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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: 1960s
Abstract 1964 - South African sixties abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This fantastic Sixties abstract oil painting on paper on canvas is by noted South African artist Douglas Portway. Although born in South Africa, as he ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paysage aux Rochers
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left. 51 x 38 in. 52.5 x 39.25 in. (framed) Framed in maple. Gabriel Godard, a self-taught painter, was born in 1933 in Delouze, France. Hist...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition by Henri Marcacci - Oil on canvas 15x15 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Flush frame in silver-colored metal 15,5 x 15,5 x 2,5 cm
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Untitled (Blue 1969)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After high school she attended the, now, San Francisco Ar...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"One" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Red Midcentury Bauhaus Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge One, 1968 Signed and dated on the reverse Acrylic on canvas 53 3/8 x 32 inches (P118) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he b...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Paraguas", 20th Century Paint and Pencil on Paper by Antoni Tàpies
Located in Madrid, ES
ANTONI TÀPIES Spanish, 1923 - 2012 PARAGUAS signed "Tàpies" (lower right) paint and pencil on paper 22-1/2 x 15-1/6 inches (57 x 38.5 cm.) framed: 38-1/5 x 30-1/3 inches (97 x 77 cm....
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Pencil

Abstract 1962 - American sixties abstract art mixed media/oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb abstract painting is by American abstract artist Roger Bruinekool. Painted in 1962 it is a square mixed media/oil on board with great impa...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Lonistum 1961 - Canadian British Abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
An original large abstract oil on canvas by British Canadian artist William John Bertram Newcombe. This stunning abstract expressionist oil in blues and greys is a bold, adventurous ...
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Mixed Media, Oil

"Untitled" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Yellow Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1966 Acrylic on canvas 61 1/2 x 42 1/8 inches (P122) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Pink Midcentury Bauhaus Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Untitled, 1966 Acrylic on canvas 60 x 43 inches (P276) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State Univ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Untitled" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Grey Orange Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1968 Acrylic on canvas 82 1/2 x 61 1/2 inches (P104) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Painting by Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999) Abstract, 1965 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 32 x 30 inches John Teyral was one of Cleveland's most acclaimed artists. He exhibited in...
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Oil

Waterfront - British 1960's art Abstract Expressionist exhibited oil painting
Located in London, GB
This stunning abstract expressionist oil on canvas is by artist Helen M Hale. Painted in the 1960's this abstract landscape has strong brushwork and blocks of colour. Labelled verso...
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Oil

"Untitled" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Yellow Pink Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1966 Acrylic on canvas 61 1/8 x 44 inches (P123) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Inside Violet" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Pink Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Inside Violet, 1966 Acrylic on canvas 61 x 43 inches (P121) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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Canvas, Acrylic

AFTER THE STORM 1969 Abstract Large Encaustic/Oil 60x48 Female Surrealist Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Born in 1934, the work of Suzanne Bloomfield represents the life force which binds us all -- a universal symbol for the soul's transformation. Bloomfield believes that painting is t...
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Masonite, Encaustic, Oil

"Inside Blue" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Bauhaus Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Inside Blue, 1966 Acrylic on canvas 61 1/4 x 43 3/4 inches (P124) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Abstract Mixed Media Drawing by Rem Raymond Coninckx - Belgium
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Rem Raymond Coninckx was born on 28th March in Couvin (Belgium) 1904 and died in Dinan 1974. He was a painter, draftsman, engraver and also created metallic panels and mosaics. Cont...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Blue Totem - Scottish exhibited 1960's Abstract art
Located in London, GB
This stunning much exhibited Scottish Abstract painting is by noted seminal artist Robin Philipson. It was painted circa 1963 in gouache and mixed media. The palette is one of vibran...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Deep as the Night oil painting by John Von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
This work is one of a group of over 100 works personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Exhibited: 1967 National Academy Annual Exhibition -...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Gene Hedge, Abstract Color Field, Red Pattern Midcentury Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gene Hedge Untitled, circa 1970 Acrylic on canvas 44 x 43 inches (P112) Gene Hedge was born (1928) and raised in rural Indiana. After military service, he briefly attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. There he encountered the writing of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and the following year (1949) went to study at the Institute of Design in Chicago. He received a B.S. degree in Visual Design from the Institute of Design (1953), and he also took courses at the Art Institute of Chicago and began working in collage. During this period, the influence of Eugene Dana...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red's Moving abstract oil painting by John von Wicht
Located in Hudson, NY
Red's Moving OIl on canvas, 24" x 32" 25.75" x 34" x 1.75" framed Signed "V. Wicht" lower right. Inscribed and titled verso "John Von Wicht / Red's Moving / 24 x 32 / 1962". About t...
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Shifting Strata Paris 1963 - Greek art Abstract Expressionist painting Fontana
By Valerios Caloutsis
Located in London, GB
This amazing large 1963 abstract landscape mixed media composition is by Greek artist Valerios Caloutsis. His work is similar to Lucio Fontana, Spatialist. This movement focused on t...
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Mixed Media

