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Style: Abstract
Period: 1950s
Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Casein, Archival Paper
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker
(1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original SGTM Marseille vintage cruise line vintage travel poster
By Raoul Berjonneau
Located in Spokane, WA
Original French cruise line vintage poster: SGTM, Societe Generale de Transports Maritimes, Marseille. Original vintage travel poster, c. 1955. Archival linen backed original, ex...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Screen
Cobra Artist 1950s Silkscreen Serigraph Bright Colorful Abstract Hand Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Small vintage hand signed and dated graphic. limited edition.
Erling Jørgensen, 1905-1977 Born in Denmark, self taught artist. painter and graphic. print-maker. Danish painter and gr...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
"El Torero- The Bullfighter" Circa 1950's Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"El Torero-The Bullfighter"
Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Oil on canvas
Circa 1950's
28 1/4 x 20 3/4 (31 1/4 x 23 3/4 frame) inches
"If Diego Velázquez and Henri Matisse h...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American School Abstract Expressionist Large Neutral Tone Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Naturescape Rare Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Signed Female Modernist Abstract Expressionist Naturescape Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker
(1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique American Modernist New England Maine Coastal Seascape Beach Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting of coastal New England. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
French Expressionism "The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani, Circa 1950s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Lumberjacks"
Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Oil on canvas
Circa 1950's
27 x 22 1/2 (frame)
Self-taught artist from a very young age, influenced by Seyssaud and Chabaud,...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fifties Abstract - British 1954 abstract art oil painting Slade School artist
Located in London, GB
This superb British 1950's abstract oil on board painting is by noted Slade School trained contemporary artist Leo Davy. Davy was born in Yorkshire but settled in Cornwall in 1968 an...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Series 67 No.4 abstract oil painting by Jack Wolsky
Located in Hudson, NY
Series 67, No. 4 (1955)
Oil on masonite
48" x 24 ½"
49" x 25 ¼" x 1 ¾" framed
About this artist: Jack Wolsky was born in 1930 in Rochester, New York.
He taught in the Department o...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Blue and Green Forms - British 50's abstract art oil painting paper colourfield
By Robyn Denny
Located in London, GB
This stunning British abstract oil on paper painting is by noted radical British artist Robyn Denny. One of his earlier works, it was painted in February 1959. Entitled blue and gree...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
MALLORCA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DORR BOTHWELL ( 1902 - 2000)
MALLORCA
Serigraph, Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil. Signed and dated in the print. Image. 13 1/8 x 9 inches, sheet 19 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches. ...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Screen
"Untitled" Mary Abbott, Abstract Expressionist Collage, Ninth Street Women
By Mary Abbott
Located in New York, NY
Mary Abbott
Untitled, circa 1953
Signed with initials lower right
Oil and torn paper collage
17 x 14 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Thomas McCormick Gallery, Chicago
Private Collection, New York (acquired directly from the above)
Exhibited:
Athens, Georgia, Georgia Museum of Art, Suitcase Paintings...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Paper
Framed American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Fauvist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 24H.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Ink Drawing Abstract Expressionist Rooster Woman Artist
By Judith Brown
Located in Surfside, FL
Judith Brown (December 17, 1931 – May 11, 1992) was a dancer and a sculptor who was drawn to images of the body in motion and its effect on the cloth surrounding it. She welded crushed automobile scrap metal into energetic moving torsos, horses, and flying draperies.
Brown attended Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York (B.A., 1954), where she learned to weld from her teacher, Theodore Roszak, a pioneering abstract expressionist sculptor. This is done in a style similar to Leonard Baskin.
