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Modern Paintings

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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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Vintage Red Poppy Framed Oil on Canvas Painting Unsigned
Located in Wilmington, DE
Offered is an original oil on canvas featuring a beautiful red poppy flower. We're unsure of the age, but guessing it was made in the last 30 years. Although it is unsigned by the ar...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Pullman Extra Large Original Art Oil on Canvas
By Pullman
Located in Countryside, IL
Pullman extra large original art oil on canvas. This painting is in excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear. We take our...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

1990s Gustavo Olguin Oil Painting Modern Art Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Artwork by Gustavo Olguin, Mexican contemporary artist born 1969. Signed This is an oil on canvas with use of mixed media, ash. 39W x 31 H x 1.5 D, Art ...
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1990s Mexican Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Carl-Einar Tellwe, Listed Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Carl-Einar Tellwe (1924-2003), listed Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape. 1960s. The board measures: 61 x 25 cm. The frame measures: 2.5 cm. In excellent conditio...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Colleen Parker 'Australian', Oil on Board, Emus and Crows, circa 1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colleen M. Parker (1944-2008) Australia, emus and crows, oil on board, signed lower right. Educated at P.L.C. Pymble, studying art at school but otherwise largely a self taught ar...
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Late 20th Century Australian Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Émile François Jacques Compard, Oil on Woodwork, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Émile François Jacques Compard (1900-1977), French artist. Oil on woodwork. Abstract composition. Dated 1949. Measures: 46 x 32 cm. In very good condition. Signed and dated. Ém...
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1940s French Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Oil On Canvas Lee Reynolds Impressionist Black Cat 3D Blowing Curtain
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on canvas by Impressionist artist Lee Reynolds. Black cat walking on a window ledge of a stone house with three dimensional curtain blowing. Overall light crazing. Image...
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Mid-20th Century North American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Peter Buchman "Goodnight Moon”, Voice-Over Paintings Series, 2024
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Graythings Mixed Media Painting and Original Book Cover
Located in Montreal, QC
Graythings mixed media painting and original book cover. Original mixed media airbrush, acrylic and oil painting, including original book cover. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood, Paper

"Stonington, Maine" Painting by Janet Sullivan Turner, Oil on Canvas
Located in Downingtown, PA
"Stonington, Maine" Painting by Janet Sullivan Turner, oil on canvas, Signed "J Sullivan Turner" lr, Circa 1965. The painting from the artist's collection signed and named Stonington, Maine. Dimensions: Framed 24 3/4 inches x 30 3/4 inches wide, sight 24 inches high x 30 inches wide. Condition: Good Provenance: The Estate of the Artist Commenting on Turner’s work, Philadelphia art critic, Dr. Burton Wasserman...
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1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Unknown Artist, Oil on Board, Abstract Composition, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. 1960s. The board measures: 40 x 20.5 cm. The frame measures: 1 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1960s Unknown Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Large Vintage Cristina Dalcomune Abstract Heart Painting, Signed & Dated 2016
Located in Miami, FL
Large Vintage Cristina Dalcomune Abstract Heart Painting, Signed & Dated 2016 Offered for sale is a large original painting on canvas by artist Cristina Dalcomune signed and dating...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Warren Fischer Figurative Abstract Oil Painting with Impasto
Located in Miami, FL
Warren Fischer figurative abstract oil painting with impasto Offered for sale is a large original oil painting on canvas created in the figurative abstract style by the Miami art ...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Alexander Calder Pace/Columbus exhibition Hand Lithograph, 1971
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a rare and excellent original hand lithograph produced for the 1971 Pace/Columbus exhibition. Number 35. Acquired from the Flint Institute of ...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Oil Painting David Merrill Landscape with Barn
Located in Toledo, OH
Original oil on board landscape with barn by Connecticut artist David Merrill 1935. Frame has wear and corners are loose. Painting in very nice condition...
Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Jesus Urbieta Oil on Board Untitled 1970 Oaxaca
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
One of the most talented painters of the Oaxaca Isthmus, who died prematurely on March 21, 1997. He was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca, on March 27, 1959. He has been awarded multiple tim...
Category

