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Period: Mid-20th Century
Mid 20th Century American Abstract Large. Comprised of Four Canvases Color Field
Located in New York, NY
Mid 20th Century American Abstract Large. Comprised of Four Canvases Color Field
James Daugherty (1887 - 1974)
The Sun is but a Morning Star
Acrylic on canvas, c. 1965.
100 x 100 inches
Comprised of four canvases measuring 50x50 inches each
Each canvas is signed, J. Daugherty, on verso.
The upper left canvas is inscribed as titled on verso
Provenance: Estate of the Artist.
Exhibited: Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ, "James H. Daugherty Retrospective," January 28 - March 25, 1973.
BIO
Among the early American modernists, James Daugherty was one of the first exponents of abstract color painting. Throughout his career, whether he was working in an abstract or a representational mode, Daugherty felt pure color to be the most effective means of creating powerful and evocative works of art.
Daugherty was born in Asheville, North Carolina, near the Great Smoky Mountains. He received his formal training at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C. and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia during the early years of the last century. Although he was in Europe from 1905 until 1907, he remained unaffected by avant-garde art until the groundbreaking Armory Show of 1913.
Daugherty worked in a futurist manner until late 1914 or early 1915, when he came into contact with Arthur B...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-Century Abstract Oil on Canvas. Composition in Blue.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century oil on canvas, composition in blue, by Romanian/French artist Philippe Lepatre. The work is signed LP and dated 1958 to the bottom right.
...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colorful Geometric Abstract - 1969 Original Oil On Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful Geometric Abstract - 1969 Original Oil On Canvas
Rich 1969 abstract oil painting by Bay Area artist Helen Konkoff (American, 1912-1988). Geometric shapes consisting of hues...
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Contemporary Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist P. Ciment
Located in San Francisco, CA
1970s Abstract Oil Painting by San Francisco Artist Phyllis Ciment
Created with oils on paper over mat board.
Using wide brush strokes an...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Mod Abstract Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting Dog Drawing Edward Avedisian
Located in Surfside, FL
Edward Avedisian ( 1936-2007 )
7.5 X 5.75
Oil paint on wood panel
This is not signed on front. It bears his name verso.
Provenance: Hudson, N.Y. estate of noted Art Collector Albert...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite
hree Freedoms - Worship, Communication and Assembly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Three Freedoms - Worship, Communication and Assembly, February, 1960, mixed media on paper, signed lower right, 28 x 19 3/4 inches, exhibited Portrait of Freedom, Lehigh Art Alliance...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Cubist Abstract Portrait of Seated Woman Colorful Geometric Forms French 1950's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Portrait
French, mid 20th century
signed oil on board, unframed
Board: 16 x 13 inches
Provenance: private collection, Paris, France
Condition: very good condition
Description...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 8.5 x 5.75inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
2012 Contemporary Mini Abstract Landscape Oil Painting -Nature's Abstraction
Located in Bristol, GB
NATURE'S ABSTRACTION
Size: 30.5 x 30.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A wonderfully executed minimalist abstract landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 2012...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
1960s Color Field Painting by ME/NY Expressionist
Located in New York, NY
Syril Frank (American, 1929-2021)
Untitled, c. 1963
Oil on canvas
48 x 50 in.
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Syril Harriet Frank was born in Brooklyn to Israel and Mina Kaplan. S...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tugboat WPA era painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Joseph Kardonne (1911-1985). Tugboat, 1939, 9 x 11.25 inches. Ink on paper. Signed, dated and titled lower right. Excellent condition.
Born in Newark, New Jersey in 1911, Joe Kardo...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
Mid 20th-Century French Oil Painting Cubist Portrait of Nude Lady
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Model
by Therese Hummel (French, 1911-1999)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas : 14 x 10.75 inches
Provenance: private collection of this artists work, Paris
Condition: sound and go...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School 1958 Monogrammed Abstract Expressionist Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 26 by 36 inches overall and 20 by 30 painting alone.
