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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Period: 1970s
Untitled (ER41) Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edward Pechmann Renouf (1906-1999). Oil on panel measures 16 x 24 inches. Signed lower margin. Excellent condition. Provenance: Allan Stone Projects, New York, NY. Biography: Bi...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Abstract modern landscape painting w/ white flowers in blue green landscape
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a signed, original abstract landscape oil painting with white flowers (roses) in an Henri Matisse / Pablo Picasso aesthetic by listed WPA artist, G. Ralph Smith. It is in exc...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sem Titulo
Located in Wiscasett, ME
"Sem Titulo" gouache on paper. Illustrated in Barsotti's book page 146. The full sheet size listed in the catalogue is 21cm x 30cm. The specialty frame incorporates a mat cut up t...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

"Exact Folly" Small Blue and Purple Abstract Geometric Modern Collage
Located in Houston, TX
Small blue and purple toned abstract collage that incorporates a variety of bright colors, geometric shapes, and vibrant patterns. The piece is nicely matted and framed. Dimension...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Happy Morning, Abstract Acrylic Painting by Josep Grau-Garriga
Located in Long Island City, NY
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...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The Nature - Original Oil Painting on Paper by Sergio Barletta - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"The Nature" is an original oil on paper by the italian artist Sergio Barletta. Designed in mid 1970s, it is in very good conditions. Sergio Barletta From the age of 22 is active in...
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Oil

1975 (6)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
poured acrylic on canvas
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

1970s Feminist San Francisco Abstract Expressionist Figurative (Two Sided)
By Audrey E. Gabrielson
Located in Soquel, CA
Vivid and evocative feminist abstract expressionist figurative painting of woman and the many facets of her life, represented by multiple female figures engaged in various activities throughout the chaotic and colorful abstract expressionist canvas, by Audrey E. Gabrielson (American, 1932-2018), 1976. Verso has an abstract portrait with signature. Unframed. Image size: 29.75"H x 31.50"W Audrey Gabrielson was an artist, poetess, sculptor, whom lived in San Francisco. She was born in Canada in 1932 and drew, colored, modeled in clay when very young. She studied at Reed College, Portland, studying with famous West Coast artist, Louis Bunce. in San Francisco she painted with artists Cucaro, Alexander E. Anderson, and Raymond Howell. She had shown in North Beach, Modesto, Gualuala Hotel, Sausalito, Abbey Party Rents (S.F.) and many more. She had ongoing exhibits at Alberta Art, Red Deer and Uglies, Lacombe. Her art was collected by national and international collectors such as authors C.Y. Lee (“Flower Drum Song”), Alfred Coppel (“34 East”); musical promoter, Ilka Pardinas, FLY, Los Angeles. Additionally, she worked in bronze, studying under S.F. sculptor C.B. Johnson. Her art was influenced and inspired by German Expressionists, Van Gogh, Lautrec, Picasso, Klimpt, Schiele, Tamayo, Conners, Park – and many more. Obituary: Born in Alberta, Canada, Audrey passed away at her home in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood, surrounded by loved ones. Gabrielson was an artist, poet, sculptor, photographer, muse and an integral part of the San Francisco art scene of the late 1950s to late 1970s. She was a friend and contemporary of artists such as Benny Bufano...
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Acrylic, Masonite

Untitled (ER 53) Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edward Pechmann Renouf (1906-1999). Oil on masonite panel, measures 16 x 24 inches. Excellent condition. Signed lower right. Provenance: Allan Stone Projects, New York, NY. Biography: Birth place: Hsiku, China Addresses: East St. Washington, CT Profession: Painter, sculptor Studied: Phillips Andover Acad., 1924; Harvard Univ., 1928; Columbia Univ., 1936-46; drawing & painting with Carlos Merida...
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Masonite, Oil

Abstract view, archived No. 4050
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
In these abstract landscapes which reached a peak in the early 1980s, Pinajian appears to strive for visual and spiritual conclusions regarding flatness and color that parallel the goals of the Abstract Expressionsts.- Peter Falk...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Jerusalem II
Located in New York, NY
Cleve Gray Jerusalem II, 1976 Jerusalem Series Mixed media on paper 23 3/4 x 17 1/4 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

'Musical Abstract, Peach and Aqua', California Expressionist, San Francisco
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Frealon Bibbins (American, 1926-2013). Dated verso, '9/18/76' and '9/19/76'. Stamped with Certification of Authenticity and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. This listed California artist lived and painted in Alameda and also had a distinguished career both as an author and as a musician with the San Francisco Symphony...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Numbers - Late 20th Century Mixed Media on Wood Abstract by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Oil