Abstract Valley - Welsh 1963 art abstract landscape oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Welsh abstract oil painting is by noted artist Thomas John Nash, better known as Tom Nash. It was painted in 1963 and is entitled on a gallery lab...
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Oil

Monochrome Abstract 1961 - British Sixties art abstract oil painting black white
Located in London, GB
This superb British Abstract oil painting is by noted artist Christopher Sturgess-Lief. Painted in 1961 it is an evocative and captivating abstract using the highly individualised sy...
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Oil

Fall-Winter Series 64 No. 15 - Large abstract oil on canvas 1964
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Provenance: Kootz Gallery, New York Private collector, Greenwich, CT Trinity Auction, Avon, CT, May 11, 2013, lot 23 Private collection, NJ Condition: Condition is good, but buyer m...
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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Self Portrait - Clowns - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media 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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Mixed Media, Board

Nature's Printing Press
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nature's Printing Press Gouache, tempera, pigments and ink on masonite board, 1967 Signed lower left corner (see photo) Thompson was part of the late 1960’s Black Emergency Cultural Coalition along with Benny Andrews The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition Inc. (BECC) was organized in January 1969 by a group of African American artists in response to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Harlem on My Mind" exhibit, which omitted the contributions of African American painters and sculptors to the Harlem community. Part of a series of works the artist created in 1967. The tree motifs vary as does the color of the background. Please see photo of another work from the series. Condition: Excellent/very good Three tiny while flecks in the green border of the painting Image size: 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Painting board size: 20 x 16 inches Frame size: 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches Russ Thompson (Born 1922- Jamaica Part of the late 1960’s Black Emergency Cultural Coalition along with Benny Andrews The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition Inc. (BECC) was organized in January 1969 by a group of African American artists in response to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Harlem on My Mind" exhibit, which omitted the contributions of African American painters and sculptors to the Harlem community. Members of this initial group that protested against the exhibit included several prominent African American artists, including Benny Andrews and Clifford R. Joseph, cofounders of the BECC. The primary goal of the group was to agitate for change in the major art museums in New York City for greater representation of African American artists and their work in these museums. Studied: Pratt Inst.; Carlyle College; NY Sch. Mod. Photography Exhibited: MoMA; BM, 1968; Nordness Gals., NYC; Phila. Civic Center; Ruder & Finn FA, 1969; Smithsonian Inst.; Mount Holyoke College, 1969; BMFA, 1970; RISD, 1969; Mem. Art Gal., Rochester, NY, 1969; SFMA, 1969; Contemp. Arts Mus., Houston, TX, 1970; NJ State Mus., 1970; Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghampton, NY, 1970; UC Santa Barbara, 1970; Plaza Hotel, NYC; Westchester Art Soc. Gal. (prize); Nassau Community College; Brooklyn Pub. Lib.; Allentown (PA) Art Festival; Quinnipiac College, CT; Parrish Art Mus.; NY State Pavillion; Huntington Township Art Lg. Awards: Mitchell College, CT; BM; Armonk Lib. Show Award; Bedford Hills Lib. Show Award. Sources: Cederholm, Afro-American Artists. Public Collections: Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Brooklyn Museum Museum of Modern Art, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibitions: MOMA Brooklyn Museum, 1968 Nordness Galleries, NYC Smithsonian Institution Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1970 Rhode Island School of Design, 1969 San Francisco Museum of Art, 1969 Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1970 Parrish Art Museum Courtesy of Afro-American Artist; a biographical directory THOMPSON, RUSS (Born Jamaica, 1922) Painter. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, 1922. Studied at the Pratt Institute; Carlyle College; New York School of Modern Photography. Works: Cloud Flowers ; My Breath Is One with the Clouds ; The Acrobats; Relatives; Thoreau; Clothes to the Body; America- Amer- ica; Hanging Garden; Poor Room, Rich Room; Epigram a Bromide; Passage, 1969 (wood, epoxy, iron). Exhibited: Museum of Modern Art; Brooklyn Museum Fence Show, 1968; Nordness Gal- leries, NY; Phila. Civic Center; Ruder & Finn Fine Arts, 1969; Smithsonian Institution; Mount Holyoke College, 1969; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1970; Rhode Island School of Design, 1969; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1969; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1969; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1970; NJ State Museum, 1970; Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghamton, NY, 1970; Art Galleries, Univ. of Cal. at Santa Barbara, 1970; Plaza Hotel, NYC; Westchester Art So- ciety Gallery; Nassau Community College; Brooklyn Public Library; Allentown (Pa.) Art Festival; Quinnipiac College; Parrish Art Mu- seum; NY State Pavillion; Huntington Town- ship Art League. Collections: Frederick Douglass Institute, Wash- ington, DC; Spiro & Levinson Corp.; Mr. William Haber; Mr. & Mrs. B. Friedman; Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Rosen; Mr. David Scribner; Unigraphic Corp.; Mr. Benny An- drews; Jeanne Paris; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Awards: Westchester Art Society; Mitchell College, Conn.; Brooklyn Museum; Armonk Library Show Award; Bedford Hills Library Show Award. Sources: Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Afro- American Artists: New York/ Boston, 1970; Nordness Galleries. 12 Afro-American Artists, 1969; Mount Holyoke College. Ten Afro- American Artists, 1969; Ghent, Henri. “The Community Art Gallery,” Art Gallery, April 1970; Paris, Jean. “Black Art Experience in Art,” Long Island Press, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1970; Ruder & Finn Fine Arts. Contemporary Black Artists’, Brooklyn College. Afro-Amer- ican Artists: Since 1950, 1969; Walker, Roslyn. A Resource Guide to the Visual Arts of Afro- Americans, South Bend, Ind., 1971. NEW YORK (NY). Acts of Art, Inc. Rebuttal to Whitney Museum Exhibition: Black Artists in Rebuttal at Acts of Art Gallery. 1971. Unpag. (20 pp.) exhib. cat., 54 b&w illus., brief biogs. of 48 artists. The text consists of an unsigned foreword (probably by Nigel L. Jackson, director of Acts of Art); a reprint of Z. D. Allen's review of the exhibition, "Rebuttal to the Whitney," from Chelsea Clinton News (Apr. 15, 1971). The catalogue was published after the show opened. Artists included: Benny Andrews, James Belfon, Betty Blayton, Lynn (Chuck) Bowers, Vivian Browne, Calvin Burnett, Jo Butler, Robert Carter, Art Coppedge, Adger Cowans, Joseph Delaney, J. Brooks Dendy, III, James Denmark, Reginald Gammon, Moses Paul Groves, Lester Gunter, Byron Hall, William Charles Henderson, II, Leon Hicks, Nigel L. Jackson, Kenneth Vrook Johnson, Cliff Joseph, Philip Martin, Kenneth Matthews, Richard Mayhew, Dindga McCannon, Alexander S. McMath, Ademola Olugebefola, William Payne, James Phillips, Kenneth Radcliffe, Junius Redwood, Enid Richardson, Gregory Ridley, Jr., Haywood (Bill) Rivers, Donald J. Robertson, Philippe G. Smith, Ann Tanksley, Bob Thompson, Russell Thompson, Robert Threadgill, Lloyd Toone, Bennie White, Timothy Wilkins, Walter H. Williams, Ed Wilson, Frank W. Wimberley, Hale Woodruff. Sq. 8vo, stapled tan wraps, lettered in brown, illus. of wire sculpture by James Denmark.. BOSTON (MA). Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. Afro-American Artists: New York and Boston. May 19-June 23, 1970. 92 pp. exhib. cat, 67 b&w illus. of work by 69 artists, exhib. checklist. Intro. by Edmund B. Gaither. Important early exhibition. Includes Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Ellsworth Ausby, Malcolm Bailey, Ellen Banks, Romare Bearden, Robert Blackburn, Betty Blayton, Ronald Boutte, Lynn Bowers, Frank Bowling, Marvin Brown, Calvin Burnett, Dana C. Chandler, John Chandler, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Ed Clark, Eldzier Cortor, Ernest Crichlow, Emilio Cruz, Avel DeKnight, Henry DeLeon, Stanley Pinckney, James Denmark, Reginald Gammon, Felrath Hines...
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Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist painting on paper by renowned artist
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov Untitled early 1960s Abstract Expressionist work, 1962 Ink and watercolor painting on paper Signed and dated in black ink lower left recto Frame included: elegantly floa...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Abstract Harvest Festival - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media by John Bolam
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently ...
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Paper, Mixed Media

