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Abstract Abstract Paintings

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: 1990s
Abstract Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting. Acrylic on canvas 48"H x 72"W George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pau Alemany 4 Green Chopin original abstract mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Chopin original abstract mixed media painting Pau Alemany Mascareñas estudió la carrera de arquitectura, pero destacó sobre todo en el campo de la pintura. Formado con artistas como ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Font Diaz 28 Colors original abstract pastel Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Colors original abstract pastel Painting Manel Font Díaz (Barcelona, 1950) es un artista centrado especialmente en la pintura, primero formado en la facultad de Bellas Artes de la U...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pastel

Bright Vibrant Pop Art Enamel Oil Painting Flowers NYC Abstract Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Flowers in a Vase, intensely and seductively colored: almost in a Japonaise style. Swooning purples and reds, ecstatic lemon yellows, Jostling shapes, lyrical and soft-edged, refuse ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Huge Abstract Modernist "August Series" Mixed Media Monotype Colorful Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Terence La Noue was born in Hammond, Indiana in 1941. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1964. After going to Berlin as a Fulbright Meister Student ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Monotype

Untitled Dynamic Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Israeli-American
Located in Surfside, FL
Nachume Miller (1949–1998) was a German born Israeli artist who immigrated to New York City in 1973, where he made a name for himself in the American Modern Art scene. Miller immigra...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Detail Sketch from January 1986, Pure pigment collage, acrylic painting; Signed
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen Detail Sketch from January 1986, 1991 Pure pigment collage, acrylic painting and drawing Hand-signed by artist, Hand signed, hand initialed, annotated, dated by hand ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

E. Jacobson 18 Colors.. original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ellis Jacobson (San Diego, 1925 - Palma de Mallorca, August 23, 2013) was an American cartoonist and painter who lived most of his life in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), where he develop...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Latin American Cuban Painting by Julio Antonio Devoroción (Devotion), 1992
Located in Washington, DC
Major painting by Cuban/American artist Julio Antonio (b. 1950). Painting is acrylic on canvas and titled "Devoroción". Painting is signed and dated 1992. Measures: 70" W x 78" H. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, 1993, Oil on paper, Analytical Painting, Abstract
Located in Milano, IT
In this masterpiece Claudio Olivieri experimented with palette brightening, using a spray gun to distribute the oil and achieve an unprecedented result. In addition, this painting gi...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Seeker 1: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Widely exhibited and collected from Cornwall to Scotland and New Zealand to the USA, Clare works from the beautiful Porthmeor Studio on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, UK. Her work h...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Lardy Cat. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Widely exhibited and collected from Cornwall to Scotland and New Zealand to the USA, Clare works from the beautiful Porthmeor Studio on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, UK. Her work h...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 72" George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he wa...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

White & Green Pattern Triptych Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern triptych painting. Acrylic on canvas 75W" x 48H" George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Drawing - Papier Dechiré
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Drawing - Papier Dechiré 1998 Mixed media & collage on card 20.3 x 26.6 cm 33.8 x 39.0 cm Provenance: The George & Ann Dannatt Collection and The Geo...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Argimon Black, Vertical, original abstract canvas acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Black- original abstract canvas acrylic painting. framed Argimon (Sarriá 1929 - Barcelona 1996) is one of the great Catalan informalist artists. This painter, engraver and sculptor ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage Signed Contemporary Abstract Expressionist American Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract action oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (unique) signed gouache painting (Framed) renowned Provincetown artist
Located in New York, NY
James Balla Untitled gouache painting, 1992 Mixed Media Oil on Linen Signed and dated on the front of the work; the verso of the frame bears the UFO (Albert Merola) gallery label. F...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Pencil

