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Marche des Fleurs Devant La Madeline
Marche des Fleurs Devant La Madeline

Marche des Fleurs Devant La Madeline

By Charles Blondin

Located in Sheffield, MA

Charles Blondin French, 1913-1991 Marche des Fleurs Devant La Madeline Oil on canvas Signed lower right 11 by 14 in. W/frame 16 by 19 in. A "School of Paris" artist during the mid...

Category

1950s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Expressionist Original Watercolor on Paper style of de Kooning
Abstract Expressionist Original Watercolor on Paper style of de Kooning

Abstract Expressionist Original Watercolor on Paper style of de Kooning

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Expressionist Original Watercolor on Paper style of de Kooning Abstract Watercolor titled "Lands End" by Harold Winer (American, 1913-2006). Bright and bold colors of a Fl...

Category

1970s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Illustration Board, Laid Paper, Watercolor

Gouache Drawing Aviation Airline Study by C. Villars
Gouache Drawing Aviation Airline Study by C. Villars

Gouache Drawing Aviation Airline Study by C. Villars

Located in Atlanta, GA

Post-War Airline Illustration by C. Villars (France, 20th Century) — Gouache on Arches Velin Paper. This rare, original post-war gouache illustration was hand-painted by French artis...

Category

1940s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Paper

Red Barn Near Foothills - Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Red Barn Near Foothills - Landscape in Oil on Canvas

Red Barn Near Foothills - Landscape in Oil on Canvas

By Nellie M. Hodgson

Located in Soquel, CA

Red Barn Near Foothills - Landscape in Oil on Canvas A beautiful pastoral scene of a red barn near the foothills by Nellie M. Hodgson (American, 20th Century). A barn is nestled in ...

Category

1930s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Red Flowers by Frank Chabry - Oil on canvas 65x54 cm
Still Life with Red Flowers by Frank Chabry - Oil on canvas 65x54 cm

Still Life with Red Flowers by Frank Chabry - Oil on canvas 65x54 cm

By Frank Chabry

Located in Geneva, CH

Frank Chabry (1916-1979) was a 20th-century artist whose career spanned several transformative decades in the art world. His work likely reflects the artistic evolution of the mid-20...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cataract Creek, Alberta - Canadian Mountain River Valley Landscape
Cataract Creek, Alberta - Canadian Mountain River Valley Landscape

Cataract Creek, Alberta - Canadian Mountain River Valley Landscape

By Lloyd C. Laverick

Located in Soquel, CA

Cataract Creek, Alberta - Canadian Mountain River Valley Landscape Majestic landscape of a sweeping mountain valley vista at Cataract Creek in Alberta by Canadian artist Lloyd C. La...

Category

1970s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

German Post War Abstraction --"Untersuchung" (The Investigation), Signed
German Post War Abstraction --"Untersuchung" (The Investigation), Signed

German Post War Abstraction --"Untersuchung" (The Investigation), Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

German Post War Abstraction --"Untersuchung" (Investigation) Double-sided Painting Rare post-war German Abstraction painting by Walter Junge (German, 1905-1990), 1963. Considered a ...

Category

1960s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition
A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "Maquete #1", the assemblage is a diminutive, mixed media collage composition of found objects and acrylic on canvas. The artwork shows a unique synthesis of American Machine Age aesthetics with Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the Chicago Imagist school (including H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with collage, assemblage and the integration of inanimate objects). Artwork size: 10 x 8 inches; Signed and dated "Edwards 2005" on the reverse and titled "Maquette #1". Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010). Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

Category

Early 2000s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Soil Au Petit"
"Soil Au Petit"

"Soil Au Petit"

By Gerard Valtier

Located in Austin, TX

By Gérard Valtier Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 21" x 25" Framed This painting by Gérard Valtier (1950), titled "Soil au Peptit," depicts an elegant outdoor gathering scene, bathed in...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vanitas (unfinished)
Vanitas (unfinished)

Vanitas (unfinished)

By Michael Leonard

Located in London, GB

Alkyd-oil on board, 81cm diam., (100cm diam framed). Although most famous for his portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth in the National Portrait Gallery, London, from the late 1970s up un...

Category

Early 2000s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition
A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual and Striking 1996 Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "Post Modern Blues for Patricia Barber" in reference to the famed, Blue Note label Chicago Jazz musician. A diminutive mixed media collage composition of found objects and acrylic on canvas, accompanied with the artist's original frame. Shows a unique synthesis of Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the Chicago Imagist school, including H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with assemblage and the integration of inanimate objects. Artwork size: 14 x 11 inches; Framed size: 15 x 12 inches. Signed and dated "Edwards 1996" on the reverse and titled "Post Modern Blues for Patricia Barber" (an original artist card with the title and media of the artwork is affixed to the reverse). Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010) Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

Category

1990s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Mid Century Santa Barbara Eucalyptus and River Landscape
Mid Century Santa Barbara Eucalyptus and River Landscape

Mid Century Santa Barbara Eucalyptus and River Landscape

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Santa Barbara Eucalyptus and River Landscape Wonderful mid century Santa Barbara California landscape of eucalyptus trees near river with mountains in background by Max ...

