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"Second Summer" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - orange
"Second Summer" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - orange

"Second Summer" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - orange

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Second Summer" is an abstract painting featuring hues of orange and green. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura Dar...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"MidMod" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"MidMod" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"MidMod" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"MidMod" is an abstract painting featuring hues of blue, orange and cream. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura Darg...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Palm" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"Palm" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"Palm" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Palm" is an abstract painting featuring hues of blue, brown, green and cream. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Peachy" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"Peachy" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"Peachy" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Peachy" is an abstract painting featuring hues of pink, orange, and brown. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura Dar...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Retreat" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"Retreat" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"Retreat" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Retreat" is an abstract painting featuring hues of orange, green and beige. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura D...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Key Lime" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"Key Lime" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"Key Lime" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Key Lime" is an abstract painting featuring hues of blue, orange and cream. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura Da...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"House by the Sea" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
"House by the Sea" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

"House by the Sea" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"House by the Sea" is an abstract painting featuring hues of blue, orange and cream. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Ace in the Hole" - Colorful Non-Objective Paintings - Sonia Delaunay
"Ace in the Hole" - Colorful Non-Objective Paintings - Sonia Delaunay

"Ace in the Hole" - Colorful Non-Objective Paintings - Sonia Delaunay

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"Ace in the Hole" is an abstract work on canvas featuring bold shapes and hues of bright yellow, orange, turquoise, blue and black. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Go...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unwelcomed Transfermation, Painting, Acrylic on Other

Unwelcomed Transfermation, Painting, Acrylic on Other

By Bob Hunt

Located in Yardley, PA

As with the majority of my work this started out as a non-objective painting. It should be matted and framed. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Unwelcomed Transfermation, Painting, Acrylic on Other

Unwelcomed Transfermation, Painting, Acrylic on Other

By Bob Hunt

Located in Yardley, PA

As with the majority of my work this started out as a non-objective painting. It should be matted and framed. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

This is a large example of a non-objective painting by Rolph Scarlett. Scarlett was a painter of geometric forms and shapes.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960's
Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960's

Danish Artist Otto Petersen, Mid-Century Modern Painting, 1960's

Located in Copenhagen, DK

Otto Petersen is known for Cubist and abstract figurative nude women sculpture, non objective painting. Influenced by Asger Jorn in the 1960´s Otto Petersen: active in the second ...

Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Biomorphic Forms  - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky
Biomorphic Forms  - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky

Biomorphic Forms - Early Abstract Expressionist - like Arshile Gorky

By Emerson Woelffer

Located in Miami, FL

What artists were making totally abstract, non-objective paintings like this? Work characterized by organic forms and flattened picture planes, with solid bold colors drawn in hard ...

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Found Objects, Oil

Backstage, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Backstage, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Backstage, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Karin Goeppert

Located in Yardley, PA

"Backstage" is a lively, spontaneous non-objective painting. I call it Backstage because I feel that this is how it might look backstage, cables and stuff hanging, everything a bit ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern
MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern

MODERNIST DRAWING New Hope Mid-Century WPA Abstract Non-Objective Jazz Modern

By Ramstonev (Ramsey/Stone/Evans co-operative)

Located in New York, NY

He persuaded them to join him teaching his New Hope summer classes in non-objective painting. Soon, a history-making collaboration began.

Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

Two Reclining Figures - Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist
Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

Seated Nude Woman Bay Area Figurative School Abstract Expressionist

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

Prato (Large Abstract Painting on Canvas in Blue & Green)
Prato (Large Abstract Painting on Canvas in Blue & Green)

Prato (Large Abstract Painting on Canvas in Blue & Green)

By James O'Shea

Located in Hudson, NY

About the artist: James O’Shea’s non-objective paintings reach beyond the apparatus of sight to suggest the full breadth of sensation afforded by nature.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

California artist Alexander Nepote Mixed Media Modern Abstract Painting 1962
California artist Alexander Nepote Mixed Media Modern Abstract Painting 1962

California artist Alexander Nepote Mixed Media Modern Abstract Painting 1962

By Alexander Nepote 1

Located in San Francisco, CA

Alexander Nepote is known for Modernist landscape, non objective painting, collage.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Paint, Paper

Nude Female Torso in Charcoal on Paper
Nude Female Torso in Charcoal on Paper

Nude Female Torso in Charcoal on Paper

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Original, Signed, 1959, Abstract Oil Painting
Original, Signed, 1959, Abstract Oil Painting

Original, Signed, 1959, Abstract Oil Painting

By Emil James Bisttram

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Yet despite his commitment to non-objective painting, Bisttram continued to employ a range of styles throughout his career.

