Robert Sadler was born in Newmarket, Suffolk, the son of a racehorse trainer. By the age of fourteen, he was drawing and painting airplanes, horses, houses and landscapes. After studying at Eastbourne College and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he joined the Royal Air Force in 1930 as a pilot from Cambridge University Air Squadron. In 1942, whilst posted to the Air Ministry as ‘Director of Plans’, he attended art school in London and spent the following year in Turkey on special duties, where he lectured at the Turkish Air Staff College and painted and rode racehorses. At the end of the war, Sadler returned to the United Kingdom and took up the post of Station Commander at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire. In 1947, he moved to Denmark as Air Attaché to the British Embassy in Copenhagen, where he attended art school and two years later, whilst Vice-President of the RAF Officers’ Selection Board, set-up a studio in Stockbridge whilst attending art school in Winchester. In 1953, Sadler moved to the USA to take up the post as a representative on the NATO Joint Chiefs of Staff Intelligence Committee, during which period he attended the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., where he first encountered the work of the American Abstract Expressionists. Returning to the UK in 1955, he moved back to Newmarket, having retired from the RAF to devote the rest of his life to painting. Sadler attended Heatherley’s School of Fine Art in London, Cambridge Technical College and became a member of the Winchester Art Society and the Cambridge Society of Painters & Sculptors. Sadler’s first one-man show was at Swaffham Prior, Cambridge and from then until 1963, he lived and painted in a largely abstract expressionist style influenced by the École de Paris (Tachisme) of Poliakoff and de Stael and by the contemporary British work of Peter Lanyon, William Scott, Paul Feiler, Bryan Wynter and Adrian Heath. In 1964, Sadler moved to Aldeburgh, Suffolk and built a new Studio at 39 The Terrace, where he lived till his death in August 2001. Sadler hung an Annual Studio Exhibition almost every year between 1965 and 2001 and since his death, Sadler’s works have been exhibited at various galleries throughout Suffolk. In 2007, a group of twelve of Sadler’s paintings was chosen to furnish the set for the Cornwall based TV series, ‘Echo Beach’. In his foreword to the catalog of Bryan Wynter’s one-man show at the Hayward Gallery in 1976, Alan Bowness wrote, "For a short period – say from 1955–65 – British artists believed they were as good as anyone and objectively speaking, I think this was true – certainly one saw the emergence of a remarkable plethora of new talent and a quantity of good painting and sculpture unmatched before or since." Robert Sadler and the work he created during this decade, perfectly illustrate Bowness’s point and fully deserve to be seen in that same light.
Seaport 1 1957 - British Abstract art oil painting Suffolk artist
By Robert Sadler
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British abstract expressionist oil painting is by noted Suffolk British artist Robert Sadler. Painted as oil on board it was painted in 1957 and is entitled Seaport 1 on ...
Oil
Souvenir 1958 - British fifties abstract art oil painting Suffolk artist
By Robert Sadler
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British abstract expressionist oil painting is by noted Suffolk British artist Robert Sadler. Painted as oil on board it was painted in 1958 and is entitled Souvenir 1958...
Oil
Mid 20th Century abstract landscape by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) Rural abstract 1962 Oil on board Signed ‘Sadler’ (lower right) 12.3/4 x 30.3/8 in. (32.3 x 77.3 cm.) Robert Sadler was born 1909 in Newmarket, S...
Oil, Board
1967 abstract oil painting of a hilltop by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking abstract landscape painting by ex RAF pilot / artist Robert Sadler The details of the painting are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) ...
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1960 abstract oil painting by British artist Robert Sadler, in greys
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking abstract landscape painting by ex RAF pilot / artist Robert Sadler The details of the painting are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) ...
Oil, Board
$3,363
Oil on board entitled 'Painting II'. Signed bottom centre-left. Dated 1962.
By Robert Sadler
Located in York, GB
Oil on board by Robert Sadler (1909-2001) entitled Painting II. Signed bottom centre-left. Dated 1962. The painting is in good condition throughout, it has a small warp to the board...
Oil
Across the Weald - Modern British Landscape Acrylic Painting by Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Robert Sadler - British, 1909-2001 Across the Weald acrylic on board 30 x 40 cm 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in signed Exhibitions Studio Exhibition 1980 (William) Robert Sadler produced abstra...
Acrylic, Board
$1,718
H 19.69 in W 27.56 in
Abstract Expressionist Painting in Acrylic & Oil Pastel, 21st Century
By Zahra Shahcheraghi
Located in Pampilhosa da Serra, PT
Untitled, from Zahra Shahcheraghi’s Enchanters of Heaven series (2024) Acrylic and oil pastel on canvas · Zahra Shahcheraghi’s monumental abstraction bridges Persian artistic herit...