Words and Deeds
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Words and Deeds Oil and collage on wood panel, c. 1990 Signed recto lower right (see photo) Verso: See photo Signed, verso: Ben Wilson Dated: c. 1990 Titled: Words and Deeds Condition: Excellent Image/panel size: 23 1/4 x 19 inches Frame size: 26 1/4 x 21 1/4 inches To gain exposure to a wider range of styles, he also studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Educational Alliance. Admired by critics throughout his long career, Wilson was singled out as a “discovery” by the New York Times art critic Edward Alden Jewel even before his rst one-man show at the Galerie Neuf in 1946. His paintings of the ’30s and ’40s were expressionistically rendered, often Biblical parables, lled with what he called “the grief of the intolerable” and reecting an acute awareness of the agony of the time, from the Holocaust to the Spanish Civil War. A WPA artist who identied strongly with the plight of the Jews in Europe, he relentlessly explored themes of war, torment, and futility in his early decades of painting. When times changed and social pressures subsided, Wilson’s mood lifted. He spent 1952-54 in Paris working at the Academie Julien. During the ’50s his involvement with specic imagery persisted but became more psychological and mythic in orientation. Inuenced by Cubism, he created a vocabulary of interlocking shapes and bold, sweeping gestures that served as a transition between his early gurative expressionism and his later abstract constructivist concerns. Towards the end of the decade Wilson reached a crossroads, moving towards abstraction and searching for what he called “a scaffolding under the externals.” By 1960, inuenced by the Russian Constructivists, Mondrian, and Abstract Expressionism, Wilson turned to abstraction. Reexamining the basic elements of painting, he evolved his own personal vocabulary and structure, fusing the cerebral and the emotive. He became increasingly experimental, using house paint, sand, and other unorthodox materials in paintings that he worked from all directions, dripping, spraying, stenciling, and collaging. He employed elements of disjunction, repetitions of geometric motifs, linear networks, and complex overlays to create the transparent, multi-layer development of space that characterizes his later paintings. A consummate draftsman, Wilson lled notebook after notebook with drawings that he amplied in his paintings. Eschewing popular movements, Wilson was always one to pursue a personal aesthetic. Despite more than 30 one-man shows and 50 years of teaching, he increasingly withdrew from the gallery scene but continued to paint daily until his death at age 88 in 2001 in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he and his sculptor wife Evelyn Wilson...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Image au Carre, Geometric Kinetic Painting by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Image au Carre" or "Square Image" is an original painting on linen mounted to wood by Israeli Kinetic artist, Yaacov Agam. The painting is signed, titled and dated verso and signed/...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Soaring II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Robert Goodnough was a well known artist in New York during the Post-War era and represented by important dealers. This tall graceful panel has a mate in case someone needs a pair o...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ombre proprie ed ombre portate
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Soaring I , abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
An amazing and graceful panel that has an elevating sense of movement and nature as described by its title "Soaring". Intricate taping off of triangles in this work in varying sizes...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Carfury
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Carfury 1998 Waxed pencil & inks on paper 16.7 x 26.2 cm 32.0 x 41.8 cm George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artis...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

“SM070897” by Shitomi Murakami
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Shitomi Murakami Shitomi Murakami was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan 1964 Graduated from Musashino School of Fine Arts, Tokyo. 1964-70 Laboratory of Scenographic Research of the Unive...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Tar, Acrylic

Monumental American Abstract Expressionist Signed Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large and very impressive late 20th century painting by listed Ohio artist, James Massena (1953 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Titled "Storm Surge".
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“198002” by Kyoko Sasai
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kyoko Sasai is a renowned Japanese artist, esteemed due to her innovative approaches to cultural representation and unique artistic methodologies. She liv...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Composition #1, 1990s Abstract Oil Painting in Blue, Violet, Gold, Teal & Pink
Located in Denver, CO
Composition #1, an original vintage 1990s abstract oil painting by Bonney Goldstein. Signed and dated 1995 by the artist, lower right. Late 20th century painting in colors of golden...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Archival Paper

Study for Blackawton
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Study for Blackawton 1996 Oil on painting board Image: 17.8 x 25.6 cm Frame: 32.5 x 40.0 cm Exhibited: 1996 Michael Wright Fine Art at the Royal Col...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Crescent Moon Oil Painting
Located in Brookville, NY
Moon Series by artist Robert Terry (1955-2021) are his most well known works. His love and fascination of nature was the driving force in his romantic and poetic interpretations of...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Boats - Abstract Monterey Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Boats - Abstract Monterey Seascape in Oil on Canvas Vibrant abstracted landscape of colorful boats in a Monterey harbor by California artist Virginia Sevier Rogers (Americ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The House - Mother & Child Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
The House - Mother & Child Figurative Abstract Wonderfully vibrant mother and child abstract expressionist painting by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). A stylized mother and child...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Chromachord # 77
Located in London, GB
James Hayward Chromachord # 28 1998 Oil on canvas on wood panel 35.56 x 26.67 cms (14 x 10.5 ins) JHAY8937
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled t-nail drawing, unique geometric abstraction hand signed framed
Located in New York, NY
James Siena Untitled t-nail drawing (reference: two against two), 1999 Graphite on paper Pencil signed, titled, annotated and dated on the reverse of the sheet (see photos) also penc...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Graphite, Pencil

Chromachord # 61
Located in London, GB
James Hayward Chromachord # 28 1998 Oil on canvas on wood panel 35.56 x 26.67 cms (14 x 10.5 ins) JHAY8937
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Colorful Bold Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Chromachord # 31
Located in London, GB
James Hayward Chromachord # 28 1998 Oil on canvas on wood panel 35.56 x 26.67 cms (14 x 10.5 ins) JHAY8937
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Yellow Blue Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Abstract aerial landscape painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Stunning textural abstract aerial landscape painting by Hungarian artist Levente Baranyai. Oil on panel, 37.5 x 50 inches. With a focus on aerial urb...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Before the Party abstraction
Located in Greenwich, CT
Before the Party is an intriguing abstraction that speaks to fantasy and imagination. Wemaere is known as part of the CoBrA group in Europe and his works are sought after and distin...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 1995 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Denim Blue Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Blue Grey Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Yellow Blue Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Coral Grey Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monotype, Monoprint

