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Abstract Paintings

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Period: 1980s
Style: Abstract
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Rotor IV, Large Geometric Abstract Painting by Todd Boppel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rotor IV Todd Boppel, American (1934–2000) Date: 1990 Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 60 x 44 in. (152.4 x 111.76 cm) Frame Size: 61 x 45 inches
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Mixed media on paper, 1981 Signed and dated 1981 lower left (see photo) Provenance: Knoedler Gallery, New York (label) Charles Cowles Gallery, New York The Collection of Jan...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Gouache

Reflections, large abstract expressionist painting by Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 Reflections, 1985 acrylic and ink on paper mounted on canvas signed lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 52.5 x 72.5 inches 53 x 73 inches, ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic

Power Canyon 1, Large Acrylic on Canvas by Susan Hedblom
By Susan Hedblom
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Susan Hedblom, American XXth Title: Power Canyon #1 Year: 1987 Medium: Photo-Silkscreen and Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 54 x 36 inches Frame Size: 56 x 38...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Maze, Watercolor Painting by Alfredo Garzon
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Alfredo Garzon Title: Maze Year: circa 1980 Medium: Watercolor on paper, signed Paper Size: 8 x 6 inches
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Untitled No. 63 Abstract Composition Mixed Media
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Untitled No 63,​ abstract composition 1987 Mixed media on wood panel, wax, oil, paper. signed with initials, gallery label. Abstract painter Michael David is best known for his use of encaustic, a technique that incorporates heated beeswax and pigment. Considered an inheritor of Abstract Expressionism, David’s abstract work primarily centers on the use of a densely layered surface to facilitate a direct and immediate spiritual experience. He often incorporates religious iconography and symbolism, art historical themes such as the nude, and contemporary politics into his paintings resulting in a critical dialogue between the layered abstraction of the surface and the integrated representational imagery. Alongside his work on canvas, David has developed a body of studio photography that recreates paintings by Caravaggio, Manet, and Mantegna, among others, in works that confront racism, homophobia, and sexism. David also works in mixed media and environmental sculpture...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper, Wax, Wood Panel

"Female Nudes" Pink, Blue, Yellow, and Black Abstract Modern Figurative Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Pink, sky blue, yellow, and black abstract modern figurative drawing by Houston, TX artist Charles Pebworth. The drawing depicts four nude women behind what appears to be windows. Si...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Pen

Israeli Contemporary Abstract Geometric Painted Pierced Sculpture Zigi Ben Haim
Located in Surfside, FL
Zigi Ben-Haim, Metal sculpture Hand signed and dated Zigi Ben-Haim, 1998 Untitled, patinated aluminum or steel, Dimensions: 6"h x 2"w x 2"d This listing is for 1. I have 2 similar ones available. Zigi Ben-Haim (born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an Iraqi-American-Israeli painter, collage artist and sculptor who lives and works in New York City and Israel. Ben-Haim unveiled his sculpture, Treasure the Green, in SoHo on Broadway. The project was sponsored by the SoHo Broadway Initiative and the New York Department of Transportation's Art Program. The sculpture is considered to be the first sculpture to receive permission to be installed on a bus bulb on Broadway. The sculpture was made to "emphasize the importance of nature in our lives," and stands as a reminder of "the importance of reconnecting with the pure nature of the green." The sculpture uses the symbol of the leaf, which has been a major icon of Ben-Haim's work for the past 30 years. It symbolizes nature and it is a metaphoric way of emphasizing nature and the surrounding environment. He is of the first generation of Israeli artists to develop large international followings like Yaacov Agam, Menashe Kadishman and Avigdor Arikha. Ben-Haim has received numerous grants and awards, including from Pollock-Krasner Foundation, National Endowments for the Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, The German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Emily Harvey Foundation Venice, Muestra Int. de Obra Grafica (Spain), and the Ministry of Culture in Israel. His works are included and exhibited in numerous public and private collections around the world, including the Guggenheim Museum in N.Y.C., the Jewish Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Israel Museum, and the Tel-Aviv Museum. Education 1972-74 M.F.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA. 1972-73 M.A., J.F.K. University, Orinda, California, USA. 1971 California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, USA. 1966-70 The Avni Institute of Fine Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel. Selected public collections Splendid Step (2003) next to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC Israel Air Force Center Foundation, Tel Aviv, Israel NASA, Houston, Texas Bank Leumi USA, Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Pfizer Company Collection, New York, NY Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY Haifa Museum, Haifa, Israel Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY New School, New York, NY University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel. Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Malmö Museum, Malmö, Sweden. Jewish Museum, New York, NY Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel. Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent, Ghent, Belgium. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, Hempstead, NY Buscaglia-Castellano, University Museum, Lewiston, NY Dan Eilat Hotel, Israel. International Paper Company, New York, NY World Bank, Washington D.C. Westminster Bank, New York, NY Israel Embassy, Washington D.C. Frederick R. Weisman, Los Angeles, CA. Rikers Hill Sculpture Park, Livingston, NJ Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, NY Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio Group Exhibitions Bertha Urdang Gallery, NY, USA Artists: Larry Abramson, Yosef Zaritsky, Zelig Segal...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Metal

