20th Century Abstract Paintings

Large-scale mixed media and gouache abstract by Nancy Louise Jones (American, 20th century), 1980. This large-scale abstract piece features a cool color palette with layered geometric shapes and planes, evocative of outer space and the cosmos. Signed and dated "1980" on the bottom right. Presented in a metal frame. Image size, 39"H x 48"L. About the Artist: Mentors: William Brice, Ron Pekar, Manfred Mueller, Gere Kavanaugh. Permanent Museum Collections: Huntington Library Archive, “Intimate View of LA”, San Marino, CA South Bay Contemporary Museum, Torrance, CA Published Work: 2012 “Nymphas Dissolutio”, The Bride Revisited Mercedes Gertz/ Nancy Louise Jones 2010 Billy IDOL...

It is a one of a kind piece and a part of my School of Paris era collection.

Artist: Noh Sang-Kyoon, Korean (1958 - ) Title: The Whole Towards the Hole II Medium: Sequins on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 54 x 54 inches Frame Size: 55 x 55 inch...

4078 Large colorful cubic geometric abstract in a rapped canvas Signed D. Ostrower

Perle Fine: 1905-1988. Very well listed American abstract and geometric abstract artist. Her high auction result was $57,600 in September 2024. She studied with Hans Hoffman, and was...

Naturalistic painting of a rural farm landscape with a barn that has the iconic red Coca-Cola sign painted on the side. Signed by the artist in the bottom right corner and currently ...

Edward Zutrau Toucan, 7/29/1949 Dated on verso Oil on linen 30 x 23 inches Edward Zutrau (1922–1993) was an American painter whose career spanned from the 1940s through the early 1...

"Yellow/Green" 2004. Oil/Acrylic on Canvas. Signed lower right Image: 34.5" x 47". Framed: 49" x 37". Rigoberto Mena Santana (Cuban, born 1961) was born in Artemisia, Havana in 1961, where he currently lives and works. He attended the Instituto Politecnico de Diseno Industrial, La Habana, and continued his studies at San Alejandro Fine Art Academy, Havana. He traveled extensively throughout Europe to study the great masters. Mena has had Solo Exhibitions in China, Germany, Netherlands, Mexico, Cuba, Spain, France, and Holland, and in the U.S. in Miami, Massachusetts, Washington, D.C, and California. Following the inauguration of his exhibition “Hablando en Lenguas”. In 2011, Rigoberto’s work was chosen to be a part of the permanent collection of the National Museum of Fine Art in Havana, Cuba. Through the eyes of an abstract expressionist, he draws inspiration from his home’s urban landscapes and the spirit of the people and the city. The start of the Cuban Abstract movement was through a group called Los Once or The eleven. Though Mena was not an original member the influence by this new outlet began to spread ideals that put his own practice into fashion. Rigoberto is considered an important painter of his generation. He is one of the few artists in Cuba who has to have a private art gallery. Mena's private gallery at the Plaza de Armas is adjacent to the neighboring government art gallery. His work has been exhibited in Mexico, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, and Holland. Contemporaneous with the controversial, "La Generacion de los 80s" - The 80s Generation of Contemporary Cuban Art also referred to as New Cuban Art. This new Cuban plastic arts movement, with an expression of conceptual and non specific conscience manifestation, addressed many burning issues of the time and unveiled what these artists felt was the true reality of Cuba. It was more than a moment of artistic inspiration; it was a reflection of critical self-awareness and the new social role of art - the fundamental essence of the movement. They included Rubén Torres Llorca, Jose Bedia Valdes, Ricardo Rodriguez Brey, Juan Francisco Elso, Rogelio López Marín (Gory), Gustavo Pérez Monzón, José Manuel Fors, Leandro Soto Ortiz, Israel León, Tomás Sánchez and Carlos Alfonzo. In the second half of the decade, other artistic groups were formed, including 4 x 4, Grupo Hexágono, Arte Calle, Grupo Provisional, the duet René Francisco Rodríguez and Eduardo Ponjuán González and ABTV. Grupo Puré, another new wave of young artists, graduates of the Instituto Superior de Arte (ISA) included Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez, Adriano Buergo, Ciro Quintana, Ermi Taño and Lázaro Saavedra, all greatly influenced by the German Kitsch art movement. Additionally, a large number of talented creators excelled independently, such as Florencio Gelabert (sculptor), Arturo Cuenca Sigarreta, Rigoberto Mena, Humberto Castro, Gustavo Acosta, Kcho, Antonio Eligio Fernandez (Tonel), Adriano Buergo, Flavio Garciandía, Tania Bruguera, Juan Francisco Elso, Carlos Rodríguez Cárdenas, Quisqueya Henríquez, Glexis Novoa, José Toirac, Carlos García, Heriberto Mora, Segundo Planes and Pedro Vizcaíno, among others. Select Personal Exhibitions 2015 RBK 4200 ,La Cabaña,fortress. Bienal de La Habana, 2014 The shape without shape. Visual Arts Development Center, Bayamo, Cuba 2013 Allegro Ma Non Troppo. Lloyd’s Register, Havana. 2012 Spirit. Dennis Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, U.S.A. 2011 Speaking in languages. Fine Arts National Museum, Havana. 2010 The places of time (with Alan Kleinmann). Orígenes Gallery, Havana’s Great Theater. 2009 The writing and the limit. 23 y 12 Gallery, Havana. 2007 The pleasure of absorb yourself. RAC Gallery, Veracruzan University, Xalapa, México. 2006 Coexistence. Public space, during the Ninth Havana’s Biennale. 2005 Ball change. La Casona Gallery, Havana, Cuba Das Unbestimmbare Selbst. Refugium Gallery, Berlin. 2004 From the nothing to the infinite. La Casona Gallery, Havana, Cuba 2003 The visual poetry of life. Refugium Gallery, Berlin. Rigoberto Mena. Recent Work. Habana Gallery, México DF. Recent graphic work (with Jo Ann Rothschild). Graphic workshop, Havana. Rigoberto Mena. Recent Work, Boston Art Institute, Lesley Boston University, 2001 Two plus one doesn’t make three (with Julio Girona and Angel Rivero), L Gallery, 2000 Cuba I, Space 12 Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Three abstract painters (with Jo Ann Rothschild and Julia Valdes...

