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Period: Late 20th Century
Reclining Nude Lady Model 1970's French Modernist Painting Provence Collection
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Artists Model
Portrait of a Nude Lady reclining
French School, circa 1970's
oil painting on card, unframed
size: 18 x 25.5 inches
condition: overall very good, a very few light m...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"River Party"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Illustrated in "Joseph Barrett, The Prime Years 1970s - 1990s", pg. 32, plate #036.
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by:
Joseph Barrett (1936 – )
Joseph B...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,325
Impressionist Portrait of a Woman Original Gouache Watercolor Style of Picasso
Located in Soquel, CA
Impressionist Portrait of a Woman Original Gouache and Watercolor
Impressionist portrait in the style of Picasso and Matisse by Cali...
Category
Abstract Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
Modern British Oil Painting Bell Ringers in Church Interior, large original work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Jill Jackson (British, contemporary)
Title: The Bell Ringers
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 35 x 21 inches
Canvas: 34 x 20 inch...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Woman in a Dream. nr.1. Surrealist fantasy by spanish painter Antonio Monasterio
Located in Firenze, IT
Antonio Monasterio - Woman in a Dream. no.1
Technique: Mixed media on paper (pastels, wax, and pen)
Dimensions: Approximately 45 x 55 cm
Period: 1970s
This work presents an enigmatic...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon, Ink, Tempera, Pen
Green Virgin, Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting by Hattakitkosol Somchai
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Hattakitkosol Somchai, Thai (1934 - 2000)
Title: Green Virgin
Year: 1970
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l.
Size: 27.5 x 31.5 in. (69.85 x 80.01 cm)
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Old Friends Abstract Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Five figures gathered of old friends--the best friends-- by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). From a collection of his works, unsigned. Unframe...
Category
Expressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Sun Flower - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Sun Flower is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s
Oil painting on cardboard canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
The ar...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Entering the Bus" Expressionist Figurative Composition Original Oil on Canvas
By Jakob Bokulich
Located in Soquel, CA
"Entering the Bus" Expressionist Figurative Composition Original Oil on Canvas
Dynamic figurative composition by Bay area Figural, Abstract expressionist and notable Burning Man artist Jakob Bokulich (American, b. 1974). Several figures are crowded together, some of which are nude. Others are wearing typical clothing, and appear to be going out their daily lives. The expressive, slightly distorted faces and close placement of the figures is reminiscent of some of Francisco Goya's paintings.
Titled, dated, and signed on verso: "Entering the Bus" May, 1992 Jake Bokulich
No frame, but the artist has affixed black tape to the edges.
Jakob Bokulich (1974, Santa Cruz, CA) is a self-trained, multi-disciplinary artist known for his paintings and kinetic sculptures. His work is in the collection of the Croatian Embassy in Paris, and he was awarded an Honorarium grant in 2018 by Burning Man for his 21 foot-tall sculpture "Big Pollinator," which was years in the making and involved the work of over 100 volunteers.
The son of an auto mechanic, Bokulich began painting at age 12 after a house fire left his family homeless and he stayed temporarily with a local landscape painter. At 17 he left home for Europe - his art education was living in art squats and artist communities, and immersing himself in the museums and galleries of Europe. Drawing inspiration from living in a war zone in Croatia between 1993-1995, he exhibited in galleries in Paris, Saint-Tropez, Chamonix, and Split, Croatia.
Transitioning back to the U.S, the artist helped build artist communities in San Francisco and Oakland, being deeply involved in spaces such as Cellspace, The Artship, and The Creamery. In this phase of his practice, Bokulich explored performance and ritual, co-writing and performing in the film Hysteria by Antero Alli. This prompted his stay in LA working in film and set design. In 2015 the seasoned and well rounded artist moved to New York City to return to a studio practice, now informed by his experiences in ritual, meditation, and unconventional self exploration. Bokulich’s work reinforces modes of seeing in a world where the senses have become neglected.
Solo Exhibits
MICHELE MACK GALLERY New York, 2021
THIRTY SIX GALLERY Beacon, New York, 2020
ARTSHIP Oakland, 2003
LIGHT San Francisco, 2001
LE LION d'OR Chamonix, France, 1994
CROATIAN EMBASSY IN PARIS Paris, 1994
MICHAEL ANGELO GALLERY Santa Cruz, 1994
GALERIE DANS LE KIOSQUE FLOTTANT Paris, 1993
GALERIJA PORTA AUREA Split, Croatia, 1993
LAVOIR PUBLIC VASSEROT Saint-Tropez, France, 1993
Selected Group Exhibits
CHASE CONTEMPORARY New York, 2022
SOTHEBY'S New York, 2021
ART MIAMI/CONTEXT (Elizabeth Clement...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
“Post Nuclear Twins”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the Russian/American artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Signed top right and dated 1974. Titled and signed verso. Condition is very good. Presently unframed. Pr...
