Skip to main content

Brian Adgate Art

American, b. 1949
Brian Adgate is an American painter whose work explores the landscape through color, form, texture, and memory. Born in Jackson Heights, New York, and based in the Boston area, Brian has spent decades painting, traveling, exhibiting, and teaching. His work moves between abstraction and representation, using the natural world as a starting point for compositions that are structured yet often highly intuitive. Brian earned his BFA from the New York Institute of Technology in 1970 and his MFA from the University of Wisconsin in 1972. Rather than depicting a landscape literally, he is interested in the relationships that emerge within it—the shapes of geological formations, shifts in light and atmosphere, expanses of land and water, and the colors that give a place its particular character. Working primarily in oil paint, he builds these observations into semi-abstract landscapes through layered color, varied surfaces, and a combination of deliberate structure and improvisation. Travel has played an important role in the development of Brian’s work. He has drawn inspiration from landscapes across the United States as well as Iceland, Morocco, and Australia, where he lived and taught art for five years. The environments vary dramatically, from the dark and shifting blues of Iceland to the intense light and heat of Morocco and Australia, but Brian approaches them as part of the same larger subject: the natural world waiting to be experienced and interpreted. Brian has exhibited his paintings in the United States and Australia. His solo exhibitions have included Hawthorn City Gallery in Victoria, Australia; Bromfield Art Gallery and Mark Gallery in Boston; and Three Columns Gallery at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. His work has also appeared in group exhibitions at the Fuller Art Museum, First Street Gallery in SoHo, and numerous galleries throughout New England. His paintings are held in private collections in the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. Alongside his studio practice, Brian has maintained a longstanding commitment to art education, teaching painting and drawing at institutions including Curry College and Quincy College in Massachusetts.
to
16
16
11
4
Sunrise in the Land of Rodeos, Contemporary Abstract, Oil Painting on Paper
Sunrise in the Land of Rodeos, Contemporary Abstract, Oil Painting on Paper

Sunrise in the Land of Rodeos, Contemporary Abstract, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Sunrise in the Land of Rodeos grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the expansive landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was particularly interested in the transitional qua...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Plains of San Agustin, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Plains of San Agustin, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Plains of San Agustin, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Plains of San Agustin is an abstract landscape oil painting inspired by my travels through New Mexico and the expansive Southwestern landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was particularl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Red Cliffs of Rio Chamma, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Red Cliffs of Rio Chamma, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Red Cliffs of Rio Chamma, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Red Cliffs of Rio Chamma grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was particularly interested in the openness of the Southwestern la...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Gila Wilderness, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Gila Wilderness, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Gila Wilderness, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Gila Wilderness grew out of my travels through New Mexico and my response to the vast, layered landscape of the Southwest. I was particularly interested in the way the land seems to ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Fire Hills and Lake, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Fire Hills and Lake, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Fire Hills and Lake, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Fire Hills and Lake grew out of my travels through Iceland and my response to the country’s dramatic contrasts of land, water, and sky. I was particularly drawn to the way intense color could emerge within an otherwise austere landscape -the deep blues of water and changing skies set against volcanic terrain, exposed rock, and warmer passages of earth. Those contrasts gave the landscape an elemental quality that became an important part of my Iceland paintings...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Canyon Rocks with Copse, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Canyon Rocks with Copse, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Canyon Rocks with Copse, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Canyon Rocks with Copse grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was drawn to the canyon formations, exposed rock, open expanses, an...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Rain Across the Mesa, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Rain Across the Mesa, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Rain Across the Mesa, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Rain Across the Mesa grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was particularly interested in the openness of the Southwestern landsc...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Late Spring Near Mount Taylor, Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Late Spring Near Mount Taylor, Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Late Spring Near Mount Taylor, Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Late Spring Near Mount Taylor grew out of my travels through New Mexico and my response to the landscape around Mount Taylor and the greater Santa Fe region. I was drawn to the way t...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Delicate Dawn, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Delicate Dawn, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Delicate Dawn, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Delicate Dawn grew out of my travels through Iceland and my response to the quiet, atmospheric side of the country’s landscape. While much of Iceland can feel dramatic and elemental,...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Evanescence, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Evanescence, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Evanescence, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Evanescence grew out of my travels through Iceland and my response to the country’s austere, elemental landscape. I was particularly interested in the way Iceland can seem both immen...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Fire and Ice, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Fire and Ice, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Fire and Ice, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Fire and Ice grew out of my travels through Iceland and my response to the country’s stark and constantly changing landscape. I was particularly drawn to the contrasts I encountered ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Approaching Sioux City, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Approaching Sioux City, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Approaching Sioux City, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Approaching Sioux City grew out of my interest in the American landscape and the experience of moving through it. The painting takes its title from the sense of nearing a place rathe...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Chihuahua Land, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Chihuahua Land, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Chihuahua Land, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Chihuahua Land grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the landscape surrounding Santa Fe and the broader Southwest. I was particularly interested in the openness and au...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Summer Rocks, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Summer Rocks, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Summer Rocks, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Summer Rocks grew out of my interest in the landscape as a starting point for abstraction. Rather than describing a particular view literally, I wanted to capture the sensation of lo...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Leaving Mesa Verde, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Leaving Mesa Verde, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Leaving Mesa Verde, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Leaving Mesa Verde grew out of my travels through New Mexico and the broader landscape of the American Southwest. I was interested in the experience of moving through this landscape ...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Seep Spring Canyon, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper
Seep Spring Canyon, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

