$7,400
H 24.75 in W 30.75 in D 0.25 in
Donna Marecak 1950 Oil on Board “Artist and His Family” Modernist Figurative Art
Located in Denver, CO
modernist Donna Marecak (1922–1998). This intimate interior scene depicts four figures, a baby, and a cat
Oil
$3,250
H 49.58 in W 33.25 in D 1.5 in
1980s Autumn Harvest, Original Semi-Abstract Landscape Oil Painting with Figures
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
collaboration with his wife, Donna Fortin, a skilled ceramist. Marecak’s work, though less frequently exhibited
Oil
Sold
H 34.75 in W 50.5 in D 1 in
Two Mystic Ladies Hiding, 1980s Semi Abstract Framed Oil Painting with Figures
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
scarcely be contained. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Oil
Sold
H 10.75 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
Fish, Semi Abstract Mid-Century Modern Colored Woodblock Woodcut, Pink Orange
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Woodcut
Sold
H 19.75 in W 22.75 in D 1 in
Façade, 1960s Abstract Mixed Media Painting, Mid Century Modern, Pink, Black
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
contained. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Ink, Acrylic
Sold
H 48.75 in W 48.75 in D 1.5 in
The Big Fish Eats The Little Fish, 1970s Abstracted Fish Framed Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
scarcely be contained. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 30.75 in W 48.75 in D 2.5 in
Adam and Eve, 1980s Abstract Figurative Painting, Vertical Oil Painting, 30 x 48
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Oil
The Wooden Horse
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
the deceased artist work. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in
Oil, Board
Sold
H 35.5 in W 30.25 in D 0.3 in
Witch and Warlock Casting Spells in the Upside Down World (Semi-Abstract)
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Original oil painting by 20th century Denver modernist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993). "Witch and
Oil, Board
Sold
H 47.75 in W 29.75 in D 0.4 in
Liberty Rides the Goose, Semi Abstract, Lady Liberty, Yellow Red White Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Original painting by 20th century Denver modernist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993). "Liberty Rides the
Oil
People Complaining In An Upside Down World
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
work. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook
Oil, Board
Sold
H 33.25 in W 37 in D 2.25 in
Two Ladies Trying to Out-Mystify Each Other, Semi Abstract Figural Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC
Canvas, Oil
Starlight Star Bright
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC Expedited and International Shipping is available
Oil, Board
Sold
H 36.5 in W 48.5 in D 1.75 in
The Potters, 1960s Mid Century Semi Abstract Figurative Framed Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 17.75 in W 21.75 in D 0.5 in
Lines and Shapes (6/8), Mid Century Modern Framed Black White Abstract Print
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Lithograph
Sold
H 41 in W 30.5 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Semi-Abstract Brightly Colored Portrait, Woman with Plant and Flowers
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 35.25 in W 35.25 in D 1.5 in
The Winter Months, 1980s Semi-Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Blue Black
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 32.25 in W 16.5 in D 1.5 in
The Disk, 1950s Multicolored Abstract Geometric Oil Painting, White Green Blue
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Center he met his future wife, Donna Fortin, whom he married in 1947. In 1950-51 Marecak returned to the
Oil
Sold
H 19.25 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
The Golden Queens, 1970s Abstract Figurative Painting Oil Painting, Yellow Gold
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
the Fine Arts Center he met his future wife, Donna Fortin, whom he married in 1947. In 1950-51 Marecak
Oil
Sold
H 37.5 in W 49.25 in D 1.5 in
Sybil (The Prophetess), 1970s Abstract Figurative Oil Painting, Pink Blue Red
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
, Donna Fortin, whom he married in 1947. In 1950-51 Marecak returned to the Cleveland Institute of Art to
Burlap, Oil
Sold
