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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
Buffalo New York Regionalist Modern Landscape Signed Exhibited Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape painting signed "Welch '42". Oil on board, circa 1942. Signed. Image size, 16L x 14H. Housed in a modern frame.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Blue, Red, and Yellow Modern Abstract Curved Wall Sculpture Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, red, and yellow toned modern abstract painting. Each section is comprised of curved wood panels of varying depths which adds an extra layer of dimension to the work. The three ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

"Tesserae 6". Úbeda. Mixed media/panel Abstract orange green blue Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 6". Úbeda. Mixed media on panel, 30 x 30 cm. Small-format painting with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Tesserae 7" Úbeda. Mixed media on panel Abstract orange yellow green Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 7". Mixed media on panel, 30x30 cm. Small-format painting with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes and the play of light create a landscape of great expressive force. This piece is also thought to be combined to form a mosaic of 4 or 8 pieces with the following reference items by the same artist: 1. Item ref. LU74439094552 2. Item ref. LU74439096932 3. Item ref. LU74439097202 4. Item ref. LU74439097242 5. Item ref. LU74439097372 6. Item ref. LU74439097452 8. Item ref. LU74439096602 (The artist frames almost all his paintings with a wooden strip between 0.5 and 1 cm. Thick, which can be removed at will of the client). ABOUT THE ARTIST Ángel Luis Úbeda...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Antique American School Modernist Coastal Ocean Beach Abstract Rock Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist seascape beach oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Signed on verso. Image size, 24L x 18H. Framed in a period frame.
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1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tesserae 1". Úbeda. Mixed media on panel Abstract green orange Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 1". Mixed media on panel, 30 x 30 cm. Small-format painting with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes and the...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Cicada, c. 1960s Watercolor on scintilla 30 x 20 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that wa...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Lavanda- Vibrant Purple Red Southwest Inspired Pop Art Cactus Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Tesserae 8". Úbeda. Mixed media on panel Abstract blue orange brown Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 8". Mixed media on panel, 30 x 30 cm. Small-format painting landscape with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushst...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Tesserae 4". Úbeda. Mixed media on panel. Abstract green blue orange Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 4". Mixed media on panel. 30x30 cm. Small-format painting with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes and the ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Tesserae 2". Úbeda. Mixed media on panel. Abstract green and blue Landscape.
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 2". Mixed media on panel, 30x30 cm. Small-format painting landscape with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes and the play of light create a landscape of great expressive force. This piece is also thought to be combined to form a mosaic of 4 or 8 pieces with the following reference items by the same artist: 1. Item ref. LU74439094552 3. Item ref. LU74439097202 4. Item ref. LU74439097242 5. Item ref. LU74439097372 6. Item ref. LU74439097452 7. Item ref. LU74439097522 8. Item ref. LU74439096602 (The artist frames almost all his paintings with a wooden strip between 0.5 and 1 cm. Thick, which can be removed at will of the client). ABOUT THE ARTIST Ángel Luis Úbeda...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

"Tesserae 3" Úbeda. Mixed media on panel Abstract green purple orange Landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
"Tesserae 3·. Mixed media on panel, 30 x 30 cm. Small-format painting with intense chromaticism and texture, with relief marking the different planes. The dense brushstrokes and th...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Small Dark Grey Abstract Expressionist Figurative Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Small dark grey abstract expressionist painting of a figure's face by Dick Wray. The painting is currently unframed. Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heigh...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

