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Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

American, 1904-2000
Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers, scores of awards and solo exhibits, and streams of praise flowing from pens of the top art critics. Over the course of his 60+ year career Carter evolved from an exceptionally fine American Scene painter capable of evoking deep reservoirs of mood, into an abstractionist with a strongly surrealist bent. While his two bodies of work seem at first to be worlds apart, owing to their different formal vocabularies, they, in fact, explore virtually the same subject: the nexus between life and death and the transition from earth to spirit. The early work finds its expressive power through specific people, events, and landscapes—most of which are drawn from his experiences growing up in the river town of Portsmouth, Ohio—while the later work from the 1960s on evokes potent states of being through pure flat shape, color and form that read as universals. As his primary form he adopted the ovoid or egg shape, endowing it with varying degrees of transparency. Alone or in multiples, the egg moves through Carter’s landscapes and architectural settings like a sentient spirit on a restless quest. Born and raised in southern Ohio along the banks of the mercurial Ohio River and its treacherous floods, Carter developed a love of drawing as a child, and was encouraged by both his parents. He was self-directed, found inspiration all around him, and was strongly encouraged by the fact that his teenage work consistently captured art prizes in county and state fairs. Carter studied at the Cleveland School of Art from 1923-27, where he trained under painters Henry Keller, Frank Wilcox and Paul Travis. Returning to Cleveland in 1929, Carter had his first solo show, and through Milliken taught studio classes at the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1930-37. In 1938, he moved to Pittsburgh to teach at the Carnegie Institute of Technology until 1944. Carter’s American Scene paintings of the ’30s and ’40s, which launched his artistic star, are the works for which the artist remains best known. During and immediately after World War II, Clarence Carter realized his attraction to bold pattern, dramatic perspective and eye-catching hard-edged design was a poor fit with the prevailing style of Abstract Expressionism. Fortunately, these same hallmarks of his style were prized within the realm of commercial art. Around 1964 Carter acknowledged a need to break from the confines of representational painting. Once Carter had found a potent symbol in the egg, he used it to create an astounding body of imagery for the rest of his life. Among the most ambitious of all his later paintings were his Transections, a theological term meaning to cross, specifically between life and death.
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Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter
Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Venus, 1940 Signed Clarence H. Carter and dated 40. (ur) Oil on canvas 40 x 27 inches 48 x 35 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Carter ...
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1940s Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland
Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Venus, Large 20th Century Painting of Nude Woman w/ Garland, 1940

$28,000
Mandalas, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter 1973
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Untitled (Mandalas in a Grid) Year: 1973 Medium: Screenprint on Scintilla paper, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Mandalas, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter 1973
Mandalas, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter 1973

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Mandalas, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter 1973, 1973

$1,500
The Ninth Hour, Signed Screenprint by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
The Ninth Hour Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: 1978 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP 30 Size: 40 in. x 26 in. (101.6 cm x 66.04 cm)
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

The Ninth Hour, Signed Screenprint by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
The Ninth Hour, Signed Screenprint by Clarence Carter, 1978

$600
Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Snow in the Forest, 1945 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated lower right 19 x 23.75 inches 24 x 29 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook C...
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1940s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Watercolor

Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist
Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Snow in Forest, Mid-Century Winter Landscape, Cleveland School Artist, 1945

$13,750
Eye of the Desert, Figural Abstract collage, Surrealist Black & Brown painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Eye of the Desert, 1965 Collage, graphite and gouache on paper Signed and dated lower right 16 x 12 inches 25 x 21 inches, framed A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Gouache, Graphite

Eye of the Desert, Figural Abstract collage, Surrealist Black & Brown painting
Eye of the Desert, Figural Abstract collage, Surrealist Black & Brown painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Eye of the Desert, Figural Abstract collage, Surrealist Black & Brown painting, 1965

$10,000
Volcano and Arch, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Mid Century Cleveland School Artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Volcano and Arch, Taormina, 1961 Watercolor on scintilla paper Signed and dated upper right 11 x 11 inches "My last year in art schoo...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Watercolor

Volcano and Arch, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Mid Century Cleveland School Artist
Volcano and Arch, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Mid Century Cleveland School Artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Volcano and Arch, Taormina, Sicily, Italy, Mid Century Cleveland School Artist, 1961

