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Improversation #3 - Early Abstraction
By John Sennhauser
Located in Miami, FL
Signed and dated lower right;
inscribed, Dated and Signed on Verso
Provenance: Ashley John Gallery
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
By Mitch Becker
Located in Surfside, FL
Mitchell Mitch Becker, painter, born November 12, 1938, Chicago, Illinois. 1972, Emigrated to Israel.
Education
1961 - School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois. Bachelor of Art...
Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstraction (maroon)
Located in Provincetown, MA
white line woodcut works from the early 1920s.
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Crayon
Abstraction
Located in Wien, 9
Since Franz Ecker’s early death in 1999 his work has been newly appreciated, what is manifested in
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Abstraction"
By Arthur Beecher Carles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Fine Arts.
At the Pennsylvania Academy, he was early influenced by the bravura technique of William
Category
1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Light Abstraction
By Edward W. Quigley
Located in Dallas, TX
Artist stamp on mount verso.
Vintage gelatin silver print
13 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Abstract Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Untitled Abstraction - a unique proof from the early 1960s
By Lee Mullican
Located in New York, NY
a uniquely West Coast exploration into abstraction; one that is grounded in content, full of
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Early sincerity - XXI century, Contemporary Abstraction Oil painting, Purple
By Piotr Butkiewicz
Located in Warsaw, PL
PIOTR BUTKIEWICZ (born in 1966) Butkiewicz obtained his education at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław. He graduated in 1991 in the sculpture studio of prof. Leon Podsiadły. He pra...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstraction)
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
aka Beni Kosh
Untitled (Abstraction)
Watercolor on paper, 1970's
Unsigned
Ben Kosh Estate Stamp
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled Abstraction
By John von Wicht
Located in Fairlawn, OH
immigrated to the United States. In New York, his early training served him well. He worked for two years
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Untitled [Abstraction]
By George L.K. Morris
Located in New York, NY
simplified forms of Modernism for a few years, Morris moved on to abstraction by 1934, adopting a hard-edged
Category
1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
![Untitled [Abstraction]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/george-lk-morris-1905-1975-american-paintings-untitled-abstraction-for-sale/a_23/1652214284908/APG_8941_unfr_master.jpg?width=240 "george l k morris")
Untitled Abstraction
By Frank Shifreen
Located in New York, NY
extinguished. Stating that, “pure abstraction without the human measure is anti-life and inadvertently fascist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Untitled Abstraction
By Frank Shifreen
Located in New York, NY
extinguished. Stating that, “pure abstraction without the human measure is anti-life and inadvertently fascist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Untitled Abstraction
By Frank Shifreen
Located in New York, NY
extinguished. Stating that, “pure abstraction without the human measure is anti-life”. These exciting new
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Geometric Abstraction
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
A beautifully composed, large-scale, geometric abstraction encaustic, with fresh colors, on fibrous
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Passport Abstraction
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Paper
Abstraction 1919
By Carlos Tirado
Located in ATLANTA, GA
from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Abstraction 1915
By Carlos Tirado
Located in ATLANTA, GA
from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Pinpoint Abstraction"
By Charles F. Ramsey
Located in Lambertville, NJ
permanently.
In his early years, Ramsey exhibited at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1902-03, 1910
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Goldfish Abstraction
By Norma Auer Adams
Located in Soquel, CA
Substantial early work in watercolor, abstract expressionist painting of "Goldfish" By Norma Auer
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled Gestural Abstraction
By Bernhard Heiliger
Located in Kansas City, MO
late nonobjective, geometric abstractions. His early work (1945–1962), focuses on the human figure
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Abstraction N°11
By Clément Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Clément Rosenthal
Abstraction N°11
1987
Oil on Canvas
79 x 70 in, 202 x 178 cm
Signed by
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monumental Pink Abstraction
By John Richard Fox
Located in Bloomfield, ON
inspiration intersects with the expressive power of 20th century abstraction in this masterful acrylic collage
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic Polymer
Untitled, Biomorphic Abstraction
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Lawrence, NY
-objective painting, Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of
Category
1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Surrealist Abstraction II
By Gerome Kamrowski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
abstraction.
Born in Warren, Minnesota, he began his studies in the early 1930s at the St. Paul School of Art
Category
1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints
Materials
Drypoint
Untitled, Cubist Abstraction
By Martin Rosenthal
Located in Lawrence, NY
Pissarro.
Rosenthal exhibited little from the late 1930's until the early 1960's, although he continued
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled Grid Abstraction
By Frank Shifreen
Located in New York, NY
the New York art movements of the early 1980’s by organizing massive artist-run exhibitions in Gowanus
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Bernard Sanders, (Abstraction with Sun)
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Sanders (1906-1967) was a master of minimalist prints. In several I've posted the subject is really atmosphere and tension.
This could be read as a purely abstract image....
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Femme III" - Textured Mixed Media Painting by Haleh Mashian
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In the painting "Femme 3," the artist delves into techniques reminiscent of early abstraction to
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic, Other Medium, Wood Panel
H 60 in W 60 in D 2 in
Untitled mid 1960s abstraction
By Natvar Bhavsar
Located in New York, NY
Natvar Bhavsar
Untitled mid 1960s abstraction, 1967
Silkscreen
Pencil signed, dated and numbered 10
Category
1960s Color-Field Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Pencil
Untitled Non-Objective Abstraction
By Rolph Scarlett
Located in Lawrence, NY
, Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Segments' — 1930s Geometric Abstraction
By Josef Albers
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
most influential artist-educators to immigrate to the United States during the 1930s. Following early
Category
1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Linocut
Soft Lime, rare early geometric abstraction by renowned Op/Pop Artist 38" x 46"
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Soft Lime, 1976
8 Color silkscreen on Lenox 100% Cotton paper
38 × 48 inches
Pencil signed and numbered 41/75 on the front; bears printers blind stamp from NYIT ...
