Skip to main content

Sandra Blow Mixed Media

British, 1925-2006
Blow was at the forefront of the post-war avant-garde from an extremely young age, catalysed by studying in Rome and taking Alberto Burri as her lover in 1947. On her return to London, the influential 1950s dealers Gimpel Fils held her first exhibition in 1951; she exhibited with Paolozzi, Pasmore and Adams in Rome in 1952; and had her first solo exhibition in New York a few years later, before being chosen to exhibit in the British Pavillion at the Venice Biennale alongside William Scott, Alan Davie and Kenneth Armitage in 1958. For Sandra Blow, and so many others of her generation, European art was the greatest influence. It was contemporary Italian art that was a foremost influence on Blow’s works of this period, particularly due to her close friendship with Alberto Burri. Unlike Lanyon, Heron and Tilson who travelled to Italy in the 1950s, Blow was studying with Burri in Italy in the late Forties. She travelled throughout Italy and Spain and discovered at first hand the European culture. While Blow did not produce work of her own in Italy, she learnt a great deal from the Italian master of "art informal". Burri worked in the same vein as Tapies, Dubuffet and Afro, using a variety of rough materials into their painted surface such as earth, ash, cement and charred sacking. His example had a powerful effect on the direction of Sandra Blow's own work. She used his materials and began to distil her own form of reductive expressionism, preoccupied with space, matter and movement. American art was also important, and indeed, along with artists as diverse as Alan Davie, Peter Lanyon and William Gear, Blow was to have solo shows in New York in 1956-57. ​ After moving to St. Ives in 1957, Patrick Heron offered Blow accommodation at his home, Eagles Nest, from where she found herself a cottage to rent at nearby Tregerthen. Originally used by D.H. Lawrence in 1916, this cottage had a long association with the arts and was adjacent to the cottage where Trevor Bell and Karl Wescke lived. Blow did not stay long in Cornwall returning to London to teach at the Royal College of Art in 1960 where she was a tutor for 14 years. She won 2nd prize in the John Moores exhibition in Liverpool. She later returned to St Ives in 1994 relocating her studio to live there permanently until her death.
to
2
2
5
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
8
1
1
9
5
3
1
7
7
7
5
5
11
289
266
149
149
1
9
Artist: Sandra Blow
Sandra Blow abstract in sand, signed with atelier stamp, 20th Century
Sandra Blow abstract in sand, signed with atelier stamp, 20th Century

Sandra Blow abstract in sand, signed with atelier stamp, 20th Century

By Sandra Blow

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

Sandra Blow (British, 1925 – 2006) A Sandy abstract Signed with atelier stamp ‘Sandra Blow estate, St. Ives’ (lower left) Mixed media including sand 9.3/4 x 6.3/8in. (24.8 x 16.1 cm.)

Category

20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Sandra Blow, Composition II, Acrylic, tea and collage on canvas, Abstract, 1965
Sandra Blow, Composition II, Acrylic, tea and collage on canvas, Abstract, 1965

Sandra Blow, Composition II, Acrylic, tea and collage on canvas, Abstract, 1965

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Composition II, 1965 - Acrylic, tea and collage on canvas, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow Signed and dated on reverse Acrylic, tea and collage on canvas 11 1/2 x 10 inches Com...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Tea

Untitled, 1973 - Acrylic on canvas - Sandra Blow

Untitled, 1973 - Acrylic on canvas - Sandra Blow

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Untitled, 1973 - Acrylic on canvas with aluminium and fibreglass construction, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow Signed and dated on canvas overlap Acrylic on canvas with aluminium...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Green Projection, 1971 - Acrylic on Canvas, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow
Green Projection, 1971 - Acrylic on Canvas, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

Green Projection, 1971 - Acrylic on Canvas, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Green Projection, 1971 - Work on Paper, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow Signed and dated on canvas overlap on reverse Acrylic on canvas, with aluminium construction 54 x 48 inches ...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstract in Browns, 1997 - Gouache on board, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow
Abstract in Browns, 1997 - Gouache on board, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

Abstract in Browns, 1997 - Gouache on board, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Abstract in Browns, 1997 - Work on Paper, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow Signed and dated Gouache on board 12 x 9 1/2 inches Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered British abstract...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Yellow Within, 2006 - Acrylic and mixed media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow
Yellow Within, 2006 - Acrylic and mixed media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

Yellow Within, 2006 - Acrylic and mixed media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Yellow Within, 2006 - Work on Paper, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow Signed on reverse Acrylic and mixed media on canvas 24 x 24 inches Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered Britis...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled, Undated - Mixed Media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

Untitled, Undated - Mixed Media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Untitled, Undated - Mixed Media, British Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract) Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered British abstraction in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Clodgy - St Ives, Modern British Painting, Abstract Art - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

Clodgy - St Ives, Modern British Painting, Abstract Art - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Clodgy - St Ives, Modern British Painting, Abstract Art - Sandra Blow (Abstract) Signed and inscribed with title and date on the canvas overlap Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered ...