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', C. 1997 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Tharrats Black Constellation 20 original abstract acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
constellation original acrylic paper painting Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana School. The...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Dreaming of the Future
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Abiodun Nafiu Azeez is an accomplished artist with a diverse background in contemporary painting, particularly Osogbo art. However, his true passion lies in abstract expression, where he seeks to promote African art, culture, and nature. Influenced by his artist father, he paints to preserve memories and connect with broader societal concerns. Abiodun's artistic style is characterized by the abstraction and simplification of human compositions. He employs vibrant oil colors, often focusing on primary colors that transition into secondary and tertiary hues. His subjects stand out against neutral backgrounds, creating a harmonious balance in his paintings. A prominent feature in his works is the use of red, blue, and yellow tones, subtly blended to emphasize form and shape. His artistic journey includes training under renowned bead painting contemporary artist Jimoh Buraimoh...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Descent of Light - rich, dark, impasto, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This deeply dramatic abstract painting is by the masterful Canadian expressionist Joseph Drapell. Thick layers of swirling paint in black with patches of red, green and turquoise are...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tharrats BLUE Constellation original abstract acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
constellation original acrylic paper painting Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana School. The...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

GUINOVART Ocres original engraving abstract painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ocres original engraving abstract painting. Josep Guinovart i Bertran (Barcelona 1927-2007) was a painter, draftsman and engraver from Catalonia, Spain. After studying at the School...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Engraving

Tharrats Blue Black Constellations 1 original abstract acrylic paper
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Constellations original abstract acrylic paper painting Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana S...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Tharrats Black Constellation 20 original abstract acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
constellation original acrylic paper painting Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana School. The...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Contemporary British Abstract Original Painting Flowers Butterfly Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition signed by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card, unframed measurements: 9.25 x 10 inches condition: very good provenance: from a large private c...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Red-White
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

One Robe One Bowl: Contemporary figurative oil painting by Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin offers this exquisite portrayal of a classical maiden which he calls "endearing" ............. who are we to dispute that, she's also very beautiful. Artist Biography: Sa...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Whore by Rene Ricard pink and silver painting with poetry
Located in New York, NY
A fluid wash of bubblegum pink fills the surface of this painting. Ricard has written in bright yellow, blue, and vivid silver the following: So how do you be friends w/a whore? Business being business/Ethically, a ho can’t rat on its tricks; so if the ho is hohoing yr husband Damned if you’ll ever find out. March 26. Whore sharply contrasts the beauty of silver, yellow, and pink with Rene’s pithy, obscene pronouncement. The pink ground is applied in a sheer wash, like Male Cinderella’s background, and the artist’s cursive shimmers in the same silver as One Shoe One You / True Love, Size 3?, and This is not a thanksgiving pumpkin. While Whore shares enticing formal qualities with other works in this group, the text snaps us to cold reality, down into the gutter with a bump. Ricard is happy to visit a fairy tale, but doesn’t stays in the fantasy for long. There’s an intimacy to this work’s smaller scale which compels the viewer to lean in and decode Ricard’s poetry. The artist’s outsized signature is with initials in dark blue, which pop out against that beautiful saturated pink. Canvas floater frame, in maple with .25 inch moulding. Whore is part of a group of works dating from 1989-1990 as Rene Ricard prepared for Mal de Fin at the Petersburg Gallery, New York, in 1990, his very first one-man exhibition. Born Albert Napoleon Ricard, he moved to New York in the 1960s at the age of 18. With that relocation, Albert died, and Rene was born. Instantly adopted into Andy Warhol’s glittering orbit, Ricard thrived in the city, with its heady concentration of art, culture, and debauchery. In New York Ricard found the milieu where he would shine. He acted in underground films, playing Warhol in the artist’s own Andy Warhol Story. He became a renowned poet and writer, published in the Paris Review and Artforum. In typically wry fashion he explained how he became a painter: “I began adding images [to my poetry] because I’ve always liked to draw and paint. And it was hard to find junk-store paintings of the right quality, things that could support some writing, so I just started making the images myself. Unfortunately, people really like that, even though I far prefer just the writing.” Ricard drew on his vast knowledge of literature and art history, weaving these references together with bursts of autobiographical poetry: what the New York Times termed his “seething verbal finesse.” Ricard, having spent years in the Factory’s milieu, learned from Warhol’s creative strategies. Warhol created images quickly with screen printing, with no regard for perfection. Duplication was the method and the ideology. Ricard, too, worked quickly: urgency was part of his visual language of looped cursive and scribbled colors. He often borrowed a lithographic plate or silkscreen from already-completed works, printing the matrix on canvas or paper to create backgrounds for new works (Size 3’s red printed background may be an example of this). He appropriated thrifted paintings and discarded items such as a pinboard or a piece of insulation, so long as the object in question had a flat surface upon which to work. The two artists were both outsiders to the art world in a sense—Warhol coming from the world of design and Ricard, a bona fide author, but both intuitively understanding how to compel the viewer. As Warhol anthologized consumerism, Ricard catalogued desire. For example, Size 3 and One Shoe One You feature Ricard’s take on Warhol’s famous shoe drawings...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

Tharrats Constellation original abstract acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
constellation original acrylic paper painting. frame Son of Josep Tharrats i Vilà, in 1932 he moved to Béziers until 1935, when he returned to Barcelona to study at the Massana Scho...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

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