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SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper
By Sam Francis
Located in Geneva, CH
SF64-045, Sam Francis, Acrylic, American Abstraction, Postwar, Work on paper 1964 Acrylic on paper
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Painting by Postwar Japanese Avant-Garde Artist Toshimitsu Imai
By Toshimitsu Imai
Located in PARIS, FR
Toshimitsu Imai (1928-2002) emerges as a remarkable figure in the postwar Japanese avant-garde art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Work" Abstract Postwar Avant-Garde, Oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
America. From there, she was introduced to artist Yoshishige Saito, who encouraged her to show her art
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Mirage" Abstract Postwar Oil & marble powder on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
America. From there, she was introduced to artist Yoshishige Saito, who encouraged her to show her art
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Sirocco" Mixographia
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Newport Beach, CA
contributor to the history of postwar American painting. She is exhibited at Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper

American Painting, "Sail Boats" Signed Jean Kalisch '1960-1970' Oil on Canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
American painting Titled: "Sail boats" By: Jean Kalisch, American Postwar, Contemporary Painter
Category

20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Brazilian Modernist Abstract Oil Painting Latin American Expressionist Concreta
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract oil on canvas painting by Ivan Freitas. 25" x 31" inch canvas, framed to 30" x 36
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carmel California Fauvist Plein Air Landscape Painting Latin American Artist
By Juan Guzman-Maldonado
Located in Surfside, FL
A beautiful, luminous landscape, cityscape painting. I believe this is oil paint. It might be
Category

20th Century Fauvist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Detroit, MI
postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Her Blue Deeps
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
credited with helping secure international recognition for postwar American painting. His work has been
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Yellow" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Orange Nude" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Short Hair" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Too Much" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

1950s "Backside" Mid Century Figurative Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Slit" Mid Century Painting Bay Area Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1950s "Pink Towel 2" Mid Century Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Paper

Self Portrait (American Post-War, Impressionist, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Suite)
Located in Kansas City, MO
. **Framed in a brown, wooden frame. Ready to hang. Tags: American Post-War, Impressionist, Portrait, Self
Category

1960s Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Electro Car Go (American Post-War, Impressionist, Boston, Streetcar, Tram)
Located in Kansas City, MO
is ab American Postwar and Contemporary painter best known for his figurative works, portraits and
Category

1960s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1950s "Shapes with Figure" Mid Century Cubist Nude Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Self Portrait (American Post-War, Impressionist, Suite - FREE U.S. Shipping)
Located in Kansas City, MO
, Suite Alex Tschernjawski (born 1933, former Yugoslavia) lives in New York. He is ab American Postwar
Category

1960s Post-War Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

1950s "Black Floor" Mid Century Bay Area Figurative Movement Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Diver" Contemporary Figurative Surrealist Portrait painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
13.25 inches Painting: 10 x 8 inches Paul Green is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist known
Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

David Roth, Abstract Painting, 1977
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

David Roth, Abstract Painting on Graph Paper, 1970
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned according
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

David Roth, Abstract Painting on Graph Paper, 1971
By David Roth
Located in Long Island City, NY
This acrylic painting was created by American artist David Roth. Roth's images are proportioned
Category

1970s Op Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled Abstract Acrylic Painting from Cartoon Series
By Robert Reitzfeld
Located in Surfside, FL
. Pop, Op and other postwar painting styles appears to be a send-up of the source material. Among the 25
Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Mon Jardinet" Red, Orange, and Yellow Toned Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Ford Beckman
Located in Houston, TX
but framing options available. Artist Biography: Ford Beckman was an American Postwar & Contemporary
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Large Abstract Expressionist Taiwanese Painting Chihung Yang Chinese Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Paintings By Twenty-five American Artists, Michael Walls 1993 Paper Trails; The Eidetic Image, Krannert
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Oil Pastel

Mid century Modern 1960s Abstract Expressionist painting, renowned artist Signed
Located in New York, NY
20th-century American painter most known for his abstract art, portraiture, and political paintings
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker

Large Oil Painting Color field, Minimalist, Abstract Expressionist John Zinsser
By John Zinsser
Located in Surfside, FL
John Zinsser (American, b. 1961) Iron City, 1997 oil on canvas signed John Zinsser, titled and
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Kinigstein (b. 1923) is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter. He works in a figurative expressionist
Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Large Figurative Expressionist Oil Painting Rediscovered New York City Artist
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Jonah Kinigstein (b. 1923) is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter. He works in a figurative
Category

20th Century Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Don Giffin Finish Fetish Abstract Alkyd Pigment Painting Los Angeles, California
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Giffin (American, 1948-2003) Phone in the Desert, 1999 Mixed media painting Hand signed Don
Category

1990s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Alkyd, Laid Paper, Acrylic, Panel, Pigment

