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Abstract Geometric WPA Painting Transcendental Art Modern Non Objective 1940s
Located in New York, NY
known as one of the founders of Transcendental Art Movement.
The artworks measures 7 x 5. The drawing
Category
1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Encaustic
The Body - Maurice Rouzée - 1940s - Tempera
By Maurice Rouzée
Located in Roma, IT
The Body is an original artwork realized by Maurice Rouzée in the 1940s. Hand-signed by the artist
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
1940’s French Tonal Abstract Signed Oil Still Life Objects superb quality
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Pierre Georgeot, signed and dated 43'
signed on back
Title: still life of objects
Medium: oil on board
Size: 8.5 x 11 inches
Provenance: private collection, Franc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Voyage" Abstract Oil Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California College
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
H 48 in W 60 in D 2 in
Early 1940s Abstract Pottery Vase #2 after George Ohr
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1940; 61st
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Clay, Varnish
H 6 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
"The Serpent" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville.
In the 1920’s Bate moved to New
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1940's Abstract Composition Jazz Lithograph Pencil Signed and Dated WPA Artist
By Konrad Cramer
Located in Surfside, FL
as a painter of abstract, geometric forms in bold colors, Cramer is most known as a photographer
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1996 "Playgrounds" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California College
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'The Promenade' Abstract Figurative painting of horses and figures, red, green
By Gen Paul
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'The Promenade' by Gen Paul, a colourful Abstract Figurative painting of horses and figures with
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Abduction of the Emperor, " 1970s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
Institute in Nashville.
In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.75 in
1994 "Rosewood Express" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
the U.S. Navy, he pursued an illustration major at the Chicago Academy of Fine Art. His illustrations
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'At the Races' Abstract colourful painting of horses & jockeys racing in Paris
By Gen Paul
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
great deal and he went on to make a living from his art for almost sixty years. Paul first exhibited at
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Captivating "Kingdons" William Shields' Masterpiece of Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Captivating "Visitation" William Shields' Masterpiece of Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
1991 "A Special Place" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 49.5 in W 37.5 in D 2 in
Tête de faune, Picasso, 1940's, Multiples, Face, Ceramic, Design, Plate
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Geneva, CH
Tête de faune
Ed. 29/300 pcs
1948
White earthenware, partially polychromed and glazed
39 x 32 x 4.5 cm
Numbered and stamped on the back : Madoura Plein Feu, Edition Picasso, 29/300
P...
Category
1940s Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
H 15.36 in W 12.6 in D 1.78 in
Blue Totem - Scottish exhibited 1960's Abstract art
By Robin Philipson
Located in London, GB
encouragement he gave his many pupils. Philipson studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1936 to 1940 and
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache
Convolution, 1940s Modern Black White Abstract Lithograph of Kinetic Movement
By Herbert Bayer
Located in Denver, CO
included abstract and surrealist painting, sculpture, environmental art, industrial design, architecture
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
H 23 in W 26.75 in D 1.25 in
Fetishes, 1940s Abstract Figurative Southwestern Mixed Media Painting, Red Gray
By Howard Schleeter
Located in Denver, CO
Albright Art School in his hometown of Buffalo, New York. However, his studies at Albright were brief and
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Gouache, Archival Paper
H 25.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 in
"Abstract Interior of Room" Myron Lechay, Colorful Early Geometric Abstract
By Myron Lechay
Located in New York, NY
that have been compared to Stuart Davis's work of the 1920s and Milton Avery's art of the 1940s
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1994 "Outer Limits" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Personages of the Gorge
By Louis Ribak
Located in Santa Fe, NM
1922 he attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, in 1923 studied with John Sloan at the Art
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Watercolor, Handmade Paper
The Chicken, 1940s Abstract Geometric Pen Ink Drawing, Red, Black, Cream
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
"The Chicken", is ink on paper by Denver artist Edward Marecak (1919-1993) from the 1940's of an
Category
1940s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 23.75 in W 19.75 in D 0.75 in
Castello (Castle) signed unique painting abstract expressionist mid century art
Located in New York, NY
taught at the Federation of Artists School in Detroit, Michigan in the early 1940’s and in Portland
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite
1997 "Brown, Blue Fusion" Abstract Bill Shields Chicago Academy of Fine Art
Located in Arp, TX
and illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
American Cubist Abstract Art Deco Avant-Garde Constructivism 20th Century Modern
Located in New York, NY
American Cubist Abstract Art Deco Avant-Garde Constructivism 20th Century Modern
Florence Henri
Category
1920s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Abstract
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Rolph Scarlett (Canadian/American, 1889 - 1984)
“Abstract”
Signed and dated 1947, lower right
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 25.5 in W 1 in D 28.5 in
'Fireflies', Art Institute of Chicago, San Francisco Art Association, Seattle
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
the 1930's thru the 1960's including at San Francisco Art Association, 1930s, 1940s; Seattle Museum
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Encaustic, Board
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
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 20.5 in W 16.25 in D 1 in
Mod Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Art Academy. He was known for figure, abstract painting, collage, and cartoon illustration.