End of October/Beginning of November
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on un-stretched canvas which was featured in the artist's retrospective exhibition at The Burchfield Penney Art Center. Jackie Felix (1929-2009) earned her Bachelo...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstraction N°11
Located in New York, NY
Clément Rosenthal Abstraction N°11 1987 Oil on Canvas 79 x 70 in, 202 x 178 cm Signed by Artist Provenance: Artist's Studio, France Very early on, Clément Rosenthal aimed t...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Shoot the Moon, Large Abstract Painting by Mark Lewis
By Mark Lewis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Mark Lewis Title: Shoot the Moon 4 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 48 x 72 in. (121.92 x 182.88 cm) Frame Size: 51...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Maine Farmer" A late 20th-Century Abstract Painting in Red, Black & White
Located in San Francisco, CA
Not the visual expected of a painting carrying the title “Maine Farmer.” But this abstract composition manages to convey the flinty resolve of men who support their families on the output of demanding and “generally infertile” soils, as described by the University of Maine. Thank the Lord for blueberries. Artist Abraham Elterman bestrides two countries. He was born in Mexico City and spent much of his education in the sciences, here in sequence: a B.Sc. in Physics at the nearly 475-year-old Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in his home town; a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem; a Ph.D. in Biophysics at the University of California, Berkeley; and then, taking a new direction with a residency in The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture located in Madison, Maine. Ah-ha, Maine! Elterman’s website lists 22 exhibitions in both Mexico and California, starting in 1986, and inclusion in group shows at the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California and the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Harmony" Abstract, Geometric, Colors, Bright Red, Green
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Red Harmony" is an abstract painting that does have a sculptural presence in the shapes of the red areas. The lush greens blend various shades into a background that while it does contrast sharply with the reds, it is not in conflict. The overall effect of this work is dynamic in its energy while at the same time harmonious. One of the original Cass Corridor artists from the 1960s William Antonow studied at the School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now the College for Creative Studies) and at Wayne State University, where he received his BFA (1967) and MA (1970.) Antonow’s first one-person show at the Willis Gallery in 1971, represented a radical departure from his early work – abstract bronzes shown at the Michigan Artists exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1969 and 1970. A founding member of the Willis, Antonow publicized his exhibition with a cryptic invitation stating, “art isn’t anything.” Echoing the challenge implicit in the exhibition announcement, the works in the show consisted of precariously balanced piles of such non-art materials as wood crates and barrels, corrugated paper or cardboard, cellophane and beer cans. These brash, paint-slathered juxtapositions of salvaged objects were perhaps the first example of the nascent “tough art” aesthetic of the Cass Corridor. (Both Gordon Newton’s wood constructions and Bob Sestok’s crude “radio wheels” first appeared in 1972.) In 1975, in the inaugural group exhibition of the Willis at its new location in the Fisher Building...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Katmandu, " Alison Hildreth, Abstract Expressionist, Female Artist
Located in New York, NY
Alison Hildreth (American, b. 1934) Katmandu, 1980 Oil on canvas 54 x 52 inches Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse Alison Hildreth was born in B...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue Bouquet - contemporary, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A celebration of beautiful blues—this abstract painting by master colorist Milly Ristvedt continues to explore form and color. The background is a soft wash of blue and generous brus...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Neo Expressionism: On The Corner East Village
Located in Brecon, Powys
East Village Art: From 1978 for 8 years Berlin worked frenetically,at street level, his finger on the pulse of this great city creating The Manhattan Collection. Living & moving in ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Ink