Category

1990s Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Touchstone 2 - Mixed Media, British Art, Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

Touchstone 2 - Mixed Media, British Art, Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract)

By Sandra Blow

Located in London, GB

Touchstone 2 - Mixed Media, British Art, Abstraction - Sandra Blow (Abstract) Signed and inscribed with title and date on the canvas overlap Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered Bri...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Related Items
002_LANGUAGE
002_LANGUAGE

John Chang002_LANGUAGE, 2011

$4,500

H 40 in W 30 in

002_LANGUAGE

Located in Los Angeles, CA

John Chang’s work is about childhood memory, cultural identity, and distance. “A Chinese student has to learn a few thousand words in order to write and rea...

Category

2010s Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold
"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold

"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold

By Dale Chihuly

Located in Austin, TX

Page Size: 42 x 30 in. Frame Size: 48 x 36 in. Signed, bottom center. This energetic composition captures the raw, kinetic energy that defines Dale Chihuly's celebrated Macchia seri...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Totem of Balance — Minimal Abstract Painting by Emmi Iida
Totem of Balance — Minimal Abstract Painting by Emmi Iida

EMMI IIDATotem of Balance — Minimal Abstract Painting by Emmi Iida, 2025

$746Sale Price|84% Off

H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in

Totem of Balance — Minimal Abstract Painting by Emmi Iida

Located in Lahti, FI

“Totem of Balance” is a 60 x 80 cm abstract painting by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida, blending simplicity, symbolism, and expressive gesture. Rendered against a lumino...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Crimson Depths — Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Emmi
Crimson Depths — Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Emmi

EMMI IIDACrimson Depths — Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Emmi, 2025

$3,253Sale Price|45% Off

H 27.56 in W 35.44 in D 0.79 in

Crimson Depths — Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Emmi

Located in Lahti, FI

“Crimson Depths” is a bold abstract expressionist painting by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida. With its visceral palette of deep reds, earthy browns, blacks, and flashes o...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198

William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198

Located in San Francisco, CA

William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981 Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...

Category

Late 19th Century Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Black Brushstrokes Gestures on Green Lime, Abstract Painting on Paper, Palette
Black Brushstrokes Gestures on Green Lime, Abstract Painting on Paper, Palette

Black Brushstrokes Gestures on Green Lime, Abstract Painting on Paper, Palette

Located in Barcelona, ES

"Lime and Black Line Work" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes tha...

Category

2010s Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Acrylic, Rag Paper

Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht

Untitled-059 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht

By John von Wicht

Located in Hudson, NY

This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Resonance in Red — Large Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting by Emmi Iida
Resonance in Red — Large Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting by Emmi Iida

Resonance in Red — Large Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting by Emmi Iida

Located in Lahti, FI

“Resonance in Red” is an original large abstract expressionist painting by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida. Measuring 90 x 70 cm, the piece is a striking exploration of rh...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor

Untitled
Untitled

Michael GoldbergUntitled, 1987

$65,000

H 52.75 in W 47.75 in

Untitled

By Michael Goldberg

Located in Austin, TX

Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil, pastel, and paper collage on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 52.75 x 47.75 in. 54 x 49 in. (framed) Gilded floater frame. Provenance Compass Rose, Chicago Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg in 1924 and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg was an important figure in American Abstract Expressionism, who began taking art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student, Goldberg finished high school at the age of 14 and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes in favor of the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings. From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back in New York and resuming studies with Hofmann and at the Art Students League. Living downtown and frequenting the Cedar Bar, Goldberg befriended many of the artists of the New York School. In 1951, his work was included in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show, co-organized by Leo Castelli, Conrad Marca-Relli, and the Eighth Street Club, and featuring the work of - among others - Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. In 1953, the Tibor de Nagy...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Handmade Paper

Large abstract painting, acrylic and oil paint I Cry Because I miss You
Large abstract painting, acrylic and oil paint I Cry Because I miss You

Large abstract painting, acrylic and oil paint I Cry Because I miss You

Located in Jönköping, SE

This painting is part of a series titled Sublime Memories. It is inspired by the commonly unseen aspects of nature that I notice when in such an environment. I look for those element...

Category

2010s Abstract Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled-052 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht
Untitled-052 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht

Untitled-052 mixed media on paper by John Von Wicht

By John von Wicht

Located in Hudson, NY

This abstract artwork is one of a group of over 100 pieces personally selected by the artist, and gifted to a close personal friend in 1969. Please note that this painting was never ...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Frequency of Flow — Text-Based Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emmi Iida
Frequency of Flow — Text-Based Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emmi Iida

Frequency of Flow — Text-Based Abstract Painting on Canvas by Emmi Iida

Located in Lahti, FI

“Frequency of Flow” is an original 50 x 40 cm acrylic painting on canvas by Finnish multidisciplinary artist Emmi Iida, whose practice blends visual art, energy, and intention into m...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Sandra Blow Mixed Media

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Sandra Blow mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sandra Blow mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of mixed media to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sandra Blow in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Sandra Blow mixed media, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Hyun Ae Kang, Stanley Boxer, and Margo Hoff. Sandra Blow mixed media prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,073 and tops out at $82,035, while the average work can sell for $40,261.