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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Essence Des Choses Wall Art, Ludovic Clément D’armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Essence des Choses wall art, Ludovic Clément d’Armont.
Dimensions: W 247 x D 7 x H 285 cm.
Materials: brass, glass, LEDs.
The wall reproduces / evokes the colored variations of ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
$84,041 / item
Nature Harmonieuse Wall Panel, Ludovic Clément D’armont
By Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Located in Geneve, CH
Nature Harmonieuse wall panel, Ludovic Clément d’Armont
Dimensions: W 122 x D 17 x H 240 cm
Materials: blown glass, brass, cut crystal, aluminum, ...
Category
2010s French Post-Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Crystal, Aluminum, Brass
$15,495 / item
Tile Panel Prisma Handmade Decorative
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, resulting...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$1,689 / item
Mirror
By Aline Erbeia
Located in GENEVA, CH
Mirror: " I’ll be around "
Number of stones : 12 Black Onyx engraved with the constellations of the zodiac
Each mirror is unique, just like the people who will own them. They are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Mirror, Precious Stone
$3,500
Artwork by Christian Renonciat, French Artist, Poplarwood
Located in Brecht, BE
I follow this artist already some years, love his artwork,
Christian Renonciat, born in 1947, exhibited all over the world, has his work
in museums and in private collections. No...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Poplar
Abstract Art Painting, Signed, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Abstract art painting. Signed, 20th century.
Category
20th Century French Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
LITHEA/Corbulas 80 Wall Light in Three-Dimensional Stone Panel by Pierluigi Piu
Located in Patti, IT
Corbulas 80
This superb, three-dimensional round panel is fashioned of Bianco Diocleziano marble. The pattern reproduced on the surface evokes the elaborate underside of traditional Sardinian baskets...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Limestone, Marble, Steel
Japan Abstract Paintings Mixed Media by S. Junichi, 2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Japan Abstract paintings Mixed media by S. Junichi, 2000s
Fantastic and real decorative mixed media abstract painting on white canvas.
This incredible painting is perfect in a moder...
Category
Early 2000s Japanese Post-Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Dutch Contemporary Porcelain Wall Art Piece 4th Strophe (b) by Jonne Stout
By Jonne Stout
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jonne Stout (1993) studied at the School of the Arts in Utrecht (HKU) and graduated in 2019. Ceramics is a main material in her work, she searches for specific characteristics in thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Minimalist Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
$7,162 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Print "Fragment Terre Cuite" by Reda Amalou, 2019, Silkscreen Print
By REDA AMALOU DESIGN
Located in Paris, FR
"Fragment Terre Cuite" by Reda Amalou, 2019
Silkscreen print with 2 colors on Arches vellum rag paper, 400g (terra cotta ink and black ink)
1st Edition. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Organic Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
TULU Polychrome Collectible Shag Pile Rug
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Very collectible polychrome cheerful vintage rug, named : Tulu or Filikli or Silifchi. From my private collection. Unique piece !
nr. 1079.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Other Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wool
$2,005 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Print "Fragment Sable" by Reda Amalou, 2019, Silkscreen Print / Serigraphy
By REDA AMALOU DESIGN
Located in Paris, FR
"Fragment sable" by Reda Amalou, 2019
Measures: 1600 x 1200mm H
Silkscreen print with 2 colors on Arches vellum rag paper, 400g (beige ink and black ink)
1st Edition. Limited edit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Textile Wall Art The Lure of Light and Dark by Femke van Gemert
By Femke van Gemert
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Femke van Gemert uses discard textile to create her sustainable soft wall art reliefs. This work is made of the clothing leftovers and reveals some detai...
Category
2010s Dutch Organic Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile
$11,937 Sale Price
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Dutch Contemporary Porcelain Wall Art 3rd Strophe Closed Circle by Jonne Stout
By Jonne Stout
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Jonne Stout (1993) studied at the School of the Arts in Utrecht (HKU) and graduated in 2019. Ceramics is a main material in her work, she searches for specific characteristics in thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Minimalist Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Steel
$5,252 Sale Price
20% Off
Painting Yellow Blue Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood A17
By Las Animas
Located in Seville, ES
"ATLAS 17"
"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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Crying Clown with a Collar by Juraj Huliak
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Crying clown with a collar
The picture shows a crying clown with a collar. The author of the work is Juraj Huliak a very talented young artist. Techniq...
Category
Late 20th Century Slovak Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
21st Century Watercolor Scarabeo
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
3 Panels in Sculpted Resin by Lam Lee Group, 1990s
By Lam Lee Group
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Lam Lee Group - ATTRA
Set of three back-decorated sculpted resin panels by Lam Lee Group, 1990s. They can be placed on the floor or wall, either vertically or horizontally. The sing...
