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The Forest
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "The Forest" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, yellows, and blues by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is signed lower right, "Calder 72...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
$175,000
Tornado in Space
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Alexander Calder. "Tornado in Space" is a Post-War abstract drawing, ink on paper in black and white by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is s...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Two Crosses
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Two Crosses" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The work is signed in the lower right, "Calder 65”.
Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking sculptures, Alexander Calder started his artistic career as an abstract painter, preferring to use gouache. What is gouache? Gouache is a water-soluble paint – a type of opaque watercolor.
As Calder returned to gouache painting towards the end of his life, he was now armed with a lifetime of experience as a sculptor. He explored the three-dimensional vocabulary of sculptural forms he had developed onto the two-dimensional surface of the paper. Certain shapes and colors recur throughout his gouaches and sculptures. Circles, ovals, and other geometric forms dominate the space. There is the same sense of energy and fluidity. The shapes do not sit on the surface but vibrate giving a feeling of movement in contrast to the static nature of painting.
Like his sculpture, Calder’s gouache...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Der Hafen von Plit
By Paul Klee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in.
Paul Klee was one of the most import...
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Three Pyramids + Blue Ball
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Three Pyramids + Blue Ball" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The work is signed in the lower right, "Calder 73”.
Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking sculptures, Alexander Calder started his artistic career as an abstract painter, preferring to use gouache. What is gouache? Gouache is a water-soluble paint – a type of opaque watercolor.
As Calder returned to gouache painting towards the end of his life, he was now armed with a lifetime of experience as a sculptor. He explored the three-dimensional vocabulary of sculptural forms he had developed onto the two-dimensional surface of the paper. Certain shapes and colors recur throughout his gouaches and sculptures. Circles, ovals, and other geometric forms dominate the space. There is the same sense of energy and fluidity. The shapes do not sit on the surface but vibrate giving a feeling of movement in contrast to the static nature of painting.
Like his sculpture, Calder’s gouache...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Bobine
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Bobine" is a gouache and ink on paper by Alexander Calder. The work is signed in the lower right "Calder 72".
Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking sculptures, Alexander Calder started his artistic career as an abstract painter, preferring to use gouache. What is gouache? Gouache is a water-soluble paint – a type of opaque watercolor.
As Calder returned to gouache painting towards the end of his life, he was now armed with a lifetime of experience as a sculptor. He explored the three-dimensional vocabulary of sculptural forms he had developed onto the two-dimensional surface of the paper. Certain shapes and colors recur throughout his gouaches and sculptures. Circles, ovals, and other geometric forms dominate the space. There is the same sense of energy and fluidity. The shapes do not sit on the surface but vibrate giving a feeling of movement in contrast to the static nature of painting.
Like his sculpture, Calder’s gouache...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
$180,000
Wigwam rouge et jaune
By Alexander Calder
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Wigwam rouge et jaune" is a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder. The unique work is signed in the lower right, “Calder 65”.
Although renowned for his innovative and groundbreaking...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
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Paper, Ink, Gouache
Sculpture Motives
By Henry Moore
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Henry Moore. "Sculpture Motives" is a semi-abstract, figurative drawing, ink, watercolor, and wax crayon on paper in beige, white, and black platte by British modern art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Wax Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
$18,000 Sale Price
40% Off
Untitled (Urbana Series)
By Richard Diebenkorn
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A drawing by Richard Diebenkorn. This Untitled work from the Urbana Series is an ink of paper, abstract drawing by Post War, Bay Area Figurat...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Launching Station #1
By Dennis A. Oppenheim
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A color pencil and pigment work on paper by Post War artist Dennis Oppenheim. Signed lower right, "Dennis Oppenheim 1981".
Provenance:
General Electric Corporate Collection;
Hea...
Category
1980s Post-War Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Paper, Pigment
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