Modern Contemporary Art
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
"Reflections, " Black, White and Gray Abstract Painting by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in New York, NY
"Reflections," a frame oil on canvas /collage by artist Kathi Robinson Frank is an abstract composition in atmospheric shades of gray, black, white, orange and reddish-orange with th...
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #61, 2021
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #61 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
Wildflower: A Piece of 3D Sculptural Cream Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Wild flower:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of cream leather woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 19.5 x 19.5 inches or 49 x 49...
Category
2010s British Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Leather
Katrina King Modern Abstract Painting on Steel, 2010
By Katrina King
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Interesting abstract modern art painting on steel or metal by Katrina King. "Abstract Arrangements" series made with hand-colored paint. Painted on a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
$480 Sale Price
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Large Painting by Robert Moskowitz, circa 1977
By Robert Moskowitz
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A fantastic, large, decorative painting by Robert Moskowitz, titled "The Family", circa 1977. It is signed and dated on the back. Robert Moskowitz (born 1935 in Brooklyn, New York) i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Modern School Triptych, Ex. Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Collection
Located in Morristown, NJ
Modern School (20th/21st c.), triptych, one part painted on foil, mounted on wood, the others possibly paper mounted on wood, verso of blocks marked "11" and "1, 2 and 3".
Describ...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Foil
Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting "Of The Game" by Alexander Hecht
Located in Montreal, QC
Abstract acrylic on canvas painting. Signed: Alexander Hecht, titled "Of The Game" and dated 2012, backside of the canvas, canvas size 40" x 60" x 1.75" profile. Alexander's artwork ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Original Clair Seglem Portrait Painting of Mannequins in Bright Pink
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A bright and bold modern piece, this painting is a striking example of artist Clair Seglem's love for color. A pair of mannequins seemingly come to life w...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
$600 Sale Price
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Blossom, a Piece of 3D Sculptural Grey Leather Wall Art
Located in Margate, GB
Blossom:
A piece of 3D sculptural wall art designed and made from two layers of grey leather, woven together by Louise Heighes.
Measurements are 50 x 30 inches or 127 x 77 cm.
...
Category
2010s British Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Leather
By Suk Shuglie, Oil on Canvas, "Spring Trees"
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1999, Acrylic on "Canvas on board", by Suk Shuglie, Pennsylvania. Colorful and bright, this wooded scene leavens the moodiness of late Winter with th...
Category
1990s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Large Outdoor Azulejos Tile Mural "Buddha" Hand Painted & Signed by Artist
Located in Baldock, GB
Beautiful tile mural with the "BUDDHA" motif finely painted.
Quantity: 132 tiles
Tile mural size: 64.9"H X 70.8"W (165cm X 180cm)
Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm)
Origin: P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$7,265 Sale Price
25% Off
Abstract Landscape Painting by Jeffrey Sanderson
Located in Chicago, IL
Contemporary abstract landscape painting by Jeffrey Sanderson. Framed and signed.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Peter Buchman "Goodnight Moon”, Voice-Over Paintings Series, 2025
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary New York artist Peter Buchman's "Goodnight Moon” is made of laser cut plexiglass, acrylic medium and enamel on wood. It's a part of his Voice-Over series. To explain tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Enamel
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #40, 2014
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #40 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting of Nothing Series. Hirsch applies the waxy mix with a brush onto redwood plywood backed structures with two-inch wood strips all around and used various torches to layer, flux, bubble and blend. "Waxy and very tactile, they are probably the work Mark Rothko would have done had he spent most of his life in clay. Hirsch’s paintings have the nuance, subtle texture, and color shifts that become evident in blown-up photographs of his ceramic objects as well as a similar presence." Signed and dated en verso by the artist. This painting ship directly from the artist’s studio in Rochester, NY.
(Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "The Paintings" pgs. 102 - 105)
Richard Hirsch brief bio:
In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence.
In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades.
Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
Original Marcel Vertes Large-Scale Gouache of Lily Pons
Located in New York, NY
An original artwork by Marcel Vertes for a poster of Lily Pons (1898-1976) the famous coloratura soprano for a concert at Carnegie hall. The medium is gouach...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Large Frank Faulkner (1946 - 2018) Mixed Media on LInen in Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Media consists of fiber, paint, shellac on a linen canvas. Beautiful wood frame.
