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Period: 1980s
Still Life Painting of Red Pink & White Flowers by 20th Century British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Oil Painting of Assorted Red, Pink & White Summer Flowers in a Vase by 20th Century British Artist, John Whitlock Codner RWA (1913-2008) Art measures 14 x 12 inches Frame measures 20 x 18 inches Presented in the highest quality hand-finished off-white Frinton moulding. Signed on lower right, also inscribed with the artist name & date (1985) verso. John Whitlock Codner (1913 - 2008) was a British painter. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and his works remain in major collections to this day. He was the son of the society painter Maurice Codner...
Category

English School 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Invocation
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas (shaped diptych) measuring 60 3/4″ X 156″ by American contemporary artist Mark Lavatelli. Mark Lavatelli is a Western New York painter, educator, and fre...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Invocation
Invocation
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Forest. 1982. Cardboard, oil, 33x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Forest. 1982. Cardboard, oil, 33x46 cm The description suggests that "Forest" is an impressionist landscape painting primarily focused on depicting a forest scene. The use of mostly...
Category

Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Vintage Abstract -- Lo Deseo, "I wish It"
Located in Soquel, CA
Exceptional and substantial monotype on paper titled "Lo Deseo" (I wish it) by Bay area artist Kate Delos (Mexican/American, b-1945). One of One, signed on bottom "Lo Deseo 1983 Delos" and "Kate Delos 1983 Monotype...
Category

Abstract Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper

White Irises, Large Painting by Michael Knigin
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michael Knigin, American (1942 - 2011) Title: White Irises Year: circa 1989 Medium: Acrylic on canvas Size: 72 x 80 inches
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Florida Flowers Abstract
By Mary Burke
Located in Soquel, CA
Brilliant floral watercolor painting by Mary Burke (American, 20th Century). Signed "M. Burke - SWA" lower right. Titled "Floral" and sign...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Fresco, Large painting by Peter Saari
Located in Long Island City, NY
Peter Saari is an American artist who's work aims to re-invent antiquity through recreating ancient wall paintings and decoration. Provenance: Lamanga Gal...
Category

Conceptual 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Oil

Mixed Media Painting Sculpture Construction 1980s Brazilian Political Art
By Randolfo Rocha
Located in Surfside, FL
Interesting Latin American art collage/assemblage of images. bears elements of Arte Povera. it is mounted onto a wood construction. Signed verso and bears label from Stux Gallery. Well Known Brazilian political artist and collector. Showed at Stux Gallery (they showed Doug Anderson and then Mike and Doug...
Category

Pop Art 1980s Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Oil Painting of Lough Island in County Down Ireland by Modern Irish Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Lough Island in County Down Ireland by Modern Irish Artist Denis Thornton (1937-1999) Art measures 12 x 10 inches Frame measures 18 x 1...
Category

Land 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Fauvist Nude Study
Located in Soquel, CA
Nude abstract by Louis Nadalini (American, 1927-1995). Signed "Louis Nadalini" and dated "1988" lower right. Signed and dated on verso. Unframed. Louis Nadalini (American, 1927 - 1...
Category

Fauvist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Cardboard

"Elite Workers", Small-Scale Modern Figural Collage w Watercolor by Dick Crispo
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern small-scale watercolor and collage, a mixed media composition featuring a modified photograph with colorful watercolor accents by Dick Crispo (American, b. 1945). Titled "Elite Workers" at the top. Signed and dated "D. Crispo 87" in the lower left corner. Presented in a cream mat with foamcore backing. No frame. Paper size: 10"H x 7"W Dick Crispo, born in New York City on January 13, 1945, has resided on the Monterey Peninsula since 1955. An award winning artist, Crispo has studied at the Carmel Art Institute under John Cunningham and Sam Colburn...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Magazine Paper, Photographic Paper, Pen

The Precious Pearls - Original Oil on Canvas, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Modesto ROLDAN The Precious Pearls Original Oil on Canvas Handsigned on the bottom left On canvas 24 x 30 cm (c. 9.5 x 12 inch) Presentend in golden wood frame 33 x 37 cm (c. 13 x 1...
Category

