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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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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 chaircrafted 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
Period: 1990s
Centaurs by Polyák István Vilmos
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Centaurs by Polyák István Vilmos combined technique on the painting board. Signed in the lower right corner Polyák István 1998.
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1990s Hungarian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Limited Edition Robert Rauschenberg Guggenheim Museum Retrospective Plates
Located in East Quogue, NY
Complete Set of 6 Guggenheim Museum Retrospective Limited Edition Robert Rauschenberg porcelain plates dated 1997. Each plate features a different screen-printed image of Rauschenb...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Porcelain

Anne Boysen Large Modern Abstract Painting Celebration II Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Beautiful large-scale abstract painting on canvas by noted Philadelphia artist, Anne Boysen (1939-2011). This art work, titled Celebration II, is an explosion of joyous color. Unfram...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Keith Haring 1992 Man Holding Radiant Baby - Pop Art Screenprint
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Keith Haring 1992 Pop Art - Art offset print on thick art paper, Man Holding Radiant Baby Keith Haring (New York, 1958-1990), French 1992 pop art - Art offset print, untitled, depic...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

David Ordoñez El Baile Del Venado Folkloric Maya Theme Framed Artwork Guatemala
Located in Miami, FL
This unique artwork by David Ordoñez, El Baile del Venado, depicts two celebrants in Deer costumes performing a folkloric and spirutual dance of the Maya...
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1990s Guatemalan Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Masonite, Lacquer

Super Model #1 & #2 by KAWS
By KAWS
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of early prints by KAWS being sold together. Supermodel #1 1999 Supermodel #2, 1999 Screen prints signed in pencil, numbered and dated 99. The prints are matched numbered ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Artwork on Paper, 'Heart (with Pearls)' by John Baldessari
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Romantic and whimsical "Heart (with Pearls)" by John Baldessari, 1991. Photograuve and aquatint in colors on Somerset 410 Satin. The image measures 36 - 3/8"H x 39 - 6/8"W, and sheet...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass

Framed Cyanotype Photograph by John Patrick Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: John Patrick Dugdale (New York, b. 1960) Title: Margie Medium: Cyanotype Year: 1996 Edition: number 2/10 Measurement: Sight H 9", W 7.5"; with artist fame H 14.5", W 12.5" Pr...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Striking Figurative Painting Signed by Artist Slade
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Bold striking modern figurative painting moving toward abstraction signed Slade. We have a second piece by this artist also listed that makes an important pair.
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

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)...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Concrete, Metal

Fighting for Love, Tracey Emin, Offset lithograph, 1998
By Tracey Emin 1
Located in Seattle, WA
Fighting for Love by Tracey Emin, circa 1998. Offset lithograph on pale green paper, signed, numbered (29/300), and framed. Measures 11.75 x 8.25 inches. Originally purchased from Wh...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Square Abstract Sunburst Gold Bronze Silver Fine Art Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Are You ready to decorate Your Home and looking for a new Painting. For Sale I offer this abstract piece of Fine Art in Silver, Gold, Bronze and Black Colors. Different Brushwork and...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Australian Aboriginal Painting "Piari" by Ningie Nangala
Located in Atlanta, GA
An aboriginal contemporary painting by Australian artist Ningie Nangala (born 1938-). The colorful canvas depicts the artist's ancestral country called...
Category

1990s Australian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Oil on Canvass Nude Painting by Alan Brassington
Located in London, GB
A large and impressive oil painting of a male nude, by acclaimed British artist Alan Brassington. This dates from the late 20th century. Alan Brassington specialises in portraits an...
Category

