1980s Paintings

"King's Canaries" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Randall Berndt. It depicts a male figure in the woods with a vase of flowers, three birds, and what looks like a boat f...

This oil painting from 1985 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was in our storage area and we just decided to put it on sale at a price which is a fraction of the original price. These still life with illusion paintings were originally sold in New York City at the D&D building on 59th street. It was a building that only interior designers were allowed to shop at. the general public could only go in with their interior designer to select an item. This came from the Haller Gallery in that space. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC. It is oil on canvas and in very subtle colors. The top right area of the canvas show slight lines of cracking to the paint. You can see that on one of the close up images. The pale thick colors (The illusions) give a 3d floating look. We have another Still Life with 4 Pears also on sale this week.

Gerald Campbell’s abstract composition, signed on the reverse and dated 1989 and 1992, is a refined exploration of form, texture, and color. The work is divided into angular, geometr...

These Robert Therrien “Chapel” works are consider Therrien’s iconic works - especially those done in the color red. A work very similar to this one was used on the cover of his first...

Mixed media on jute

Ross, Johnnie Winona (American 1949 - ). IT ALWAYS TURNS OUT FOR THE BEST. Acrylics on paper, 1981. 29 3/4" x 29 3/8 inches, framed to 31 9/ 16" x 31 9/16 inches. Signed and titled. Provenance: Private collection, Sherborne, MA. In excellent condition: the browned edges and the foxing mark are qualities of the old papers...

At the Masters

Here we have been lucky to offer a beautiful Abstract painting by Emily Wei b. 1927 Painting depicts a vibrant colorful abstract signed and dated 1988. The title is “Expressions #23”. The medium is acrylic/oil on canvas and measures 31.4 x 39.6 inches with framed overall 33.4x41.6 inches. Excellent condition She is world renowned artist whose Works have been sold at sothebys and Christie’s. 1927 Born in China- has been living in Brazil since 1956. 1984 Started study painting with Brazilian masters. Since 1985 has participated in many competitions in Brazil and won many prizes. From 1986 has participated in group exhibitions in different countries. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1999 Arte Apticada Gallery, Sao Paulo Brazil 1998 Jain Marunouchi Gallery, New York 1997 Club Transatlantic, Sao Paulo Brazil 1995 Artpreciation Gallery, Hong Kong 1993 – 2014 Jain Gallery, New York Artpreciation Gallery Hong Kong 1992 Museum of Contemporary Art of State, Parana 1991 The Continuum Gallery, Miami 1990 Museum of Contemporary Art of Americana, Brazil IN BRAZIL, WORKS ARE IN THE COLLECTIONS OF Procter & Gamble, North West Bank, Mercantile Bank of Venezuela, HSBC, Hexa Bank, Hexa Trade, HO Business Center and Work Place...

Summer Stroll. Canvas size 35.5x39.5 framed 44x48x2 Erwin Wending (Germany, 1900 – United States, 1993) Born in Freiberg. In 1937, following the completion of his studies at the Dresden Art...

oil on stretched canvas heavy duty stretchers framing not required signed and dated on reverse Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imagination, wry wit and fearless color. His shrewd social observations often translate into eerily humorous figurative scenes and narratives. Mr. Basso’s works evoke a high level of inquiry. The fanciful, yet keenly observed characters are unpredictable and evocative. The viewer vacillates between surprise, delight, and consternation. .) Seeking emotional honesty, he looked to the work of several "mentors": Max Beckmann, Francisco Goya, Willem de Kooning , Philip Guston , Marsden Hartley and Albert Pinkham Ryder...

