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Mose Tolliver Rattlesnake Painting on Wood Panel - Circa 1980's
Located in Phoenix, AZ
This is a wonderful naive painting on wood panel by the self-taught black artist
Mose Tolliver (1920-2000). It’s a great example of Mose’s unique folk-art style.
It features the rat...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood
Rare German Israeli Surrealist Judaica Abstract Gouache Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
A Surrealist Judaica scene of a bearded man (Rabbi) in a boat with Shabbat candlesticks.
Sight size: 17.75" x 22.5". Overall size with frame: 26.5" x31.5"
Naftali Bezem (Hebrew: נ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Spiritual Origins - Geometric Abstract
By Julie Fudge
Located in Soquel, CA
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 ...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,480 Sale Price
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New England Beach Town Fauvist Palette Modernist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist coastal beach town oil painting by Jon Carsman (1944 - 1987). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,996 Sale Price
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Large Abstract Expressionist Color Monotype, Oil Painting Tom Lieber
By Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
Tom Alan Lieber, (American, born 1949),
GTW #11 -7, 1986,
Oil and mixed media on paper,
30.25 x 44 inches,
Hand signed and dated lower right
Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop, ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Monotype
American School Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Still Life Realist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist realist still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
Photorealist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$556 Sale Price
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Nereides Series V, Large Abstract Acrylic Painting by Elwood Howell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Elwood Howell, American (1933 - )
Title: Nereides Series V
Year: 1979
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 66 x 54.5 in. (167.64 x 138.43 cm)
Category
Minimalist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique Israeli Surrealist "Bubbles and Birds" Signed Winter Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Israeli modernist surreal landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 13 by 15 inches overall. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a g...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Conference of the birds no 28 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Conference of the birds no 28 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on panel.
Natural and mystical processes inspire Ostovany. Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a conne...
Category
Color-Field Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Vintage Autumn in Central Park Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling abstracted landscape of Central Park in the autumn, circa 1970. Impasto adds depth and interest. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size: 36"H x 24"W.
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
$920 Sale Price
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Filled Space #1, Abstract Painting by Jackie Battenfield
Located in Long Island City, NY
Filled Space #1
Jackie Battenfield, American
Date: 1981
Mixed media on paper, signed and dated in pencil, titled verso
Size: 22.5 x 30 in. (57.15 x 76.2 cm)
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, warm reds and yellows over green, with artist's studio stamp and signed to verso, unframed. 38"...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Yellow and Lavender Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel yellow and lavender abstract geometric painting by artist C. Jones. The painting depicts abstract shapes in the forefront against a green and oran...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hyper Cube Series
Located in Henderson, NV
This image is the artist's interpretation of the Hyper Cube which I had been contemplating since 1973. It represents the Hyper Cube in higher dimensions with collinear point interse...
Category
Abstract Geometric Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Archival Ink
Untitled I, Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting on Graph Paper by David Roth
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according to a strict mathematical formula - the pictures are composed according to horizontal and vertical divisions on the graph paper...
Category
Op Art Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Colore - Tempera by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Colore is an original Contemporary artwork realized in the 1970s by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017).
Original Painting in Tempera.
Total dimensions: 70 x 0.1 x 40 cm.
T...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
$901 Sale Price
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Untitled: Multicolored Mixed Media Abstract
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified/ Unknown Artist, "Untitled: Multicolored Mixed Media Abstract", Abstract Watercolor signed on Paper, 16.25 x 19, Late 20th Century, 1979
Colors: Orange, Yellow, Blue, ...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gary L. Shaffer (American, 1936-2001)
Title: Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red)
Year: 1989
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 54 x 48 inches.
Signature: Signed, titled, dated...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Contemporary Female American Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful large abstract painting by Betty Weiss. Oil on canvas. Signed with her married name "Betty Perez". Measuring 60 by 72 inches.
Artist Bio:
Betty Weiss has been a Ne...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dan Teis, Abstract Acrylic Painting with Collage
By Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
This is an acrylic painting on canvas by American artist Dan Teis. This work follows his signature style, geometric compositions in acrylic and paper collage on canvas. His work achi...