“Gulfside”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, oil paint and acrylic paint on canvas by the well known American artist, Syd Solomon. Signed bottom middle by the artist. Titled and dated verso 1983. Condition is excellent. Original gallery floating frame. Overall framed measurements are 38 by 42 inches. Provenance: A Sarasota, Florida collector. SYD SOLOMON BIOGRAPHY Written by Dr. Lisa Peters/Berry Campbell Gallery “Here, in simple English, is what Syd Solomon does: He meditates. He connects his hand and paintbrush to the deeper, quieter, more mysterious parts of his mind- and he paints pictures of what he sees and feels down there.” --Kurt Vonnegut Jr. from Palm Sunday, 1981 Syd Solomon was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1917. He began painting in high school in Wilkes-Barre, where he was also a star football player. After high school, he worked in advertising and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the war effort and was assigned to the First Camouflage Battalion, the 924th Engineer Aviation Regiment of the US Army. He used his artistic skills to create camouflage instruction manuals utilized throughout the Army. He married Ann Francine Cohen in late 1941. Soon thereafter, in early 1942, the couple moved to Fort Ord in California where he was sent to camouflage the coast to protect it from possible aerial bombings. Sent overseas in 1943, Solomon did aerial reconnaissance over Holland. Solomon was sent to Normandy early in the invasion where his camouflage designs provided protective concealment for the transport of supplies for men who had broken through the enemy line. Solomon was considered one of the best camoufleurs in the Army, receiving among other commendations, five bronze stars. Solomon often remarked that his camouflage experience during World War II influenced his ideas about abstract art. At the end of the War, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Because Solomon suffered frostbite during the Battle of the Bulge, he could not live in cold climates, so he and Annie chose to settle in Sarasota, Florida, after the War. Sarasota was home to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and soon Solomon became friends with Arthur Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., the museum’s first Director. In the late 1940s, Solomon experimented with new synthetic media, the precursors to acrylic paints provided to him by chemist Guy Pascal, who was developing them. Victor D’Amico, the first Director of Education for the Museum of Modern Art, recognized Solomon as the first artist to use acrylic paint. His early experimentation with this medium as well as other media put him at the forefront of technical innovations in his generation. He was also one of the first artists to use aerosol sprays and combined them with resists, an innovation influenced by his camouflage experience. Solomon’s work began to be acknowledged nationally in 1952. He was included in American Watercolors, Drawings and Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From 1952–1962, Solomon’s work was discovered by the cognoscenti of the art world, including the Museum of Modern Art Curators, Dorothy C. Miller and Peter Selz, and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Director, John I. H. Baur. He had his first solo show in New York at the Associated American Artists Gallery in 1955 with “Chick” Austin, Jr. writing the essay for the exhibition. In the summer of 1955, the Solomons visited East Hampton, New York, for the first time at the invitation of fellow artist David Budd...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Irises (abstract floral still life painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Elizabeth Osborne (b.1936). Irises, 1966. Casein and charcoal pencil on paper, sheet measures 10.5 x 12 inches. Unframed. Excellent condition with no fading or damage. A very tiny area of paper loss in lower right corner. Biography: Elizabeth Osborne, born in Philadelphia PA, has exhibited extensively throughout the United States for over forty years. She lives and works in Philadelphia. Her work is included in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Pennsylvania Academy...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Archival Paper, Charcoal, Casein

