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Abstract Oil on Paper
By Leon Wall
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th Century - 1940's Abstract Oil on Paper Done by Leon Wall ( 1916 - 1980 )
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper

1940’s French Tonal Abstract Signed Oil Still Life Objects superb quality
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: oil on board Size: 8.5 x 11 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The
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Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Basic Form Problem #2, 1940s Framed Blue, Green Abstract Geometric Oil Painting
By Ralph Anderson
Located in Denver, CO
Geometric shape abstract painting in green, blue, and orange. Oil on paper. Presented in a custom
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1940's French Modernist Figure in Interior Setting, Intriguing Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed. Size: canvas: 24 x 19.75 inches Provenance
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1950s "Abstract #6" Abstract Oil Painting
By Victor Thall
Located in Arp, TX
Victor Thall "Abstract #6" c. 1950s Oil on Masonite 40"x48" unframed Signed in paint lower left
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Bert Miripolsky Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
Non-objective abstract oil on canvas from the estate of Bert Miripolsky. American artist
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
, thickly painted with etched lines. Abstract expressionism was born in the 1940's in America. It was
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Provincetown Seascape Oil Painting
By Joseph Kaplan
Located in Surfside, FL
, printmaker, photographer, and teacher. He was most active in the 1940s through the 1950s. Earlier in his
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting
By Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Surrealist Abstract, Yellow, Original Oil Painting By French artist, Sophie Danielle
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
By Louis Stone
Located in New York, NY
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA Louis Stone (1902
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fiery Abstract, Orange Colour, Original Oil Painting
By Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fiery Abstract, Orange Colour, Original Oil Painting By French artist Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Basic Form Problems, 1940s Framed Geometric Oil Painting, Green Blue Orange
By Ralph Anderson
Located in Denver, CO
Original abstract vintage circa 1940s Transcendental abstract oil painting by New Mexico artist
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

John Little "Blue Nocturne" Abstract Oil Painting
By John Little
Located in Detroit, MI
and white. The abstract composition is bursting with energy that pours out of the painting and beyond
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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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

Abstract Mountains, Stylised Scene, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed
By Sophie Danielle Rubinstain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Mountains, Stylised Scene, Colourful Oil Painting, Signed By French artist Sophie Danielle
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Verklarte Nach, by Arnold Schoenberg, Oil on Canvas by Rolf Stoll, 1940s-1950s
By Rolf Stoll
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Poem, " Verklarte Nacht ", by Arnold Schoenberg ", (titled on stretcher verso) Circa 1940-1950 Oil on
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Masks, 1980s Semi-Abstract Polychromatic Oil Painting, Vibrant Multicolor
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) titled "Masks" from the 1980s. Mosaic style oil
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Modernist Mexican Artist "Porters Garden" Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Ernesto Linares
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Board Dimensions: 16" x 19 3/4" x 1/4
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Carving William Pellicone
Located in Surfside, FL
William Pellicone (American 1915-2004) Mixed media, pyrography, oil on wood carving painting
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s. Classic Surrealism brought to life on
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition in Red and Blue - Abstract Expressionist 1950s Oil Painting
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
'Composition in Red and Blue' is a vintage abstract expressionist original oil painting on board by
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Scale Gestural Figurative Abstract Expressionist Surrealist Oil Painting
By Matthew Carone
Located in Surfside, FL
artist and gallerist. The Italian- American New Jersey native took up painting in the 1940s after Hans
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Beach Landscape
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Surfside, FL
New York Abstract Expressionists in the 1940s and 1950s. Unlike them, however, he preferred to make
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Jute

"Cozumel Channel" abstract sediment landscape oil painting of a rolling current
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
draftsmanship. Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940 to 1970) found California’s striking
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Tanzania 5" abstract sedimentary landscape oil painting calm blues & bold reds
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
draftsmanship. Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940 to 1970) found California’s striking
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Les Competiteurs, American Modernist, Abstract Figurative Oil on Canvas, 1952
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Les Competiteurs" by American modernist painter Leonard Nelson is a 36" x 26" oil on canvas
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1950s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting, Blue Brown Orange Sage Green
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
Abstract expressionist oil painting on board from 1955 by Charles Bunnell. Abstract shapes in
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Sacred Family, 1950s Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Red Blue White Green
By Charles Ragland Bunnell
Located in Denver, CO
"Untitled (Sacred Family)" is an abstract oil painting on board by Charles Ragland Bunnell (1897
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Painting by Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
John Teyral (American, 1912-1999) Abstract, 1965 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 32 x 30
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Southern Modernist Abstract Musical Oil Painting by Ethel Davis, Alabama 1940
Located in Baltimore, MD
was a musician. The painting likely dates to the late 1930’s or 1940’s and is signed lower right. The
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1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Indian Summer, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
to say that Manhattan gallerist Julien Levy had rather a good eye. In the 1930s and 1940s, Salvador
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Twinning Stars, Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
to say that Manhattan gallerist Julien Levy had rather a good eye. In the 1930s and 1940s, Salvador
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
the Abstract Expressionism of the 1940s/50s into the Bay Area Figurative movement of the 1950s/60s
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Plaster, Oil