Category

1950s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

Fruit and Glass Still Life

Fruit and Glass Still Life

By Donald S. Vogel

Located in Dallas, TX

Donald S. Vogel's work has entered the collections of the following institutions: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Beaumont Museum of Fine Art, Beaumont, Texas Charle...

Category

1950s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nude, Oil on Canvas, Post-War, 1960s
"Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nude, Oil on Canvas, Post-War, 1960s

"Are You Sleepy Tonight?" Interior with Nude, Oil on Canvas, Post-War, 1960s

By Narcissus Robert Quagliata

Located in Soquel, CA

Saturated, intimate depiction of a bedroom interior by Narcissus Robert Quagliata (Italian-American, b. 1942). Likely based on a photograph, a slightly out of focus figure can be see...

Category

1960s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Love in Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas
Love in Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas

Love in Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Love in the Spring at Big Sur California original Acrylic on Canvas Blossoms and flowers with Love (written on painting) and a spring mélange is a creation by Judith W Winslow (Amer...

Category

Early 2000s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Corner Store Street Scene, Signed, Oil on Masonite, 20th Century
Corner Store Street Scene, Signed, Oil on Masonite, 20th Century

Corner Store Street Scene, Signed, Oil on Masonite, 20th Century

Located in Astoria, NY

20th Century School, Corner Store Street Scene, Oil on Masonite, signed "Kubert" lower right, giltwood frame. Image: 19" H x 22.5" W; frame: 26.75" H x 30.25" W x 2" D. Provenance:...

Category

20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944
The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944

Located in Soquel, CA

The Artists Country Home Rodgau Germany Original Oil on Linen 1944 Oil painting of the German Countryside circa 1944 by an anonymous artist. (German, 19th-20th C). Well painted of a...

Category

1940s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Syndrome
Syndrome

Syndrome

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas Signed and dated (verso) 91cm × 61cm (x2), (149cm x 118cm framed) Wilfred Avery was a British modern painter and collagist whose six-decade career focused primarily o...

Category

1970s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pharos
Pharos

Pharos

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas Signed and dated (verso) 71cm × 102cm (86cm × 116cm framed) Wilfred Avery was a British modern painter and collagist whose six-decade career focused primarily on two ...

Category

1960s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Family Life"
"Family Life"

Nahum Tschacbasov"Family Life", 1937

$9,600Sale Price|20% Off

"Family Life"

By Nahum Tschacbasov

Located in Southampton, NY

Here for your consideration is a important, rare social realism oil painting by the WPA (Works Project Adminstration) artist, Nahum Tschacbasov. Oil on canvas; signed and dated lowe...

Category

1930s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Wedding Party", Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1968
"The Wedding Party", Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1968

"The Wedding Party", Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Signed, 1968

Located in Astoria, NY

Freeman (XX), "The Wedding Party", Oil on Canvas, 1968, signed, titled, and dated verso, black frame. Image: 31.75" H x 36" W; frame: 34" H x 38" W x 2" D. Provenance: From a Sca...

Category

1960s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Crucifix
Crucifix

Crucifix

By Hans Burkhardt

Located in Palm Desert, CA

"Crucifix" is an abstract Post War oil over monotype painting by Hans Burkhardt in 1981. The artwork is 11 x 7 5/8 inches and, with the frame, is 14 1/4 x 10 3/8 x 3/4 inches. It is ...

Category

20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Monotype

Chianti by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x73 cm
Chianti by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x73 cm

Chianti by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x73 cm

By Vivaldo Martini

Located in Geneva, CH

His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sky, Inoue Yuichi, frozen ink on Paper, 1962 (#023029)
Sky, Inoue Yuichi, frozen ink on Paper, 1962 (#023029)

Sky, Inoue Yuichi, frozen ink on Paper, 1962 (#023029)

By Yuichi Inoue

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

YU-ICHI (1916-1985) Sky Frozen ink on Japanese paper Japan, 1962 85,5 x 61 cm Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 4 (1949 - 1985, additional works), 2024 CR no. 62073a YU-ICHI (1916-1985) is o...