Tuscan Landscape by Marco Puccinelli
Located in New York, NY
Marco Puccinelli (Italian) Paesaggio Toscano (Tuscan Landscape), 1986 Oil on canvas 15 3/4 x 19 in. Framed: 22 7/8 x 26 1/2 x 1 in. Signed and dated lower right Inscribed verso
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Colorful Minimalist Abstract by Raymond Parker
Located in Long Island City, NY
Untitled Painting by Raymond Parker, American (1922–1990) Date: circa 1980 Oil on Paper, initialed in pencil lower left Size: 27.25 x 37 in. (69.22 x 93.98 cm)
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

September To Remember II Large Abstract Painting
By Sergio Moyano
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
September To Remember II Artist signed and titled. Large bright and vibrant abstract expressionist. Sergio was born in Cordoba, Argentina, in 1934. He studied at National School of Fine Arts, the National Academy, and the Superior School of Art in Buenos Aires. In the late 1950's he began to collaborate with a group of contemporary Argentinean artist interested in Op art. The group moved to Paris and Sergio was able to rejoin them with students support from the French government. Aware of the creative differences amongst the group, in 1960, he moved To Munich where he received a grant from the German government to study etching in the House der Kunst. In 1962 he returned to Paris continuing to create paintings, etchings and woodblocks. A lifetime of spiritual and cultural influences is reflected in Moyano's work, which in turn mirrors...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1980s Semi-Abstract Polychromatic Oil Painting 'Masks' - Vibrant Multicolor Art
Located in Denver, CO
This 1980s oil on board painting, titled "Masks", was created by renowned Colorado artist Edward Marecak (1919-1993). The piece features a striking mosaic-style composition with bold...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Cardiogram - EKG, Abstract Geometric Oil on Canvas Painting by S Potoczak
Located in Long Island City, NY
S Potoczak - Cardiogram -EKG, Year: circa 1980, Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, Size: 48 x 48 in. (121.92 x 121.92 cm), Frame Size: 49 x 49 inches
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sunflowers. 1986, oil on canvas, 49x59 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sacred Heart Triptych (5.81)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on canvas, three panels (84 x 90 x 1.5 inches, each panel) 1927 - 2017 Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Wax, Oil

Landscape with river. 1984, oil on cardboard, 65x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

'Seated Figures', Oil on Linen, By Robert Bonaparte
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 26" x 26" oil on linen painting was completed in 1980 by Robert Bonaparte. The canvas predominantly features a vibrant red ground, which occupies most of the composition. Three ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

1980s Large Abstract Oil Painting "Somethin' Stupid" – Pink, Black, Tan, Framed
Located in Denver, CO
A striking and bold original abstract oil painting on canvas by American artist Sidney Guberman (b. 1936), titled Somethin' Stupid, created in 1988. This large-scale vintage work fea...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sand (geometric, neutrals, acrylic on paper painting)
Located in New York, NY
Artist Bio: Carole Eisner was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA from Syracuse University. She has had eight solo shows in New York City at David Findlay Gallery, E...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Large Modernist Alexander Liberman Contemporary Mixed Media Painting Svet III
Located in Surfside, FL
Alexander Liberman (1912-1999): Svet III Mixed media on board, 1984, signed 'Alexander Liberman' and dated at bottom= Hand signed, titled and dat...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Mixed Media