H 31.25 in W 47.25 in D 2.25 in
The Argument, 1950s Abstract Figurative Painting, Figural Oil Painting Mid Mod
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
work. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook
Oil
Sold
H 43 in W 52 in
Untitled Abstract Painting: Red, Orange, Gold, Pink, Blue, Green, Brown & Cream
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Vintage Abstract oil painting by 20th century Denver modernist, Edward Marecak (1919-1993), with
Oil
Sold
H 24.75 in W 30.5 in D 0.75 in
The Three Fates Thinking Mysterious Thoughts, Semi-Abstract Cubist Female Heads
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
work. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007
Oil
Sold
H 34.5 in W 46.5 in D 1.75 in
Zeus and Hera, 1967 Framed Semi-Abstract Figural Painting, Mid Century Modern
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC
Burlap, Oil
Sold
H 36.75 in W 36.5 in D 1.25 in
Witch with Still Life, Abstract, Cubist Painting, Red, Blue Black, Orange, Green
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC
Burlap, Oil
Sold
H 36.5 in W 48.75 in D 1.75 in
The Return Of Ulysses, 1960s Mid Century Modern Abstract Figural Cubist Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007. ©David Cook Galleries, LLC
Burlap, Oil
Maynard Tischler Vase
By Maynard Tischler
Located in San Francisco, CA
figures as Tabor Utley, Irene Musick, Edgar Johnson, Donna Marecak, Nan and Jim McKInnell, Paul Soldner
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool
By Bertu Furniture
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Bertu Counter Stools, White Oak Counter Stool, Chile Stool This White Oak Chile Counter Stool is beautifully constructed from solid wood in Ohio, USA. The stool is chunky and modern...
Wood, Oak
Marble Fine Mosaic Art, Belgium, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid-Century Modern mosaic tableau wall piece. Abstract design of a figure in mosaic marble, shades of browns and greys. Sturdy wooden frame.
Marble
$3,864
H 17.33 in W 9.45 in D 8.27 in
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Male Bust Ugo Cipriani on marnel base France 1930
By Cipriani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture male bust by Ugo Cipriani. Patinated bronze. Belgian black marble base. France 1930. Literatuur: “Art Deco sculpture” Alastair Duncan.
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
$2,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in D 7.88 in
Carolina Onyx Bathroom Accessory Set and Paper Bucket
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This set is comprised of a soap holder, toothbrush holder, tray with raised edges, tissue holder and paper bucket. The onyx quarries of the Carolina village, in the province of San ...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Italian Art Deco 1940s Wardrobe
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Italian 1940s Art Deco wardrobe.
Wood
$28,987 / set
H 29.53 in W 63.78 in D 63.78 in
Art Deco Dining Room Set by Mercier Freres, France, 1920s
By Mercier Freres
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Rare and stunning Art Deco dining-room set by Mercier Freres, dating from the 1920s, comprising a large, square, extendable table, eight chairs, a sideboard with top display cabinet,...
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$3,695
H 38 in W 57.5 in D 14.25 in
French Art Deco Walnut Cabinet/ Vitrine/ Bar/ Bookcase with Metal Leaf Detail
Located in New York City, NY
A French Art Deco three door walnut cabinet with hand carved metal leaf detail of geometric and stylized floral design. The walnut wood in a rich, mellow color adds warmth to the pie...
Silver Leaf
$4,800
H 13 in W 17 in D 14 in
Silver Plated Neoclassic Style Caldwell Pendant Chandelier, circa 1920s
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning silver plated neoclassic style pendant chandelier by E.F.Caldwell, circa 1920s Edward F. Caldwell & Co., of New York City, was one of the premier designers and manufactur...
Silver Plate, Bronze
$1,950Sale Price|35% Off
H 29 in W 33 in D 1.25 in
Colorado Hill Town with Storm Clouds, 1940s Modernist Landscape, Lush Green
By Paul Kauver Smith
Located in Denver, CO
This WPA-era signed oil painting by Paul K. Smith captures a stormy summer landscape in Colorado, featuring houses and lush trees under dramatic storm clouds. Painted in rich shades ...
