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CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Period: 20th Century
Style: Contemporary
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal
Located in New York, NY
"Guardians" Contemporary Oil Monkey Eyes Post-Cubist Abstract Whimsical Animal Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951) "Guardians" 24 x 19 inches Oil on Canvas Signed, dated 1995, titled, and numbered "JEM0668" to verso. A Certificate of Authenticity from Hunt Slonem Studio attached. Unframed Provenance: From a New York City Collection. BIO Hunt Slonem was born in Kittery, Maine in 1951. His fascination with exotica imprinted during his childhood in Hawaii and experience as a foreign exchange student in Managua, Nicaragua. Slonem received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tulane University of Louisiana and studied painting at Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Since 1977, Slonem soloed in over one hundred fifty exhibitions at prestigious galleries. His work is exhibited globally, including in Madras, Quito, Venice, Gustavia, San Juan, Guatemala City, Paris, Amsterdam, Madrid, Stockholm, Oslo, Cologne, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. Over fifty museums internationally include his work in their collections, among them The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. His work has been shown in thirty-one different museums. Corporate collections include American Telephone and Telegraph, Chase Manhattan Bank, Citibank, Continental Airlines, Goldman Sachs Co., IBM Corporation, Marriot Corporation, Paine Webber, Inc., Port Authority, and Readers Digest Inc. He won the 1991 National Endowment for the Arts Grant in Painting, and McDowell Fellowships in 1986, 1984 and 1983. Since 1973, Slonem has lived and worked in New York City in his legendary loft with his seventy pet birds. The birds are his models. So enmeshed and unique are his aviary, studio, lifestyle and painting, that Slonem has been featured on television a dozen times and in numerous articles. In his 1993 essay, the late Henry Geldzahler describes, "The visual field of Hunt Slonem's paintings is a continuum accented by ovals of varying shape and colors that it turns out are birds." The birds evolved from Slonem's early paintings of saints as well as inspiration from the pioneers of bird imagery in painting, including Fabritsius, Heade and Audubon. Audubon shot one hundred birds...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Our Easy, Mixed Media OIl on Canvas by Beth Park-Field
Located in Pasadena, CA
Mixed media on canvas, framed. EXcondition Exploring the common properties of shaping, firing, and glazing clay along with creating collage works with encaustic medium and acrylic has inspired Beth Field to create a wide range of creative pieces. She draws on her love for color, pattern, and old things of all kinds to craft individual pieces that carry an echo of another time and place. Beth Fields has followed a wandering path before finding her heart home in McKinney, TX. After growing up in the North Dallas suburbs, Beth received a BA from Eugene Lang College in NYC, NY and a MEd from Boston College...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Photographic Paper

Blue Mountain Landscape in Oil on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Blue Mountain Landscape in Oil on Paper Beautiful calm blue landscape by Santa Cruz artist Addison Robichaud (American, 1943-2017). Purple mountains sit at the horizon, under a brig...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil

In the port. 1972, cardboard, mixed media, 19x17.2 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the port 1972, cardboard, mixed media, 19x17.2 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the ...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

"Red Painting Continuation"
Located in Astoria, NY
Suzan Frecon (American, b. 1941), "Red Painting Continuation", Oil, Wax, Dammar, and Turpentine on Canvas, 1983, signed to verso, inscribed on stretcher, with Jack Tilton Gallery lab...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wax, Oil

