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CARLOS CARNERO (1922-1980) ORIGINAL INK DRAWING - FIGURE SKETCHES DOODLES
By Carlos Carnero
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
50's, he tried the cubisante figuration of the portraits of Picasso then adopts the abstract balances
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pencil

'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Strings', ink and pencil on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil

"Abstract Interior of Room" Myron Lechay, Colorful Early Geometric Abstract
By Myron Lechay
Located in New York, NY
Myron Lechay Abstract Interior of Room, 1923 Signed upper right corner and dated upper left corner
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1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York City Abstract Skyline, Semi Abstract Night Scene Cityscape Oil Painting
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He alone is
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

American Modernist Peter Macchiarini "Brooch Sketch"
Located in Arp, TX
outdoor Art Festivals in Hoteling Place and the Ferry Building in 1939, 1940 and 1941. Because of its
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Pencil

Subjective Farm Landscape abstract oil painting by Ralph Rosenborg
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Hudson, NY
Subjective Farm Landscape 1940 Oil on canvas, 24" x 30" 37.5" x 31" x 2" framed - frame is original
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Abstract of Lines and Colours' German School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
'Abstract of Lines and Colours', oil on panel (circa 1960s), German School, signed, 'X. Kruger
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Composition in Red and Blue - Abstract Expressionist 1950s Oil Painting
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
irritated his professor with his abstract sketches. Bunnell taught at the Kansas City Art Institute
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Abstract of Lines and Colours II' German School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
'Abstract of Lines and Colours II', oil on panel (circa 1960s), German School, signed, 'X. Kruger
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

1950s Abstract Expressionist Composition, Mid Century Oil Painting, Blue Yellow
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He alone is credited with introducing
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sacred Family, 1950s Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Red Blue White Green
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
painting, he regularly irritated his professor with his abstract sketches. Bunnell taught at the Kansas
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1950s Abstract Painting New York Skyline Cityscape, Buildings, Blue Yellow Red
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
personal turmoil experienced by the artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Abstract Prism: Radiant Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
'Abstract Prism: Radiant Cubist Figure', oil on board, by STM (circa 1970s). A marvellous late mid
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1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Neo-Impressionist Pointillist Abstract Mid 20th Century Small Painting
By Louis Bellon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pointillist Abstract Design by Louis Bellon (French 1908-1998) initialled lower right in the image
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Mid-20th Century Pointillist Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache

1950s Framed Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Mid Century Modern, Green Red
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
experienced by the artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood

Abstract Painting in Blue, Gray & Black, Vintage 1960s Mid Century Modern Art
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
irritated his professor with his abstract sketches. Bunnell taught at the Kansas City Art Institute
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-Century Modern, Mixed Media Abstract Composition with Blue White Yellow
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
20th Century abstract seascape, mixed media painting in blue, yellow, and white by Denver Modernist
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Rice Paper Modernist John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
the Ardsley Art Academy in Brooklyn and secured a job at the U.S. Printing and Lithography Company
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Rice Paper

Dawn of the Tigris, Mid Century Modern Abstract Oil Painting, Blue Red White
Located in Denver, CO
"Dawn of the Tigris" is an oil on canvas abstract painting by Gwendolyn Dufill Meux (1893-1973
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1940s Vertical American Modern Mining Town Landscape Lithograph, Mountain Scene
By Otis Dozier
Located in Denver, CO
Arts Center. Dozier served as Boardman Robinson’s assistant at the Fine Arts Center in the 1940’s. The
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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Abstract Composition
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
Yaacov Agam "Abstract Composition" Agamograph Ed. 17/25 Signed and Numbered Site Size: approx 13 x
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Screen

Abstract Composition
Abstract Composition
H 22.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
Abstract Composition - Pyramid
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
Yaacov Agam "Abstract Composition" Agamograph Ed. 87/99 Signed and Numbered Site Size: approx 16 x
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

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Screen

Abstract Geometric Screen Print -- "Construction Over Yellow Sky"
By Margo Hoff
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful geometric abstract screen print abstract in black, blue and yellow by Margo Hoff
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Ink, Laid Paper

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
a job at the U.S. Printing and Lithography Company, later moving to work at Ravenna Mosaic. While
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Pastel

Abstract Pastel Crayon Drawing Color Abstract, Seasonal Letter John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
a job at the U.S. Printing and Lithography Company, later moving to work at Ravenna Mosaic. While
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Crayon, Oil Pastel