$14,000
Torre di Tiberio, Tower of Tiberius, Capri, Italy Landscape, Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Torre di Tiberio, 1951 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower left 21 x 18 inches 28.5 x 26.5 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Carter ac...
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1950s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Torre di Tiberio, Tower of Tiberius, Capri, Italy Landscape, Cleveland School
Torre di Tiberio, Tower of Tiberius, Capri, Italy Landscape, Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Torre di Tiberio, Tower of Tiberius, Capri, Italy Landscape, Cleveland School, 1951

$10,000
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Dichotomy, 1962 Oil on paper Signed and dated upper left 20 x 25 inches Mid-century figural abstract green painting of woman swimming ...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Dichotomy, mid-century figural abstract green oil painting, 1962

$11,500
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Highway Year: 1979 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200 Image Size: 30 x 22 inches Paper Si...
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1970s Op Art Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Highway, Pop Art Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1978

$600
The Mayor, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with Eye
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Mayor, 1979 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed lower right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

The Mayor, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with Eye
The Mayor, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with Eye

Clarence Holbrook Carter
The Mayor, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with Eye, 1979

$14,500
King Tut No. 2, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Gouache on Paper
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) King Tut No. 2, 1968 Gouache on paper Signed and dated upper right 11.25 x 8.25 inches 25.5 x 20.5 inches A surrealist mid-century fig...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Gouache

King Tut No. 2, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Gouache on Paper
King Tut No. 2, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Gouache on Paper

Clarence Holbrook Carter
King Tut No. 2, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Gouache on Paper, 1968

$7,500
Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1960s snake painting, Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1967 Casein on board Signed lower right 7.75 x 5.5 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a lev...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Casein

Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1960s snake painting, Cleveland School
Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1960s snake painting, Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Over and Above Surprise (Serpent), 1960s snake painting, Cleveland School, 1967

$8,000
Bauxite Factory, Suriname, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bauxite Factory, Suriname Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: 1980 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP 30 Image Size: 17.75 x 26 inches Siz...
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1980s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Lithograph

Bauxite Factory, Suriname, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
Bauxite Factory, Suriname, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Bauxite Factory, Suriname, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter, 1980

$750
Night Garden, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Night Garden, 1972 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 21.5 x 21.5 inches 24.25 x 24.25 inches, framed Clarence Holbroo...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Night Garden, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, Cleveland School
Night Garden, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Night Garden, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, Cleveland School, 1972

$10,500
"People" - Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Black & White Drawing
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) People, 1964 Ink and crayon on paper Signed and dated upper right 36.5 x 24 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of nation...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Crayon, Ink

"People" - Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Black & White Drawing
"People" - Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Black & White Drawing

Clarence Holbrook Carter
"People" - Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Black & White Drawing, 1964

$5,750
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Chimeras, 1974 Acrylic and pastel on textured paper Mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that w...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Pastel, Acrylic

Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Chimeras, mid-century figural abstract blue acrylic painting, 1974

$8,500
Chromatic, Ovoid Head, Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic & Collage Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Chromatic, 1965 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstrac...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Chromatic, Ovoid Head, Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic & Collage Painting
Chromatic, Ovoid Head, Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic & Collage Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Chromatic, Ovoid Head, Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic & Collage Painting, 1965

$11,000
Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Hospitalities Long Past, 1941 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 37 x 27 inches "Looking into store front windows has always i...
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1940s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front
Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Hospitalities Long Past, 1940s Oil Painting of Store Front, 1941

$9,000
Seeing Egg No. 2, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Seeing Egg No. 2, 1965 Acrylic and collage on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches 34 x 29 inches, framed A surrealis...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Seeing Egg No. 2, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract
Seeing Egg No. 2, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Seeing Egg No. 2, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract, 1965

$33,500
Quadratic, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with faces
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Quadratic, 1979 Acrylic and collage on textured paper Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches 31.5 x 23.5 inches, framed A surreal...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Quadratic, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with faces
Quadratic, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with faces

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Quadratic, Mid-Century Ovoid Figural Abstract Acrylic & Collage with faces, 1979

$28,500
Caged, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Acrylic, Black & Grey
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Caged, 1971 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated lower right 24 x 20 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarenc...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Caged, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Acrylic, Black & Grey
Caged, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Acrylic, Black & Grey