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Bird Abstraction' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Stephen Harty, Untitled (Bird Abstraction), gouache, 1953. Signed and dated lower left. A fine, meticulously rendered, mid-century, modernist gouache painting, with fresh colors on 1...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Burkhardt Abstract Oil On Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Framed abstract oil on canvas, signed and dated 1968 in the lower right corner. Canvas size 30"H x 25"W Gilt-wood frame.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Cityscape of Lucerne Switzerland Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Cityscape of Lucerne
signed by Colbert Cassan (1899-1979)
oil on canvas, unframed
dated 1955
Canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condi...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dover
By James Twitty
Located in Dallas, TX
Signed "Twitty" at lower right
Category
Abstract Geometric Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
1970's MODERN BRITISH ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING BEAUTIFUL GREEN & ORANGE COLORS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Modern British School
Title: Interior scene with side table
Medium: oil on canvas laid over board, unframed
Size: painting: 55...
Category
Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Havannah Purple
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Havannah Purple
1966
Gouache on paper
Image: 17.2 x 23.5 cm
Frame: 31.1 x 37.1 cm
Provenance: The George and Ann Dannatt Estate, The George Dannatt Tru...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1970's French Post-Impressionist Reclining Nude Thick Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Reclining Nude
French School
worn away faint signature
dated verso 1977
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 25.5 x 21.5 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: private collection, Paris
Co...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ibiza n°1
Located in PARIS, FR
Jacqueline Pavlowsky was born in 1921 in Vincennes to Russian and Polish Jewish parents who had emigrated to France. After the war, she pursued parallel studies in chemistry, while d...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Abstract Painting Black White & Grey Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
French School, 20th century
signed oil on board, mounted in card frame into a wooden frame
framed: 26.5 x 20 inches
board: 18.5 x 14 inches
provenance: private c...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Antique American Abstract Landscape Framed Vintage Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1967 Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Nature Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
NATURE DWELLINGS
Size: 42.5 x 68 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed semi-abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1967.
In this abstract nature landscape...
Category
Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large mid-century French abstract expressionist oil and acrylic on canvas by Jean-Louis Ladislas. Signed and dated 69 to the reverse. Presented in a slim baton wood frame.
A highl...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vintage American Abstract Geometric Modernist Signed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract geometric signed oil painting by Paul Kelpe (1902 - 1985) . Oil on board. Vibrant color and confident composition. Framed.
Artist Bio:
A German arti...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Mixed Media Wall Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Wood mixed media work glued onto a white background. Purple, teal and red color tones. Artist signature in the bottom right corner.
Artist Biography: Charles Pebworth is known for ...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Plant Shapes"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Plant Shapes"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.5 height x 5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Impressionist Oil Huge Old Chateau Building in Parkland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date:
Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021)
American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter ye...
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Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modernist Still Life with White Orchid Abstract Oil Painting 1950's French
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
White Orchid
by René GUINAND (French, 1892-1983),
signed oil on canvas, in a wooden frame
Framed: 33 x 25 inches
Canvas : 32 x 24 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: private collectio...
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Cubist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dance
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
This abstract work is distinguished by its dynamic curves and vivid colors. Dominated by shades of red, blue and green, it evokes a fluid dance of organic forms. The sin...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Provincetown Beach (abstract seascape painting)
By Byron Browne
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Byron Browne (1907-1961). Provincetown Beach, 1957. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, 30 x 36 inches in vintage solid chestnut frame. Signed lower righ...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Large Mid-Century Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Modern Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Large and impressive abstract oil painting created with oils on Masonite.
This painting can hang vertical, or horizontal.
Dimension...
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Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil Painting of Serene Mountain View of Delphi, Greece, with Blue Hues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Serene Mountain View of Delphi, Greece, with Blue Hues
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 8.75 (height) x 13.75...
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Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
St Tropez Harbor France Large 1970's French Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St Tropez
French Modernist artist, indistinctly signed
circa 1970
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 13 x 37 inches
canvas: 12 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, France
conditio...
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Modern Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mid century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich.