American School Still Life Painting 'Study of Citrus Fruits'
Located in San Rafael, CA
American School (20th c.) Still Life Study of Citrus Fruits Oil on canvas Unframed 18in H x 24in W This charming still-life study of lemons, oranges and other citrus exhibits wonder...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Nude IV
Located in London, GB
ITZCHAK (ISAAC) TARKAY b.1935 Subotica, Yugoslavia 1935 - 2012 (Israeli) Title: Nude IV Technique: Original Signed Oil and Acrylic Painting on board. size: 27 x 22 cm / 10.6 x 8....
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Balaam’s Ass
Located in Brecon, Powys
Derived from a biblical tale Balaam’s Ass is such a figurative work. Summers has taken the humble donkey from the biblical story and elevated it to a position of power in this contem...
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20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rains A'Comin, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a scene from San Luis Obispo,CA where it was one of those years when water was being rationed and it was a welcome sight to see those rain clouds forming on the horizon. The ...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Standing Figure: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large oil on paper by this well collected British artist. Signed and dated 1980 lower left. Superb example of this artists work. Behind glass in excellent condition, new mount origin...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Milos Grass Femme original color ink contemporary painting
By MILOS GRASS
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Femme original color ink contemporary painting. framed
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

"Untitled, Ballerina", Contemporary, Graphite Drawing, Canvas, Figurative
Located in St. Louis, MO
Joseph Piccillo’s meticulous charcoal and graphite drawings and paintings reveal an exquisite draftsmanship tempered by emotional sensitivity. Piccillo presents an action-based assem...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Graphite

Winter Sheep Drive Dr. #7
Located in Bozeman, MT
Waddell's paintings are a combination of rough marks, thick paint, transparent elegant strokes, and, on a few occasions a slow, hard line scratched into the canvas. You can feel the ...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Dwight Baird-Red, White and Blue from the Baseball Collection
Located in Brooklyn, NY
In his 1993 series For Love of the Game, Canadian artist Dwight Baird pays tribute to America's beloved pastime with a vibrant depiction of 30 baseballs, each adorned with the insign...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Rose - Oil Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rose is a modern artwork realized by Giovanni Omiccioli in the mid-20th century. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Includes frame.
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Mid-20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting of Seated Female Nude Figure by British Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Oil Painting of Seated Female Nude Figure by British Contemporary Artist Art measures 13 x 20 inches Frame measures 18 x 25 inches Mark Clark is a British Artist, born in 1959. Cla...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Copper

Untitled Large Abstract Expressionist Color Oil Painting Tom Lieber
Located in Surfside, FL
In 1974, Tom Lieber attended the University of Illinois and earned his M.F.A. Lieber then moved to San Francisco to fulfill his afinity with Ba...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Girl with Fan, Oil Painting
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Di Li Feng, Chinese (1958 - ) Title: Girl with Fan Year: circa 1990 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 37.5 x 50 in. (95.25 x 127 cm) Frame...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Sausalito Landscape -- Golden Gate
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous Sausalito and the Golden Gate Bridge landscape oil painting by Calderon (Spain, 20th Century). Presented in a giltwood frame. Signed "Calderon" lower right. Image size, 30"H...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Urban Landscape - Oil Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1969
Located in Roma, IT
Urban landscape is an oil on board realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1963. Hand signed and dated. It includes a coeval wooden frame 69.5x89.5 cm. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on M...
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Nude - Paint by Sirio Pellegrini - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil and tempera on paper realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Hand signed lower left. Includes a wooden frame realized by the Artist cm. 58.5x48.5.
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Paper, Tempera

Fruits - Oil Paint by Gianpaolo Berto - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Fruits is a modern artwork realized by the artist Gian Paolo Berto in 1967. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on the lower margin. Signature, title and date on the back Inc...
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Serenity over the Bridge - Lake Scene with Lush Green Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Serenity over the Bridge - Lake Scene with Lush Green Trees. Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Art measures 12 x 16 inches Frame measures 17 x 21 inches The p...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Havana No 4, Yellow - bold, bright, colorful, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A vibrant culture is captured in colour and dynamic form in this lively abstract painting by David Sorensen. After visiting Cuba in 1999, the Canadian artist created a series of paintings. The light, the bright colours and the rich atmosphere of life in Havana inspired Sorensen’s colour palette—a brilliant square of yellow in the center, surrounded by graphic shapes in red, orange, lime green, blue and black. Lines of blue and black create a grid-like pattern that runs both horizontally and vertically across the canvas. “Through the medium of his art, a bridge is built between inner sensation and outer world experience, illusion and reality, what we cannot see and what we see, life and afterlife.” John K. Grande, Montreal poet and writer Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur Erikson...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Room of the Dream Harmonies - Acrylic Paint by Dario Cusani - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting realized by Dario Cusani in 1994. Certificate of authenticity by the Artist on photograph. I BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST (1986) In the spring of 1986, with the clo...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

