Archival Paper Paintings

Young Model Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...

"Leeward", by Christina Haglid, is a meticulously detailed watercolor. In a surreal scene, an orchid stem sprouts from a paper lantern in a boat. The calmness of the water and soft...

John Selburg was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He holds a BFA in Drawing, Sculpture, and Graphic Design from Bradley University (2006), and an MFA from the University of Misso...

John Selburg was born and raised in Peoria, Illinois. He holds a BFA in Drawing, Sculpture, and Graphic Design from Bradley University (2006), and an MFA from the University of Misso...

Acrylic ink and acrylic paint on archival watercolor paper Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science...

The central Missouri, river-view studio of painter Gloria Gaus offers her contemplative solitude and direct access to the Midwestern landscapes featured throughout her body of work. ...

Democritus, The Wise Guys, Owl #3 series is an iconic Greek Owl painting on Fabriano paper. The painting is in a beautiful silver wooden box frame. APOSTOLO...

oil on paper In his abstract paintings and prints, Daniel Brice explores both the physicality and the intellectual and emotional resonance of color. Based in sun-drenched southern ...

"Light on Water II" is a soothing naturalist landscape featuring hues of blue, green and yellow. This work is framed in a simple white frame behind Museum Glass measuring 37 by 49 in...

Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...

Joel D. Sager (b. 1980) is a contemporary American painter of landscapes, still-life and portraiture. Often drawing on such standard subject matter with economy and singularity— a so...

Represented by George Billis Gallery. These recent paintings are my abstracted interpretations of the natural world. This is an ongoing reimagining of vegetation, flowers and the la...

oil on paper In his abstract paintings and prints, Daniel Brice explores both the physicality and the intellectual and emotional resonance of color. Based in sun-drenched southern ...

Ink on paper, Acrylic and / or watercolor, signed in the front, framed in a thin blond wood frame, glass. Philip Wittmann work is based on signs. Sign...

This painting is both strange and intimate. It depicts a small wooden boat floating on the water and two "passengers" in the form of a leafless tree and shrub. The placid water and ...

Beautiful original gouache paintings on Arches watercolour paper by Ellen Von Wiegand are float mounted and framed in white, all archival materials, and ready to hang. "The Sun Dazzl...

Beautiful original gouache paintings on Arches watercolour paper by Ellen Von Wiegand are float mounted and framed in white, all archival materials, and ready to hang. "Fitted Wings"...

About the Series: Gilliam began the series Life Lines in 2017 after recently coming into possession of MRI scans of her brain. The scans, which she spent hours pouring over, both fas...

Know thyself is sourced in the words of Krishnamurti, “The beginning of freedom is self-knowledge”. This atmospheric body of works on paper using acrylic, ink, pigment inkjet print,...

"Unforgotten Series No 5" is an archival pigment print on fine art paper, mounted on birch panel and resin coated. This is a wonderful colorful and abstract urban inspired artwork fe...

Untitled Abstract Abstract watercolor on French Arches rag paper artist signed, 60x40 it can be ship rolled up, or frame for additional cost. Frank Monaco American artist born in 19...

Ruslan Perekucha was born in 1967. Since childhood, he was interested in the history of art, and he loved modernism most of all. This prompted him to collect antiques and art in the ...

REWA says of her work… Viewers largely label me under “Contemporary African Art”. I label my work as Igbo Vernacular Art. The reason for this is that I believe that I have created a...

Untitled Abstract Abstract watercolor on French Arches rag paper artist signed. We can ship rolled up or we can have it frame before shipping for additional cost. Frank Monaco Amer...

mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...

Summer is Joanne Mattera’s time to work on paper. When she is fully engaged, as she has been with Riz, that time slides well into autumn. These are paintings on paper, oil and wax on...

Summer is Joanne Mattera’s time to work on paper. When she is fully engaged, as she has been with Riz, that time slides well into autumn. These are paintings on paper, oil and wax on...

Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...

Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...

"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...

"By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/presen...

Hot Flame II, Abstract vinyl watercolor on French Arches rag paper 60x40 artist signed. Frank Monaco American artist born in 1944. Studied and worked with Marilyn Stiles of The Art...

Tom Martinelli works with simple rounded shapes, fields of color and the character of a painted edge. Using stencils, paint rollers and spray paint he ...

Tom Martinelli works with simple rounded shapes, fields of color and the character of a painted edge. Using stencils, paint rollers and spray paint he ...