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Caged, Mid-Century Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Acrylic, Black & Grey, 1971

$11,500
Up the Avenue, Geometrical Ovoid Abstract Acrylic & Collage Cityscape
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Up the Avenue, 1979 Acrylic and collage on paper Signed and dated lower right 15 x 11 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Up the Avenue, Geometrical Ovoid Abstract Acrylic & Collage Cityscape
Up the Avenue, Geometrical Ovoid Abstract Acrylic & Collage Cityscape

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Up the Avenue, Geometrical Ovoid Abstract Acrylic & Collage Cityscape, 1979

$8,500
The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Way Out, 1992 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 24 x 30 inches Figural abstract vibrant orange geometric painting. C...
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1990s Abstract Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting
The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
The Way Out, figural abstract vibrant orange geometric acrylic painting, 1992

$14,500
"Rockefeller Center" - Abstract Rock, Mid-Century Acrylic & Sand Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Rockefeller Center, 1962 Acrylic and sand on scintilla Signed and dated lower left 25 x 20 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a ...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Rockefeller Center" - Abstract Rock, Mid-Century Acrylic & Sand Painting
"Rockefeller Center" - Abstract Rock, Mid-Century Acrylic & Sand Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
"Rockefeller Center" - Abstract Rock, Mid-Century Acrylic & Sand Painting, 1962

$13,500
Neon Ovoids, Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Neon Ovoids, c. 1960s Acrylic on paper 9 x 12 inches Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting. Clarence Holbroo...
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1960s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Neon Ovoids, Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting
Neon Ovoids, Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Neon Ovoids, Mid-Century Abstract neon orange, green, pink acrylic painting, c. 1960s

$10,500
Icon Mandala, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Black, Red & White Oval Face Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Icon Mandala, 1967 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national ...
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1960s Abstract Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Icon Mandala, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Black, Red & White Oval Face Painting
Icon Mandala, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Black, Red & White Oval Face Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Icon Mandala, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Black, Red & White Oval Face Painting, 1967

$13,750
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Cicada, c. 1960s Watercolor on scintilla 30 x 20 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that wa...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Medieval Heads, mid-century figural surrealist acrylic painting, 1966

$27,000
Reverberations, mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Reverberations, 1970 Acrylic on illustration board Signed lower left 20 x 30 inches Mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Reverberations, mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting
Reverberations, mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Reverberations, mid-century abstract surrealist black acrylic painting, 1970

$22,500
Eschatos #23, Surrealist Landscape Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
The sublime, or the amalgamation of the terrifying and the awe-inspiring, is encapsulated by the crashing wave that dominates this surrealist landscape. Artist: Clarence Holbrook Ca...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Eschatos #23, Surrealist Landscape Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Eschatos #23, Surrealist Landscape Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Eschatos #23, Surrealist Landscape Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1977

$500
Pilgrimage #4, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Pilgrimage #4 Year: 1977 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, 30 AP Size: 26 in. x 34 in. (6...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Pilgrimage #4, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Pilgrimage #4, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Pilgrimage #4, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1977

$600
Pilgrimage #6, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Pilgrimage #6 Year: 1977 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, 30 AP Size: 26 in. x 34 in. ...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Pilgrimage #6, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Pilgrimage #6, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Pilgrimage #6, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1977

$520 Sale Price
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Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Brown Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Silkscreen on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: ...
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1960s Op Art Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Brown Mandala, Silkscreen by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1969

$1,500
Burning Bush, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Burning Bush Year: 1978 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, AP...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Burning Bush, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Burning Bush, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Burning Bush, Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1978

$950
Study for Worlds Beyond - Surrealist graphite drawing, Ohio artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Study for Worlds Beyond, 1980 Graphite, collage and white heightening on illustration board Signed and dated lower right 10.75 x 4.5 in...
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1980s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Graphite

Study for Worlds Beyond - Surrealist graphite drawing, Ohio artist
Study for Worlds Beyond - Surrealist graphite drawing, Ohio artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Study for Worlds Beyond - Surrealist graphite drawing, Ohio artist, 1980