Party Time, Oil painting by Greg Kessler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Greg Kessler, American (1966 - ) Title: Party Time Year: 1995 Medium: Oil and Collage on Canvas, signed and dated verso Size: 48 in. x 72 in. (121.92 cm x 182.88 cm)
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

'Reclining Female Nude, ' by Frederick Lloveras Herrera, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
In this framed oil painting by Frederick Herrera, a reclining female nude in a stretching pose is featured. The face is not detailed and there is white drapery over the mid-section...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

L'Opera, Paris
Located in Sheffield, MA
Antonio DeVity Italian, 1901-1993 L'Opera, Paris Oil on canvas 16 by 20 in. W/frame 20 by 24 in. Signed lower right Antonio De Vity was born in Reggio-Calbria in southern Italy. ...
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1960s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

'Barn with Boat Dock, ' by Unknown, Ink and Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed 22" x 29" ink and watercolor painting by an Unknown artist explores an abstracted landscape depicting a boat dock near a barn. In a neutral palette of browns, grays, and...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Havana No 6, Red - bold, bright, colorful, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this colourful abstract painting by David Sorensen, bright red draws the viewer’s eye. The Canadian artist completed a series of oils after visiting Havana, Cuba in 1999. The Havana series was created using a spatula and paintbrush. The result is highly textured pieces rendered in vivid colours—graphic shapes of lime green, orange, indigo and brown. A grid-like pattern of thick vertical and horizontal lines adds visual drama and contrast. “To me, there is still this celebration worth the paint. And it’s about an open door that the artist used to call muse.” David Sorensen Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Frederick Cuming, Modern British Impressionist still life of fruit on a table
By Fred Cuming
Located in Harkstead, GB
Frederick Cuming (1930-2022) Yellow kettle and fruit, Signed, Oil on board, 15 x 19½ inches ​ Provenance: Private Collection A most appealing still life by one of the United Kingdom's foremost contemporary artists. The wonderful array of colours in the fruit set off by the yellow kettle. Frederick Cuming trained at Sidcup School of Art and then at the Royal College of Art, before being awarded the Abbey Travel Scholarship to visit Italy. He was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Academy in 1964 and a full member ten years later. He exhibited widely and won many awards. His work features in many public and private collections including Monte Carlo Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Department of the Environment, Guinness Collection, Lloyds of London...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy, Portrait by Alex Schloss
Located in Long Island City, NY
At the Plaza - John F. Kennedy by Alex Schloss, American (1921 - 2011) Date: 1991 Oil on canvas, signed and titled lower right Size: 24 x 20 in. (60.96 x 50.8 cm) Frame Size: 25.5...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

