1980s Abstract Paintings

Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 Summer Idyl, c. 1985 acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas signed lower right, signed and titled verso 44.75 x 62.75 inches Richard Andres wa...

Ashes of Roses is Rene Ricard's mauve-colored map of Rivington Street between Suffolk and Clinton Street, with a white arrow pointing to the word mofongo, indicating a Puerto Rican r...

Stone Faces - Abstract Portrait in Acrylic on Textured Paper Abstract portrait by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two faces are merged, overlappi...

A highly abstracted figure emerges in fluid, elegant brush strokes, reminiscent of the works of Francis Bacon, in this striking abstract painting by Bay...

Signed in graphite, lower right, 'Inman' for Robert Inman (American, 1927–2016) and painted circa 1985. Robert Inman first studied at Occidental College ...

Artist: Tom Holland Title: Garner Tullis Year: 1988 Medium: Acrylic on paper, signed and dated in pencil Paper Size: 42 x 82 in. (106.68 x 208.28 cm)

Lyre and Palette is an original artwork realized by Tommaso Cascella (Rome, 1951) in 1989. Original oil on canvas. Hand-signed, titled and dated on the back of the work. Wood f...

Vintage Contemporary Surrealist PAFA Artist Mark McCullen signed verso dated 1986 titled "A remarkable piece of Apparatus" 30 x 22" board, 32 x 24" Framed.

Affection 1989 Artist signed lower right Oil, graphite on linen canvas 38x30, framed 52x44 inches. Jurgen Gorg was born in 1951 in​, Dernbach Germany. His formative years were spen...

Artist: Alois Mosbacher– Austrian (1954- ) Title: Figure Drinking from Bottle Year: 1982 Medium: Mixed Media – Acrylic and watercolor on paper Size: 16.75 x 24 inches (42.5 x 61 cm) ...

Artist: Kim Hardiman, American XXth Title: Rhythm & Form Year: 1984 Medium: Mixed media on canvas, signed, dated, and titled verso Size: 36 x 42 in. (91.44 x 106.68 cm)

Lace Swirls - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A dynamic abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). A brownish-r...

Saint Clair Cemin (Brazilian-American) Double Sculpture, 1987 Graphite and watercolor on paper Hand signed, dated and titled on the back of the sheet ...

Still life with pears. Oil on cardboard, 50 x 60 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad Schoo...

Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract composition by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). A bold black character tak...

Signed lower right, "Nagai" for Ikuko K. Nagai (Japanese-American, born 1932) and painted circa 1980. Previously with: Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco paper dimensions: 33.5 x 45 inch...

Abstract Colors is an artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 1983. Original Oil On Canvas. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas: Lo Fermo 83. ...

Presenting a stunning extra-large French abstract acrylic painting by French artist Raphaëlle Pia (1942-). This contemporary artwork exhibits a remarkably vivid quality, achieved through the harmonious interplay of a pale color palette and bold, large brushstrokes. The painting is countersigned. ‘R. Pia’ is signed in the bottom right corner of the canvas, and 'Raphaëlle PIA' is signed on the reverse side of the canvas. It is dated 1987, is titled ‘ ("Guanorgile") "Guanos II" ’, and its' medium is noted to be 'acrylique s/ toile (et technique mixte)' which translates to 'acrylic paint on canvas and mixed technique'. There is also a reference to a Parisian street that is partially crossed out...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Childhood of Hephaestus, Variation V Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, with Artist Painted Frame Size: 47 x 59 in...

Artist: Peter Mack Title: Homage to Julia Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 36 in. x 30 in. (91.44 cm x 76.2 cm) Frame Size: 37 x 31 inches

Curtis Ripley (American, born 1949). Expressionist figurative abstract oil painting on paper. Titled "Study For A Diptych". Artist signature upper right and lower left. Good overall condition with normal storage wear to frame. Provenance: Joy Moos...

Modernist abstract landscape painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood impressionist frame.

