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Period: 1980s
The Waiting Game
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dickens Chang Born 1948 He designed posters for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. Chang was born in Honan, his name was Zhang Jianguo before he came to the United States. The fol...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pierre Dorion Architectural Composition
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Dorion (Canadian, b. 1959) Pontoise, 1989 Oil and mixed media on canvas 47 3/4 x 36 in. Framed: 56 x 43 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. Signed, dated, and inscribed verso Jack Shainman Galle...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Original Abstract Expressionist - Hawaiian Mother and Baby
Located in Soquel, CA
Polynesian Mother and Baby - Original Abstract Expressionist Figurative Acrylic on Paper Abstract Expressionist figurative painting by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Cent...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

In the Sculpture Garden, unique signed oil on canvas painting, Charles Cowles
Located in New York, NY
Donald McLaughlin In the Sculpture Garden (ex-collection Charles Cowles Gallery), 1985 Oil on Canvas. Framed with labels from Wolff Gallery and Charles Cowles Gallery Sticker label, ...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tessa (figure, gestural, dark colors, acrylic painting)
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on linen
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen

Nude from the Back - Mixed Media by Grazia Mottes - 1987
Located in Roma, IT
Nude from the Back is an artwork realized by Grazia Mottes in 1987. Mixed Media on Panel. 68 x 48 cm ; 88 x 68 cm with frame. Good conditions Born in Rome on 15 October 1941...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

Vintage Mid Century Modern Figurative -- Seated Samurai Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Mid Century Modern Figurative -- Seated Samurai Original Oil on Canvas A quiet mood of this warrior is captured by listed California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lying Nude with Signal 2 - Oil on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signal 2(Original title: Nudo disteso con segnale 2) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original oil...
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper by Modern Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
KG Subramanyan Untitled ( Flowers ), Water Colour on Paper 11 x 10 inches 27.9 x 25.4 cm 1982 ( Framed & Delivered ) Style : K G Subramanyan was one of the leading artists who wa...
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Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

The roofs of Tukums
Located in Riga, LV
The roofs of Tukums Paper, watercolor, 47x62 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and s...
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Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Portrait of a Woman with Gold Earring
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of woman with gold earring by Patricia E. Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016), c.1980s. From a collection of her works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"W. Patri...
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American Impressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986 For her exhibition in Abdijan at the invitation of Professor Dadié, Emmanuelle Vroelant came there the previous year to ...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Standing Figure
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An oil on canvas painting of an abstract figure by the very talented Charles Eckhart.
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Abstract Figurative Vision
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderfully evocative abstract expressionist oil painting of a face with figure reflecting in the eye by an unknown California artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned. Unframed. Im...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cabeza, Oil Painting by Rodolfo Opazo Bernales
By Rodolfo Opazo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Rodolfo Opazo, Chilean (1935 - ) Title: Cabeza Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. and verso Size: 39 x 32 inches
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Surrealist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Matador - Paint by Sergio Barletta - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Matador is a painting artwork, realized by Sergio Barletta in 1989. Tempera and watercolor on Cardboard Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good conditions with some foxing. Sergio...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Watercolor

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Sports Basketball Arena Coca Cola Sign
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS ''Basketball'', 1988, gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right, titled in pencil on paper verso Malcah Zeldis (born Mildred ...
Category

Folk Art 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

The Kiss
Located in Washington, DC
One of a kind shaped painting by Noche Crist (1909 - 2004). Titled "The Kiss" and signed on reverse. Painting is casein paint and plaster on board. Catalogue of an exhibition in...
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Outsider Art 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Casein, Wood Panel

The Kiss
The Kiss
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Aladdin and The Lamp with Dragon and Cats
Located in Soquel, CA
A highly detailed India ink drawing with watercolor and Gouache. Each intricate circle and line is hand drawn to create a matrix within which the artist colors the scene to a fine realistic conclusion. Aladdin smiles at the Lantern that has given him his wishes, wealth and knowledge. Signed and dated "Ben Black 85" lower right. Image, 17"H x 27"L (portions of the work flow into the full mat length and width, which is: 20"H x 30"L). We have included a lower resolution image (#1) taken in subdued light to show the full range of colors we were unable to capture due to the extensive fine India ink designs throughout. Ben Black was born in Boston, he graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art 1947. He served in World War 2. He was an art director at one of Boston's leading advertising firms, later opened his own studio where his works were included in The New Yorker, Saturday Evening Post, Reader's Digest, establishing himself as a leading American Illustrator. He had many solo and group exhibitions throughout New England and his work is collected throughout the world. Originally known for his clowns, he created a limited edition series of plates for Royal Daulton as well as clown figurines...
Category