Category

Mid-20th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

"Non Objective Composition" Abstract Portrait Expressionist Painting on Linen
"Non Objective Composition" Abstract Portrait Expressionist Painting on Linen

"Non Objective Composition" Abstract Portrait Expressionist Painting on Linen

By Suki Maguire

Located in New York, NY

This piece is an abstract portrait composition of a woman's profile face done with mixed media, oil and acrylic paints on linen. The artist explores an incredible world filled with c...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Linen, Mixed Media

"City Light" - colorful, non-objective, geometric
"City Light" - colorful, non-objective, geometric

"City Light" - colorful, non-objective, geometric

By Laura Dargan

Located in Atlanta, GA

"City Light" is an abstract painting featuring hues of orange and green. Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn. Laura Darga...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rolph Scarlett Abstract Expressionist Painting, 1945
Rolph Scarlett Abstract Expressionist Painting, 1945

Rolph Scarlett Abstract Expressionist Painting, 1945

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Phoenix, AZ

In 1939, while in the process of creating the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Director Hilla Rebay began to take an interest in Scarlett's ...

Category

1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper

"Hill Top" Screenprint in Ink on Paper
"Hill Top" Screenprint in Ink on Paper

"Hill Top" Screenprint in Ink on Paper

By Sidney Jonas Budnick

Located in Soquel, CA

In 1939, Guggenheim and Rebay opened the Museum of Non-objective Painting, later named the Solomon R.

Category

1970s Pointillist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Laid Paper, Screen

Geometric Abstract
Geometric Abstract

Geometric Abstract

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

In 1939, while in the process of creating the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Director Hilla Rebay began to take an interest in Scarlett's ...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper

Seated Male Nude in Charcoal on Paper

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Minimalist Color Field Painting in Crimson (C16-16)
Minimalist Color Field Painting in Crimson (C16-16)

Minimalist Color Field Painting in Crimson (C16-16)

By Ginny Fox

Located in Hudson, NY

Acrylic on wood panel Each panel measures 24 x 24 x 1.5 inches This minimalist, non-objective painting is the work of Ginny Fox, whose process is based on overlapping streaks of pai...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Abstracts
Abstracts

Abstracts

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

These four gouache artworks come from this period in Scarlett’s oeuvre. The Museum of Non-Objective Painting: When the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation opened its first museum (the...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Abstract Expressionist Rue de Paris Oil on paper - Transfer Monotype
Abstract Expressionist Rue de Paris Oil on paper - Transfer Monotype

Abstract Expressionist Rue de Paris Oil on paper - Transfer Monotype

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Oil, Monotype

Seated Female Nude in Charcoal on Paper
Seated Female Nude in Charcoal on Paper

Seated Female Nude in Charcoal on Paper

By Heather Speck

Located in Soquel, CA

She studied figure and non objective painting. Her broad brush strokes and bold colors are in the style of San Francisco Figurative movement artist James Weeks and William Daw.

Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled
Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled

Rolph Scarlett Original Non-Objective Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas: Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This original painting was done by the well known Canadian-American Rolph Scarlett, dating to approximately 1950 and done in his Non-Objective Modern style.

Category

Mid-20th Century Canadian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pine

Options V, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray
Options V, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray

Options V, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray

By Kati Vilim

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Options V, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, Italian plaster and acrylic on panel. Gray, pink and white.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Options IV, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray
Options IV, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray

Options IV, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, plaster, gray

By Kati Vilim

Located in Jersey City, NJ

Options IV, 2020, Abstract geometry, non-objective, Italian plaster and acrylic on panel. Gray, pink and white.

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Acrylic, Wood Panel

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Untitled Non-Objective Abstraction

Untitled Non-Objective Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Stone Shape 2
Stone Shape 2

Cameron KiddStone Shape 2, 2015

Unavailable

H 14 in W 11 in D 1.63 in

Stone Shape 2

By Cameron Kidd

Located in Victoria, British Columbia

CAMERON KIDD Cameron Kidd's current exploration with spray paint and non-objective paintings, reflect his long association with urban art aesthetics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Wheel of Chaos
Wheel of Chaos

Cameron KiddWheel of Chaos, 2015

Unavailable

H 16 in W 20 in D 1.5 in

Wheel of Chaos

By Cameron Kidd

Located in Victoria, British Columbia

CAMERON KIDD Cameron Kidd's current exploration with spray paint and non-objective paintings, reflect his long association with urban art aesthetics.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint

Richard Ayer, 1930s Non-Objective Abstract
Richard Ayer, 1930s Non-Objective Abstract