59x50 in. "Anemone" - Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful large oil painting by Alexis Portilla. Alexis Portilla holds an MFA from Columbia University (1990) and a BFA from Pratt Institute. His work is in more than 250 ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Morning-Skyscape, Dramatic Pink Red Impasto Contemporary By Joyce Weinstein
By Joyce Weinstein
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An abstract contemporary painting by Joyce Weinstein. "City-Morning-Skyscape" is a captivating painting from 1982 that flaunt the artist's early brilli...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stroll
Located in Wien, 9
The German painter and dancer Irene Müller often painted figures in dreamlike, surreal settings. Her work is characterised by a deep engagement with the human body, nature and percep...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Serenity - Oil on Canvas by Felice Carena - 1948
Located in Roma, IT
Serenity is an impressive, giant oil painting realized by the Italian painter Felice Carena in 1948. Signed lower left. Not framed, framing optio...
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1940s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Pictographs and Symbols Rain Dance Taos Society of Artists Taos New Mexico
Located in Soquel, CA
Pictographic scene by Charles Stewart (American, 1922-2011). There are several figures in the center of the piece, one of which has raised hands, as if to praise the sun above them. Surrounding the figures are symbols reminiscent of Neolithic art - spirals, handprints, and animal symbols. Signed "C. Stewart , T. S (for Taos Society of Artists)." in the lower left corner. Presented in a wood frame with vinyl faux-lizard skin wrapping, and a linen mat. Image size: 16.5"H x 21"W Charles C. Stewart (1922-2011) was born in Toledo, Ohio. From an early age he had a natural talent for the arts, so much so that during his school years, his teachers encouraged him to take classes at the Toledo Museum. He studied there for eight years. During World War II, he served with the tank destroyers in five campaigns. When he returned from the war, he studied art and sculpture at the Art Student's League in New York. He then went to Mexico for eight months to study and paint. While in Mexico, he fell in love with the country, its people and arts, vowing one day to return and live. In 1947, Stewart moved to Taos, New Mexico to start his career. He opened a frame shop and small studio and studied at the Taos Valley Art School under Louis Ribak. In 1949, he opened his own gallery. He taught art and sculpture at the Taos Art Association and at Philbrook Art Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as teaching private students. He built three homes in Taos, the last of which is known as the "Stewart House." The "Stewart House" was written up in the New Mexico Magazine in an article entitled "The House That Chuck Built" by Tricia Hurst In late 1984, Stewart and his wife, Mary Lou, were exploring the Baja in Mexico and ended up at "Land's End," a small fishing village on the Sea of Cortez called Cabo San Lucas...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

The Room of Recurring Perfumes - Acrylic Paint by Dario Cusani - 1994
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting realized by Dario Cusani in 1994. Certificate of authenticity by the Artist on photograph. I BECOME A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST (1986) In the spring of 1986, with the clo...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Acrylic

One & a Half - contemporary, floral still life, acrylic and oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two bouquets become one to create a lavish brightly coloured arrangement in this floral still life by Pat Service. The Canadian artist created a series of paintings in the 1990s that...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Child in Chicken Yard Fauvist Abstract Expressionist Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Dynamic fauvist portrait painting titled "Chicken Yard" by California abstract expressionist artist Kristin Cohen (Ameican, b. 1963). Kristin Cohen studied at Humbolt State Universit...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geoffrey Lewis 'River Crossing' Landscape Painting
By Geoffrey Lewis
Located in San Rafael, CA
Geoffrey Lewis (American, 1928-2005) River Crossing Oil on panel Signed lower left Panel approx: 19 3/4 x 23 7/8 inches In a black and gilt frame with off-white fabric lining: overall 26 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches. The painting depicts a lone figure on horse crossing...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Vintage Landscape -- Blooming Wildflower Field
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Landscape -- Blooming Wildflower Field Beautiful vintage landscape in dark blue, yellow, and red accents of a field dotted with wildflowers and silhouetted birds soaring ove...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Whispers of the Falls - River Lake Waterfall with Lush Trees by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Whispers of the Falls - River Lake Waterfall with Lush Trees & Mountains in the distance. Vintage Oil Painting by British Artist, David James. Dramatic skies and beautiful reflection...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Texas Fall Landscape Oil on Canvas Western Painting by Don Warren
By Don Warren
Located in Austin, TX
By Don Warren 24" x 36" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 34" x 44" Autumn Landscape in the Texas Hill Country About the Artist: Don Warren (1935 - 2006) was a prominent figure in the Tex...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Oranges”
Located in Southampton, NY
Interesting abstract of a stillife of oranges by the American artist, Clifford Johnson. Signed lower left. Titled verso. Condition is excellent. Circa 1970. Presently unframed. ...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Three sisters. 1972, cardboard, oil, 17x9 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Three sisters. 1972, cardboard, oil, 17x9 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time of t...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Cardboard, Oil

