Modern Abstract Paintings

This Modern abstract figurative painting by Stanley Bate features abstracted figures in motion, placed in front of a geometric background with white, maroon, and blue squares tiled n...

Charcoal drawing and Collage on sintra panel, blue tones, portrait, excellent gift

Large, soft brush strokes in cool tones form an abstract composition reminiscent of a marine landscape, by artist Barn Post, c.1960. Displayed in a white mat with a gold border and f...

French Modernist artist, 1960's signed & dated oil on canvas laid on board, unframed board: 18 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good and sound condition

Expressionist French painter, signed and dated verso oil on canvas canvas: 19.5 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

French School, late 20th century indistinctly signed lower centre Portrait of a girl in white dress, holding a necklace and flowers. Painted in a modernist/ pointillist style with be...

This Modern painting by Abstract Expressionist Stanley Bate was made with oil on canvas circa 1960. It features a cool blue and grey palette along the perimeter, with warmer muted gr...

"The Magic Trick" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and 70...

French Modernist painter, circa 1960's oil on canvas canvas: 21.5 x 18 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

"Translucent Streetlights" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by mo...

Abstract mixed media encaustic painting, blood orange encaustic with dark red saffron fibers on wood panel 14 x 14 x 1.5 inches, ready to hang as is Sturdy d-ring is on the back for...

Abstract Landscape is an original modern artwork realized by Enzo Brunori between 1962-1963. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin. Good conditions...

Abstract landscape with colored plots in a dominant green. The landscape evolves in modulations with blurred contours, to suggest volumes more than to draw a precise pattern. The pal...

Girl with Blue Face, 48 X 36 X 1.5 This large scale painting of a woman's face hints at Picasso. Both technically accomplished and classically approached, the thick gestural brushstrokes add a fragmented & tactile character to the canvas. The cool palette makes it easy to live with and makes it perfect for any room. This comes stretched and ready to hang. Message me for shipping quote About the artist: James Koskinas, born in Terre Haute...

"Portrait" by Jean Marc (French 1949-2019) watercolour on artist paper signed and dated 97' double sided painting: 12.5 x 9.5 inches provenance: private collection, South of Fran...

Stripes Shipping price can change depending on location Artist Statement: Painting has been a powerful medium for expressing my emotions. Through my art, I am able to escape, dream,...

Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...

In this Modern abstract painting by Stanley Bate, a bold palette is married with imperfect shapes and large brush strokes. Sandy beige rectangles blend with yellow and deep blue, on ...

Mid Century Celestial Reflection Landscape in Oil on Masonite Celestial reflection, a bold abstract expressionist painting by San Francisco, California artist Eleanor Perry (America...

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand ...

In 2017, I received an order for a monumental wall painting at a flea market in Vienna. The theme of this work was the celebrities who visited this bazaar. Queen Elizabeth is among t...

Hannes Grosse Wave Form I (Wellenform) Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Year: 1971 Size: 33.46 x 33.46 x 31.49 inches (85,5 x 85,5 x 80 cm) Framed (simply wood frame) - ready to hang COA p...

Antique American modernist industriala oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.

Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: Sunset Ocean Beach Year: 1996 Medium: Oil on canvas board Canvas board size: 11 x 14 inche...

Very unusual and boldly colored original oil on canvas abstract painting done by the Russian artist Gufor Malyanov. Signed in cyrillic verso, dated 1952 and titled in cyrillic “Abst...

Pierre Courtens is a French painter of Belgian origin, born in Brussels in 1921 and died in Ribérac Dordogne in 2004. Baron Pierre Courtens is the third generation of painters with his brother Jacques Courtens , son of Hermann Courtens, grandson of Franz Courtens. His grandfather and then his father, director of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Brussels, were ennobled by the King of the Belgians...

Susan Kiefer On A Clear Day Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 36x36x1.35in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1048 Though born and raised in Kansas C...

Wood Assemblage painted in Acrylic Paint and clear coat Title : Lee-go II wood cleat on back for hanging both ways Vertical or horizontal Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started hi...

Jill Opelka Abstract III Oil on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 20x20in Framed: 21x21x1.5in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2050 Tags: Abstract, Vibrant, Deep, Blue, Navy, Green, Orange, Pink *Framed in a black wooden frame ----------------- Upon entering Jill Opelka's home, her creative essence is unmistakable. Adorned with New Yorker Magazine covers, her dining room exudes a vibrant charm, complemented by quirky giant tortoises in the living room. The space is a reflection of Opelka's lively personality, evident in her central studio nestled within the bright breakfast nook. Embraced by natural light and captivating outdoor vistas, it's where her artistry thrives, even evident in intricate details like a practical denim quilt...