Richard Ayer, 1930s Non-Objective Abstract

Unavailable

H 11.5 in W 8.5 in D 2 in

Richard Ayer, 1930s Non-Objective Abstract

By Richard Ayer

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Richard Ayer Untitled non-objective abstract 1937 Pencil, watercolor on paper 11.5 x 8.5 inches minor toning at bottom consistent with age Vintage gold frame, silk mat, gold fi...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Drawings

Materials

Paper

Odors of the Night

Medard P. KleinOdors of the Night

Unavailable

H 22 in W 30 in

Odors of the Night

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Chicago, IL

Medard Klein is an abstract painter, who focuses on "non-objective painting." His subject matter is influenced by his interest in classical music and the exploration of the psyche.

Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Watercolor No. 23
Watercolor No. 23

Raymond JonsonWatercolor No. 23, 1942

Unavailable

H 19 in W 27 in

Watercolor No. 23

By Raymond Jonson

Located in Santa Fe, NM

In 1938 Jonson helped form the Transcendental Painting Group in order to broaden the public's knowledge and acceptance of non-objective painting.

Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Two-Sided Head
Two-Sided Head

Rolph ScarlettTwo-Sided Head, c. 1930

Unavailable

H 18 in W 12 in

Two-Sided Head

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1930s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1940

Unavailable

H 23.25 in W 17.25 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled

Unavailable

H 23.25 in W 17.25 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Purple Surrealist Figure

Purple Surrealist Figure

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Brood Box

Tim CraigheadBrood Box, 2017

Unavailable

H 46 in W 36 in

Brood Box

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Alkyd

Venice Series #3

Tim CraigheadVenice Series #3, 2017

Unavailable

H 40 in W 30 in

Venice Series #3

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Box

Tim CraigheadBox, 2016

Unavailable

H 72 in W 60 in

Box

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Venice Venus

Tim CraigheadVenice Venus, 2017

Unavailable

H 40 in W 30 in

Venice Venus

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Alkyd

The Conversation

Tim CraigheadThe Conversation, 2016

Unavailable

H 72 in W 90 in

The Conversation

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Venice Blue

Tim CraigheadVenice Blue, 2016

Unavailable

H 46 in W 36 in

Venice Blue

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Alkyd

Without Constantini

Tim CraigheadWithout Constantini, 2016

Unavailable

H 46 in W 36 in

Without Constantini

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Alkyd

Orchard Series #8

Tim CraigheadOrchard Series #8, 2017

Unavailable

H 60 in W 54 in

Orchard Series #8

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Dos Mundos

Tim CraigheadDos Mundos

Unavailable

H 72 in W 60 in

Dos Mundos

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Into the Night

Tim CraigheadInto the Night

Unavailable

H 72 in W 66 in

Into the Night

By Tim Craighead

Located in Mill Valley, CA

Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and non­objective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

Composition #6
Composition #6

Rolph ScarlettComposition #6, c. 1920-1930

Unavailable

H 11 in W 14.75 in

Composition #6

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

One of the finest examples of early modernism we have seen--bar none. A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked wi...

Category

1920s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Composition #5
Composition #5

Rolph ScarlettComposition #5, c. 1920-1930

Unavailable

H 11 in W 14.75 in

Composition #5

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

One of the finest examples of early modernism we have seen--bar none. A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked wi...

Category

1920s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, 1940

Unavailable

H 21 in W 15 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, Surrealist Head(s)
Untitled, Surrealist Head(s)

Untitled, Surrealist Head(s)

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

Minotaur

Rolph ScarlettMinotaur

Unavailable

H 18 in W 12 in

Minotaur

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Untitled, Surrealist
Untitled, Surrealist

Untitled, Surrealist

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1950-1955

Unavailable

H 18.25 in W 24.5 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, 1957

Unavailable

H 23 in W 35 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Richard Ayer, 1930s Biomorphic Surrealist Painting
Richard Ayer, 1930s Biomorphic Surrealist Painting

Richard Ayer, 1930s Biomorphic Surrealist Painting

By Richard Ayer

Located in Treasure Island, CA

Richard Ayer Untitled Biomorphic Abstraction 1937 watercolor on paper 11 x 17 inches (20 x 25 inches framed) some staining to paper as pictured Richard Ayer, (1900-1967), wa...

Category

Vintage 1930s American Paintings

The Blue Vase
The Blue Vase

Rolph ScarlettThe Blue Vase, c. 1930

Unavailable

H 29.5 in W 21 in

The Blue Vase

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

Category

1930s Blue Rider Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Four of Cups
Four of Cups

Rolph ScarlettFour of Cups, c. 1930

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in

Four of Cups

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

He would become known for his geometrics, his surrealist works, Indian Field paintings, drip works and AbEx works. In his abstraction, Scarlett avoided any reference to the outside w...

