Larry Zox was one of the principal representatives of the generation of young painters following the era of the Abstract Expressionists. He is best known for his exuberant geometric abstractions. Many classified him as an Abstract artist, but he considered himself to be a Colorist, which made a strong contribution to the Color Field movement of the 1960s. Zox utilized geometric forms in a mechanistic format and fewer contrasting colors in a design that is based upon improvisation. His works conform to the modern idea that art must be done with fluidity, acceleration and rapidity of execution.
$45,000
"Untitled" Larry Zox, Hard-edge, Color Field, Red, Orange, Pink, Large Abstract
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Untitled, circa 1965 Signed on the stretcher Acrylic on canvas 66 x 72 inches Provenance Hokin Gallery, West Palm Beach Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,000
Larry Zox, original Red, White and Blue acrylic painting, signed, dated, framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Red, White and Blue painting, 1963 Original acrylic painting on board Signed and dated upper right front; Signed, titled and dated on the back as well Unique This work was ...
Acrylic
$30,250Sale Price|44% Off
"Lexington, " Larry Zox, Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, Brown Modernism
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Lexington, 1973 Acrylic on canvas 61 x 49 inches Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York Janie C. Lee Gallery, Houston, Texas Private Collection, Greenwood Village, Colorado Exhibited: New York, Andre Emmerich Gallery, Larry Zox: New Paintings, March 10 - 28, 1973. Houston, Texas, Janie C. Lee Gallery, Larry Zox, February - April, 1974. A painter who played an essential role in the Color Field discourse of the 1960s and 1970s, Larry Zox is best known for his intensely and brilliantly colored geometric abstractions, which question and violate symmetry. Zox stated in 1965: “Being contrary is the only way I can get at anything.” To Zox, this position was not necessarily arbitrary, but instead meant “responding to something in an examination of it [such as] using a mechanical format with X number of possibilities." What he sought was to “get at the specific character and quality of each painting in and for itself,” as James Monte stated in his introductory essay in the catalogue for Zox’s 1973–74 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Zox also at times used a freer, more intuitive method, while maintaining coloristic autonomy, which became increasingly important to him in his later career. Zox began to receive attention in the 1960s, when he was included in several groundbreaking exhibitions of Color Field and Minimalist art, including Shape and Structure (1965), organized by Henry Geldzahler and Frank Stella for Tibor de Nagy, New York, and Systemic Painting (1966), organized by Lawrence Alloway for the Guggenheim Museum. In 1973–74, the Whitney’s solo exhibition of Zox’s work gave recognition to his significance in the art scene of the preceding decade. In the following year, he was represented in the inaugural exhibition of the Hirshhorn Museum, which acquired fourteen of his works. Zox was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the University of Oklahoma and Drake University, and then studied under George Grosz at the Des Moines Art Center. In 1958, Zox moved to New York, joining the downtown art scene. His studio on 20th Street became a gathering place for artists, jazz musicians, bikers, and boxers. He occasionally sparred with visiting fighters. He later established a studio in East Hampton, a former black smithy used previously by Jackson Pollock. Zox’s earliest works were collages consisting of pieces of painted paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collages, including both torn- and trued-edged forms, to which he added a wide range of strong hues that created ambiguous surfaces. Next, he omitted the collage aspect of his work and applied flat color areas to create more complete statements of pure color and shape. He then replaced these torn and expressive edges with clean and impersonal lines that would define his work for the next decade. From 1962 to 1965, he produced his Rotation series, at first creating plywood and Plexiglas reliefs, which turned squares into dynamic polygons. He used these shapes in his paintings as well, employing white as a foil between colors to produce negative spaces that suggest that the colored shapes had only been cut out and laid down instead of painted. The New York Times noted in 1964: “The artist is hip, cool, adventurous, not content to stay with the mere exercise of sensibility that one sees in smaller works.” In 1965, he began the Scissors Jack series, in which he arranged opposing triangular shapes with inverted Vs of bare canvas at their centers that threaten to split their compositions apart. In several works from this series, Zox was inspired by ancient Chinese water vessels...