Frank Faulkner by Philip Herrera, 2006:
Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1946, Frank Faulkner received his B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1968, Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.F.A. from the same institution in 1972. Faulkner’s work quickly won him numerous grants and awards, including an individual artist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1974. He was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 1975, which prompted him to settle in New York. There, he came to the attention of Dorothy Miller, Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art with a legendary eye for new talent. Since then, Faulkner has continued to garner acclaim and awards. He has been featured in dozens of one-person exhibitions (not to mention group exhibitions) in this country, as well as in Japan, Switzerland, and Germany.
Faulkner’s work is owned by leading museums (the Smith College museum in Northampton, Massachusetts, for example, the National Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C.) and by renowned collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller, Baron Leon Lambert, Phillip Hanes and Abba Eban.
What a viewer first notices is the sheer elegance of the pieces, no matter what materials Faulkner uses—metal, wood and fabric as well as canvas and paper. Obvious, too, is the artist’s originality. Faulkner belongs to no school. His work is patterned but is far too intellectual to qualify as so-called “pattern art,” which mainly strives to be merely pretty. Rather, he paints in his own highly organized way, filling the surface without being excessive or boring.
Faulkner sets up a system, say, of dots or dashes, then subtly changes the visual rhythms in order to add life and surprise—what he calls “the gymnastics of seeing.” He works and reworks the surfaces of his canvases, often laying down one thin layer of slightly reflective gold, silver or bronze paint upon another until the final work seems to glow with inner light. John Ashbery, a leading critic and poet, has likened Faulkner’s art to minimalist music, which achieves both simplicity and beauty from its obsessive repetitions. The critic Carter Ratcliff describes it more simply as “brilliant artifice.” Faulkner’s current work, a series of paintings on paper, continues and deepens this exploration of the relationship between wrought surface and changing light.
Another striking aspect of the work is the influence of the decorative arts. Faulkner has made some paintings on wood that stand independently and fold open like screens. Other pieces resemble large tapestries, and yet others take their inspiration from Art Nouveau inlays...
Category
20th Century North American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Linen, Natural Fiber, Paint
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #28, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #28 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting of Nothing Series. Hirsch applies the waxy mix with a brush onto redwood plywood backed structures with two-inch wood strips all around and used various torches to layer, flux, bubble and blend. "Waxy and very tactile, they are probably the work Mark Rothko would have done had he spent most of his life in clay. Hirsch’s paintings have the nuance, subtle texture, and color shifts that become evident in blown-up photographs of his ceramic objects as well as a similar presence." Signed and dated en verso by the artist. This painting ship directly from the artist’s studio in Rochester, NY.
(Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "The Paintings" pgs. 102 - 105)
Richard Hirsch brief bio:
In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence.
In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades.
Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
1970s Abstract Expressionist Painting on Canvas by Shelley Herman
Located in Raleigh, NC
Vivid color and movement to this original acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated on the verso.
Shelley Herman
1970
"June Breath".
Category
1970s North American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Artistic Mosaic Handmade on Aluminum Panel Dimension and Colors Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Aluminum
Kai Kein Respekt 'Kai no Respect' by Kai Althoff
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The book titled "Kai Kein Respect" accompanies the first major survey exhibition of Kai Althoff, one of the most compelling and original voices in Contempo...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Australian Aboriginal Painting by Kudditji Kngwarreye
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "My Country", this bold and abstract landscape painting was by renowned Australian aboriginal artist Kudditji Kngwarreye (1928-2017). Acrylic painting on canvas, it was painted in 2012 and signed and inscribed on verso. The saturated colors and the visible brush strokes and intentionally uneven earth-like textures invokes the view of a landscape, partially real, partially imaginary.
Kudditji Kngwarreye from the Utopia community in the Northern Territory. He was the skin brother of the late Emily Kame Kngwarreye and like his skin sister Emily, was one of the most prominent and successful artists in the history of contemporary indigenous Australian...
Category
2010s Australian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing #53, 2017
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Painting of Nothing #53 is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting of Nothing Series. Hirsch applies the waxy mix with a brush onto redwood plywood backed structures with two-inch wood strips all around and used various torches to layer, flux, bubble and blend. "Waxy and very tactile, they are probably the work Mark Rothko would have done had he spent most of his life in clay. Hirsch’s paintings have the nuance, subtle texture, and color shifts that become evident in blown-up photographs of his ceramic objects as well as a similar presence." Signed and dated en verso by the artist. This painting ship directly from the artist’s studio in Rochester, NY.
