Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

British, b. 1944

Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of France. Born in Bromley, Kent, he attended Sidcup School of Art in the 1960s. As an artist, he balances two very different approaches to landscape painting: one essentially abstract, the other figurative. As an abstract painter, Purser deconstructs the sea and shore into harmonies of colour, texture and form. These works are as much about painting itself as they are about the shifting weather and changing moods of the coast. As a figurative painter, Purser creates homages to English vernacular art. These paintings of the down-at-heel, resorts and gently rusting harbour towns of the South Coast capture the peculiar charm of these places. These two strands in Purser's work are always meeting, albeit quietly and incidentally. The vernacular often steals into the most abstract of works by way of found objects picked off the beach, whilst Modernist formal sensibility orders the seafront houses into a harmonious arrangement of blocks of colour.

Artist: Keith Purser

Keith PurserTides of Ilium - Contemporary Blue and Grey Abstracted Landscape Ocean Painting, 2024

$8,548

Tides of Ilium - Contemporary Blue and Grey Abstracted Landscape Ocean Painting

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser b. 1944 Tides of Ilium, 2024 oil and sand on board 69.2 x 73.6 cm 27 1/4 x 29 in signed, dated and titled verso Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserSun Tide, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Sunset Painting, 2015, 2015

$10,096

Sun Tide, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Sunset Painting, 2015

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Sun Tide, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2015 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 44.5 x 118 cm 17 1/2 x 46 1/2 in Signed, titled and d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserDover Beach at Night - Horizontal Blue Abstracted Beach Landscape Oil Painting, 2017

$9,221

Dover Beach at Night - Horizontal Blue Abstracted Beach Landscape Oil Painting

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser b. 1944 Dover Beach at Night, 2017 oil on board 28.5 x 104 cm 11 1/4 x 41 in signed, titled and dated Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like enviro...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserMoonlight, 2021 - Horizontal Minimalistic Blue and White Abstract Oil on Board

$9,086

Moonlight, 2021 - Horizontal Minimalistic Blue and White Abstract Oil on Board

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...

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2010s Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserCarthage, Oil on Panel, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Painting, 2017, 2017

$7,874

Carthage, Oil on Panel, Horizontal Abstract Landscape Painting, 2017

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Carthage, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2017 Additional information: Medium: Oil, sand and found objects on panel Dimensions: 38.5 x 96.5 cm 15 1/8 x 38 in Signed, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Keith PurserDune Light, 2023 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White, 2023

$9,759

Dune Light, 2023 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser b. 1944 Dune Light, 2023 oil on board 46 x 99 cm 18 1/8 x 39 in signed, titled and dated Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Euro...

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2010s Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserWinter Harbour - Abstracted Ocean Landscape Oil Painting with Sand in Blue, 2024

$8,211

Winter Harbour - Abstracted Ocean Landscape Oil Painting with Sand in Blue

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser b. 1944 Winter Harbour, 2024 oil and sand on board 58.5 x 67.7 cm 23 x 26 5/8 in signed, dated and titled verso Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserHigh Water - Contemporary Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting with Sand on Board, 2024

$8,548

High Water - Contemporary Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting with Sand on Board

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser b. 1944 High Water, 2024 oil and sand on board 65 x 76.5 cm 25 5/8 x 30 1/8 in signed, dated and titled verso Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-lik...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserFlight, Oil and Sand on Board, Abstract Horizontal Landscape Painting, 2006, 2006

$6,730

Flight, Oil and Sand on Board, Abstract Horizontal Landscape Painting, 2006

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Flight, Oil and Sand on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2006 Additional information: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 12 1/4 x 29 7/8 in 31 x 76 cm (KP523)

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserEast Road (Orange), Oil and Sand on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2007, 2007

$6,528

East Road (Orange), Oil and Sand on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2007

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

East Road (Orange), Oil and Sand on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2007 Additional information: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 10 1/4 x 28 1/8 in 26 x 71.5 cm (KP104)

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserMarina, 2024 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White, 2024

$9,759

Marina, 2024 - Horizontal Abstract Landscape Oil Painting, Blue and White

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...

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2010s Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Keith PurserEstuary, Oil, Sand and Collage on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2006, 2006

$6,663

Estuary, Oil, Sand and Collage on Board Horizontal Abstract Painting, 2006

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Estuary, Collage on Board Painting by Keith Purser b 1944, 2006 Additional information: Oil, sand and collage on board Dimensions: 10 5/8 x 29 7/8 in 27 x 76 cm (KP500)

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserGhost II, Hand-coloured Woodcut with Sand and Chalk Pastel by Keith Purser

$1,817

Ghost II, Hand-coloured Woodcut with Sand and Chalk Pastel by Keith Purser

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Ghost II, Woodcut and Sand Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Woodcut, chalk pastel, hand-colouring and sand Dimensions: 25.5 x 35 cm 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Wood

Keith PurserMargate Sands, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Seascape Painting, 2020, 2020

$10,096

Margate Sands, Oil on Board, Horizontal Abstract Seascape Painting, 2020

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Margate Sands, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on board Dimensions: 46 x 114.5 cm 18 1/8 x 45 1/8 in Signed with ini...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserSpring Flight Painting by Keith Purser, 2012, 2012

$5,384

Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser, 2012

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Spring Flight Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2012 Additional information: Medium: Gouache, chalk pastel, oil and sand Dimensions: 48.5 x 59 cm 19 1/8 x 23 1/4 in Signed, titled a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Keith PurserBay III - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting with Sand, 2002, 2002