Basketball in Central Park NYC, Mixed media: acrylic, ink marker, pastel on archival paper, white frame under plexiglass. Malgosia Kiernozycka was bor...

"Spring at Home" is an abstract landscape featuring hues of pink, purple, blue and yellow. This work is framed in a simple white frame behind Museum Glass measuring 41 by 60 inches. Carlyle is inspired by the works of Claude Monet, Edouard Vuillard, Henri Matisse, Walter Inglis Anderson...

This is a unframed painting and is painted in the influence of the artist Duranti. This painting is oil on paper, and is monochromatic black. Reed's primary focus has been the rich vein of Northern European art from the mid-17th through 18th centuries, a period of enlightenment and profound interest in science, nature, and the animal world. Animals were assigned human traits (peacock:vanity; dog:fidelity), and nature itself was considered a symbol of God...

Jane Sangerman's artwork exists in two worlds—one tangible, informed by the inherent entropy of the urban spaces she encounters daily and, the other, a vibrant metaphysical space t...

Jane Sangerman's artwork exists in two worlds—one tangible, informed by the inherent entropy of the urban spaces she encounters daily and, the other, a vibrant metaphysical space t...

Jane Sangerman's artwork exists in two worlds—one tangible, informed by the inherent entropy of the urban spaces she encounters daily and, the other, a vibrant metaphysical space t...

Painting on Canvas signed verso Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist living in Pagosa Springs, Color...

“With Only The Moonlight To Guide Me (No. 2)” Sculpted Paper and Ink on Canvas by Katherine Filice is a 40 x 34-inch mixed media work featuring layers of hand-drawn marks sculpted in...

This is an unframed original painting on paper. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the myst...

By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice allows me to push the boundaries of what a past/present...

Todd Kenyon "Montauk" Oil Sketch on Gessoed 300lb Arches Watercolor paper 22 x 30 in. 31.5 x 39 in. Framed __________________________ JoAnne Artman Gallery is pleased to present E...

acrylic on paper, framed b. 1975, Bellaire, OH Dion Johnson’s paintings combine and explore dynamic opposites: expansiveness and compression, surface and depth, and darkness and l...

Doug Glovaski is a professional artist, now living and working in the small town of Spreckels, Ca. located in Monterey County. He has been a professional artist for over thirty years...

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...

Indian ink on archival paper - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate

Indian ink on paper, artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in...

oil on paper In his abstract paintings and prints, Daniel Brice explores both the physicality and the intellectual and emotional resonance of color. Based in sun-drenched southern ...

ink and watercolor on paper, signed on reverse, framed in archival shadowbox frame in natural wood finish. This painting is created as psychological map that defines alliances. Gr...

29"x41" watercolor on paper. In this contemporary surrealist watercolor painting by Thomas Broadbent, a large white swan rests on a gold gilded French settee...

This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...

This is a painting and collage on a circular panel. "By placing figures into fantastical landscapes, I allow the viewer a glimpse into what might be reality, or not. This practice a...

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series I See Heroes Everywhere. Addressing the theme of her...

Ketta Ioannidou Black Rainbow 3 2019 Oil on paper 20 x 16 inches Signed and dated on verso Ioannidou’s paintings exist in a dreamlike state, creating a weightless, fleeting moment a...

Free shipping with code ART2021SHIP through December! This is an abstract framed work on paper with blue and white gestural, expressive lines. The work itself measures 10" x 13" and ...

VFD #3 is an industrial watercolor painting on paper by California artist, Ferdinanda Florence. It is 11.25 x 7, unframed. It is based on the building in Vallejo California where the fire department conducts training. Ferdinanda Florence was born in Washington, DC, and grew up in Arlington, VA. She received a degree in art history and studio art at The American University in 1994, and has continued to pursue a successful professional life as a scholar, teacher, and practicing artist. She earned her Master’s degree in art history at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1998. A second-generation Armenian-America, Ferdinanda has explored in her research the role of place in artistic expression. Her Master’s thesis detailed the link between Armenian religious rituals and church architecture. In her travel to sites in France, Italy, and Germany, she has researched the symbolism of doorway and floor decoration in Romanesque buildings. In her artwork, she uses industrial sites in her home city of Vallejo to explore issues of place on a more personal level. Ferdinanda’s exhibitions reflect her varied interests and concerns. Her work has appeared at the Di Rosa Preserve, Napa (“All in the Family IV,” 2005); the University of San Francisco Law School (“Creative Justice: A Social Art...