Category
Post-Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
The Barn. Contemporary Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Early work was impressionistic and hard abstract. Carola later developed a more mature way of working in a colourful exploration of the subject.
Colour was her main interest and she...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Gouache
"Grande vague à Rothéneuf" - Brittany, France, original oil on canvas
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Grande vague à Rothéneuf" - Brittany, France
Oil on canvas signed lower right, 50 x 65 x 2,5 cm, titled and dated on the back, 1986
Framed with a natural oak floating frame (55 x 70...
Category
French School Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifu...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
1970's French Surrealist Signed Oil Figurative Abstract Amazing Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: T. Fabris 1973, French
Title: Abstract Surrealist Figurative study
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 27 x 20.5 inches
Painting: 26 x 19 inches
Provenance: pri...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ENGLISH IMPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - LADY SEATED IN WINDOW SEAT LANDSCAPE BEYOND
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Lady in Red"
English School, 20th century
signed with initials
oil painting on board, framed
framed: 13 x 11 inches
board: 10.5 x 9 inches
Love...
Category
Abstract Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
MARILYN MONROE PORTRAIT - POP ART STYLE PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pop art style, late 20th century/ early 21st.
Title: Portrait of Marilyn Monroe
Medium: painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting: ...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Etude pour 'Le Trio'. French Cubist Acrylic on Paper on Card.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Cubist acrylic on paper on card by French artist Eliane Versini , signed, dated and titled 'Etude pour le Trio' to the front bottom right and the same to the bottom right reverse.
H...
Category
Cubist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Cardboard
Huge 1970's British Surrealist Abstract Signed Oil Male Figures through Window
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British, circa 1970's, signed and inscribed verso
Title: 'Reflections'
Medium: oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 37.5 x 25.5 inches
Canvas : 36 x 24 inches
Provenanc...
Category
Surrealist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
La Gloriette
By Jean Carzou
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The artwork size is 19.5" x 25.5", with watercolor and ink on paper. Signed lower right.
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Large Signed French Impressionist Oil - Vintage Parisian City Street scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Patrice Landauer (French b. 1965), signed lower right
Title: Vintage Parisian Street scene
Medium: oil painting, on wood panel. ...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Musician. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Detailed in this painting are themes dear to Sax Berlin’s heart; music, poetry, and culture, both ancient and modern. There’s a subtle aura of myth and mysticism surrounding this pie...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figures - Oil on Canvas - Late 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by an unknown in the late 20th century.
Oil on Canvas.
Handsigned in the lower margin. Unreadable signature.
44,5 x31,50 cm ; 70 x 57 cm.
Good con...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Ron Hicks
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on canvas of a street scene in Florence by Chicago artist
Ron Hicks (b. 1965) in a painted black frame with gilded trim Canvas: 40”H x 30”W
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,800
September
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "September" 1976, is an oil painting on hardboard by Swedish/American artist Carlo Wahlbeck, b.1933. It is signed at the lower left corner by the artist, also signed, dated and titled on the back. The artwork size is 10 x 20 inches, framed size is 17.5 x 27.5 inches. Framed in a dark wood frame, with fabric liner and brown bevel. It is in excellent condition, the frame have minor restorations barely visible.
About the artist:
Carlo Wahlbeck was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1933. His studies from early youth included travel and visits to major museums in Europe. During a visit to the United States, Carlo was introduced to the Native American Indian and the rich history of the American West. He moved to Southern California in 1960 and still calls it home today.
Between 1960 and today, Carlo has traveled throughout the Southwestern United States and Mexico. For many years, he lived among the Navajo and Zunis, painting a great many surreal works that embodied their legends and outlook. He also spent 2 years in Mexico living among the Huichol people in the inaccessible mountains north of Tepic, painting the Indian religion and the white man's religion as seen through Huichol eyes.
Between 1979 and today, he mastered the technique and came to control it, producing a fabulous new medium base for his expressions. The evolvement of his art has show much diversification and his works can be found in prominent private and corporate collections, as well as museums both here in the United States and abroad.
A partial list of collectors:
King Gustav of Sweden
Former President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan
Former President and Mrs. Richard M. Nixon
Senator Barry Goldwater...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled abstract pop art oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled
Artist: Isabel Baquedano (1929–2018)
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 44.9 x 44.9 in (114 x 114 cm)
Estimated date: 1970s–1980s
Signature: Not ...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$26,087 Sale Price
26% Off
The Houses - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Houses is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s
Oil painting on cardboard canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
The a...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les Alpilles Provence, Sunny Summer Landscape Figures Walking in Lane, oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Guy Benard (French contemporary).
Title: Les Alpilles (Provence)
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed and inscribed verso
Canvas: 21.5 x 2...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Saxophonist by Gilbert Pauli - Oil paint on canvas 98x65 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil paint on canvas sold without frame
Born in the canton of Friborg, Gilbert Pauli (1944 - 2020) lived in Geneva, where he devoted himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Heal Heart Heal. Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Heal Heart Heal"
Original Oil and gold leaf on arches paper, cracked varnish finish. Matted
Signed and dated Image 5" x 7"
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Lousville Composition, Signed Acrylic on Masonite by Ronald Julius Christensen
Located in Long Island City, NY
Lousville Composition by Ronald Julius Christensen, American (1923–1999)
Acrylic on Masonite, signed and titled
Size: 26.5 x 45.5 in. (67.31 x 115.57 cm)
Frame Size: 27.5 x 45.5
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Sailing Boats Fecamp Brittany Coastline, Signed French Impressionist Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: by Jean-Jacques Rene (French, b.1943), signed lower corner.
Jean-Jacques Rene (Born in 1943, French contemporary artist) is known for his beach and coastal...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE SATELLITE CAESARS - CAESAR PALACE (Las Vegas) - Paint by Dario Cusani - 2005
Located in Roma, IT
TECHNIQUE PHOTO-PAINTING
The technique used was defined as PHOTO-PAINTING by the art critic Silvia Pegoraro of Ravenna Italy and was an Artist's invention in 1994. In fact, since 196...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large French Modernist Signed Oil, Lady in Bikini in Meadows by River
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, late 20th century, indistinctly signed
Title: Modernist painting depicting a lady in a bikini sunbathing in a meadow, river and anglers behind.
Medi...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Journal herbier de Bordeaux
Located in Roma, IT
Journal herbier de Bordeaux, Mardi 12 juin 1973.
Collage of 25 sheets on paper and canvas. On the back: label of Galerie Sonnabend, Geneva. Stamps and label of Galleriaforma, Genoa. ...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Voodoo Rider Original 1980's T-Shirt Design Drawing
Located in Soquel, CA
Original drawing for a late 1980's T-shirt design for Voodoo Rider by Gary Ermoloff (American, b. 1949). Dated, titled, and signed along the bottom edge ...
Category
Street Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pen, Permanent Marker
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
On the Road to Palm Spring
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "On the Road to Palm Spring" c.1970is an oil painting on canvas by California artist Mabel Vinson Cage, 1891-1995. It is signed at the lower right corner by the a...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Drawing of Fire" - Figurative oil drawing on paper
Located in East Quogue, NY
"Drawing on Fire" by Paul Sierra, Oil stick on paper. Sold with frame. Frame size: 22 x 14 inches.
Hand-signed by the artist. Signature and title on lower front right corner of paper.
At sixteen, Havana-born Paul Sierra moved to Chicago, where he studied at the Art Institute. Although a longtime resident of the Windy City, Sierra's tropical palette is based on childhood memories of Cuba. His trademark vibrant colors provide what has been called a "cultural corridor" between his turbulent Cuban heritage and his adopted country.
Sierra has had more than sixty solo exhibitions in the USA. His work can be found in the collections of The Museum of Contemporary Art and Mary and Leigh Block...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon
$680 Sale Price
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Huge Modernist Surrealist Oil Painting Nude Figure & Head Portrait All that Jazz
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: late 20th century, signed 'Arizzi'
Title: 'All that Jazz'. Superb futurist oil painting depicting these surrealist figures in an expressionist form.
Medium: oil pa...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Watermelon Still Life of Fruit, Signed Original Oil Painting in Beautiful Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Fruit
by Maria Tort Xirau (Catalan, 1924-2018)
signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 13 x 18 inches
framed: 18 x 23 inches
Very good condition.
...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Erotic motive. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Erotic motive. Paper, mixed media, 14x10 cm
Adolfs Zardins
(1890 08 II Riga, Latvia – 1967 07 II Jurmala, Latvia), painter.
Only in 1990 his relatives give his artistic heritage to ...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media
$455 Sale Price
20% Off
The Houses - Oil Painting by Claude Decamps - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
The Houses is a painting realized by Claude Decamps in the 1970s
Oil painting on cardboard canvas.