Select Commissions
Mural Sculpture, Lobby, Louisville Radio Station WAVE
Fountain, commissioned by Architectural Interiors, New York City
Model, designed and executed for Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy
Sculpture, designed for Electra Film Productions, NYC
Noah's Ark, exhibited at Bronx Zoo, New York City, at Rochester Museum and Science Center, Rochester, New York, and at Hopkins Center, Hanover, New Hampshire
Store Windows, executed Tiffany & Company Windows, New York City, Christmas 1957, 1959, 1962, October 1969, Spring 1979, and October 1980
Wall Sculptures: for Youngstown Research Center (1963-4), commissioned by Youngstown Steel Company, Youngstown, Ohio; for Hecht and Company, Landmark Shopping Center, Alexandria, Virginia, Daniel Schwartzman, Architect; for Lobby, 570 Seventh Avenue, New York City, Giorgio Cavaglieri, Architect; for Lobby, Cities Service Company's New Research Center, Cranbury, New Jersey; for Ottauquechee Health Center, Woodstock, Vermont
Eternal Lights: for Congregation Beth-El, South Orange, New Jersey; for Congregation Sharey Tefilo, East Orange, New Jersey
Menorahs: commissioned by Architect Fritz Nathan for the Permanent Collection of the Jewish Museum, New York City; commissioned by Smith College for the Helen Hill Chapel, Northampton, Massachusetts; commissioned by Jules Scherman, of Wisteria Press, Inc., New York City
Altar Cross, commissioned by Smith College for the Helen Hill Chapel, Northampton, Massachusetts
Landscape, Memorial Piece for Gustave Heller, YM-YWCA, Essex County, New Jersey
Memorial Plaque for Robert A. Ferguson, Westchester County Airport, Purchase, New York
Sculpture for Vice President's office, Atlantic Richfield Company, New York City
Bronze Relief Sculpture for Gymnasium Lobby, South Richmond High School, Staten Island, New York, Daniel Schwartzman, Architect
Poster, Stratton Arts Festival, Stratton, Vermont
Medallion, commissioned by Brandeis University National Women's Committee, New York City
Model for Fountain for the Plaza at Windsor, Vermont
Bronze Sculpture, commissioned by Intramural, Inc. for Building Lobby, N/E Cor. 79th Street and Second Avenue, New York City
Presentation Piece, commissioned by Graphic Arts Associates of Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wall Mural, Noah's Ark, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City
1977: Designed and executed Hanes Hosiery "Million Dollar Award"; Designed and executed "Old Spice" Smart Ship Award
1978: Commissioned to design and execute the "Walter White Award" for the NAACP for presentation to Hubert Humphrey; Commissioned to design and execute the Award for the Honorees of the National Board YWCA's First Tribute to Women in International Industry
1979: Designed and executed Jewelry for the Museum of Modern Art, New York City; Designed and executed limited edition of Mazuzas for Brandeis University-National Women's Committee, New York City
1980: Bronze Cross commissioned for St. James Episcopal Church, Woodstock, Vermont
1982: Eubie Award, New York Chapter of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
1985: Two Sculptures, Marriott Hotel, Orlando, Florida
1986: Two large Sculptures for indoor reflecting pools, Palm Desert Hotel, Palm Springs, California; John Portman, Eight Sculptures for Peachtree Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia; John Portman, Beach House, Sea Island, Georgia
1987: Loan Installation, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts
1988: Eleven foot outdoor Sculpture for Front Plaza, River Court, Charles River, East Cambridge, Massachusetts, H. J. Davis Development Corp.; Tomie dePaola...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
India Ink, Handmade Paper
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Ervin B. Nussbaum (1914 - 1996). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Dated 1950.
Artist Bio:
Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Co...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract - Scottish 1950's Abstract art oil painting
By Alexander McNeish
Located in London, GB
This superb Scottish Abstract oil painting is by noted sixties Edinburgh artist Alexander McNeish. An early work, painted circa 1957 when McNeish was just 25 years old, it demonstrat...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Trees in Bloom Along the River Landscape in oil on Heavy Cardstock
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Trees in Bloom Along the River Landscape in Oil on Heavy Cardstock
Bold oil landscape by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Trees with pink and white blooms line the bank of a river. The river is shown in streaks of pink, green, and yellow, reflecting the surrounding landscape. At the far edge of the river, bright green mountains sharply rise from the bank.
Acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Stamp from the Larry Miller Fine Art on verso.
Unframed.
Board size: 14.75"H x 22"W
Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
Category
Abstract Impressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Illustration Board
Antique American School Modernist Large Abstract New York Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso. Dated 1950.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Cubist Painting Architectural Composition
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage abstract composition by John W. Hatch (1919 - 1998, American). Exhibited work with a tag lower left. Gouache and watercolor on paper. Signed. Framed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache, Watercolor
Antique American Impressionist Normandy Marsh Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist landscape painting by Genevieve Pierce Law (1906-1995). Oil on board. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
L 32
By Hans Hartung
Located in Paris, FR
Autograph, 1957
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Epreuve artiste"
Publisher : Hans Hartung
Printer : Jean Pons (Paris)
Catalog : [RMM 108]
64.50 cm. x 50.00 cm. | 25...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Large Signed Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Original Framed Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Biomorphic
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of Samuel Esses, then by descent in the family
Gouache on paper
Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world aro...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
Bouquet
By Gen Paul
Located in New York, NY
Gen Paul (1895-1955 Fr.) lived in Montmartre, Paris France. He is know for his action painting with quick brush strokes and this work of art was painted around 1955-1960.
He was a mu...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Crayon
'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Large Mid-century American Biomorphic Abstraction
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century American Abstract oil comprising biomorphic and dimensional forms in shades of coral, jade and straw, shown gathered around a central, rectangular element ...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
(after) Nicolas de Staël - Abstract Composition - Pochoir
By Nicolas de Staël
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
(after) Nicolas de Staël - Abstract Composition - Pochoir
Published in the deluxe art review, XXe Siecle
1959
Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm
Publisher: G. d...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Stencil
Untitled Biomorphic
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of Samuel Esses, by descent in the family
Gouache on paper
Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around h...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
Untitled Biomorphic
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of Samuel Esses, then by descent in the family
Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Sc...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
Monochrome Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Monochrome Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Although this piece only uses black and white paint, the blue paper creates an additional layer of depth. Lines dance across the paper, implying movement and expression, yet the piece is well-balanced and harmonious.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Unframed.
Paper size: 25.5"H x 20"W
Larry Miller 1958-2003, Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. He purchased the entirety of the Honora Berg Estate and we purchased many of those works directly from Larry.
Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Abstract - British Moderist Abstract Art - 1950's St Ives School oil painting
By Trevor Bell
Located in London, GB
An original very large British Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas by Trevor Bell, the last of the St Ives modernists. Titled December in Anticoli and painted in 1959 after Mark Rot...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker (1929 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The castle
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1956
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 43/75
Certificate of authenticity
50.00 cm. x 64.00 cm. | 19.69 in. x 25.2 in. (paper)
36.00 cm. x 46.00 cm. | 14.17...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
The parade
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1953
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 86/285
Catalog : Saphire E 25
42.00 cm. x 51.00 cm. | 16.54 in. x 20.08 in. (paper)
35.00 cm. x 45.00 cm. | 13.78 in....
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Musicians
By Gen Paul
Located in New York, NY
Gen Paul (1895-1955 Fr.) lived in Montmartre, Paris France. He is know for his action painting with quick brush strokes and this work of art was painted around 1955-1960.
He was a mu...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
La Perruch et la Sirene
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after)
Title: La Perruch et la Sirene
Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse
Medium: Lithograph
Date: 1958
Edition: 2000
Sheet Size: 14" x 30 3/4"
Signatur...
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Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Naturescape Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker
(1929-2021). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Landscape Framed Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Adele Becker. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Biomorphic
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of Samuel Esses, by descent in the family
Gouache on paper4500
Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world arou...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache
Guinovart. 13 painting cardboard
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Guinovart.
Josep Guinovart i Bertran (Barcelona 1927-2007) was a painter, draftsman and engraver from Catalonia, Spain.
After studying at the School of the Lonja and the Promotion ...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Acrylic
Plate VI, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes
By Joan Miró
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Plate VI, from Joan Miro by Jacques Prévert and Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, a book published by Maeght and Printed by Mourlot in 1956.
