Connecticut - Abstract Paintings

In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen, a jewel-toned deep turquoise blue green background is vibrant and eye-catching with a layered, geometric pattern of yellow and...

These two small framed abstract paintings by Julia Contacessi feature a cool blue-grey palette with a wash of a white accent that flows horizontally through the center of each compos...

These two small framed abstract paintings by Julia Contacessi are sold together as a diptych. They feature a cool teal-blue palette with washes of white and metallic gold accents tha...

Polymer Paint on Tissue Paper on Canvas

This large abstracted seascape statement painting by S. Cora Aldo features a cool, light blue palette with warm sand tones in the large foreground of the composition. The painting ca...

This large abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with acrylic paint and raw canvas pieces assembled on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a light pink and blue palet...

In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on linen mounted on a shaped panel by Elizabeth Gourlay, carefully ordered blocks of color in salmon, peach and mauve are luminous a...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with gouache on paper. It features a dark palette, with dark charcoal black tones contrasted by yellow and red accents throughout, and large brush strokes. The painting itself is 16" x 54" and measures 17" x 56" x 2" framed. The paper is mounted on board, framed in a black frame under glass. It is not signed by the artist, but has been authenticated by his estate, and is stamped with the estate seal on the back of the painting, and on the back of the frame. It is ready to hang. Stanley Bate was born on March 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Bates were an established Tennessee family, in fact, Henry’s brother William Bate was the governor of Tennessee from 1883-1887 and a United States Senator from 1887-1905. Stanley studied art at the Watkins Institute in Nashville. In the 1920’s Bate moved to New York City to study at the Art Students League under Frederick Bridgman. He soon landed a job with Encyclopedia Britannica, and from 1927-1929 served as art editor. From 1929 until his death in 1972, Stanley was a self-employed artist. He taught art classes at both the Art Students League and the Albany Institute of History and Art and brought in extra income by making illustrations for magazines such as “Outdoor Life” and “Popular Science”. On January 27, 1934 Stanley married Emilie Rossel. Emilie had emigrated from Switzerland to New York in 1923. She found work as a governess to Alfred Vanderbilt and later as an executive secretary for Wall Street investment brokers Kahn, Loeb and Co. Emilie met Stanley in New York in the early 1930’s when she attended one of his art exhibitions with a friend. The couple, who had no children, lived on 34th Street in Manhattan. During this period, Bate was producing and exhibiting his art and joined several artists groups. Stanley and Emilie became part of the New York art scene, dining weekly at the Society of Illustrators Clubhouse. Stanley Bate’s time in New York was pivotal in the formation of his painting style. He lived in New York during the inception of one of the most important Modern Art movements, one that helped New York replace Paris as the center of avant-garde art. This movement, which was called the New York School of artists, was later known as Abstract Expressionism. It was comprised of a loosely associated group of vanguard artists working in New York City during the 1940s and 1950s. The New York School was not defined by a specific style, but instead reflected a fusion of European Modernism and American social relevancy that was depicted in many individual styles. Influences of Surrealism, Cubism, and Modernism can be found in their work, along with an interest in experimenting with non-traditional materials and methods. American art was in the forefront of international avant-garde for the first time. Stanley Bate was undoubtedly exposed to the varied styles and techniques that were emerging during the formative years of the New York School. Mark Rothko and Robert Motherwell were formulating their versions of color field paintings. Joseph Cornell was experimenting with assemblages, collage and the use of different types of textured paints. Jackson Pollock was adhering objects such as buttons and coins into his early works, while Louise Nevelson was using found objects. Helen Frankenthaler added sand to her early paintings. The New York School artists were undermining traditional fine art by using mixed media and non-traditional methods. Stanley Bate absorbed these varied influences and soon his early realistic landscapes and still-lifes were replaced with something entirely new. The influence of Cubism, notably the flat shallow space of the picture plane, is obvious in many of Bate’s paintings. Surrealism is evident in Bate’s use of subjects from myth, primitive art and antiquity, along with the Automatism-like line work in his more linear images. The unfettered experimentation of the New York School is everywhere in Stanley Bate’s work. We see nods to color field, collage, the mixing of textures into paint, mixed media, the inclusion of found objects and thick, luscious impasto. Bate was prolific and experimented in various media including oil, watercolor, lithography, silk screen, wood cut, drawing, collage, ceramics and sculpture. Bate is considered a true Modernist. His work is largely abstract, but sometimes figures and buildings are discernable. He frequently mixed paint, sand and glue together to achieve a textured surface, and then scraped and scratched through this layer to expose some of the underpainting below. His sculpture, which is often whimsical, also reflects the non-traditional methods of the New York School. Bate pioneered the use of enamel and copper in his work. The sculptures are not carved or modeled as was done in the past, but instead are built using mixed media and new materials. In addition to the New York School influence, many of Bate’s works exhibit a strong connection to the Spanish school, especially the work of Antonio Tapies and Modesto Cuixart. These artists were both part of an avant-garde group known as Art Informel, the Spanish equivalent of Abstract Expressionism. These artists likewise worked in mixed media and introduced objects and texture into their work. Many of Bate’s subjects and titles relate to Spanish locations and words. It is likely that Stanley spent time in Spain and found inspiration there. By the early 1940s, Stanley and Emilie had started spending weekends in a barn they purchased in Craryville, New York, a few hours north of Manhattan. The barn had no electricity or plumbing, but when the Bates eventually decided to leave New York and live full time in Craryville, they remodeled the barn, putting a gallery downstairs and a studio and living quarters upstairs. Although the Bates moved out of New York City, Stanley remained part of the New York art scene, exhibiting in New York and elsewhere throughout the 50s and 60s. During his lifetime he was represented by the New York galleries Knoedler and Company, Kennedy Galleries, Rose Fried Gallery and Key Gallery, along with Tyringham Gallery located in Tyringham, Massachusetts. Craryville was Stanley’s home until his death on August 21, 1972. Emilie died 1984...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Signed Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dh...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...

Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...

Collection: Silent Space Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The phys...

Collection: Silent Space Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The phys...

Collection: Silent Space Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The phys...

Collection: Silent Space Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The phys...

Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...

graphite and fluid acrylic on raw canvas

Clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in orange, gray blue, pale yellow, blue and brown are lively and vibrant against the soft beige background. Signed, d...

Collection: Beyond The Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...

This original Modern abstract painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint on canvas, and was painted circa 1960. It features a bold, vibrant red hue, with dark shapes lining the ...

This large abstract statement painting by Teodora Guererra features a light, coastal palette of blue, light grey and white. The artist applies thick layers of paint in wide horizonta...

This work can be purchased individually or as part of a triptych. Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering l...

Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, th...

This textured abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a warm orange and red palette with subtle white accents. The artist applies paint in thick layers and wide, energetic str...

In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered horizontal blocks of color along the edge of the composition in pink, orange and light ...

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

Artist: Lowell Nesbitt (1933-1993) Title: Impossible Series (Mountain in Winter) Year: 1982 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 78 x 104 inches Inscription: Signed, dated by the artist, vers...

This is a vibrant teal blue and light green encaustic (pigmented beeswax) painting on birch panel is accented with luminous lime green details along the edge. Signed, dated and title...

A native New Yorker, Diane had an earlier career including 17 years as a management consultant to local nonprofits concerned with poverty or disenfranchisement; work in NYC governmen...

Three, from the Triptych collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2020 I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into these recent paintings. Thick textured impasto surfaces combine with lan...

Series: Pop Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint on canvas and features a warm muted pink rectangular shape at the center of the composition, with a...

About the artist: As an American artist, Wright’s travels have taken him to paint and/or teach throughout the United States and visiting over a dozen National Park sites in addition...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Series: Pop Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Bright pale lavender encaustic (pigmented beeswax) painting on birch panel with pale mint blue in the background and light purple along the edges. Signed and titled on verso. Joanne...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Series: Pop Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

This large abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with acrylic paint and raw canvas pieces assembled on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a light blue and off-white ...

In this abstract contemporary oil painting on linen, neon yellow shape in the center is vibrant and bright, offsetting layered, eye-catching geometric forms in black and light orange against the mottled dark rust...

Bend from the Right is an abstract painting filled with blue, white and yellow by Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 40 x 30, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is currently un...

This is an abstract encaustic painting by Linda Bigness. It features a vibrant multicolored yellow and turquoise palette with warm grey and silver leaf accents and neutral sides. Org...

This is an abstract encaustic painting by Linda Bigness with silver leaf accents and neutral sides. It features a light blue and turquoise palette, with layered dabs of paint and org...

Series: Abstract Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that ...

Oil on canvas Compline: Compline is a recent piece, a work honoring New England. It is a culmination of what I developed and experienced from those decades painting and trekking thr...

An oval shape in a geometric grid pattern in black and delicate circular lines in black and dark gray are dynamic against a neutral beige background in this abstract painting in acry...

WEIR FARM Series: “[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an accurate drawin...

This Modern painting by Abstract Expressionist painter Stanley Bate depicts large trees in an abstracted landscape. The palette is bright and vibrant, with expressive strokes of pain...

Game Oil On Canvas 39 x 39 My work is mainly abstract, I would say abstract expressionism. I love painting with oils, they give me many possibilities I do not find in other mediums....

Oil on canvas Weir Farm Series: Compline is a recent piece, a work honoring New England. It is a culmination of what I developed and experienced from those decades painting and trek...

Signed lower left: Purdy A very cool example of mid-century 50"s abstraction. Harbor is done in a style that was being experimented with particularly in the New York and California ...