1950s Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Composition by Charles Bunnell
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
artist. In the late 1940’s, Bunnell began experimenting with Abstract Expressionism. He alone is
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

'Portrait of a Man Playing Guitar', Berlin School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
the artist, E.D. Rohe. About the Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Star of Peace
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
drawings and sketches of Western art and architecture. In viewing the art of the past, he became obsessed
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1970s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal

'Cubist Still Life', School of Berlin
Located in London, GB
Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ochur Scramble
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Grey Mood aka 'Forecast'
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

SOHAG Sentinel
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Yellow One - Framed
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (Canyon)
By Louis Ribak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
, a group closely associated with New Masses. Ribak's work during the 1930s and early 1940s is
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Untitled (Canyon)
H 25 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
Recent Vero
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Call
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

oT
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

oT
H 30 in W 24 in
Near Cedar Street
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

ACP
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Late One
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

MB Code
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Expressionist Painting. Acrylic on Canvas. Collection from revered artist of NYC and The
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing major WPA artist, Estate issued COA
By William Baziotes
Located in New York, NY
WILLIAM BAZIOTES Untitled Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern ink drawing with Estate COA, ca
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Personages of the Gorge
By Louis Ribak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
New Masses. Ribak's work during the 1930s and early 1940s is dominated by social realism. His painting
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Personages of the Gorge
H 36 in W 17.25 in D 1.5 in
'The Power of Words', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Portrait of a Seated Man', German School (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
.). About the Artist: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1980s attributed
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany. Berlin to
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Captain Cook
By Cleve Gray
Located in Austin, TX
promising art student. In 1940, Gray graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with degrees in art
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1970s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Portrait of a Reposing Cat', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
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1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

'The Stray Cat', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
Art: Our gallery has access to a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art
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1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled Cubist Figure
By STM
Located in London, GB
a cache of paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Portrait of Future Man', German School
Located in London, GB
paintings from the 1940s to the 1970s attributed to an art collective whose traces start with Germany
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1960s Futurist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
the 1940s and later, Kelly's work reflects his determination not to be limited by the trends of his
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1920s Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Gouache

The Triangles and Spiral
By Alexander Calder
Located in Missouri, MO
Calder once said, “by nature and chance.” From the 1940’s on, Calder’s works, many of them large-scale
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Olympic Lithograph, 1984 Limited Edition SIGNED Deluxe Edition with Official COA
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in New York, NY
1940. There he concentrated in studio art and art history, studying under Victor Arnautoff and Daniel
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Pencil

Ed Sketching at Red Rocks, Vintage 1940s Original Mountain Landscape, Colorado
By Vance Kirkland
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage 1940s Modernist Landscape painting of Red Rocks Park, Colorado by Vance Kirkland
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1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

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Watercolor

Signed Yaacov Agam Silkscreen Print
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Larchmont, NY
he filled notebook upon notebook with drawings and sketches of Western art and architecture. In
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1980s Modern Abstract Prints

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Screen

Fantasy, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, titled
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
calligraphy with the modernist urgency of Abstract Expressionism, died on Monday at a hospital in Tokyo. She
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Tableau, Japanese, limited edition lithograph, black, white, red, signed, number
By Toko Shinoda
Located in Santa Fe, NM
calligraphy with the modernist urgency of Abstract Expressionism, died on Monday at a hospital in Tokyo. She
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Passage
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Missouri, MO
sketches of Western art and architecture. In viewing the art of the past, he became obsessed with the idea
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Passage
Passage
H 22.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in
Untitled
By Leon Kelly
Located in Fairlawn, OH
that became more exaggerated in the 1940s and later, Kelly's work reflects his determination not to be
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pastel

Untitled
Untitled
H 10.13 in W 8.88 in
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1940s Abstract Sketches For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a broad range of 1940s abstract sketches for sale on 1stDibs. Finding the perfect modern, abstract or Pop Art examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. These items have been made for many years, with versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add 1940s abstract sketches that pop against an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include that feature elements of gray, brown, black, blue and more. These artworks have been a part of the life’s work for many artists, but the versions made by (after) Henri Matisse, Henri Matisse, Charles Ragland Bunnell, (after) Alexander Calder and Ethel Magafan are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, oil paint and lithograph, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are 1940s Abstract Sketches?

Prices for art of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — 1940s abstract sketches in our inventory begin at $60 and can go as high as $88,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,642.