1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pascale Taurua Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2013
Located in Florence, IT
Pascale Taurua painting, oil on canvas. Taurua's paintings are as beautifully and as aggressively painted as they are sensually erotic. Her girls have ...
Category

2010s French Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

American Water Color Brown Headed Nuthatch Perched on Pine Tree E. Dingle C 1950
Located in Hollywood, SC
American water color brown headed nuthatch perched on pine tree matted under glass in a silver gilt frame. Edward Von Siebold Dingle, mid-20th century.
Category

1950s American Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Silver Leaf

Gregory Hawthorne Original Fantasy Painting from Steve Chase Designed Residence
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This beautiful painting by artist Gregory Hawthorn was from a art collectors Palm Springs estate. Mr. Hawthorne’s work was chosen for many interiors designed by the late, great Steve...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Jean Claude Bissery (B. 1930), French Artist, Watercolor, 1970s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Jean Claude Bissery (b. 1930). French artist. Watercolor. 1970s. Visible dimensions: 47 x 47 cm. Total dimensions: 59 x 59 cm. In excellent condition. Signed.
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1970s French Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Gérard Cyne, French Artist, Oil on Board, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gérard Cyne (1923-2006), French artist. Oil on board. Abstract composition. 1960/70's. The board measures: 9 x 9 cm. The frame measures: 3 cm. In excellent condition.
Category

1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing, Painting of Nothing Series, 2013
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Paintings of Nothing is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Clay, Organic Material

Painting of an Italian Girl in a Mountain Landscape, Early 20th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th Century Oil on Canvas of an Italian girl in a mountain landscape painted by Carl Forup, a pupil of Henri Matisse. Circa 1930.
Category

Early 20th Century Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Silver Leaf

'Color Composition' Original Abstract Painting by Anders Hegelund
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
'Movement' by Anders Hegelund, Danish b. 1938. Acrylic on canvas. Measures: 27.5 x 27.5 in. without frame, 29 x 29 in. including frame, signed, dated and titled on the back. House...
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21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Jesus Urbieta Oil on Board Untitled 1970 Oaxaca
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
One of the most talented painters of the Oaxaca Isthmus, who died prematurely on March 21, 1997. He was born in Juchitán, Oaxaca, on March 27, 1959. He has been awarded multiple tim...
Category

1970s Mexican Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Elrod/Chase Custom Made Modern Art Painting of Wood and Canvas by Andy Nelson
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From a vintage Palm Springs estate designed by Steve Chase for Arthur Elrod, a large Andy Nelson (1920-1996) painting done in 1969. Acrylic on canvas with wood blocks. Mr. Nelson's work is part of the permanent collection at Palm Springs Art Museum and collected by many celebrities in Arthur Elrod Interiors that appeared in Architectural Digest in the early 1970s. This piece hung in a Tamarisk Country Club multi-million dollar estate with architecture by Buff and Hensman...
Category

1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Painting, "the Golden Lady", Painted on Silk Fabric, Modern Contemporary Art
By Hanneke De Neve
Located in New York, NY
Decorative painting by Hanneke De Neve, Holland, circa 2016. Acrylic on silk fabric. Framed in a beautiful gold leaf wood frame with a linen liner.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Paintings

Materials

Silk, Acrylic

Multi-Color Yamil O. Cardenas Abstract Painting in Acrylic on Canvas Titel Carol
Located in Miami, FL
Multi-color Yamil O. Cardenas abstract painting in acrylic on canvas, Titel is Carol, painted in the Year 2011. Signed at the front left corner and titled on reverse. Yamil O. Card...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Martin Kline "Untitled" Abstract Pencil and Gouache 1993 'Signed and Dated'
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully framed original artwork, Untitled, ink and gouache on paper, 7" x 10" sheet, by Martin Kline, American 1993 signed and dated on lower corner. Martin Kline’s (b. 1961) ...
Category