1990s British Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

No Where, Richard Long Book Hand Signed
By Richard Long
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
‘No Where’, circa 1994. Published on the occasion of the Richard Long exhibition at the pier arts centre Orkney summer 1994, whit assistance from the Henry Moore foundation. ...
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1990s English Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Frame Photograph Shady Breakfast by John Patrick Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A framed photograph by John Patrick Dugdale (American, born 1960-) titled "Shady Breakfast". Relatively large in print size, the gelatin chloride ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Contemporary Signed Very Colorful Abstract Lithograph
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Contemporary Signed Very Colorful Abstract (2 of 15) Lithograph - 1997 Frame and matting needs to be updated.
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Frame Photograph Stillness in Spirit by John Patrick Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
A visually arresting photograph by John Patrick Dugdale (American, born 1960-) titled "Stillness of Spirit". Relatively large in print size, the w...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Masami Teraoka Signed Limited Print Kunisada Eclipsed Hawaii Snorkel Series 1993
Located in Studio City, CA
A quite large and wonderfully detailed woodblock print, etching, and aquatint by Asian/ Japanese American artist Masami Teraoka titled "Kunisada Eclipsed" from his 1990s Hawaii Snorkel series. In this work Teraoka brings a contemporary twist to traditional Edo period Japanese floating world ukiyo-e woodblock prints (often using Kabuki theatre actors...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Contemporary Charcoal on Paper Drawing of an NYC Streetscape, Tim Folzenlogen
Located in Morristown, NJ
Tim Folzenlogen (American, b. 1952), "Eastside", framed charcoal drawing of New York City buildings and passing traffic. Signed "Tim Folzenlogen" and ...
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

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

Mario Schifano "Acerbi" Materic Serigraph with frame
Located in Brescia, IT
Mario Schifano "Acerbi" Year: 1990s Medium: Materic serigraph Edition: 99/199 Frame size: 110 x 80 x 5 cm Signed and numbered.
Category

1990s Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

1999 Framed Pastel of New York Street Scene, Tim Folzenlogen
Located in Morristown, NJ
Tim Folzenlogen (American, b. 1952), "New Beginning", pastel drawing of New York streetscape, signed Tim Folzenlogen and dated '99 at lower right. A g...
Category

1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Super Rare Dutch Corneille 1922 - 2010 Lithograph "Artist Proof" Print 98
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super rare Lithograph print signed in pencil by the artist Corneille and EA for “épreuve d'artiste,” meaning Artist's Proof in French ...
Category

1990s Dutch Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Pine

Framed Self-Portrait Photography by John Patrick Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Entitled "Portrait of Me at Twilight", this photograph is by American photographer John Patrick Dugdale (1960-). The self-portrait, a toned cyanot...
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper, Wood

Original Round Acrylic Abstract Painting by Paul Maxwell 1925-2015
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...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

THE FAVORITE. Original painting by Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
THE FAVORITE Original painting by Lynn Curlee Acrylic on stretched canvas This painting was used for the poster for the 1995 HAMPTON CLASSIC HORSE SHO...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Uptown Blue" by Gregg Robinson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Offered here is a large abstract art work "Uptown Blue" by Gregg Robinson, signed top left. Gregg Robinson is an American Postwar & Contempo...
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Plaster, Wood, Paint

Helsinki Gate Original Painting by Lynn Curlee
Located in New York, NY
Helsinki Gate Original painting by Lynn Curlee This painting was used as the image for the poster for the 1991 Hampton Classic Horse Show. Acrylic ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Large Acrylic on Cavas Abstract Painting by American Listed Artist Ted Kerzie
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large scale abstract acrylic painting on canvas by American listed artist Ted Kerzie. Measurements: 178” Wide, 105” High, 3.5” Deep. Ted Kerzie Born in 1943 Tacoma Washington...
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

One of Three Graces, Green, for the Emilio Pucci Happening
Located in Vienna, AT
One of three single paintings, mixed technique on paper, signed and dated Szekely 92, made on the occasion of a presentation of Emilio Pucci fabrics...
Category

1990s Austrian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint

Michel Carrade, 1991
Located in Wallkill, NY
Contemporary painting by Michel Carrade: Original painting signed and dated 1991 Artist biography: Michel Carrade is a contemporary artist considered ...
Category

1990s French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Italian, Abstract Oil on Canvas by Fausta Dossi, Milan, 1994
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning abstract oil on canvas by noted Italian artist from Milan, Fausta Dossi, dated 1994. Title: "Reliquire" Relics. Copy of artist's gallery catalog included with the sale. Se...
Category

1990s Italian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Selma Daffre, Brazilian Artist, Collography Printing Plate, "Linhas"
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Selma Daffre (b. 1951), Brazilian artist. Collography printing plate. "Linhas". Dated 1997. Visible dimensions: 22 x 17 cm. Total dimensions: 36...
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1990s Brazilian Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Other