Jürgen Möbius (*1939 Großenhain), Tectonic Tension. Oil on hardboard, 47.5 x 60 cm, 49 x 61.5 cm (frame), signed lower right "Möbius" and dated "[19]81". - Upper left corner with a small chip, light scratches and a little rubbed in places. Provisional gallery frame with traces of use. - Archetypes of Painting - About the artwork The form structure in front of the eye is overlapped by the frame. Thus, the frame does not open up a space in which something is presented, but rather shows the seemingly arbitrary section of a comprehensive context that cannot be framed as such. We see forms that stand in a structure of tension with each other, whereby the individual black and brown forms, which continue almost endlessly beyond the frame, already show a tension in themselves, since they are not only forms, but also surfaces - form surfaces, while the light blue surface ground is at the same time forms that appear as surface forms. The formed surfaces and surface forms are nested within each other and form a structure that encompasses all elements. The angular arrangement of the black and brown shaped surfaces gives the structure a tectonic character. The tension is thus heightened to the point of paradox, since the black shape at the front is overlapped by the brown shape at the bottom in the center of the picture, which would be impossible in real space. It is precisely through this "paradox" that Möbius demonstrates that the paradoxical is reality within painting. It is, so to speak, the most original possibility of painting, which distinguishes it from the other arts. In combination with the tectonic formations, Jürgen Möbius creates an archaic primordial painting, which, however, should not be confused with the autonomous color and form cosmos of Suprematism à la Kasimir Malevich. Instead of homogeneous, perfectly colored forms, here the colors are deliberately applied unevenly, and the light blue is mixed with the brown in a manner determined by the brushstroke. At the edges of the surface forms, the uneven application of paint allows the wood of the unprimed hardboard to show through. In this way, Möbius illustrates that we are dealing with a painting that has been created by an act of painting - an act, however, that takes hold of the original principles of painting and thus realizes painting as such. About the artist From 1959 to 1965 Jürgen Möbius studied painting at the University Institute for Art and Work Education in Mainz. He also studied philosophy and art history at the University of Mainz. Afterwards he worked as a freelance artist in Mainz. At first, Möbius created material reliefs and installations, then, around 1974, he turned increasingly to conceptual art and added cinematic means. During this phase he wrote the manifesto-like essay "Principles of Supranatural Landscape" (1979). From 1981 on, Möbius concentrated on painting and searched for artistic ways to "treat intellectual and sensual perception equally in the fusion of representational and abstract pictorial elements" (Wolfgang Zemter). He found inspiration on his study trips to Thailand and Sri Lanka. "The pure painting of Jürgen Möbius flows through us as a timeless expression of memory and energy, ploughing our perception and bringing us the happiness of seeing authentic, immovable form. - Philippe Büttner Selection of solo exhibitions 1969 Galerie Würzner, Düsseldorf / Galerie Gurlitt, Mainz 1972 Städtische Galerie, Mainz 1973 Galerie Schloss Ringenberg Rathaus, Kleve 1974 Röderhausmuseum, Wuppertal 1976 Galerie Glasing, Osnabrück / Städtische Galerie, Herne 1977, 1997, 2004 Märkisches Museum, Witten 1979 Studio M, Bamberg / Staatstheater, Darmstadt 1980 Galerie Stolànovà, Wiesbaden / Mittelrheinmuseum, Koblenz 1982 Galerie Dornhöfer, Mainz 1984 Galerie Neumühle, Schlangenbad 1985 Landesmuseum, Mainz / Kunstverein, Ludwigshafen / Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden 1986 Museum, Bochum / Galerie der Stadt Iserlohn 1987, 1990 Galerie Klaus Kiefer, Essen 1987, 2000 Galerie Ulrike Buschlinger, Wiesbaden 1988 Kunsthalle Darmstadt 1988, 1992, 1996, 1999 Galerie Leonhard, Basel 1992, 2002 Galerie Zulauf, Freisheim 1994 Galerie Remy, Vallendar 1995 Sendezentrum des Zweiten Deutschen Fernsehens, Mainz 2001 Collegium oecumenicum, Bamberg / MVB Forum für Kultur und Wirtschaft, Mainz 2006 Adam Gallery, London Selection of group exhibitions 1969 ‘International Graphic Arts’, Galerie Dalléas Bordeaux, Paris 1975 ‘Deutscher Künstler-Bund’, Dortmund 1979 ‘Man and man’s Images’, Märkisches Museum Witten 1980 ‘Love-Dokuments of our Time’, Art Hall Darmstadt and Art Association Hannover 1982 ‘Work - Progress – Position’, Nassau Art Association Wiesbaden 1983 ‘Principle Hope – Utopic Aspects in Art and Culture of the 20th Century’, Museum Bochum 1986 ‘Selfportraits’, Gallery Klaus Kiefer Essen 1987 ‘The Dying and Death’, Gallery Klaus Kiefer Essen 1989 ‘Where are You, Revolution – Freedom, Liberty, Egality, Fraternity to-day’, Museum Bochum 1990 ‘Flight – a Problem within the Memory of Man’, Kunsthalle Darmstadt ‘Art and War 1939 – 89’, House of Cultures Berlin 1991 ‘Material and Form’, Pillnitz Castle Dresden and Pfalz Gallery Kaiserslautern 1995 20 Years Exhibitions, Chrämerhuus Langenthal, Schweiz 1998 ‘Works on Paper’, Klaus Kiefer Gallery Essen 2000 ‘Acquisitions 1900 – 2000’, Mittelrhein-Museum Koblenz 2001 ‘Strange Pictures’, Klaus Kiefer Gallery Essen 2002 ‘10 Years Buschlinger Gallery’, Buschlinger Gallery Wiesbaden 2004 ‘Eternal Space – Pictures and Sculptures’, Dome of Bamberg 2005 Art Fair Chicago, Adam Gallery, London Selected Bibliography Mittelrheinisches Landesmuseum (Hrsg.): Jürgen Möbius - Neue Bilder, Mainz 1985. Kunstverein Darmstadt (Hrsg.): Jürgen Möbius. Bilder 1985 - 1988. Kunsthalle Darmstadt, 26. Juni - 14. August 1988. Red. Dorit Marhenke, Lyrik Marcus Schiltenwolf, Düsseldorf 1988. Gabriele Prusko (Hrsg.): Jürgen Möbius. Mit Texten von Philippe Büttner und Ralph Mieritz, Basel 1992. Wolfgang Zemter (Hrsg.): Jürgen Möbius - Aktuelle Arbeiten. Märkisches Museum der Stadt Witten, Bönen 1999. Wolfgang Zemter (Hrsg.): Jürgen Möbius. Flieger in meinem Zimmer und Beruhigte Zone, Bönen 2004. Dama Gallery...