Original drawing painted in wax by Joan Miro. Certified by Jacques Dupin, official certifier of the artist's work. The work is a wax painted on two continuous pages of a book publish...

Jack Youngerman Untitled Study #26, 1967 Gouache painting on paper (with original JL Hudson and PACE Gallery labels) Hand signed and dated '67 on the front; J.L. Hudson Gallery Label on Verso. Unique Abstract Expressionist work on paper Frame included Framed Measurements: Framed: 15 inches by 15 inches by 1.5 inch Artwork: 7.75 inches by 7.5 inches Provenance From the estate of Anne Markley Spivak J. L. Hudson Gallery Label affixed to verso (back). The J.L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, Michigan This 1967 unique, signed gouache painting by renowned abstract expressionist painter Jack Youngerman was acquired from the estate of Anne Markley Spivak. It is held in the original vintage metal frame with the original J.L. Hudson Gallery label, as well as the PACE gallery label on the verso The artwork has been newly loated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame; the original labels from the original back board have been affixed to the back to preserve provenance. Jack Youngerman Biography Jack Youngerman was born in St. Louis, Missouri on March 25, 1926. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky in 1929 and studied at the University of Missouri, Columbia from 1944 to 1946 under a wartime navy training program. He graduated from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill in 1947 and, that same year, he returned to Missouri to finish his Bachelor’s degree in Journalism before moving to Paris on a G.I. scholarship. In Paris, Youngerman enrolled at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, studying drawing with Jean Souverbie. He explored Paris, taking in the cathedrals, museums, and history in order to grasp a greater sense of art history. He also traveled to the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Greece on fine art excursions. In 1948, Youngerman became friends with Ellsworth Kelly, Eduardo Paolozzi, and Cesar – fellow students at Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He married Delphine Seyrig in 1950, and later that year he had his first group exhibition at Galerie Maeght in Paris. He visited the studios of Constantín Brancusi and Jean Arp and became heavily influenced by the organic forms present in their work. He also met artist Alexander Calder through his father-in-law, Henri Seyrig, and experimental filmmaker and artist, Robert Breer...

This colourful abstract expressionist painting is by the award-winning artist Milly Ristvedt. For decades, Milly Ristvedt has explored the unlimited potential and power of colour to...

This outstanding post-cubist and multicolor geometric composition, gouache, and watercolor painting was designed by French artist André Morin (20th Century). Geometric art is the use...

Happy Morning Josep Grau-Garriga, Spanish (1929–2011) Date: 1982 Acrylic and Collage on Paper, signed and dated upper left Size: 25 in. x 17.5 in. (63.5 cm x 44.45 cm) Provenance. A...

Yaacov Agam, Original work, Acrylic on aluminium, 1989, Kinetic art, kinetic work, hand-painted, Israeli afrtist, Israeli art Dimensions (no frame): Height: 22 cm (8.66 in), Width: 2...

