John Chamberlain, in full John Angus Chamberlain, was an American sculptor, painter, photographer, printmaker, and filmmaker whose Abstract Expressionist works were characterized by an emotional approach to concept and execution.
Chamberlain studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951–52), where he began working in metals, and at Black Mountain College in North Carolina (1955–56). In 1957 he had his first one-man show in Chicago. His early pieces were made from welded iron rods, but he later used such materials as heat-shaped Plexiglass, paper, polyurethane, industrial rubber, brown paper bags, and aluminum foil before returning in 1974 to the use of auto body parts. His first sculpture to employ car parts was Shortstop (1957), which featured rusty fenders that he had found in the yard of painter and friend Larry Rivers.
Chamberlain’s sculptures are typified by Mr. Press (1961), a construction of fragments from automobiles, crumpled and jammed together to create an effect of isolated, frozen movement. He often coated his pieces with bright industrial paints. During the 1970s oil crisis, Chamberlain often incorporated oil barrels into his work, notably in the series Socket and Kiss (1979). For a brief interlude, he used car spray paint to create works that combined stencil and Action painting. Chamberlain was also involved in video and film and produced the cinematic Wide Point (1968); he later dabbled in drawing and printmaking.
In 1971 Chamberlain’s work was given a retrospective by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
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John Chamberlain - Framed 20th Century Oil, Harrowing Progress
By John Chamberlain
Located in Corsham, GB
Agricultural landscape in oil. Signed lower right. Well presented in a painted wooden frame. Labelled verso. On board.
Oil
$744
H 5.52 in W 3.15 in
VAN BIESBROECK Jules. Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
Woman in a garden. Oil sketch on cardboard. Unsigned. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jules Van Biesbroeck was the son of Jules Evariste van Biesbroeck, a painter of Ghent, but was born in Italy, in Portici, near Naples, while his parents were staying there. (In the 19th century many artists made educational trips to Italy). It was a long visit: the child was two years old by the time the family returned to Ghent.[1] After a short period of practice with his father, van Biesbroeck was enrolled in the Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His first painting, "The Shepherd" (French: Le pâtre), was sold at the Triennale in Ghent. In 1888, when he was only 15 years old, he made his debut at the "Salon des Champs-Elysées" in Paris with his monumental work "The Launch of the Argo" (French: Le lancement...
Oil
Coming Home at Sunset
By William Harnden
Located in Greenville, DE
Very well executed work by American artist William Harnden who specialized in Native American subjects. 23 3/4 x 29 1/2 in excellent condition frame. Signed lower right.
Oil, Board
Dogs on point
By Camille Merlaud
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Camille MERLAUD (Verteillac 1877–1957) Pointing Dogs Oil on panel H. 22 cm; W. 33 cm Signed lower left. Dated 1909 Provenance: Private collection, Périgord/Charente Born i...
Oil, Wood Panel
Balloons over Manhattan
By Shay Kun
Located in Jerusalem, IL
A beautiful painting by Israeli artist Shay Kun. Featuring a colorful display of hot air balloons floating above Manhattan.
Canvas, Oil
Grey House. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Located in Paris, FR
Raf Peeters is a Belgian artist represented by Boycott Gallery.
Oil
$859
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
View of Ostend. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. Jule...
Oil
$744
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in
View of Bou-Sada. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
View of Bou°_Sada. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in preparation. J...
Oil
$33,988
H 17.25 in W 21.25 in
A pair of Military Encampments with Horses
Located in Taunton, GB
A Military Encampment with Horses held by a Groom, and A Military Encampment with a Grey Horse and a Hound Oil on canvas in carved wood frames 17 ¼ x 21 ¼ in A Pair (2) THE ARTI...
Oil
Sea coast
By Eugene Le Poittevin
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Eugène Modeste LE POITTEVIN (Paris, 1806 - Paris, 1870) Sunset by the Sea Oil on panel H. 15 cm; W. 19 cm Signed and monogrammed lower left Probably circa 1845 Le Poittevin (whose r...
Oil, Wood Panel
$744
H 5.52 in W 3.55 in
'Plaines de la Midjeda Blida'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled.
By Jules Pierre van Biesbroeck
Located in Paris, FR
'Plaines de la Midjeda Blida'. Oil sketch on cardboard. Signed and titled on the back. This work will be recorded in the catalogue raisonné of the work of the artist currently in pre...
Oil
$4,526
H 43.31 in W 43.31 in D 0.79 in
Circles 2 - Contemporary Landscape Abstract Painting
By Aleksandra Batura
Located in Hallein, AT
Own Technique on canvas: oil and ink Aleksandra Batura (b. 1982 in Augustów) a Warsaw based artist. She earned a Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the...
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil
$4,927
H 14.18 in W 20.08 in D 3.15 in
Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean
By Antoine Ponthus-Cinier
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Antoine-Claude PONTHUS-CINIER (Lyon, 1812 - Lyon, 1885) Maritime Pines in the Mediterranean Oil on paper laid down on cardboard H. 36 cm; W. 51 cm Signed lower right Provenance: -...
Oil, Paper