Rosemarie Beck was an Abstract Expressionist, Figurative Expressionist painter in the post-World War II era. She was married to the writer and editor Robert Phelps. A graduate of the Oberlin College and Conservatory with a bachelor’s degree in art history (1944), Beck later studied at the Columbia University, the Art Students League in New York, The Institute of Fine Arts at New York University and in workshops with well-known artists Kurt Seligmann and Robert Motherwell. Shortly after graduating from Oberlin in 1944, she moved to Woodstock, New York, where she struck up friendships with neighbors, Philip Guston and Bradley Walker Tomlin, artists who influenced her early work. In the early part of her career, she was regarded as a member of the second generation of the New York School of Abstract Expressionists and her work was often exhibited at their annual shows at the Stable and Peridot galleries in New York. Beck did consider herself an Abstract Expressionist and by the late 1950s, she had switched to the figurative focus that she would retain for the rest of her career. Beck described her transition this way: “The ore in my abstract veins had thinned. I thought I would nourish my abstract painting by painting subjects. Then I couldn’t go back. I must have been a secret realist all along because I had never stopped drawing from life.” Beck became “one of the few painters of our time to treat grand themes in ambitious multi-figure compositions while satisfying a need both for abstract structure and for an execution that embodies energy without being gratuitous,” according to critic Martica Sawin. Beck taught at Queens College of New York, Vassar College, Middlebury College, the Vermont Studio Center, and the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture, where she was on the faculty until shortly before she died.
$1,800Sale Price|60% Off
Portrait of a Man, Yaddo
By Rosemarie Beck
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Rosemarie Beck (1923-2003). Yaddo Portrait of a Man (possibly Larry Osgood). Oil on canvas, 18 x 22 inches. Without frame. Minor rippling of canvas with...
Oil
'The Power of Words', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'The Power of Words', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1950s-1970s). A thoroughly modern depiction clearly in the style of Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960). Futurism...
Oil, Board
$396Sale Price|20% Off
H 40 in W 30 in D 2 in
American Modernist Abstract Portrait Dancer Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 40H. Framing available.
Canvas, Oil
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 51 in W 38 in D 2 in
American Modernist Black Woman Artist New Orleans Family Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist southern school painting. A family portrait on a New Orleans porch. Beautiful detail in the wrought iron. Brilliant color palette here. Signed verso. ...
Canvas, Oil
$5,495
H 31.25 in W 46.75 in D 1.5 in
Edward Marecek “Demeter and Persephone” 1960s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting
By Edward Marecak
Located in Denver, CO
Demeter and Persephone is a captivating 1960s original oil painting by renowned Denver modernist Edward Marecek (1919–2004). Inspired by Greek mythology, the composition portrays Dem...
Oil
$850
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AN URGENT MAN 2020 Paris, France Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the character from René Magritte’s 1964 painting, ‘The Son of Man...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,238
H 26.25 in W 28.75 in D 1 in
Huge 1980's French Abstract Figurative Colorist Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1980's, signed Title: abstract figurative composition Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed. framed: 26.25 x 38.75 inches canvas: ...
Oil
$4,300
H 25.75 in W 19.75 in
"Reminiscing" (2025) By Danny McCaw, Abstract Expressionist Oil Portrait
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
"Reminiscing" is a beautiful original abstract expressionist oil portrait, created by American artist Danny McCaw. His highly varie...
Oil, Board
$3,750
H 18 in W 12 in
"Study at Jan and John's" (2025) Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hicks' (US based) "Study at Jan and John's" (2025) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a lightly abstracted portrait of a woman against a pale white background. T...
Oil, Wood Panel
$990
H 28.35 in W 39.77 in D 0.2 in
Portrait Painting Longing Africa Bold Flow Desire Striking Invest Gold Sensual
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: My African Dream - The Longing Portrait Painting Contemplation Africa Bold Flow Dream Striking Investment Color Gold Abstract portrait in Acrylics and Oil sealed with high qu...
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,400
H 31.5 in W 25.5 in
"Shapes and Patterns" (2025) By Danny McCaw, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
"Shapes and Patterns" is a beautiful original abstract expressionist oil portrait, created by American artist Danny McCaw. His high...
Oil, Board
$4,300
H 25.75 in W 19.75 in
"Groupings" (2025) By Danny McCaw, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
"Reminiscing" is a beautiful original abstract expressionist oil portrait, created by American artist Danny McCaw. His highly varie...
Oil, Board
$870
H 33.08 in W 23.23 in D 0.79 in
Liberty: Portrait Painting Renewal Flowers Striking Bold Exclusive Blue Red Life
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Liberty Portrait Painting Liberty Flowers Abstract Artwork Striking Bold Original Blue Red Life This abstract contemporary artwork takes one to a place of freedom and the fe...
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars