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Modern Abstract Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Beautiful Chaos
Located in East Hampton, NY
Distressed Abstract Painting Artist Statement: Painting has been a powerful medium for expressing my emotions. Through my art, I am able to escape, dream, hope, remain calm in the m...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Vintage Original Landscape Oil Painting -Horizon in Fragments
Located in Bristol, GB
HORIZON IN FRAGMENTS Size: 57 x 72 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A bold and rhythmic composition mid-century modernist style painting that captures the essence of an abstracted...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Burning Through
Located in East Hampton, NY
Distressed Abstract Painting Artist Statement: Painting has been a powerful medium for expressing my emotions. Through my art, I am able to escape, dream, hope, remain calm in the m...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique Signed American School Modernist Landscape Framed Starlit Night Harbor
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nocturnal starlit harbor painting. Watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed.
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Evening Walk, Ravello, Italy' signed original painting circa 2005.
Located in Frome, Somerset
Amalfi Coast, a painting of time and space in the magical hilltop town of Ravello. An evening light study recording the sense of place and experience in Gradwell's own idiosyncratic ...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

'Amalfi, Evening Light' original painting , signed c2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
Amalfi coast, Italy painting in evening light by Andy Gradwell c2005, signed lower left. mixed media on paper 29cmx29cm Oak glazed frame 53cmx53cm Southern coast of Italy, painted pl...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Modern Abstract Watercolor Blue Cross Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract watercolor painting with blue and grey tones. The artist sketched out crosses within the blue abstract landscape. The piece is signed by the artist. It is framed in a silver metal frame with a white matte. Dimensions without Frame: H 25 in x W 33 in. Artist Biography: Peter Keefer...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Berlin Wall in Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism
Located in Soquel, CA
Artist in Gouache on Interview Magazine Back Page 1989 Modernism Portrait of a man and commemorating The Fall of the Berlin Wall on Andy Worhol's Interview Magazine back page and pai...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Gathering by the Trees, " Charles Marcon, figurative, abstract, 1959, modern
By Charles Marcon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Terrenoire in the Loire, France, self-taught painter Charles Marcon was encouraged by Madeleine Castaing and Paulette Jourdain. Marcon exhibited throughout Paris and in Arles...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American School Kitchen Still Life Pepper Oil Painting Heydenryk Frame
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school vegetable still life painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Unsigned. Image size, 20L x 10H. Housed in a period modern heydenryk frame.
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Night swim. 2023., acrylic, paper, 25 x 25 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Night swim. 2023., acrylic, paper, 25x25 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. – 2...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

At Studio. 2023, gouache, paper, 25 x 24. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
At Studio. 2023, gouache, paper, 25x24.5 cm Ansis Butnors (1977) Education: J. Rozentals Art School in Riga – 1989. – 1996. Latvian Academy of Art, Painting Department – 1996. – 2...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

James Gowan FRIBA Fountains Abbey Modernist Architect Leicester Engineering
Located in London, GB
Post-war architect partner of architect Sir James Stirling, together they created Britain's first post-modernist building, Gowan being the talented shy ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Project Windows" Modern Pastel Pink and Yellow Toned Architectural Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern pastel pink and yellow toned landscape painting by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features a clean-lined, geometric rendering of an architectur...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Linen

untitled #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: Untitled Year: Circa 1985 Medium: Oil on pressed board panel Panel size: 23.5 x 9.5 inches Signature: Signed on t...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Composition. 1967, mixed media on paper, 40.4x70.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Nicolai Evguenievich Vetchtomov (1923-2007) Composition black and red. 1967, mixed media on paper, 40.4x70.5 cm
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled, Water colour on Paper by Modern Indian Artist Ganesh Haloi “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ganesh Haloi Untitled Water colour on Paper 7 x 10.5 inches 2023 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Born : In 1936 Ganesh Haloi born in Jamalpur, Mymensingh, now in Bangladesh. Education ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Antique American Modernist Winter Night Moonlit Seascape Harbor Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist seascape painting. Gouache and watercolor on board, circa 1951. Signed. Housed in a period modern frame. Image size, 37.5 x 29.5.
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Watercolor