Category
1980s American Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal, Silver Leaf
Alain Rothstein Double visage oil on canvas
By Alain Rothstein
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Alain Rothstein
Double visage oil on canvas framed
1987
Canvas : 72X57 cm
Frame : 93x80 cm
Category
1980s Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Anotherview No.13, Early Summer in Portofino, Luxury Edition by Anotherview
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Anotherview is an ongoing project that takes place in between interior design and video art. It transforms your home into a nomadic place, where virtual window leads to unexpected la...
Category
2010s Italian Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Iron
Contemporary Collage Art, How to cry II, by Artist Erre Gálve, Spain 2022
Located in Madrid, ES
Contemporary Collage Art, How to cry II, by Spanish Artist Erre Gálve, Mixed technique. one of a kind piece sighed by the artist. Framed in black lacquered wood.
Category
2010s Spanish Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
René Jean Clot, "La Récréation", 1963
By René-Jean Clot 1
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Jean Clot (1913-1997)
La Récréation, 1963
Oil on canvas
Dimensions : 130.5 x 89.5 cm
Biography
Student at the School of Fine Arts of Algiers...
Category
1960s Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Dan Hôo, Acrylic on canvas, “Les données des sens”, 2023
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dan Hôo, signed and dated.
Acrylic on canvas entitled “Les données des sens”, in green and blue tones.
Contemporary Sino-French work.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
Robert Patrick Painted Acrylic over Vinyl Textile Fiber Art, 1991
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Signed by Robert Patrick painted acrylic over vinyl textile fiber art, 1991.
Category
1990s American Post-Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Fabric
Kinetic Panel in Straw Marquetry, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marianne Leal, signed.
Kinetic art panel in straw marquetry representing a sphere. Contemporary French craftsmanship.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Straw, Wood
Painting Clem$, Einstein, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Painting Clem$ - Einstein
Mixed media on canvas
Sign
original work
Dimensions: 100x80cm.
Category
2010s European Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Lacquered Carrara marble artwork. White Lies slab series by Nick Ross
By Nick Ross
Located in Hägersten, SE
This design in the collection is a wall mounted marble slab with a purple gradient lacquer finish. Unique
The choices made by those who write and disseminate history can become so d...
Category
2010s Swedish Minimalist Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Carrara Marble, Cut Steel
Pop Queen Oil on Canvas Solid Steel Frame Modern Yellow Blue Black Original Art
Located in Neuss, NW
Detlef HAGENBÄUMER “Pop Queen”. Abstract depiction of a female body on a yellow and grey background. Oil/Acrylic on canvas framed in a high-quality, solid steel frame. Ready to hang.
Category
2010s German Futurist Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Textile, Acrylic
Dan Hôo, Acrylic on canvas “Dans la lumière de l’ombre”, 2022
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Dan Hôo, signed and dated.
Acrylic on canvas entitled “In the light of shadow”, in black and white tones.
Inscription on the back of the canvas:
“The inspiring night
perpetually ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Eterna" Contemporary Wall Sculpture in Reclaimed Murano Glass by Tommaso Spinzi
Located in Milano, IT
"Eterna" is an arwork concept that celebrates the beauty of art glass, its vivid colours and its upcycling possibilities, that allow for a potentially endless recycling.
Created with...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,069 Sale Price
20% Off
1978 "La Gran Odalisca" Contemporary Spanish Painting by Eduardo Úrculo
Located in Marbella, ES
Acrylic on canvas by renowned Spanish contemporary painter Eduardo Úrculo (Santurce, 1928 - Madrid, 2003)
It represents a cow surrounded by fruits a...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Hard Around the Edges Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Hard around the edges minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 150 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, natural pigments, epoxy, acrylics
You can still embrace me, ...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
1960's Abstract enameled metal wall sculpture
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1960's abstract enameled metal wall sculpture
Great condition
Category
1960s French Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
Gaetano Pesce Exhibition Poster Bernini, Italy, 2001
By Gaetano Pesce
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare exhibition poster designed by Gaetano Pesce for Bernini, Italy 2001. This poster was an exhibition poster for the Bernini Exhibition at Gal...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Painting Clem$, Marilyn Monroe Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Painting Clem$ - Marilyn Monroe
Mixed media on canvas
Sign
original work
Dimensions: 80x80cm.
Category
2010s European Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Painted canvas representing an Italian noble woman. Contemporary.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas, or decorative panel, representing an Italian noble woman, Renaissance style.
Contemporary work by French artists.
Dimensions: H 160 x W 100 cm
Reference: LS5526675T
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Painting Black White Contemporary Geometric Futuristic Acrylic Spray on Wood
By Las Animas
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 Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Self-Portrait with Salvator Rosa, Albano Alonso, Ed 1/3. 2002
Located in Madrid, ES
Alfonso Albano, Self-portrait with Salvator Rosa. Ed 1/3, 2002. Perforated RC paper.