In the
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
H 24.5 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
'Cubist Still Life', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Cubist Still Life', gouache on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). Surely
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
regularly exhibited.
Her work was most active from the 1940-1960's
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 18.25 in W 48 in D 0.2 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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mod Abstract Expressionist W/C Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
University and the Cincinnati Art Academy. He was known for figure, abstract painting, collage, and cartoon
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
'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
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Four Winter Months, Semi-Abstract Figure Oil Painting, Red Black Orange Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Marecak (1919-1993) with four abstract/stylized figures painted with colors of red, black, green, gray
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Edward MarecakThe Four Winter Months, Semi-Abstract Figure Oil Painting, Red Black Orange Blue, 1985
H 24.5 in W 30.5 in D 1.25 in
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
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Edward MarecakThe Argument, 1960s Vintage Semi-Abstract Oil Painting in Reds, Pinks, and Black, 1968
H 49.5 in W 33.25 in D 1.5 in
'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
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
"Tropic of Crucifix" William Scharf, Abstract Expressionist, New York School
By William Scharf
Located in New York, NY
, William Scharf nevertheless defies art historical categorization. His abstracted compositions of organic
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
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
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Captivating "Strong Emotions" William Shields' Masterpiece Modern Abstract Art
Located in Arp, TX
and illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Descent of Light - rich, dark, impasto, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Joseph Drapell
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This deeply dramatic abstract painting is by the masterful Canadian expressionist Joseph Drapell
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Surrealistic Environmental Apocalypse Still Life Hawaiian Surrealism
By Marguerite Blasingame
Located in Soquel, CA
1940s Surrealistic Environmental Apocalypse Still Life Hawaiian Surrealism
Symbolic still life of
Category
1940s Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
"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
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric Abstract
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1889, he
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vase of Afterlife, " Colorful abstract Monoprint in Black Frame
Located in Houston, TX
as a successful master chef, Bert Long decided to devote himself entirely to art in the late 1970’s
Category
1990s Folk Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint, Paper
H 41.5 in W 29.5 in D 1.5 in
"The Manifestation" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Fish, Dove and Musical Instrument', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
1940s). Surely this very attractive piece was inspired by Georges Braque (1882-1963) and Juan Gris
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Abstract Surrealist 'Double Entry on the Plane' Oil Painting 1970s
Located in Surfside, FL
influences.
His half-brother, also an artist, Pablo Echaurren, shared that it's really a shame that his art
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract and Drip
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
-objective art as an aesthetic in America. He also worked in an abstract art style during the American avant
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Abstract Cubes -- San Francisco Abstract Expressionist School
By James McCray
Located in Soquel, CA
) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951).
An abstract painter, his early works were geometric
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 24 in W 30 in D 1 in
"Victor Arrangements" Modern Abstract Fine Art Oil Painting Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
illustration
Landscape, figurative and abstract painting
ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT: (Professor of Art)
California
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Disguise, Large Scale Abstract Art, Contemporary Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Original abstract oil painting on canvas, textural layers with hidden history, white space, journey
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 59.85 in W 48.04 in D 1.58 in
"Aragon" Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville.
In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Ruins of Athens, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville.
In the 1920’s Bate moved to New
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Questions About Abstract Art Of The 1940s
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024The six elements of abstract art are color, form, line, shape, texture and value. Color refers to the various hues featured in a composition, while form refers to the subjects or elements of a piece. Lines and shapes are the components that make up the artwork. Textures include both physical differences in the surface of a work and effects that create the illusion of textural variations. Value, the final element, describes how light or dark the colors are. On 1stDibs, shop a wide range of abstract art.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024There is no single painter who experimented with abstract art and Cubism. A number of artists worked in Cubism, a style of abstract art in which reality was fragmented into flat, geometric forms. Historians generally credit Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso as being the fathers of Cubism. Other Cubist painters include Fernand Léger, Alexander Archipenko, Marcel Duchamp, Juan Gris and Jean Metzinger. Shop a collection of Cubist art on 1stDibs.
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