Pointillist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, India Ink, Watercolor

Logic is the man's weakest defence - XX century, Colourful figurative painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
ADAM NIEMCZYC (born in 1914) Painter, graphic artist, poet, novelist. He practiced easel, mural painting and book illustration. Since 1958 he participated in numerous exhibitions in ...
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Other Art Style 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Cardboard, Tempera

Neo Geology
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams is best known as a conceptually based figurative painter who references various (often historical) painting styles. In exploring the act of painting, Adams peels back the...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Neo Geology
$4,000 Sale Price
38% Off
20th Century Mixed Media on Canvas Signed Vittorini C. Italian Painting, 1980
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Italian painting from 80s. Mixed media framework on canvas depicting allegory of the judgment of soldiers in war signed Vittorini C. in the lower center (see photo). Exceptiona...
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Sguardo Discreto - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1991
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on wood, framed with wooden rod. This painting is part of a series of works in which the human figure is represented in its most stylized form. We find interlocking game...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Women in Interior', Large Oil, California Woman artist studied with Picasso
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Zarbano' for Mary Zarbano (American, 1931-2019) and painted circa 1985. Born in Nebraska, Mary Zarbano received her MFA from Califor...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Landscape - Oil on Canvas by Sandro Fabrizi - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sandro Fabrizi in 1986. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin.
Category

Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometric Composition of Man - Original Painting by Luigi Campanelli - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Composition of Man is a contemporary artwork realized by Luigi Campanelli (1943) in 1980s. Mixed Media on canvas. The artwrok depict figures inside of an architecture.
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paint

Red Tent Abstract Expressionist - Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Tent Abstract Expressionist - Acrylic on Paper Abstract in bold colors on a stark black background, by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A deep red tent-shape with an equally deep red firework streaming down from above, as the all seeing eye watches over the dark night. Signed and dated at the bottom right corner, "R. de Silva 86" Paper size: 18"H x 22"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Still Life, Homage to Matisse - Painting by David Euler - 1986
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Painting by David Euler, realized in 1986. Henri Matisse fascinated me with his ability to capture fruit in its essence. Not like a hyper realism photo-like oil painting, his st...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Philippe Cognee Carved Painting Expressionist Wood Relief Sculpture African Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Roughly hewn and painted, carved wooden sculpture. Hand signed and dated. Provenance Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, (accompanied with copy of original invoice dated 1986.) This was from his show Out of Africa. Expressionist paintings and carved reliefs at the Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago His first one-man exhibition in the United States, the show featured multidimensional and multi-media work with influences from Africa and nature. Philippe Cognée...
Category

Neo-Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

"Rosemary" Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1980
Located in Soquel, CA
"Rosemary" Berkeley Figurative School by Patricia Gren Hayes 1980 A large scale portrait of a blond woman by Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932). The model is in front of a window, with h...
Category

American Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1983 American Impressionist Riverscape by Geraldine Sanger
Located in New York, NY
Geraldine Sanger Untitled, 1983 Oil on canvas 22 x 27 3/4 in. Framed: 24 1/2 x 30 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Signed and dated lower right
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American Impressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishermen's happiness. Cardboard, tempera, 21x29 cm
By Naum Grodno
Located in Riga, LV
Fishermen's happiness. Cardboard, tempera, 21x29 cm
Category

Impressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Cardboard

Lying Nude with Signal 2 - Oil Paint on Canvas by Leo Guida - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Lying Nude with Signal 2 (Nudo disteso con segnale 2) is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1988 by the italian Contemporary artist Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Original oil o...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Horse Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists, Horse rider and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Fr...
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Folk Art 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Mimming - Abstract Expressionist Composition
Located in Soquel, CA
Miming - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Yellow, Red, and Black in Acrylic on Textured Paper A dynamic abstract painting in stark black, yellow, and red shows a brown-haired p...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Un pittore che dipinge un pittore... - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Un pittore che dipinge un pittore (A Painter who's painting a Painter) is an oil painting on canvas mounted on a wooden panel, without frame. Good conditions
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Israeli Pop Art Large Vintage Antique Auto Pink Oil Painting Americana
By Joshua Griffit
Located in Surfside, FL
1951 Born in Tel Aviv, Israel Since graduating from the Fine Art Academy in Florence, Italy and his return to Israel, Griffit presents a fascinating and unique journey from etchings...
Category

Pop Art 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Landmark
By Bruce Richards
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Bruce Richards – American (1948-) Title: Landmark Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 62 x 36 inches. Framed size: 64 x 38 inches Signature: Signed, dated, titled en verso Condition: Very good This painting has a wonderful presence. I believe it is from Richards’ “Change in the Weather Series”. The sky and the figure in the painting change in various paintings in the series. This is a relatively peaceful figure (sword at side) and fair sky (blue, no clouds). Other works from this series are more turbulent. Richards is an uncommon artist whose work is both conceptually and aesthetically engaging. The sky in this painting has a beautiful luminosity and depth. The painting measures 62” x 36” (64” x 38” framed). It is composed of oil on canvas and is in very good condition. The frame is also in good condition and works well with the painting. Education: 1970 B.A., University of California, Irvine 1973 M.F.A., University of California, Irvine Awards & Fellowships: 1998-1999 Visual Arts Fellowship, Artist Fellowship Program, California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA 1997-98 Individual Fellowship, Cultural Grants Program, City of Los Angeles, (C.O.L.A.), Los Angeles, CA 1992 Commissioned Artist, Graphics Arts Council, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 1984 First Award, 8th National Exhibition, Los Angeles Print Society, Ed Ruscha, Juror,Los Angeles, CA 1976 Visual Arts Fellowship, Visual Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, D.C. As Group Exhibitions occur more frequently they have been listed ahead of the Solo Exhibition list: Selected Group Exhibitions 2016-17 "SHAME- 100 Reasons for Turning Red", Deutsches Hygiene -Museum Dresden, Germany 2016 'SKIN', Los Angeles Muncipal Art Gallery, curated by Scott Canty and Isabelle Lutterodt 2014 "Look at Me: Portraiture from Manet to the Present", Leila Heller Gallery, co curated by Paul Morris and Beth Rudin DeWoody, New York, NY "A Glimpse into This Side of Paradise", Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, curated by Manon Slome, New York, NY 2013 "Lust Letters", Coagula, LosAngeles, CA "Letters from Los Angeles" ( expanded), Los Angeles Art Fair exhibition, Los Angeles, CA 2012 "Letters from Los Angeles, Text in Art", Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA "This Side of Paradise", No Longer Empty, Andrew Freedman House, Curated by Manon Slome, Bronx, NY 2011 "Best Kept Secret, UC Irvine and the Development of Contemporary Art in Southern California 1964 - 1971", P.S.T exhibit, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA "The Lords + the New Creatures", Nye + Brown Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2010 "Open Kitchen", Da Gallery, Chelsea, NY “Pyschedelic: Optical and Visionary Art Since the 1960’s” curated by David Rubin, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio, Texas (catalog) “Collecting California, Selections from Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA (catalog) 2009 “Ship of Fools”, No Longer Empty, Chelsea Hotel, curated by Michael Bevilacqua and Manon Slome, Chelsea, NY “4 Artists”, Kips Gallery, New York. “Contemporary Confrontations 2009”, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY “The Art of Democracy”, The New York Society of Etchers, The National Arts Club, New York, NY 2008 “Occult”, The Flat, Massimo Carasi, Milano, Italy “The Toy Show”, Hunsaker / Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA 2007 “Tattoo Flash”, Saved Tattoo, curated by Scott Campbell, Brooklyn, NY “POPcentric”, Gering & LoPez, curated by Michael Bevilacqua and Sandra Gering, New York, NY 2004 “Disturbing the Peace”, Danese, New York, NY “Shakespeare as Muse”, curated by Josine Ianco –Starrels, Schneider Museum of Art, South Oregon Univ., Ashland, OR 1998 "City of Los Angeles (C.O.L.A.) Individual Artist's Grants, 97-98," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park,Los Angeles, CA 1997 "End of the Century: Prints Since 1970 from the Collection," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA 1994 "Printmaking on the Westcoast," Saddleback Community College, Mission Viejo, CA 1993 "Intersections: Art and Play," The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 1991 "Individual Realities in the California Art Scene," Sezon Museum of Art,Tokyo, Japan 1984 "California Drawings," Modernism, San Francisco, CA 1981 "Abstraction in Los Angeles,1950 - 1980" Selections from the Ruth and Murray Gribin Collection," Fine Arts Gallery, California State Univ.,Northridge, Fine Arts Gallery, University of California, Irvine, CA 1979 "Black and White are Colors: Paintings of the 1950's - 1970's," Galleries of the Claremont Colleges, Claremont, CA 1978 "Southern California Styles of the 60's and 70's," La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA 1977 "Abstract Painting: A Selected Exhibition," Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA 1976 "Los Angeles," Penthouse Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY 1973 "Kurt Schwitters and Related Developments," La Jolla Museum of Art (now San Diego Museum of Art), La Jolla, CA "Market Street Program," Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA Solo Exhibitions: 2014 "Bruce Richards: Future/Past" Jack Rutberg Fine Arts, LA, CA 2013 "Bruce Richards: The Scenery in my Mind," Katherine Cone Gallery, LA, CA 2001 "Bruce Richards," Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA 2000 “Bruce Richards” The Colburn School of Performing Arts, Los Angeles, CA 1999 "Bruce Richards," Grand Central Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA 1994 "Reflections and Revisitations," Mark Moore Gallery...
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Realist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Escena de playa".
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Francisco Benavente Solís (Merida,1940). "Escena de playa". Firmado a mano, en ángulo inferior derecho. Óleo sobre tabla. Medidas: 35 x 50 cm; 55 x 70 cm (marco). En buen estado ge...
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Vintage French Rural Family Farm Scene Oil Painting on Canvas 1981
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3943 Vintage French rural family farm scene Signed lower right Set in a wood frame Image size 15.5x19.5"
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