1974 California Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Bold Oil Painting Don Clausen
By Don Clausen
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 11.25 X 13.5 sight 9 x 11.25 inches Don Clausen is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Iron Bridge" Large Oil Painting on Canvas 1989 by Paul Weingarten
Located in Pasadena, CA
impression of a middle ground between nature and technology. Paul Weingarten is an American Postwar
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Don Giffin Finish Fetish Abstract Resin Pigment Painting Los Angeles, California
Located in Surfside, FL
Don Giffin (American, 1948-2003) Skin Deep, 2001 Mixed media on canvas Hand signed Don Giffin
Category

Early 2000s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Panel, Pigment

Scoli Acosta Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting LA Artist Dakota Nightshade
By Scoli Acosta
Located in Surfside, FL
an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1973. Their work was featured in numerous
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Thread, Ink, Mixed Media

Scoli Acosta Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting LA Artist External Horizons
By Scoli Acosta
Located in Surfside, FL
, California, USA Scoli Acosta is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1973. Their work
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Thread

Scoli Acosta Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting LA Art Red Planet Collage
By Scoli Acosta
Located in Surfside, FL
, France A Man Asleep ,LM Projects ,Los Angeles, California, USA Scoli Acosta is an American Postwar
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Adhesive, Gouache, Color Pencil, Graphite, Photogram, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Helen Frankenthaler: Reflections (Catalog of 12 Prints) /// Abstract Female Art
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler began exhibiting her large-scale
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting
By José Antonio Palanca Ruiz
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
1950s. Arguably, the 1950s were dominated by Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting that prioritized
Category

1980s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original Lee Reynolds Floral Birds of Paradise Oil On Canvas Painting
By Lee Reynolds
Located in Toronto, ON
Reynolds was an American Postwar and Contemporary painter who was born in 1936. He is known for his
Category

Vintage 1980s American Other Paintings

Materials

Brass

20th Century, Elaine Vollherbst the Joy of Life I Acrylic Canvas Painting
Located in Guaynabo, PR
painting. The painting is signed Elaine Vollherbst 1997 in the left lower corner. She is an American
Category

Late 20th Century American Romantic Paintings

Materials

Wood

Original Mid Century Cityscape Oil Painting on Board. 1950s Heller MCM Decor
By Heller
Located in Peoria, AZ
life provides. But in the postwar baby boom the cities developed another reputation as places where
Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Helen Frankenthaler: Tales of Genji (Catalog of 6 Prints) /// Abstract Female
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler began exhibiting her large-scale abstract
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

"Mountain Landscape with Cowboy" Stream Forest Horses Grass Snow Capped Peaks
Located in Austin, TX
31" About the Artist: Charles William Shaw was a multifaceted American Postwar & Contemporary
Category

20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Plantation Scene
Located in Austin, TX
multifaceted American Postwar & Contemporary artist from Austin, Texas. Primarily known for his narrative
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Trees, 1940s Framed Modernist Landscape Watercolor Painting, Red Green
By Richard Sorby
Located in Denver, CO
Trees (c. 1941), now in the collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The painting was
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Boardwalk Beauty, Danny Galieote, Oil on Canvas, Pop Art, Americana-Figurative
By Danny Galieote
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
imagery and pop sensibility of postwar America with an air of surrealism, evoking a menacing, dark aura in
Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Chaim Gross Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbi Klezmer Music WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor with pencil painting Rabbi Klezmer music concert
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"The Redman House, Watsonville", Historical California Architectural Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Watsonville, California. A Japanese American owned farm which was maintained by local citizens during the
Category

Early 2000s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Fiberboard, Oil

Rare Chaim Gross Watercolor Painting Manhattan Skyscrapers Train NYC WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
) and architectural renderings of buildings. This is a wonderful piece by one of America's most
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Chaim Gross Mid Century Mod Judaica Jewish Watercolor Painting Rabbis WPA Artist
By Chaim Gross
Located in Surfside, FL
Chaim Gross (American, 1904-1991) Watercolor painting Rabbinical Talmudic Discussion Hand signed
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Watercolor Still life Painting Vegetables Claus Hoien Greengrocer Kitchen Series
Located in Surfside, FL
20 image is 11 X 13.5 Claus Hoie was a Norwegian-American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born
Category

20th Century American Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Jonah Kinigstein - Abstract Impressionist Oil on Board - Flower Children Wedding
By Jonah Kinigstein
Located in Decatur, GA
Wedding" Jonah Kinigstein is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter, born in 1923. Kinigstein's work
Category

Vintage 1970s North American Bohemian Paintings

Materials

Paint

African Reflection
Located in Cliffside Park, NJ
Bernard Beck is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist. His trademark ice cream and colorful
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rose Art Museum (Open Wall) Poster /// Helen Frankenthaler Female Abstract Art
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Frankenthaler began
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Cohabit
By Ed Moses
Located in Santa Monica, CA
(April 9, 1926 – January 17, 2018) was an American artist based in Los Angeles and a central figure
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cohabit
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