Gorgeous colors in this abstract of the sunrise on the bay by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), a modernist of urban and coastal views and geometric painting. Signed on verso. From a...

Signed upper left, 'Michael Bradley' for Michael Thorn Bradley (American, 1944-2015) and dated 1986. Previously with: Gump's Gallery, San Francisco (fr...

Roger Van Ouytsel (American, b. 1941) Title: "The Things I liked About Larry Wise," 1987. Oil painting on canvas, signed and dated. Framed. Provenance: Exhibited at Allan Stone Ga...

Green Over Orange Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Bright orange and green ar...

Step into the serene world of American minimalism with this exquisite 1980 signed original oil painting. Created by a talented American artist, this work invites you to explore the c...

Loren Munk (American, b. 1951), mixed media painting "Romulus & Remus", signed "Munk '89", 13" x 19" inches sheet, framed 20.25" x 26" inches. This one is African American kids in a park at the water fountain. The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubist paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawings and mosaics. He differs from traditional mosaic artists by the manner in which he incorporates glass into his decorative paintings. His unique and innovative use of materials such as mirror, gold-leaf and glass mosaic affirmed him as a founding force of Kitsch Art and a leading member of New York Neo-Expressionism. Munk's work debuted in SoHo in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout Europe, South and North America and the Middle East. Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Munk documents the New York art world in YouTube videos, using the name James Kalm. Timeline: 1979 Attended Art Students League, New York 1973-75 Attended University of Maryland at Ramstein, Germany while in US Army 1969-72 Attended Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 1951 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah Select Group Exhibitions 2018 “Under Erasure” curated by Heather and Raphael Rubinstein at Pierogi Gallery New York 2016 "It Was Never Linear: Recent Painting" at the Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln Neb. with: Robert Bordo, Dawn Clements, Lois Dodd, Michelle Grabner, Colin Prahl, Peter Saul, Barbara Takenaga, and Stanley Whitney 2014 "Some Artists" curated by Matthew Deleget at Minus Space. David Diao, Mary Beth Edelson, Alfred Jensen, George Maciunas, Loren Munk, Ward Shelley, John Zinsser 2013 "Coming Together: Surviving Sandy Year 1" curated by Phong Bui for the Dedalus Foundation, "The Decline and Fall of the Art World: Part I" curated by Nick Lawrence at Freight+Volume, N.Y. "Reticulate" at McKenzie Fine Art Inc., N.Y. "The Pyramids Along the Nile" at English Kills Gallery 2012 "When We Were Ancient" organized by Ethan Petitt at Teddy's Bar, Williamsburg "Heroes" curated by Julie Torres at Small Black Door, Ridgewood Queens, N.Y. 2011 "ABC123" curated by Janet Goleas at Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y. "6 Who Paint" curated by Fred Valentine at Big & Small/Casual, Long Island City, N.Y. "It's All Good: Apocalypse Now" curated by Richard Timperio, Side Show Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. "Paper 2011" at Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn. "NEW year NEW work NEW faces" by Jason Andrew and Deborah Brown at Storefront Gallery. "Unfinished Pictures" curated by Kristin Calabrese...