1960's Modernist Signed Oil Very Large Canvas Fisherfolk in Harbour with Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Wong MOO CHEW - PENGHIDUPAN (Malaysian b. 1942), signed, dated 1967 Title: Fishing Harbour Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed, signed....
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid Century Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco by Garrett Price (American, 1896-1979). Signed "Garrett" lower right. Unframed. Image size, 11.75"H x 15.25"W. G...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Brooklyn Bridge
Located in Lawrence, NY
The Brooklyn Bridge has been an iconic subject of artists for generation. This is contemporary artist Joe Novak's take referencing the early modernist ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Aspen Series 20" Green & Blue Abstract Impressionist Forest Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and blue toned landscape painting by Houston, TX artist Earl Staley. This painting depicts a lush, dense forest with a grove of trees in the center. Signed by artist in front c...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing. A modernist artist who emigrated to America from Greece in 1904, when he was fourteen years old, Jean Xceron is described as having a reputation as an artist that has mysteriously fallen into obscurity---especially since he was reportedly quite prominent during his lifetime. However, a partial explanation of that omission is the fact that many of his papers and early records have been lost. He was a painter of biomorphic abstractions and did collages, which were influenced by Dadaism. Xceron was active in New York City when modernism was gaining influence. Of him during this period, it was written that his artistic role was "a vital link between what is commonly termed as the first-generation (the Stieglitz group, the Synchromists, etc.) and second-generation, the American Abstract Artists, the Transcendental Painting...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Black Cherries - Vibrant Red Fruit Southwest Inspired Pop Art Food Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Post Soviet Nonconformist Avant Garde Russian Israeli Gouache Painting Grobman
Located in Surfside, FL
MIchail Grobman Gouache and watercolor on paper Hand signed Lower Left and Dated 1964. Described inn Cyrillic Russian verso. Dimensions: L:13.25" W: 11.75". Michail Grobman (Russian: Михаил Гробман, Hebrew: מיכאיל גרובמן‎‎, born 1939) is an artist and a poet working in Israel and Russia. He is father to Hollywood producer Lati Grobman and Israeli architect Yasha Jacob Grobman. Biography 1939 – Born in Moscow. 1960s – Active member of The Second Russian Avant-Garde movement in the Soviet Union. 1967 – Member of Moscow Artists Union. 1971 – Emigrates to Israel and settles in Jerusalem. 1975 – Founded the Leviathan group and art periodical (in Russian). Since 1983, he lives and works mainly in Tel Aviv. Awards In 2001, Grobman was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting. Solo exhibitions 2007 – Last Skies, Loushy & Peter Art & Projects, Tel Aviv (cat. text: Marc Scheps) 2006 – Creation From Chaos to Cosmos, Bar-David Museum of Fine Art and Judaica, Kibbutz Baram (cat. text: Sorin Heller) 2002 – The Last Sky, installation, Tsveta Zuzoritch pavilion, Belgrad (cat. text: Irina Subotitch) 1999 – Mikhail Grobman: Works 1960–1998, The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (cat. texts: Evgeniya Petrova, Marc Scheps, Lola Kantor-Kazovsky, Michail German) Michail Grobman was born in Moscow. He grew up writing poetry, essays and literary prose. In the 1960s, he was active in the Second Russian Avant-garde movement in the Soviet Union. In 1971, he immigrated to Israel. In 1975, he established the Leviathan school together with Avraham Ofek and Shmuel Ackerman, seeking to combine symbolism, metaphysics and Judaism in an all-inclusive “national style.” Grobman’s lithograph work employs images and symbols from Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah. His paintings incorporate texts in Russian and Hebrew. In addition to his artistic endeavors, he writes about art and aesthetics. The group combined conceptual art and "land art" with Jewish symbolism. Of the three of them Avraham Ofek had the deepest interest in sculpture and its relationship to religious symbolism and images. In one series of his works Ofek used mirrors to project Hebrew letters, words with religious or cabbalistic significance, and other images onto soil or man-made structures. In his work "Letters of Light" (1979), for example, the letters were projected onto people and fabrics and the soil of the Judean Desert. In another work Ofek screened the words "America", "Africa", and "Green card" on the walls of the Tel Hai courtyard during a symposium on sculpture Part of the generation of emigre Russian artists, many Jewish, that included Yuri Kuper, Komar and Melamid, Eduard Steinberg, Erik Bulatov, Viktor Pivovarov, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Ilya Kabakov and Grisha Bruskin. Date of Birth: 1939, Moscow 1960s Active member of The Second Russian Avant Garde 1967 Member of the Moscow Painters Association 1971 Immigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem 1975 Founded the Leviathan group and art periodical (in Russian) Since 1983 Lives and works in Tel Aviv . Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2002 Pavilion Zveta Zuzovich, "The Last Sky", Belgrad (cat: Irena Subotitch) 1999 The State Russian Museum, ST. Petersburg 1998 "Picture = Symbol + Concept", Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya 1995 "Password and Image", University Gallery, Haifa University 1990 Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv 1989 "The Beautiful Sixties in Moscow", The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University (with llya Kabakov; cat. text: Mordechai Omer] Spertus Museum, Chicago Beit Rami and Uri Nechushtan, Ashdot Yaacov (leaflet) 1972 Nora Gallery, Jerusalem 1973 - Negev Museum, Beer Sheva 1971 Tel Aviv Museum of Art (cat. text: Haim Gamzu) 1966 Mos-lng-Projekt, Moscow 1965 Artist's House, Moscow Energy Institute, Moscow History Institute, Moscow Usti-nad-Orlicy Theatre,Czechoslovakia (leaflet text: Dushan Konetchni) 1959 Mukhina Art Institute, Leningrad . Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 "Yes do yourself...", Regeneration of Judaism in Israeli art, Zman Omanut Tel Aviv (cat: Gideon Ofrat) 1999 "Russian post-war avantgarde", The Trajsman Collection in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Tretjakov National Gallery, Moscow (cat. text: Yevgenij Barabanov, John Bolt...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

