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Arthur Dove

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Arthur Garfield Dove was an American artist. Born in Canandaigua on August 2, 1880, Dove is credited as being the first innovative abstract painter in America. Dove used a wide range of media, sometimes in unconventional combinations, to produce his abstractions and his abstract landscapes. Many of his abstractions showed obvious Oriental influence and were derived from landscape and organic subjects with color used freely and calligraphic lines emphasizing energy or force. Generally, Dove’s method was to make watercolor sketches outdoors and later oil paintings in his studio. Dove died on November 23, 1946, in Huntington.

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Artist: Arthur Dove
Italy Goes to War
Italy Goes to War

Italy Goes to War

By Arthur Dove

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

Italy Goes to War, 1941 Watercolor 3 1/8 x 7 3/8 inches (7.9 x 18.7 cm) Signed lower center: Dove Provenance An American Place, New York; World House Galleries, New York, 1953; Private collection, New York; Betty Krulik Fine Art, 2007; Avery Galleries until present Exhibitions An American Place, New York, Exhibition of New Arthur G. Dove Paintings...

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1940s American Modern Arthur Dove

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Paper, Watercolor

Arthur Dove 1940 "Sun" Painting
Arthur Dove 1940 "Sun" Painting

Arthur Dove 1940 "Sun" Painting

By Arthur Dove

Located in San Francisco, CA

Arthur Dove: 1880-1946. One of the most important early American Modernists and Abstract Expressionists. He has had auction results over $8,000,000 and that record was 2 weeks ago. A...

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1940s Abstract Arthur Dove

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Mixed Media

Famous American artist very desirable and sought after watercolour
Famous American artist very desirable and sought after watercolour

Famous American artist very desirable and sought after watercolour

By Arthur Dove

Located in London, GB

This quaint and reflective work features delicate and inky lines depicting a farmhouse nestled within a cool-toned watercolour landscape. Muted red brick, almost silver bluish greys,...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Arthur Dove

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Ink, Watercolor

Early American Modern watercolour famous abstract American artist
Early American Modern watercolour famous abstract American artist

Early American Modern watercolour famous abstract American artist

By Arthur Dove

Located in London, GB

Dove uses ink to render angular and rounded shapes, he then fills in these shapes with gouache using loose brush marks which create a sensitive textural landscape. The transparency o...

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1940s American Modern Arthur Dove

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Watercolor

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