Canvas, Acrylic
$65,000
Untitled
By Larry Zox
Located in Boca Raton, FL
In Mr. Zox's sigrrature works of the mid- to late 1960s, flatly painted diamonds, triangles and other hard-edged shapes were orchestrated into brilliant symmetrical and asymmetrical ...
Canvas, Oil
$64,000Sale Price|20% Off
"Jean Jean" Larry Zox, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Hard-Edge, Yellow
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Jean Jean, 1964 Signed, dated, and titled on the stretcher Liquitex on canvas 58 x 62 inches Provenance: Solomon & Co., New York Private Collection, NJ Estate of the above, 2023 Committed to abstraction throughout his career, Larry Zox played a central role in the Color Field discourse of the 1960s and 1970s. His work of the time, consisting of brilliantly colored geometric shapes in dynamic juxtapositions, demonstrated that hard-edge painting was neither cold nor formalistic. He reused certain motifs, but he did so less to explore their aspects than to “get at the specific character and quality of each painting in and for itself,” as James Monte stated in his essay for Zox’s solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1973. By the 1970s, Zox was using a freer, more emotive method, while maintaining the autonomy of color, which increasingly became more important to him than structure in his late years. Zox began to receive attention in the 1960s, when he was included in several groundbreaking exhibitions of Color Field and Minimalist art, including Shape and Structure (1965), organized by Henry Geldzahler for the Gallery of Modern Art, New York, and Systemic Painting (1966), organized by Lawrence Alloway for the Guggenheim Museum. In 1973, the Whitney’s solo exhibition of Zox’s work gave recognition to his significance in the art scene of the preceding decade. In the following year, Zox was represented in the inaugural exhibition of the Hirshhorn Museum, which owns fourteen of his works. Zox was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He attended the University of Oklahoma and Drake University. While studying at the Des Moines Art Center, he was mentored by George Grosz, who despite his own figurative approach encouraged Zox’s forays into abstraction. In 1958, Zox moved to New York, joining the downtown art scene. His studio on 20th Street became a gathering place for artists, jazz musicians, bikers, and boxers. He occasionally sparred with the visiting fighters. He later established a studio in East Hampton, where he painted and fished including using a helicopter to spot fish. In the 1950s and early 1960s, Zox’s works were collages consisting of painted pieces of paper stapled onto sheets of plywood. He then produced paintings that were illusions of collages, including both torn- and trued-edged forms, to which he added a wide range of intense hues that created ambiguous surfaces. Next, he omitted the collage aspect of his work and applied flat color areas to create more complete statements of pure color and shape. From 1962 to 1965, he produced his Rotation Series, at first creating plywood and Plexiglas reliefs, which turned squares into dynamic polygons. He used these shapes in his paintings as well, employing white as a foil between colors to produce negative spaces that suggest that the colored shapes had only been cut out and laid down instead of painted. The New York Times noted in 1964: “The artist is hip, cool, adventurous, not content to stay with the mere exercise of sensibility that one sees in smaller works.” In 1965, he began the Scissors Jack...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Acrylic on Canvas Painting, Abstract Expressionist, 1981
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox (1936-2006) American, Des Moines, IA - Colchester ,CT “Untitled” 1981 Acrylic on canvas 50 3⁄4 x 88 3⁄4 in. unframed 51 x 89 in. framed Artist stamp, signed L. Zox, 1981, 5...
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,000
Larry Zox - Dexter's Choice State II, signed watercolor (unique variant), Framed
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Dexter's Choice, State II, ca. 1990 Mixed media, Watercolor pochoir, and Oil stick Wax, Water-Based Crayons, on heavy Arches museum watercolor rag paper with deckled edges ...
Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Watercolor, Graphite, Monoprint
$65,000
Moby Grey
By Larry Zox
Located in Boca Raton, FL
In Mr. Zox's sigrrature works of the mid- to late 1960s, flatly painted diamonds, triangles and other hard-edged shapes were orchestrated into brilliant symmetrical and asymmetrical ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 24 in
Tuscan Sunset, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 24x24 Abstract Art
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
'Tuscan Sunset' is a captivating explosion of bright, vivid colors, reminiscent of the vibrant hues of a Tuscan sunset. This 24x24 painting is perfect f...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,800
H 43 in W 35 in D 1 in
AWH 214 - Original Abstract Expressionist Red Colorfield Oil Painting
By Bernhard Zimmer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$10,000
H 27.5 in W 75 in
Hansa Echo - Abstract Acrylic Painting, 1980s, Large, Signed, 27.5x75
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large abstract acrylic painting is by Charles Robb, son of the famous Canadian artist Jack Bush. Charles Robb’s lyrical, expressive paintings are highly regarded by critics an...