Toma Yovanovich (1931-2016)
Yovanovich was a painter/printmaker whose work i...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Illustration Board, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Urban Rooftops with Chimneys and Smoke
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Urban Rooftops with Chimneys and Smoke
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10.5 (height) x...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid Century Abstract Still Life Framed Wine Bottle Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract wine bottle still life oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Nature Study with Leaves Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Nature Study with Leaves Abstract
Artist: Elvic Steele
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.5 height x 5 width
Condition: Good
Prov...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Signed Still Life Framed Interior Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 22H by 28L.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10 x 6.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we have...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Flowers Through a Window
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mid century abstract expressionist painting in gouache of flowers through a paned window by Argentinian artist Leopoldo Presas (1915-2009). Presas was born in Buenos Aires, Ar...
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Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Boldly colored abstract composition by an unknown Bay area California artist (20th Century)...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Fiberboard
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 9.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Impressionist Maui Coastal Hawaiian Beach Scene Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare Hawaiian landscape of coastal Maui. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 20"H x 24"L.
Category
Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition to machines and tools
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Golden wooden frame
41 x 50.5 x 6 cm
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 14 x 7.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Abstract Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Carom Billards large and bold abstracted mid century modern games oil
By Guy Bourdin
Located in Norwich, GB
If Carom Billards is your game, this is the ultimate painting for you. If it is not, you will simply marvel at the artist's playfulness, adventurousness and style. Large and bold, the artwork includes a Margritte-esque surrealist figure with a bowler hat, grattage - note the intricate herringbone structure of the background - and sculptural fissure of the red ball to represent the end grain.
The result is breathtaking. If you want a focal point for a room, this one is for you.
Guy Bourdin, the ground breaking fashion and advertising photographer, specialised in fascinating narratives, dramatic effects with intense color saturation, hyper-realism and cropped compositions. He often incorporated fantastical elements, vivid colors, and bold compositions into his images, creating a captivating, dreamlike atmosphere
Bourdin's style was influenced by his background in surrealism and painting...
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Surrealist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunshine and Shadows" Antique American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting by Elaine Crawley. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 21 by 25 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition - Collage by Hardu Keck - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition is a contemporary artwork realized by Hardu Keck in 1967
Mixed colored collage on paper.
Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Vibrant Abstract Landscape with Yellow and Green Tones Featuring Swirling Tree
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Abstract Landscape
Suzanne Vattier, French 1901-1996
gouache painting on artist paper, framed
size: 7 x 10.5 inches
Suzanne Vattier (1901-1996) was a pupil of the famous pai...
Category
Fauvist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Song of Love
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Song of Love" is an abstract Post-War oil painting on canvas created by Hans Hofmann in 1952. The artwork is 36.25 x 48.25 inches and is 45.25 x 57.25 x 2 inches with the frame, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed on the lower right, "Hans Hofmann" and also signed verso, "Hans Hofmann".
Hofmann's art is characterized by its expressive use of color planes, often overlapping and intersecting to create a sense of tension and harmony simultaneously. With the delicate mark-making and use of negative space across the canvas, “Song of Love” is reminiscent of the automatic drawings and paintings of Surrealists Andre Masson and Joan Miró, blended with the drips of paint in the large blue swaths of the Abstract Expressionist style.
Provenance:
The Artist, 1952-1958
Collection Harvey Kaplan, Chicago,1958-1962
Michael Reese...
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Post-War Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Topaze noir négatif
Located in PARIS, FR
Matt acrylic-painted wood relief
Éditions Denise Rene Paris
Edition n° 37/50, Signed.
Presented at the exhibition “Vasarely - Le partage des Formes”, in 2019 at the Centre Pompidou.
...
Category
Op Art Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Geometric Composition - Oil Painting by Aldo Moriconi - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Aldo Moriconi in 1967.
Mixed colored enamel on wood.
Hand signed and dated on th...
Category
Abstract Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Abstract Still Life with Female Bust and Fruit Bowl
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Abstract Still Life with Female Bust and Fruit Bowl
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 13 (height) x 9.5 (width...
Category
Post-Impressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed ink wash painting by Abstract Expressionist sculptor COA signed by artist
Located in New York, NY
MARK DI SUVERO
Abstract Expressionist drawing with artist signed COA, ca. 1963
Pen and black ink and brush and black ink wash on paper.
Hand signed on the front.
Framed, with separa...
Category
Abstract Expressionist Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, India Ink, Mixed Media
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