Abstract Composition with Square and Rods in Oil on Canvas Bold abstract composition by B. Chapman (20th Century). This piece is made up of dark, rich colors, with objects assembled...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint and 3-dimensional wooden shapes on canvas. The warm metal grey paint is highly textured, while the ...

Two in the bar. 2023, gouache, paper, 25x25 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. ...

Antique modernist tropical street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring 25 by 26 inches overall and 23.5 by 24 painting alone.

"L 'arbre Mort" French School, circa 1960's signed lower corner, titled verso oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 23.5 x 29 inches framed: 26 x 31 Wonderful fusion of colors blur...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with gouache on paper. It features a dark palette, with dark charcoal black tones contrasted by yellow and red accents throughout, and large brush strokes. The painting itself is 16" x 54" and measures 17" x 56" x 2" framed. The paper is mounted on board, framed in a black frame under glass. It is not signed by the artist, but has been authenticated by his estate, and is stamped with the estate seal on the back of the painting, and on the back of the frame. It is ready to hang. Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bates were an established Tennessee family, in fact, Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927-1929 served as art editor. From 1929 until his death in 1972, Stanley was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as “Outdoor Life” and “Popular Science”. On January 27, 1934 Stanley married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 1930’s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Stanley Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School of artists, was later known as Abstract Expressionism. It was comprised of a loosely associated group of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. The New York School was not defined by a specific style, but instead reflected a fusion of European Modernism and American social relevancy that was depicted in many individual styles. Influences of Surrealism, Cubism, and Modernism can be found in their work, along with an interest in experimenting with non-traditional materials and methods. American art was in the forefront of international avant-garde for the first time. Stanley Bate was undoubtedly exposed to the varied styles and techniques that were emerging during the formative years of the New York School. Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell were formulating their versions of color field paintings. Joseph Cornell was experimenting with assemblages, collage and the use of different types of textured paints. Jackson Pollock was adhering objects such as buttons and coins into his early works, while Louise Nevelson was using found objects. Helen Frankenthaler added sand to her early paintings. The New York School artists were undermining traditional fine art by using mixed media and non-traditional methods. Stanley Bate absorbed these varied influences and soon his early realistic landscapes and still-lifes were replaced with something entirely new. The influence of Cubism, notably the flat shallow space of the picture plane, is obvious in many of Bate’s paintings. Surrealism is evident in Bate’s use of subjects from myth, primitive art and antiquity, along with the Automatism-like line work in his more linear images. The unfettered experimentation of the New York School is everywhere in Stanley Bate’s work. We see nods to color field, collage, the mixing of textures into paint, mixed media, the inclusion of found objects and thick, luscious impasto. Bate was prolific and experimented in various media including oil, watercolor, lithography, silk screen, wood cut, drawing, collage, ceramics and sculpture. Bate is considered a true Modernist. His work is largely abstract, but sometimes figures and buildings are discernable. He frequently mixed paint, sand and glue together to achieve a textured surface, and then scraped and scratched through this layer to expose some of the underpainting below. His sculpture, which is often whimsical, also reflects the non-traditional methods of the New York School. Bate pioneered the use of enamel and copper in his work. The sculptures are not carved or modeled as was done in the past, but instead are built using mixed media and new materials. In addition to the New York School influence, many of Bate’s works exhibit a strong connection to the Spanish school, especially the work of Antonio Tapies and Modesto Cuixart. These artists were both part of an avant-garde group known as Art Informel, the Spanish equivalent of Abstract Expressionism. These artists likewise worked in mixed media and introduced objects and texture into their work. Many of Bate’s subjects and titles relate to Spanish locations and words. It is likely that Stanley spent time in Spain and found inspiration there. By the early 1940s, Stanley and Emilie had started spending weekends in a barn they purchased in Craryville, New York, a few hours north of Manhattan. The barn had no electricity or plumbing, but when the Bates eventually decided to leave New York and live full time in Craryville, they remodeled the barn, putting a gallery downstairs and a studio and living quarters upstairs. Although the Bates moved out of New York City, Stanley remained part of the New York art scene, exhibiting in New York and elsewhere throughout the 50s and 60s. During his lifetime he was represented by the New York galleries Knoedler and Company, Kennedy Galleries, Rose Fried Gallery and Key Gallery, along with Tyringham Gallery located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Craryville was Stanley’s home until his death on August 21, 1972. Emilie died 1984...