Reference: Mo...
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Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Figures Running - Early Abstract Expressionism like Willem de Kooning
By Salvatore Grippi
Located in Miami, FL
Salvatore Grippi was my art professor at Ithaca college from 1970- 1971
Who was doing paintings like this in 1950? Jackson Pollack, Willem De Kooning and Salvatore Grippi, and a few...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American Minimalist Mid Century Modern Abstract Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract minimalist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed verso.
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape with White Bird - Welsh 1950's Abstract art oil painting nature
By Glyn Morgan
Located in London, GB
A Welsh artist, Morgan studied at Cardiff College of Art under Ceri Richards. He was a renowned imaginative artist and friend of Cedric Morris. He was influenced by the Benton End ar...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Paper
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Cardboard
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). Blue, red, and yellow-green patches swirl around each other, evoking the image of a nebula or body of water with leaves floating on top. The bold colors contrast with each other, creating a strong impression even from a distance.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Estate stamp on verso "Estate of Honora Berg - Miller Fine Art"
Unframed.
Paper size: 29.75"H x 22"W
Larry Miller 1958-2003, Larry was a specialist in bay area abstract artists and purchased numerous bay area artists estates. He purchased the entirety of the Honora Berg Estate and we purchased many of those works directly from Larry.
Honora Berg, an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist, studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Paper, Oil
Original Mondorf-les-Baines vintage spa poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Mondorf-les-Baines lithograph created by the artist Lex Weyer in 1959. Archival linen back in very fine to excellent condition; ready to frame. Grand-Duche de Luxembour...
Category
Abstract Expressionist 1950s Art
Materials
Lithograph
Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando Baldinelli. It was painted circa 1958 after Baldinelli left Italy for South Africa a...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Oil
Le crépuscule rose caresse le sexe des femmes et des oiseaux
Located in Paris, FR
Stencil, 1959
Signed in the plate
Publisher : Pierre Matisse (New-York)
Printer : Mourlot (Daniel Jacomet)
43.50 cm. x 36.00 cm. 17.13 in. x 14.17 in. (paper)
After a gouache by Joa...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Stencil
Couple
Located in PARIS, FR
Since the 1940s, the Egyptian painter Hamed Abdalla is not only a visionary pioneer of modern art for the global south and Arab countries; he is also one of the first of his generation to envision painting as political art and activism. The current display focuses on a specific time of defeat and disillusion for a whole generation of Arab artists and intellectuals, in the aftermath of the “Six Days War” led by Israel and their allies (a war title which a lot of Arab activists consider propagandist, preferring to call it “The Defeat of 1967” or simply the “June 1967 War”). This persistent ideological wound became the symbol of failed dreams for the “Arab Nation” or Arab states alliances – including the short but emblematic Egyptian-Syrian achievement of the United Arab Republic.
Another major failure, to which Abdalla will respond through the paintings on display here, is the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat program of “opening up” (Infitah) the Egyptian economy and give way to political compromise with the US and Israel – Abdalla assimilating this period to a vast state of Coma for all Arab people and territories.
In a collective statement by a group of Egyptian artists exiled in Paris (including Abdalla), published in the Egyptian local journal Al-Dustur, on 5 December 1977, one can read: “This disaster is far greater than the defeat of June 1967. Rather, it approaches the scale of the disaster that took place in 1948 (…) To destroy the Arab people’s noble three decades-long struggle against imperialism and Zionism (…) Sadat is exploiting the stifling economic crisis that Egypt is currently facing (…) We must resist this betrayal of our nation or be crushed under the wheels of global imperialism for generations to come.”
The works presented here reflect Abdalla’s transformation of the Hurrufiyyah aesthetics, to achieve his own way of “Arab Letterism”. It claims for a deeply experimental, non-decorative, politically committed and non-commercial use of the Arabic letter...
Category
Abstract 1950s Art
Materials
Gouache