(Literature: "With Fire: Richard Hirsch, A Life Between Chance and Design", Scott Meyer (Author), RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press 2012 - "The Paintings" pgs. 102 - 105)
Richard Hirsch brief bio:
In the field of contemporary ceramic, Rick Hirsch has earned an international reputation. He has achieved this recognition by engaging in numerous diversified professional activities. Through efforts in university teaching, exhibits, writing, lecturing and researching he has risen to worldwide prominence.
In 1975, Hirsch co-authored a book entitled Raku, published by Watson-Guptill. This was the first comprehensive text to address the new innovations developing in the west that were transforming traditional Japanese Raku. Also, in the same year, Hirsch became a founding faculty member of The Program in Artistry at Boston University. Currently, Hirsch is a Professor Emeritus at The School for American Crafts which is a part of Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. His university teaching career now spans well over four decades.
Repeatedly, Hirsch has participated in several milestone exhibitions and publications. Significant shows include; The Evolution of American Art in Craft Media Since 1945; Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics; American Ceramics Now; Raku: Origins, Impact and Contemporary Expression; and Convergences: The Presence of the Past in Contemporary American Ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Clay, Organic Material
Stylish Wall Art Work Polished or Matt Ebony Gold Leaf Mosaic Customizable
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass Mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mi Tierra by Valeria Vazquez
By Casa Quieta
Located in Mexico City, MX
Mixed technique on canvas.
Production time: 6-8 weeks for items without marble / 13-14 weeks for marble pieces. Shipping +10 additional business days. Casa Quieta uses natural m...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
$2,100 / item
Original Contemporary Abstract Painting by S. Glass
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1991 original Abstract painting by S. Glass.
Constructed of acrylic, concrete and found objects on canvas.
Signed S.Glass 1991 on the back and S.Glass on the top (see detail photos)...
Category
1990s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Concrete, Metal
Large Oil on Canvas by Michel Alexis, French American, b. 1960
By Michel Alexis
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil, rice paper and gel on canvas, measures: 74" x 74". Titled "Subtracted Word #3", dated 2003.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary North American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$2,880 Sale Price
40% Off
Lisbon Tiles Wall Art, Original Artwork, Gold Leaf, Handmade in Portugal
Located in Lisboa, PT
Alfama Wall Art, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
The Alfama wall art is an original artwork, exclusively designed and handcrafted by G...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Magnificent and Monumental Wall Sculpture by Bruce Bierman, Over 12 Feet Long
Located in Raleigh, NC
A truly incredible work of art. This hanging sculpture is constructed of yarn-wrapped rope with incredible texture and color. Each unique element hangs at different lengths and hav...
Category
1980s Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Yarn, Rope
Abstract Dark Blue Black Painting Titled "Wu Zetian" by Rebecca Ruoff
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Beautiful abstract dark blue metallic painting inspired by Chinese Empress Wu Zetian, 2018.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"
Located in København, Copenhagen
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), Brazilian artist.
Collography printing plate.
"Linhas".
Dated 1997.
Visible dimensions: 22 x 17 cm.
Total dimensions: 36...
Category
1990s Brazilian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
Ukrainian Contemporary Abstract Art Diptych Painting Rebirth by Voznicki
By Voznicki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Andriy and Olesya Voznicki are well established Ukrainian artists. They have both graduated from Lviv Academy of Art in Ukraine, Olesya - from the Art Glass department and Andriy as a sculptor.
Forced to recently flee their home in Ukraine and relocate to the Netherlands, Olesya and Andriy Voznicki have restarted their practice in vicinity to Amsterdam and been supported by Mia Karlova...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
$24,019 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Black and White Photograph by Arthur Tress
By Arthur Tress
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed vintage gelatin silver photograph print by American surrealist photographer Arthur Tress (1940-). The work belongs to the artist's "Dream Collector" series. Entitled "Girl i...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Large Contemporary Mixed-Media, Abstract Composition by Teri Stern
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Very large and vibrant abstract painting and mixed media assemblage. Signed lower right. Block like elements in reds, tan, white and black. Along with black and white strings across ...
Category
20th Century American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Flowing in the Right Direction by Peter Schmidt, 1971, Europaeische Graphik
Located in London, GB
Flowing in the Right Direction from Europaeische Graphik VII, 1971; lithograph printed in colours, signed and numbered 2/65 in pencil, printed by the Curwen Studio, published by Wolfgang Ketter, with their blindstamp. Note: For a similar example see Tate PO6459
Presented in a new hardwood ebonised box frame.
