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Gary L Shaffer

Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gary L. Shaffer (American, 1936-2001) Title: Arial Landscape (Black Blocks with Red) Year
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

In Between The Houses III
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gary L. Shaffer (American, 1936-2001) Title: In Between The Houses III Year: 1983 Medium
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Printer's Ink, Rag Paper, Intaglio, Other Medium

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"Iconic Landscape IX" Abstract Expressionist Lithograph, 1967
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
New York/ San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Large Bold Abstract Expressionist Collograph Print of Sun Over Waves 1967
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Abstract Expressionist Stone Lithograph, 1965
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hoffman in the late 1950s
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

"Hang Down House" Mixed Media Print, 1989
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the late 1950s and became
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

1960s Abstract Expressionist Lithograph in Black & Blue
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1960s stone lithograph on paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Abstract Expressionist Lithograph in Orange and Blue
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1965 stone lithograph on rag paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Rag Paper

"Here in This House #6" Mixed Media Lithograph
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1998 lithograph and chine colle on paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

1961 Abstract Expressionist Lithograph with Black
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1961 stone lithograph on paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001
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Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Large Abstract Lithograph
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the late 1950s and became
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Colorful Abstract Expressionist Colored Pencil and Graphite Landscape Drawing
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Abstract Expressionist Lithograph in Blue & Black
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hoffman in the late 1950s and became an
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

"Here in This House #1" Abstract Lithograph in Red and Blue, 1998
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the late 1950s and became
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Large Abstract Expressionist Collograph in Brown, 1994
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the late
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

1957 Abstract Pastel in Warm Tones
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1957 pastel on paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L. Shaffer (1936-2001). Shaffer
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

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"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition
By Geoffrey Bowman
Located in Soquel, CA
"Orange Row", Abstract Geometric Minimalist Composition w Ovals, Limited Edition Delicate and perfect ovals in orange, yellow, red, and blue are purposefully arranged on lined paper...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph, Etching

Brass Sculpture on Marble Base After Rodin's "The Thinker" - SIGNED
Located in North Miami, FL
Signed V. Martin, this wonderful version of Rodin's renowned sculpture, The Thinker, is made of patinated brass and sits atop a black marble base. Pedestal shown is sold separately ...
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Vintage 1960s French Post-Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Brass

Le Danseur Bleu (Very Large triptych)
By Pierre Marie Brisson
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Danseur Bleu" Thriptych, 1985, is a large oil painting and mixed media triptych on canvas linen by noted French artist Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) It is si...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Teal Ribbons and Gold Squares Lithograph
By Patricia A. Pearce
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered Collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background is a lithograph, and the ribbons have been painted by hand over the top. ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil, Lithograph

Japanese Taisho Period Sitting Doll with Silk Clothing and Ornate Headdress
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese doll with a powdered face and silk clothing and tall headdress from the early 1900s, during the Taisho period. Introducing a Japanese treasure from the early 20th century,...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Toys and Dolls

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Fabric

Vintage Wooden Wheelchair, Prop Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage wooden wheelchair from Montgomery Wards in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Imbued with the spirit of an era bygone, this vintage wooden wheelchair from Montgomery Wards in Grand Ra...
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Mid-20th Century American Chairs

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Metal

Vintage Wooden Wheelchair, Prop Design
Vintage Wooden Wheelchair, Prop Design
$3,000
H 43 in W 24 in D 42 in
Antique American Modernist WPA Female Portrait Interior Exhibited Oil Painting
By Anatol Shulkin
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L ...
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Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Italian Pair of Murano & Brass Egret Sculptures
By Zanetti Murano
Located in North Miami, FL
A Rare set of TWO egrets made of hand blown clear and brown Murano glass and brass head and feet. The glass is in excellent ALL vintage condition. Brass has beautiful age and patin...
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Large Antique Willow Grain Basket with Wooden Handle, Sold Each
Located in Yonkers, NY
Three large and antique willow grain baskets with wooden handles, priced and sold each. Elevate your home with a touch of rustic elegance through these exceptional large and antique ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

