John Diehl Abstract Paintings

ELLIE RILEY – "TACTILE VISIONS-RED" Acrylic on Canvas and Stainless Steel ⚜ Hand Signed, Dated & Titled Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A MINIMALIST, TEXTURED EXPLORATION IN RED AND STEEL...

ELLIE RILEY – "DEEP WATER I" Acrylic on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed, Titled and Dated on Verso ⚜ Frameless Display A LUMINOUS, HIGH-TEXTURE STUDY IN COLOR AND FORM Ellie Riley’s "Deep Wate...

“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free. In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color. In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...

ELLIE RILEY – "TACTILE VISIONS-BLUE" Acrylic & Stainless Steel on Canvas with Tinsel ⚜ Hand Signed, Dated & Titled Verso ⚜ Frameless Display DIMENSIONAL MIXED MEDIA WITH GEOMETRIC F...

This abstract painting uses playful geometric lines to form a strong visual statement. Emphasis is placed on high contrasting elements of design and composition. The zig-zag pattern ...

On Stellar Rays, original acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the u...

This contemporary minimal abstract painting puts emphasis on simplified composition. Tone on tone grey builds up a subtle texture using loose brush strokes, adding contrast to the bl...

"House of Peacock Ore" (2020) is an abstract geometric oil and acrylic painting on canvas by Loren Abbate. It is a square shaped piece and measures 30 inc...

River In The Sea is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of her life in New Yo...

March of the Zapotec, original oil over acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Ins...

Christopher Ruess large scale painting entitled "Spatial Environs: Deep Blue", encapsulated polymer with acrylic on canvas. A Pennsylvania-born artist, Chris Ruess later studied at t...

One from series of three. A custom paint colour inspired by Prada's signature shade of blue. Stajan-Ferkul's series puts emphasis on simplifying the composition. Collage textures and...