Surrealist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Urban Landscape The New "Hamms Brewery Blue" San Francisco Oil on Canvas 1981
Located in Soquel, CA
Urban Landscape "Hamms Brewery Blue" Building in San Francisco Oil on Canvas 1981 Bold Urban landscape featuring the TMG redesigned of the former Hamm's Brewery building by William (Bill) Jefferson (American, B-1956). Currently a New York artist. Image, 55"H x 42.5"W x 2.5"D After graduating from college ( BA in history), I moved to San Francisco to pursue a career in the arts. Again, I never stopped. San Francisco in the ‘70’s was a magical place, and was the perfect canvas for me. I began drawing, all of the time, everywhere. By 1980 I had begun translating my drawings into paintings. By the time I moved to New York in 2007, my art had matured and my purpose was clear: I mean for my paintings to give the viewer a sense of calm, and wonder at the beauty of the world around us, and to serve as an antidote to the pain and suffering we all experience in life. William Jefferson...
Category

American Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Kepmovr, Modernist Painting by Ernst Neizvestny
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Ernst Neizvestny from 1984. An abstract modernist depiction of two figures in a dramatically expressive scene of pathos. Artist: Ernst Neizvestny Title: Kepmovr?...
Category

Surrealist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Acacia Shade" by Anthony Gibbs
By Anthony Gibbs
Located in Mere, GB
"Acacia Shade" by Anthony Gibbs. Anthony Gibbs who was born in 1951 is a highly popular midlands painter of wildlife. He studied at the Bournmouth school of art. Oil on canvas. Signe...
Category

Naturalistic 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stephanie Henderson Floral Garden Watercolor
By Stephanie Henderson
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY This is an untitled still-life watercolor of a floral garden with poppy's, baby breaths and euphorbia by Stephanie Henderson née ...
Category

Naturalistic 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ribbons and Poles - Augmented Screenprint
Located in Soquel, CA
Augmented (Hand painted) screenprint by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Presented in a new double mat of black and gray. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Pearc...
Category

Minimalist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Screen

"Texas Hill Country Creek" A Gentle Softness is apparent in this lovely piece
By Jerry Ruthven
Located in San Antonio, TX
Jerry Ruthven (1947 - present) Austin Artist Image Size: 24 x 36 Frame Size: 32 x 44 Medium: Oil Dated 1982 "Texas Hill Country Creek" Bio: Jerry ...
Category

Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Woman Profile - Original painting on panel - Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Hassan Ertugrul Kahraman (1952-) Nude Woman Profile Acrylic paint on panel Signed bottom left and signed again on the back Dated 1989 Size : 40 x 30 cm (c. 16 x 12 in) Excellent co...
Category

Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large Colorful 1980s New York Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Joan Thorne
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a large colorful, bold, vibrant original oil painting on canvas, hand signed and dated 1989. It is titled Tango. Joan Thorne (1943-) is a New York artist nationally and internationally recognized. A third generation Abstract Expressionist woman artist who has exhibited works over the past 30 years. Her art has been shown in the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum’s Annual Exhibition, the Grand Palais in Paris, and Barbara Rose’s seminal exhibition American Painting: The Eighties at New York University’s Grey Gallery. Her recent shows in New York City have been reviewed by the New York Times, Art in America, ArtNews and The New Criterion among others. Her work has been compared to Elizabeth Murray work. It is colorful and has a 1980's, Memphis Milano feel to it. Thorne grew up in Greenwich Village. Her mother was a Ukrainian immigrant from a musical family, who became an English teacher; her father, a surgeon. Recognizing their daughter’s artistic talents early, they enrolled her at age six in the Little Red Schoolhouse on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village. Founded in 1921 by Elisabeth Irwin, a pioneer in educational reform, the school has continued to maintain its reputation as a progressive and nurturing catalyst for creative children. Pete Seeger, the folk singer, performed there so frequently that Thorne remembered him as if he were one of the teachers. In 1971, Thorne met Faith Ringgold (b. 1930) and joined her as a teacher at the Women’s House of Detention on Rikers Island in a new program called “Art without Walls–Free Space.” The program, which had been born from the civil rights movement, was aimed at enriching the lives of the inmates. Thorne and her peers came of age struggling against sexism in the art establishment and its attendant lack of exhibition opportunities for women. Since 1985, this issue had been loudly exposed by the public protests of the Guerrilla Girls, whose members remain a well-kept secret. Her painting has been included in two Whitney Museum Biennials and various other museum group exhibitions both in the United States, Europe and Latin America. She has had numerous one person shows in galleries such as: Sideshow Gallery New York, Fischbach Gallery, New York City, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., Willard Gallery, New York, Graham & Sons Gallery, New York, The Clocktower, New York City, and the National Arts Club among others. Thorne has been awarded the Prix de Rome Fellowship to paint at the American Academy in Rome. She also received two National Endowment grants for painting and two Pollock Krasner Grants among others. "Since 1973, while myriad styles, movements and mediums have flourished briefly in turn, Joan Thorne has steadfastly developed one visual language-that of painterly surface, light, color and distilled form-which she finds best suited for her artistic project: intimating dreams. intuitions and the psychic consequences of travel. " "For there is something luxuriant and mysterious in Thorne's compositions. They have a classic modernist genealogy that encompasses Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Milton Avery and Mark Tobey; yet each carries a hint of exoticism, " --Richard Vine, Art In America, Review, June 1998 Education Hunter College, New York, M.A. New York University, New York, B.S. Awards 2006 Adolf Gottlieb Foundation Grant in Painting 2003 Prize in Painting, Florence BiennaleInternazionale, Florence, Italy 2001 Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in Painting 1986 Prix de Rome, American Academy in Rome Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant in Painting 1983 National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting 1980 New York State Council on the Arts, Grant for Painting 1979 National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship in Painting 1976 Grant in Painting, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 1975 New York State Council on the Arts, Grant for Painting 1974 Grant in Painting, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts 1972 Artist of the Year, Aldrich Foundation Select Solo Exhibitions 2015 Black and White Into Color, National Arts Club, New York 2013 Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, NY 2005 Chris Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA 2004 Klaus Steinmetz Arte Contemporaneo, San Rafael de Escazu, Costa Rica 2002 Feria de Arte International Arcale, Salamanca, España 2001 Andre Zarre Gallery, New York 2000 Retrospective: Museo Las Americas, San Juan, Puerto Rico 1998 A Retrospective: Museo Voluntariado De Las Casas Reales, Casa de Bastidas, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 1990 1985 Graham Modern , New York City, NY 1989 1986 Ruth Bachofen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1986 William Halsey Gallery, Simon Center for the Arts, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 1983 Lincoln Center Gallery, Lincoln Center, New York City, NY Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL 1982 Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, N 1980 Willard Gallery, New York 1979 The Clocktower: Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York City, NY 1977 Galerie Veith Turske, Cologne Art Fair, Cologne, Germany 1974 Fischbach Gallery, New York City, NY 1973 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Select Group Exhibitions 2019 Art On Paper, March 2019, New York, NY 2018 Sideshow Gallery, The Greatest Show On Earth, Williamsburg, NY 2015 Outside The Lines/Modernist Drawings, National Arts Club, NY 2014 "National Arbor Day Show", National Arts Club, New York, NY ArtHamptons Fair, July 10-13, East Hampton, NY Tribal and Contemporary Art, June 12 - July 28, New York, NY 2012 Art Southampton, International and Contemporary Modern Art Fair, Hollis Taggart 2010 Janet Kurnatowsky Gallery, New York 2003 Biennale Internazionale Dell' Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy 2002 Gallery Uno 'Spazio Su Misura, Milan, Italy 1991 Andre Emmerich Gallery, "Abstract Painting of the 90's", curated by Barbara Rose. New York Stock Exchange, Invitational 1989 Graham Modern, "Synthesis" 1986 Graham Modern, "Diptychs, Triptychs, Polyptychs" Sidney Janis Gallery, "American Women Artists", New York City, NY Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY N.Y.C.W.C.A., "Abstract Painting: Painting by Women Artists...
Category

