Fairfield County - Abstract Paintings

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...

This pair of textured abstract paintings by Teodora Guererra features a light, greyscale palette with subtle warm accents throughout the composition. The artist layers thick strokes ...

This abstract painting by Roger Mudre is made with acrylic paint over metal leaf on birch panel. It is part of Mudre's Venezia series, which is inspired by his recent trip to the Nor...

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...

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 large horizontal abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti features a cool blue palette with deep charcoal and pale pink accents throughout. The artist layers the colors usi...

"My Pop Minimalist collection, “A Small World”, celebrates iconic characters from pop culture, film, music and television by presenting them in a pared-down, regressive form, highlig...

Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...

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...

Over the past few years Steven Baris Has been fascinated by the rapid proliferation of fulfillment and distribution centers, sprouting like mushrooms throughout metropolitan regions....

Diane Englander uses formal means to create a place between discord and tranquility, a zone with a charged harmony that energizes as it also provides refuge. That often requires tha...

This contemporary abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a cool palette, with layers of washes of blue, grey, violet and and white applied in sweeping gestures across the pie...

These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes...

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 ...

This large, colorful abstract painting by Julia Contacessi is made with mixed media on canvas. It features blended layers of light colors like blue and yellow, with darker violet acc...

Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...

Yvette Cohen makes art that transforms space. Her oil paintings of geometric masses of color on shaped canvas look sculptural, but mount flat on the wall. Paintings become objects ...

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...

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

Mary Schiliro's work with acrylic paint on Mylar is process based, and expands the boundaries of painting by exploring new possibilities of presentation. She uses a dipping process w...

Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...

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...

This abstract floral encaustic painting by artist Linda Bigness features a cool blue palette with metallic gold leaf accents. The painting is made with e...

This Modern abstract painting Stanley Bate is highly textured and features a warm, vibrant palette. Thick layers of red, orange, and blue paint appear to have been scraped back to c...

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...

This coastal abstract statement painting Julia Contacessi features a beautiful blend of cool blues, greens, greys, and whites, creating a soft aesthetic the artist equates to feeling...

These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes...

Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...

This abstract painting by artist Christine Averill-Green is made with oil and mixed media on canvas. Blue, purple, and teal colors blend together beautifully and are juxtaposed by metallic gold paint embellishments, causing the painting to change in altering light. The artwork features organic line work and calming colors. 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...

The constraints of the rectangle are central to Meg Atkinson’s thinking. It is for this reason that each of her paintings begins as a grid. In response to the grid and to create tens...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Domain of Asmodeus Year: 1985 Medium: Acrylic on double layered Masonite Size: 31 x 37 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, ...

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...

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...

A vibrant and fun work by the celebrated and beloved Sir Terry Frost - British artist. Framed in clean and contemporary white matting and lacquered frame this is an attention gettin...

From the collection Deamscape, 60 x 48 in, 2021 This Painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.

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...

Jane Sangerman's artwork exists in two worlds—one tangible, informed by the inherent entropy of the urban spaces she encounters daily and, the other, a vibrant metaphysical space t...

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...

Aquaessence on Canvas 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 ...

This abstract painting by Ned Martin is made with oil paint and recycled aluminum on board. It features a grid composition with a light layers of blue, black, and silver paint, with ...

Lady Amaranth Series: Greenwich Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas 59" x 39" I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image ...

Thomas Easley’s mastery of the female form is evident in this reclining nude. Painted with smooth and precise strokes of the palette knife in tonal shades of blue, the image initiall...

This abstract painting by Roger Mudre is made with acrylic paint over metal leaf on panel. The painting features a light blue and metallic silver palette, with warm, subtle pops of l...

Emily Berger’s paintings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. She brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes, incorporatin...

This 5" hand-painted sculptural cube by Sofie Swann is made with acrylic paint and gesso on wood. It features a deep teal palette with light textured rectangle shapes etched into the...

A female nude is seen half-sitting, half-reclining, breasts raised, head flung back, the weight of her torso resting on her hands that extend behind her shoulders. Bathed in gold, he...

The Unity series is best described by a short story found in the introduction to author Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements. Three thousand years ago there was a [man] just...

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...

A man entered a village and went to see the Sufi master, the wise old man of the village. The visitor said, “I’m deciding whether I should move here or not. I’m wondering what kind...

This abstract painting by Julia Contacessi features a cool greyscale palette and minimalistic composition. The artist describes this piece, saying, "Bathed in a warm neutral color pa...

Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas “Everyone who has drawn a circle knows that this center point must exist for its' construction. This middle point stands for centralized power, the base ...

These two small framed abstract paintings by Julia Contacessi are sold together. They feature a cool blue palette with washes of white and grey that flow horizontally through the cen...

Biagga (Sea Wind), painted viscose and linen, 67" x 71", 2010. Contemporary Abstract Tapestry Painting, Wall Sculpture. Ulla-Maija Vikman (b. 1943, Oulu, Finland) is a fiber artist w...

Lester Rapaport Robin’s Passing, painted in 2015 is composed of an atmospheric sprayed background and a central paint dripped spirit figure. Rapaport has been playing with dripped ...

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...

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...

Oil and Gold Leaf on Canvas Who am I? What is my purpose? These are two of the most powerful questions I’ve ever learned to ask myself. In meditation, the most sure way that I’ve ...

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...

Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...