$2,750
Green Mandala, Geometric Minimalist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Green Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint on Scintilla paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size:...
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1970s Abstract Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Green Mandala, Geometric Minimalist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Green Mandala, Geometric Minimalist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Green Mandala, Geometric Minimalist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1976

$1,500
Red Mandala, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Red Mandala Year: 1969 Medium: Screenprint on Japon, Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 75 Paper Size: 30 in. x 22...
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1960s Op Art Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Red Mandala, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Red Mandala, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Red Mandala, OP Art Geometric Abstract Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1969

$1,500
Oil Well, Modern American Painting by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
An acrylic painting by Clarence Holbrook Carter from 1979. Carter's modernist style utilizes strong structural lines and architectural aesthetics to form almost surreal-like scenes. Signed on lower right corner, framed in elegant silver wooden frame. Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 1998) Title: Oil Well...
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1970s Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Oil Well, Modern American Painting by Clarence Carter
Oil Well, Modern American Painting by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Oil Well, Modern American Painting by Clarence Carter, 1979

$25,000
Transection No. 7, Large Painting by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 1998) Title: Transection No. 7 Year: 1970 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed verso Size: 77 in. x 75.5 in. (195.58 cm x 191.77 c...
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1970s Abstract Geometric Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Transection No. 7, Large Painting by Clarence Carter
Transection No. 7, Large Painting by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Transection No. 7, Large Painting by Clarence Carter, 1970

$60,000
OLIVE TREES, CAPRI
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Portland, ME
Carter, Clarence Holbrook (American, 1904-2000). OLIVE TREES, CAPRI. Aquatint in colors, 1932. Titled,signed and dated in pencil. 5 1/2 x 6 7/8 inches (plat...
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1930s Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Aquatint

OLIVE TREES, CAPRI

Clarence Holbrook Carter
OLIVE TREES, CAPRI, 1932

$1,250
Maidenhood, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maidenhood Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: 1977 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP 30 Image Size: 27 x 19.5 inches Size: 30 in. x 22 i...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Lithograph

Maidenhood, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
Maidenhood, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Maidenhood, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter, 1977

$475
Sleeping Cat, Early 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Sleeping Cat, 1929 Watercolor on paper Signed and dated upper right 15 x 19 inches 21.25 x 25.25 inches, framed Clarence Holbrook Car...
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1920s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Watercolor

Sleeping Cat, Early 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist
Sleeping Cat, Early 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Sleeping Cat, Early 20th Century, Cleveland School Artist, 1929

$11,000
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904–2000) Over and Above: No. 6, 1963 Oil, sand & fish bones on canvas Signed and dated upper left 53 x 31 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achie...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Over and Above: No. 6, Surreal Cat w/ Fish Bones, 20th Century Cleveland School, 1963

$38,500
Yellow Calla Lily
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in New York, NY
In his long and productive career, Clarence Holbrook Carter followed an independent course. He incorporated an unlikely mixture of stylistic influences, drawing from such disparate s...
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Early 20th Century American Realist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Canvas, Oil

Yellow Calla Lily
Yellow Calla Lily

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Yellow Calla Lily, 1931

$65,000
Country Road, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Country Road Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: Circa 1979 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 200, AP Image Size: 24 x 18 inches Size: 30 x 22 in...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Lithograph

Country Road, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
Country Road, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Country Road, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter, Circa 1979

$475
Entr'acte - Mid-Century Ovoids in Theatre - Geometrical Abstract Pastel
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Entr'acte, 1977 Pastel on board Signed and dated lower right 8 x 10 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clare...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Pastel

Entr'acte - Mid-Century Ovoids in Theatre - Geometrical Abstract Pastel
Entr'acte - Mid-Century Ovoids in Theatre - Geometrical Abstract Pastel

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Entr'acte - Mid-Century Ovoids in Theatre - Geometrical Abstract Pastel, 1977

$15,000
Balancing Act, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Clarence Holbrook Carter, American (1904 - 2000) Title: Balancing Act Year: 1976 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 200, A...
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1970s Surrealist Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Screen

Balancing Act, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter
Balancing Act, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Balancing Act, Surrealist Screenprint by Clarence Holbrook Carter, 1976

$650
Down by the River, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Down by the River Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: 1981 Lithograph, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Edition of AP 30 Size: 25 x 32 in. (63.5 x 81.28 cm)
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1980s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Lithograph