'Zeus, Venus and Hera' - 1980s Semi Abstract Painting, Nude Figures, Mythology
Located in Denver, CO
Semi-abstract figurative oil painting by Denver modernist Edward Marecak (1919-1993). Titled 'Zeus, Venus, and Hera', painted in 1982 . Cubist, stylized figures depicting gods and goddesses from ancient mythology. Central to the painting is a male figure depicting Zeus, the Greek god of the sky, shown in the nude in rich shades of brown with a beard and bright blue eyes. His arms are wrapped around Venus, the Roman goddess of love, and Hera, the Greek Goddess of marriage and women. The trio is seated on a blue green chair...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled Non-Objective Abstraction
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil on board Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more than once proved to be at the artistic zeit...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage American Modernist Signed Original Oil Painting Urban Street Landscape
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist street scene painting. Oil on canvas, circa 19990. Signed. Image size, 20L x 18H. Housed in a period frame.
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Morningside Park, New York - Cathedral of St. John the Divine
By Lucille Corcos
Located in Miami, FL
Corcos paints what appears to be the northern part Central Park from an elevated view looking northwest. The artist used a restricted palette of warm browns and grays with heavy outl...
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

1950s "Two Trees" Mid Century Abstract Landscape Painting American Modern
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy "Two Trees" c.1950s Gouache on paper 24" x 18" unframed $950 Unsigned Came from artist's estate *Custom framing available for additional char...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