The Circle, Triangle, and Green acrylic on canvas painting by Sadamasa Motonaga
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sadamasa Motonaga (1922-2011) The Circle, Triangle, and Green Executed in 1989 Acrylic on canvas 91.0 x 72.7 cm (35 ⁵³/₆₄ x 28 ⁵/₈ in) not consider...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled "Composition"
Located in New York, NY
Georges Ferrato Composition Oil on Canvas 57.5 x 44.5 in, 146 x 113 cm 1985 Signed at bottom right, signed dated and titled on the back Georges Ferrato (born in 1949 in Aix-en-Pr...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled "Composition"
Located in New York, NY
Georges Ferrato Composition Oil on Canvas 57.5 x 44.5 in, 146 x 113 cm 1985 Signed at bottom left, signed dated and titled on the back Georges Ferrato (born in 1949 in Aix-en-Prove...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in London, GB
John Hoyland Untitled 1981 Acrylic on paper 76 x 55.5 cms (29 7/8 x 21 7/8 ins) JH5624
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The City at Twilight: Twin Towers II, signed painting, Gruenebaum Gallery label
Located in New York, NY
Sonia Gechtoff The City at Twilight: Twin Towers II, 1985 Acrylic and pencil on paper (held in original frame with Gruenebaum Gallery, NY label) Signed and dated on the front; also b...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Pencil, Graphite

Spiral Series
Located in Henderson, NV
Set of 3, Oil Ink Silkscreen on Acrylic on tondo plexiglas. Clifford Singer had produced several Spiral Series pieces in the late 1980s.
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Screen, Plexiglass

Autremer attristé par l’occupation des gris
Located in PARIS, FR
signed on bottom
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vintage Latin American School Original Painting of Artist’s Self Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Latin American School Original Minimalist Painting of Artist’s Self Portrait in Acrylic on Paper Oustandingminimalist self portrait by California-based Latin American artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). The artist has represented himself is a stylized manner, yet is quite recognizable due to his beard and dark curly hair. He is wearing red clothing that contrasts nicely against the dark background. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. No frame. Paper size: 19"H x 16"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Handmade Paper

'Abstract, Rose & Parchment', Minnesota Woman Artist, Big Psychedelic Action Oil
By Anne Kramer
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Painted by Anne Kramer (American, 20th century) circa 1985, stamped verso and accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. A very substantial and period, A...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist -- Figure in Motion
By Norman Liebman
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold brushstrokes of deep green, black, burnt umber, gold and more result in an exciting, dynamic abstract by Norman Liebman (American, 20th c.). Signed "Liebman" lower right. Unfram...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Nature Morte #1', Oil on Linen, By Robert Bonaparte
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 31" x 28" oil on linen painting was done by Robert Bonaparte in 1980. The painting depicts an abstracted and minimalist still life composition on a canvas. In the foreground, th...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Jorge Castillo Golden Yellow Surreal. 1985 original abstract acrylic canvas
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by the Spanish artist Jorge Castillo Perfect state CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933). Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only te...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stanley Boxer Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper, Gold
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract, 1987 Hand signed and dated verso Not sure of technique. this might be a monotype or monoprint with hand painting. The handmade paper is cut somewhat irregularly as per the ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper

NANCY GRAVES “RBY” 1980 Large Colorful Abstract oil/canvas yellow red blue green
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Signed, titled and dated verso 1980 (11–’80) Provenance: Irving Galleries, Palm Beach, Florida 1985; Private Collection, Palm Springs, CA Exhibitions: M. Kno...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Phenomena Prism Mirror by Paul Jenkins - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Phenomena Prism Mirror by Paul Jenkins (1923-2012) Acrylic on canvas 147.3 x 1...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1986. Watercolor on paper, 16.75 x 17 inches. Mounted on cardboard sheet measuring 24 x 28 inches. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper sheet of Russian manufacture. Sheet is carefully hinged at corners and can be removed from cardboard backing with relative ease. Estate of Giovanni and Dagmar Migliuolo, NYC. Giovanni Migliuolo is the former Italian Ambassador to the United Nations, USSR and Egypt. Yuri Larin, also Yuriy Larin (1936–2014) is a Russian painter and graphic artist, a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1977. Larin was born in Moscow to the family of a key Soviet political leader, Nikolay Bukharin, and Anna Larina. Following the arrests of his parents in 1938 and until 1946, he lived with his relatives, and following the arrest of his step-father, he was taken to an orphanage near Stalingrad. A hydraulic engineer by training, he worked at the construction of the Saratov Hydro-Electric Plant and at design institutions. In 1960, he began his studies at the department of drawing and painting of the Krupskaya People’s University of Arts, and then, from 1965 until 1970, he studied at the department of art design at the Moscow State Higher School of Arts and Industry (the former Stroganov Institution). His career as a professional artist began in the early 1970s. From 1970 until 1986, he taught at the Moscow 1905 Memorial Arts School. His letter to prof. Vittorio Strada sent in 1980 contained the first statement of his artistic method he would later dub the “concept of the limit state”. He quit teaching after a serious illness, when he lost the ability to use his right hand. He only worked with his left hand since 1986. He died and was buried in Moscow. Exhibitions: 1981 The sixth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1982 Personal exhibition in Moscow Drama Theater after M.N.Ermolova (together with Ye.Kravchenko). Moscow. 1985 The eighth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1987 The ninth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow. 1989 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “Books&Company Art”, NY, USA Personal exhibition. The Central House of the Artist on Krymskiy Val, Moscow. 13 Biennale of the countries of the Baltic Region in Rostock, Germany. 1992 Personal exhibition of Russian and German landscapes. Duren, Germany. The exhibition of the Russian graphics. Gallery «Raissa». Erfurt, Germany. 1993 Personal exhibition in exhibition hall of magazine “Nashe Nasledie” (Russian Cultural Foundation), Moscow 1994 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “The Art of the XX century”. Bonn, Germany 1996 Personal exhibition of portraits and landscapes. World Bank Moscow Office 1997 Personal exhibition “From Italian cycle”. The State Institute of Art Studies. Moscow Exhibition “THe Russian Art of the second half of the XX century. Harmony of Contrasts”. The Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation. Moscow. 1998 Personal exhibition “The seasons of Yuriy Larin. From the Russian cycle”. Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur. Exhibition of new collections and gifts. Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem”. Istra. Moscow region. 2000 Exhibition “Image and transformation in art”. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Russian Federation, Russian Cultural Foundation. Moscow Personal exhibition “German landscapes in the eyes of the Russian artist”. Gallery “Yunge”, Dortmund, Germany. 2001 Exhibition “East and West”. Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem”. Istra. Moscow region. Exhibition devoted to nudes. Gallery on Peschanaya. Moscow. 2002 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. The works of different years”. Bulgarian Cultural Center, Art-studio “TAGRY”. Moscow. 2004 Personal exhibition “YURIY LARIN. Harmony and plasticity”. Radischev Saratov State Art Museum. 