American artist James Siena is celebrated for his inimitable process of creating intricate abstractions, driven by a practice of self-imposed rules termed visual algorithms.
Siena preemptively determines his marks and actions and repeats them procedurally as his works result in intensely concentrated, vibrantly colored, freehand compositions. His oeuvre often references diagrams, complex puzzles, labyrinths, and mapping, resulting in inward meditations that actively engage traditions of pattern and mark-making in an ongoing exploration of scale, materiality, and interaction of color.
Maneuvering across a diverse range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, drawing, lithography, etching and woodcuts, Siena’s work has placed him firmly within the canon of contemporary American art. For more than four decades, Siena’s rule-based linear abstractions have been strongly associated with the machine / human interface.
“The way the paintings act as machines,” the artist has pointed out, “is you have to find your way into them and find your way out of them.”
Born in Oceanside, California, in 1957, Siena lives and works in New York, NY, and Otis, MA.
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(Biography provided by Miles McEnery Gallery)
$7,000
James Siena - Bracket Drawing, colored pencil, signed twice + provenance, Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
Original color pencil on paper drawing Hand signed twice: Pencil signed, titled and dated on the back of sheet Also, pencil signed, titled and dated on the attached back board Proven...
Color Pencil
$2,800
"Shifted Lattice" by James Siena (Geometric, Aqua, Green, Abstract, Line, Design
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
A screen print in fourteen colors titled, Shifted Lattice, inspired from an enamel painting of the same name, which was created a year earlier, in 2005. The total edition size is 118...
Screen
$1,000
James Siena at PACE poster Hand signed by James Siena complex linear abstraction
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena at PACE Gallery, 2019 Offset lithograph exhibition invitation (Hand signed by James Siena) 19 1/2 × 14 1/2 inches Unframed This exquisite fold...
Offset, Graphite, Pencil, Lithograph
$4,500
James Siena -T-nail ink drawing, unique geometric abstraction hand signed Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena Untitled t-nail drawing (reference: two against two), 1999 Graphite on paper Pencil signed, titled, annotated and dated on the reverse of the sheet (see photos) also penc...
Pencil, Graphite
James Siena, geometric abstraction, Christmas print, signed/N, 8/54 Framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena Untitled geometric abstraction (The Christmas Print), 2006 3-Color etching on paper with deckled edges Signed, dated and numbered 8/54 in graphite pencil on the front Fra...
Etching
$1,500
James Siena - "This is for Nadine" hand signed unique drawing in exhibition book
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena "This is for Nadine", signed drawing, 2005 Original drawing done in black marker, bound in the title page of softcover PACE Gallery catalogue with stiff wraps hand signe...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
James Siena Double Recursive Combs, Boustrophedonic, 2005 Silk-screen Artist's proof 7/12, aside from the edition of 75 21 x 28 inches Framed
Screen
Generations 8
By Robyn Denny
Located in London, GB
Etching with aquatint on watercolour wash on paper 53 x 71 cms (21 x 28 ins) Edition of 35, Set of 24 Signed, dated, and numbered 3/35 Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd., London Prin...
Color, Etching, Aquatint
$20,000
H 33.25 in W 26.25 in D 2.25 in
"Untitled" screenprint by artist Pierre Soulages from "Kinderstern" portfolio
By Pierre Soulages
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Untitled" abstract screenprint (Encrevé/Miessner Kat. N° 113) by artist Pierre Soulages from the "Kinderstern" portfolio published by Edition Domberger to raise money to house famil...
Screen
$310
H 10 in W 7.325 in
Untitled Composition (British Modernism, Geometric, Abstract, Postwar, London)
By Jim Bird
Located in Kansas City, MO
Jim Bird Untitled Composition from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London" Original Color Lithograph Year: 1979 Edition: 100 Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (25.4 × 18.6...