Post-Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Oil

Untitled Gestural Abstract Composition
By Joachim Czichon
Located in Kansas City, MO
Joachim Czichon Untitled Gestural Abstract Composition Medium: Gouache Year: 1984 Signed and dated by hand Edition: Unique Size: 16.4 × 11.5 inches C...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Fifth Ave, Acrylic Painting on Board by Eric Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A woman and her dog strut down Fifth Avenue with the Empire State Building in the background. Fifth Ave Erik Freyman, Russian (1932–2018) Date: circa 1980 Acrylic on board, signed l...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Senza Famiglia (No Family) - Original Oil on Canvas by G. Montesano - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Original Oil on Canvas by Gianmarco Montesano. Very good conditions. Ref: - Cat. "Guardando il cielo", Galleria Monti, Roma, 1989 - Monography edited by Valerio Dehò, G. Politi Ed...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Vintage Abstracted Sea Cave oil and Paper Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful vintage multi-media piece of sea cave by California artist Jim Kirwan (American, 20th Century), circa 1980. Signed lower left " Kirwan". Unframed. ...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

India Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper

Untitled IV, Abstract Painting by Juhachiro Takada
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juhachiro Takada Title: Untitled IV Medium: Encaustic, Sand on Canvas, Signed in pencil Paper Size: 10.5 x 12.5 inches Frame Size: 19.5 x 20.5 inches
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Contemporary Fountain painting, The Fountain in the Village. French Village.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This enchanting oil painting by Louis Letouche (1924-2015) captures a serene village fountain surrounded by a vibrant array of flowers, evoking the timeless charm of Salasc, a pictur...
Category

1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mimosa and field flowers - Oil Painting by Vito Alghisi - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
Mimosa and field flowers is an original artwork realized by Vito Alghisi in 1989 Original mixed colored oil painting on canvas. Hand signed oand dated on the lower left margin. T...
Category

Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Transport
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower left. In this richly imaginative painting by Julian Nemethy reimagines the Hudson River day liner not merely as a vessel of transport, but as a dreamscape in motion. The steamboat, rendered with meticulous precision, glides through a river that shimmers magically—beneath a sky alive with imaginative playful clouds Nemethy’s signature style is on full display: whimsical flourishes, exaggerated perspectives, and a near-naïve attention to detail that invites the viewer into a world where nostalgia and fantasy intertwine. The day liner becomes a symbol of freedom and wonder, a floating stage for the American imagination. It’s a celebration of movement, memory, and the enduring romance of the Hudson. Contemporary artist Julian Nemethy is the son of artist Albert Nemethy, and his work can be distinguished from that of his father by the use of fantastical elements, extreme use of color and detail, and whimsical touches. Julian Nemethy is one of the many artists in the Nemethy family. Born in Hungary, his parents fled the Communist regime in the mid-1950s when Julian was a small child. He was one of six siblings who were raised by their father. In high school, Julian taught himself to paint, and felt he had found his vocation. In the 1980s, he moved to the Smokey Mountains of...
Category

Outsider Art 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Port of Ventspils
Located in Riga, LV
Laimonis Bubieris (1934-2012) Port of Ventspils, 1983, cardboard/oil, 52x70 cm
Category

Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Phenomena Winter Harth by Paul Jenkins - Painting, Abstract Art
Located in London, GB
Phenomena Winter Harth by Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Oil and sand on canvas 66 x 122 cm (26 x 48 inches) Signed, titled and dated on the reverse, Paul Jenkins "Phenomena Winter Harth" ...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flecks of Gold - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Flecks of Gold - Abstract Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). Unsigned, but was acquire...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Two Face Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Face Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine in Acrylic on Paper Lively abstracted portrait by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A face is divided in two parts, righ...
Category

Abstract Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

'The Path to the Beach', Carmel Art Association, Laguna Beach, CSFA, SWA, PAFA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Dooley' for Helen Bertha Dooley (American, 1907-1994); additionally signed, verso, titled 'Turquoise Sea' and dated 1983. Exhibited: Carmel Art Association, California, 1983. Helen Dooley...
Category

