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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

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"Non Objective Composition – 50M" Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist
"Non Objective Composition – 50M" Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist

"Non Objective Composition – 50M" Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist

By Suki Maguire

Located in New York, NY

Unorthodox; yet effective, Suki treats us to a series of works that tantalizes the imagination with bold strokes of dark and light, hinting at shapes both human and ethereal and pull...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Linen

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

Seated 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 Dark and Lime Green (C16-2)
Minimalist Color Field Painting in Dark and Lime Green (C16-2)

Minimalist Color Field Painting in Dark and Lime Green (C16-2)

By Ginny Fox

Located in Hudson, NY

Acrylic on 3 wood panels Each panel measures 6 x 24 x 2 inches Suggested installation is 1-2 inches between panels, which can be oriented in any direction Overall measurement for pic...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Nude Woman from Behind in Charcoal on Paper
Nude Woman from Behind in Charcoal on Paper

Nude Woman from Behind 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

Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth
Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth

Framed Samoan Tapa Cloth

Located in Highland, IN

This striking piece of Samoan Tapa cloth speaks to the history of the South Pacific islanders who have made these beautiful barkcloth artworks for generations and with it's repeating...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Samoan Organic Modern Tribal Art

Materials

Natural Fiber, Wood

Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction
Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction

Untitled Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstraction

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in New York, NY

His work has included elements of Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, Geometric Abstraction, and Non-Objective painting, but it also absorbed various other styles seamlessly into his work.

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Mixed Media, Pencil

Visionary Abstraction — Signed Encaustic, Transcendental Painting Group, 1939
Visionary Abstraction — Signed Encaustic, Transcendental Painting Group, 1939

Visionary Abstraction — Signed Encaustic, Transcendental Painting Group, 1939

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Emil James Bisttram (1895–1976) was one of the foremost pioneers of American non-objective painting and a leading force in the development of modern art in the South...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Abstract
Abstract

Abstract

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

Signed lower right. 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

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

Expressive Monochrome Drawing. Abstract Gesture. Non-objective
Expressive Monochrome Drawing. Abstract Gesture. Non-objective

Expressive Monochrome Drawing. Abstract Gesture. Non-objective

By Sve Gri

Located in Zofingen, AG

This expressive monochrome drawing is made with Chinese ink and pastel on heavy white paper. Looking at it you can feel the freshness of instant impulse and the charge of energy! ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel, Ink, Pencil

“Abstract Figures, 1954”
“Abstract Figures, 1954”

“Abstract Figures, 1954”

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Southampton, 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 American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper

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 Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper
Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor on Paper

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

1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s

Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s

By James Daugherty 1

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Non Objective Mid 20th Century American Modern Color Field 1950s James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) Abstraction 84-1/2 x 42-1/2 inches Signed and dated 1958 lower right Oil on c...

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grace Genevra Swank "Non Objective" Geometric Abstract Oil on Canvas
Grace Genevra Swank "Non Objective" Geometric Abstract Oil on Canvas

Grace Genevra Swank "Non Objective" Geometric Abstract Oil on Canvas

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Grace Genevra Swank (New York, b. 1892 - d. 1977) "Non Objective" Op Art geometric abstract oil on canvas (ca. 1960s). Composed of concentric circle motif in vivid palette of navy, m...

Category

Vintage 1960s American Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Abstract and Drip
Abstract and Drip

Abstract and Drip

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

In 1939, Scarlett was one of the founding members and forces which steered the development of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting in New York. (later, the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Geometric Composition
Geometric Composition

Geometric Composition

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

In 1939, Scarlett was one of the founding members and forces which steered the development of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting in New York. (later, the Solomon R.

Category

1930s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Diamond II Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Diamond II Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

Diamond II Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

By Jaro

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

His technical drafting education became later a major factor and influence in his GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION (Non-Objective) paintings. He immigrated in 1957 to the USA, New York , where ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Geometric Design"

"Geometric Design"

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Rolph Scarlett (1889 - 1984) 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

20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

American Landscape With Growing Tree, Abstract Expressionism, 1970s
American Landscape With Growing Tree, Abstract Expressionism, 1970s

American Landscape With Growing Tree, Abstract Expressionism, 1970s

By Ralph Rosenborg

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Rosenborg was the first to introduce and instruct Jackson Pollock on Abstract Expressionism while at the Non-Objective Painting Museum in the early 1940's, which became the Guggenhei...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Nude Women in Charcoal on Paper (Two Sided)
Nude Women in Charcoal on Paper (Two Sided)

Nude Women in Charcoal on Paper (Two Sided)

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

Trio On Red Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Trio On Red Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

Trio On Red Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

By Jaro

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

His technical drafting education became later a major factor and influence in his GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION (Non-Objective) paintings. He immigrated in 1957 to the USA, New York , where ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Trio On Black Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Trio On Black Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

Trio On Black Geometric Abstract Oil Painting

By Jaro

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

His technical drafting education became later a major factor and influence in his GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION (Non-Objective) paintings. He immigrated in 1957 to the USA, New York , where ...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA
MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA

MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA

By Louis Stone

Located in New York, NY

MODERNIST ABSTRACT Mid-Century New Hope Non-Objective oil American Modern WPA Louis Stone (1902-1984) "Abstract," 16 X 12 inches. Oil on canvas, signed lower right. An abstract pai...

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall
Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall

Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall

By Donald Deskey

Located in New York, NY

Abstract Mid-20th Century Oil Non Objective NYC Radio City Music Hall. Oil on board, 23 x 20 inches. Signed lower right. Provenance: Michael Deskey, the artist's son. BIO Donald Des...

Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper
Woman Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper

Woman Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

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

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper

Blue Man Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper
Blue Man Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper

Blue Man Abstract Expressionist Work on Paper

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

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

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper, Gouache

A Large, Bold Abstract Geometric Modern Painting, "Night Fete Champetre"
A Large, Bold Abstract Geometric Modern Painting, "Night Fete Champetre"

A Large, Bold Abstract Geometric Modern Painting, "Night Fete Champetre"

By Eugene Dana

Located in Chicago, IL

Dana exhibited at such national venues as the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (Guggenheim Foundation), New York, NY; the University of Michigan, Ann Ar...

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Geometric Shapes
Geometric Shapes

Geometric Shapes

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

He also became acquainted with the artist and curator Hilla Rebay, the first director of the Museum of Non-Objective Painting, later renamed the Solomon R.

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

1950s "Boy With Mittens" Oil Impasto Figurative Painting Brooklyn Museum Artist
1950s "Boy With Mittens" Oil Impasto Figurative Painting Brooklyn Museum Artist

1950s "Boy With Mittens" Oil Impasto Figurative Painting Brooklyn Museum Artist

By Sylvia Rutkoff

Located in Arp, TX

She has been described as “vital” by the New York Herald Tribune and as an “outstanding colorist” by the New York Times. Her non-objective paintings of oils, sand and acrylics are do...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Masonite, Oil

1950s "The Schoolgirl" Oil and Sand Figurative Painting NYC Brooklyn Museum
1950s "The Schoolgirl" Oil and Sand Figurative Painting NYC Brooklyn Museum

1950s "The Schoolgirl" Oil and Sand Figurative Painting NYC Brooklyn Museum

By Sylvia Rutkoff

Located in Arp, TX

She has been described as “vital” by the New York Herald Tribune and as an “outstanding colorist” by the New York Times. Her non-objective paintings of oils, sand and acrylics are do...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Masonite, Oil

Geometric Abstract
Geometric Abstract

Geometric Abstract

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Saratoga Springs, NY

He soon learned of the collection of art being formed by Solomon and Irene Guggenheim under the direction of the German-born curator, Hilla Rebay. The group of paintings assembled by...

Category

1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large, Exhibited, Shakespeare-Themed Modern Abstract Painting, "The Tempest"
Large, Exhibited, Shakespeare-Themed Modern Abstract Painting, "The Tempest"

Large, Exhibited, Shakespeare-Themed Modern Abstract Painting, "The Tempest"

By Eugene Dana

Located in Chicago, IL

Dana exhibited at such national venues as the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (Guggenheim Foundation), New York, NY; the University of Michigan, Ann Ar...

Category

1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

MAGIC CASEMENT, Abstract Non-Objective Mid-Century Pastel Color Field Drawing

MAGIC CASEMENT, Abstract Non-Objective Mid-Century Pastel Color Field Drawing

By James Daugherty 1

Located in New York, NY

MAGIC CASEMENT, Abstract Non-Objective Mid-Century Pastel Color Field Drawing "Magic Casement" 16 x 20 ¾ inches Pastel on paper Initialed JD and dated February 22, 1967 lower left,...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing
ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing

ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing

By Irene Rice Pereira

Located in New York, NY

ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing Irene Rice Pereira (1902-1971) Abstract 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches Watercolor, gouache, and ink on black pap...

Category

1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player
Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player

Large Scale Bay Area Figurative Inspired -- The Young Trumpet Player

Located in Soquel, CA

Many of the "First Generation" artists in this movement were avid fans of Abstract Expressionism, and worked in that manner, until several of them abandoned non-objective painting in...

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Charles Bunnell 1963 Abstract Expressionist Blue Black Oil Painting
Charles Bunnell 1963 Abstract Expressionist Blue Black Oil Painting

Charles Bunnell 1963 Abstract Expressionist Blue Black Oil Painting

By Charles Ragland Bunnell

Located in Denver, CO

His influential Black and Blue Series marked a dramatic transition toward symbolic and non-objective painting, and he later became recognized as one of the artists responsible for in...

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rolph Scarlett Original Watercolor Dated 1952, Geometric Abstraction
Rolph Scarlett Original Watercolor Dated 1952, Geometric Abstraction

Rolph Scarlett Original Watercolor Dated 1952, Geometric Abstraction

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

Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper

"Untitled Study"

"Untitled Study"

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Rolph Scarlett (1889 - 1984) 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

20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Rolph Scarlett Whimsical Bathroom Mid 20th-century WPA American Drawing Modern
Rolph Scarlett Whimsical Bathroom Mid 20th-century WPA American Drawing Modern

Rolph Scarlett Whimsical Bathroom Mid 20th-century WPA American Drawing Modern

By Rolph Scarlett

Located in New York, NY

BIO 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 American Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Abstract portrait of a Woman Finely Detailed Collotype on paper
Abstract portrait of a Woman Finely Detailed Collotype on paper

Abstract portrait of a Woman Finely Detailed Collotype 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

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink, Etching, Oil, Gouache

A Vibrant, Large Modern Abstract Geometric Painting by ID Artist Eugene Dana
A Vibrant, Large Modern Abstract Geometric Painting by ID Artist Eugene Dana

A Vibrant, Large Modern Abstract Geometric Painting by ID Artist Eugene Dana

By Eugene Dana

Located in Chicago, IL

Dana exhibited at such national venues as the Art Institute of Chicago; the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (Guggenheim Foundation), New York, NY; the University of Michigan, Ann Ar...

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century
Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century

Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century

By Piero Dorazio

Located in New York, NY

Italian Modern Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century - "Gonage" Dorazio completed "Gonage" in 1949 when just after the artist had been awarded a stip...

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Board

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How Much are Non Objective Paintings?

The average selling price for non objective paintings we offer is $2,300, while they’re typically $220 on the low end and $45,000 for the highest priced.