Stephen Greene was born in New York City. He attended the National Academy School of Art and then the Art Students League, and earned a BFA and a MA at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
Greene studied with Philip Guston and they remained friends until Guston died in 1980. He taught at Princeton University for many years, where he was a teacher to many well-known figures in the art world including Frank Stella and art critic and historian Michael Fried. Greene had more than two dozen solo exhibitions of his work in leading art galleries in New York City. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York for several decades.
After the mid-1950s and until his death, Greene's work was related to abstract expressionism, Color Field painting and Surrealism. His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Carnegie Museum of Art and the Tate Gallery in London.
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$15,000
"The Battle" Stephen Greene, American Abstract Artist, Mid-Century Abstract
By Stephen Greene
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Greene The Battle, 1964 Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 54 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches Provenance Staempfli Gallery, New York Stephen Greene was born in New ...
Canvas, Oil
Prometheus 10
By Stephen Greene
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Prometheus 10" oil on canvas by important New York artist Stephen Greene (1917-1999), signed lower left corner. Dated 1981. In artist frame.
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Stephen Greene
Located in Surfside, FL
Stephen Greene (September 19, 1917 – November 18, 1999) was an American artist known for his abstract paintings and in the 1940s his social realist figure paintings. Stephen Greene w...
Silver Gelatin
Passing By (Light), Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene
By Stephen Greene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches
Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,500
Passing By (Dark) - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Stephen Greene
By Stephen Greene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Mixed Media Painting by Stephen Greene
By Stephen Greene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1986 Medium: Acrylic and Mixed Media on Paper, signed and dated l.r. Size: 40 x 30 inches
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Grey
By Philippe Hosiasson
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right and verso, titled verso. 39.25 x 31.75 in. 40.25 x 32.75 in. (f...
Canvas, Oil
$1,021
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Fishtank - XXI century, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting, Bright Colors
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Oil, Canvas
$2,698
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
Fire Study 1 - Flames abstract, Mounted and Framed with antireflective Art Glass
Located in London, GB
Inspired by East Asian Sumi ink drawings, George McLeod wanted to find a photographic way of producing intricately detailed images. As with Sumi ink draw...
Photographic Paper, Black and White, Color, Silver Gelatin
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds Quetzal and Trogon Birds gestured in red, green, yellow and purple on a white background with gold and silver. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well...
Canvas, Oil
$4,981Sale Price|20% Off
H 22.84 in W 18.71 in D 1.58 in
Unique Framed Silver Gelatin Luminogram Print of Abstract Central Park
Located in London, GB
Central Park is part of a group of prints based on a visit to New York City, Because I live and work in quiet isolation and often don't meet anyone apa...
Photogram, Silver Gelatin, Archival Paper, Black and White, Photographic...
$1,827Sale Price|20% Off
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 3.94 in
Calm as a Palm - 21st Century Contemporary Black and White Photographic Print
By Pia Clodi
Located in Zürich, CH
Calm as a Palm - 21st Century Contemporary Black and White Photographic Print, Polaroid Original, Shadow Gapped Frame - Photographic Print on Aluminium Dibond - Edition of 10 + 1, wi...
Carbon Pigment, Polaroid
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
H 30 in W 22.25 in D 0.03 in
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold Abstract and Figurative Composition in Blue and red Acrylic on Paper Bright and colorful abstracted figural painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Bra...
Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled (#222)
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 49.5 x 34.5 in. 51 x 36.25 in. (framed) Custom framed in a maple fl...
Canvas, Oil
Composition
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed by the artist, lower left. This expressive painting by Erald Alentar is characterized by a dense, tactile surface and a rich, earthy palette dominated by deep greens, browns,...
Canvas, Oil
$600
H 13.78 in W 9.85 in D 1.19 in
Serie Pequeñas Vibraciones # 164. Abstract Color Study in Soft Tones
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 35 x 25 cm (each) Framed: Yes Small size, calm palette. abstract painting, soft colors, minimalist, contemporary art, pastel, green, lilac, emotiona...
Canvas, Oil
$2,645
H 59.06 in W 44.89 in
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
MONIKA ROSSA studied painting at the University of Arizona, in the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and at the Escuela de Diseno in Barcelona. She practices drawing and easel painting....
Canvas, Oil
$5,200Sale Price|35% Off
H 30 in W 35.75 in D 1.5 in
"Night Mountain Landscape, 1974" – Signed Abstract Oil by Ralph Rosenborg
By Ralph Rosenborg
Located in Miami, FL
RALPH ROSENBORG – "NIGHT MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, 1974" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed Lower Left and on Verso ⚜ Custom Conservation Frame A VIVID ABSTRACT VISION OF MOUNTAINOUS NIGHTSCAPE In "N...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Stephen Greene
Located in Surfside, FL
Stephen Greene (September 19, 1917 – November 18, 1999) was an American artist known for his abstract paintings and in the 1940s his social realist figure paintings. Stephen Greene was born in New York City and he attended the National Academy School of Art and then the Art Students League. Mr. Greene taught at Princeton University for many years where he was teacher to many well-known figures in the art world including Frank Stella and art critic and historian Michael Fried. Mr. Greene had more than 2 dozen solo exhibitions of his work in leading art galleries in New York City. He also taught at the Art Students League of New York for several decades. After the mid-1950s and until his death Greene's mature work was related to abstract expressionism, color field painting and surrealism. His work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the Houston Museum of Fine Arts...
Silver Gelatin
"Family Life, " Stephen Greene, 1961 oil on paper
By Stephen Greene
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in New York City in 1917, Stephen Greene studied at the Art Students League and National Academy of Design in New York City and earned a B.F.A. from the State University of Iowa...
Paper, Oil
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H 30 in W 30 in D 2 in
Stephen Greene "Fermata #9" Original Abstract Oil on Canvas c.1977
By Stephen Greene
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stephen Greene (September 19, 1917 – November 18, 1999) "Fermata #9" Original oil on canvas circa 1977 Abstract painting with amazing texture and color. Simply the best from the 1...
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting by Stephen Greene
By Stephen Greene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Stephen Greene, American (1917 - 1999) Title: Untitled Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 34 x 34 in. (86.36 x 86.36 cm) Frame Size: 36 x 36 inches
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Stephen Greene
Located in Surfside, FL
Stephen Greene (September 19, 1917 – November 18, 1999) was an American artist known for his abstract paintings and in the 1940s his social realist figure paintings. Stephen Greene w...