Orange Abstract - Italian/South African sixties abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This vibrant abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando Baldinelli. It was painted circa 1960 after Baldinelli left Italy for South Africa and wa...
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Oil

'Abstract', New York Art Students League, Boulder, Bay Area Woman Artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Wood' for Virginia Wood (American, 1938-2019), additionally signed, verso, and dated 1968. Virginia Wood studied at the University of South Carolina and, subsequ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Oil, Acrylic

Vintage American School Modernist Geometric Abstract New York School Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition with Ochre - Danish 1969 art mixed media and oil painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Abstract Expressionist sixties composition is by Danish artist Erling Andersen. Painted in 1969 it is a mixed media composition on canvas...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Photography oil painting by Robert Freimark
Located in Hudson, NY
Hand-signed and dated "Freimark 1963" lower right. Signed, titled and dated "Photography / pol. 1963 / Robert Freimark" verso. Provenance: -Gift from Robert Freimark to his friend T...
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Canvas, Oil

Red Abstract - British 1960 abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This vibrant British abstract is by noted artist Peter L Field. Painted circa 1960, the composition in reds has relief sculptural impasto. The red works very well in the black surrou...
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Abstract Composition 1966 - British 60's abstract art oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This superb sixties large British abstract oil painting is by noted female artist Anne Dunn. Painted in 1966 it is an abstract composition in a palette of brown orange and blacks on ...
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Oil

Abstract Still Life of Vase Fruit on Table Watercolour - Late 1960s by Nina
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Nina - 1969 Watercolour in a wooden frame under glass Keywords: abstract, vase, table, tablecloth, still life, fruit, apple, watercolor, red, animal, eggs, blue, flowers.
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Watercolor

Scottish Abstract - Exhibited 1965 Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This very striking exhibited Scottish Abstract oil painting is by influential Scottish artist Jack Knox. Painted in 1964, it is a vivid mix of autumnal colours, textures and brushwork that work perfectly. A brilliant example of his work from the early sixties and which was exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1965. Titled and dated 21.2.64 lower right. Provenance. Exhibited Royal Scottish Academy, Exhibition 1965, Edinburgh. Condition. Oil on canvas, 51 inches by 36 inches unframed and in good condition. Housed in a gilt sixties surround frame, 53 inches by 38 inches framed and in good condition. Jack Knox RSA (1936-2015) was one of the most influential artists to work in Scotland in the second half of the twentieth century. Born John Knox to a family of tailors in Kirkintilloch, Knox studied at the Glasgow School of Art (1953-57) where his drawings were noted for their mature draughtsmanship. After graduating, Knox went to Paris to attend the atelier of Cubist artist, André L’Hȏte. During his time in Europe Knox digested the various art movements of the moment, including Surrealism, Tachisme, Colour Field and Pop Art. Visiting the great museums, he was particularly interested in Analytic Cubism and Georges Braque’s intimation, rather than description, of object. He also went to Brussels to visit the first major show of American Abstract Expressionism in Europe. He returned to Scotland eager to establish his own style, drawing on everything he had seen in Europe. In 1960 the Glasgow Herald presented an exhibition during the Edinburgh Festival of young artists from the west of Scotland. Knox was selected to show alongside George Devlin, Carole Gibbons, Anda Patterson, Douglas Abercrombie and Duncan...
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Abstract Composition - Danish Abstract art 1969 mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Abstract Expressionist sixties composition is by Danish artist Erling Andersen. Painted in 1969 it is a mixed media composition on canvas...
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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil on Bristol Board Like many of his peers--including de Kooning, Pollock, Rothko and others--Loew painted in a figurative style before the war and participated in the WPA mural pr...
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Oil

Conceptual Abstract - Monochrome British 60's Abstract Expressionist ink canvas
By Theodore Mendez
Located in London, GB
An original ink on canvas by Theodore Mendez who played an important role in the Post War British art movement and the Post Modern art movement. This simple yet stunning work, circa ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink

Abstract Cityscape 1960 Oil Painting Signed Chait Expressionist NYC City Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bold, abstracted city scene. It appears to be New York City, It could be any large metropolis with skyscrapers and a bustle to it. It is signed S. Chait and signed with ini...
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Oil, Board