São Paulo, Brasil, 1964.
In his photographs, installations, projections and objects, Albano Afo...
Category
Early 2000s Brazilian Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Paper
"Fashion Victims" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo#100
Located in Coimbra, PT
F. Crespo author of a world-famous giant sculpture Pope Francis Heart .. makes a first edition of his private and utopian projects.
Fernando Crespo is a recognized artist in Portug...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
◦ Jazzu, "Série Brut 2019" Nº5
By Jazzu
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jazzu – « Série Brut »
Techniques mixtes sur feuille
2023
Dimensions : 65x50cm
Signé, daté et titré
650 e.
Category
2010s French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
"The Teaser" Black & White Photography Gelatin Silver Print Ana Maria Cortesão
By Robert Doisneau, Henri Cartier-Bresson
Located in Coimbra, PT
"The Teaser" Street Photography /2000, Portugal / Analog camera photo / B&W 35 mm film. 400 iso / Gelatin Silver Print. Unframed
Signed, titled, negative date & print date on verso.
Please take a moment to visit our art gallery on 1stdibs listed in the fine art section.
Ana Maria Cortesão...
Category
Early 2000s Portuguese Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Other
Ukrainian Contemporary Abstract Art Diptych Painting Anthropocene 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 Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Metal
$19,100 Sale Price
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Ernst Fuchs (1930 - 2015) "Head of a cherub", created in 1982 Color silkscreen
By Ernst Fuchs
Located in Münster, DE
Ernst Fuchs (1930 - 2015)
"Head of a cherub", created in 1982
Color silkscreen, ed. 200 pieces, signed and numbered
Dimensions 67.7 cm x 45 cm
Ernst Fuchs was born on February 13, 1930 in Vienna Ottakring as the only child of Maximilian and Leopoldine Fuchs; his father was of Jewish descent, which is why his grandfather and father emigrated to the USA and Shanghai in 1938 after the annexation of Austria by the Third Reich. To protect little Ernst from anti-Semitic hostility, it was decided to baptize him according to the Roman Catholic rite in 1942. The 12-year-old Ernst Fuchs was allowed to choose his own baptismal name and chose Ernst Peter Paul, in honor of the painter Peter Paul Rubens, whom he admired at the time. Around the same time, his godmother's brother, the painter and restorer Alois Schiemann, taught him the basics of drawing and painting. Until the age of 15, he attended the St. Anna painting school in Vienna, where he was taught sculpture and painting by Emmy Steinböck and Fritz Fröhlich.
After the war, Ernst Fuchs was finally able to take up his longed-for studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, which he had previously been denied for racist reasons. His teachers were first Robin Andersen, then Albert Paris Gütersloh. While still a student, he was allowed to hold his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1949, and soon afterwards, in 1950, he also moved to the French capital. Ernst Fuchst traveled through Europe and the USA for six years before taking an extended stay at the Dormition Monastery on Mount Zion in Israel in 1957 to study icon painting in depth. He finally returned to Vienna in 1962, where he founded the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism with former fellow students, of which he himself was to become the most important representative. The early years in particular were characterized by a strong surrealism; mythical and religious symbols in particular appealed to Ernst Fuchs and permeated his work. Later, Fuchs turned increasingly to Mannerism.
Ernst Fuchs' artistic spectrum broadened over the years: he sang and recorded various albums, which, like the majority of his paintings, were inspired by mystical motifs, and he designed stage sets for such famous operas as Wagner's Parsifal and Lohengrin or Mozart's Die Zauberflöte. Ernst Fuchs also wrote philosophical treatises. He repeatedly collaborated with other artists, including the musicians Klaus Schulze...
Category
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Abstract Wooden Artwork by Hedda Willem Buijs, 1966
Located in Rotterdam, ZH
Abstract wooden relief by Hedda Willem Buijs (1943), The Netherlands 1966. Buijs studied at the monumental design department of the Academy of Visual Arts in Arnhem. The relief is co...
Category
1960s Dutch Kinetic Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Wood
Ash Minimalistic Round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Located in Geneve, CH
Ash minimalistic round by Corine Vanvoorbergen
Dimensions: diameter 180 cm
Materials: Brass, wood, ash, epoxy and acrylics
‘Ash’ symbolizes the outcome, almost like a relic of the intense passion that came before. This is never the end, as from ash comes new life.
Corine van Voorbergen...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Brass
$20,091 / item
Mario Picardo Saludos Amigos #14
Located in PARIS, FR
Mario Picardo 'Saludos Amigos #14' 2020. Graffiti / Spray Paint work that is signed and titled on the back.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Painting by Sven Hansson, Sweden, 1990s-2000s
By Sven Hansson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Painting by Sven Hansson,
Sweden. 1990's-2000's.
