Gastone Novelli Art

Italian, 1925-1968

Gastone Novelli was born in Vienna on August 1, 1925. He received a classical education in Rome, where he had moved with his family, and became involved in the Italian resistance movement in 1943. He was arrested and then freed the following year. In 1945 he moved to Florence and earned a degree in political science. After the war he started painting and producing graphic works that were greatly influenced by the Neo-Constructivist theories of Max Bill, who he had met while staying in Zurich in 1947. In 1950 he moved to Brazil and devoted himself to the applied arts, teaching, and research into Geometrical Abstraction. In 1951 and 1953 he participated in the São Paulo Bienal. In December 1954 he went back to Rome and met Corrado Cagli and Achille Perilli; the following year he exhibited at the Galleria La Cassapanca and Studio B24. In 1957 he took several trips to Paris and met the Surrealists Jean Arp, André Masson, Man Ray, and Tristan Tzara. He exhibited at Galleria La Salita in Rome and was clearly influenced by Art Informel. The same year, he founded the L’esperienza moderna magazine with Perilli and started collaborating with poets and writers. Novelli was introduced to contemporary trends in American art by Willem de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, and Cy Twombly, who were active in Rome at the time. In 1959 he exhibited in the Galleria l’Ariete in Milan and participated in many groups shows in Italy and abroad. In 1960 he had a solo exhibition at the Galleria La Tartaruga in Rome and took part in the show Crack at the Galleria Il Canale in Venice. The following year he returned to Paris once again, where he met Geroges Bataille, Samuel Beckett, Pierre Klossowski, and Claude Simon, and had a private show at the Galerie du Fleuve. In 1962 his work was shown at the Alan Gallery in New York, and he spent some time travelling in Greece. Two years later a major exhibition of his work was presented at the Kunstverein of Friezeburg; he won the Premio Gollin at the Venice Biennale and founded the Grammatica magazine with Alfredo Giuliani, Giorgio Manganelli, and Perilli. His first political work was produced in 1966, amid a climate of much protest and civil unrest. The following year he moved to Venice and published the comic book I viaggi di Breck. When invited to participate in the Venice Biennale in 1968, he refused to show his work and, as a form of protest, exhibited it face down against the walls. Novelli died in Milan on December 22, 1968. (The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation)

Artist: Gastone Novelli

Gastone NovelliSenza Titolo - important Italian artist! 1968 Abstract oil on paper painting, 1968

$7,200

Senza Titolo - important Italian artist! 1968 Abstract oil on paper painting

By Gastone Novelli

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Abstract, oil, watercolor, ink & pencil on paper by important Italian artist, Gastone Novelli. Signed & dated lower right "Novelli 68" Provenance: MILAN ART, Via Zara 18, Milano Fra...

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1960s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Paper, Ink, Oil, Watercolor

Gastone NovelliUntitled - Original Monotype by Gastone Novelli - 1957, 1957

$6,352

Untitled - Original Monotype by Gastone Novelli - 1957

By Gastone Novelli

Located in Roma, IT

Beautiful artwork, a colored monotype, representing an abstract composition, realized by Gastone Novelli. Image dimensions: Cm 23.5 x 18 Signed "G. Novelli" on the lower right. Ve...

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1950s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Gastone NovelliComposition, 1963 - Original Mixed Media by Gastone Novelli - 1963, 1963

$12,939

Composition, 1963 - Original Mixed Media by Gastone Novelli - 1963

By Gastone Novelli

Located in Roma, IT

Composizione, 1963 is an interesting original drawing (mixed media: pencil, pastel, China ink, watercolor) by the Informal Italian artist, Gaston...

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1960s Gastone Novelli Art

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Mixed Media

Kim FrohsinBig Candy Grid, 1999

$2,000

H 36 in W 36 in D 0.94 in

Big Candy Grid

By Kim Frohsin

Located in Burlingame, CA

'Big Candy Grid' features abstracted candy shapes with vivid and florescent colors within a dazzling contemporary "pop art" composition. Monotype ev edition...

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1990s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Erez YardeniUntitled, 2018

$4,354Sale Price|20% Off

H 11.82 in W 20.48 in

Untitled

By Erez Yardeni

Located in London, GB

'Untitled' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). Beautifully balanced, stunningly...