David Bowie - New York - Urban Landscape in Acrylic on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
David Bowie - New York - Urban Landscape in Acrylic on Textured Paper Abstracted cityscape by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazi...
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Abstract Impressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Red, White, and Purple - Abstract Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red, White, and Purple - Abstract Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Recurri...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Vintage Italian Tropical Female Figurative Fantasy 1970's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3546 Acrylic on artist board Set in a vintage white frame Image size 14x11"
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sitting girl
Located in Riga, LV
Laimonis Bubieris (1934-2012), Sitting girl, cardboard/oil, 70x60 cm
Category

Impressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Vintage California Mountain Pond Landscape with Ducks by Luke Stamos
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning California landscape of a small reflective pond with tall trees, big boulders, and ducks rendered in crisp detail by Luke Stamos (American, 20th century). Signed "L. Stamos" lower right. Displayed in a rustic giltwood frame. Image, 20"H x 16"L. Luke Stamos graduated from San Jose State in 1960 with a B.A. in fine arts. He is a wildlife/landscape artist, focusing primarily on the area in the remote back country of Santa Clara County behind Mt. Hamilton. He has had two one-man shows and his work can currently be viewed at the Los Gatos Museums Gallery in Los Gatos, CA. Artists statement: "I was born in Chicago, and began studying art at the Chicago Art Institute at age 5. When my family moved to San Francisco in 1944, I became aware of California’s splendid outdoor life, and began to pursue a life-long hobby of hunting and fishing. While attending high school in Daly City...
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Realist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cowboy Boots" - Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren-Haynes
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area School figurative of a cowboy and hats by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b- 1932), circa 1983. Signed "Gren Hayes 1983" upper center and signed and titled "Cowboy Boots" on verso. Unframed. Size: 16"H x 20"W. Bay Area Figurative...
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American Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Epiphany 1987, paper, mixed technique, 24x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Epiphany 1987, paper, mixed technique, 24x29 cm "Epiphany" is a surreal figurative artwork created in 1987. Through its composition, the artwork invites viewers to contemplate the ...
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Surrealist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category