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,000
H 21.5 in W 17.5 in D 2 in
"The Ballerina" Figure with Chanel Gown French Haute Couture Oil Canvas Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited compositions are both dramatic and invigorating, capturing the fleeting moment of innocence swept up in bold color and seemingly controlled movement. "The Ballerina" demonstrates a whimsical expression of femininity and formality; a stunning display of understated grandeur. It is as if the shape's only purpose is to hold the magnificent pallet. This piece is signed lower left by the artist and is painted oil and on canvas and it comes housed in a contemporary white floater wood...
Canvas, Oil
$9,700
H 60 in W 48 in
Innocence and Renewal - Original Green Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and spontaneity, a lyrical abstraction of frenzied marks, many of which previously lay hidden, buried beneath strong layers of self-taught expression. Those truths, first obscured and then obvious, aim to engage the viewer, allowing them to explore their own interpretation. His figurative abstract artworks are represented by Artspace Warehouse in Los Angeles and have been exhibited and collected worldwide, including London, New York, and Hong Kong. This original oil painting on canvas measures 60 inches high by 48 inches wide. In his distinct abstract expressionist style, Acetelli uses a captivating blend of color and form to create an ethereal scene filled with serenity and introspection. The artwork is wired and ready to hang. The sides of the artwork are painted black and it does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork and titled on the back. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and international shipping is available. A certificate of authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included. Mark Acetelli was born in Detroit into an artistic household. Mark’s mother herself was a painter and some of his earliest memories were the smell of turpentine and oil paints. Growing up surrounded by his mother's work, she inspired and encouraged him to become an artist. Acetelli’s paintings are inspired by the intensely personal introspective journey of life, from the ever-changing complexities of love, loss, birth, and death. The context of his work he describes as, “Absence and Presence” pertaining to how someone or something can be physically gone, but the essence still remains. Capturing the physical mixed with spirituality on canvas. His application of paint is an extension of that thought process. He works by continuously building up and tearing down, layer upon layer, adding and subtracting. A visceral dance between the conscious and the unconscious until the emotion is expressed. Acetelli’s paintings may go through multiple incarnations with the past lying just beneath the surface, adding to its overall dimension and depth. Acetelli's mastery of abstraction is evident in his use of color and form to evoke emotion and atmosphere. In his work, Acetelli seeks to evoke a feeling rather than depict a defined image. He uses primarily oils and encaustics to create thickly layered canvases with emotive bursts of color. Creating a world where imagination and reality come together. Acetelli’s works can be found in many private and corporate collections around the world, including Bill Withers, Lisa Colburn, Colburn School of Music, Raytheon Corp, Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Michael Jordan, Stuart Beattie, Claire Forlani, Camryn Manheim, and Francine Maisler. Artplex Gallery has been representing and exhibiting Mark Acetelli's original artworks since 2018. He was previously represented by Artspace Warehouse, a partner gallery of Artplex Gallery. The gallery has been a 1stdibs partner since 2014 with consistently excellent reviews from clients worldwide. The gallery exhibits a large selection of original artworks from established and emerging international artists with diverse backgrounds at high standards. Artspace Warehouse and Artplex Gallery are known to provide accurate descriptions, images, reliable services, communication, and delivery. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California EXHIBITIONS 2023 Solo show, “Mark Acetelli: Surface of a Dream”, Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2022 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Brouhah Art. Country & Urban, Virtual Exhibition, Hong Kong There From Hear, LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA LA Art Fair, Bruce Lurie Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Morton Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA Bendix Night, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2021 High Beams, Bendix Building, Los Angeles, Ca 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2018 Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2017 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Affordable Art Fair London, UK Art Palm Springs, CA Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2016 Art Hamptons, NY Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, CA 2015 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2014 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA Houston Fine Art Fair, TX 2013 Shadows and Light, Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA Southside Art Gallery, Oxford, MS Affordable Art Fair New York, NY 2012 Art Palm Beach, MW Galleries, Chicago Affordable Art Fair Los Angeles, CA San Diego Fine Art Fair, Artspace Warehouse, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA David Perry Smith Gallery, Memphis, TN 2011 Art Hamptons Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art Chicago, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art San Francisco Museum Works Galley Chicago Gallery 825, GEM Group Show, Los Angeles, CA Art Aspen, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago Art London, Museum Works Gallery, Chicago 2010 In Art Santa Fe Gallery...
Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 31.5 in W 41 in
"Untitled" Robert Natkin, Abstract Expressionist, Shades of Blue, Patterns
By Robert Natkin
Located in New York, NY
Robert Natkin Untitled, 1976 Acrylic on lithograph on paper 20 1/2 x 40 inches Provenance The artist Beat Keerl (gift from the above) Born in Chicago to Russian-Jewish immigrant p...
Paper, Acrylic, Lithograph
$670
H 28 in W 40 in
Pink Geometric Altar Diptych, Surreal Landscape, Modern Monument Architecture
By Natalia Roman
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
$13,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 60 in W 81 in D 2 in
"Royal Performance" Monumental 60" x 81" Mid Century Color Field Painting Signed
By Felix Ruvolo
Located in Soquel, CA
"Royal Performance" Large Scale Mid Century Hard Edge Abstraction by Felix Ruvolo Dynamic piece by Felix Ruvolo (American, 1912-1992). This piece exemplifies late-1960s pop art and ...
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
$16,000
H 48 in W 80 in
Oakville Mariner - Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, 1980s, Signed
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This large abstract painting is by Charles Robert Bush, son of the famous Canadian artist Jack Bush. Charles Robert Bush’s lyrical, expressive paintings are highly regarded by critics and collectors worldwide. Like his internationally celebrated father, abstract artist, Jack Bush, he was a consummate colourist who painted under the name, Charles Robb. Robb’s distinctive rhythmic style also reflected another lifelong passion—music—for he was a professional jazz drummer who liked to listen to music as he painted. He typically began each painting by building up layers of paint and vibrant markings to produce a complex surface with visible depth and atmosphere. His colour palette often featured intriguing choices and unusual colour combinations. Robb’s paintings...
Canvas, Acrylic
$17,900
H 70.87 in W 125.99 in D 2.76 in
Large Double Panel Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Equivocal"
By Maico Camilo
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, large scale, expressive artwork, with thick, impasto paint strokes and vivid gel textures. Includes Certificate of Authenticity.
Canvas, Acrylic
$5,100
H 36 in W 50 in
Contemporary abstract oil painting purple pink yellow green minimalist
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Changing Memories 2" is an abstract acrylic on canvas by Deirdre Schanen, signed on verso. Layers of browns, pinks, golds, and purples fill the canvas, reflecting a style reminiscen...
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,500
H 24 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
"Weeds" Colorful Abstract Expressionistic Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
By Paul Indrek Kostabi
Located in New York, NY
Paul Kostabi is known for his wildly fun, expressionistic, and colorful portraits. This painting is a perfect definition of his most popular works. Red, bright whites, greens, and blues disperse in a frenzy of splatters, fast brush strokes, and speckles ascending across the canvas. The exuberant, bright, and messy depictions of this piece hold much fascination in its execution. His layered approach to the paint is part of what makes his works so attractive and exciting; creating many dimensions and highlights resembling the shine and gleam of stars in the universe. This is a unique work painted with mixed media on canvas, is signed by the artist lower left and titled and dated on verso. Art measures 24 x 18 inches Paul Kostabi (Paul Indrek Kostabi) was born in 1962 in Whittier, California. He is an American artist, musician, music producer, and audio engineer. He is the brother of artist Mark Kostabi. He became part of the CBGB Festival in 2014 exhibiting paintings alongside photographers Bob Gruen, Michael Lavine...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sold
H 51 in W 15.5 in
"Untitled" Larry Zox, Color Field, Turquoise, Intense Color, Abstract, Yellow
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox Untitled, 1982 Signed and dated on the reverse Acrylic on canvas 50 x 14 inches Provenance The artist Private Collection, New York (gift from the above) Committed to abs...