Category

Late 20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Rabbi Reading, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski
Rabbi Reading, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski

Rabbi Reading, Oil Painting by Abraham Straski

By Abraham Straski

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Abraham Straski, Polish (1903 - 1987) Title: Untitled - Polish Rabbi F Year: 1952 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Image Size: 10 x 7.5 inches Frame Size: 17.5 x 15 inches

Category

1950s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition
A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

A Unique Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage, Chicago Imagist Tradition

Located in Chicago, IL

A Unique, Unusual and Striking Abstract Surrealist Wall Assemblage Painting in the Chicago Imagist Tradition by Notable Artist, Stanley Dean Edwards (Am. Born 1941). Titled "Maquete #3", the assemblage is a diminutive, mixed media collage composition of found objects and acrylic on canvas. The artwork shows a unique synthesis of American Machine Age aesthetics with Post-War Surrealist influences, including the avant-garde Italian artist Enrico Baj and the Chicago Imagist school (including H.C. Westermann and others experimenting with collage, assemblage and the integration of inanimate objects). Artwork size: 10 x 8 inches; Signed and dated "Edwards 2005" on the reverse and titled "Maquette #3". Provenance: The Artist; Private Collection, Chicago, IL (circa 2010). Born 1941 in Joliet, Illinois, Stanley Dean Edwards moved to Chicago early in life to pursue his life as an artist. His mother was a Chicago public school teacher, and his father was a Methodist minister. He studied painting and design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), receiving a BFA in 1967. While at SAIC, Edwards was influenced by Vera Berdich's printmaking classes and Daniel Massen's design classes. After a brief stay in New York (1967-1970), where he was profoundly shaken by urban rioting and general upheaval of this time, Edwards returned to Chicago and later set up a studio in the Pilsen Neighborhood. Edwards is primarily a figurative painter whose work is informed by both Surrealism and Constructivism. Early hard-edge paintings from the mid-1960's feature a series of screaming babies set in brightly colored environments. These works offer religious suggestions, as the infants are paired with ecclesiastical figures presented atop an altar. Other protagonists of his series include dogs and faceless men. (1) In the early 1960's, Stan Edwards was part of a diverse group of artists that included George Kokines, Ray Siemanowski, Michael Hurson and Peter Holbrook among others. These artists and Edwards were part of that decade's vanguard and their work was included in an exhibition titled, "Twelve Chicago Artists" at the Walker Art Center. The curator was Jan Van der Marck. Edwards called his paintings of babies, dogs and erotic torsos from that period "image painting" because they were taken not from the model stand but cast off photo images. One painting from this period, Infant in Altar IV, is a 60" x 60" an oil and acrylic painting and was loaned by the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian to the Museum of Contemporary Art for its fifty year retrospective titled, "Art in Chicago, 1945 to 1995." The painting is part of the Martha Jackson memorial collection at the National Museum of American Art. (2.) Recent paintings, which Edwards calls "Icons for a New Era: Assembled Art Imagery," feature iconic images composed of items from popular culture; witty titles often allude to the materials from which they were made. The found objects, vibrant colors, and slick presentations of his works indicate their relationship to and a continuation of Pop art. Both humorous and sinister, Edwards' paintings reflect the psychological uneasiness associated with the close of the twentieth century. (3.) One painting of this series titled Surveyor is a 66" x 60" oil and acrylic painting and appears in the book Humor in Art by Nicholas Roukes, published by Davis Inc. The book is widely used as a text for art and design projects. (4.) In October of 2002 Edwards presented a retrospective exhibition of his work at the Illinois Institute of Art where he taught art and design in the foundation program. His lecture and exhibition were presented as part of "Chicago Artist's Month" sponsored by the Department of Cultural Affairs for the City of Chicago. In 2004 Edwards completed a major commission for the new Veterans' Administration building in Chicago. The commission centered on patriotic themes and one large 6 and 1/2' x 10' painting is dedicated to prisoners of war. Five others are 48" x 48" and depict the military branch seals, and four paintings 32" x 32" are based on 19th century patriotic engravings. Stan Edwards, who retired from the Illinois Institute of Art in 2009, lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. Sources: (2. & 4.) Press release (1. & 3.) "Art in Chicago 1945 1995, MCA.) COLLECTIONS: Selected corporate & institutional collections National Museum of American Art/Smithsonian Corcoran Gallery of Art Ceco Corporation Crain Communications Thrall Railcar Company American Hospital Association Plyzynski & Associates, Inc. NYC North American Jet Corporation Ball State University Illinois Institute of Art at Chicago State University of New York Harris Bank & Trust Dallas Theater Center Electronic Media Magazine Johnson Controls Central National Bank of Cleveland Associates Commercial Corporation Corporate Art Source Veterans' Administration Commission, Chicago, 2004 Ten site specific paintings Siemens Corporation COLLECTIONS: Selected private collections Walter & Dawn Clark Netsch Beatrice "Buddy" Mayer Douglas Ross Larry Aronson Marc & Ilana Platt Phil & Joan Krone Craig & Janet Duchossois Sally Fairweather Shirley Hardin Brian Boyer Pritzker collection James Speyer collection Michael Greany Ed & Lindy Bergman Collection Leigh Block Collection Professor Harold Platt Professors Lew Erenberg & Susan Hirsch Dr. David Gross Professor Mihaly Csiksentmihalyi Dr. Paula Young Dr. & Mrs. Imre Hidvegi EXHIBITIONS: Selected exhibitions Biennial Drawing Exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago, 1962 Momentum II, Lexington Hall, University of Chicago, 1964 The Sunken City Rises, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology,1964 Eye on Chicago, Hermann Hall, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1964 29th Corcoran Biennial, 1965, Washington, D.C. Inaugural exhibition, Fairweather-Hardin, 1965 Society for Contemporary Art, Art Institute of Chicago, 1965 12 Chicago Painters...