Blue Yellow abstract - British sixties Abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This vibrant British abstract is by noted artist Peter L Field. Painted circa 1960, the composition is in blues and yellow/browns with Field's striking heavy impasto and bold visible...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Pop Art Abstract Modernist Mid Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern New York Geometric Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition - Rock Fragment - Danish 1961 Abstract art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Scandinavian abstract art oil painting is by Danish artist Borg Herman Hansen. It was painted in 1961 and is entitled verso Klippe Fragment meaning rock fragment. It is p...
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Oil

#24 oil by Stanley Twardowicz
Located in Hudson, NY
Artwork measures 29" x 43" and framed 30 3/4" x 44" x 2" Signed "Stanley Twardowicz" verso. Stanley Twardowicz's poured enamel and oil breakthrough works of the mid-1950's came as ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed Castro Abstract Expressionist 1960s Latin American Oil Painting Collage
Located in Surfside, FL
'La Multitud Sodomita Rodea la Casa de Lot' Titled and signed in Spanish. it refers to the biblical story of Lot with the Sodomites. It is a very well executed piece signed Castro an...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Abstract Expressionist - Original 60's oil/spray paint on paper S. African art
By Denis Bowen
Located in London, GB
An original oil and spray paint on paper by Denis Bowen who played an important role in the Post War British art movement. This simple yet stunning work dates to 1962. Signed and dated verso. Provenance. Northern collection. Condition. Oil and spray paint on paper. Image size 26 inches by 18 inches and in fine gallery condition. Housed in a simple black gallery frame in excellent condition, 28 inches by 20 inches. Denis Bowen (1921-2006) was a South African artist, gallery director and promoter of abstract and avant-garde art in Britain. He was founder of the New Vision Group and the New Vision Centre Gallery, both of which played an important role in the post-World War II British art scene. Denis Bowen was born on 5 April 1921 in Kimberley, South Africa. His father was Welsh and his mother English. After being orphaned at a young age, Bowen moved to England where he was raised by his aunt in Huddersfield. He enrolled at the Huddersfield School of Art in 1936. After serving in the Navy in World War II, Bowen resumed his art studies at the Royal College of Art in London in 1946. Between 1940 and 1986 Bowen taught art at numerous institutions including: the Kingston Institute of Art, Hammersmith School of Art, Birmingham School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design, the Royal College of Art and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. In 1951 Bowen founded the New Vision Group, which initially emerged from meetings and displays that he organised with his students in 1951. In 1955, Bowen worked alongside Frank Avray Wilson and Halima Nalecz...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Spray Paint

The Dance of water oil on canvas 1968
Located in Soquel, CA
The Dance of water oil on canvas 1968 Abstract expressionist painting of three fish circling the water as the focal point. Hues of dark blue fade to light with hints of yellows and reds. Signed "Mary T...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

#8
Located in Lawrence, NY
The story of the post-WWII New York School artists is still being written. The role of women in the art of the day still needs examination and study. Kur...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Colour Form 18 - large, yellow, green, pink, minimal abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The power of pure colour and minimal form on raw canvas. This is Milly Ristvedt. Three rows of gently curved horizontal bands of colour—golden yellow, hot pink and green create a str...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art - James Coughlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art Mid century figural and architectural painting on paper. Heavy layers of paint with a dog on an abutment and two Japanese wrestlers...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Blue Grey
By Philippe Hosiasson
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right and verso, titled verso. 39.25 x 31.75 in. 40.25 x 32.75 in. (framed) Custom framed in maple. Philippe Hosiasson was born and grew up i...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Original Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Death of the Minotaur - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Abstract by G. 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 degree in philosophy from the Sorbonne, Paris. Returned to Budapest to study art at the Fine Arts Academy, then continued his studies at the Academie Julienne, Paris, where he was influenced by the post impressionist artists including Picasso, Salvadore, Dali and Chagall. His motto was “history is the inevitable conveyance of great situations by great personalities.” He came to England due to the Hungarian uprising in 1956 where he taught history of art and art appreciation. Started receiving commissions for book and commercial illustrations in 1961. Keywords: Oil, Abstract, Mid 20th Century, mixed media, The Death of the Minotaur, mythical, wood, techin, hand, 2 headed snake...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Signed Original Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract oil painting by Anton Sipos (Born 1938). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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