Category
1970s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Pencil
Untitled Abstraction (Figures in Red)
By Albert Urban
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Albert Urban, Untitled Abstraction (Figures in Red), color serigraph, 1944. Signed and dated in
Category
1940s Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"Figure Abstraction #4", Oil Painting
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's (US based) "Figure Abstraction #4" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in New York, NY
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction, 1968
Silkscreen with colors on
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Rag Paper, Screen
Untitled mid century modern geometric abstraction
By William Fredericksen
Located in New York, NY
William Fredericksen
Untitled mid century modern geometric abstraction, 1958-1959
Watercolor and
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
'Abstraction' Original Watercolor Signed by Artist
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
from the 1920's to the 1990's. Her style ranges from early figurative drawings to regionalism, art deco
Category
20th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Bertoia — Mid-Century Visionary Abstraction, Unique
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Harry Bertoia, Untitled (Abstraction), monotype, c. 1960, a unique impression. Signed 'HB' in
Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Sky a Musefor the Sea I , oil painting , in the style of Abstract Expressionism.
Located in Houston, TX
MONET, THE EARLY ABSTRACTIONS OF KANDINSKY). LIKE SUCH PRECEDENTS, CONNALLY DISTINGUISHES HERSELF AS, IN
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch
Located in Larchmont, NY
in the Family.
In the early 1970s Burch became a playwright and painter. Her play Ten Cents a Dance
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 31.66 in W 37.75 in D 1.5 in
Monochrome Abstraction by Nachume Miller, 1990s
Located in Larchmont, NY
elaborate surreal landscapes referencing religion, politics, and the history of modern art. These earlier
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Ink
"Figure in Gold Abstraction", Oil Painting
By Quang Ho
Located in Denver, CO
Quang Ho's (US based) "Figure in Gold Abstraction" is an original, handmade oil painting that
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Interlinear K50 — Mid-Century Geometric Abstraction
By Josef Albers
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
1930s. Following early academic training, Albers turned in 1920 to the innovative atmosphere of the
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Synchromist Abstraction watercolor by Jay Van Everen
Located in Hudson, NY
Jay Van Everen was a pioneering early American abstractionist known for his affiliation with the
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Anni Albers, Camino Real Screen-Print Abstraction
Located in Toledo, OH
Anni Albers, Camino Real Screen-print Abstraction. Circa 1967-1969. Anni Albers (1899-1994), an
Category
Vintage 1960s Prints
Materials
Paper
Untitled Abstraction with Gold by Annemarie Graupner
Located in Hudson, NY
studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich with Hermann Kaspar and Julius Hess.
In the early 1950s her
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Colorful Geometric Abstraction, " Simon Samsonian, Armenian Artist
Located in New York, NY
. Art historians are finally beginning to realize that the power of abstraction in its early years was a
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled 1960s Op Art Silkscreen Geometric Abstraction
By Doug Ohlson
Located in New York, NY
Carter Ratcliff wrote, “A predilection for bright color survives from his early work, along with a liking
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Pencil
H 22.3 in W 18.4 in D 0.5 in
Untitled 1960s Op Art Geometric Abstraction painting
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in New York, NY
his painting. Jon Appleton 7/5/16
In a separate (earlier) email, Jon wrote: "Dear Nadine - I had just
Category
1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
H 11.5 in W 11.5 in D 1 in
"Rendezvous" bright colors, transparent glazes, figurative abstraction
By Michael Krasowitz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of Asemic writing, which became the basis for his early imagery. Abstract variations of eastern
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Gestural Abstraction (~64% OFF LIMITED TIME ONLY)
By Bernhard Heiliger
Located in Kansas City, MO
late nonobjective, geometric abstractions. His early work (1945–1962), focuses on the human figure
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Biomorphic Abstraction" original watercolor painting by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
from early figurative drawings to regionalism, Art Deco, lyrical abstractions of every conceivable
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Biomorphic Abstraction" original watercolor painting by Sylvia Spicuzza
By Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In the 1960s, Sylvia Spicuzza made several watercolor abstractions with biomorphic qualities like
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
'Première Abstraction'. French Colour Field Acrylic on Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract colour field acrylic on paper painting titled 'Première Abstraction'by French artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
H 19.69 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
"Torso", Rufino Tamayo, Figurative Abstraction, Mixographia, 34X26 in.
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Dallas, TX
"Torso" by Rufino Tamayo is a Figurative Abstraction Mixographia limited edition measuring 34X26 in
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Etching
Double Sided Abstractions, American Modernist Work on Paper
By Leonard Nelson
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Abstractions" by American modernist painter Leonard Nelson is a double sided work on paper. The
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pen
H 19 in W 15 in D 1 in
Pre-War Abstraction - Modernism - Tan Bronze Tope - Nonrepresentational
By Elsie Driggs
Located in Miami, FL
palette of orange browns and tope. She merges abstraction with some figuration. A structured face
Category
1930s Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Abstraction, Naxian Marble Shelf Sculpture, Tom von Kaenel
By Tom von Kaenel
Located in Geneve, CH
liveliness.
Tom von Kaenel, sculptor and painter, was born in Switzerland in 1961. Already in his early
Category
2010s Greek Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
"Step" Abstraction Matisse Quality Chartreuse/Turquoise, Playful/Sophisticated
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
This abstraction by NY based artist Margo Margolis has a very sophisticated/playful sensibility
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
H 40 in W 32 in D 1.25 in
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