Lithograph
$750Sale Price|37% Off
H 24.63 in W 42.38 in
Grove #1 /// Abstract Geometric Colorful Jay Rosenbulm New York Screenprint Art
By Jay Rosenblum
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jay Rosenblum (Americam, 1933-1989) Title: "Grove #1" *Signed by Rosenblum in pencil lower right Year: 1979 Medium: Original Screenprint on white Stonehenge paper Limited edi...
Screen
$246
H 10.83 in W 7.09 in
Untitled Drawing, Abstract Pencil and Oil Crayon, Circa 2005, Unframed
By George Dannatt
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Untitled Drawing 2005 Image: 27.5 x 18.0 cm Mount: 40.2 x 30.0 cm George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’s death i...
Pencil, Graphite, Oil Crayon
$1,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 18 in W 22 in D 1 in
'Abstract Collage' by Pedro Oraa, Serigraph
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 18" x 22" framed, geometric abstract serigraph was created by Cuban artist, Pedro Oraa, in 2007. The composition is of geometric shapes, predominantly in shades of gray, white, ...
Screen
$715
H 65 in W 50 in D 0.2 in
Colorful painting on paper, Unique piece, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña, España) Mixed media painting on paper Ready to frame One-of-a-kind Signed on back Includes certificate of authenticity 2021 65 x 50 cm. It belongs to the ser...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Serie Madrid B, 1990
By Jesús Rafael Soto
Located in Miami, FL
Jesus Soto (1923-2005) Serie Madrid B, 1990 Denise Rene Editeur, Paris (with Denise Rene's blind-stamp) Screen print in heavy paper 59 x 45.3 in (150 x 115 cm) Professionally framed...
Screen
$2,000
H 22 in W 28 in
I-S #1 /// Abstract Geometric Sewell Sillman Screenprint Purple Pink Modern Art
By Sewell Sillman
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sewell Sillman (American, 1924-1992) Title: "I-S #1" *Signed and dated by Sillman in pencil lower right Year: 1968 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded heavy white wove ...
Screen
$287
H 4.65 in W 6.5 in
Untitled Abstract Painting, Mixed Media on Paper, 1992, Unframed
By George Dannatt
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Untitled 1992 Medium: Mixed media on paper Image: 11.5 x 16.5 cm Mount: 26.0 x 30.5 cm George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended w...
Oil Crayon, Pencil, Graphite
$4,000
H 33 in W 29 in
Sven Lukin Modernist Original Screenprint Framed 1969 Bright Modern Mid Century
By Sven Lukin
Located in Buffalo, NY
This incredible work comes with a COA. The work is currently framed in a new acid free mat and the original 1969 silver metal frame, but new framing is available included in the pric...
Silver
$500Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.5 in W 15.5 in D 0.05 in
Original Cinquantenaire Aeronautique Bourget, vintage air show poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original Cinquantenaire Aeronautique vintage poster. Archival linen backed and ready to frame. Printer: Bedos & Co, Paris. A- condition. (50TH ANNIVERSARY 23E SALON INTERNATIONAL D' AERONAUTICS, JUNE 12 TO 21, 1959 * LE BOURGET AIRPORT.) This mid-century modern original French poster is for an air show...
Lithograph
Sold
H 37 in W 27.5 in
James Siena-Shifted Lattice-37" x 27.5"-Serigraph-2006-Abstract-Green
By James Siena
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Shifted Lattice" is a 14 color silkscreen printed on Reeves textured Rag. The print is from an edition of 118 plus 18 artist proofs. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Screen
Untitled (0 through 9, Ascending, Descending, Concentrically)
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
James Siena Untitled (0 through 9, Ascending, Descending, Concentrically), 2013 Ink on paper 11 x 8 1/2
The Woods
By James Siena
Located in Houston, TX
Sold
H 36 in W 28.5 in
'Shifted Lattice' Limited Edition Print by James Siena (green and blue pattern)
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
This is a fourteen (14) color screen print on Reeves textured rag paper, hand signed and numbered in graphite from an edition of 118. There are an additional 18 Artist Proofs. The pr...
Screen