Winter Killed Five Paths, 1983 Mixed Media Abstract, signed and title on revers. No frame needed for this work at the top is attached to plank of wood and ready to be hang, it will be rolled up for shipping. Terence La Noue was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964. After going to Berlin as a Fulbright Meister Student at Hochscule fur Bildende Kunste in 1964-65 he went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree from Cornell University. In addition to the Fulbright Foundation fellowship, La Noue has twice received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. He has had extensive teaching experience at Trinity College 1967-72, the City University of New York 1972-85 and at New York University in 1987. He lives between Arizona, Paris, France and Vermont. Terence La Noue, who has created powerful, compelling paintings for the last four decades, is considered one of the outstanding talents of 20th century American abstract art. Layering canvas, fabric, gauze, acrylic paint and cast elements forming a lively melding of many different materials, symbols and colors to create tapestry-like paintings, he conjures up colorfully rich abstractions that reveal a sense of myth, magic and mystery. His extensive world travels serve as inspiration for works that are abstract mixtures of Western and non-Western traditions and histories. India, South America, Morocco, Mexico and Nepal have been favorite destinations. Terence La Noue’s unique approach to painting and printmaking has achieved worldwide recognition. Beginning in Berlin in 1965 he has had over a hundred and thirty acclaimed solo exhibitions in London, Paris, Tehran, Stockholm, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Cologne, New York, Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Palm Beach, Dallas, Atlanta, Tucson and Scottsdale. His work is represented in the permanent collections of major museums including: The Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum of Art, The Corcoran Gallery, The Guggenheim Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, The Tate Modern in London in Japan, Singapore, France and Australia including the Center for Contemporary Art, Kitakyushu, Japan, the Power Institute of Fine Arts, Sydney, Australia, The Musee d'Art et Archeologie, Paris, France. Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., United States Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York, United States National Gallery of Australia, Sidney, Australia Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts United States Embassy, Beijing, China His work is also included in numerous university and city art museums throughout the US as well as major corporate collections. Terence la Noue worked extensively at Tyler Graphics from 1987 to 1993 and is represented in the National Gallery’s Kenneth Tyler Collection by a large body of work made in 1987 and 1991. La Noue’s work is characterized by an intensive layering process, which was well accommodated by the Tyler workshop. The artist found that through collaboration with Ken Tyler...

Oil paint on heavy tar paper. Hand signed and dated verso. Joan Kahn (USA 1953-) grew up in New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; and Vermont; in an environment that patronized the arts. At home her father, a professor, and mother, a state economist and homemaker, collected nineteenth and twentieth century drawings and prints, Middle eastern rugs, and ceramics, pewter, and old tools. Her grandfather, Max Westfield, was an academically trained portrait painter and her great uncle was a well-known gallery owner and art dealer in pre-World War II Germany. One of the influential experiences of Joan’s youth was visiting her grandfather in his studio in Tennessee where the family had first immigrated. Growing up near New York, and spending a year in Paris during high school, provided formative visits to museums and galleries. Joan was academically talented in grade and high school, but after her father’s death during her first years at university she found herself concentrating on studio and history of art. It was a subject above others absorbed and concentrated her focus. Influential in Joan’s development and later work are the historic movements of the Bauhaus and Modernist design and architecture, geometric art and design of diverse cultures, Color Field Painting. Many artists have had a impact on her work, such as Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delaunay, Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt, Antoni Tapies, David Smith, John McLaughlin, Tony Smith, Louise Nevelson, Robert Mangold, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Valerie Jaudon, Jasper Johns, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Vija Celmins, Caio Fonseca, Peter Halley, Ed Moses, Juan Usle, and Nancy Haynes...

Red, Black, and Brown Figurative Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). The left...

Signed, verso, on canvas, 'Sean Sult' for Sean Gilbert Sult (American, born 1949) and dated 'Spring, 1980'. A substantial oil showing an ocean view looking ...

Subaquatic Canyon - Abstract Expressionist on Paper Abstract in bold blue and red with textures created by salt in India ink and watercolor, by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Bonus sketch on verso of a person's face, perhaps a self-portrait of the artist. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Paper size: 17.75"H x 12"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...

Artist: Peter Mack Title: Circulars 2 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 54 x 54 in. (137.16 x 137.16 cm)

Lace Swirls - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A dynamic abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece i...

Patricia Zippin Tillamook Flight 3 of 12 1980s Mixed Media 30.75"x 23", unframed Signed in paint bottom right and signed and titled in pen on reverse Patricia Jayne Zippin (1930-201...

The masters is a watercolor painting on paper by Italian-born multidisciplinary artist Lucio Pozzi. It is currently house at Hal Bromm Gallery.