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2010s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Otto NeumannEstate No. 096009, 1971

$9,500

H 24.5 in W 17.75 in

Estate No. 096009

By Otto Neumann

Located in New Orleans, LA

Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of the twentieth century. Neum...

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1970s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Robert NatkinAbstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed, ca. 1975

$7,500

H 24 in W 35 in D 2 in

Abstract Expressionist monotype (unique), signed and inscribed with heart Framed

By Robert Natkin

Located in New York, NY

Robert Natkin monotype (unique) on paper signed in marker on the front Pencil signed, and inscribed with heart doodle: "For Dorothy and Arthur with my Love Natkin" Provenance: collec...

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1970s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Rubins J. SpaansContemporary Abstract Colorful Oil Painting on Linen Canvas, 2024

$837Sale Price|24% Off

H 19.69 in W 13.78 in D 1.07 in

Contemporary Abstract Colorful Oil Painting on Linen Canvas

By Rubins J. Spaans

Located in ALP, ES

Abstract painting on linen canvas by Dutch contemporary artist and art teacher Rubins J. Spaans. The painting is a color study that takes the viewer back to the abstract works that R...

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2010s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Canvas, Linen, Ink, Oil, Watercolor

Erez YardeniUntitled II, 2018

$2,721Sale Price|50% Off

H 12.21 in W 15.95 in

Untitled II

By Erez Yardeni

Located in London, GB

'Untitled II' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). There is so much energy in th...

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2010s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Wilma FioriWilma Fiori Abstract Monotype Red Square Black Triangles Mid-Century Modern, 20th Century

$1,950

H 17.75 in W 17.5 in

Wilma Fiori Abstract Monotype Red Square Black Triangles Mid-Century Modern

Located in Denver, CO

Striking original abstract monotype by American artist Wilma Fiori (1929–2019), featuring a bold geometric composition of a saturated red square intersected with sharp black triangul...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Erez YardeniDinosaur Me & Baby, 2020

$3,062Sale Price|50% Off

H 14.97 in W 20.28 in

Dinosaur Me & Baby

By Erez Yardeni

Located in London, GB

'Dinosaur Me & Baby' abstract composition, mixed media on soft board, Japanese ink, oil, pencil and gouache by Erez Yardeni (2018). The scribblings of a c...

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2010s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Ink, Oil, Gouache, Board, Pencil

Christine SoDesert Sunrise Abstract Cyanotype, 22 x 13 inches, Signed, 2010+, 2022

$250

H 22 in W 13 in

Desert Sunrise Abstract Cyanotype, 22 x 13 inches, Signed, 2010+

Located in Oakland, CA

Though it resembles a giant abstract watercolor painting owing to its soft gradations and luminous quality, this is a form of photography called a cyano...

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2010s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Paper, Archival Paper, Rag Paper, Monotype, Photogram

Hiro YokoseWOP 2 - 00629, 2009

$1,800

H 22.25 in W 30 in

WOP 2 - 00629

By Hiro Yokose

Located in Phoenix, AZ

mixed media on paper; unframed Neoromantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light i...

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Early 2000s Romantic Gastone Novelli Art

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Paint, Paper, Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Kind of CyanBlue Knots and Hoops, Blue Tones Monotype on Watercolor Paper of Organic Lines, 2021

$490

H 40 in W 28 in

Blue Knots and Hoops, Blue Tones Monotype on Watercolor Paper of Organic Lines

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This is an exclusive handprinted unique cyanotype that takes its inspiration from the mid-century modern shapes. It's made by layering paper cutouts and different exposures using uv-...

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2010s Abstract Geometric Gastone Novelli Art

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Watercolor, Monotype, Paper

Otto NeumannEstate No. 067036, 1965

$9,000

H 17.63 in W 24.5 in

Estate No. 067036

By Otto Neumann

Located in New Orleans, LA

Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of the twentieth century. Neum...

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1960s Abstract Gastone Novelli Art

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Monotype

Previously Available Items

Gastone NovelliNon ce Tempo - Important Italian Artist 1965 watercolor & pencil on paper, 1965

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H 13 in W 18 in

Non ce Tempo - Important Italian Artist 1965 watercolor & pencil on paper

By Gastone Novelli

Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Signed and dated lower right. Gastone Novelli Archive No. 315

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1960s Modern Gastone Novelli Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

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