Hand-signed on the lower.
Good conditions.
The ar...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century Artist
By James Wright
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of Farm with Geese in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Artist, James Wright
Signed, Original, Oil on Canvas, housed in a beautiful ornate gold frame.
Provenance: Part of the English Heritage Series No.111
Art measures 10 x 8 inches (approx.)
Frame measures 15 x 13 inches (approx.)
James Wright was born in Peterborough in 1935 and now lives in Lincolnshire. James is a self-taught artist and a leading exponent of the traditional English landscape style. His early work concentrated on the busy fishing villages around the coast of Norfolk, Cornwall and Sussex. More recently, his traditional landscapes mainly feature the East Anglian and Lincolnshire countryside.
About the English Heritage Collection
From the most powerful to the most humble, from Bronze Age axes...
Category
Romantic Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'A Racy Little Number’ a Woman with a Red Austin Mini Car in 1970's England
Located in Preston, GB
'A Racy Little Number’ a Woman with a Red Austin Mini Car in 1970's England, by Retro Nostalgic Artist, Paul F Harding. Signed, Original, Acrylic on Canvas. Presented in a high quality off-white shabby chic frame.
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 25 x 21 inches
Born in Blackpool in 1954 Paul has lived and worked on the Fylde Coast ever since.
“My interest in art began during my schooldays in the mid 1960's through into the early 1970s. I had much enjoyment from this and a degree of success, though I did not follow a career in art until a few years ago after gaining an appreciation of the work of Edward Hopper, and of the Californian artist R. Kenton Nelson...
Category
English School Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Cotton Canvas
$2,134 Sale Price
20% Off
Grazing Cows Landscape
By Jack Lynn
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful landscape of cows grazing in green pastures surrounded by tall evergreens and a stream, by Monterey area painter Jack Lynn (American, 20th century). Signed "Jack Lynn" lowe...
Category
American Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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Original Oil on Canvas, ROY GARGETT, "R.A.F. 35B fighter jet, the Lightning"
Located in Mere, GB
ROY GARGETT, 1931 - 2015
Joined the RAF in 1945 as a flying cadet and flew Tiger Moths. Later joined the Royal Observer Corps and developed his love of pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Mission Entrance
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful watercolor of mission entrance by Gladys Louise Bowman Fies (American, 1909-2005). Signed "Fies" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 18"H x 24"L.
Gladys Fies was a watercolorist, art teacher. Gladys attended the Jade Fon workshop at Asilomar in Pacific Grove for thirty years. She studied under many nationally known watercolorists, Millard Sheets, Rex Brandt and eight years with George Post...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
M J Subirachs Three Sitting. Naif original watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Subirachs Ferrer is, besides an extremely gifted painter and draftsman, an illustrator who denotes, in each of her pieces, a vocation that intelligently connects with the classical a...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
In the Village, Gouache on Paper, Pink & Red color by Gobardhan Ash "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gobardhan Ash - Untitled - Gouache on Paper
10 x 15 inches (unframed size)
Style : Regarded as a pioneer of modern Indian art, Ash’s contribution at the time when India witnessed the advent of Western modernism is significant and colossal. His work was exploratory, visionary and inspiring. He printed with bold courage and a free spirit, never yielding to the rules set by official art. He rejected the preconceived notions of how an artist ought to render his subjects and inevitably rebelled against the academic rules “ If we look at nature in the open, we do not see individual objects each with its own colors but rather a bright medley of tints which blend in our eyes, in our minds.” – Gobardhan Ash (The Statesman, April 24, 1994).
His verbal imagery alluded to what was real and relevant in India yet transcended to communicate a deeper, universal message about the human spirit. Disillusioned with the limits and constraints he faced, Ash withdrew into his private introspective world to explore his own mode of artistic expression. And although it was the convention then to paint divinities or exotic female figures on their way to the temple, Ash embarked on a new approach altogether to paint farmers toiling in the fields, workers engaged in intense labor to earn their living, thereby setting a new trend of socio-realistic art in India.
In 1945, Ash was brought into the public eye when the progressive writers Association discovered his series of paintings on the Bengal famine. The paintings depict, if not document, the ravages of the 1943 catastrophe. In juxtaposition to the famine series, his impressionist and post impressionist gouaches during the late 40s come as an interesting antithesis. Colors, rich and vibrant, come alive in a pulsating tone to dominate the entire painting.