2006 Personal exhibition “Saint-Pol-de-Mar”. Exhibition hall of Magazine “Nashe Nasledie”. Moscow. 2011 Personal exhibition “Harmony and plasticity. The artist Yuriy Larin’s works”. Museum-reserve Tsaritsyno. Moscow. 2013 Personal exhibition and album presentation. Yuriy Larin “Selected”. Gallery “Kino”. 9-18 October, 2013 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin’s space”. State Literature Museum. January, 29 - February, 23 2015 Personal exhibition “The reality of the space lighting” The gallery of Nazarov. Lipetsk. March, 14- April, 11. Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. Monolog of a happy person” State Museum of St.Petersburg’s History. Petropavlovskaya fortress, Nevskaya courtina.July, 30 - September, 13 2016 Personal exhibition “Yuriy Larin. Art- timeless plot. Yaroslavl Art Museum. December, 12, 2015 - February, 18, 2016 2016 Personal exhibition “The geography of light. Art and graphic of Yuriy Larin”. Moscow. Noviy Manej. April. 1 - April, 24, 2016 Museum Collections: The State Russian Museum Saint Petersburg The State Tretyakov Gallery Moscow The State Museum of Oriental Art Moscow Radischev Art Museum in Saratov Saratov Historical-Architectural and Art Museum “New Jerusalem” Istra (Moscow Region) Branch of the State Museum of People’s Art in Armenia Dilijan The Union of Art Museums and the centers of aesthetic education of the republic Udmurtiya Ijevsk Volgograd Museum of Fine Arts Volgograd Tomsk Regional Art Museum Tomsk Eastern-Kazakhstan Art Museum Semey Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur Moscow Andrey Sakharov Museum Moscow State Literature Museum Moscow The collection of the magazine “Nashe Nasledie” Moscow The collection of the Heinrich Boell Foundation Berlin Chronology: May, 8, 1936 Yuriy Larin was born in Moscow in a family of a prominent statesman Nikolay Ivanovich Bukharin and Anna Mikhaylovna Larina; 1938–1946 years After his parents’ arrest the artist was brought up by his relatives- Boris Izrailevich and Ida Grigorievna Gusman 1946 After B.I.Gusman’s arrest was raised in an orphanage from the age of 10 near Stalingrad (Volgograd); Since the childhood the artist demonstrated his turn for arts that he inherited from his father (it’s known that N.I.Bukharin was a gifted artist-amateur). 1949 Sent to the camp. 1956 At the age of twenty when A.M.Larina returned from the Stalinist camp, learned for the first time his father’s name which was N.I.Bukharin; 1958 Graduated Novocherkassk Engineering-Melioration Institute, which he was enrolled into under the influence of his farther B.I.Gusman. 1958-60 Work as hydraulics civil engineer on the construction of Hydroelectric Power Station in Saratov and in project organizations; Underwent tuberculosis 1960 With his mother A.M.Larina got permission to come back to Moscow; Started distance education at People’s University of Arts after N.K.Krupskaya at the department of drawing and painting (professor A.S. Trofimov) 1970 Yuriy Larin graduated from Moscow State Higher Art-Industry School ( Stragonovka), faculty of artwork development (industrial design), enrolled in 1965; Starts his career of a professional artist; from 1970 to 1986 teaches at Moscow Academy of Art in remembrance of 1905; here starts long creative cooperation with V.A.Volkov, the son of the prominent Soviet artist A.N.Volkov. Gets married. The wife - Inga Yakovlevna Ballod, an architect by training, writer and journalist. 1970-1974 Worked from life on landscapes (watercolor and oil). Works in traditional realistic direction, the main aim is to deliver different conditions of the nature (landscape conditions) 1972 Welcomes his son Nikolay from 1972 Takes part in Moscow, Russian and All-Union exhibitions; the second half of the 1970s Works on portraits, still-lifes, nude, continuing working on landscapes 1974 Trip to Kuban as a part of the group of the Union of Artist of RSFSR, the creation of watercolor landscapes of local nature, which set the beginning of the cycle “Caucasus”; Yuriy Larin works harder on the creation of his own formal signature, and on his own theory of art (for details see the letter of Y.Larin to V.Strada) 1975 First trip to the House of Creativity of the Union of Artists “Goryachiy Klyuch”, creation of new watercolors of Caucasus cycle. 1976 The end of the nature period. As a turning point in the artist’s career was a period when he worked at the House of Creativity “Cheluskinskaya” near Moscow. Starting from this period landscapes, portraits and still-lifes are drawn from memory. Using only some pencil sketches that are done from real life. Long walks around the neighborhoods of Cheluskinskaya, trips to Abramtsevo, Klazma served as a strong impetus to the development of cycle of Moscow region landscapes. 