Oil
John Widdicomb Mid Century Display Shelving Etagere
By John Widdicomb
Located in Franklin Park, IL
John Widdicomb mid century display shelving etagere The etagere measures: 32 wide x 14.5 deep x 80 inches high All pieces of furniture can be had in what we call restored vinta...
Wood
$4,373
H 61.03 in W 51.97 in D 11.42 in
Antique English Regency Rosewood Waterfall Bookcase with Drawers
Located in Glasgow, GB
Furnish your home with timeless elegance – introducing our antique Regency rosewood waterfall bookcase, made in England circa 1820. Crafted with exquisite attention to detail, this p...
Rosewood
$85,753
H 108.27 in W 123.23 in D 234.26 in
Art & Craft Paneling Room from the Private Mansion of the Architect Henry Guedy
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This paneled room comes from a Parisian private mansion located in the 5th arrondissement. It was made by the architect Henry Guédy (1873-circa.1930) for him self in 1912. The appart...
Wood
$13 / item
H 3.94 in W 3.94 in D 1.19 in
Talavera Mural Azulejo Tile Folk Contemporary Mexican Ceramic Blue White Mosaic
By Cesar
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
This contemporary azulejo tile forms a mosaic perfect for kitchen decorations or any exterior space. Made with the Talavera technique. Artist, Cesar Torres portraits the colonial art...
Ceramic, Clay, Majolica
Brutalist Picasso Mosaic Style Wall Art
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Unique art piece after Pablo Picasso, Woman With a Large Hat. Large ceramic tile, carved and painted to look like a mosaic mounted in a brutalist style metal frame. *2nd Larger p...
Iron
Pensive Woman
By Barbara A. Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork Titled "Pensive Woman" is an original seriolithograph (serigraph with lithograph) by American artist Barbara A. wood, born 1926. It is hand signed and numbered 1122/1250...
Other Medium
Edward Marecak was an American painter who was born in 1919. Growing up in the farming community of Brunswick, Ohio, he showed early artistic promise, hired by the National Youth Administration to document historic barns. In 1946, Marecak came to the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center for a year and after a semester interlude at Cranbrook returned to study lithography with Lawrence Barrett. There he also met his future wife and sometime collaborator, ceramicist Theresa Madonna Fortin. Given the opportunity to teach a summer course at the University of Colorado, he decided to obtain a teaching certificate at the University of Denver and subsequently embarked on his 25-year career in the Denver Public School system. Rather than pursue fame, Edward Marecak directed his zeal toward fostering younger generations in the principles of art as well as his simple philosophies. Moreover, his teaching salary allowed him to ply his prodigious talent at whatever he pleased, instead of bending to the dictates of trends and sales. Having inherited his faith in education from his Slovakian immigrant parents, Marecak could add the shaping of lives to his mastery of art forms, including lithographs, monoprints, drawings, hooked rugs, ceramics, paintings, wood sculptures, stained-glass windows and jewelry. While exhibiting in his lifetime, he was, in his wife’s words, “his own greatest collector”, but shows and his popularity at the Kirkland Museum have positioned Marecak posthumously among Colorado’s pre-eminent modernists. As a child, Marecak was enthralled by the Carpathian tales of magic and supernatural beings told by his grandmother. As with other artists with roots in Eastern Europe, his artistic turn to folk tradition would free him from learned practices of perspective and modeling in favor of flat patterns within patterns and brilliant, throbbing color. While others ventured further into abstraction, Marecak stylized figurative elements into crowded compositions that appeared like a mosaic or stained glass. As he matured, he could declare, “I am still very much a Byzantine designer and my joy with what color can do grows all the time”. The traceries of strong outlines and bold shapes provide compartments for vibrant colors, contrasts and rough textures that can scarcely be contained. The Kirkland Museum staged a retrospective of Edward and Donna Marecak in 2007.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.