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1950s Abstract Expressionism

Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver
Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver

Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver

Located in New York, NY

was predominantly inspired by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism dominated in the 1950s as a primary

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi,  1950s
Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi,  1950s

Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi, 1950s

By Salvatore Grippi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

1950s abstract Expressionism Woodblock print on handmade paper Gorgeous, graphic early work from

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Sculpture, 36.5"H
Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Sculpture, 36.5"H

Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Sculpture, 36.5"H

By Peter Voulkos

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

influenced by 1950s abstract expressionism. Her work can be found in many public and private collections

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20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting
Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting

Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting

By Josep Maria Draper

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

. Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting that studied the notions of spirituality and the sublime

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1990s Romantic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Floor Vase / Vessel, 35"H
Large Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Floor Vase / Vessel, 35"H

Large Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Floor Vase / Vessel, 35"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

abstract expressionism. Standing 35 inches high, the piece functions as both sculpture and vessel — its

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20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 40"H
Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 40"H

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 40"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

) reflects a distinctly biomorphic approach influenced by 1950s abstract expressionism. Standing 40 inches

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20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 44.5"H
Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 44.5"H

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 44.5"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

. 1935) reflects a distinctly biomorphic approach influenced by 1950s abstract expressionism. Standing

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20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Vessel, 43.5"H
Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Vessel, 43.5"H

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Ceramic Vessel, 43.5"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

abstract expressionism. Standing 43.5 inches high, the piece functions as both sculpture and vessel — its

Category

20th Century American Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s
Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s

Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s

Located in Arp, TX

From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper Abstract Expressionism Drawing c.1950s Ink and Pastel

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink

Regina Armchairs by Urano Palma for Mirabili
Regina Armchairs by Urano Palma for Mirabili

Regina Armchairs by Urano Palma for Mirabili

$10,400

H 41.34 in W 37.8 in D 37.8 in

Regina Armchairs by Urano Palma for Mirabili

By Urano Palma, Mirabili

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas about the

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Suede, Wood

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

By Jean Xceron

Located in New York, NY

Guggenheim in their non-objective shows. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, his work reflected Abstract

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

printing called the “Lumiprint”. During the late 1930’s and 40’s, Klein developed a unique abstract style

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

“Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionism, and Klein, along

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

By Émile Gérard

Located in Palm Springs, CA

by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Joseph SolmanOld Fire Wagon, Monotype

$1,200

H 16.25 in W 18.25 in

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde

Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting
Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting

Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting

By José Antonio Palanca Ruiz

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

1950s. Arguably, the 1950s were dominated by Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting that prioritized

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1980s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s
Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s

Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s

$2,765

H 26.38 in W 32.68 in D 0.4 in

Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s

By Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski

Located in Stockholm, SE

change in Poland's government in the mid 1950s precipitated new trends in abstract expressionism and

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Vintage 1960s Polish Scandinavian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Paint

Segreto

Robert CarrollSegreto

$3,900

H 21.26 in W 25.59 in

Segreto

By Robert Carroll

Located in Atlanta, GA

Robert Carroll was born in 1934 and was predominantly inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract

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20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ritratto di Camillo Mastrocinque

Ritratto di Camillo Mastrocinque

By Robert Carroll

Located in Atlanta, GA

Robert Carroll was born in 1934 and was predominantly inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract

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20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981
"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981

"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Southampton, NY

selected to commemorate the Apollo Moon missions over 50 years ago. In the 1950s he dabbled in Abstract

Category

1980s American Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Landscape 6
Landscape 6

Roy LichtensteinLandscape 6, 1967

Unavailable

H 33 in W 41 in D 1 in

Landscape 6

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Marseille, FR

world; in the early 1950s, with the rise of Abstract Expressionism, nineteenth-century American

Category

1960s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Watermark

Robert RauschenbergWatermark, 1973

Unavailable

H 17.5 in W 23.5 in D 3 in

Watermark

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

period between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art. As Pop Art emerged in the 1960s, Rauschenberg

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA
MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA

MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

1950s during the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art. He worked with found objects and non

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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3
1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3

1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3

Located in Arp, TX

From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper Abstract Expressionism Contour Drawing 3 c.1950s Abstract

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink

Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s
Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s

Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s

By Belva Ball

Located in Ann Arbor, MI

Ball's creative work was predominantly inspired by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism dominated in the

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 53"H
Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 53"H

Massive Sydney K. Hamburger Sculpture / Vessel, 53"H

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

. Hamburger (b. 1935) reflects a distinctly biomorphic approach influenced by 1950s abstract expressionism

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20th Century American Vases

Materials

Ceramic

"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff
"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff

"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff

By Georgi Daskaloff

Located in Palm Desert, CA

1960 and was living in Paris before moving on to New York. Inspired by the 1950s Abstract Expressionism

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

By Mitch Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

gestures of Abstract Expressionism and declarations about the "death of painting." The hot names of his

Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Joseph SolmanOld Fire Wagon, Monotype

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H 16.25 in W 18.25 in

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde

Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Joseph SolmanOld Fire Wagon, Monotype

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H 16.25 in W 18.25 in

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde

Category

20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed
1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed

1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas

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Vintage 1950s Haitian Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson
Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson

Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson

Located in Pasadena, CA

Hanson's creative work was predominantly influenced by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the

Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)
Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)

Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)
Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)

Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color fields and painterly dripping

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)
Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)

Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

the country's premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Untitled (SFE-001)
Untitled (SFE-001)

Untitled (SFE-001)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

“Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionism, and Klein, along

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

called the “Lumiprint”. During the late 1930’s and 40’s, Klein developed a unique abstract style that was

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

By Mitch Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

gestures of Abstract Expressionism and declarations about the "death of painting." The hot names of his

Category

1960s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

By Émile Gérard

Located in Palm Springs, CA

. Unframed. Born in 1932, Émile Gérard was largely inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstraction
Abstraction

Medard P. KleinAbstraction, c. 1945

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H 9.875 in W 14.125 in

Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

“Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionism, and Klein, along

Category

1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959
Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959

Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959

By Michel Cadoret

Located in Treasure Island, CA

deposits of paint. He worked in New York City during the late 1950s and early 1960s when abstract

Category

Vintage 1950s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring
Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring

Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring

Located in Frederick, MD

1940s to mid 1950s as part of the Abstract Expressionism movement of that era. The vibrant colors and

Category

Vintage 1940s Unknown Post-War Fashion Rings

Materials

Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas
Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas

Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas

By Walter William Barker

Located in Providence, RI

This is a large, excellent example of 1950s abstract expressionism by an acclaimed artist and

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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By Minna Citron

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Minna Citron, 'Flight to Tomorrow', aquatint and engraving, edition unknown but small, 1948. Signed, titled, dated, and annotated 'engr & aqua' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impr...

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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Engraving, Aquatint

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