1977 Became part of Moscow Union of Artists in USSR. “Watercolors of Y.B.Larin are the world of senciar relationships between the artist and nature. The plots of his works are extremely simple, unsophisticated, but behind all that there is a whole concept: the living nature is shaped by the eyes of the artist into one-piece space masses, human creations as ships, cranes, bridges get soft, kind forms; dissolved they become part of complete, modern and artistically convincing form” (V.A.Volkov. From the reference given to Y.Larin to become part of Moscow Union of Artists in 1975) “Yuriy Borisovich Larin appears to me as a serious and deep artist,... mature artist. His watercolors are of proof of having coloristic gift, high culture and material understanding” (M.P.Miturich. From the reference given to Y.Larin to become part of Moscow Union of Artists in 1975) 1977 Yuriy Larin directs a group of young Moscow artists in their trip to Olskiy area of Magadan region. Creates a series of landscapes of Magadan nature. 1980 In the letter to V.Strada finally justifies the theoretical part of his artistic method, later calls it the concept of limit state. The end of the 1970s - the beginning of the 1980s Devoted four years to the translation of the book of S.Cohen, professor of Princeton University, about N.I.Bukharin. Ye.A.Gnedin was helping him to translate the book, they were meeting every Thursday. Afterwards, while publishing the Russian version of the book in the USA the translators Y.LArin and Ye.Gnedin were credited under pseudonyms Ye. and Y. Chetvergovy. Yevgeniy Alexandrovich Gnedin is a prominent Soviet diplomat, staff member of M.M. Litvinov, died in 1983. Y.Larin considers him to be one of the most incredible people of the XX century. Meets famous collectionner from Moscow Ya.Ye. Rubinshtein, who buys six works of the artist (oil and watercolor); Fall, 1981–1982 Again works at the House of Creativity “Goryachiy Klyuch”. As a result the Caucasus series are enlarged with first oil works. The long contact with the nature of Caucasus influenced greatly the creative development of the artist. 1980 The artist creates the cycle of the watercolors of Moscow region in winter, the part of which will be purchased by Ya.Ye. Rubinstein and the Russian Museum; V.Volkov indicated in the works “a new approach to the light” Fall, 1981–1982 Again works at the House of Creativity “Goryachiy Klyuch”. As a result the Caucasus series are enlarged with first oil works. The long contact with the nature of Caucasus influenced greatly the creative development of the artist. 1982 First own exhibition in Moscow Drama Theatre after M.N.Yermolova (together with Ye.N.Kravchenko). Mostly presented the paintings of the last decade that were painted in the central Russia, Krasnodar and Magadan regions. The exhibition and the discussion that took place afterwards helped to open up Y.Larin. He met the ambassador of Italy to USSR Giovanni Migliuolo and became friends for a long period of time. 1979-1985 Within a few years during summer vacations Yuriy Larin works in Baltic. Creates a cycle of graphic watercolors on German paperboard. The landscapes on the constructive base greatly differ from Moscow and Caucasus cycles. Fall, 1983 Trip to Armenia with his close friend Yu.M. Garushyants, historian. The result of that trip were thirty watercolor papers that continued the Caucasus cycle. 1985 In the almanac “Soviet Graphic” there is a publication about the watercolors of the artist that was written by G. Yelshevskaya. December, 1985 Underwent the neurosurgery; as a consequence the loss of strength and skill in his right hand. 1987 Death of his wife Inga Ballod  First personal exhibition overseas: exhibition of watercolors in the gallery Books&Company Art, NY, USA. Since then takes part in different foreign exhibitions. 1988 N.I.Bukharin’s rehabilitation, after that Yuriy Larin was able to change his patronymic “Borisovich” to “Nikolayevich” 1989 Gets married. The wife - Olga Arsenyevna Maksakova, doctor, Lead researcher at the Institute of neurosurgery named after Burdenko. Personal exhibition in Central House of Artists in Krymskiy Val. Displayed over two hundred of watercolor and oil paintings...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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