20th Century Abstract Paintings
Period: 20th Century
Color: Gray
Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady
French School, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches
Stylish ex...
Category
Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Pansy Presence' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1994 "Dreamer's Forest" Abstract Painting on Panel William Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"Dreamer's Forest"
1994
Oil on panel
48"x36" artist framed
Signed lower right
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas.
At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild.
Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York.
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EDUCATION:
Chicago Academy Of Fine Art
San Antonio Art Institute
MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR:
Freelance graphic design and illustration
Instructor of painting and illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute
San Jose State University
AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals:
New York Society of Illustrators
Los Angeles Society of Illustrators
San Francisco Society of Illustrators
Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club
Houston Artist's Guild
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light.
Architectural design featured in: Better Homes and Gardens, American
Home, Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest.
ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS:
Oil Companies:
Champlin Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company.
Industrial:
Hughes Tool Company, General Electric, United States Steel, Phelps Dodge, Sylvania Television,
Texas Gulf Sulphur, Litton Industries, Houston Lighting and Power Company...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
R.S.P. (Perspective Space Search)
By Paolo Minoli
Located in Como, IT
Paolo Minoli (1942-2004)
R.S.P. (Perspective Space Search)
1969
Acrylic on Canvas
Size 40x40 cm (63x63 cm including the frame with invisible glass)
Bibliography:
Pirovano, Paolo Min...
Category
Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
C.L.F.Q. composition no. 20
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
C.L.F.Q. composition no. 20
Acrylic on Canvas
1975
Size: 50x50 cm (72x72 cm including frame)
Giuseppe Minoretti was born in Erba (Como) in 19...
Category
Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
C.L.F.R.Q. composition.
Located in Como, IT
Giuseppe Minoretti (Erba, Como - 1938)
C.L.F.R.Q. composition.
Acrylic on Canvas
1975
Size: 50x50 cm (72x72 cm including frame)
Giuseppe Minoretti was born in Erba (Como) in 1938.
...
Category
Abstract Geometric 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Infinity Field (Jerusalem Series III #1)
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on canvas. Signed lower left; signed, titled, and dated verso.
65.75 x 50.25 in.
67.25 x 51.75 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a maple floater with a matte white finish.
Pro...
Category
Post-War 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Infinity Field (Jerusalem Series)
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on canvas. Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed verso.
68 x 50 in.
69.5 x 51.75 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a maple floater with a matte white finish.
Provenance
Camillo...
Category
Post-War 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Plastic space
By Piero Sadun
Located in Roma, RM
Piero Sadun (Siena 1919 - 1974), Plastic space (late 1950s)
Oil painting on canvas measuring 90 x 100 cm.
The work appears to be archived at the Piero Sadun Archives.
Provenance: ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christian Gardair Monumental Painting "Oceano Graphie", 1983
Located in Washington, DC
Exceptional and large painting by French artist Christian Gardair (French, b.1938). Painting is acrylic on polyester paper. Signed and titled "Oceano Graphie" dated 1983. Painting me...
Category
Color-Field 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Synthetic Paper
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
Modern 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Treescape Landscape Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Treescape Landscape Berkeley School Abstract Expressionist
Substantial period Berkeley School abstract expressionist landscape titled "Treescape" by listed Berkeley artist...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Group by the Sea" - Abstracted Impasto Seascape by Richard Lofton
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful and expressive abstracted seascape with thick impasto dynamically swirling together by California artist Richard Lofton (American, 1908-1966). Signed and dated "RICHARD LOFT...
Category
Post-Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Burlap
Nature Morte
By Michel Rodde
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection since 1970's. It is pencil signed by the artist and numbered 198/220. Guilde del la Gravure .
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Sans titre
By Jean Signovert
Located in Belgrade, MT
This black and white Carborundum is part of my private collection. It is in very good condition , signed by the artist and numbered. Guilde de la Gravure
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Provincetown (Cape Cod landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca.1930 double-sided abstract painting by American artist, James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982). On the Docks, Sunset. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20.5 inches. S...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Ombre proprie ed ombre portate
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances
between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation
dynamic approach in orde...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1986. Watercolor on paper, 16.5 x 17 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Extra-Large Grey And White Abstract Painting By Rapfaëlle Pia From 1987
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
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...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Moon Glow by Robert Terry
Located in Brookville, NY
Born 1955 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Lives and works in New York.
AWARDS
National Endowment for the Arts, Major Grant
Robert Terry was best noted in his depictions of romantic moons...
Category
American Modern 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Summer River Landscape with Boats
Located in Houston, TX
Summer themed impressionist landscape of a river with boats. Has the artist signature in the bottom right hand corner. Framed in a wooden frame.
Dimensions without frame: H 15.5 in....
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
SOPHIE DANIELLE RUBINSTAIN (1922-2018) HUGE 1960s FRENCH SURREALIST SIGNED OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Composition"
by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (1922-2018)
signed lower left hand side,
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 23.5 x 28.5 inches
Stunning original oil p...
Category
Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Composition" Abstract Blue and Orange Painting on Canvas
By Berry Bowen
Located in Houston, TX
Berry Bowen abstract blue and orange painting on canvas. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the back of the canvas.
Artis...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled (Sin Titulo II)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Seascape)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Mid-century abstract landscape painting. Artist signature faintly visible on the right with a clear initial F and year in lower right hand.
In excellent condition.
