Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Italian, 1927-2017

Gian Berto Vanni was born in Rome. He studied with Vordemberge-Gildewart in Holland and color theory with Joseph Albers at Yale University in New Haven. Vanni has been actively involved in the Italian Art scene of the 60s, moving to New York City at the end of the 70s. He has been teaching color theory at the prestigious Cooper Union School of Art in NYC for 30 years. Vanni’s work has been shown in galleries in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Artist: Gian Berto Vanni

Gian Berto VanniContrasts of Love and Memory - Dancing Shiva and Eye of Horus, Red Oil Painting, 1997

$7,500

Contrasts of Love and Memory - Dancing Shiva and Eye of Horus, Red Oil Painting

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

G. B. Vanni's extensive traveling worldwide influenced the imagery of his paintings, often exploring mythological themes from different cultures. This magnetic red painting references the figurative elements Vanni saw in Indian and Egyptian art. The dancing human figure is an homage to the Dancing Shiva...

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1990s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Urszula WilkUntitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract XXL Oil Painting, Conceptual Art, 2004/2006

$28,567

H 78.75 in W 122.05 in D 1.19 in

Untitled - Contemporary Expressive Abstract XXL Oil Painting, Conceptual Art

By Urszula Wilk

Located in Hallein, AT

Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have always been interested in the idea of infiniteness of a painting and its opposite – that is the physical finitenes...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Aleksandra BaturaAgorafolia - Large Format Contemporary Nature Oil Painting, Landscape, Clouds, 2020

$7,844

H 59.06 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in

Agorafolia - Large Format Contemporary Nature Oil Painting, Landscape, Clouds

By Aleksandra Batura

Located in Hallein, AT

Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She studied at the Faculty of Painting...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Urszula WilkUntitled 6 - Contemporary Blue, White, Black Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art, 2017

$15,769

H 59.06 in W 78.75 in D 1.19 in

Untitled 6 - Contemporary Blue, White, Black Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art

By Urszula Wilk

Located in Hallein, AT

The paintings from this series are painted in such a way that they can be hung horizontally or vertically. Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have alway...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Urszula WilkUntitled 7 - Contemporary Blue, White, Black Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art, 2017

$15,802

H 78.75 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in

Untitled 7 - Contemporary Blue, White, Black Abstract Painting, Conceptual Art

By Urszula Wilk

Located in Hallein, AT

The paintings from this series are painted in such a way that they can be hung horizontally or vertically. Urszula Wilk – artist statment: I have alway...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Aleksandra BaturaRiver Bend - Large Format Contemporary Nature Painting, Landscape, 2019

$7,998

H 74.81 in W 66.93 in D 1.58 in

River Bend - Large Format Contemporary Nature Painting, Landscape

By Aleksandra Batura

Located in Hallein, AT

Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She s...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil

Grzegorz RadeckiBlue-Black - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting, 2020

$19,426

H 94.49 in W 66.93 in D 1.19 in

Blue-Black - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting

By Grzegorz Radecki

Located in Hallein, AT

Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of a narrow trickle between the feeling of senselessness and some deeply hidden ho...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Aleksandra BaturaEnd Of Summer - Large Format Contemporary Nature Oil Painting, Landscape, Sky, 2020

$7,844

H 78.75 in W 59.06 in D 1.58 in

End Of Summer - Large Format Contemporary Nature Oil Painting, Landscape, Sky

By Aleksandra Batura

Located in Hallein, AT

Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Cracow. She studied at the Faculty of Painting...

Category

2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Grzegorz RadeckiBig Blue - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXXL Format Oil Painting, 2020

$19,426

H 94.49 in W 66.93 in D 1.19 in

Big Blue - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXXL Format Oil Painting

By Grzegorz Radecki

Located in Hallein, AT

Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of a narrow trickle between the feeling of senselessness and some deeply hidden ho...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Agnieszka KorejbaGood Morning - Large Format Conceptual Painting, Minimalistic, Contemplative, 2017

$11,084

H 70.87 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in

Good Morning - Large Format Conceptual Painting, Minimalistic, Contemplative

By Agnieszka Korejba

Located in Hallein, AT

The painting is corresponding most closely to the first photo on the 1stdibs page A professional photographer took this photo in his studio with good lighting. The other photos were ...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Renata BrzozowskaWoman Portrait On Red Background - Modern Expressive Figurative Oil Painting, ca 2015

$2,862

H 31.5 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in

Woman Portrait On Red Background - Modern Expressive Figurative Oil Painting

Located in Hallein, AT

This artwork is already framed. They are simple, modern red strip frames. Renata Brzozowska is born in the city of Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland, Renata paints and draws since childho...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Grzegorz RadeckiBlue - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting, 2020

$19,426

H 94.49 in W 66.93 in D 1.19 in

Blue - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting

By Grzegorz Radecki

Located in Hallein, AT

Grzegorz Radecki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk Poland Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of a...