Modern 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

French Country Road in Winter - Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Small, serene winter landscape by L. Treurniet (French, 20th Century). The viewer is positioned in the middle of the road, looking past an old gate into the ...
Category

Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Debonair Disco, Pop Art painting by George McNeil
Located in Long Island City, NY
While McNeil was a pioneer of the New York Abstract Expressionism movement, later in his life his work became more figurative, he focused on dancers and discos, like this piece. Alth...
Category

Pop Art 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Purple and Gold Mixed Media Abstract
By Peg Denney
Located in Soquel, CA
Purple and gold mixed media abstract with reflective gold square and highly textured surface by artist and architect Peg Denney (American, 20th century...
Category

Abstract Geometric 1980s Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Oil, Archival Paper

French Extra-Large Grey And White Abstract Painting By Rapfaëlle Pia From 1987
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a stunning extra-large French abstract acrylic painting by French artist Raphaëlle Pia (1942-). This contemporary artwork exhibits a remarkably vivid quality, achieved through the harmonious interplay of a pale color palette and bold, large brushstrokes. The painting is countersigned. ‘R. Pia’ is signed in the bottom right corner of the canvas, and 'Raphaëlle PIA' is signed on the reverse side of the canvas. It is dated 1987, is titled ‘ ("Guanorgile") "Guanos II" ’, and its' medium is noted to be 'acrylique s/ toile (et technique mixte)' which translates to 'acrylic paint on canvas and mixed technique'. There is also a reference to a Parisian street that is partially crossed out...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Rosa Amarilla Three Women Portrait Painting
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Rosa Amarilla Three Women Portrait Painting Artist signed front and verso dated and titled. Felix Mas was born in 1935 Barcelona, Spain. He studied art at Sa...
Category

Realist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Red and Blue Modern Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Red and blue abstract by Carmel, California artist Heidi Hybl (American, 20th Century). Rendered in bold tones of red, black, and blue, this piece has a brutalist architectural feel....
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Latin American School Original Abstract Expressionist Painting of Minimalist Face — Acrylic on Paper Gorgeous example of 1980s vintage L...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Kimono 6" (Blue and Red)
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold, embossed kimono by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). Numbered, titled, and signed along bottom edge ("1/25 Kimono 6 Patricia A Pearce"). No frame. Patricia Pearce ...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Laid Paper, Gouache

Titled “Sarpi”
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract oil on canvas By notable California artist Titled “Sarpi” Dated 1982
Category

1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Polarity #3 - unique, signed watercolor on paper abstract geometric color field
Located in New York, NY
Jay Rosenblum Polarity #3, 1981 Acrylic on paper 6 × 9 1/2 inches Signed and titled in graphite pencil on the front Unframed This gem of a work is an acrylic painting on paper by ren...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled 564
Located in San Francisco, CA
This painting with added elements is an excellent example of Joe Doyle’s abstract illusionist art. It is composed of acrylic on shaped canvas with fabric elements added. It measures 36 x 43 inches. Each edge has been painted except for the left edge which has a frame. The right edge has been shaped. The black elements of the tent-like structure are added fabric. The work is signed, titled "564" and dated on the reverse. As well it bears a label from Harcourts Gallery, a gallery in San Francisco during the 1980s and 1990s. The work is in very good condition. Joe Doyle established himself as a painter during the movement toward new abstraction in San Francisco in the mid-seventies. Stylistically his work evolved from photo-realist renderings of aircraft which exaggerated differences in focus of background and foreground" By 1975 his imagery shifted to arrangements of flat, geometric forms and tubular squiggles in a trompe l'oeil manner that created the illusion of a multi-layered, three dimensional space. By the late 1970s Doyle, along with James Havard, Jack Reilly, George D. Green, and others, had attained national prominence working this style now referred to as Abstract Illusionism. Doyle and others were included in 'Reality of Illusion' a large touring exhibition of primarily American illusionist artists organized by the University of Southern California and The Denver Art Museum. Doyle enrolled at San Francisco State College receiving his M.A. in 1971. From 1971 to 1975 he was a photo-realist transferring images from photographs using airbrush techniques on canvas, occasionally adding political satire into the subject matter, as in "Ice House...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