1972 (15)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
poured acrylic on canvas
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mexican large abstract oil painting 1970s by Leopoldo Flores modernist design
Located in Norwich, GB
A large and impressive abstract oil on canvas by noted Mexican artist Leopoldo Flores. It is intemporal and yet to me also perfectly embodies the 1970s...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

After a Summer in the South of France
Located in Sheffield, MA
Michael Gloeckner American, 1915-1989 After a Summer in the South of France Oil on canvas 20 by 20 in. W/frame 25 by 25 in. Michael lived in NYC, he also had a home and studio in ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Exodus, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Marcella Doane
By Marcella Doane
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Marcella Doane Title: Exodus Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 30 x 24 inches Frame Size: 25 x 31 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Umbracle
Located in Madrid, ES
Lithography on paper Guarro with filigree from the Gaspar Room and signed in pencil by the artist. Exemplary H.C. This copy belongs to the "avant la lettre" print run, the editor be...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Abstraction
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sunset Green Flash
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Big Fish Eats The Little Fish, 1970s Abstracted Fish Framed Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
The Big Fish Eats The Little Fish, vintage 1976 oil on canvas abstract oil painting by 20th century Denver artist, Edward Maracek (1919-1993). Semi-abstract painting in vibrant color...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1972 Abstract Oil Painting Homage to Ilya Bolotowskiy Hard Edged Abstraction
Located in Surfside, FL
This work takes its cues from Ilya Bolotowsky and Piet Mondrian. A fine example of 1970's hard edged geometric abstraction. Artist, painter & master photographer Jonathan Singer was born in 1948. As a young man, Singer, a native New Yorker took art classes at the Museum of Modern Ar. As the protégé of Ilya Bolotowski, the painter (a member of "The Ten," a group that included Louis Schanker, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko, and Joseph Solman), Singer dreamed of becoming an artist, but his Jewish mother got her wish and Singer became a doctor instead but always kept a hand in the realm of art and photography. His two favorite subjects were flowers and graffiti. He’d spent many hours with graffiti writers (some of them famous, such as Lady Pink). In Fort Apache...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pantico Series 1
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Elwood Howell, American (1933 - ) Title: Pantico Series I Year: 1976 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 46 x 80 in. (116.84 x 203.2 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Abstract and Collage Painting on Canvas by Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002) Title: Blue Abstract with Grid Year: circa 1979 Medium: Acrylic with Collage on Canvas (unsigned) Size: 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.92 cm) Frame...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Atlantic City Revisited: mid-century modern geometric abstract painting w/ pink
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Atlantic City Revisited" 1977 is a mid-century modern, abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly blue, and pink with geometric squares in varying shades of blue, pink, black, and gray with a mid-century modern aesthetic recalling Peter Max. It is signed on the front and back. All hanging hardware attached, no additional framing necessary. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Portrait Abstract Original Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Oil on board circa 1990.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

"Beach Walk" Red Figurative Hippy Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Red toned scene with figures lined up walking down the beach. The painting was done of hippies from the 1970's. It is framed in a wooden frame. It is signed by the artist and titled....
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

'Abstraction in Coral and Scarlet', American Abstract, 1970's
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'N. Flynn' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. A large and turbulent oil abstract showing a conflagration of hot colors contrasted against an auberg...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract with Checkers, Large Geometric Abstract Painting by Max Epstein 1974
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein Title: Untitled - Abstract with Checkers Year: 1974 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed Lower Right Size: 48 x 48 in. (121.92 x 121.92 cm) Frame Size: 49 x 49 inc...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, 1970, No, 2363
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Here you will find another Pinajian abstract exprssion, the parallel colors are the goals of the Abstract Expressionists. Signed lower right. Pinajian Estate certificate is included...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

The Shadow
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The Shado, from 1970s, 17 x 14 inches, acrylic on paper, signed lower middle. Unframed. Complimentary custom framing will be done upon customer request. Harry Bertschmann was born i...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Triptych
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Canvas, Oil

Jacques Germain -Untitled - Original Signed Ink
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jacques GERMAIN (1915-2001) Untitled Circa 1970 Ink on Paper Signed J.G Born in Paris in 1915, worked with Fernand Léger and Amédée Ozenfant at the Académie Moderne in 1931, we...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink

Abstract Expressionist Figures in the Style of Willem de Kooning
By Petur Halldorsson
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract expressionist work in the style of Willem de Kooning. Painting has various forms that appear to look like human figures with sketched images of hand guns. Painting ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Large Abstract Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Bonnie Kline Title: Untitled Year: circa 1970 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 46 in. x 46 in. (116.84 cm x 116.84 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Hard Edge Abstraction James Koenig Ribbon Structure 1971
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original hard edge abstraction by American artist James Koenig titled "Ribbon Structure". This work created in 1971 will be featured in the u...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Composition - Oil on Canvas by Marcello Grottesi - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Composition is an original abstract artwork realized by Marcello Grottesi in 1977. Oil on canvas. Hand-signed and dated in light-blue color on the back. The artwork has been...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Remembrance of a future past, 1995
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Remembrance of future past, 1995 published one of Rostom catalog book page no. 169. Signed and dated back of the canvas and also certificate of authenticity is included.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