Category
Abstract Geometric Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
Large Theodoros Stamos (Infinity Field Lefkada Series) Painting, 54"H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Theodoros Stamos (Greek/American, 1922-1997)
Marking(s); notes: marking(s); c. 1975
Materials: acrylic on canvas
Dimensions (H, W, D): 54"h, 54"w (work...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bachantata
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red) /// Contemporary French Painting Minimalism Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
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...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Handmade Paper, Oil, Paint
Detritus Series 1, Acrylic Abstract Painting by Juan Sanchez Juarez
Located in Long Island City, NY
Detritus Series 1
Juan Sánchez Juárez, Mexican (1946)
Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm)
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Ricercare un centro II (Looking for a Center 2) - 1970s - Guido Strazza
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic on Panel. Hand signed, dated and titled on the rear. Authenticated by the artist on a photo.
On rear: label “Il Collezionista d’Arte Contemporanea, Roma”.
In excellent condit...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Mid Century Modern Abstract Minimalist Sleek Design Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract mid century painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1973. Signed verso. Framed.
Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included prints, painting...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,800 Sale Price
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Zuni Moon - 1970's Minimalist Geometric Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Minimalist geometric abstract by Santa Cruz, California artist Arn Ghigliazza (American, b.1937), 1971. Presented in a painted slat-wood frame. Titled "Zuni Moon", signed and dated 1...
Category
Symbolist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,720 Sale Price
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Frank Stella Style Geometric Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Frank Stella Style, Geometric Composition, Acrylic on Canvas, unsigned, unframed. 35.5" H x 60" W. Provenance: From a New York City Collection. Lindert Steegen Style, Sonia Delaunay ...
Category
Post-Modern Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Blue Painting of “Wakashima Gonemon Swimming Underwater” Ukiyo-e Print
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary interpretation of “Wakashima Gonemon Swimming Underwater” by Taiso Yoshitoshi. Signed and dated in front lower right corner by artist...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andy Miller Abstract Composition Oil on Canvas
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, green brown with heavy texture, artist's studio stamp to verso, apparently unsigned, unframed. ...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cubist Abstract II, Oil Painting by Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Miriam Bromberg
Title: Cubist Abstract II
Year: 1970's
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm)
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Mini Abstract Oil Painting - Fleck
Located in Bristol, GB
FLECK
Size: 31 x 34.5 cm
Oil on Canvas
A small but very engaging and brilliantly executed abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1973.
Set against a tranquil b...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baby - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1983
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
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...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,262 Sale Price
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Singing At the Moon, Wolf in a Tux - Abstract Figurative
By G. Lester
Located in Soquel, CA
A tongue in cheek swipe at the futility of it all. A well heeled gent (Wolf) in a Tux bays at the moon at his good fortune, by G. Lester (American, 20th Ce...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,720 Sale Price
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Sir Terry Frost RA: 'Untitled Landscape' oil on canvas 1991 painting
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Impressionist Coastal Seascape Framed Nautical Sailboat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted impressionist seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$396 Sale Price
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Yellow Drips - Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Yellow Drips - Expressionist Composition in Wax and Acrylic on Wood Panel
Bold abstract composition by Charles David Francis (American, 1951-20...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Geometric Composition with Biomorphic Object - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract composition by RH Barnard (American, 20th Century). The backdrop of this piece is composed of rectangular sections of brown, red, blue, and tan. In the center of the composition, there is a black object...
Category
Abstract Geometric Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Acrylic
Colorful Abstract Waterfall by Johanna Secor
Located in New York, NY
Johanna Secor (American, 1920-1998)
Waterfall, Late 20th Century
Oil on canvas
Framed: 35 3/8 x 29 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.
Signed and inscribed verso: Johanna Secor "Waterfall"
“Mrs. Seco...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1970's Mid Century Orange Purple
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on artist board.