"Nightmare at Baskin Robbins" Abstract Oil Painting Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 "Nightmare at Baskin Robbins II" 1994 Oil on canvas 48"x42" artist framed Signed lower right William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas. At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild. Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York. CV EDUCATION: Chicago Academy Of Fine Art San Antonio Art Institute MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR: Freelance graphic design and illustration Instructor of painting and illustration Landscape, figurative and abstract painting ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art) California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Art Institute San Jose State University AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals: New York Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Society of Illustrators San Francisco Society of Illustrators Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club Houston Artist's Guild BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light. Architectural design featured in: Better Homes and Gardens, American Home, Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest. ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS: Oil Companies: Champlin Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil and Refining Company. Industrial: Hughes Tool Company, General Electric, United States Steel, Phelps Dodge, Sylvania Television, Texas Gulf Sulphur, Litton Industries, Houston Lighting and Power Company...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

S. Teresa del Bambin Gesù - A.L.S. by Alberto Gerardi - 1939
Located in Roma, IT
S. Teresa del Bambin Gesù is a Autograph Letter Signed by the Italian artist Alberto Gerardi to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, April 24th 1939. One page, single-sinded. In Italian. Excellent condition. Perfectly readable, thanks to an elegant calligraphy. Touching letter addressed to the Countess and patron of arts, thanking her for her purchase proposal of a hand study drawing...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Modern Abstract Red, Orange, and Yellow Toned Cubist Inspired Foil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract foil painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a Cubist inspired red, orange, and yellow toned abstract composition. Signed by the artist in fro...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Foil

Solace
Located in East Hampton, NY
Green 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, h...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Chicken Signed Cubist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist mixed media abstract oil painting and collage by Paul René Gauguin (1911 - 1976). Oil and mixed media on board, circa . Signed. D...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pharaoh's Moon. 2019. Author`s technique, 100x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Pharaoh's Moon. 2019. Author`s technique, 100x80 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the ti...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Serious Moonlight, abstract figures on gold metal leaf inspired by David Bowie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collage and acrylic paint on gold leafed sintra panel, excellent gift Work inspired by David Bowie music
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Panel

Unique, Acrylic, Coins, on Board, Red and Green Color by Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Head, Ink & Watercolour on paper - 8.5 x 10.25 inches (unframed size) Shipped framed and ready to hang. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Modern Indian Artist from Be...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Abstract Shape - Original Tempera on Paper by D. Bonvallet Philippon
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 29 x 22 cm. The Globe is an original artwork realized in the half of the XX Century by the French artist Denise onvallet Philippon. Original tempera on paper. T...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

"Aerial Composition" - Mid Century Magenta & Red Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Emotive abstract in warm colors by Anna Ballarian (American, 1918-2010), playing with deep contextualized Magenta and Ochre and blurred collage blocks to an extraordinary Kinetic aff...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Hommage A Chubac, 1976 - ink on paper, 64x59 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Gouache on paper, signed by different Chubac friends artists, lower right. The artists are: Max Charvolen, Serge Maccaferri et Martin Miguel that constituted the Groupe 70 a Nice. A ...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Ink

Italian Modernist Abstract Sculpture Painting Shaped Canvas Brutalist Collage
By Max Marra
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed, dated, and titled "MAX MARRA XXX 2002 verso. Mixed media sculpture painting including acrylic, ink, cord, and wax on shaped canvas, 20 3/4 x 24 in., unframed. Ho viaggiato ...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Cord, Ink, Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic

"Falling Squares" Abstract, Linear, Muted Colors, Acrylic
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Falling Squares" is a rich gouache painting by William Antonow. Though the colors are muted they blend in a harmony that contrasts slightly with the falling squares that bring a movement to the piece. One of the original Cass Corridor artists from the 1960s William Antonow studied at the School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now the College for Creative Studies) and at Wayne State University, where he received his BFA (1967) and MA (1970.) Other well-known individuals who taught or studied at Wayne State University and are connected with the arts are Arthur Danto, Dr. Wayne Dyer, Susan Aaron-Taylor, Tyree Guyton, Hughie Lee-Smith, Philip Levine, Casey Kasem, Helen Thomas, Sergio DeGuisti, Stanley Rosenthal...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Annette Cords, Crosstalk, 2013, Tapestry
Located in Darien, CT
Jacquard weaving is at once simple and complex. The language used to set up weave structures is straightforward and binary: the warp is either up or down. With the Jacquard loom, h...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tapestry