This is quite large and beautiful it is signed and dated verso. this came from an important collection. Biography David Shapiro was born in 1944 in Brooklyn, NY. 1965 Skowhegan School of Art He earned his B.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1966 and his M.F.A. from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1968. Aside from participation in many international group shows, since 1971, Shapiro has held many solo exhibitions. Shapiro has also been invited as a visiting artist to many institutions including the Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA. In addition, he has taught at different art schools and universities including Parsons School of Design, New York, NY and Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and his work is represented in public and corporate collections. Dolan / Maxwell Tandem Press Goya Contemporary & Goya-Girl Press Selected Collections Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts,CA Brooklyn Museum of Art Calcografia Nazionale, Rome Carnegie Mellon Art Gallery, Pittsburgh Galerie Gian Enzo Sperone, Turin Galerie Ileana Sonnabend, Paris Horst Janssen Museum, Oldenberg, Germany Israel Museum, Jerusalem Kresge Art Center, Michigan State Univer Kunsthalle de Stadt, Nurmberg, Germany Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami Mint Museum, Charlotte Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Modern Art, New York National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C Nelson-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, MO New York Public Library Pennysylvania Academy of the Fine Arts San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Sculpture Center, New York Snug Harbor Cultural Center,Staten Is,NY Solomon R Guggenheim Museum, New York University of Chicago University of Iowa Art...

Abstract oil on wood panel depicting the beginnings of the ascendancy of the Earth by Julie R. Fudge (American, 20th Century). Signed "Julie Fudge" on verso. Unframed. Image, 42"H x ...

Domenick Capobianco (American, b. 1928), Abstract Color Field Composition in Yellow and Orange, Oil on Canvas, 1980, apparently unsigned, dated to verso and with "Studio Domenick Cap...

Vintage American school abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Vibrant color and confident composition.

Signed lower left, 'Inman' for Robert Inman (American, 1927–2016) and dated, beneath the mat, 1981. Matted dimensions: 20 x 30 inches. Robert Inman first...

Painting by established contemporary artist Jan Wunderman. Oil on canvas.

Laddie John Dill (American, b. 1943) Untitled Oil painting on canvas mounted on panel Hand signed Laddie Dill (verso) 36 x 72 inches. (with frame 37 X 73) Laddie John Dill was born ...

Original oil on canvas painting by the American artist Miriam H. Greenberg. Signed lower right. Titled “Composition Red and Gold” and dated verso, 1988. Condition is very good. Orig...

Dramatic and compelling mixed media, collotype by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). A mixed media artist test project painting using brown wash, gold leaf, silver leaf, and co...

Monday’s Muse by Darryl Hughto, American (1943) Date: 1988 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 55 x 42.25 in. (139.7 x 107.32 cm) Frame Size: 57.5 x 44.25 inches

Vintage signed American abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 24H.

Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait in in Acrylic and Pastel on Paper A colorful abstracted self portrait painting by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20t...

Initialed lower right in pencil, 'B.R.' for Barbara Rainforth (American, 20th century) and dated 1989. Additionally signed in pencil, verso, 'Barbara...

Fernando de Szyszlo Abolicion de la Muerte, 1987 Titled dated verso: "Abolicion de la Muerte" NY/87 Signed lower bottom edge center "Szyszlo" Oil on canvas 56 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter...

Baby is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original Oil on Canvas. Total dimensions: 70 x 3 x 70 cm. Mi...

Abstract Expressionist Portrait in in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstracted portrait painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Although this piec...

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Italian Landscape with Signals is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1984 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original mixed colored oil on canvas Includes woo...

Tulips in a vase. Oil on cardboard, 45 x 30 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of A...

The Big Sky 2 is an original contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the Italian artist Leo Guida (1992-2017). Original oil on canvas. Good conditions e...

This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era. This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux. Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints. Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art. Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints. He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend. Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life. Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career. 1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship. 1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer. 1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...