1990s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Butterfly Hunter Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
The protagonist of this Pop-Surrealist digital painting is a butterfly hunter, who catches her prey in the palms of her hands to experience the fleeting throb of its wings. She then releases it to fly free and light, like thoughts of joy. Signed, numbered limited edition with “Certificate of Authenticity”. Basswood box frame.   Year of Creation: 2015 Edition Number: 1/300 Artist’s Signature: Printed on the Canvas + original signature on Limited Edition Certificate...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton

Svend Aage Krogstrup, Danish Artist, Acrylic on Board, Abstract Composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Svend Aage Krogstrup, Danish artist. Acrylic on board. Abstract composition. Dated 1991. The board measures: 60 x 48 cm. The frame measures: 1.5 cm. In excellent condition. Sig...
Category

1990s Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Painting Black White Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
Located in Seville, ES
ATLAS 02 "Atlas" proposes a disruptive vision of the space-time concept, as a reflection between the ancestral and the comic, making us wander about the connection between both and t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Niels Bäcklin, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Modernist Landscape
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Niels Bäcklin (1913-1989), Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist landscape. 1960s / 70s. The board measures: 35 x 23 cm. The frame measures: 2 cm. In excellent condition. Sig...
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

Finger Pluckin, Lip Lockin, Hand Tappin Jam Painting Modern Art by Marcus Glenn
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Finger Pluckin, Lip Lockin, Hand Tappin Jam painting Art by Marcus Glenn. Item created by Marcus Glenn (B, 1968) of Detroit, MI. This work consists of oil...
Category

2010s North American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Markus Linnenbrink Drill Painting, "How Many Holes" 2003 'Signed'
By Markus Linnenbrink
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and complex Drill Painting, "HOW MANY HOLES", by Markus Linnenbrink, American 2003 (signed, titled and dated on verso with gallery label). This is a...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Painting of a Lady with Flowers, Green, Yellow and Blue, On Paper, Hanoi Artist
Located in New York, NY
Lady with water lilies. Contemporary painting by an artist from Hanoi, Viet Nam, 2003. Singed painting by Bitten. The painting comes with a beautiful silver frame.
Category

Early 2000s Vietnamese Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

In the Garden of Good and Evil Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
This Pop-Surrealist digital painting depicts a woman being tempted by a serpent in the Garden of Eden. Instead of an apple, she is holding a broken heart in her hands. The female figure stand out against a lush background of exotic foliage and flowers. Part of a signed, numbered Limited Edition. "Certificate of Authenticity" include. Basswood box frame. Year of Creation: 2015 Edition Number: 1/300 Artist’s Signature: Printed on the Canvas + original signature on Limited Edition Certificate...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton

Modernist Geometric Painting, 1971
Located in Denton, TX
Oil on canvas painting of geometric shapes signed Brink.
Category

20th Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Oil Painting Landscape Au in Klosterneuburg Max Kahrer 1919 Classical Modernism
Located in Klosterneuburg, AT
Artwork "Au in Klosterneuburg (paradies)" painted by Max Kahrer 1919 Classical Modernism oil on wood signed Max Kahrer studied at the Vienna Akademy of ...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood

Framed Lemon Tree Painting on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Framed Lemon tree painting on canvas This painting measures: 55 wide x 1.5 deep x 67 inches high This painting is in good vintage condition ...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Pierre Fournel, France, Oil on Board, Fish, Dated 1961
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Pierre Fournel (b. 1924), France. Oil on board. Fish. Dated 1961. The board measures: 59 x 19 cm. The frame measures: 5 cm. In excellent condition. Signed and dated.
Category

1960s French Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Other

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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Colleen Parker 'Australian', Oil on Board, Landscape with Crows, circa 1980
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Colleen M. Parker (1944-2008) Australia, landscape with crows, oil on board, signed lower right. Parker's work has been widely exhibited across Australia and her works can be foun...
Category

Late 20th Century Australian Modern Paintings

Materials

Masonite

Large Scale Tile Work by Harris G. Strong
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a master work by the artist Harris G. Strong, circa 1960. The pieces measures 43" x 73". In the original wooden frame.
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1960s American Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Ceramic