Down by the River, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
Down by the River, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Down by the River, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter, 1981

$850
Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Still Life with Apples, 1940 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right 18 x 24 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1940s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Oil

Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist
Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Still Life with Apples and Skull, Figurative Oil Painting by Ohio Artist, 1940

$5,500
Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection No. 3, 1972 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 30 x 22 inches Provenance: Collection of William H. Milliken Cl...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting
Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Transection No. 3, Ovoid Geometrical Figural Abstract Neon Acrylic Painting, 1972

$28,500
Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Medieval Heads, 1966 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated upper right 23.5 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Watercolor

Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s
Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Cicada, Mid-century Figural Surrealist Cleveland School Painting, 1960s, c. 1960s

$8,500
City Scape, Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Green & Brown Structures
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) City Scape, 1978 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

City Scape, Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Green & Brown Structures
City Scape, Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Green & Brown Structures

Clarence Holbrook Carter
City Scape, Ovoid Geometrical Abstract Green & Brown Structures, 1978

$21,500
Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection with Architectural Forms, c. 1980s Acrylic and graphite on board 12 x 20 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract ...
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1980s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic, Graphite

Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic
Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic, c. 1980s

$10,000
Early Spring Landscape, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Long Island City, NY
Early Spring Landscape Clarence Holbrook Carter American (1904–2000) Date: 1979 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of AP 30 Image Size: 18 x 25 inches Size: 21 x 29 ...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Lithograph

Early Spring Landscape, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter
Early Spring Landscape, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Early Spring Landscape, Signed Lithograph by Clarence Carter, 1979

$475
Mandala No. 15, Abstract Ovoid Geometrical Mid-Century Painting Cleveland School
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Mandala No. 15, 1969 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated verso 27.5 x 22 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national ar...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Mandala No. 15, Abstract Ovoid Geometrical Mid-Century Painting Cleveland School
Mandala No. 15, Abstract Ovoid Geometrical Mid-Century Painting Cleveland School

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Mandala No. 15, Abstract Ovoid Geometrical Mid-Century Painting Cleveland School, 1969

$14,000
The Gold Coast, Mid-Century Pastel Pink & Green Painting of Ovoid, Miami
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) The Gold Coast, 1979 Collage and acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 22 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

The Gold Coast, Mid-Century Pastel Pink & Green Painting of Ovoid, Miami
The Gold Coast, Mid-Century Pastel Pink & Green Painting of Ovoid, Miami

Clarence Holbrook Carter
The Gold Coast, Mid-Century Pastel Pink & Green Painting of Ovoid, Miami, 1979

$22,500
Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Expanding Mandala, c. 1970s Acrylic on scintilla 23 x 30 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success...
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1970s Abstract Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting
Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Expanding Mandala, Black and Orange Abstract Oval Mid-Century Painting, c. 1970s

$9,350
Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Double Ovoids with Blue and Black, 1960s Acrylic on scintilla 15.25 x 12.25 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids
Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids, 1960s

$11,000
Vetriculus, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract work on paper
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Vetriculus, c. 1970s Acrylic on paper 4.5 x 3.5 inches 11 x 10 inches, framed A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Cl...
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1970s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Vetriculus, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract work on paper
Vetriculus, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract work on paper

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Vetriculus, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract work on paper, c. 1970s

$5,500
Seeing Egg, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Seeing Egg, c. 1960s Acrylic on textured paper 30 x 22 inches 38.5 x 30.5 inches, framed A surrealist mid-century figural abstract pai...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Seeing Egg, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract
Seeing Egg, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Seeing Egg, Surrealist Ovoid acrylic painting, Figural Abstract, c. 1960s

$26,500
Torso No. 1, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Clarence Holbrook Carter
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Torso No. 1, 1967 Acrylic on paper Signed and dated upper right 15 x10 inches 24 x 20 inches, framed A mid-century figural abstract painting. Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of national artistic success that was nearly unprecedented among Cleveland School artists of his day, with representation by major New York dealers...
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1960s American Modern Clarence Holbrook Carter Art

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Acrylic

Torso No. 1, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting
Torso No. 1, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting

Clarence Holbrook Carter
Torso No. 1, Mid-Century Figural Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1967

$6,500

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