$16,000
H 37.25 in W 53.25 in D 2 in
Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Noriko Yamamoto. He was included in American Abstract Artists 50th Anniversary Print Portfolio and
Canvas, Oil
$28,000
H 86 in W 52 in D 2 in
Large Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting 1965
Located in Surfside, FL
Pozzatti, Dean Richardson, Frank Roth, William Wiley, and Noriko Yamamoto. He was included in American
Paint
Horizon
By Noriko Yamamoto
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Screenprint Signed lower right and dated Edition of 100
Screen
Sold
H 10.13 in W 8.13 in D 1.38 in
Budd Hopkins Modernist Hard Edged Abstract Expressionist Painting Collage 1966
Located in Surfside, FL
Pozzatti, Dean Richardson, Frank Roth, William Wiley, and Noriko Yamamoto. He was included in American
Paint
$19,600 / set
H 29.73 in W 20.28 in D 17.72 in
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" Chairs for Molteni, Black Leather, 1974, Set of 8
By Molteni & C, Afra & Tobia Scarpa
Located in Lonigo, Veneto
Afra & Tobia Scarpa "Monk" dining chairs for Molteni, black leather and dark beech, Italy, 1974, set of eight. The particular feature of this model is the support structure composed...
Leather, Beech
$5,989 / item
H 35.04 in W 44.89 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Hand Painted Venetian Style Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Deep Sea Blue Barberini Chest with Drawers. In a Deep Sea Blue color background with our sunflower...
Wood
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood Denmark - 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Sculptural Scandinavian Modern Chair in Wood, Denmark - 1960s.
Wood
$10,660 / item
H 33.47 in W 32.29 in D 32.29 in
Brutalist Black Leather & Cast Solid Brass Lounge Chair by Egg Designs
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
Egg Designs’ Primal lounge chair (2024) is a bold, Brutalist-inspired statement piece, crafted with sculptural presence and rich material contrast. Upholstered in black leather, the ...
Brass
$22,000
H 32 in W 32 in D 31 in
1950s George Nakashima Studio Slatted Lounge Chair with Arms in Black Walnut
By George Nakashima Woodworkers, George Nakashima
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a rare lounge chair with arms crafted by George Nakashima circa late 1950s, acquired from the family of the original owners. This is an iconic example of the slatted series, ...
Fabric, Foam, Walnut
$11,000 / set
H 28.35 in W 51.19 in D 51.19 in
1970s French Dining Room Set with Round Table and Chairs in Solid Elm
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Dining room set with round table and four matching chairs, solid elm, leather, France, 1970s This French dining set, constructed entirely from solid elm, exemplifies a 1970s blend ...
Elm
1950s Sofa by Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist
By Kerstin Horlin Holmquist
Located in Turners Falls, MA
Sofa designed by Kerstin Horlin-Holmquist. Manufactured by Nordiska Kompaniet. Birch legs with vintage upholstery. 1958 Unmarked
Upholstery, Birch
$2,400Sale Price / set|40% Off
H 30 in W 60 in D 30 in
Mid-Century Modern Arthur Umanoff Granada Dining Set - Unsigned
By Arthur Umanoff
Located in East Freetown, MA
Mid-century modern Arthur Umanoff Granada wrought iron dining set. Table has intricate wrought-iron base and glass top. With six wrought-iron chairs two with arms.
Iron
Prudent Mallard attrib. American Rococo Revival Mahogany Tester Bed
By Prudent Mallard
Located in Savannah, GA
A tester bed, also known as a four-poster bed, is a bed with four vertical columns supporting a rectangular panel (the "tester") at the top, often with rails to allow curtains to be ...
Brass
$9,280
H 27.96 in W 29.93 in D 25.6 in
Stellar Modern Handmade Ceramic Walnut, Boucle' Upholstered Luxury Dining Chair
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Stellar bespoke, luxury dining chair is designed by Egg Designs and manufactured in South Africa. This lounge chair is part of the Stellar collection which consists of a lounge, ...
Ceramic, Upholstery, Walnut
$1,800
H 6.5 in Dm 6 in
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, The Våga Series, Medium White Vase, Sweden c. 1940
By Gustavsberg, Wilhelm Kage
Located in New York, NY
In 1917, Gustavsberg hired Kåge to make its dinnerware and other everyday products more beautiful—he would serve as the company's Artistic Director until 1948. During this fruitful p...
Ceramic
$9,075
H 57.49 in W 28.35 in D 14.18 in
1940s chest of drawers / archive cabinet by Danish cabinet maker. Oak and brass
By Børge Mogensen, Hans J. Wegner, Arne Vodder
Located in København K, 84
Mid-20th century Danish craftsmanship, one cannot overlook the exquisite elegance and sacral allure embodied within the masterful work of a 1940s Danish cabinetmaker. This archival c...
Brass
Ettore Zaccari lounge sofa in ebonized wood Italy 1930s
By Ettore Zaccari
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Crafted in Ettore Zaccari's own workshop in Italy during the 1930s, this exquisite lounge sofa is a testament to the remarkable skill and artistry of its creator. The sofa is finishe...
Fabric, Ash
$29,900
H 34.5 in W 70.5 in D 17.75 in
T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, "Colosseum" Cabinet, Walnut, USA, 1950s
By Widdicomb Furniture Co., T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings
Located in High Point, NC
A walnut "Colosseum" cabinet designed by T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings and produced by Widdicomb Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, 1950s.
Walnut
$8,500
H 60.5 in W 64 in D 8 in
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider
By Glenn of California, Evans Clark
Located in San Francisco, CA
Evans Clark Glenn of California Folding Bookcase/ Display Shelf/ Room Divider. A rare form and design by a seemingly unknown designer for Glenn of California, visually exciting and i...
Walnut
$7,865 / item
H 30.32 in W 59.06 in D 19.69 in
Italian Contemporary Sand and Brown Colou Murano Glass, Brass and Wood Sideboard
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Beautiful sideboard designed and handcrafted by us with structure and interior in solid wood, legs and finishes in brass and tops and decorations in sand and brown colored Murano gla...
Brass
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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