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Wood, Willow

Large Antique Willow Grain Basket with Wooden Handle, Sold Each
Large Antique Willow Grain Basket with Wooden Handle, Sold Each
$450 / item
H 23.5 in W 14.25 in D 15.75 in
Six From Nine on Two (#1)
By Eric Theise
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Monoprint, with a companion piece (Six From Nine From Two #2). Theise is an artist, teacher and experimental film maker from San Francisco. These two prints are from a series the a...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Six From Nine on Two (#1)
Six From Nine on Two (#1)
$100 Sale Price
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H 4 in W 12 in
Indonesian Vintage Chest with Unique Latch & Side Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indonesian blanket chest from the mid 20th century, with brass studs, unusual lock, dovetail construction visible in the corners and lateral handles. With an air of rustic ...
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Mid-20th Century Indonesian Blanket Chests

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Brass

Late 20th century color lithograph prairie style Frank Lloyd Wright architecture
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Prairie School Collection - Rug" is an offset lithograph poster with gold foil. This piece advertises an exhibition of Frank Lloyd Wright's designs. Unsigned. 34 7/8" x 22" art...
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1980s American Modern Abstract Prints

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Offset

Original Vintage Music Advertising Poster Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge Album
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music advertising poster for the Rolling Stones Voodoo Lounge album featuring a design by band member Keith Richards depicting a silhouette figure in yellow and blac...
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1990s British Posters

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Paper

Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, Sonia Delaunay 'Les Peintres Et L’art', 1970
By Sonia Delaunay
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Exhibition Poster, Sonia Delaunay 'LES PEINTRES ET L’ART', 1970 "Sonia Delaunay was a French artist, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She formally tra...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Posters

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Paper

A Surrealist Composition - Etching by Henry Goetz - 1970s
By Henri Goetz
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 27 x 34 cm. A Surrealist Composition is an original artwork realized by Henry Goetz in the 1970s. Colored etching on paper. The print is hand-signed in pencil on ...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching

Blue Subject - Lithograph by Lorenzo Indrimi - 1970 ca.
By Lorenzo Indrimi
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 100 pieces, hand signed.
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20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Gary Lee Shaffer for sale on 1stDibs

Gary Lee Shaffer was born in 1936. Shaffer trained with Hans Hofmann in the late 1950s and became an influential member of the Printmakers Workshop in Manhattan. His works are in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Detroit Institute of Arts. Shaffer lived and worked in San Francisco and published his prints at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, California, from the 1970s until he died in 2001.

A Close Look at Abstract Art

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Finding the Right Abstract-prints-works-on-paper for You

Explore a vast range of abstract prints on 1stDibs to find a piece to enhance your existing collection or transform a space.

Unlike figurative paintings and other figurative art, which focuses on realism and representational perspectives, abstract art concentrates on visual interpretation. An artist may use a single color or simple geometric forms to create a world of depth. Printmaking has a rich history of abstraction. Through materials like stone, metal, wood and wax, an image can be transferred from one surface to another.

During the 19th century, iconic artists, including Edvard Munch, Paul Cézanne, Georgiana Houghton and others, began exploring works based on shapes and colors. This was a departure from the academic conventions of European painting and would influence the rise of 20th-century abstraction and its pioneers, like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.

Some leaders of European abstraction, including Franz Kline, were influenced by the gestural shapes of East Asian calligraphy. Calligraphy interprets poetry, songs, symbols or other means of storytelling into art, from works on paper in Japan to elements of Islamic architecture.

Bold, daring and expressive, abstract art is constantly evolving and dazzling viewers. And entire genres have blossomed from it, such as Color Field painting and Minimalism.

The collection of abstract art prints on 1stDibs includes etchings, lithographs, screen-prints and other works, and you can find prints by artists such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder and more.