Emilio Sanchez returned to the urban skyline time and again. His passion for the everchanging sky took hold during the 1980's working the ruled lines of the skyscraper in just enough...

"New York Sunset" is a mixed media painting on paper (oil paint and waterbased paint) by artist Emilio Sanchez. It is painted to the paper edge. Emilio Sanchez returned to the urba...

An early experimental work by the artist it combines a loosely painted head combined with a hard sculptural body.

“Robber” by artist Mary Spencer is a 22.5 x 30 inch surreal mixed media painting on paper with dominant colors of blue, red and green. The painting is signed on the front and back. ...

"Geometric Abstract #8" is a 60 x 40 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is estate stamped on ver...

Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Mixed media framework on canvas (glued on panel) depicting a surrealist subject Crucifixion of good pictorial quality. Pain...

Molly Lamb Bobak, Canadian, 1920 – 2014 Poppies Watercolour 17 x 24 in signed PROVENANCE: Galerie Walter Klinkhoff, Montreal framed Molly Bobak Biography...

Marina large pink oil painting with woman and sail boats. Artist signed, dated and titled, floater frame. Ethereal oil on canvas figural painting, titled Playa Amarillo (Yellow Beach...

This framed "Mandala" thangka is hand painted on canvas with 24K real gold. Earthy color tones and touch of gold makes it a stunning piece of artwork. Measurement of art without the frame: 14.25 X 11.25 inches. A handout on process of making a thangka will be included with the purchase. Mandala represents "wholeness" and is also used as an aid in meditation. The term mandala has become a generic way of describing any circular geometric pattern. The word mandala originated from Sanskrit which means “Circle”. Early versions of the Mandala can be found in the Hindu faith where we would see geometric shapes representing deities. Buddhism took this concept one step further and today if you speak to someone in the Buddhist faith they will tell you that these paintings are in essence a 3 dimensional celestial palace with rooms that contains deities. Let’s call this a mind map, a map to help us further our spiritual journey. Our collection will focus almost entirely on Buddhist Mandalas, a Mandala by Buddhist standards will respect certain basic rules of composition and geometric proportion, although each painting you see is unique in its own way, we will try and cover some of these basic iconographic rules. A Mandala almost always consists of two elements, an outer circle combined with a square positioned inside. In most cases these circles or rings create a pure space protected from external impurities and negative forces. The number of these circles can differ from one painting to another. In almost all mandalas the outermost circle will show flames which commonly represents protection and the innermost circle with be lotus petals which is the Buddhist symbol for purity. This imagery is typical of Mandalas and Thangkas in general which is why almost all deities are seated on lotus thrones. The square represents this symbolic palace or mind map, which is mentioned in the previous section. Any Mandala will always contain a principle deity it can be painted or symbolized by a lotus flower in the case of the Kalachakra Mandala...

Folded Red and Gold Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piec...

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...

André LEMAITRE (1909-1995) Nu de dos, 1980 Oil on canvas Size : 73 x 60 cm Signed lower right Tille and dated on reserve Painting in very good condition. Gilded frame offered. Size...

Original gouache interior painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant piece of a chair and footstools with bold orange and blue backg...

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...

Original gouache interior painting by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Vibrant still life in purple, blue, pink, yellow, orange, green and neu...

This oil painting from 1983 is priced at a fraction of the original price. It was originally priced at $3500 when at the gallery in the D&D building in NYC. It was in our storage a...

Louisa Chase’s work is represented in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, the Whitney Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; the Brooklyn Museum; The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York; the Baltimore Museum of Art; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio; and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. The estate of Louisa Chase is now represented by the prestigious gallery Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York City. We are pleased to offer this original Acrylic enamel, Watercolor, ink and pencil painting by Louisa Chase created in her classic abstract energetic style. It is from the former collection of the General Electric Corporation. Paper size is 25.5 x 40" The framed size is approx. 33x48". Louisa Chase exhibited at the 1984 Venice Biennale. Her solo exhibitions include: Brooke Alexander Gallery...

