Fairfield County - Abstract Paintings

Prima Tiger, from the Tiger collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into these recent paintings. Thick textured impasto surfaces combine with lands...

Hubble Sky, from the Hubble collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into these recent paintings. Thick textured impasto surfaces combine with lands...

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

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

This abstract painting by Christine Averill-Green is a beautiful combination of layers of green, blue, and purple. The long, organic stripes that make up this contemporary piece are reminiscent of vines, and the metallic paint used in the piece makes the piece reflect differently in changing light. It is wired and ready to hang. Averill-Green has been exhibiting her artwork in galleries and museums in Upstate New York for over 40 years. She received her B.A. in Art and an M.S. in Art Education. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Euan Eglow, Antonio Lopez Garcia, and her teachers Catherine Kehoe...

This abstracted floral painting by Christine Averill-Green is made with oil paint and gouache on gallery-wrapped canvas. It features a light, pastel palette, with varying green and pink tones applied in light, almost washy layers. The painting is wired and ready to hang. "A play on the shapes in nature; how they change and flow," the artist says of this piece. "Ambiguous forms set against a symmetrical background. I am in awe of the tremendous energy that I see everywhere in the world. I tried to celebrate that in this painting." Averill-Green has been exhibiting her artwork in galleries and museums in Upstate New York for over 40 years. She received her B.A. in Art and an M.S. in Art Education. Artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Euan Eglow, Antonio Lopez Garcia, and her teachers Catherine Kehoe...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with gouache on paper. It features a muted palette and large, textured brush strokes. The painting itself is 13" x 22" and it measures 21.25" x 29.25" x 1" framed. It is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner of the painting, and is framed in a black frame with an acid-free mat. Wired and 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...

This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a light, cool palette of blue and white with subtle orange accents at the top of the composition. The artist applies thick layers ...

TIDEPOOLS Series: “[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...

I See You, from the Vessel collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas, 2024 This Painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio. I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into thes...

This abstract painting by Julia Contacessi features a light, coastal palette, with washes of varying blue tones on the bottom of the composition and light blush and white tones at th...

Schwartz received a degree in fine art from the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne, Australia, and later studied sculpture at Columbia University. Her work has been shown in...

Hubble Cosmic Kitchen, from the Hubble collection, Acrylic Paint on Canvas I bring my sensibility as a sculptor into these recent paintings. Thick textured impasto surfaces combine ...

TIDEPOOLS Series: “[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...

Christine Averill-Green is an abstract artist based in the Capital District of New York. Her painting, "Romance Novel," is an abstract oil painting featuring bright colors and pastels, as well as loose, abstracted images of flower bouquets and petals on a refracted surface and background. As an artist, Averill-Green often plays with colors, layering, and pattern at the same time. Of this piece, she says, "A light-hearted, colorful musing on the age-old theme of shattered dreams and broken blossoms...

This abstract bright colorful painting is by Brooklyn artist, John Platt who studied at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and has exhibited exten...

Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...

This beautiful black work by Maura Segal pairs well with the white piece entitled, "Cream Puff." Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly...

Tony Saunders has his painting and music studio in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Collage has long ...

This Modern abstract figurative painting by Stanley Bate features abstracted figures in motion, placed in front of a geometric background with white, maroon, and blue squares tiled n...

Robert Goodnough was a well known artist in New York during the Post-War era and represented by important dealers. This tall graceful panel has a mate in case someone needs a pair o...

Encaustic and oil with acrylic frame 1/1, While experiencing the flow and drips of molten beeswax and the partial mixing of blue, cyan and purple in Pool Lights, calm is created wit...

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...

Donald Martiny’s signature work is composed of dispersed pigment on aluminum. He creates immediately frozen brushstrokes that are made from his own movements. They are defined by the...

Oil on Canvas PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being tru...

This original abstracted landscape statement oil painting by artist Bri Custer features a blue palette with vibrant yellow and green accents throughout. The artist applies thick, loo...

This Modern Abstract Expressionist painting by Stanley Bate is made with oil paint on board and features a warm, yellow and umber palette. The artist layers paint on the canvas, creating texture among softly blended colors in a highly abstract composition. The painting itself is 48" x 33"and measures 48.5" x 33.25" x 2" framed. It is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner of the painting and is framed in a very thin, off-white floater 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...

Blurring the line between mass consumerism and fine art, New York City based artist Jojo Anavim has established his body of work stemming from a background in graphic design and bran...

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, the...

Oil on canvas SHEPHERD’S PASS Series: “In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in h...

This minimalist layered painting is by David Skillicorn. Hw began his career as a documentary filmmaker and is a self-taught artist. His process is one of applying paint liberally, c...

This abstracted figure painting by Christine Averill-Green features a unique cool blue and green palette with charcoal grey and red accents. It captures a figure in a dancing stance....

Tony Saunders has his painting and music studio in Brooklyn, NY. He is a graduate of Princeton University and the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. Collage has long ...

Series: Triple Moon Oil and encaustic Size: 12" x 36" x 2" Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with paper, encaustics, photography, ...

Did You See the Moon Tonight? Oil, graphite, litho ink, dry pigment on paper 40" x 26" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in ...

Oil on panel Compline 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 trekki...

This is a triptych, but each part is also available to purchase individually. Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thi...

Mirror to the Sun III Oil, graphite, litho ink, spray paint, dry pigment on paper 40" x 26" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primaril...

PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...

This abstracted figure painting by Christine Averill-Green features a unique warm pink and contrasting yellow-green palette. It captures a woman who ap...

This abstract painting by Sue De Chiara is made with acrylic paint on panel. It features a light blue, white, and off-white palette, with green, yellow, and pink accents and a layere...

Encaustic and oil with acrylic frame Andrea's Spring Grafitti is dominated by romantic shades of blue and pink, creating a vibrant first impression. The layered rose-red haloed circ...

Janet Slom, M.F.A. Is a painter, installation and performance artist living in Miami, Florida. Slom studied at the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa and earned her MFA from...

TIDEPOOLS Series: “[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the larger cycle of ...

Encaustic and oil with acrylic frame 24x79.5 each, $6500 each (2 panels) This Painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.

This abstract geometric painting by Ned Martin is made with oil on gallery wrapped canvas and features a cool charcoal grey and metallic silver palette. It is signed by the artist on...

This abstract statement painting by Julia Contacessi features a cool palette with washes of muted blue, cool grey, and a white accenting wash that flows through the center of the hor...

This original painting by Teodora Guererra features a pink and white palette with circular abstracted floral shapes assembled at the center of the composition on a white background. ...

This abstract oil painting by Tony Iadicicco features a light grey palette. The painting has an abstracted landscape composition, with a low horizon line which is stark against the l...

Series: Plunge Triptych Oil and encaustic Size: 80" x 108" (36" x 80" each panel) Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with paper, enc...

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

Represented by George Billis Gallery. Katie Riesco is a classically trained artist & painter who lives and works in Fairfield, Connecticut. With her contemporary artwork, Riesco str...

Represented by George Billis Gallery. Katie Riesco is a classically trained artist & painter who lives and works in Fairfield, Connecticut. With her contemporary artwork, Riesco str...

This original contemporary abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a cool blue palette. The artist uses a palette knife to apply large, sweeping strokes of thick paint across ...

PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...

Oil on panel 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 a...

PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...

This small abstract painting by Tony Iadicicco is made with oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. Three parallel dark blue-grey horizontal lines are located at the top of the composit...