Category

Early 2000s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Colorful Abstract Dog Print, Acrylic Gouache, Signed, 1950s, Unframed
Colorful Abstract Dog Print, Acrylic Gouache, Signed, 1950s, Unframed

Colorful Abstract Dog Print, Acrylic Gouache, Signed, 1950s, Unframed

Located in Belgrade, MT

This piece is from my priate collection created by Jean Remlinger who has a figurative style reminiscent of the works of Francis Bacon. It is probably an acrylic gouache , as a print...

Category

1950s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Lithograph

1943 War Period Textured Still Life Of Table With Oranges And Bottle
1943 War Period Textured Still Life Of Table With Oranges And Bottle

1943 War Period Textured Still Life Of Table With Oranges And Bottle

Located in Frederiksberg C, DK

A charming and decorative composition painted in 1943 by Danish artist Evan Wulff. This stilleben painting unveils a rustic table adorned simply with a wine bottle and two oranges. T...

Category

1940s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

French Pop Art Modernist Textured Painting Abstract With Stencilled Letters
French Pop Art Modernist Textured Painting Abstract With Stencilled Letters

French Pop Art Modernist Textured Painting Abstract With Stencilled Letters

Located in Surfside, FL

This is a large mixed media abstract painting with stencilled letters in a sans serif typeface in blue and red. it is in the manner of James Coignard but does not appear to be signed...

Category

20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Florida
Florida

Florida

By Saul Steinberg

Located in Greenwich, CT

Florida is an oil and ink mixed media artwork mounted on panel, 24 x 20 inches, signed and dated 'STEINBERG/1969' lower right. Inscribed '22 Florida' verso in pencil. Framed in a con...

Category

20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Black Wooden Assemblage, 1951, A Mid-century Post-war Abstract Relief Sculpture
Black Wooden Assemblage, 1951, A Mid-century Post-war Abstract Relief Sculpture

Black Wooden Assemblage, 1951, A Mid-century Post-war Abstract Relief Sculpture

Located in Frederiksberg C, DK

This unique black wooden assemblage from 1951 is a captivating example of mid-century post-war abstract relief art. Signed with an illegible signature, the piece carries a mysterious...

Category

Mid-20th Century Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

"Boy from Mansos, " Karl Zerbe, Green Figurative "Degenerate" Art Collage
"Boy from Mansos, " Karl Zerbe, Green Figurative "Degenerate" Art Collage

"Boy from Mansos, " Karl Zerbe, Green Figurative "Degenerate" Art Collage

By Karl Zerbe

Located in New York, NY

Karl Zerbe (1903 - 1972) Boy from Mansos, 1963 Collage and acrylic on canvas 35 x 23 inches Signed lower right Provenance: Lee Nordness Galleries, New York Karl Zerbe was born on September 16, 1903 in Berlin, Germany. The family lived in Paris, France from 1904–1914, where his father was an executive in an electrical supply concern. In 1914 they moved to Frankfurt, Germany where they lived until 1920. Karl Zerbe studied chemistry in 1920 at the Technische Hochschule in Friedberg, Germany. From 1921 until 1923 he lived in Munich, where he studied painting at the Debschitz School, mainly under Josef Eberz. From 1924 until 1926 Karl Zerbe worked and traveled in Italy on a fellowship from the City of Munich. In 1932 his oil painting titled, ‘’Herbstgarten’’ (autumnal garden), of 1929, was acquired by the National-Galerie, Berlin; in 1937, the painting was destroyed by the Nazis as "Degenerate art...

Category

1960s Post-War Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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