JFK MLK RFK- NO MORE DREAMS, Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
JFK MLK RFK- NO MORE DREAMS Purvis Young (1989-1999) A moving mourning work, depicting a funeral procession of John F. Kennedy, Martin L. King and Robert F. Kennedy. Painted ...
Category

20th Century North American Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Flutter Digital Painting
Located in Milan, IT
This work celebrates the artist's dreamlike Pop Surrealism. It portrays a woman protected by the green cloak of Mother Nature. She is lost in imaginative thought, which soars to the ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Canvas, Wood

Landscape Painting Oil on Canvas Signed Pulliam
Located in Countryside, IL
Landscape painting oil on canvas Signed Pulliam This painting measures: 30 wide x 1 deep x 30 inches high This painting is in Good Vintage Condition with missing glass and mino...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Lars V, Swedish Artist, Oil on Board, Modernist Still Life, Dated 1945
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lars V. Swedish artist. Oil on board. Modernist still life. Dated 1945. The board measures: 57 x 44 The frame measures: 10 cm. in excellent condition. Signed and dated.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

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Other

Painted Canvas Figuring Parrots, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of painted canvas figuring two flying multicolored parrots on gilt and brown stripes background. Linen raw canvas hand painted with natural pigments and background gilt with ...
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2010s Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint, Linen

Lennart Palmér, Sweden, Oil on Canvas, Modernist Landscape with Trees
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Lennart Palmér (1918-2003), Sweden. Oil on canvas. Modernist landscape with trees. 1960s. The canvas measures: 31.5 x 22.5 cm. The frame measures: 6.5 cm. In excellent condition...
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Nina Surel "Woman With Guitar" Mixed-Media Collage Portrait, USA, 2010s
Located in Miami, FL
Fascinating textural large scale work featuring a life-size portrait of a woman with guitar. A mixed-media work in tones of grey, violet, and yellow. This piece is comprised of photographs, lace, pearls, buttons, chinaware, porcelain, jewelry, ribbon, and layers of clear resin on wood. Created by Argentinian born Miami based artist Nina Surel.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

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Ribbon, Beads, Paper, Paint, Wood, Resin, Fabric, Porcelain

Søren Hagen, Prairie Landscape Painting
Located in Kastrup, DK
Søren Hagen (Danish) b. 1957 Prairie landscape, Arizona. Acrylic on canvas. Black wooden frame. Signed Hagen 05 . Without frame: 60 x 60 cm.
Category

Early 2000s Danish Modern Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Modern Colored Pencil Drawing Portrait by Gillian Lefkowitz
Located in Pasadena, CA
The artwork features a portrait of a woman made with various colored pencils. It is signed by the artist Gillian Lefkowitz. The artist gives like always in her portraitures a strong ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

Pulliam Abstract Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Countryside, IL
Pulliam Abstract framed oil painting on canvas This painting measures: 20 wide x 2 deep x 24 inches high This painting is in great Vintage condition with minor marks, dents, an...
Category

2010s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Jane Gilday Masterwork, "Harvest Pastoral"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Jane Gilday masterwork, "Harvest Pastoral" Oval giltwood with incised and painted landscape Titled, signed and dated on reverse "Harvest Pastoral Oct. 1...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

Watercolor by Paul Renner
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8182 - This is an unusual painting: the famous Austrian painter Paul Renner, on the occasion of his own wedding, painted a series of watercolors as a gift to friends invited to his wedding. This one looks like steam coming out of a magic lamp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paper

Marcel Delmotte Oil on Hardboard "jeune fille au collier" Signed and Dated 1982
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte oil on hardboard "jeune fille au collier" signed and dated 1982 Marcel Delmotte is a Belgian and surrealist Walloon painter born in Charleroi in 1901 and died to Mont...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Richard Hirsch Encaustic Painting of Nothing, Painting of Nothing Series, 2012
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's encaustic Paintings of Nothing is made of ceramic raw materials, dry pigment and wax. This piece is part of his ongoing Painting...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Clay, Organic Material

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