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Cardboard
$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...
Oil, Board
The Piano
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The piece is called ‘The Piano’ because it is the central instrument in the orchestra arrangement and composition. -"As a pianist myself, one of my favorit...
Oil
$15,000
H 8.25 in W 11.75 in D 2.25 in
Paul Resika - Skowhegan-Wesserunsett, signed, framed oil painting w/ provenance
By Paul Resika
Located in New York, NY
Paul Resika Skowhegan-Wesserunsett, 1976 Oil on board painting: Abstract Expressionist landscape Signed 'Resika' lower left, also signed, titled and dated on the reverse; verso also ...
Oil, Board
Colorful Framed Vintage Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting. Oil on board. Signed. Measuring: 21 by 25 inches overall and 16 by 20 artwork alone. Framed in an vintage white frame. Great condition, ready to ...
Oil, Board
$9,000
H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in
Musicians oil painting on canvas, Geometric Musicians, Horizontal painting.
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Geometric Musicians is Koko Hovaguimian’s first major painting completed in 2026 and marks an important continuation of his evolving abstract language. In this work, fragmented geome...
Oil
3 Figures, Combined
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
3 Figures- Combined, oil on canvas, sighed lower right by KOKO. Artist authenticity certificate is available.
Oil
$1,100
H 16 in W 12 in
Abstract Cityscape 1960 Oil Painting Signed Chait Expressionist NYC City Scene
Located in Surfside, FL
This is a bold, abstracted city scene. It appears to be New York City, It could be any large metropolis with skyscrapers and a bustle to it. It is signed S. Chait and signed with ini...
Oil, Board
Expressionist Figure
Located in Buffalo, NY
A modern abstract expressionist oil painting signed illegibly and dated 1956.
Board, Oil
$2,950
H 36 in W 24 in
Modern City scape, London from St.Pauls in monochrome
Located in Woodbury, CT
William Yates (British, 20th Century) St. Paul’s Cathedral, London Oil on board, circa 1970 Signed on the reverse William Yates was a gifted British painter whose expressive citysca...
Oil, Board
$6,000
H 19.375 in W 16.5 in
"Abstract Composition" Joseph Meierhans, AAA, American Abstraction, Mid-Century
By Joseph Meierhans
Located in New York, NY
Joseph Meierhans Abstract Composition Signed lower right Oil on board 11 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches Born in Aargau, Switzerland, Joseph Meierhans came to America in 1917 and lived in Allen...
Oil, Board
Facade study
By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
KOKO, facade study artwork size is 11x13.5 inches and framed size is 8x22. 5 inches, oil on paper. KOKO BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: ART AND ARCHITECTURE KOKO is an international artist an...
Oil
$58,000
H 72 in W 144 in
Ritual Devotion Two (madder root tone, prussian paris blue)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
diptych Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New ...
Canvas, Oil
$707
H 19.3 in W 24.81 in D 1.78 in
Assemblées, Abstract Impressionist Oil on Paper on Board, Signed, 1996
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract impressionist oil on paper on board by French artist Chantal Payet. Signed and dated April '96 to the reverse. An interesting and challenging Abstract Impressionist work in...
Paper, Oil, Board
$2,070
H 5.5 in W 6.5 in D 0.02 in
"Study of Crickets" Green and Brown Abstract Watercolor Illustration of Crickets
Located in Houston, TX
Warm-toned abstract illustrations of a study of crickets by German artist, Fred Darge. This painting depicts three varieties of crickets. Signed (monogram) by the artist at the bottom right corner. Unframed but framing options are available. Artist Biography: Friedrich Ernst (Fred) Darge was born in Rendsburg, Germany March 1, 1900, and died in Dallas, Texas April 10, 1978. He entered the U.S. at Port Arthur, Texas in 1923. By 1924 he was in Chicago painting under the W.P.A. Artists policy and attending the Art Institute of Chicago (1925-27, 1929) and at the Arts Students League in New York. While in Chicago, Darge painted, made model sail boats...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 12.38 in W 30 in D 1 in
20th Century abstract landscape painting by British artist Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A striking mid 20th Century British abstract painting of a landscape by British born Royal Air Force pilot Robert Sadler. The details of the work are as follows: Robert Sadler (Bri...
Oil, Board
Modern British still life with guitar by Robert Sadler
By Robert Sadler
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very attractive cubist still life with statue and guitar by Modern British artist Robert Sadler. The details of the work are as follows: Robert Sadler (British, 1909 – 2001) Ven...
Oil, Board