4093 Multi colored abstract on artist board Set in a vintage hand painted wood frame Signed on verso by P.Russo

Dimensions: (Frame) H 28.5" x W 35.5" (Painting) H 22" x W 30" Miguel Ángel Aybar Llauca, an artist specializing in expressionist painting, was born in Huancavelica and lives in the city of Ica where he began drawing from a very young age, drawing from its beautiful valleys and customs. In 1970 he began his studies in Drawing, Painting and Sculpture at the Regional School of Ica. He is a graduate of the National Superior Autonomous School of Fine Arts of Peru (1971-1976) with honorable mention, forming the promotion "Juan Manuel Ugarte Eléspuru". "Iqueño Expressionism" is the title of the exhibition that will be available to the public from May 25 to June 13 in the "Paracas" Room of the "Adolfo Bermúdez Jenkins" Regional Museum of Ica. Av. Ayabaca block 8°. Miguel Angel Aybar is a painter who characterizes expressionism in Ica without a doubt. His songs speak of longing, and secret friendships with the hurango, the palm tree of Huacachina or the silent and still sand of Ica. His work is primarily characterized by color. The contrasts between the intense dark contrasted with the radiance of reds, oranges, yellows or greens, achieve a positive effect on the observer. Its warm tones reach high levels like an Ica sun at noon. However, among those quasi Servulian colors , Andean prints maintain their presence. Hats, ponchos or skirts hidden from a root bound by blood or memories. The perfect textures of his works give him the seal, the personality that characterizes a curdled and experienced Aybar who no longer needs to dialogue with the brush; they just flow, hand and brush. When entering the exhibition hall, you do not need to read the signature, he is an Aybar. There is no room for confusion. Although there are not a few artists from Ica who use these boiling tones, and I translate it as a tribute to that Sérvulo that touches you in the depths of your being, if you are an artist and you live in Ica, you want to be possessed by the ghost of the disturbing Sérvulo Gutiérrez turned legend. Servulus still catches the spectator being absorbed, as if observing a volcano, fearing that it might erupt, but with an inexplicable delight that he stops you next to him and captures you. However, Aybar no longer needs Servulo's shadow, he has gained an important space in the artistic world of Ica. He is an artist and a close friend of poets and musicians. Painter recognized by the Ica society and deserving of all the medals and recognitions by the different institutions. He not only paints with mastery, as Alberto Dávila predicted, when he said that his maturity would give him the position that corresponds to him. He now sings in public to the delight of his closest friends. Ica recognizes him as a son and has given him the place that corresponds to this remarkable painter whom I congratulate. DATA ABOUT THE ARTIST Miguel Angel Aybar Yauca, was born in 1952 in Huancavelica. He has lived in Ica since he was very young; he began his art studies at the Ica Regional School of Fine Arts. He later moved to Lima to study at the National Autonomous School of Fine Arts of Peru from where he graduated in 1976. His teacher Alberto Dávila described him as: a restless, imaginative young man with a sober and dramatic color. His forms acquire poise and great eloquence . Aybar also had the painter Carlos Aitor Castillo...

Desert. 1974, oil on canvas, 95,5x116 cm Painting in orange colors Provenance Maxwell gallery

Abstract Expressionism French School, circa 1960's period oil painting on board, unframed board: 13.75 x 16.5 inches provenance: private collection, Brittany, France condition: very ...

Suzan Frecon Matrona Watercolor on Indian paper 14 x 18 inches Suzan Frecon is a painter known for her large scale abstract works. She describes her artistic practice as a quest, sa...

Dorothy Dehner Untitled Mid Century Modern abstract sculptural drawing, 1955 Marker and graphite on paper Signed and dated by Dorothy Dehner in black felt tip pen on the front Frame ...

This intriguing colourful contemporary painting so impressively large in scale and architectural in form is by Canada’s Yvonne Lammerich. Recognized both nationally and international...

Amitabh Sengupta - Fall of Ravana - 48 x 64.8 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This serie...

Hand signed on the rear, in excellent conditions.

Eva Sikorski (1917-1990) abstract portrait painting by listed German born California artist. Classic impressionistic style with muted colors. Oil on canvas. Excellent condition in li...

An original abstract geometric painting by an unknown artist in an artist made natural wood frame.

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. In 1969, Petersen went on to work as an assistant printer at Gemini G.E.L. where he printed editions for Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, and Robert Rauschenberg. Most notably, Petersen served as one of the head printers for Rauschenberg's Stoned Moon series, during which the two formed a close friendship. In late 1970, Rauschenberg invited Petersen to live and work with him on Captiva Island, Florida, which had recently become the artist's permanent residence and studio. In 1971, Rauschenberg and Petersen...

'Portrait of a Smiling Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A cheerful look on the painting's subject puts a smile on the face of the viewer as well. Her beautiful blue eyes express a contentedness suggesting life is good...

Fernando de Szyszlo El Innombrable, 1980 Titled inscribed dated verso: Orrentia 1980 "El Innombrable" Signed lower bottom edge center "Szyszlo" Oil on canvas 59 1/2 x 59 inches Fernando de Szyszlo was a Peruvian painter...