''Breitner Newspaper'' Contemporary Portrait of a Woman with Breitner Newspaper
Located in Utrecht, NL
Peter van Poppel (1945-2023) is one of the most important new realists in the Netherlands. His paintings are often populated by lovely, sometimes fair...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Board

“Rainy Marsh”
Located in Southampton, NY
Oil on canvas painting by the well known American artist, Larry Horowitz. This painting exemplifies his early apprenticeship with Wolf Kahn. Executed in 1983. Signed lower left. Titled and dated verso. Housed in a contemporary rock maple frame. Overall 24.25 by 44.25 inches. LARRY HOROWITZ Born in 1956 in New York City, Horowitz is an American landscape paper with a focus on vanishing landscapes. After graduating from SUNY Purchase, he served as apprentice to Wolf Kahn. He has been selected to participate in the Arts-In-Embassies in Finland and Russia. He strives to capture the beauty of the American landscape with an expert use of texture and color that invites imagination and discovery. EDUCATION: 1971-76 Private study with Maxim Bugzester, New York, NY 1974 Art Students League, New York, NY 1974-78 B.F.A., State University of New York, Purchase, NY ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS: 2013 Franklin Bowles Galleries, San Francisco, CA 2013 Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2013 Meredith Long & Co., Houston, TX 2012 Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, NY 2012 Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2011 Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2011 Munson Gallery, Chatham, MA 2011 Franklin Bowles Galleries, New York, NY 2010 Franklin Bowles Galleries, San Francisco, CA 2010 Cove Gallery, Wellfleet, MA 2010 Aerie Art Gallery, Rehoboth Beach...
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1980s Contemporary Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Havana No 5, Blue - bold, bright, colorful, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
When David Sorensen visited Havana, Cuba in 1999 he was captivated by the rich textural atmosphere of the city. Using a spatula and paintbrush he created a series of abstract paintings in bright colours and graphic form. No 5 features a sky-blue square in the center, laid over a field of similar shapes in various sizes. Thick lines that run both vertically and horizontally across the canvas add drama. The colour palette—orange, yellow, red, and indigo is both joyful and intense. “Through the medium of his art, a bridge is built between inner sensation and outer world experience, illusion and reality, what we cannot see and what we see, life and afterlife.” John K. Grande, Montreal poet and writer Born in Vancouver Sorensen (1937-2011) studied at UBC and the Vancouver School of Art. His teachers were renowned—Arthur Erikson...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Modernist Colorful Bold Monoprint Monotype Painting Print Pierre Obando
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. Pierre Obando completed his MFA at Hunter College and completed his undergraduate studies at New World School of the Arts, Miami, Fl. His work was featured in the Queens International Biennial in 2004, and 2006 at the Queens Museum of Art. His work has been in group exhibitions at Angela Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY; Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY; MACO Mexico Art Fair in Mexico City; Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA; The Painting Center, New York, NY; and Dean Project, New York, NY. In 2008, he had a solo exhibition at Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY and in 2009, at project space show at Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY. He has participated in the Atlantic Center for the Arts Artists-in-Residence Program. In the fall of 2012, he participated in the group show Caribe Now, at the Nathan Cumming Foundation, which was organized by El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY. Contemporary Pattern and Decoration piece, The original movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon. The P&D movement wanted to revive an interest in minor forms such as patterning which at that point was equated with triviality. The prevailing negative view of decoration was one not generally shared by non-Western cultures, The Pattern and Decoration movement was influenced by sources outside of what was considered to be fine art. Blurring the line between art and design, many P&D works mimic patterns like those on wallpapers, printed fabrics, and quilts. There is a close connection between the Pattern and Decoration movement and the Feminist art movement. The P&D movement arose in opposition to the Minimalist and Conceptualist movements. Mary Grigoriadis, Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Miriam Schapiro, Robert Zakanitch were early proponents of this style. The artist lives and works in New York City. Education: 2001 MFA, Painting, Hunter College, New York, NY 2000 Study Abroad, Slade School, UCL, London, United Kingdom 1997 BFA, Painting, New World School of The Arts, Miami, FL Solo Exhibitions: 2015 ‘Like New’, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY 2009 ‘Nowhere’, Rush Arts, New York, NY 2008 ‘Noise’, Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY Group Exhibitions: 2018 ‘Revival: Contemporary Pattern and Decoration’, El Museo at Hostos, Bronx, NY Including artists: Abelardo Cruz Santiago Pierre Obando Antonio Pulgarín Keisha Scarville Mickalene Thomas and others. 2017 Locust Projects Contemporary in Miami benefit auction including artists Dara Friedman, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Larry Bell, and more 2017 ‘Browsing Chamber’, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015 ‘#BemisPainters, 1982-2015’, Bemis Center, Omaha, NE 2015 ‘Spat Spell’, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY 2013 ‘Un-Natural Constellations’, Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York, NY 2012 ‘Caribe Now’, Nathan Cummings Foundation/El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY 2012 ‘Lucid Fence’, Dean Project, New York, NY 2012 ‘Abstract Gambol’, Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY 2012 ‘Reenacting Sense’, Yace Gallery, Long Island City, NY 2010 ‘Continuing Color Abstraction’, The Painting Center, New York, NY 2009 ‘West/East’, Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA 2009 ‘Alternative Abstraction’, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY Including works by Stephen Antonakos, Warren Isensee, Gary Lang, Melissa Meyer and Katherine Sehr...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Still Life Flower Vase Contemporary French School
Located in Pistoia, IT
Michel No (French, 1939) Still life Vase of flowers Oil painting on canvas signed lower right. Michel No's painting is full of sunshine and color; it is a kind of echo of nature alw...
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20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait with Child - Oil paint by Albin Sattler- 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait with child is a modern artwork realized by Albin Sattler (1927 Lauterbach, Czechoslovakia - 1998 Munich) in 1970s. Mixed colored oil painting Includes frame 96 x 66.5 cm ...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