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...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Mother’s Melody
By Puzant Godjamanian
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
This is a painting by Puzant Godjamanian (1909-1993), a deeply meaningful composition depicting a mother singing her baby to sleep. The piece convey...
Category

Symbolist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pacific Grove Beach Cottage Garden Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Pacific Grove Beach Cottage Garden Landscape Charming landscape oil painting of an Pacific Grove, California cottage, overlooking the beach by M. L...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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, ...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue, Orange, and Green Abstract Geometric Figurative Collage
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful mixed media drawing of an abstract mixed media collage by Texas Artist, Dick Wray. The work depicts colorful shapes and geometric birds. Signed and dated by the artist at the top of the work. Framed and matted in a simple wooden frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 16.88 in. W 13.88 in. Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heights Hospital in 1933 was primarily educated in Houston, Texas. He took free art lessons at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts...
Category

Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil

"Concatenation No #3" Blue, Pink, and Pink Striped Contemporary Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric painting by artist Mark Byckowski. The piece features horizontal lines with a variety of vivid colors of blue, pink and purple painted against a bright white background. Each of Byckowski's work features a bright red line at the bottom right corner. Signed, titled, and dated on reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Mark Byckowski was born March 18, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. He remained in and out of the Chicago area until moving to Raleigh, North Carolina in 1990. In 2016 moved to Livingston, Texas where he currently resides. At an early age, he began drawing, studying, and creating art which has continued throughout his life. His artwork has changed and evolved through different periods and styles that span for decades. In the early years, he was influenced by traditional representational artists and illustrators, then impressionism, surrealism, and avant-garde of modernism captured his imagination. His artistic talent eventually led him to Northern Illinois University where he received Dean List Honors in Fine Art with an emphasis in the studio painting. As a studio artist he has produced a body of work in various media painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, and computer art also known as digital art. While in college the artist began searching for an original idea and style of his own. In 1979 when the first apple personal computers became available in the art department. He immediately knew the technology would eventually influence the direction of fine art in the future. It took time to learn how to program and explore the possibilities of computers as a new tool in the creation of art. Personal computers back then did not have the capabilities they have today and were not user-friendly. There were only two fine artists Mark Pinson and I working with computer technology back then. We worked on our own ideas and after completing the programs and turning them into paintings and drawings we collaborated and mounted a two-man exhibition. My first program was a series of interconnected images entitled “Concatenation” paintings and drawings created from the program were exhibited with Mark Pinson’s work entitled “Random” in a two- man show at The Holmes Center Gallery, Northern Illinois University on November 30, 1980. The second program entitled “Visual Music” the paintings and drawings exhibited in a one man show at The Recital Hall Music Building Gallery, Northern Illinois University on April 26, 1981. Followed by an exhibit sponsored by Illinois Bell, works on paper selected a drawing from the Visual Music series for “A New Generation of Artists” at The Lobby Gallery, 225 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois, May 14 through June 12, 1981. The artist has participated in exhibitions dating back to 1974. The above exhibitions were selected because they marked a new beginning and direction in the artist’s work that continues to the present day. Other positions held in the Fine Art field include: 1984-1985- Austin Galleries, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (Main Gallery) and other locations Fine Art Consultant / Gallery Director 1982-1984- Atlas Galleries, Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (Main Gallery) and other locations Fine Art Consultant / Assistant Gallery Director Artist Statement: Subject matter for computer art, painting, and drawing Mark S. Byckowski In 1979 searching for a for an original idea and style of my own I began looking for abstract ideas that I could program with a computer for a new a paintings series. I decided on an idea called “Concatenation” a series beginning from the original image undergoing a transformational change from the previous image connected in a linked series. Example: Image 1 is the original, image 2 changes image 1 by adding a new line, and image 3 changes image 2 by adding an additional new line. Continually changing the previous image by adding an additional line etc. In 1980 I began working on a new abstract idea that I could again program with a computer for a new painting and drawing series. The similarities between music and art intrigued me and began thinking about how I could create a visual representation of musical sound. In music notes are arrangements turned into compositions. In art color is also, arranged into compositions and both seek aesthetic rhythms and harmony. Depending on what notes or colors used can also, affect different emotions and moods. The Artists painting process Step one: Create the computer drawing. For years I have used Microsoft classic paint to create drawings. It allows me to arrange an aesthetic composition and select a color scheme in advance. I can make changes easily until I am satisfied. Step two: I build a custom stretcher frame with support bars and corner braces. Step three: Measure and Stretch the canvas onto the frame pulling the canvas and using a staple gun...
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Abstract Geometric 1980s Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