About the artist:
Peter Schmidt...
Category
1970s British Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Iridescent Oil Paint and Wax on Paper by James Nares
By James Nares
Located in Stamford, CT
Unique oil paint and wax on paper by James Nares ( British, b. 1953 ). Untitled. circa 2008. Archivally framed in a 12-karat white gold frame.
Category
Early 2000s English Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Pol Mara Mix-Media on Paper, 1974, Pop Art
By Pol Mara
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pop Art Pol Mara, mix-media on paper (pencil, aerograph, watercolor, pastel) framed.'
Dimension for drawing only: 70 x 50cm, signed and dated '74.
(there are reflections that are not...
Category
1970s Belgian Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Vlamnick Framed 'Woods in Chatou' Color Lithography, circa 1972
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Original 'Paysage a Chatou' color lithograph by Maurice de Vlamnick.
Lithograph printed from an original painting made by the author in France, circa 1906.
Published by Fernand...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
$1,188 Sale Price
71% Off
Famed Horse Head Sculpture from the Parthenon. Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
By Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
The famous sculpture of a horse head from the Parthenon in Athens.
Original painting by Lynn Curlee.
A beautiful rendering of one of the work’s most famous sculptures.
This painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Untitled' Saltwork
By FOS
Located in Copenhagen, DK
In this wall piece by FOS a chemical reaction containing oxygen, water and salt is created and when the water evaporates the salt is crystallised and a landscape of salt takes shape....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
$12,490
"Buddha's Breakfast, " 2021 Large Abstract Oil on Canvas by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in New York, NY
"Buddha's Breakfast," is a large abstract, contemporary oil on canvas by Kathi Robinson Frank with the addition of oil stick, charcoal, graphite and ink. The artist drew inspiration ...
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
Modern Color Full Glass Sculpture by Theresa
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Modern color full glass sculpture by Theresa.
Category
Late 20th Century Swiss Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Art Glass
Stylish Artistic Mosaic Handmade Gold and Platinum Leaf
By sicis
Located in London, GB
Making artistic Mosaic, design of unparalleled beauty, inventing ' tromp l'oeil' thanks to the endless colors of the glass mosaic collections, all this allowed us to produce and divu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Platinum, Gold Leaf
Gianfranco Asveri, Memorie 13062
Located in New York, NY
Memorie, #13062, by Italian artist Gianfranco Asveri mixed media on paper, gallery framed in white wood frame and under glass. Depicted are some of his favorite subjects, his mother, his dog, and his cat.
Live image measures 19.5 x 11.75 inches.
Gianfranco Asveri was born in Fiorenzuola D’Arda, Italy, in 1948. The artist lives and works at Gasperini on the hills between Parma and Piacenza with his beloved dogs.
He began to paint in 1969. His first work was merely figurative. In the 1980s he moved closer to the “Art Brut” style.
Renowned in Italy, Asveri has just finished a solo exhibition in Genoa at the Medioeval “Commenda” and will be presented in Paris next February during the Contemporary Art Fair in Port de Versailles.
Recently, the newspaper “Il Sole 24 Ore” (The Italian Economic newspaper) included Asveri among the artists to watch in terms of investment in the Italian Art Market.
An appreciable number of famous critics have written essays about his works: Paolo Bledinger, Luca Beatrice, Flaminio Gualdoni and Martina Corgnati.
Most Important Exhibitions:
2016
– Sogni dipinti, Galleria Rotaross, Novara.
– Lo sguardo nascosto, Galleria Biffi Arte, Piacenza.
2015
– Abracadabra, Galleria Leonardus, Sestri Levante...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Fritz Winter "blue, brown, red, black" color aquatint of 3 plates, 1967
Located in Münster, DE
Fritz Winter (1905 Altenbögge - 1976 Herrsching am Ammersee)
“Blue, brown, red, black”
Color aquatint of 3 plates, created in 1967
Edition of 100 numbered and signed copies on Riv...
Category
1960s German Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Andrianna Shamaris Framed Courrèges Owl Scarf from Paris France
Located in New York, NY
Courrèges cotton scarf in excellent condition found in Paris, France. Features bold pop-art style owl sitting on the Courrèges Paris logo. Set in a modern espresso teak box frame.
...