Figurative Farmer Holding Chickens and Pots
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan Framed Size: 19.5" x 16" Figurative Farmer Holding Chickens and Pots. This piece uniquely focuses the subject by isolating him from his surroundings. About the Artist: Born in Yugoslavia in 1912, Gustav Likan achieved international fame as an artist early in life. He has long been noted in Europe for his portraits of royalty and heads of state. After coming to America, his color genius caught fire and he emerged as one of the most important colourists of the twentieth century. Likan studied restoration under the greatest European masters...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

1994 "Eye on the Pie II" Abstract Oil Painting Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 "Eye on the Pie II" 1994 Oil on canvas 48"x36" artist framed Signed lower right William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas. At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild. Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York. CV EDUCATION: Chicago Academy Of Fine Art San Antonio Art Institute MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR: Freelance graphic design and illustration Instructor of painting and illustration Landscape, figurative and abstract painting ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art) California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Art Institute San Jose State University AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals: New York Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Society of Illustrators San Francisco Society of Illustrators Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club Houston Artist's Guild BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monumental New York City Brooklyn Bridge Cityscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Monumental antique American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found. Very impressive painting in person here.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

HEATHER - Modern / Minimal Geometric Painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Modernist / Minimalist Acrylic & Mercury Metallic Painting on Linen Canvas / MDF Wood Panel. *This Artwork is being SOLD UNFRAMED! - the additional Virtual Image of the f...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Go West" Colorful Modern Abstract Cubist Inspired Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract still life painting by Houston, TX artist David Adickes. The work features a colorful array of cubes and triangles set against a black and...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Mid Century Modern Painting Green Aqua on Canvas 40x60"
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
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 ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic

"A Piece of Heaven" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 "A Piece of Heaven" 1994 Oil on canvas 48"x48" artist framed Signed lower right William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010 He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas. At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields. He took them by storm, first Houston, then San Francisco, followed by New York in the late 60's. For 35 years, Bill produced some of the country's best illustrations: fresh, playful, loose and innovative. His illustrations were coveted by such clients as Bantam Books, Time Life, MacMillan Publishing Co., and were awarded numerous gold medals by the Societies of Illustrators in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, and the Houston Artists Guild. Later, following inspirational trips to Mexico and France, Bill shifted his attention to the self-directed world of fine art. After years of sculpting, making assemblages, painting nudes and landscapes, he settled on the exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and New York. CV EDUCATION: Chicago Academy Of Fine Art San Antonio Art Institute MAJOR FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL ENDEAVOR: Freelance graphic design and illustration Instructor of painting and illustration Landscape, figurative and abstract painting ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art) California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA San Francisco Art Institute San Jose State University AWARDS FOR ILLUSTRATION, Gold Medals: New York Society of Illustrators Los Angeles Society of Illustrators San Francisco Society of Illustrators Dallas-Fort Worth Art Director's Club Houston Artist's Guild BIBLIOGRAPHY: Feature articles in: American Artist, Communication Arts, Print, North Light. Architectural design featured in: Better Homes and Gardens, American Home, Sunset Magazine, Architectural Digest. ILLUSTRATION CLIENTS: Oil Companies: Champlin Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Continental Oil Company, Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Abstract, Mixed media on Board by Artist Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury Untitled Charcoal & Dry Pastel on Brown Paper Pasted on Board 10 x 8 inches 2021 Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Cho...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Pastel, Board

Antique Israeli American Modernist Cityscape Framed Flatiron Building Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted view of the Flatiron building in New York City. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 29 by 37 overall and 20 by 28 painting alone.
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s "Purple Sky Landscape" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Bearnice Fisher "Purple Sky Landscape" 1978 Gouache on paper 30" x 22.5" unframed Signed and dated lower right in pencil Bearnice Fisher lived and worked in NYC
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Wandering Soul. Oil on cardboard, 29 x 16. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Wandering Soul Oil on cardboard, 29x16.5 cm
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Air communications. 2010, oil on canvas, 80x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Antra Ivdra (1966) The member of Artist association in Latvia (2004), Association Internationale des Arts Plastiques (2008), Association of Creativity, Latvia (2006). Art education...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Modern Oil Painting Canvas 48 x 71" Vibrant Colorful
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Mid Century Modern Oil Painting Canvas 48 x 71" Teal Pink SPECIFICATIONS: - Fine art canvas - Professionally hand stretched over 1 ½" deep wood stretched bars. The edges are painted...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Horus
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Joan-Josep Tharrats, Spanish Catalan (1918 - 2001) Title: Horus Year: 1960 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, titled and dated verso Size: 38 x 51 in. (96.52 x 129.54 cm) Frame S...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Roofs. 1991, oil on cardboard 91x85 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the feeling lightness and joy, which i...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