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2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Grzegorz RadeckiPink - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting, 2020

$19,426

H 94.49 in W 66.93 in D 1.19 in

Pink - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting

By Grzegorz Radecki

Located in Hallein, AT

Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of a narrow trickle between the feeling of senselessness and some deeply hidden ho...

Category

2010s Contemporary Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Previously Available Items

Gian Berto VanniFermentation - Invoice 3 of 3, 2014

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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Fermentation - Invoice 3 of 3

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

This listing has been created specifically for Jessica Cerka, for a payment plan of 3 installments for this painting by Gian Berto Vanni, titled Fermentation. The total price of the ...

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2010s Surrealist Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniFermentation - Invoice 2 of 3, 2014

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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Fermentation - Invoice 2 of 3

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

This listing has been created specifically for Jessica Cerka, for a payment plan of 3 installments for this painting by Gian Berto Vanni, titled Fermentation. The total price of the ...

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2010s Surrealist Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniFermentation - Invoice 1 of 3, 2014

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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Fermentation - Invoice 1 of 3

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

This listing has been created specifically for Jessica Cerka, for a payment plan of 3 installments for this painting by Gian Berto Vanni, titled Fermentation. The total price of the ...

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2010s Surrealist Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniFrom Moon to Moon - Abstract Geometric Painting with Silver Leaf, 2015

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H 60 in W 36 in D 1 in

From Moon to Moon - Abstract Geometric Painting with Silver Leaf

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni's "From Moon to Moon" is a 60 x 36-inch abstract geometric oil painting on canvas. The main colors are blue and silver, with an accent of bright yellow. The spacial ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Gian Berto VanniEclipse over the Red Valley - Surrealist Landscape Painting, 2012

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H 18 in W 36 in D 1 in

Eclipse over the Red Valley - Surrealist Landscape Painting

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni "Eclipse over the Red Valley" is an 18x 36-inch abstract landscape oil painting on canvas. The main colors are blue and red. The imagery is surrealist, with a moon o...

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2010s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniFrom Darkness to Light - Abstract Surrealist Painting, 2014

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H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

From Darkness to Light - Abstract Surrealist Painting

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni "From Darkness to Light" is a 30 x 40-inch abstract landscape oil painting on canvas. The main colors are gray, red, and blue. The title seems to suggest a lunar or ...

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2010s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniCaribbean Nights - Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting, 2012

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H 18 in W 36 in D 1 in

Caribbean Nights - Surrealist Landscape Oil Painting

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni "Caribbean Nights" is an 18 x 36-inch abstract landscape oil painting on canvas. The main colors are brown, blue, and black. The imagery is surrealist, with an imagi...

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2010s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniBriareus - Large Mythological Figurative Surrealism Painting with Gold Leaf, 1998

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H 50 in W 40 in D 1.5 in

Briareus - Large Mythological Figurative Surrealism Painting with Gold Leaf

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni "Briareus" is a 50 x 40-inch figurative surrealism mythological oil painting on canvas. The main colors are earth tones and gold with accents of blue. The gold is ma...

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1990s Surrealist Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Gian Berto VanniTanagra II, 2001

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H 10 in W 8 in D 1 in

Tanagra II

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

This is one of the Miniature paintings that Gian Berto Vanni has been creating since the late 1980s, along with his larger canvasses. For these small precious works Vanni uses a very...

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Early 2000s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Gian Berto VanniThe Improbable Growth of a Lonely Flower, 2015

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H 47 in W 33 in D 1.5 in

The Improbable Growth of a Lonely Flower

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Botany is often one of the references in Vanni’s paintings. Flowers are frequently the starting point of Vanni’s abstractions. This explosive orange, yellow and blue work bring onto ...

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2010s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniKites - Red, Blue and Orange Vertical Abstract Painting, 2015

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H 47 in W 33 in D 1.5 in

Kites - Red, Blue and Orange Vertical Abstract Painting

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni's "Kites" measures 47" x 33" inch. The medium is oil on canvas. The painting is inspired by the Japanese kites, that Vanni saw through o...

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2010s Abstract Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto VanniFermentation, 2014

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H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in

Fermentation

By Gian Berto Vanni

Located in New York, NY

Gian Berto Vanni is best known for his vibrant and intellectual paintings where often abstraction fades into figurative and vice versa. His syntax is the result of a comprehensive va...

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2010s Surrealist Gian Berto Vanni Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gian Berto Vanni paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Gian Berto Vanni paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Gian Berto Vanni in canvas, fabric, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 1990s and is mostly associated with the Surrealist style. Not every interior allows for large Gian Berto Vanni paintings, so small editions measuring 30 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Lazzaro Donati, Sarah Olson, and Tito Salomoni. Gian Berto Vanni paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,900 and tops out at $13,800, while the average work can sell for $8,500.