Lester Goldman Abstract Watercolor Painting, Blue, Pink, Green, and Red, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lester Goldman watercolor in striking colors of blue, pink, green and red. Acquired directly from the estate of Lester Goldman. Excellent condition and ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Chrome

Michel Comte Silver Gelatin Photograph Print "Jeremy Irons with Monocle", 1990
By Michel Comte
Located in Studio City, CA
A darkly rich, yet playful portrait of Oscar Award-winning actor Jeremy Irons done in 1990 by famed Swiss fashion and fine art photographer Michel Comte. ...
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1990s Swiss Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Plato's Retreat by Susan Silas 1992 Large Format Installation Art Exhibit
Located in Dayton, OH
Plato's Retreat by Susan Silas 1992 large format installation art exhibit, measures: 72" 1992 mixed-media by Susan Silas, from the Exquisite Corpse...
Category

1990s North American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Pottery, Hardwood

Lithograph by Vladimir Velickovic
By Vladimir Velickovic
Located in Long Island City, NY
Vladimir Velickovic ( France, Born 1935), a color lithograph with collage, signed and numbered 9/90 Dimension 79 x 80 cm. Framed. Not examined out of frame.
Category

1990s French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Robert Combas, Original Serigraphy, 83/100, 1992
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Robert Combas, large original serigraphy mounted on canvas, 83/100, 1992, signed in pencil, framed. 125 x 98cm with frame, 110 x 85cm without.  
Category

1990s French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Paper

1995 Playing Card Collage Artwork by Robert Heckes Mixed-Media Decoupage
Located in Dayton, OH
1995 playing card collage artwork by Robert Heckes mixed-media Decoupage 72" "Rural or country themed collage, featuring a rooster perched at the cent...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Framed Photograph by John Patrick Dugdale
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist: John Patrick Dugdale (New York, b. 1960) Title: The Spirit Eye Medium: Cyanotype Year: 1998 Edition: number 3/12 Measurement: H 14", W 11"...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Wood, Paper

Large Oil on Canvas by Andrew Shachat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large oil on canvas by Los Angeles artist Andrew Shachat. Represented by Patricia Correia Gallery, Venice, CA. Patricia Correia Gallery (PCG) was first established in Venice, Cali...
Category

1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas

Michel Carrade, 1996 "Front ale Bleue"
Located in Wallkill, NY
Contemporary painting by Michel Carrade: Original painting signed and dated 1996 - Front ale Bleue (front axle blue). Measures: 56 1/4" x 64" (1 small b...
Category

1990s French Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Natural Fiber

Original Mixed-Media Abstract Painting by Listed Artist Josh Dayton
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Original mixed-media abstract painting by American listed artist Josh Dayton. Spectacular three dimensional sculptural mixed-media abstract painting that ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Ceramic, Canvas, Acrylic, Paper, Crayon

Stephen Holland "Polo Brothers" Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This stunning Stephen Holland original piece features vibrant colors and stylish modern appeal. Impressive "Polo Brothers" oil on canvas includes textu...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint

Bruce Dorfman "Montalcino" 1998 Mixed-Media Collage Painting
Located in Wallkill, NY
Bruce Dorfman "Montalcino" 1998 mixed-media collage painting *Bruce Dorfman has had fifty-six solo exhibitions in New York, the United States and abroad. His most recent exhibition...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bruce Dorfman Arezzo Mixed-Media Collage Painting
Located in Wallkill, NY
Bruce Dorfman Arezzo mixed-media collage painting *Bruce Dorfman has had fifty-six solo exhibitions in New York, the United States and abroad. His most recent exhibitions include: ...
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1990s American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic

1993 Donald Lipski "Pieces of String" Abstract Caged Art Exhibit Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
1993 Donald Lipski "Pieces of String" abstract caged art exhibit sculpture 28" Donald Lipski B.1947 American sculptor. He received a BA from Universi...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Metal, Other

"Lilies" Signed and Dated Serigraph by Donald Sultan
Located in Stamford, CT
"Lilies" signed and dated serigraph by Donald Sultan (American b. 1951). # 35/70.
Category

1990s North American Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

Roy Fairchild-Woodard’s "The Protector" a Serigraph
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The Protector by Roy Fairchild-Woodard is #161/385. It is a mixed-media print on canvas 28" by 35". This piece was custom framed. Fairchild-Woodard wa...
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1990s English Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Linen, Glass, Acrylic, Wood