Category

1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Illustration Board

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Rolph ScarlettUntitled Abstraction

Unavailable

H 24.5 in W 34.75 in

Untitled Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

For those interested in Abstract Expressionism of the period, this is the piece. A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closel...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1950

Unavailable

H 40 in W 48 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

One of the finest AbEx works we have seen by Scarlett, or any other artist for that matter. A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosop...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Untitled Geometric Abstraction

Untitled Geometric Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R.

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1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

Untitled Modernist Still Life
Untitled Modernist Still Life

Untitled Modernist Still Life

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

This is an early (c. 1920) modernist still life by American painter Rolph Scarlett. A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is clo...

Category

1920s Bauhaus Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Piacere

Medard P. KleinPiacere

Unavailable

H 10 in W 14 in

Piacere

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Chicago, IL

Medard Klein is an abstract painter, who focuses on "non-objective painting." His subject matter is influenced by his interest in classical music and the exploration of the psyche.

Category

20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Agitato

Medard P. KleinAgitato

Unavailable

H 14 in W 10 in

Agitato

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Chicago, IL

Medard Klein is an abstract painter, who focuses on "non-objective painting." His subject matter is influenced by his interest in classical music and the exploration of the psyche.

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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

"Untitled" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, acrylic on heavy paper
"Untitled" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, acrylic on heavy paper

"Untitled" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, acrylic on heavy paper

Located in Glenview, IL

Exhibiting in Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Paris, Hails was known primarily for her vibrant and dynamic abstract and non-objective paintings and collages. She also worked ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Untitled 139" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, mixed media on paper
"Untitled 139" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, mixed media on paper

"Untitled 139" abstract painting by Doris Vlasek Hails, mixed media on paper

Located in Glenview, IL

Exhibiting in Chicago, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, and Paris, Hails was known primarily for her vibrant and dynamic abstract and non-objective paintings and collages. She also worked ...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled, Sgraffito Painting

Untitled, Sgraffito Painting

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Delacroix's Window

Joy MoserDelacroix's Window, 2013

Unavailable

H 50 in W 50 in

Delacroix's Window

Located in Westport, CT

I followed and progressed through gesture, organic and finally, geometric non-objective painting. The radical move for me was to discover that the real world of landscape lurked behi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Garden In Luca, White Chair

Garden In Luca, White Chair

Located in Westport, CT

I followed and progressed through gesture, organic and finally, geometric non-objective painting. The radical move for me was to discover that the real world of landscape lurked behi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1950

Unavailable

H 54 in W 48 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in East Hampton, NY

He and Pollock worked together for a time at the Guggenheim in the late 1940s. A major proponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closel...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometic Abstraction
Geometic Abstraction

Rolph ScarlettGeometic Abstraction, 1940

Unavailable

H 14 in W 13 in D 1 in

Geometic Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Hudson, NY

In 1939, while in the process of creating the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Director Hilla Rebay began to take an interest in Scarlett's ...

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Young Man

Portrait of a Young Man

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Does the Black Intrude
Does the Black Intrude

Does the Black Intrude

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled, Biomorphic Abstraction
Untitled, Biomorphic Abstraction

Untitled, Biomorphic Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1945

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Woman with Blue Eyes

Woman with Blue Eyes

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1955

Unavailable

H 24 in W 35 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled, Surrealist
Untitled, Surrealist

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, Surrealist, c. 1940

Unavailable

H 37.25 in W 26.5 in

Untitled, Surrealist

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1930s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, 1955

Unavailable

H 17 in W 23 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1955-1960

Unavailable

H 47.5 in W 33.5 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Rolph ScarlettUntitled, c. 1946

Unavailable

H 20 in W 26 in

Untitled

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Seated Woman

Rolph ScarlettSeated Woman, c. 1935

Unavailable

H 23.5 in W 17.5 in

Seated Woman

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1930s Cubist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Untitled, Two-Headed Woman
Untitled, Two-Headed Woman

Untitled, Two-Headed Woman

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lawrence, NY

In 1937, after permanently settling in New York, Scarlett became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (renam...

Category

1930s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Tangency, series 4
Tangency, series 4

Tangency, series 4

By Jay Jesse McVicker

Located in Hudson, NY

signed and dated 1984 on lower right artist label on verso framed J.J.Mcviker exhibits included San Francisco Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seattle Museum of Art, Mus...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer

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