This wonderful work combines unique shades of orange yellow and purple and comes house in a contemporar...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
$551 Sale Price
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"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Carousel" Abstracted Horses with Texture in Acrylic on Canvas
Dynamic composition of horses by Marion J. Denton (American, 20th Century). Two horses are shows in bold colors, with ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Located in Soquel, CA
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Wonderfully earthy abstract of red river with trees in background circa 1970s by an unknown San Francisco artist. Heavy texture ad...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,480 Sale Price
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Mod Abstract Expressionist Modernist Edward Avedisian Color Field Art Gouache
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Avedisian Gouache Watercolor Abstract Painting on Arches paper. (notebook cover not included)
Unsigned, (bears name verso in pencil.)
Dimensions: 10" X 14"
Late 1970s, early ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Neo Expressionism: On The Corner East Village
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
East Village Art:
From 1978 for 8 years Berlin worked frenetically,at street level, his finger on the pulse of this great city creating The Manhattan Collection. Living & moving in ...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
Rebound Series #2: 1980s Abstract Oil Painting with Polygons in Earth Tones
By Eugene Bavinger
Located in Denver, CO
"Rebound Series #2" by Oklahoma artist Eugene Allen Bavinger is a captivating abstract geometric painting that showcases a harmonious blend of soft, muted tones. This composition fea...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 85 x 74, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Spring bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 85x74,5 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art,...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$1,539 Sale Price
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Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The background of this pie...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Large Oil Painting Color field, Minimalist, Abstract Expressionist John Zinsser
By John Zinsser
Located in Surfside, FL
John Zinsser
(American, b. 1961)
Iron City, 1997
oil on canvas
signed John Zinsser, titled and dated (verso)
72 x 60 inches
Done in bright vibrant shades of red.
American artist John Zinsser was born in New York City in 1961 and studied art, art history and literature at Yale University (where he did his senior thesis on Andy Warhol). He co-founded Journal of Contemporary Art in 1987 and lectures at The New School. He has had over 40 solo shows in the U.S. and Europe, and is known in Europe for his association with monochrome painters of a previous generation. Zinsser has been a devotee of postwar Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism for decades.
A native New Yorker, he came of age as an artist during the late 1980s and early 1990s alongside other now established abstract painters, including Richmond Burton, Gail Fitzgerald, Daniel Levine, Carl Ostendarp, Kate Shepherd, Cary Smith, Dan Walsh, Mary Weatherford, and Stephen Westfall, among others. Zinsser’s material paintings and conceptual drawings often pay homage to, expand upon, and subvert earlier precedents in NYC’s painting history, from Abstract Expressionism to Radical Painting to Post-Modernism. Zinsser interned for the architect Peter Eisenman, when he was director of the Institute of Architecture and Urban Studies in New York City.
Select Group Exhibitions
2017 Six Artists, Larry Becker Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
New New York: Abstract Painting in the 21st Century, curated by Debra Drexler and Liam Davis,
2016 Carrie Moyer/David Reed/John Zinsser, Dedalus Foundation Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Fabulists, Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NY (Four-person show with: Donald Evans...
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Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Flood - Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly textured composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Thick diagonal swatches of blue and white are layered over an off white background in a nearly parallel pattern. Sand...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
$420 Sale Price
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Large Latin American Blue Abstract Oil Painting Mexican Art Jose Gonzalez Veites
Located in Surfside, FL
José González Veites (Mexican, born Mexico City 1957) Works in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of New York City.
Born in Mexico City, w...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Abstract and Collage Painting on Canvas by Dan Teis
By Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002)
Title: Geometric Ridge II
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 48 x 60 in. (121.92 x 152.4 cm)
Frame Size: 49.5 x 61.5 inches
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rocket Boy Abstract Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
A lighthearted figurative abstract by Bay Area artist Kristin Cohen (American, b.1963). Signed and dated lower left, "Cohen '95." Presented in the artist's painted wood frame. From ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$700 Sale Price
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'Abstract in Ivory and Blue', Chouinard, Osaka, Butler Institute of Art, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Inman' for Robert Inman (American, 1927–2016) and dated, lower right, outside of design, '79'. Retaining original, card, mat and backi...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Laid Paper
Ochre Sunset, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Miriam Bromberg, Amnerican XXth Cent.