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Man with guitar)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Liberty Garden
Located in Newport Beach, CA
“Liberty Garden”, a large resin on canvas. Dated 1972 and signed on verso by
Walter Darby Bannard (1934-2016), an American artist. Can be hung horizontally or vertically. Bannard ...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Resin
Untitled (Sin Titulo I)
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Manuel Soto-Muñoz (1913-2000), Puerto Rican born American painter. Recipient award of merit Florida Southern College, 1958; prize Art Students League New York, 1950; 1st prize Salón ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
CHINE - LADISLAS KIJNO - ORIGINAL PAINTING - UNIQUE PIECE
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Technique mixte originale sur papier froissé
Signé en bas à gauche
Titrée et datée en bas à droite
Pièce unique
Category
French School 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Genovart Gray Background Yellow original surrealist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Luces original surrealist acrylic painting.
GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994).
Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksell...
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Latin American Post War Abstract Expressionist Composition by Daniel Bottero.
Located in New York, NY
We have a huge contemporary abstract painting by Daniel Bottero, a Latin American artist, for sale. depicting a dark backdrop, a red band running horizo...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Space', C. 1998 by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled Abstract Expressionist
By Sandro von Lorsch
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Expressionist Abstract Composition
Canvas size 24"x32" gold leaf frame 27"x35", signed lower right corner.
Sandro von Lorsch German painter born 1921-1993. Very dynamic and expressi...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Journey to the Center of the Earth Illustration
Located in Miami, FL
20th Century Italian Illustrator Gianna Renna depicts a emotionally-charged scene of three men on a raft descending into a fiery abyss. His conception and execution of Jules Verne's ...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Night fishing oil on board painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Vergés Grau (1925-1989) - Night fishing - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 73x92 cm.
Frame measurements 77x96 cm.
Category
Surrealist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando Baldinelli. It was painted circa 1958 after Baldinelli left Italy for South Africa a...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Untitled I" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Clinton Township, MI
"Untitled Abstract I" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 37.5 x 49.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Untitled', c. 1990's by David Ruth
By David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Koi Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative and dramatic acrylic painting of abstracted Koi fish titled "Symbiosis" that's a masterful blend of motion and objects. Circa 1980. Unframed, by Chaquille (American, 20th c...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1960's Modern British Abstract Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning array of strong colors stand out in this original mid-20th century British abstract painting. The work dates to the 1950's-60's period and is of British authorship.
The pa...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Senza titolo
Located in Roma, RM
SENZA TITOLO
1962
Tecnica mista su tela
Mixed media on canvas
Senza cornice/Without frame: cm 70 x 70
Con cornice/With frame: cm 73 x 73
Firma e data in basso a sinistra “Plessi...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Abstract on a Musical Theme. French Mid Century Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful French abstract on a musical theme in oil on canvas. The painting is signed 'D' to the bottom right and is currently unframed. The work is on a nice old stretcher chassis w...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1982. Watercolor on paper, 16.5 x 18 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
French Feminine Contemporary Colorful Abstract Painting By Jean Pierre Guiot
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
A beautiful and soft feminine gouache painting by French artist Jean Pierre Guiot. With a soft dark color palette of dark green, yellow, red, and blue, this piece exudes an emotional...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape Monogrammed American Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
Modern 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"City-Morning-Skyscape" 1982 Pink And Grey Contemporary Oil By Joyce Weinstein
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Step into the world of abstract contemporary art with Joyce Weinstein's "City-Morning-Skyscape", a captivating painting from 1982 that flaunt the artis...
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Andromeda
Located in Lawrence, NY
The art market--collectors, curators and museums--is in the early stages of a broad reappraisal of the contribution of previously overlooked groups to the development of post-war mod...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
SANS TITRE
By Zao Wou-Ki
Located in PARIS, FR
Etching by the renowned Chinese French artist Zao Wou-ki. This work was created in 1978, when Zao Wou-ki began to come back to the Chinese ink painting techniques he learned in China...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Etching
Vintage American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Michael Loew
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil on Bristol Board
Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural pr...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Painting "The Indestructibles" Industrial Workers Dated 1949
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract painting of factory or industrial workers. Painted Christmas eve 1949 by Roy Howard Brown. Beautiful bold colors. In original modernist...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract composition
Located in Genève, GE
Oil on canvas, collage
Work protected by a plexiglass window
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Les maisons by Kimura Chuta, Abstract Impressionism, New School of Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Chuta KIMURA (also "Tchuta" or "Tshuta") is an allusive landscape painter and pastellist. His name - composed of the words Ki (tree) and Mura (village) -...
Category
Abstract 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sans titre, original lithograph
Located in Belgrade, MT
This piece is from my private collection of early to mid 20th Century artists. It is in very good condition and is a limited edition signed by the artist.
Category
Contemporary 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Color, Lithograph
"Paphos, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This textured, Modern Abstract Expressionist painting Stanley Bate features a neutral palette with both warm and cool undertones. Muted blues and reds seem to be incorporated into a ...
Category
Modern 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Assemblées', Figures In Motion, Oil on Paper on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract impressionist oil on paper on board by French artist Chantal Payet. Signed and dated April '96 to the reverse.
An interesting and challenging Abstract Impressionist work in...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Board
Colorful one of a pair Abstract Painting Reese Galleries Label “Archipelago”
Located in New York, NY
Here we have two gorgeous colorful paintings by Tsugio Hattori (1952-1958), selling them separately.
Tsugio Hattori is an American/Japanese Abstract painter who exhibited many important shows, museums and galleries.
Painting depicts a beautiful abstract done in the 1970’s with Reece Gallery label verso.
Painting is signed in American and Japanese,
titled Archipelago verso. The other one is just as beautiful and colorful as well as same size titled Rio Tranos. Please Check my listings...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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