1967 "Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow 1967 Ink brush and watercolor on paper 8.25"x11" unframed $675 Signed and dated in ink lower right Came from artist's estate *Custom f...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

untitled #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Enrique Kico Govantes (Cuban, born 1957) Title: Untitled Year: Circa 1985 Medium: Oil on pressed board panel Panel size: 23.5 x 9.5 inches Signature: Signed on t...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Ukrainian artist Mykola Zhuravel breaks the boundaries between painting and sculpture, performance and installation art. Zhuravel turns to nature to create thriving monuments to man’s links to the Earth itself. He searches for compatibility between Earth and mankind, while pointedly making reference to the obstacles that human beings have placed in the way of a harmonious existence. Zhuravel’s ambitious style results in a remarkable series of living images of a visionary utopia. By using levkas, a traditional primer employed by icon painters, Zhuravel unites the legacies of Byzantine and Rus icon painting with his contemporary painterly technique. The result, richly vibrant and inventive contemporary works that emerge as modern-day icons. EDUCATION: 1979 - Crimean art school im.Samokisha, Simferopol, Ukraine 1989 - graduated from the prestigious Kyiv State Arts Academy, Kyiv, Ukraine EVENTS: 1995 - Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine 1996 - The artist is a member of the National Artists' Union of Ukraine and the BG-ART 2009 - Academician of the Academy of Rome-modernist art 2011 - The nominee on the Shevchenkovska award Included in the 30 of the best artists of Ukraine by version of the "100 names" publication 2016 - 1 Prize on the international Kunstpreis ART Worpswede 2016. Berlin, Germany EXHIBITIONS: 2017 "Transformation of space", White World gallery, Kiev, Ukraine 2016 Gewalt Macht Herrscher ". Kunstverein ART-Project Worpswede. Berlin, Germany (First Prize) 2016 "Invasion: Redux»,White World gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine 2016 Ukrainian painting triennial Kyiv 2016 (nomination first prize to Mykola Zhuravel), Kyiv, Ukraine 2016 Invasion Redux. Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA 2015 Art Kyiv Contemporary X, Art Arsenal, Kyiv, Ukraine 2014 Institute of problem of Contemporary Art, art project "Strength of Materials", Kiev, Ukraine 2014 Taras Sevchenko's Museum, "Following The Inner Light", Kiev, Ukraine 2014 Ukrainian Institute of America "Following The Inner Light", New York, USA 2014 SCOPE international contemporary art show, New York, USA 2014 "Ukraine. Archetype of Freedom", Vienna, Austria 2013 "Zorya Fine Art" gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA 2013 Art Toronto Fair, Toronto, Canada 2013 Solo exhibition in "Bezpala Brown Gallery", Toronto, Canada 2013 "Triptych Gallery", Kiev, Ukraine 2013 Art Studio Voluiky, Palace of Arts, Lviv, Ukraine 2013 "Anatomy of Spring", "Art Zbirka Gallery", Kiev, Ukraine 2013 Art Contemporary, Arsenale, Kiev, Ukraine 2012 Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, Chicago, USA 2011 Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA 2011 "Apiary", Venice Biennale, Italia 2010 “lu Hisu” museum , Shanhai, China 2010 ART Shanhai, China 2010 ART KYIV CONTEMPORARY «Herytazhe» gallery, Moscow, Russia 2009 Personal exhibition «Lavra» gallery, «A-Hause» gallery Kyiv, Ukraine 2008 Personal exhibition – the “Apairy” art project Voltahalle gallery Basel 2008 Personal exhibition painting «A-Hause» Kyiv, Ukraine 2007 Fine art ЦДХ, , Moscow, Russia 2007 Personal exhibition painting «Herytazhe» gallery, Moscow, Russia 2006 Personal exhibition – the “Apairy” art project presentation for the 52nd 2004Venice Festival of Contemporary Art, “Soviart” art gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine 2004 Personal exhibition - Retrospective review of M. Zhuravel’ projects, the Ukrainian Institute of America, New York, USA 2004 Group exhibition - 350 years later, Artists House, Kyiv, Ukraine 2003 Personal painting exhibition, the Municipal Art Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine 2003 The “Apairy” project’s draft-exhibition, the “Soviart” Contemporary Art Center, Kyiv, Ukraine 2003 Personal painting exhibition, the “L-Art” gallery, Kyiv, Ukraine 2003 Personal exhibition – Four Steps: Zhuravel, Painting, Gallery ArtEast, Kyiv, Ukraine, catalogue 2002 Art of Ukraine, Central House of Artists, Moscow, Russia, catalogue 2002 Sophine Symbols of Being (part II); group exhibition with P. Bevza, O. Lytvynenko, M. Malyshko, N. Denysova, A. Hurenko, O. Fil, curated by P. Bevza. Hlibnya exhibition hall, Kyiv, Ukraine, catalogue 2001 Sophine Symbols of Existence (part I); group exhibition with P. Bevza, O. Lytvynenko, M. Malyshko, O. Malyshko, N. Denysova, curated by P. Bevza, with text for the exhibition catalogue by S. Krymsky, Hlibnya exhibition hall, Kyiv, Ukraine, catalogue 2001 Land-art, joint project with V. Shkarupa, H. Hidora, A. Bludov, village of Mohrytsia, Sumy region, Ukraine 2000 Group...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial and period painting, a Mid Century Modern portrait of a woman in an abstracted landscape by listed California artist Tarmo Pasto...
Category