Conceptual 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Lithograph

Abstracted Figurative and Stone in Acrylic on Textured Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Figurative and Stone in Acrylic on Textured Paper Abstracted cityscape by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century)...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Summer into Spring - Nude Female Art Nouveau Fantasy
Located in Miami, FL
A glamorous nude female of ideal proportions stands side-by-side with her partially clothed counterpart. They are intertwined with seasonal foliage to symbolize the painting's title, "Summer into Spring." Iconic American Illustrator/Artist Bob Peak integrates the sinuous curves of plants, flowers, and color to indicate a seamless seasonal transition. On the left, the figure is bathed in a soft, dreamy green that subtly transitions into a delicate blue. The painting is large in scale and exhibits a deep knowledge of academic painting, with two female portraits masterfully rendered. Peak also exhibits his skills as a colorist. He harmoniously fuses human flesh tones into a fantasy land of lush floral elements. Drawing inspiration from Art Nouveau, Peak makes a statement about the universal theme of beauty in nature. As a sight to behold, joy ripples through one's body, looking at "Summer into Spring". It is a late work in the artist's career but also one of his best. Signed lower left. Unframed. Provenance: The Estate of the Artist. Color may vary depending on light source. Best viewed with top gallery-style lighting. Bob Peak was the Norman Rockwell of American Illustration from the 1960's to the 1980's. He was as in demand as he was technically and creativley innovative. Regular Clients were, Time Magazine, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide and Esquire and Major Ad Agencies. He has been dubbed Master of the Modern Movie Poster. Fate of a Man, movie poster illustration (U.S. release), 1959 West Side Story, movie poster illustration, 1961 Birdman of Alcatraz, 1962 The Leopard, movie poster illustration (U.S. release), 1963 My Fair Lady, movie poster illustration, 1964 The Cincinnati Kid, movie poster illustration, 1965 The Liquidator, movie poster illustration, 1965 Lord Jim, movie poster illustration, 1965 Kaleidoscope, movie poster illustration, 1966 Modesty Blaise, movie poster illustration, 1966 Our Man Flint, movie poster illustration, 1966 Camelot, movie poster illustration, 1967 In Like Flint, movie poster illustration, 1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie, movie poster illustration, 1967 The Wanderer, movie poster illustration (U.S. release), 1967 For Love of Ivy, movie poster illustration, 1968 A Dream of Kings, movie poster illustration, 1969 Funny Girl, movie poster illustration, 1969 Lions Love (... and Lies), movie poster illustration (alternate poster), 1969 The Secret of Santa Vittoria, movie poster illustration, 1969 There Was a Crooked Man..., movie poster illustration, 1970 Cesar & Rosalie, movie poster illustration (U.S. release), 1972 The Great Waltz, movie poster illustration, 1972 Enter the Dragon, 1973 Mame, movie poster illustration, 1974 The Voyage, movie poster illustration (U.S. release), 1974 The Yakuza, movie poster illustration, 1974 Rollerball, movie poster illustration, 1975 That's Entertainment, Part II, movie poster illustration, 1975 The Missouri Breaks, movie poster illustration, 1976 Equus, movie poster illustration, 1977 Islands in the Stream, movie poster illustration, 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me, movie poster illustration, 1977 Every Which Way But Loose, movie poster illustration, 1978 Superman, movie poster illustration, 1978 The Wiz, movie poster illustration (alternate poster), 1978 Hair, movie poster illustration (alternate poster), 1979 Apocalypse Now...
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Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"A New Idea" in Blue - Figural Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"A New Idea" in Blue - Figural Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Large blue and red brushstrokes form the structure of this composition, with a seated figure in the misty background. What appears to be a cobalt blue vessel...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Figures at work or Play Abstraction Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Figures at work or Play Abstraction Watercolor and Acrylic on Paper My favorite of the Collection. A bold figurative painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Two figures in abstract reds and blues stand playfully tossing objects in red, blue and beige, splashes of red erupt. Reminds me of a Birthday celebration. From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Women in Purple and Shadow - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Nun in the Shadows - Figurative Composition in Acrylic on Paper A dark abstracted portrait by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece is abst...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sombrero in the Iron Mask - Geometric Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Sombrero in the Iron Mask - Geometric Abstract Expressionist in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting in red, yellow and metallic gold, depicting a blac...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Rustic Cottage - Oil on Plywood by Franco Viola - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Rustic Cottage is an original painting, realized in 1980 by Franco Viola. Mixed colored painting on plywood. Hand signed by the artist on the lower left...
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1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Plywood, Oil

