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abstraction '70s - oil paint, 60x73 cm.
abstraction '70s - oil paint, 60x73 cm.

abstraction '70s - oil paint, 60x73 cm.

Located in Nice, FR

Oilon canvas by Jean paul Van Lith, painter and ceramist. He received the price "Chevalier des arts et des lettres"

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Persian Garden, Op Art 3D Color Silkscreen w/ Arches paper backing Signed/N '70s
Persian Garden, Op Art 3D Color Silkscreen w/ Arches paper backing Signed/N '70s

Persian Garden, Op Art 3D Color Silkscreen w/ Arches paper backing Signed/N '70s

By Anne Youkeles

Located in New York, NY

Anne Youkeles Persian Garden, ca. 1970 3D Color Silkscreen w/ Arches paper backing Hand-signed by artist in pencil, titled and numbered 37/100 on backing sheet of Arches paper. 23 x ...

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen, Laid Paper

Large 70s Hutschenreuther Op Art Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Vase Heinrich Fuchs
Large 70s Hutschenreuther Op Art Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Vase Heinrich Fuchs

Large 70s Hutschenreuther Op Art Bisque Porcelain Sculpture Vase Heinrich Fuchs

By Dr. Heinrich Fuchs, Hutschenreuther

Located in Sherborne, Dorset

This original bisque porcelain OP Art vase was designed by Heinrich Fuchs in the 1970s for

Category

Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair 70s Woven Oaxaca School Abstract Fiber Art Tapestries
Pair 70s Woven Oaxaca School Abstract Fiber Art Tapestries

Pair 70s Woven Oaxaca School Abstract Fiber Art Tapestries

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Pair 70s woven Oaxaca School abstract fiber art tapestries, A fine companion pair, from the Ole

Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tapestries

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Unique Murano Glass Vase in clear glass and black Abstract Drops 1960's-70's
Unique Murano Glass Vase in clear glass and black Abstract Drops 1960's-70's

Unique Murano Glass Vase in clear glass and black Abstract Drops 1960's-70's

Located in Milano, IT

Vintage Murano Vase - Thick Glass Sculpture - Bookshelf Decoration Vintage soliflower Murano vase in thick clear glass, with a fascinating black glass decor looking like a drop of i...

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Blue, Green, & Yellow Abstraction 1960-70s Monotype

Blue, Green, & Yellow Abstraction 1960-70s Monotype

By Carol Cunningham

Located in San Francisco, CA

This 1960-70s monotype on paper abstract in yellow, green, and blue is by Bay Area printmaker

Category

1960s Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Monotype

No title, Antoni Tàpies, 70's, Collage, ink, gouache on paper
No title, Antoni Tàpies, 70's, Collage, ink, gouache on paper

No title, Antoni Tàpies, 70's, Collage, ink, gouache on paper

By Antoni Tàpies

Located in Calella de Palafrugell, Girona

Author: Antoni Tàpies No title Year: Circa 1970 Technique: Collage, ink, gouaches and frottage Signed and dedicated in the lower right corner Perfectly framed in solid oak

Category

1970s Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Gouache

Abstract Ceramic Bull Signed Florentino. Spanish Earthenware Clay Art. 70s
Abstract Ceramic Bull Signed Florentino. Spanish Earthenware Clay Art. 70s

Abstract Ceramic Bull Signed Florentino. Spanish Earthenware Clay Art. 70s

Located in ROTTERDAM, ZH

What a beautiful piece of art! This bull is made of earthenware / ceramic and most probably made in

Category

Vintage 1970s Spanish Arts and Crafts Animal Sculptures

Materials

Earthenware

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