Joseph De Martini was born in Mobile, Alabama, but spent most of his childhood in Hoboken, New Jersey. The son of a fisherman, De Martini was educated only as far as grammar school, but he showed an interest in art at an early age. He moved to New York City, where he took classes at the Art Students League and the National Academy of Design with Leon Kroll and Ivan Olinsky. Giving equal attention to interiors (like darkened theaters) and coastal scenes of New England (including shipwrecks), De Martini created romantic interpretations of everyday life. He was in his prime as an artist when Abstraction became a popular style. A writer for Art Digest wrote of De Martini in 1942, “With painting-shadows and strong dark lines, he can create a pattern of great strength without declaring for abstraction and without losing the romance of place which gives his paintings their greatest appeal.” Self-reflection occupied his visual interest over the entirety of his life ranging from a youthful 1930 image to that of his later years in his striped bathrobe, standing stalwartly like a classical column. The three themes in De Martini’s art were the sea, the studio, the man. De Martini was an associate member of the National Academy of Design and a member of the Audubon Artists and American Artists’ Congress. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951 and taught at the University of Georgia from 1952–53. Towards the end of his career, he stopped showing his work to devote his time completely to painting. His works are in the permanent collections of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Butler Institute of American Art, Chrysler Museum of Art, Saint Louis Art Museum, Denver Art Museum, Farnsworth Art Museum, IBM Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, New Britain Museum of American Art, Phillips Memorial Gallery, San Diego Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the State Department, Washington D.C., Tucson Museum of Art and Walker Art Center.
Downing Sun Abstract Painting, Blue and Black Rectangles, 19.5 in Tall
By Joseph De Martini
Located in Queens, NY
American Contemporary abstract painting titled "Downing Sun" featuring colors of blue and black and rectangular shapes (Joseph De Martini)
Paint
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 17.75 in W 15.5 in D 1.5 in
"Cubist Forms in Blue and Red, " Brilliant Painting by Gleizes, Abstract Cubism
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most brilliantly-hued paintings by Albert Gleizes we have seen, this highly abstract Cubist work is a rotating knot of curving forms in periwinkle, carmen, olive green, sky blue, burnt sienna and grey flannel, as vivid now as when it was painted a hundred years ago. Early in his life he was influenced by Fernand Leger, Robert Delauney...
Paint
$4,116
H 20.87 in W 18.51 in D 1.19 in
Abstract Geometric Graphic in Blue, Red and Black Ink on Paper by A. Luiz Piza
By Arthur Luiz Piza
Located in Salzburg, AT
Abstract, geometric graphic in blue, red and black ink on paper by Arthur Luiz Piza. His style combines drawing and graphic techniques. Handcrafted wooden frame black patinated with ...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Abstract Painting on Panel in Blues and Greens
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A striking geometric abstract painting with squares, lines, triangles and rectangles, in a soothing composition and color palette of blues and greens. Painted on sides so not intende...
Acrylic
Original Square Abstract Painting in Pink and Brown
By Fay Sciarra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bold yet soothing abstract geometric composition on canvas with circles, rectangles, squares and lines in a wonderful color palette of brown and pin...
Canvas, Acrylic
$7,800
H 48 in W 64 in D 1.5 in
"Mexican Sun, " Gold, White and Black Abstract Painting, by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in Plainview, NY
"Mexican Sun," an oil on canvas by artist Kathi Robinson Frank is an abstract composition in sunny golds, whites and blacks inspired by the earth and brill...
Other
Abstract Black and White Artwork Painting
Located in New York, NY
A black and white abstract painting, New York, 2015. The unsigned artwork/painting is on a wood canvas which can be positioned or hung by any of its sides giving the piece four diffe...
Wood, Paint
$2,500
H 21.5 in W 18.5 in D 1 in
"Sailor and Soldier, " Russian Painting w/ Bold Geometries in Black and Sky Blue
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its use of bold color -- black, white and sky blue -- and strong geometric shapes -- the circle, segmented circle and diagonal line -- this painting of a sailor and soldi...
Paint
Jansen Abstract Mixed-Media Painting in Yellow, Green, Tan and Blue
By Anne Jansen
Located in Chicago, IL
Muted abstract cubism painting signed Anne Jansen, 1970. Mixed medium on water color paper uses water colors and India ink as well as colored pencils. M...
Wood, Ink
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 44 in W 44 in D 1.25 in
Blue and Yellow Abstract Painting by Ivanilde Brunow
By Ivanilde Brunow
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous abstract modern painting Rain Walking in bold colors of blue, yellow and white by Brazilian artist Ivanilde Brunow. This mixed medium of acrylic, emulsion and charcoal on ca...
Canvas, Acrylic
Rackstraw Downes Early Abstract Hard Edge Painting, USA 1960s
By Rackstraw Downes 1
Located in New York, NY
Unlike his other works often described as super realist landscape, this painting of Rackstraw Downes (B.1939) presents an abstract rendering with hard edge forms and strong juxtaposi...
Canvas
Stripe Folk Art Tiger Painting in Blue and Black on Wood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous painting of a tiger in blue and black. This piece features the outline of a tiger in black, on blue and white stripe background. This piece is painting on wood and is read...
Wood, Paint
1980s Graphic Black and Yellow Abstract Painting
Located in Pasadena, CA
Dramatic and decorative 1980s hard edge abstract painting in yellow and black by Clarissa Mitchell. Acrylic on canvas. Unsigned but gallery tag remains in verso.
Canvas, Acrylic
Joseph De Martini, Oil on Canvas, circa 1942
By Joseph De Martini
Located in New York, NY
Joseph De Martini was born in mobile, Alabama, but spent most of his childhood in Hoboken, New Jersey. The son of a fisherman, De Martini was educate...
Paint
Joseph De Martini Oil Painting, "Fish House"
By Joseph De Martini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oil painting on board, entitled "Fish House", by Joseph DeMartini, American, circa 1950s. Retains original weathered frame. You can almost smell the salty, ...
Glass, Wood, Paint