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Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

American, b. 1947
Melissa Meyer is an American abstract painter and printmaker who is associated with the third generation of Abstract Expressionists. Her energetic, colorful compositions express emotion and the transitory essence of reality. She lives and works in New York. Melissa Meyer has created a diverse oeuvre that includes oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints and large-scale public commissions. Her work is strongly influenced by color and line. Her brushstrokes and patterns possess a glyph-like quality, conveying a vibrant and deeply personal aesthetic language. Meyer is skilled in a range of different printing techniques, including lithography, etching, monotype, silkscreen, and spit bite aquatint. The work Meyer makes begins and ends with looking. Her inspiration could be spurred by seeing a color or a mark or a gesture, sometimes in a dream, sometimes in another one of her works.She works instinctively, and follows her personal intuition in the studio. In addition to her aesthetic influences Meyer is also inspired by dance, architectural forms, letterforms and handwriting, classic jazz and classic blues, film noir, and a multitude of specific characters, songs and places, which often find their way into her titles and concepts. Melissa Meyer has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, as well as internationally. She has completed public commissions around the world, including in Kyrgyzstan, Shanghai, Tokyo, Miami and Queens. Work by Meyer is included in the permanent collections of some of the most prestigious institutions in the world, including the New York MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Brooklyn Museum, The Jewish Museum in New York, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
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Artist: Melissa Meyer
American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Chance
American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Chance

American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Chance

By Melissa Meyer

Located in Surfside, FL

MELISSA MEYER (American, b. 1946), 'Chance' Oil on Canvas 2006 Hand signed, dated and titled, verso Height: 30 inches, Width: 28 inches Provenance: Rebecca Ibel Gallery, Columb...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Melissa Meyer - unique Signed encaustic on paper, made at Garner Tullis workshop
Melissa Meyer - unique Signed encaustic on paper, made at Garner Tullis workshop

Melissa Meyer - unique Signed encaustic on paper, made at Garner Tullis workshop

By Melissa Meyer

Located in New York, NY

Melissa Meyer - Original encaustic on paper, created at Garner Tullis workshop Encaustic on paper created at Garner Tullis workshop pencil annotated GT/MM (Garner Tullis/Melissa Meer...

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1990s Abstract Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic

American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Flaming Heart
American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Flaming Heart

American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Flaming Heart

By Melissa Meyer

Located in Surfside, FL

MELISSA MEYER (American, b. 1946), ''Bleeding Heart'', 1982, Oil and wax (encaustic) on canvas, Signed to canvas verso. Canvas 39-1/4''h, 31-3/4''w. Melissa Meyer (born May 4,...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on 100% rag hot press paper. Unframed. Melissa Meyer has created a diverse oeuvre that includes oil paintings, drawings, water...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolor on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit a...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Yaddo B (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Watercolour on 100% rag hot press paper. Unframed. Melissa Meyer has created a diverse oeuvre that includes oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints and large-scale public commi...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Watercolor on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit at Meyer's favorite hotel in Amsterdam. Melissa...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolor on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit a...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on 100% rag hot press paper. Unframed. Melissa Meyer is an American abstract painter and printmaker. Her energetic, colorful c...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 47 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolor on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit a...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Yaddo A (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on 100% rag hot press paper. Unframed. Melissa Meyer is an American abstract painter and printmaker. Her energetic, colorful c...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting)

By Melissa Meyer

Located in London, GB

Ambassade 44 (Abstract Expressionism painting) Watercolour on hot press paper - Unframed This work is part of the watercolour series titled Ambassade which was named after a visit ...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

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Abstract Expressionist Encaustic Painting

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Artist: Melissa Meyer Title: Untitled Year: 1997 Medium: Encaustic on paper Size: 22 x 29 inches Frame size: 25.5 x 32.5 inches

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Melissa Meyer Abstract Paintings

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