One-Person Exhibitions 2022 Coming From the Earth, curated by Peter Doroshenko, Dallas Contemporary, Dallas, TX The Growth of Communication, Edel Assanti Gallery, London, UK 2021 The Influence of Images, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR Tangled Up in de Kooning’s Fence, South Etna, Montauk, NY Everything That Wasn’t White, Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, NY 2019 Somewhere in a Dream I Got Lost, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC 2017 The Weight of Everything, James Fuentes, New York, NY I Snuck Off the Slave Ship, Atlanta Contemporary, Atlanta, GA Which Do We Drop First, the Baby or the Bomb?, James Fuentes, New York, NY 2015 Something to Take My Place, Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, Charleston, SC Supported by the Power, John Hope Franklin Center, Duke University, Durham...

Masks and Flowers, a vintage original 1984 oil painting on board by the acclaimed artist Edward Marecak (1919-1993), presents a mesmerizing semi-abstract composition inspired by cubi...

Italian painting from the late 20th century. Framework mixed media on canvas depicting still life, table adorned with a musical instrument, globe, candle, book and notes of good pict...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offer...

Exhibited in Almach Art Gallery Milano during 2023 Hand-signed by artist, Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by authorized authenticating body. Acrylic on canvas Image r...

Crash Untitled, 1989 Signed and dated lower left Watercolor and ink on paper 30 x 20 1/2 inches A contemporary of Keith Haring and a modern-day master of this present day art form o...

In this color charcoal drawing two nomad-like figures are standing in the middle of an abstract background that looks like a sand-storm during a ...

Right Turn on the Railroad Track - Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media on Paper Abstract in bold blue and red on a soft black background , by California-based artist Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). Signed and dated at the bottom left corner, "R. de Silva 86." Image shown above is enhanced in Photoshop to make signature more visible. Paper size: 30"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, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve...

Bernard Buffet (French, 1928 – 1999) was a French painter, printmaker, and sculptor. An extremely prolific artist, he produced a varied and extensive body of work. His style was excl...

signed on bottom

Adrianne Wortzel (b. 1941) Gold Columns, 1987 Acrylic on paper Sight: 22 x 30 in. Framed: 27 x 34 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. Signed and titled verso on stretcher bar ADRIANNE WORTZEL'S early ...

Stewart has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and is represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans, Gail Severn Gallery in Sun Va...

Original painting on canvas. Hand signed and titled on verso by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reas...

Bold Eagle Figurative Abstract Artist signed lower right corner, : 54 X 68 X 1.25 in. Yankel (Jacob) Ginzburg (Russian/American, Born 1945). An original Surrealist acrylic painting ...

Abstract figures is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sandro Fabrizi in 1987. Mixed colored oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the lower margin. Includes frame

The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate

Artist: Dobroslav Halata, Czech (1943 - ) Title: Dancer Year: 1989 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 36 x 25 inches; 91.44 x 63.5 cm Frame Size: 37 x 26 inches; 93.9 x 66.04 cm

Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002) Title: Floating Abstract Shapes on Brown Year: 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas signed l.r. Size: 73.5 x 55.5 in. (186.69 x 140.97 cm)

Blocks of Color on a Red Field in Acrylic on Textured Paper Abstract color field composition by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece is co...

"Cat Scratching Table" is an original oil painting on canvas by Nicolas Dreux. The artist signed the piece lower left. It depicts a cat and a bird in a pastel-colored interior. 18" x 14" art 27 1/4" x 23 1/4" frame Nicolas Dreux was born on March 10, 1956 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He began to paint as a student of painter Calixte Henri...

Black, Orange, and Blue Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A colorful abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). L...

DC On The Grow Large Oil With Tiger Yankel (Jacob) Ginzburg (Russian/American, Born 1945). An original Surrealist acrylic painting on canvas. Titled "DC On The Grow". A colorful work...

Portrait of a Man Drinking Beer in Acrylic on Paper Whimsical portrait by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A piece of burlap is applied...

This vibrant, semi-abstract still life painting titled "Still Life with Masks" was created by Denver artist Edward Marecak in 1983. Executed in bold oil paint on board, the work refl...

"Russian Village Scene" is an original oil painting on canvas by Olga Vasilevlkay. The artist signed the painting in the lower right. This piece depict...

"Geometric Abstract #1" is a 60 x 40 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is estate stamped on ver...

Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Mixed media artwork on canvas depicting a surreal subject, masked characters, signed lower right S. Carpini. Painting by st...

The flowing cascades of this waterfall reveal little mechanisms coming out of the water to provoke the imagination. This large, signature piece needs a feature wall to do justice to ...

EUGENE BEGARAT (Nice 1943) "Farmyard with characters" Oil on canvas signed low right Framed with wood frame Dim canvas : 65 X 54 cm Dim frame : ...

This illustration was commissioned for the 1984 Olympic Games by the US postal service. Signed and dated lower right Work is framed framed under acrylic to an overall size of 31.5 ...