Seep Spring Canyon, Contemporary Abstract Landscape, Oil Painting on Paper

By Brian Adgate

Located in Rockland, MA

Seep Spring Canyon grew out of my time in New Mexico and my response to the landscape surrounding Santa Fe. I was particularly interested in the way isolated rock formations, mesas, ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Related Items
Original Set of 2-Le Bleu: Rosaria-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Gold Leaf
Original Set of 2-Le Bleu: Rosaria-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Gold Leaf

Original Set of 2-Le Bleu: Rosaria-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Gold Leaf

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Set of 2 Oil impasto and Goldleaf on oil Papers, included 2 paintings: Night Roses-Rosarian Series Rosarian, 2026 (After Van Gogh) This pair is a part of Le Bleu Series by Award...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Modern Abstract Black White Nature Oil Painting on Paper "Under the Maltese sun"
Modern Abstract Black White Nature Oil Painting on Paper "Under the Maltese sun"

Modern Abstract Black White Nature Oil Painting on Paper "Under the Maltese sun"

By Natalya Mougenot

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

This painting "Under the Maltese sun" , created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her Nature series. Completed in the summer of 2023, it reflects the artist’s desire to c...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

Original Set of 9 Garden Story-Le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil
Original Set of 9 Garden Story-Le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil

Original Set of 9 Garden Story-Le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This rare offer, Set of 9 latest collection of Garden Story in gold leaf and oil on oil paper board are a part of Le Bleu Series by award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She crea...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Original-Summer Lilies-Impasto-British Awarded Artist-Oil on paper-plein air
Original-Summer Lilies-Impasto-British Awarded Artist-Oil on paper-plein air

Original-Summer Lilies-Impasto-British Awarded Artist-Oil on paper-plein air

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Oil impasto on Georgian Paper board, named Summer Lilies, is a part of Summer Bloom Series by British artist Shizico Yi. She created the painting in her garden painted plein a...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Original Set-Jardin d'Hiver-le bleu series-British Awarded Artist-work on paper
Original Set-Jardin d'Hiver-le bleu series-British Awarded Artist-work on paper

Original Set-Jardin d'Hiver-le bleu series-British Awarded Artist-work on paper

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Set of 2, work on paper, named Le Bleu are a part of Jardin d'Hiver Series by award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created the series in her winter studio while longing...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Original-Benton Irises in Starry Night-Le Bleu-Awarded Woman Artist-Gold Leaf
Original-Benton Irises in Starry Night-Le Bleu-Awarded Woman Artist-Gold Leaf

Original-Benton Irises in Starry Night-Le Bleu-Awarded Woman Artist-Gold Leaf

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Gold Leaf and Oil on paper, named Benton Irises in Starry Night is a part of Le Bleu Series by award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created the painting in her garden p...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Original-Peony Summer-Green-Awarded Woman Artist-Oil, Gesso on paper-Impasto
Original-Peony Summer-Green-Awarded Woman Artist-Oil, Gesso on paper-Impasto

Original-Peony Summer-Green-Awarded Woman Artist-Oil, Gesso on paper-Impasto

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Oil on Paper, named Peony Summer in Green is a part of Summer Bloom Series by Award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created the painting in her garden painted plein air ...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Original Triptych Garden Story-le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil
Original Triptych Garden Story-le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil

Original Triptych Garden Story-le Bleu-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf on Oil

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Set of 3, gold leaf and oil, named Garden Story are a part of Le Bleu Series by award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created the series plein air in the early summer ev...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night-Hand painted No 2 Limited Edition of Ten
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night-Hand painted No 2 Limited Edition of Ten

Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night-Hand painted No 2 Limited Edition of Ten

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This striking large hand painted limited Edition is No. 2 of only 10 in existence. 90% of the painting is hand-painted in oil and gesso on giclee by Shizico Yi, the edition featuring...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gesso, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée

Original Set of 2-Peony Summer-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Oil, Gold Leaf
Original Set of 2-Peony Summer-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Oil, Gold Leaf

Original Set of 2-Peony Summer-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, Oil, Gold Leaf

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

This Set of 2 Oil impasto and Goldleaf on oil Papers, named Peony Summer, is a part of Summer Bloom Series by Award winning British artist Shizico Yi. She created these paintings i...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"
Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"

Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"

By Natalya Mougenot

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

This contemporary abstract impressionist painting with touches of expressionism, "The French Coast" is a delicate and emotive creation by French artist Natalya Mougenot. Part of a su...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

"Pink Silence" Abstract impressionist water lilies painting inspired by Monet
"Pink Silence" Abstract impressionist water lilies painting inspired by Monet

"Pink Silence" Abstract impressionist water lilies painting inspired by Monet

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

"Above the Provence" is an original French landscape painting inspired by the summer nature of Provence, with its cypresses, rich blooming vegetation, and luminous atmosphere, as wel...

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Brian Adgate Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Brian Adgate art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Brian Adgate art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Brian Adgate in oil paint, paint, paper and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Brian Adgate art, so small editions measuring 22 inches across are available. Brian Adgate art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,500 and tops out at $3,500, while the average work can sell for $3,500.