Ash never subscribed to a stringent artistic form or technique. Rather, his works from the 80s display yet another intriguing and jarringly different style in his treatment of portraiture. His colors, with the exception of the apparent outlines, are reduced to smudges and smears so that the painting appear to originate from stained canvas. His subjects, spectral figures that engage and draw us within their profound state of despair and helplessness.
To characterize the life works of Gobardhan Ash is to recognize the complexity and spontaneity of his ideas and the enormous richness of his style. An artist who devoted his entire life to art, his paintings have transited and evolved from monochromatic sketches and landscape to portraiture; from naturalistic real-life depictions to abstract expressionism. Whatever the genre style-Ash has demonstrated an eloquent mastery over the diverse style, techniques and medias employed, as evident in the vast retrospective collection. His paintings are conceptual and purposeful, displaying a unique individuality. His art expounds a frank desire to convey the value of uncompromising artistic sincerity. Gobardhan Ash remains today a prolific artist of his time.
About the Artist & his works :
Born : Regarded as a pioneer of modern Indian art, Gobardhan Ash (1907-1996) was born at the village of Begampur in Hoogly district of West Bengal..
Family : His father was Haricharan Ash and mother Gouri Devi. He spent all his life in this village and died here in 1996 at the matured age...
Category
Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
Middle of a Read - Original Abstract Expressionist Outsider Art on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Middle of a Read - Original Abstract Expressionist on Canvas
Abstract expressionist figurative composition of a nude woman by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmidt (American,...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
'Fashion Able II', Parsons School of Design, Haute Couture, Costume
By Isaac Mizrahi
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso lower left, 'Isaac Mizrahi'.
A fashion designer and creator of costume, Isaac Mizrahi attended the Parsons School of Design before becomin...
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Synthetic Paper, Graphite, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Le Verdon depuis le Belvédère de Rancoumas" - France, original oil on canvas
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"Le Verdon depuis le Belvédère de Rancoumas" – Provence, France
“The Verdon from the Belvedere of Rancoumas” - Provence, France
Oil on canvas signed lower right, 81 x 100 x 2,5 cm, ...
Category
French School Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Lands Five Ornaments. Contemporary Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A Lands Five Ornaments, Health, Wealth, Fertility, Joy and Safety
Oil, gold leaf on arches paper with a crackled varnish finish
Image 5" x 7"
Mounted 10" x 12"
signed and dated low...
Category
Outsider Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rue de Paris Sous la Pluie II
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Rue de Paris Sous la Pluie II" c.1970 is a palette knife oil painting on canvas by French artist Marc Selva, 1919-1992. It is signed at...
Category
Impressionist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare Catherine Koenig Nude Female Artist American Trompe L'oeil Pastel Pink
Located in Buffalo, NY
A Modern realist “trompe l’oeil” egg tempera painting by American female artist Catherine Catanzaro Koenig depicting a painting of a nude held up by masking tape. Koenig inspired by Magritte, creates captivating works that delight the eye.
Catherine C. Koenig was born Caterina Catanzaro in 1921 and grew up on the West side of Buffalo, NY. She graduated from Lafayette High School Buffalo in 1939. She exhibited a talent for drawing and painting early on and attended Albright Art School, where she graduated with an Associate's Degree in 1942.
Her professional career as an artist began in the 1940s when she started to exhibit her work. From 1946-1956, she taught drawing and painting at the Art Institute of Buffalo. She married Buffalo artist...
Category
Realist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Tempera, Egg Tempera, Board
"Artist at Work" - Portrait of the Artist in Oil on Canvas
By Christine Chatwell
Located in Soquel, CA
"Artist at Work" - Portrait of the Artist in Oil on Canvas
Figurative painting of an artist at work by Christine Chatwell (American, 20th Century). Presented in a blue wooden frame....
Category
American Modern Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Fashion Design Illustration Watercolor Painting Laura Ashley Designer
By Roz Jennings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original Fashion Design Illustration
by Roz Jennings, British
watercolor and ink on card, unframed
size: 12 x 8.25 inches
condition: very good
A beautifully colorful and characterfu...
Category
Pop Art Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
"Past Physical" Symbolism and Figures form the Artists Subconscious 1970s
Located in Soquel, CA
A dark yet vibrant and expertly executed painting full of personal symbolism concepts to numerous to cover in a few sentences, by Ralph Thompson (aka Akili Nali) (American, B-circa 1...
Category
Symbolist Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Landscape -- Blooming Wildflower Field
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Landscape -- Blooming Wildflower Field
Beautiful vintage landscape in dark blue, yellow, and red accents of a field dotted with wildflowers and silhouetted birds soaring ove...
Category
Contemporary Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
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