Signed lower right, 'Z. Kavin' for Zena Kavin (American, 1912-2003) and dated 1966. Born in Berkeley, California, Zena Kavin studied at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and, privately, with Kravchenko in Moscow. She lived in Berkeley and in Oakland her entire life, except for four years spent in New Mexico in the late 1930s. In 1949, she married artist Jon Cornin and settled with him in Oakland. Under the peudonym Corka, the Cornins produced cartoons for the Saturday Evening Post and the New Yorker. Kavin worked in various media, including wood engraving, lithography and sculpture. She was a member of the San Francisco Artists Association and exhibited with them as well as at the San Francisco Museum of Art Inaugural (1935), the California–Pacific International Exposition, San Diego (1935), the Golden Gate International Exposition (1939). Her work is held in the permanent collections of the Davis Art Center, the New Mexico Museum of Art and the Oakland Museum of California. Reference: Artists in California 1786-1940, Third Edition, Edan Milton Hughes: Crocker Art Museum, Sheridan Books 2002, Vol. 1, page 610; Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 2, page 1801; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Supplement, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith...

Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...

size is with frame. Motke Blum was born in Racacun, Romania in 1925. Early in his childhood, the Blum family moved to Bukarest where they settled in a house situated near a circus. ...

Contemporary acrylic painting on board by Igor Melnikov titled “Horizon Line” completed in 2005. Featured in the Book on Melnikov’s work titled ‘Pictures’. Of the modern period.

Hannes Grosse Wave Form II (Wellenform) Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Year: 1971 Size: 33.46 x 33.46 x 31.49 inches (85,5 x 85,5 x 80 cm) Framed (simply wood frame) - ready to hang COA ...

Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the fee...

Vintage modernist abstract village painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 12H. Signed.

Oil on plywood, signed lower left.

One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...

fun with Color Theory As seen at Art on Paper 2024 at The Mannix Project East Hampton NY 12"x12" (14"x14" framed) each These come in a white frame. Acrylic on Paper Artist Statement...

Wonderful early American modernist sunset seascape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Measuring 22 by 24 overall and image size, 20 by 18 inches.

Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad (American, b. 1953). Graphite, pastel, and paper collage painting "Nantucket Still Life with Whirligig and Hydrangea" depicting a mixed media still life colla...

Landscape with a sailboat. Oil on cardboard, 14x19 cm

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Ablaze, 1973-79 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated lower left 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract...

This work is not signed on the front. It comes from the estate of the artist. Nick de Angelis (June 21, 1921 – 2004) was an American artist who lived and worked most of his life in ...

Abstract landscape painting of a white cloud in a light blue sky over a dark country field "Hayfield Two Thirty," painted by David Konigsberg in 2019 oil o...

This Modern abstract painting Stanley Bate is highly textured and features a warm, vibrant palette. Thick layers of red, orange, and blue paint appear to have been scraped back to c...

fun with Color Theory As seen at Art on Paper 2024 at The Mannix Project East Hampton NY 12"x12" (15"x15" framed) These come in a white frame. Acrylic on Paper Artist Statement: Pa...

The Circle - Original Abstract on Paper Vibrant composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of yellow, green, blue and pink blend and overl...

"Riviera" is an exquisite painting of American Modern - primary colors actively composed in energetic movement and structure on the painted surface. These colors formulate the painting, play both for and against each other and create a lively surface with hints of either an architectural structure or freeway. This painting hints to future Modernists such as Richard Diebenkorn "Driveway" and David Hockney "Garrowby." Unframed the piece measures 18 x 24. "Riviera" is signed on lower left. On verso is Provenance of over 70 years, 3 galleries in New York and one in Detroit, Michigan: Andrew Crispo Gallery, Sid Deutsch Gallery and Linda Hyman Gallery in New York and Collected Detroit Gallery in Detroit, Michigan. Abstractionist Carl Robert Holty was known for his biomorphic abstract forms as well as the geometric abstractions he painted with his vibrant color palette. Born in Frieburg, Germany his family immigrated to the United States settling in Wisconsin. In 1919, he enrolled at the Art Institute of Chicago, and shortly thereafter attended the Parsons School of Design. He spent a short time at the National Academy of Design and studied with Francis Coates Jones...

Amitabh Sengupta - Sailboat of Time - 60 x 60 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This serie...

Nick de Angelis (June 21, 1921 – 2004) was an American artist who lived and worked most of his life in New York City. His work was widely recognized for its excellence until he becam...

Signed "Tom Benrimo" at lower right The overall dimensions including the frame are 35 x 41 inches