Peter Marks Paintings
American, 1935-2010
Peter Marks (1935 -2010)
Peter Marks was born in New York City on January 18, 1935. A lifetime New Yorker, Marks graduated from the High School of Music and Art in 1952 and Amherst College in 1956.
After a brief stint as a graphic designer in publishing, Marks became a private art dealer and opened his gallery Peter Marks Works of Art, Inc. in 1960. During this time he specialized in the sale of Southeast Asian and Islamic antiquities and made many contributions to the field both as a dealer and an advocate of his profession. Above all, Marks was motivated by a strong desire to find great art and make it available to large audiences.
After retiring from art dealing in 2002, Marks transformed his Manhattan gallery space into a studio where he drew prolifically and painted large non-objective canvasses. This time in his studio was a happy one for Marks, who viewed this period of his life not as retirement, but rather fulfillment, a fact that is confirmed by passionate artistic output in the years leading up to his passing in 2010.
In 2012, Thomas French Fine Art acquired a large number of works by Peter Marks and now represents the estate.
Works by the artist are in the Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, Terre Haute, Indiana and the Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City, Iowa.to
3
10
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
10
10
4
4
2
9
7
7
2
1
33
785
700
652
644
10
Artist: Peter Marks
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas collage embedded with glitter and gold leaf. 2005
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 7 7/8 x 10 inches
Support shee...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic and gold leaf collage on canvas, 2005
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 10 13/16 x 8 5/8 inches
Support Sheet size: 17 x 14 ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas, metallic foil and glitter paper collage mounted on paper, c. 2003-2004
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic with gold leaf on canvas collage mounted on canvas, c. 2002
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Imag...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the artist
Peter Marks (1935 -2010)
Peter Marks was born in New York City on January 18, 1935. A lifetime New Yorker, Marks graduated from the High...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas collage embedded with glitter and gold and sliver leaf, 2005
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 6 x 6 15/16 inches
...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic and gold leaf collage on canvas, 2005
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 8 x 8 inches
Support Sheet: 14 x 17 inches
Peter Ma...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled
Acrylic paint on paper, c. 2005
Unsigned
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 9 7/16 x 7 7/16 inches
Support Sheet size: 17 x 14 inches
Peter Marks (1935 -2010)
Peter Marks was born in New York City on January 18, 1935. A lifetime New Yorker, Marks graduated from the High School of Music and Art in 1952 and Amherst College in 1956.
After a brief stint as a graphic designer in publishing, Marks became a private art dealer and opened his gallery Peter Marks Works of Art, Inc. in 1960. During this time he specialized in the sale of Southeast Asian and Islamic antiquities and made many contributions to the field both as a dealer and an advocate of his profession. Above all, Marks was motivated by a strong desire to find great art and make it available to large audiences.
After retiring from art dealing in 2002, Marks transformed his Manhattan gallery space into a studio where he drew prolifically and painted large non-objective canvasses. This time in his studio was a happy one for Marks, who viewed this period of his life not as retirement, but rather fulfillment, a fact that is confirmed by passionate artistic output in the years leading up to his passing in 2010.
In 2012, Thomas French Fine Art acquired a large number of works by Peter Marks and now represents the estate.
Works by the artist are in the Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute and the Stanley Museum of Art, Iowa City...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Acrylic on canvas embedded with glitter and gold leaf
Unsigned, as per usual
Provenance:
Estate of the artist
Sheet: 14 x 17"
Peter Marks (1935 -2010...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Untitled
By Peter Marks
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Abstraction
Unsigned
Acrylic and collage on paper
From the estate of the artist
Condition: excellent
Image size: 12 x 12 inches
Sheet size: 17 x 13 7/8 inches
Peter Marks (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic
Related Items
In The Line Of Fire By Troy Smith Fine Art Abstract Art
By Troy Smith Studio
Located in Toronto, CA
"In The Line Of Fire" is a visceral and intense abstract expression of movement and energy, radiating with fiery red, orange, and gold hues. The painting explores dynamic textures, w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in
Inland Crossing 35
By Hyunmee Lee
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
The gestural paintings of Hyunmee Lee are sumptuously minimal. Rich forms advance from buttery canvases like an abstract garden. Gauzy veils of paint hover like soft air against the ebony weight of matter. Light peeks through translucent shapes like sunlight illuminating soft mist. Texture swirls and echoes across the canvas as if carved by waves or eroded by the wind. The viewer, invited into a realm of contemplation and meditation, is surprised to look away and see the physical world existing in only three dimensions. But perhaps that is precisely the experience the artist would like the viewer to have.
In her current exhibition, Touch, on display at the Phillips Gallery...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil
H 49.5 in W 37.5 in D 2.5 in
"Ranunculus II" Oversized Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Red Abstract 84"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Ranunculus II", 2024, 84" H x 60" W. Oversized abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
H 85.5 in W 61.5 in D 2.5 in
"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels on Paper in Neutral Hues of Taupe
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 25" x 31" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
"Verdigris" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Green Abstract 84"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Verdigris" 2025, 84" H x 60" W. A captivating large-scale abstract painting by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta, renowned for her work featured in Architectural Digest, Elle...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
H 85.5 in W 61.5 in D 2.5 in
Oil on Canvas “Cabo Azul 3”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
“Cabo Azul 3” is 43” x 36”. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for a truly archival piece, created to last generations. Much of Frank Arnold’s work is so...
Category
2010s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Vodka is Good, but the Meat is Rotten
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The title comes from a reflection of my life living in North Philadelphia 2008-2014. I was pretty broke all the time, so getting actual liquor to drink was an occasional luxury. I li...
Category
2010s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Beauty & Wonder
By John Wood
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Beauty & Wonder, by John Wood, 40 x 40 inches, mixed media on paper mounted on panel. Bare wood edges.
John Wood’s beautiful abstract imagery is the culmination of a lifetime of wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Ruminations
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Symbolism and forgotten memories that fade through years and years. This is my abstract interpretation of understanding my own brain's decision to keep some memories, while deleting ...
Category
2010s Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Working on Common Ground. There Is No Soil
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Humans learned to make a home. Humans learned to survive. Humans learned to applaud martyrs.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Labyrinth" Acrylics and Ink on Paper in Hues of Raw Umber, Black and White
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Labyrinth" 2021, 23.5" x 21.5" vertical drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, New York Times, Traditional Home, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Peter Marks Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Ink, Acrylic
H 23.5 in W 21.5 in D 1 in
Peter Marks paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Peter Marks paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Peter Marks in paint, acrylic paint, oil paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Peter Marks paintings, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Jonathan Taylor, George Simmons, and John Palmer. Peter Marks paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $800 and tops out at $1,200, while the average work can sell for $1,200.