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Modern Abstract Paintings

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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
Abstract Horizontal
Located in Missouri, MO
Ken Anderson (20th century) was active/lived in United States. Ken Anderson is known for Abstract hanging sculpture. *See included images and video
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Handmade Paper

"Looking For The Right God" Abstract Painting 59" x 79" in by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Looking For The Right God" Abstract Painting 59" x 79" in by Patricio Gonzalez From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado", a cultural construction, a myth, the Looking for happiness series talks about the illusion of happiness. Using coordinates between different geographical points and world views, seeking to generate a dialogue between stories. In this way, places speak to tell us about degraded utopias, religious crusades, martyrs and oppressors, wars, victories, and defeats. All searches for what cannot be found. The infinite existing possibilities, in this continuous present and its accumulation, to be history. The utopian idea of achieving completeness or completeness. The transformation of the fabric into jewelry, the transmutation that moves from the sacred to the economic. The "object of desire" is the engine of life and its different permutations. Curriculum vitae Born on February 14, 1974, Santiago, Chile. Study at the School of Fine Arts of t he University of Chile and the University Complutense Hotels guest, Spain. He also attended workshops in painting, drawing and engraving the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Work in the study of Guillermo Muñoz Vera, Madrid. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Kadoshiro Art Gallery “Looking for Happiness” Eduardo Lira Art Gallery “IT ́s not here” 2017 Off the wall / serie Golden Bitches/Beaches>(march 9) Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa 2016 ”Razones para la venganza” Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa. 2015 "Out Doors", Gallery Latam Santiago-Chile. 2013 "Coming down like flies" Latam Gallery Santiago, Chile. 2012 "Coto de Caza" Artium Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2010 "Reasons for permanecia" Praxis Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2009 "Fissure postcard" fifhy one Dot Gallery, Miami USA. 2008 "Connotations Sinister Galeria Trece, Santiago-Chile. 2007 "From the periphery to the center" Gallery 000 ", Santiago-Chile. 2005 "Lost Time" Gallery Forest, Consepcion- Chile. 2006 "Permanent Revolution" Artium Gallery, Santiago-Chile. 2005 Providencia Santiago Chile-Cultural Center, “Carrera” 2004 "personal mythologies", Praxis Gallery, Santiago-Chile GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 West palm Beach Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Untitled from the Westwood Paintings
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer Untitled (The Westwood Paintings) 1989 Acrylic on canvas 61 x 71.1 cms (24 x 28 ins) WT9778
Category

1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Those who are confident in their feelings (love)
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
At all time they are together, a man and a woman. Duality of differences, two views, different accents, but in one wholeness. Fomin is a fairy-tale artist, a romance teller, who is choosing never ending life stories for a viewer. He is telling these stories with realistic language of the artist, citing the language of Bruegel sentimental sincerity of Chagall, but also a precise coloristic scheme, that was a signature of French Art in the second half of XX century. The fantastic World of the artist is perfectly detailed that makes it truthful. This artistic language principle defined the style of the artist long before he entered the Art World market. His love for Italian Renaissance was born in Minsk during his study years. Art, Music and Architecture made Igor Fomin...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Icarus Suspended" Abstract Mythical Figurative Mixed Media
Located in Detroit, MI
“Icarus Suspended” is an extraordinary painting of Ayrton's obsession with flight, myths, mirrors and mazes. This complex piece shows a figure in flight, frozen in action, either swooping down or, perhaps, falling to earth. Named after the Greek mythological figure, Icarus, who along with his father attempted to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Flying too close to the sun the wax melted and both fell to earth. The positioning of Ayrton's figure is reminiscent of "The Fall of Icarus" by Jacob Peter Gowy, Museo Nacional del Prado. This is part of a series of artworks on Icarus some sculptural and some three-dimensional paintings on canvas. Verso contains gallery label Matthiesen Gallery, 142 Bond St., London, England, with a signature and text in upper right corner: "To Morton Schotnick. Bought on the occasion of The Archives of American Arts Tour to London, England. October 10, 1961. Michael Ayrton...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Mixed Media, Gouache, Board

The Red and Black No. 52
Located in Houston, TX
Robert Motherwell's "The Red and Black No.52" is an abstract collage that incorporates oil based etching ink, pasted papers, and aquatint on paper. The piece was created between the ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Aquatint

Modern Art, Portrait Painting, Black and White Painting-Smokin' Cowboys
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Portrait Painting, Black and White Painting-Smokin' Cowboys A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : "Smokin' Cowboys" is a mixed media, contemporary art painting by Addison Jones....
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Height and Depth, Modern Abstract Painting by Benjamin Benno 1951
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting on board by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 25 x 13.5 inches. Nicely framed to 39.5 x 27 inches. By the early 1930s Benno had established ...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Modern Art, Color Changing Art, Street Art-Staring into the Blue
Located in Delaware , OH
Modern Art, Color Changing Art, Street Art-Staring into the Blue A B O U T T H I S P I E C E : "Staring Into the Blue (Bethyie- A9)" is custom Mixed Media, Modern Pop Art, color-cha...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paint, Screen

Face and Chinese Calligraphy
By Huang Gang
Located in Missouri, MO
Huang Gang (b. 1961) "Face with Chinese Calligraphy" Mixed Media including Gold Gilding, Decoupage, Oil on Panel approx 23.5 x 23.5 inches Huang Gang 黄钢 Hu...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Maelstrom
By Edith Stone Philips
Located in Missouri, MO
Edith Stone Philips (American 1900-1988) "Maelstrom" 1965 Oil on Canvas 30 x 40 inches Signed and Dated Lower Left EDITH STONE PHILIPS, 88 St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) - Sunday, Oc...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Figurative Abstract
Located in Missouri, MO
Ernest Tino Trova "Figurative Abstract" 1965 Oil on Canvas approx 17 x 12.5 inches Signed and Dated Lower Right Known for his Falling Man series in abstract figural sculpture, he cr...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flop
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Flop
Price Upon Request
Squared
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Presenting a just discovered mixed media painting by American artist Robert McIntosh, (1916-2010.) Squared, is an original mixed media oil on canvas board, signed, c.1958 with an i...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Squared
Price Upon Request
Eyrie
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Kainen". Inscribed verso: "J. Kainen/ Eyrie- Dec 1949".
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Eyrie
Eyrie
Price Upon Request
William Rosewood - Stigmata - Oil and Gold
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
William Rosewood - Stigmata Medium: Oil on panel Casted in Gold 24 Karat Dimension: Diameter: 120 cm (Framed 130cm) William Rosewood is a talented artist who has discovered th...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

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