$3,298

Bay III - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting with Sand, 2002

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Bay III

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Early 2000s Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Keith PurserGouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser, 2002, 2002

$5,384

Gouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser, 2002

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Gouache, Pencil and Sand 'Bay III' Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2002 Additional information: Medium: Gouache, pencil and sand Dimensions: 42 x 50 cm 16 1/2 x 19 3/4 in Signed, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Keith PurserRain, Oil on Board, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting

$7,538

Rain, Oil on Board, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Rain, Oil on Board Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944 Additional information: Medium: Oil on board Dimensions: 27 x 100 cm 10 5/8 x 39 3/8 in Signed with initials and dated Keith Pur...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

Keith PurserGold Coast, Oil on Panel Abstract Landscape Painting, 2020, 2020

$9,355

Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Abstract Landscape Painting, 2020

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Gold Coast, Oil on Panel Painting by Keith Purser B. 1944, 2020 Additional information: Medium: Oil and sand on panel Dimensions: 54 x 94 cm 21 1/4 x 37 1/8 in Signed, titled and da...

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21st Century and Contemporary Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Panel, Oil

"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction, 1949

$2,475

H 31 in W 42 in D 2 in

"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...

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1940s Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Stephen KinderEbbing Tide, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork, 2019

$794

H 13.78 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in

Ebbing Tide, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork

Located in Deddington, GB

Ebbing tide is an original landscape painting by Stephen KInder. This painting was completed on location in the late summer of 2019. The painting was completed on West Wittering...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ralph Eugene Della-VolpeHead to Sea, Modernist sailing scene, 2001

$4,800

H 17 in W 15 in D 1.5 in

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...

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Early 2000s American Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Vintage Signed American Modernist New England Framed Coastal Landscape Painting, 1950

$1,295

H 19 in W 23 in D 2 in

Vintage Signed American Modernist New England Framed Coastal Landscape Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 23 inches overall, and 17 by 21 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. H...

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1950s Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Mauro OliveiraSpeedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel), 2018

$2,500

H 48 in W 32 in D 1.75 in

Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)

By Mauro Oliveira

Located in LOS ANGELES, CA

**STORE CLOSURE - UP TO 80% OFF - TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT** ***EVERYTHING MUST GO BY DECEMBER 31ST!*** >>The artist is moving to a new full time venture in 2026<< _________...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Vintage American Abstract Expressionist Framed Modernist MCM Oil Painting, 1950

$1,495

H 24 in W 31 in D 2 in

Vintage American Abstract Expressionist Framed Modernist MCM Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 31 inches overall, and 18 by 26 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Nicely fram...

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting, 1910

$975

H 12 in W 14 in D 2 in

Antique French Impressionist Framed Landscape Coastal Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French landscape oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Framed. Signed verso. Measuring: 12 by 14 inches overall, and 9 by 11 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Ha...

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1920s Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Antique French Modernist Paris School Signed Street Scene Framed Oil Painting, 1940

$1,275

H 40 in W 27 in D 2 in

Antique French Modernist Paris School Signed Street Scene Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique French modernist Paris school cityscape street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 27 by 40 inches overall and 26 by 39 painting alone. In excellent...

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1940s Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Elchanan HalpernLarge Abstract Israeli Tiberias Galilee Kinneret Oil Painting Elhanan Halpern

$1,800

H 32.5 in W 24.5 in

Large Abstract Israeli Tiberias Galilee Kinneret Oil Painting Elhanan Halpern

Located in Surfside, FL

Elhanan Halpern Abstract cityscape Northern Israel, Kinneret Lake, Galilee, Tiberias Hand signed lower left in Hebrew Bears label in Hebrew verso, handwritten English inscription. Ci...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Henry Varnum PoorAntique American Modernist Barn Landscape Framed Regional Signed Oil Painting, 1940

$975

H 18 in W 21 in D 2 in

Antique American Modernist Barn Landscape Framed Regional Signed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

This vibrant oil painting by Henry Varnum Poor (American, 1888–1970) captures a blooming spring landscape with barns, budding trees, and bright skies rendered in expressive, textural...

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1940s Modern Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Angela WakefieldEarthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting, 1999

$33,656

H 28.5 in W 38 in D 2.5 in

Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting

By Angela Wakefield

Located in Preston, GB

Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting - an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This colou...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Vladimir YerokhinMovement Along a Horizon - Abstract Impressionist 2 Sided Oil Painting, Signed, 21st Century

$3,250

H 30.5 in W 42.5 in D 1 in

Movement Along a Horizon - Abstract Impressionist 2 Sided Oil Painting, Signed

Located in Soquel, CA

Movement Along a Horizon - Abstract Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed Vibrant abstract painting by Monterey, California based artist Vladimir Yerokhin (Russian b.1942 d.2019.) A ho...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Previously Available Items

Keith PurserWave Pattern II, 2022 - Abstract Landscape Horizontal Oil Painting, Blue + White, 2022

Sold

H 13.59 in W 32.68 in

Wave Pattern II, 2022 - Abstract Landscape Horizontal Oil Painting, Blue + White

By Keith Purser

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Keith Purser lives and works on the edge of the desert-like environment of Europe's largest shingle bank, in the shadow of Dungeness power station and within sight of the coast of Fr...

Category

2010s Keith Purser Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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