROVENANCE: Ascot Studios Collection. Initialled on the front of the canvas, signed on rear. Framed in a high quality off-white shabby chic...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

  • Black Yellow & Red Abstract Expressionist Art by Contemporary British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Black Yellow & Red Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 36 x 36 inches This original marks a return to Wakefield’s ...
    Category

    2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

  • Expressive Abstract Interpretation of an Urban City Scene by British Artist
    By Angela Wakefield
    Located in Preston, GB
    Colourful Expressive Abstract Interpretation of an Urban Landscape City Scene, by leading British Artist Angela Wakefield. This artwork is from an intense body of abstract work that...
    Category

    Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

    Materials

    Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Recently Viewed

View All