At The Bar Large Modern Spanish Oil Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Conversation At The Bar Thick oil impasto on canvas, framed. Elisabeth Sabala Abelló (Barcelona, 1956). She studied industrial design at the School of Arts and Crafts in Barcelona and has a degree in Fine Arts, a specialty in painting, from the Central University of the same city. Sabala is a convinced figurative who has given all the prominence of her work to the representation of the human being in its most trivial aspects. At a time when the artistic landscape extols abstract and conceptual art focused on the great universal themes, Sabala continues to focus on the small defects that bring us closer to the collective and the human. The artistic progression of Sabala takes place, at first, from a bleak period to another vitalist and, later, from the representation of isolated characters (In the super, Reading the stories of the paintings) to the recreation of great concentrations of its peculiar individuals characterized in an endless number of situations (The Great Dance, The Girls of the Choir). Sabala's work is vital and touching, as well as scathing and satirical: it confronts its characters in the most varied situations, capturing, at the same time, the viewer's attention with an unusual juxtaposition of colors that do not seek chromatic harmony, but expression and movement through matter. In 1980 she won the first prize of a painting of the City of Castelldefels, and the following year she debuted individually in the Caixa Catalunya room, in Barcelona. In 1984, she was selected for the XXIII Joan Miró Drawing Prize, taking part in a traveling exhibition in Japan. Sabala won the first prize in the International Painting Competition of Pollença (Mallorca) in 1985, and the following year she took part in a collective held at the Martano Gallery in Turin. That same year of 1986 she obtained the Scholarship of Plastic Arts of the Generalitat de Catalunya. She continues to hold personal shows in Barcelona, ​​Mallorca, Madrid, and Italy, and in 1989 she debuted in New York with an individual exhibition held at the Scott Alan Gallery. Since then she will reiterate her presence both in that city and in Paris, Berlin, Monaco, Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Hong Kong, etc. Her works have been present at Interactive, ARCO, Art Forum, Art Jonction and New Art, as well as in various Spanish museums. • Studies: Fine Arts, University of Barcelona • Industrial Design, School of Arts and Crafts, Barcelona Main exhibitions Spain: • Barcelona: ◦ Arcs & Cracks​, 1990, 1992, Anna Benach 1993, Helena Ramos 1993 ◦ Maria Jose Castellvi 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001 “a wedding is a wedding” + Performance “Ella” ◦ 2004, 2006 “Fashion satisfaction” + Performance ◦ 2008 “Women's weapons” • Girona: ◦ Helena Ramos 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995 ◦ Cyprus Art...
Category

Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

So Concerned, Pop Art Acrylic Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: So Concerned Year: 1992 Medium: Acrylic on canvas on board, signed and dated l.r. Size: 46 x 46 inches
Category

Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Board

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- ) Title: Untitled Year: 1987 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches. Framed size: 29 x 38 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group. EXHIBITIONS 1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland 1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden 1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya 1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain 1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Kenya Art...
Category

Abstract 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

L'enfer de deux - Abstract Figurative
By J. Gregory
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful vintage abstract expressionist work "Inferno for Two" by a New York artist J. Gregory (American, 20th C.). Signed lower left "J. Gregory '85", Daruma Gallery frame label on...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Adios Pueblo de Ayacucho
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Victor Delfin, Peruvian (1927 - ) Title: Adios Pueblo de Ayacucho Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 64 x 52 in. (162.56 x 132.08 cm)
Category

Modern 1980s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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