1880s Abstract Paintings

The Poppy Field 07.2021 is an abstract pallette knife landscape painting by third generation American Impressionist painter Nelson Holbrook White. Frame Dimensions: 19 x 27 inches...

David Rankin, American (b. 1946) Rocky Hillside, (1990) Oil on paper Hand signed lower right, signed and titled verso. 30 x 22 1/2 inches David Rankin is a New York-based, British-born Australian post-war and contemporary artist known for his expressionistic abstract paintings. His work can be categorized by his use of quick, loose brushstrokes, reminiscent of scribbles on a page. Rankin works predominantly in oil painting and acrylic on canvas, but also works with paper, prints, sculptures and ceramics. Rankin has held over 100 one-person exhibitions in cities across the world, including New York, London, Paris, Beijing, Mexico, Vienna, Berlin and Cologne, as well as all over Australia. Represented in many of the world’s leading public and private collections and museums, David Rankin’s work is featured in Australia’s leading institutions, including the National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of New South Wales, National Gallery of Victoria and Queensland Art Gallery. David Rankin was born in Plymouth, Devon, England in 1946 then emigrated to Australia with his family in 1948. He spent his childhood in the 1950s in the semi-rural Port Hacking region South of Sydney and his teenage years in country New South Wales, from Hay, Wagga Wagga and Albury in the South to Bourke and Brewarrina in the North. Rankin is self-taught, developing his techniques and ideas in the outback towns of his youth. He was inspired by the greats from Leonardo da Vinci to Paul Klee as well as being influenced by the history of Buddhism and Asian art. In his travels before he arrived in Sydney in 1967 he developed a concept of what he wanted to achieve as an Australian artist. His dream was to express the anima, the life spirit or the essence of God in all nature. As an Australian artist he believed could bring the elements of Western Art together with an understanding and love for the cultures of Asia and the Australian Aborigine. He also felt that as Australia was closer to Asia than Europe it made sense to think about the art of Indian, Chinese and Japanese artists, and that one could not be an authentic articulate Australian artist without a love and respect for the artistic and spiritual expressions of the various Aboriginal artists, peoples and cultures. His work combined elements of Abstract Expressionist painting with Jewish and Aboriginal influences. In 1979 his first wife, Jennifer Mary Roberts (née Haynes) died. Rankin subsequently met his current wife Lily Brett, whose own life was etched by tragedy with her parents being survivors of the Holocaust. She too migrated to Australia as a child after the Second World War in 1948. The artist recounts that his empathy for Lily and the pity for his first wife's death fused into what he calls "the dark blessing of my life." The darkness was transformed into images. The author Dore Ashton writes that the events of 1979 and the fire which ravished his studio in 1997 and burnt his art works and many personal possessions, had a profound impact on his work. Having personal life experiences as his subject matter, Rankin's paintings contemplate these things. For example, his Jerusalem series followed a trip to Jerusalem in 1988, which then led to his Golgotha works. His travels to the Australian, American and Mexican deserts became the subject matter for many of his canvases, such as Ridge – Mungo, Golden Prophecy – San Antonio, Grey Sonora Landscape and then led to his Witness Series. From the fire in his studio he then painted Buddha and Flames. He illustrated two books by Lily Brett on the holocaust and explored the theme further in his huge work The Drowned and The Saved from a book by Primo Levi of the same name. Through Brett he encountered Jewish mythology and painted judaica imagery, Black...

Glowing Red Sunset - abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant sunset by an unknown central California coast artist Maria Pavao Hadsell (Portugal/American). A glowing red sky is reflected in the foreground of this piece, implying a marsh or pond. Beyond the red foreground, there green and yellow transitions into blue mountains. Maria Pavao Hadsell was born in Portugal and is mostly a self taught artist originally from Portugal. Later she immigrated to the USA and lived in Massachusetts, then she moved to Sunnyvale, California. Studied watercolor in Italy, and with Los Gatos artist William Wray Signed "M Pavao...

Looking out from Ledwell by Rupert Aker [2022] original and hand signed by the artist Oil on Canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:58 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:58 cm x...

Beth Munro’s original paintings, whether composed of still life, landscape, or abstract forms, focus on pattern, color, and texture. Munro is inspired by everything from the impressi...

Evening, Cud Hill [2022] original Oil on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:40 cm x D:2cm Frame Size: H:33 cm x W:43 cm x D:3cm Sold Fr...

Modern, expressive autumn landscape as a semi abstract landscape painting. (Grass) green, (sunny) yellow, red-orange colors dominate the work, which has a lively and energetic character. • Ready to hang • Sides of the canvas are painted (Gold acrylic) • Two coats of protective gloss varnish were applied that protect the painting from UV rays and dust. • Signed and dated by the artist on the back. • Includes a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist. This painting conveys positive energy, the central element of your decor. Please do not hesitate to contact me! Thank you for visiting my art! Best regards! Andrei Sitsko.

This is one of the most loved and iconic paintings of Shizico Yi to date. -Artist’s lifetime Warranty for this artwork. -Free frame service with selections of fr...

"Ole Swimmin Hole" Southern California Oil on canvas board 1930s Elegant mid century landscape depicting a lake and hillside in summer by well known and collected California artist ...

This piece, "Endless Skies", is a 40x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Gary Zack featuring an atmospheric abstract landscape. Clouds fill a hazy purple ...

This abstracted landscape painting by Molly Doe Wensberg features a cool blue, green, and yellow palette and captures a landscape scene with lush fo...

This landscape of the Adirondacks shows and autumnal scene with the foliage in bright colors of, yellow, red, and coral. The mountains of the Adirondacks are in the background. Two p...