More Afterthoughts 3, Large Abstract Painting by Nick Wallis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nick Wallis, American XXth Title: More Afterthoughts 3 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Repules XVI
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Laszlo Dus – Hungarian/American (1941- ) Title: Repules XVI Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 16 x 12 inches Framed size: 24 x 20 inches Signature: Signed lower right Condition: Very good. Frame in fair/poor condition This abstract oil on canvas painting is by the well-known Hungarian/ American artist Laszlo Dus (1941-). The painting is in very good condition. The frame is in fair/poor condition. The linen inner mat is stained and should be replaced. The very nice silver wooden frame has a chip on the right bar near the bottom. There is also a tiny chip in the lower left corner. Please see pictures. The painting is signed in the lower right. On the reverse is information about this painting and some biographical information about Dus. Laszlo Dus (Born 1941) Laszlo Dus was considered a brilliant young artist behind the Iron Curtain before moving to the United States at the age of thirty-three, having already exhibited in France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Holland. Dus' achievements and abilities have been recognized across the U.S., where his works have found a place in many major collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NY), The National Gallery of Fine Arts (Washington, D.C.), the Chicago Art Institute and the Detroit Institute of Arts. 1941 Born in Zalaegerszeg on July 15th 1956-60 Attended the Fine Art High School, Budapest 1962-67 Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, pupil of Aurel Bernath, Budapest 1967 Director of the Town Art Program at the Town Council, Zalaegerszeg 1968 Founder of the Egervár Artists’ Colony 1971 Study trip to the USA 1974 Emigration to the USA 1976 Artist–in–Residence at Clarion State College 1977-92 Association with Park West Galleries, Detroit 1992 Organization of the Kunst Atelier International, Cleveland 1993-99 Association with AL Galerie, Stuttgart 1999 Settled in Los Angeles as well as in Budapest, Százados út Artist Colony Collections (selected) Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago (USA) Detroit Institute of Art, Detroit (USA) Flint Institute of Arts, Flint (USA) Library of Congress, Washington D. C. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NASA Space...
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Abstract 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Representation of the Countryside - Acrylic by C. Bissattini - 1982
Located in Roma, IT
Representation of the Countryside is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1982 by Claudio Bissattini. Original Acrylic on canvas. Titled a...
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Contemporary 1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Living Caryatids - Oil Painting by Marco Rossati - 1985 ca.
By Marco Rossati
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and impressive painting by Marco Rossati, showing his interest for Classicism as well as for esotericism. Through a fine painting technique Rossati retrieves the values of ...
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Symbolist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Ricardo" - Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Ricardo" - Abstract Expressionist Self Portrait in Acrylic on Paper Expressive self-portrait by Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece is fluid and free, using dyna...
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Abstract Expressionist 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Tree Landscape" Charles DuBack, Green Decorative with Pond and Forest, Modern
Located in New York, NY
Charles DuBack Tree Landscape, 1987 Signed and dated lower right Oil on canvas 21 x 16 inches Charles Steven DuBack was born in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1926, the first (of ten) bo...
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1980s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Malcah Zeldis Folk Art Gouache Painting Outsider Circus Trapeze Artist Acrobats
Located in Surfside, FL
MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Framed to 15 X ...
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Folk Art 1980s Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Framed Hand Painted on Canvas Wheel of Life Thangka 24K Gold
Located in TRUMBULL, CT
This professionally framed "Wheel of Life" thangka is hand painted on canvas with 24K real gold. Combination of vibrant colors with gold strokes and intricate work makes it a stunni...
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Other Art Style 1980s Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

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