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Joan Carl

Untitle Study ("Basketball Players") Drawing #1 by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
Joan Carl Strauss, artist and activist in the Los Angeles art world, left behind a refined and
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

Untitled (Basketball Players) Original Study Drawing #2 by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
Joan Carl Strauss was a Los Angeles-based artist, educator, and civic voice whose prolific work
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

"Embrace" Clay Sculpture on Marble Base by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
. BIO Joan Strauss Carl was a Los Angeles artist, teacher, and humanitarian activist. She was a past
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Vintage 1970s American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

"Embrace" Clay Sculpture on Marble Base by Joan Carl Strauss
"Embrace" Clay Sculpture on Marble Base by Joan Carl Strauss
$1,950 Sale Price
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H 21 in W 16 in D 11 in
Invocation
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JOAN STRAUSS CARL 1927-2021 "INVOCATION" CALIFORNIA HARD WOOD, SIGNED DATED 2005 38 INCHES
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Invocation
Invocation
$1,917 Sale Price
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H 30 in W 6 in D 7 in

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Joan Carl 'Cloaked Lovers' Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Joan Carl 'Cloaked Lovers' modern abstract cast bronze sculpture depicting a couple in embrace
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Vintage 1970s North American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Black and White Ink Landscape Drawing By Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
"Two Villages" is a black and white landscape ink drawing by Joan Carl Strauss that unfolds a
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1980s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Watercolor

"Launching Dreams" Bubble Boy Oil Painting by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
In the oil portrait "Launching Dreams," Joan Strauss Carl captures a moment of a little boy playing
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Movement" White Composite Material by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
This sculpture is crafted from a white composite material by Joan Strauss Carl. This art piece
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Composition

Abstract Expressionist Wood and Marble Sculpture by Joan Strauss Carl
Located in Pasadena, CA
from San Francisco to San Diego. A quote from her exhibition: Joan Carl – One-Man Sculpture Show. “My
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Abstract Expressionist Bronze Sculpture Signed by Joan Strauss Carl
Located in Pasadena, CA
oxidation to bronze commensurate with age. Joan Strauss Carl was a Los Angeles artist, teacher, and
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Stork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JOAN STRAUSS CARL 1927-2021 "THE STORK" California EBONY, SIGNED C.1975 23 INCHES OVERALL
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1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

"Family Dance" Post-Modern Watercolor by Joan Carl Strauss
Located in Pasadena, CA
Joan Carl Strauss is a remarkable artist. Each work, from her studies to the final design of her
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1960s Post-Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Black and White Abstract Drawing by Joan Strauss Carl
Located in Pasadena, CA
Presenting a drawing by Joan Strauss Carl, which served as a preparatory study for one of her three
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Evolution
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JOAN STRAUSS CARL "EVOLUTION" HARD WOOD, SIGNED CALIFORNIA, C.1970 45 INCHES OVERALL Joan
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1870s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Evolution
Evolution
H 45 in W 12 in D 12 in
KINETIC FIGURES
Located in Los Angeles, CA
JOAN STRAUSS CARL "KINETIC FIGURES" BRONZE, SIGNED CALIFORNIA, DATED 1988 11 X 18 X 9 INCHES
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1980s Cubist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

The Scream
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Joan Strauss Carl 1926-2021 Joan Strauss Carl was a Los Angeles artist, teacher, and humanitarian
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

The Scream
The Scream
H 15.75 in W 19 in D 10 in
Friends Conversation Organic Terra Cotta Sculpture by Joan Strauss Carl
Located in Pasadena, CA
comes from the artist estate but it is not signed. Joan Strauss Carl was a Los Angeles artist
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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

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Prices for a joan carl start at $450 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $2,200.