James Gowan studied at the Glasgow School of Art and Kingston School of Architecture where he was taught by Philip Powell of Powell & Moya, who subsequently employed him on the winning entry to the Skylon Competition for the Festival of Britain in 1951. Following a period working on Stevenage New Town, he joined Lyons Israel Ellis, where he met James Stirling. They were quickly established as one of the most radical practices of their generation when they designed Langham House Close on Ham Common (West London) in 1958 — a reaction against all that had gone before them. Gowan and Stirling took equal parts in the design of their early projects, culminating with the 1963 Engineering Building at the University of Leicester, considered the first postmodernist building in Britain. Shortly after the building was completed, the two split acrimoniously, Stirling taking the lion's share of the credit. The Engineering Building represented a massive shift from the postwar era's functionalist doctrines, bringing in forceful geometries and dynamic structural feats in what was subsequently called the 'engineering style'. Two cantilevered lecture theatres are topped by a pair of glazed towers, clad in red Dutch tiles, monolithic wedges inspired by the superstructure of an aircraft carrier; the workshop building is surmounted by a crystalline roof with rippling waves that let in north-facing light. An almost Gothic feel to the design, with concrete columns supporting the building like mediaeval flying buttresses, was later described by Gowan as "the Picasso profile with the big eye slapped on the front". The visually stunning and highly practical building caused the architects to be awarded the Reynolds Award from the American Institute of Architects and was Grade II* listed in 1993.
James Gowan FRIBA Blue Mill at Backbarrow Modernist Architect Leicester
By James Gowan
Located in London, GB
Post-war architect partner of architect Sir James Stirling, together they created Britain's first post-modernist building, Gowan being the talented shy ...
Oil
James Gowan FRIBA Fountains Abbey Modernist Architect Leicester Engineering
By James Gowan
Located in London, GB
Post-war architect partner of architect Sir James Stirling, together they created Britain's first post-modernist building, Gowan being the talented shy ...
Oil
French, Mid-Century View of a Port dated "59"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
View of a Port "59" French Modernist School Oil on canvas Illegibly signed. l.r., dated "59" 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 (30 x 25 frame) inches A positively brilliant, Modernist view of a French port...
Canvas, Oil
$1,356Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 30 in D 2 in
Vintage American Female Modernist Precisionist Street Scene Original Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene oil painting by Elaine Wesley (1923 - 2007). Oil on board. Estate stamped verso.
Canvas, Oil
$5,717Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Moon Rose. 2007, oil on canvas, 120x150 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Moon Rose 2007, oil on canvas, 120x150 cm Large size painting water lilies on deep blue water, with vibrant pattern on leaves. Modern bright juicy artwork that attract sight Kristīne Luīze Avotiņa is a young and bright personality whose talent is appreciated not only in Latvia, but also in other parts of the world. Her deep inner experiences and feelings of the soul are not hidden from the eyes of the audience, but are openly and engagingly narrated: about relationships, man and woman, passion, emotions, about experience and connection with nature. Characters live in Kristine's compositional solutions, where figurative painting and ornament appear. When painting large-format works, she masters the entire format, composition and color of the work, as well as linear drawing. Kristīne herself emphasizes: "Relationships between nature and people - it has always been a relevant topic in my painting. The more I work on it, the more interesting it seems to me. It is infinite and unending. With paint I refresh the beauty of nature and love on the canvas and I want to show that nature and love are equal in their beauty. In my works, I always want to show that nature is beautiful and worthy of admiration - a newly blooming water lily, falling leaves from golden trees, a pink sunset sky... This could go on forever..." Education: 2009 – 2010 Studies in „Escola Massana”, Painting Department, Barcelona...
Canvas, Oil
Head to Sea, Modernist sailing scene
By Ralph Eugene Della-Volpe
Located in New York, NY
A vibrant and yet romantic sailing scene which was a favorite series by Della-Volpe. His compelling colorist approach has made his works desirable as he was one of the few artists post-war to be representative in style like Milton Avery and Wolf Kahn. Head to Sea has the hallmark intense and lovely coloration for which Della-Volpe is known. He came out of Abstract Expressionism in the New York school but then pivoted, like Milton Avery to representational, colorist work. The frame is a silvered gold leaf float frame of quality and has a rubbed, antiqued surface...
Oil, Board
New Black & White: Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Landscape
By Peter Rossiter
Located in Brecon, Powys
New Black & White Mixed Media on board, a monochrome interpretation of a mountain landscape. Peter Rossiter was born in Cambridge, UK in 1950 and studied at York University & The Courtauld Institute, London. Peter's background is rooted in the global art world; his Grandfather was the German artist Martin Bloch...
Mixed Media, Oil
$636Sale Price|20% Off
H 16 in W 27 in D 2 in
Antique Signed European Framed Village Signed Orientalist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract village painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 12H. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$65,000
H 21 in W 25 in D 2 in
WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial "Cellar with Horseshoe"
By Joseph Solman
Located in New York, NY
"Cellar with Horseshoe" WPA American Scene Modernism 20th Century NYC Industrial Joseph Solman (1909-2008) "Cellar with Horseshoe" 16 x 20 inches, c. 1938 Oil on canvas Initialed "...
Canvas, Oil
$296Sale Price|25% Off
H 15 in W 19 in D 2 in
Antique Tropical 19th Century Landscape Original Oil Painting Flower Path
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 17.5L x 13.75H. Signed.
Canvas, Oil
$636Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 25 in D 2 in
Antique American School Signed Modernist Street Scene Rare Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed scene oil painting. Oil on paper. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 15H.
Canvas, Oil
$2,500
H 14.19 in W 12.19 in D 1.75 in
Abstract Chiaroscuro Landscape, Oil on Canvas Painting by Francois Gentilini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This captivating small-scale oil on canvas was created by renowned French Modernist painter François Gentilini (b. 1930). Structured with geometric precision, the composition evokes ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,977
H 28.75 in W 51.19 in D 0.79 in
Reed 22 November 09:54 - Modern Nature Oil Painting, Abstract, Minimalism
By Robert Motelski
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Canvas, Oil
$895
H 33 in W 15 in D 2 in
Vintage American School Modernist Trompe L'Oeil Abstract Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist trompe l'oeil street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 33 by 15 inches overall, and 30 by 12 painting alone. Excellent condition...
Oil