Title: Ochre Sunset
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 24 x 30 in. (60.96 x 76.2 cm)
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1986 "A Remarkable Piece of Apparatus" Surrealist Painting
Located in Arp, TX
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.
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hydaspes
Located in London, GB
signed 'Gillian Ayres 88' (lower left)
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$201,789
Boxstrip Monument
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Abstract expressionist landscape created with jewel tones portraying architectural elements is this early and important mixed media: acrylic, dry pigment, ink, pencil on archival boa...
Category
Abstract Geometric Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox
Lexington, 1973
Acrylic on canvas
61 x 49 inches
Provenance:
Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York
Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas
Private Collection, Greenwood Village, Colorado
Exhibited:
New York, Andre Emmerich Gallery, Larry Zox: New Paintings, March 10 - 28, 1973.
Houston, Texas, Janie C. Lee Gallery, Larry Zox, February - April, 1974.
A painter who played an essential role in the Color Field discourse of the 1960s and 1970s, Larry Zox is best known for his intensely and brilliantly colored geometric abstractions, which question and violate symmetry. Zox stated in 1965: “Being contrary is the only way I can get at anything.” To Zox, this position was not necessarily arbitrary, but instead meant “responding to something in an examination of it [such as] using a mechanical format with X number of possibilities." What he sought was to “get at the specific character and quality of each painting in and for itself,” as James Monte stated in his introductory essay in the catalogue for Zox’s 1973–74 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Zox also at times used a freer, more intuitive method, while maintaining coloristic autonomy, which became increasingly important to him in his later career.
Zox began to receive attention in the 1960s, when he was included in several groundbreaking exhibitions of Color Field and Minimalist art, including Shape and Structure (1965), organized by Henry Geldzahler and Frank Stella for Tibor de Nagy, New York, and Systemic Painting (1966), organized by Lawrence Alloway for the Guggenheim Museum. In 1973–74, the Whitney’s solo exhibition of Zox’s work gave recognition to his significance in the art scene of the preceding decade. In the following year, he was represented in the inaugural exhibition of the Hirshhorn Museum, which acquired fourteen of his works.
Zox was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the University of Oklahoma and Drake University, and then studied under George Grosz at the Des Moines Art Center. In 1958, Zox moved to New York, joining the downtown art scene. His studio on 20th Street became a gathering place for artists, jazz musicians, bikers, and boxers. He occasionally sparred with visiting fighters. He later established a studio in East Hampton, a former black smithy used previously by Jackson Pollock.
Zox’s earliest works were collages consisting of pieces of painted paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collages, including both torn- and trued-edged forms, to which he added a wide range of strong hues that created ambiguous surfaces. Next, he omitted the collage aspect of his work and applied flat color areas to create more complete statements of pure color and shape. He then replaced these torn and expressive edges with clean and impersonal lines that would define his work for the next decade.
From 1962 to 1965, he produced his Rotation series, at first creating plywood and Plexiglas reliefs, which turned squares into dynamic polygons. He used these shapes in his paintings as well, employing white as a foil between colors to produce negative spaces that suggest that the colored shapes had only been cut out and laid down instead of painted. The New York Times noted in 1964: “The artist is hip, cool, adventurous, not content to stay with the mere exercise of sensibility that one sees in smaller works.”
In 1965, he began the Scissors Jack series, in which he arranged opposing triangular shapes with inverted Vs of bare canvas at their centers that threaten to split their compositions apart. In several works from this series, Zox was inspired by ancient Chinese water vessels...
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Abstract Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$44,000 Sale Price
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Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm
Jurgis Skulme (1928-2015) – painter, art scientist.
1954 – The graduating State Art Academy of Latvia, the monumental department (diploma wor...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,731 Sale Price
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Large Scale Vintage Abstracted Still Life with Fish In Style Of Henri Matisse
By D.S. Silver
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright, ocean-like, tropical colors in this abstract with fish in the style of Henri Matisse by D.S. Silver. One of a group of works, by D.S. Silver...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$3,360 Sale Price
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