'Geometric Polychrome Abstract'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial linear abstract comprising contiguous rectangles in primary and secondary colors contrasted against a background of scumbled chestnut and aubergine. Signed lower right...
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Canvas, Oil

dessin 317 - Huile sur toile, 64x56 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas. framed Gérard Souzay (né Gérard Marcel Tisserand le 8 décembre 1918 à Angers, Maine-et-Loire, et mort le 17 août 2004 à Antibes, Alpes-Ma...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled VI, Large Abstract Painting by Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis Title: Untitled VI Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 44 in. x 55 in. (111.76 cm x 139.7 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

General Pickering against the U.S.S Achilles
Located in New York, NY
Jean Bousquet (French, 1912-1996), "General Pickering Against U.S.S Achilles", Abstract Seascape, Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40, 1975 Colors: Blue, White, Brown, Red, Yellow
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Edith E. Ferullo "Untitled", acrylic on board
Located in Glenview, IL
"Untitled" by American painter Edith E. Ferullo (1928 - 2008) is an abstract oil on board. It is presented unframed.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Patch of Cyan, Vintage Electric Blue Geometric Abstract by Eleanor Perry
Located in Soquel, CA
Patch of Cyan, Vintage Electric Blue Geometric Abstract by Eleanor Perry A bold modernist abstract painting by San Francisco, California artist Eleanor Perry (American, 20th Centu...
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Masonite, Acrylic

No title, 1978 - Oil on canvas, 98x131 cm., framed.
Located in Nice, FR
Paul Rigoulet is a french artist from Nice (Cote d'Azur). He was born 1924 and is an abstract painter. No frame
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Celebration", abstract, red, white, blue, bold, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
Nan Hass Feldman’s “Celebration”, is a medium sized abstract painting expressing exuberance, happiness, and celebration painted in red, blue, and white. This bold and optimistic pain...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Ground Zero, Acrylic painting by Roy Witlin
By Roy Witlin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Roy Witlin, American Title: Ground Zero Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Acrylic on Plexi Framed Size: 30 x 29 inches (76.2 x 73.66 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

CLOUD MAY 78
Located in Aventura, FL
Original mixed media on paper. Hand signed, dated and titled on verso by the artist. Referenced on page 53 in the Waddington and Tooth "Ben Nicholson paintings on paper" book. Artwor...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

Asian Massif - 1
Located in London, GB
Jules Olitski Asian Massif - 1 1975 Water base acrylic on canvas 213.4 x 88.9 cms (84 x 35 ins) JO001
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Colorfield Painting by Jay Rosenblum
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting on paper was created by New York-born artist Jay Rosenblum. In his art, he seeks to correlate his great love for chamber music sonatas with freely evolving blocks of color which like the notes in the music transform the work into a cohesive form of art. This piece is signed in pencil, and measures 40 x 22...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Terre Brulée - Burned Land - Oil on canvas, 90x116 cm.
Located in Nice, FR
Paul Rigoulet is a french artist from Nice (Cote d'Azur). He was born 1924 and is an abstract painter. No frame
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Fragments of Dreams: classic mid-century modern geometric abstract painting, red
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Fragments of Dreams" 1977 is a mid-century modern, abstract acrylic on canvas painting, predominantly red with geometric squares in varying shades of red and blue with a mid-century...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Denise Bourdouxhe - Half of Sun and Moon - Oil on Canvas
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Denise BOURDOUXHE Half of Sun and Moon Oil on canvas Signed 73 x 92 cm (36.2 x 28.7 inches) Denise BOURDOUXHE Born in 1925, died in 1990, Denise Bourdouxhe was a French artist. Den...
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Oil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid Century Modern painting was realized in the United States in 1972. Brimming with dynamic energy and verve, this work offers a vibrant abstract expressionist co...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Acrylic Painting with Collage
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...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Richard Huntington 1970s Geometric Abstraction Large Mid Century Modern Triangle
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid-century modern geometric abstract painting titled Beacon by American artist Richard Huntington. This work features bold colors and incredible texture. Richard Huntington (b. ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Colorfield Painting by Jay Rosenblum
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting on paper was created by New York-born artist Jay Rosenblum. In his art, he seeks to correlate his great love for chamber music sonatas with freely evolving bloc...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

The Candy Store
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Yankel Ginzburg, Khazakhstan-American (1945 - ) Title: The Candy Store Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.r. Size: 38 x 46 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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