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Range
By Larry Zox
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Larry Zox (1937-2006) was a central figure in the evolution of American abstraction. He played an essential role in the emergence of Color Field during the 1960s and 1970s, eventuall...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 45.5 in W 33.25 in D 1.25 in
"Untitled" Pastel Orange-Toned Abstract Watercolor Painting
By Larry Zox
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled orange toned abstract watercolor painting by American painter Larry Zox. The work features a pastel orange wash of color accented with black horizontal lines. Signed in penc...
Paper, Watercolor
Sold
H 66 in W 33 in
"Horse Tone Red, " Larry Zox, Red and Black Abstract Expressionist
By Larry Zox
Located in New York, NY
Larry Zox (1937 - 2006) Horse Tone Red, circa 1970 Oil on canvas 66 x 33 inches Signed on the reverse Provenance: Gift of the artist Private Collection A native of Des Moines (born...
Canvas, Oil
Moby Grey
By Larry Zox
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Larry Zox ( 1937-2006). Moby Grey, 1981. 88 x 56 inches. Acrylic on canvas .Hokin Gallery label affixed en verso. Signed twice en verso with 3 Zox studio stamp impressions in ink. Provenance: Hokin Gallery Inc., Florida Private Collection, New Jersey Exhibitions: "Larry Zox", Salander-O'Reilly Gallery, New York, October 5 - 30, 1982 A native of Des Moines (born 1936) now living in New York, Larry Zox is an abstract artist who utilizes color and space in a unique way. He utilizes color combinations with references to nature, music, or the city that surrounds him. But often there is a black section that is placed in the work for the sake of the painting's aesthetic alone. The work ranges from the harmonious to the unexpected. All the work is done with a tremendous amount of technical control. Zox received his education including the study of Oriental Art History at Oklahoma University, Norman, Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa and with German artist George Grosz at the Des Moines Art Center. He has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and has received grants from the National Council of the Arts and the Ester and Adolph Gottlieb Foundation. He has been an Artist-in Residence at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Dartmouth College, and Yale University. Zox moved to Minimalist acrylics in the 1960s, featuring geometric shapes such as chevrons, diamonds and triangles. In the early 1970s, large-scale color fields were centralized with bands of color along the sides, sometimes as wide as the central color, moving diagonally or vertically downward, singly or in groups. During the next several years, colors were applied in looping lines with oil sticks and brushes, and larger areas were sometimes poured on and spread into wet grounds. Later, narrow panels such as "Catawba" emphasize color changes in the ground using many shades of one color, often muted or darkened with grey, in thick, steady brushstrokes. Zox's teaching positions include: artist-in-residence, Juniata College, 1964; guest critic, Cornell University, 1967; artist-in-residence, University North Carolina, Greensboro, 1967; art instructor, School Visual Arts, 1967-; art instructor, Dartmouth College, winter 1969. Zox was awarded a fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1967; a grant by the National Council for the Arts, 1969; and a grant from the Adolph Gottlieb Foundation, 1985. He exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art Annual and the Indianapolis Museum of Art. His work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Zox's one-person exhibitions include: 1994 - C.S. Shulte Gallery, Millburn, New Jersey 1993 - The Marsh Gallery, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia 1992 - Robert Stein...
Dexter'Choice I
By Larry Zox
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous large scale mixed media on heavy watercolor paper. Signed beautifully "Zox" in pencil lower right and numbered 21/30 lower left With deckled edges. Framed in a gol...
Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Hedges Bank
By Larry Zox
Located in Summit, NJ
Large scale acrylic on canvas by Larry Zox. Signed "ZOX" in pencil on the tacking edge. Stamp from Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc. New York on the stretcher bar. Framed in an elegant g...
Acrylic
Hand-Painted Abstract Silkscreen by Larry Zox
By Larry Zox
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Zox Title: Untitled Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic Painting over silkscreen (unique), Signed in Pencil l.r. Size: 42 x 29.5 inches [106.68 x 74.93 cm]
Acrylic, Screen