Category
2010s French Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Cotton
8x8 Architectural Abstract #4 by Lynnea Jean, Acrylic and Gesso
By Lynnea Jean
Located in Aitkin, MN
Discover Lynnea’s new Architectural Abstract series, where Agnes Martin–inspired shapes float gracefully across textured canvas boards. Each piece is thoughtfully layered with soulfu...
Category
2010s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Gesso, Acrylic
Original Round Acrylic Abstract Painting by Paul Maxwell 1925-2015
By Paul Maxwell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
1990 Original round abstract acrylic painting on canvas that is stretched over board title ‘Gibbous’’ by American listed artist Paul Maxwell 1925-2015.
Hand sign on the front and ba...
Category
1990s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Painting by William Conger
Located in Chicago, IL
Colorful abstract painting by listed Chicago based artist William Conger, a professor at Northwestern University. Signed by artist. Framed professionally.
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood, Paper
Joan Miró "Les Essències De La Terra" Poster from 1969 in Milan, Italy
By Joan Miró
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Poster for the exhibition: "Les Essències de la Terra" and the presentation of the Book: "Joan Miró i Catalunya" by Juan Perucho in 1969 at Al Milione Gallery, Milan, Italy.
Date:...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Tejo Handmade Decorative Tile Panel
By Theia Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
This handmade decorative tile panel combines the traditional Portuguese faience tile making techniques with a modern approach of shapes and color, res...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,724 / item
"Mexican Sun, " Gold, White and Black Abstract Painting, by Kathi Robinson Frank
Located in New York, NY
"Mexican Sun," an oil on canvas by artist Kathi Robinson Frank is an abstract composition in sunny golds, whites and blacks inspired by the earth and brill...
Category
2010s Mexican Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
Paul Garland, Large Steel Framed Colorful Abstract Monotype 1983
By Paul Garland
Located in Morristown, NJ
Paul Garland (American, b. 1943), an abstract composition, pencil signed and dated 1983. The work is very colorful with wonderful movement and expression. It has been expertly framed...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
"Feng Shui" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels.
In “Feng Shui...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Muslin, Silk, Bamboo
Black Slate by Jordan Tabachnik – Mixed Media on Board, Sculptural Artwork
Located in Toronto, CA
'Slate Black Noon' by Artist Jordan Tabachnik
'Slate Black Noon' is an evocative piece crafted using mixed media and paper on artist board. The artwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint, Paper
$850 Sale Price
75% Off
"Celestial Pond" Kite by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Silk, Bamboo
Numbered Etching on Paper - Australian Aboriginal Art by Betsy Lewis Napang
By Betsy Lewis Napangardi
Located in Morristown, NJ
2006, Australian, Betsy Lewis Napangardi (1940-2008), Framed Mina Mina Dreaming, etching on paper. Number 5 of 60 and pencil signed Betsy Lewis with embossed seal. Information on the back of the work from the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association and dated 1/11/2007, describes the story behind the work authenticates it.
Dimensions:
17.5"w x 23.5"h x 1.5"d (framed)
7.5"w x 13"h (sight)
Condition:
Good. Not examined out of frame. Shows well. Ready to hang.
Biography:
Betsy Lewis Napangardi was a traditional Warlpiri woman from the Yuendumu Community region. Betsy was born in the bush just west of Yuendumu in the 1940’s, this was before hospitals and health clinics were available and accessible in the area. Betsy moved to Mount Doreen Station with her family at a young age. She was raised by Paddy Japanangka Lewis and attended the Yuendumu School. She spent her life living in Yuendumu.
Betsy began painting full time in 1999 however she had been painting for Warlukurlangu Artists for some time before then. She was considered at the forefront of the move towards more abstract depictions of Aboriginal art however did maintain a strong connection to her Kurruwarri heritage. Her art is bright and textured with thick layers of paint. Some of her family members are also artists such as Margaret Lewis.
Betsy is known best for five Dreamtime depictions - Snake Vine, Women’s Dreaming, Edible Fungus, Dreaming Site and Dogwood. The story of Jintiparnta is of the Napangardi and Napanangka women who collect Jintiparnta or Edible Fungus at Karnakarlangu. The area is also known as Mina Mina. The ancestral women would travel from here heading north and east toward Janyinki and Alcoota country. The Mina Mina is a ceremonial place which belongs to the Japanangka and Japangardi men and the Napanangka and Napangardi women. Water soakages, sand hills...
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