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

"Untitled #305 (Trees), " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern painting by Abstract Expressionist painter Stanley Bate depicts large trees in an abstracted landscape. The palette is bright and vibrant, with expressive strokes of pain...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Study for Sculpture #2
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Fall Fields
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Post Soviet Avant Garde Russian Israeli Gouache Collage Painting Grobman
Located in Surfside, FL
Michail Grobman (Russian: Михаил Гробман, Hebrew: מיכאיל גרובמן‎‎, born 1939) is an artist and a poet working in Israel and Russia. He is father to Hollywood producer Lati Grobman and Israeli architect Yasha Jacob Grobman. Biography 1939 – Born in Moscow. 1960s – Active member of The Second Russian Avant-Garde movement in the Soviet Union. 1967 – Member of Moscow Artists Union. 1971 – Emigrates to Israel and settles in Jerusalem. 1975 – Founded the Leviathan group and art periodical (in Russian). Since 1983, he lives and works mainly in Tel Aviv. Awards In 2001, Grobman was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting. Solo exhibitions 2007 – Last Skies, Loushy & Peter Art & Projects, Tel Aviv (cat. text: Marc Scheps) 2006 – Creation From Chaos to Cosmos, Bar-David Museum of Fine Art and Judaica, Kibbutz Baram (cat. text: Sorin Heller) 2002 – The Last Sky, installation, Tsveta Zuzoritch pavilion, Belgrad (cat. text: Irina Subotitch) 1999 – Mikhail Grobman: Works 1960–1998, The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg (cat. texts: Evgenija Petrova, Marc Scheps, Lola Kantor-Kazovsky, Michail German) Michail Grobman was born in Moscow. He grew up writing poetry, essays and literary prose. In the 1960s, he was active in the Second Russian Avant-garde movement in the Soviet Union. In 1971, he immigrated to Israel. In 1975, he established the Leviathan school together with Avraham Ofek and Shmuel Ackerman, seeking to combine symbolism, metaphysics and Judaism in an all-inclusive “national style.” Grobman’s lithograph work employs images and symbols from Jewish mysticism and Kabbalah. His paintings incorporate texts in Russian and Hebrew. In addition to his artistic endeavors, he writes about art and aesthetics. The group combined conceptual art and "land art" with Jewish symbolism. Of the three of them Avraham Ofek had the deepest interest in sculpture and its relationship to religious symbolism and images. In one series of his works Ofek used mirrors to project Hebrew letters, words with religious or cabbalistic significance, and other images onto soil or man-made structures. In his work "Letters of Light" (1979), for example, the letters were projected onto people and fabrics and the soil of the Judean Desert. In another work Ofek screened the words "America", "Africa", and "Green card" on the walls of the Tel Hai courtyard during a symposium on sculpture Part of the generation of emigre Russian artists, many Jewish, that included Yuri Kuper, Komar and Melamid, Eduard Steinberg, Erik Bulatov, Viktor Pivovarov, Vladimir Yankilevsky, Ilya Kabakov and Grisha Bruskin. Date of Birth: 1939, Moscow 1960s Active member of The Second Russian Avant Garde 1967 Member of the Moscow Painters Association 1971 Immigrated to Israel and settled in Jerusalem 1975 Founded the Leviathan group and art periodical (in Russian) Since 1983 Lives and works in Tel Aviv . Selected Solo Exhibitions: 2002 Pavilion Zveta Zuzovich, "The Last Sky", Belgrad (cat: Irena Subotitch) 1999 The State Russian Museum, ST. Petersburg 1998 "Picture = Symbol + Concept", Herzliya Museum of Art, Herzliya 1995 "Password and Image", University Gallery, Haifa University 1990 Tova Osman Gallery, Tel Aviv 1989 "The Beautiful Sixties in Moscow", The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University (with llya Kabakov; cat. text: Mordechai Omer] Spertus Museum, Chicago Beit Rami and Uri Nechushtan, Ashdot Yaacov (leaflet) 1972 Nora Gallery, Jerusalem 1973 - Negev Museum, Beer Sheva 1971 Tel Aviv Museum of Art (cat. text: Haim Gamzu) 1966 Mos-lng-Projekt, Moscow 1965 Artist's House, Moscow Energy Institute, Moscow History Institute, Moscow Usti-nad-Orlicy Theatre,Czechoslovakia (leaflet text: Dushan Konetchni) 1959 Mukhina Art Institute, Leningrad . Selected Group Exhibitions: 2003 "Yes do yourself...", Regeneration of Judaism in Israeli art, Zman Omanut Tel Aviv (cat: Gideon Ofrat) 1999 "Russian post-war avantgarde", The Trajsman Collection in the State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg Tretjakov National Gallery, Moscow (cat. text: Yevgenij Barabanov, John...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Chicago Jewish Modernist Mixed Media Surrealist Painting WPA Artist Mosaic Tiles
Located in Surfside, FL
Alexander Raymond Katz (Hungarian-American, 1895-1974) initialed l.r. "A.R.K." inscribed verso "Prayer Tree", A Raymond Katz." Sight size: 39-3/4"h x 30"w Overall: 40-3/4"h x 30-3/4"w This is done in an Abstract Expressionist style with bold enamel like paint and applied ceramic or glass iridescent mosaic tiles. Alexander Raymond Katz, Hungarian / American (1895 – 1974) Alexander Raymond Katz was born in Kassa, Hungary, and came to the United States in 1909. He studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In the late 1920s, he worked as a director of the Poster Department at Paramount Studios. He was appointed the Director of Posters for the Chicago Civic Opera in 1930. A WPA muralist, illustrator and modernist painter especially known for paintings with Jewish themes and narrative American scene works. Many notable Jewish artists worked for the WPA amongst them Ben Shahn, William Gropper, Aaron Bohrod and many more. During the Great Depression, notable architect Frank Lloyd Wright urged Katz to become a muralist. In 1933, he was commissioned to paint a mural for the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago. In 1936, he painted the mural History of the Immigrant for the Madison, Ill., post office. Katz’s works were included in various exhibitions and now are part of several museum collections, including those of the Art Institute of Chicago; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; and the Jewish Museum, New York. His murals, bas-reliefs and stained glass designs adorn more than 200 Jewish synagogues in the United States. Katz and other Jewish artists in Chicago who expressed Jewish and Biblical themes were inspired by the artist Abel Pann (1883-1963). Pann, who is regarded as the leading painter of the Land of Israel, exhibited in the Art Institute of Chicago in 1920. Early in his career, Katz began to explore the artistic possibilities inherent in the characters of the Hebrew alphabet. He developed aesthetic and philosophical interpretations of each letter and became the leading innovator and pioneer in the field of Hebraic art. Katz applies this concept in the woodcut Moses and the Burning Bush. Hebrew letters appears in Moses’ head, his cane and inside the flame. The initial of Moses’ name crowns his head. The letter in the flame is the first letter of the name of God. A combination of images and Hebrew letters appeared commonly in illustrations of the scene Moses and the Burning Bush in the Haggadah, the book of Passover. The symbolism of the burning bush corresponds to the motifs of A Gift to Biro-Bidjan. Among the fourteen participating artists were notable Chicago modernists Todros Geller, Mitchell Siporin, A. Raymond Katz, David Bekker...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Alkyd, Board