Mary Carothers Signed Untitled Road Sign 1997 Car with Antlers
Located in Dayton, OH
Mary Carothers – Untitled, 1997 – Vinyl on Painted Aluminum (Road Sign). Not many people have spent time in the Arctic Circle for the sake of art or have frozen a car as a statement ...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Aluminum

Stavit Allweis "Bunnies" Surrealist Dreamscape Painting on Paper, 1996
Located in Dayton, OH
Stavit Allweis is an Israeli postwar and contemporary artist. "Bunnies" 1996, surrealist painting on paper.      Sans Frame - 12.25” x 16.5”
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

The Peaceable Kingdom Donna Moylan Signed Oil on Canvas Painting 1992-1993
Located in Dayton, OH
The Peaceable Kingdom Donna Moylan Signed oil on canvas painting 1992-1993 Donna Moylan (b.1953) is active/lives in New York. Donna Moylan is known for mod genre, non objective. ...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Joel Otterson "The Mighty Oak of Rock" 1993 Etching Framed Music Rock n Roll
Located in Dayton, OH
Joel Otterson - The Mighty Oak of Rock, 1993. Etching, 4/35 from the Cincinnati portfolio II published by Mark Patsfall Graphics. A good etching of a ful...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

2 Robert Flack Untitled 1992 Fire & Sword Chromogenic Photographs "Love Mind"
Located in Dayton, OH
"Two 1992 chromogenic (c-prints) from Robert Flack’s series “Love Mind,” edition #1/3, feature ""fire circle"" and ""sword circles"". Robert Flack (1957-1993) was born in Guelph, Ontario and moved to Toronto to study at York University. After graduating in 1980 he began working at Art Metropole and as a layout artist on many General Idea-related projects including FILE Megazine. During the 80's he exhibited extensively in Canada at numerous artist-run centres and public galleries, the Cold City Gallery artist collective and the S.L. Simpson Gallery (a complete exhibition history is available on our web site). By 1990 he was exhibiting internationally, in Paris, Barcelona and Amsterdam, and was represented in New York at Feature Inc. and in Toronto at Garnet Press. His work was included in the touring group exhibition Corpus Part II curated by Bruce Grenville in 1993 for the Mendel Art Gallery in Saskatoon. A survey exhibition was curated by Nancy Campbell at the MacDonald Stewart Art Centre, with catalogue, in 1993. In 1997 Philip Monk included Flack's work in Rococco Tattoo: The Ornamental Impulse in Toronto Art at the Power Plant in 1997. In 1999 the National Gallery of Canada celebrated Flack's work to commemorate A Day Without Art, December 1999 - January 2000. ""From the beginning, Flack's work expressed an ""otherworldliness"" - a quality that focused sharply with his HIV sero-conversion in 1988. From that point forward, Flack's vision rocketed almost exclusively into the internalized realms of psychic energy, the chakras and the etheric body."" Andrew Zealley, Art Metropole, Halos: David Buchan and Robert Flack 2005. Amongst the work's many distinctions is Flack's use of pre-digital or analogue production techniques. Flack painted in enamel on clear acetate and overlaid his photographs with these painted layers before re-photographing the work, producing an ""iconic, sensual mapping of the body and dazzling use of colour and pattern"" (NGC web site). During this period he was sharing studio space in Toronto with Stephen Andrews...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Paper

1991 Jack Carter Hand Carved and Painted Abstract Modern Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
1991 Jack Carter hand carved and painted abstract modern wall art sculpture. Wall medallion sculpture, features modern styling with tortoise she...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

1991 Jack Carter Hand Carved and Painted Abstract Modern Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Dayton, OH
1991 Jack Carter hand carved and painted abstract modern wall art sculpture Wall medallion sculpture, features modern styling with tortoiseshell...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

"A Whiney Asshole" Cardboard Box Silk Screen Art by Cary Liebowitz aka Candyass
Located in Dayton, OH
"A Whiney Asshole" cardboard box silk screen art by Cary Liebowitz aka Candyass "1990 silk screen on cardboard. A Whiney Asshole by Cary Leibowitz (b...
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1990s Modern Contemporary Art

Materials

Other

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