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Oil

Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Reclining Nude Model in Acrylic on Paper Colorful painting of a woman by acclaimed bluegrass musician Katherine "Kathy" Kallick (American, b. 1952). A woman is reclining on a lounge chair, with her head resting against one hand. Behind her, there is a potted plant. Some of the shadows in this piece are shown in reds and oranges, creating a warm feel to the composition. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Paper size: 22.5"H x 28.38"W Katherine Kallick...
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1970s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Colorful green contemporary Dog/Foxhound acrylic painting with text on paper
Located in Charleston, US
“There is that Far-off Tall Dog Singing to a Hole in Bank” (Frill Dog series). A colorful contemporary dog painting of Foxhounds dogs singing to a fox in a hole with accompanying text from a book is an inspirational departure from the traditional illustrations found in British Rudyard Kipling's "Thy Servant a Dog", 1930. The book was the first ever narrated by a dog. Nancy van Meter...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Graphite

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

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Acrylic

Decollo Disperato (Desperate Takeoff) - Oil Paint by Salvatore Travascio - 1993
Located in Roma, IT
Oil painting on paper mounted on wooden panel, made in 1993.This painting is part of a series of works in which the figure is at the height of stylization. We find games of joints, f...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

New Mexico or West Texas Desert Painterly Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Painterly desert landscape with cacti and hill in the background. The landscape looks similar to New Mexico or West Texas Hill Country. Painting is mainly green, brown, and blue tone...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abram Lerner (founding director of Hirshhorn Museum), Still Life Painting
Located in New York, NY
Abram Lerner (founding director of Hirshorn Museum, 1917-2009) Still Life with Mango, 1999 Oil on wood panel 10 x 10 1/3 in. Signed and inscribed verso: A...
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1990s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

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