Bold Geometric Abstract gouache on artist paper, unframed painting: 23 x 16 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very good condition For more any more informatio...

Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...

In the manner of Affandi Abstract Lotus, circa 1970 Unsigned Oil on canvas 30 x 40 inches

"Sycamores" Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper Bold and expressive composition by Ellen Marie Jones (American, b. 1961). Several botanical shapes resembling tree...

Modern abstract floral still life by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a central vase of white flowers that appear to be daises arranged on a table and set against ...

Large scale abstract landscape of a city inspired by graffiti painted in the style of Abstract Expressionism. Signed by artist in lower right corner. Currently unframed, but framing ...

Impressive early American impressionist fauvist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Nicely framed. Very nicely painted and great color.

"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 ...

Artist: Pierre Marie Brisson (French, 1955-) Title: "Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red)" *Signed by Brisson lower right. It is also signed and dated on verso Year: 1983 Medium: Origina...

Title: Countryside Landscape with Red Roofed Cottages and Rolling Hills Artist: Roland Pichard Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 14 (height) x 10.75 (width), (Includ...

Very impressive modernist landscape by Larry Horowitz (Born 1956). Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Artist Bio: Larry Horowitz is an American landscape painter, focused especi...

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.

Carmen Cicero (b.1926) Seated Figure, ca. 1960's. Gouache on paper. image measures 8 x 12 inches Signed lower right. Excellent condition. Carmen Cicero was born on August 14, 19...

Yellow Landscape signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023) signed oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 24 inches provenance: the artists estate, Franc...

Osborne was born in Portsmouth, England in 1919 and died in 2016. He served in WW2 with the Royal Artillery and was a prisoner of war in Italy and Germany for over three years. After the war he pursued his art studies with a grant from the London County Council, and studied at the Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. After Camberwell, it was his affinity for Irish landscape that brought him in 1950 to live in Donegal, Ireland. In this year he exhibited in the Royal Academy. In 1952 he emigrated to Ontario, Canada with his first wife the late artist Jean Osborne, a protegy of Paul Nietsche...

Beautiful abstract painting by American artist, Harris Strong (1920-2006). Acrylic and pins on folded handmade paper, 1970's. Measures 30 x 40 inches framed. Weighs 22 lbs. Color ...

Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Measuring 16 by 36 inches.

Mario Schifano (Khoms, Libya, 1934 – Rome, Italy, 1998) Title: Untitled (perhaps “The House”) Medium: Enamel and acrylic on canvas Year: 1990 Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 4 cm Signed “Sch...

Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Image size, 32H by 38L.

Painting by an outstanding Armenian artist with an original creative style Gayane Khachatryan. A very bright and significant painting in any collection.

Up for sale here is a great modernist portrait painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1920. Painted in a wonderful modernist style. Framed. Image size 28 x 44.

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)

Nicely painted mid century hard edge abstract by Gabrielle Roos. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.

Richard Mann (1940-1990). Duino Elegies, 1981. Mixed media on rag paper, consisting of 3 sheets, each measuring 18 x 24 inches. Each vertical edge is hinged with mounting tape, resulting in a triptych presentation. Entire measurement: 24 x 54 inches w. Biography: Playwright, poet and visual artist, Rev. Richard Mann was born and educated in Melbourne Australia. At the height of America's counter-cultural revolution, Mann moved to New York City where he lived and worked in Harlem. He was influenced by surrealism, abstract expressionism, and calligraphy at the time of his arrival. Beginning in the mid-1970's, the extreme living conditions of Harlem and demands of his religious calling provided subject matter for his painting. Urban decay and ubiquitous public graffiti provide inspiration for compositions that include highly stylized writing. By the late 1970's many works incorporate writing exclusively, with areas of layered, obscured and illegible words, very much like repeatedly tagged walls. Education: Studied painting with Maurice Cantlon, Melbourne, Australia 1961-62. Liberal Arts Studies, Christ the King...

Artist/ School: Albert Coste (French 1896-1985), signed lower right. Born 8 November 1895, in Marseilles; died 22 August 1985, in Marseilles. Albert Cos...

Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) Abstraction 84-1/2 x 42-1/2 inches Signed and ...

Vintage American school abstract expressionist oil painting by Ray Prohaska (1901 - 1981). Oil on board. Very nice period frame. Signed. Exhibited at Mortimer Levitt Gallery. Im...

Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by Mario Asnago. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame: 90x5...

FIGURES IN MOTION Size: 29 x 33.5 cm (including frame) Oil on board A brilliantly executed abstract figurative oil composition painted by the established Swedish artist Ivar Morsing...

Modern expressive abstract painting by Mexican artist Juan Sanchez-Juarez. The work features a tan and cream field with large geometric sh...