Velloso - Vibrant Orange Green Southwest Inspired Pop Art Cactus Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Just a Little Further" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Collaboration 02" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Silver

Like a Bird- Shadow Follows Light's Illusion
Located in Dallas, TX
Dallas artist David A. Dreyer’s eighth solo exhibition at Valley House Gallery was presented early in 2021, accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. His recent paintings are inspired ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Oil, Graphite

Abstract #410
By Denis Phillips
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract #410, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 60 inches. Excerpts from DENIS PHILLIPS written by Jane Connell “I’ve never really known a time in my life,” Denis Phillips muses, “when one ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Open Air Cafe, A Beach Landscape by Alberto Morrocco Modern 20th Century
By Alberto Morrocco
Located in Lincoln, GB
Alberto Morocco (1917-1998) Merendero at Nerja 'Open-air Cafe' in Nerja 1977 A Beach Landscape Signed and dated, Oil on Canvas, 54 x 54cm (framed) A...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage American Mid Century Modern Sunset Mountain Signed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist sunset mountain landscape oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1990. Signed on back. Displayed in a wood frame. Image, 20"L x 16"H.
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1870s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Four women with puppets. 1947, paper, mixed media, 16.3x11 cm Adolfs Zardins (1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter. Only in 1990 his relatives give his art...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor

Congaree National Park, Modern Impressionism Landscape Painting, Forest, Ltd Ed
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition modern landscape painting of Congaree National Park, in South Carolina, is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sub...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

"Mazarrón, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
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 ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas by Denis Paul Noyer, Framed
Located in Encino, CA
Untitled (Still Life), an original oil on canvas by Denis Paul Noyer, is a piece for the true collector. Noyer's use of red immediately captures the viewer, which serves as the backd...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cityscape Signed Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Signed. Displayed in a giltwood frame. Image, 20"L x...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Watercolor, Gouache

Hermosa Fresa - Vibrant Red Black Southwest Inspired Pop Art Food Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Georgia on My Mind, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original Modern abstract piece by Abstract Expressionist Stanley Bate features a warm, earthy palette. In it, organic and rectangular shapes are layered with deep teal and creme...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Translucent Streetlights, Yellow, Pink and Purple Mid-Century Abstract Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Translucent Streetlights" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by mo...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Untitled #144, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern painting by Abstract Expressionist Stanley Bate was made with oil on canvas circa 1960. In it, layers of red, yellow, white, and umber paint are expressively applied over...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Inscription Series Mixed Media on Board, Black Yellow Orange “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Untitled - 22.5 x 30.5 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Board, 2015 Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : In Amitabh SenGupta's works TIME is depicted ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Mid Century Fruit Still Life Gouache Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry Opper and Ruth Opper Fruit Still Life c. 1950's Gouache on Paper 12" x 18", tiger maple wood frame 18.5"x1"x22.25" unsigned Early ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Untitled #17 (Samurai), " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
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 ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Wood

Glowing Pastures
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled (Connecticut Landscape)
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper signed en verso Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first st...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

"Entr' Acte, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
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...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sapphire- Vibrant Blue Southwest Inspired Pop Art Cactus Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Will Beger and his contemporary-minimalist paintings, take on an entirely unique approach to southwest art. Influenced by his youth and inspired by nature, he effortlessly captures a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Antique American Modernist Cubist Fruit Still Life Signed Texas Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist still life oil painting by Norman Baasch. Oil on board, circa 1965. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 15"L x 12"H.
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"New Orleans, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
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...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ruins of Athens, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting Stanley Bate features a deep, but colorful palette. Smaller organic shapes and layers of thick blue, black, red, and yellow paint combine ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tranquilo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A natural ability for art runs in the Marshall family. Neil’s late father produced some excellent ink drawings many years ago. Art college beckoned in 1972 having been prolific in ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Modern abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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