1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

An empty game. Oil on canvas, 42, 5 x 58, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
An empty game Oil on canvas, 42,5x58,5 cm
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Moon Rose. 2007, oil on canvas, 120x150 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Moon Rose 2007, oil on canvas, 120x150 cm Large size painting water lilies on deep blue water, with vibrant pattern on leaves. Modern bright juicy artwork that attract sight Kristīne Luīze Avotiņa is a young and bright personality whose talent is appreciated not only in Latvia, but also in other parts of the world. Her deep inner experiences and feelings of the soul are not hidden from the eyes of the audience, but are openly and engagingly narrated: about relationships, man and woman, passion, emotions, about experience and connection with nature. Characters live in Kristine's compositional solutions, where figurative painting and ornament appear. When painting large-format works, she masters the entire format, composition and color of the work, as well as linear drawing. Kristīne herself emphasizes: "Relationships between nature and people - it has always been a relevant topic in my painting. The more I work on it, the more interesting it seems to me. It is infinite and unending. With paint I refresh the beauty of nature and love on the canvas and I want to show that nature and love are equal in their beauty. In my works, I always want to show that nature is beautiful and worthy of admiration - a newly blooming water lily, falling leaves from golden trees, a pink sunset sky... This could go on forever..." Education: 2009 – 2010 Studies in „Escola Massana”, Painting Department, Barcelona...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Elementary school. 2000, canvas, mixed media, 70x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Elementary school. 2000, canvas, mixed media, 70x49 cm Andrejs Amelkovics (1969) 1998–2010 Latvian Academy of Arts, Associate Professor at Drawing Department 2000 Member of the La...
Category

Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
Located in New York, NY
"Cellar with Horseshoe" WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial Joseph Solman (1909-2008) "Cellar with Horseshoe," 16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas circa 1938, initial...
Category

1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Pompeii, Unearthed material'. Mixed media , c 2005. Original signed work.
Located in Frome, Somerset
Pompeii , Unearthed Material, ' signed c 2005 glazed oak frame 42.5 x 52cm painting 23cmx 34cm Mixed media, watercolor, ink varnish and inkjet print.
Category

Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy, 22% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy) 2024 Spray paint on paper Size: 39 x 26 inches (99.06 x 66.04 cm) Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2231 *...
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Spray Paint

Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy, 22% OFF - LIMITED TIME)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Untitled (Nebula, Street Art, Sprayer, Colorful, Galaxy) 2024 Spray paint on paper Size: 24 x 18 inches (60.96 x 45.72 cm) Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-2230 *...
Category

2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Spray Paint

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