Oil on canvas.
Dimensions:
H: 90 cm
W: 120 cm
Provenance: the estate of the artist.
Working in a purely geometric, non-figurative ...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
African Textile Panel with Shells
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Old African textile panel with shells,: You can mount on a panel for wall, or place on table, or mount as lampshade. Its colors are sunny. It's wonderful for a sea-house !
B/1677-1
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Raffia
Little Italian Enamel on Copper Signed Amurri
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Little Italian enamel on copper signed Amurri (Giancarlo Amurri) within a square black frame cm. 23,5.
It' a little art work!
O/633.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Copper
ACAB All Cats Are Beautiful
By Elisa Carovilla
Located in Milano, IT
ACAB is one of a kind.
Composition performed with:
Porcelain bottom plate decorated with gold finish.
Manufacture:Imperial crown Ivory stone
Decorated porcelain small bowl.
Manufactu...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Plastic
Painting by Kokian "Gina"
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Painting by Kokian
Mixed media on canvas
Wooden frame
Measures: W 140 x H 71 x D 2 cm
Circa 1995
France
Price : 2900€ (€).
Category
1990s Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Clem$ Painting, Gorilla, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Clem$ Painting - Gorilla
Mixed media on canvas
Sign
original work
Dimensions: 80x80cm
Ref: 4482/26/1
Category
2010s French Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Contemporary Design 'Momentum standing wall sculpture" by Andredottir & Bobek
By Andredottir & Bobek
Located in copenhagen, DK
One of a kind, contemporary design, momentum standing wall sculpture embody the surface of lava stone and rocks.
Made by the art and design duo Andredottir & Bobek
They have in t...
Category
2010s Danish Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Foam
Domenico "Mimmo" Rotella Casablanca
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Domenico "Mimmo" Rotella
Italian visual artist
1918 - 2006
It was in Rome that Rotella tore down his first posters, which were to serve as the basis for a technique that worked in...
Category
2010s Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
Jazzu - Ne pas doutter - 2022
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jazzu - Ne pas doutter - 2022
100 X 50
Category
2010s Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
CHARLOTTE CULOT Petit magma 2
By Charlotte Culot
Located in Forest, BE
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint
Stick Insect Watercolor Painting
By Buenaventura
Located in Madrid, ES
This charming and sophisticated wall decoration has been entirely hand-painted on 100% natural cotton paper, using the sumi-e technique inspired by ancient Korean paintings. Particul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Cotton, Acrylic, Paper
Jim Bird, Tribute to Vasarely 4, 1970
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Jim Bird - tribute to Vasarely
Photolithography
Circa 1970
Signed
Paper size : 64×64
Image size : 61×61
Perfect condition
Published by Poligrafa, Barcelona.
Category
1970s Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paper
André Ferrand's work "Jaffa n°4
Located in Saint ouen, FR
André Ferrand's work "Jaffa n°4
mixed techniques on canvas
canvas on stretcher
signed and titled on the back:
H 106 x L 78 x P 5
2012
Prix : 1200 €
Category
2010s Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Canvas
Sam Francis "Jubilee" color lithograph, created 1964
By Sam Francis
Located in Münster, DE
Sam Francis (1923 San Mateo - 1994 Santa Monica)
"Jubilee" color lithograph, created 1964, edition of 50 copies, signed, numbered and dated, Ex.: e.a.
Dimensions: 50.5 x 65.5 cm
Sam Francis was an American painter and graphic artist. His work is classified as Abstract Expressionism or Color Field Painting
Sam Francis is one of the most important American artists, born in San Mateo (California) in 1923, died in Santa Monica in 1994. After a plane crash during his service in the US Air Force, he began painting in 1944 during his convalescence and then studied under David Park at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco. His early abstractions, which are still reminiscent of Clyfford Still and Jackson Pollock, show spontaneous painterly gestures that led to the typically American "all over" structure: the canvas is completely covered with dots, spots, marks and other traces of the painter's brush. When Francis was in Paris from 1950 to 1957, he abandoned color and broke new ground with works such as "White Painting" (1950). But as early as the summer of 1951 in the south of France, he used pink and red again, only to return to the full palette later on. Sometimes he used all the colors and their variations in tone, sometimes he let one color dominate, as in "Blue Balls" (1960). Although Francis has been associated with Color Field painting, this must be seen as an aid to classification, to help one come to terms with a highly original visual language.
When "fields" appear in Francis' work, they are almost never (if ever) color fields. Instead, they have an interplay of foreground and background. They often create depth, which makes the canvas more of a "color space".
It is typical of Sam Francis' pictorial strategies that he often leaves the center of the picture free...
Category
1960s American Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Contemporary Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
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