"South Bay, " 1970s Modern Abstract Oil Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This Modern abstract painting by Modernist painter Stanley Bate features earthy, textured umber
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geometric Abstract American Oil WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective
By August Mosca
Located in New York, NY
Geometric Abstract American Oil Painting WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective. August
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Colorful MCM Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Modernist Ralph Rosenborg
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Surfside, FL
of the New York Abstract Expressionists in the 1940s and 1950s. Unlike them, however, he preferred to
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Jute, Oil, Canvas

Mid-Century Modern Extra-Large Red Abstract Oil Painting By Kai Lindemann
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
. This oil painting is a typical mid-century modern abstract oil painting that is full of expression and
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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Oil, Wood

'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Painters Eleven, Ontario, Canadian Modernist Oil
By Hortense Mattice Gordon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
member of Canada's first English-speaking abstract group, Painters Eleven. A scholarship recipient
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Harbor, Framed Mid Century Abstract Oil Painting, Pink Orange Yellow Green
By Hugh Weller
Located in Denver, CO
Original abstract oil painting by Hugh Weller (1898-1982). This mid-century modern work is painted
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Rice Paper Modernist John Von Wicht
Located in Surfside, FL
John von Wicht (American, 1888-1970) Oil on Japanese Rice Paper. Hand signed and dated in pencil
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Rice Paper

Mod Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
the 1940's through the 50's. This cartoon was syndicated and published in Quebec under the title
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

White Pidgeon, La Paloma Blanca, Modernist Abstract, 1962, Framed Oil on Canvas
By Leon Kelly
Located in Doylestown, PA
, is a large scale Modernist Abstract painting. The 40" x 54" oil on canvas is signed "Leon Kelly" on
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Diana and the Three Fates, Vintage 1970s Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Diana and the Three Fates, vintage 1970s semi abstract oil painting on board by 20th century Denver
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Alpha, " The Beginning, 1950s Framed Abstract Textured Mixed Media Oil Painting
By Eve Drewelowe
Located in Denver, CO
Mid-century modern abstract oil painting by renowned Colorado modernist woman artist, Eve Drewelowe
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Abstract Composition by Zoute (Leon Salter) Mid Century
Located in Rochester, NY
Abstract Modernist oil painting by Zoute. Oil on canvas mounted on board. Painted in circa 1940's
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting by Ivo Tartarini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ivo Tartarini (1912 - 1993) designed this stylish cubist constructivist oil on canvas painting
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1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Adam and Eve, 1980s Abstract Figurative Painting, Vertical Oil Painting, 30 x 48
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Oil painting on foam core titled "Adam and Eve" by Denver artist Edward Marecak (1919-1993) from
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Argument, 1960s Vintage Semi-Abstract Oil Painting in Reds, Pinks, and Black
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on board painting by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) titled "The Argument" from 1968. Semi-abstract
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Four Winter Months, Semi-Abstract Figure Oil Painting, Red Black Orange Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
1985 original signed oil painting titled 'The Four Winter Months' by Denver modernist, Edward
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stop Flats Night Stops Abstract Geometric Modernist Oil Painting W.C. Richardson
By W.C. Richardson
Located in Surfside, FL
faculty at Maryland in 1978 and has maintained a professional focus on abstract painting and contemporary
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

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

Fetishes, 1940s Abstract Figurative Southwestern Mixed Media Painting, Red Gray
By Howard Schleeter
Located in Denver, CO
permanent home. Schleeter studied under Brooks Willis during the 1930’s and worked in several mediums
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1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Wax, Gouache, Archival Paper

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
regularly exhibited. Her work was most active from the 1940-1960's
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

'Abstract in Coral and Ivory', New York School, Whitney Museum, WPA, Action Oil
By Victor Thall
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
-century, abstract oil comprising a centrally placed and expansive star-shaped form accompanied by jagged
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Cardboard

1990 Untitled Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Victor Arrangements" Modern Abstract Fine Art Oil Painting Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
exploration of large abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1988 "Utopia" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
abstract oil paintings. His paintings have been exhibited in galleries in San Francisco, Connecticut and
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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  • Lilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021
    An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.

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