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Item Ships From: Michigan
Liberty Head, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 8 x 8 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #326109, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2011.
PETER MAX (...
Category
2010s Pop Art Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Large 1970s Abstract, Mid Century Modern, Oil on Canvas, MCM, Colorful, Vintage
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Appears to be unsigned.
Untitled, circa 1970s
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40 1/4"
In very good original condition.
A nice, large, vintage abstract painting full of color.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,110 Sale Price
40% Off
Divided By Time, Large Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Robert Sealock (American, 20th Century)
Signed: RWS 93 (Canvas Verso)
" Divided By Time ", 1993
Oil on Canvas
48 1/4" x 40"
This large modern painting is in nice original condi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 1970s Modern Sailing in Sunshine, Colorful Vintage, Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
" Sailing in Sunshine ", circa 1970s
Oil on Canvas
50" x 40"
Housed in a Slat-wood frame
Overall Size: 50 1/2" x 40 3/4"
Appears to be in very good condition.
We are looking f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free.
In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color.
In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Huge Mid Century Modern, Colorful Floral 1970s Painting, American Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Colorful Floral Abstract Painting
Acrylic on Silk
56" x 75 3/4"
Housed in a Black Metal Frame
Overall Size: 56 1/2" x 76 1/4"
This monumental painting was recently discovered...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Silk, Acrylic
$1,488 Sale Price
40% Off
Large 1970s Abstract Oil on Canvas, Colorful Modern, Hawaii
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unknown artist, signed Payton 1970 Hawaii (Lower, Right)
Untitled, 1970
Oil on Canvas
50" x 34"
A wonderfully curious painting, whose untold history is something to marvel a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,750 Sale Price
30% Off
Albert Alcalay Oil on Canvas "Nightlights" Colorful Abstract
By Albert Alcalay
Located in Detroit, MI
"Nightlights" is the perfect name of this sparkling gorgeous piece by Alcalay. Dozens of colors are used to described a lively, moving street scene of night lights, including headlig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ABSTRACT WOMAN WITH FLOWERS
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Bookatz's artistic practice embodies a dynamic and multifaceted approach to creation. His canvases resonate with an improvisational interplay, a reflection reminiscent of the nuance...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Composition, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, circa 20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Angel with Heart, Ver. I, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 12 x 6 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #326764, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2012.
PETER MAX ...
Category
2010s Pop Art Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled I" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Untitled Abstract I" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 37.5 x 49.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The ...
Category
1980s Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Marcel Mouly- original oil entitled "Le Cheval Blanc"
By Marcel Mouly
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Marcel Mouly was the last student of Pablo Picasso and painted this abstract original oil in Paris in 1968.
The image size is 10" by 13.5"
The frame size is 20.5" by 26"
Le Cheval ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$15,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Geostructure IX" Abstract, Geometric, Colors, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
By Franklin Jonas
Located in Detroit, MI
"Geostructure IX" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
River Ren Cen
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Detroit, Michigan's skyline is represented in this original watercolor by Detroit artist Aris Nichols. Featured is the Renaissance Center, which was built by Ford, later occupied by...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
Off Boulogne, French Harbor Scene, Chicago Artist, Large 1950s Abstract Oil
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Alfred Cohen (American, 1920 - 2001)
Signed: A. Cohen (Lower, Right)
Stamped: Atelier Alfred Cohen (on Canvas Verso)
" Off Boulogne ", circa 1950s
Oi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Agra Pearl", Pastel on Paper
Located in Detroit, MI
"Agra Pearl" is a delightfully subtle pastel on paper piece by Detroit artist Sheldon Iden, one that will accentuate the room that it is in. The title Agr...
Category
1970s Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Flower Vase, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 16 x 12 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #132387, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2004.
PETER MAX...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$19,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Jim Stella 2017 Triptych Three Paintings Mixed Media
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Jim Stella
Triptych
2017 Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage
48 x 72 in
24" x 48" in each panel
Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an early age. He attended University of Detroit Jesuit high school where he was inspired by art teacher Jim Bridenstien. In 1973 he attended Pratt Institute, NY where he studied sculpture and anatomy. He later returned to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan on a medical illustration scholarship.Stella graduated with high honors. He continued his artistic education at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where he studied watercolor under the direction of Richard Jersey...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Composition, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic, India ink on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 30.25 x 22.5 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Provenance: Juris K. Ubans, Portland, thence by descent, Estate o...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, India Ink
$10,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 60 x 40 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: This work is registered with Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, as num...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$30,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Steel Blue, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, 2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic, inks in colors on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 30.25 x 22.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned, as issued. Provenance: Juris K. Ubans, Portland, thence by descent, Es...
Category
1990s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ink
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Nicholas Bodde Triptych Color Field on Aluminum
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Untitled" by Nicholas Bodde depicts vibrant layers of color on narrow aluminum strips. These pieces are interchangeable and can be hung in various ways. Each is signed on the verso and was created in 2013. All three are sold as a set. Each aluminum panel measures 39 " h x 2.5" w.
Bodde was born in New York he lives and works in Germany. He considers himself a German painter, who uses lacquered aluminum to create works that are beautiful in their simplicity and in their joyful exploration of color. The artist drives upon the tradition of European constructivism as well as Colour Field Painting, noting influences by Mark Rothko and Barnett Newmann. Bodde claims that his paintings “reveal themselves differently from close up and from a distance. When viewed from a distance they clearly appear related to constructivist geometric tendencies. But from close proximity, one notices that my main objective is painting and not construction.” The artist has reduced his subject to parallel vertical or horizontal lines and fields that race across the hard surface in a controlled riot – as if the viewer were looking out of a fast moving car while driving by fields of colorful flowers. Bodde constantly questions the colors, focusing on creating a construction through using different colors. He sees his creations as a mode of communication with the world.
He paints on aluminum plates by successive coats of painting that he applies with different utensils to finally obtain a result that imprints itself into the eye’s retina. The game of colorful stripes, more or less large, sometimes with the feeling of the brush, sometimes flat, reflects the light differently on each lap. The brightness of his palette, a willful choice, accentuates the vitality that emanates from this painting. His works hesitate between the vibrating and nearly irritating colors and the calm of a monastic construction.
Bodde received his formal education from the University of Arts in Bremen (1989) and has been exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across the world, including venues such as the Yeh Gallery in Seoul, Planet Art...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
"Untitled Abstract" Abstract Expressionist, Color Field, Black & White, Colors
By Robert Goodnough, 1917-2010
Located in Detroit, MI
"Untitled Abstract" is by the American painter, Robert Goodnough, known for calligraphy-like markings circa 1960s. Though he was associated with the Abstract Expressionists, Goodnoug...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Geostructure II" Abstract, Geometric, Colors, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
By Franklin Jonas
Located in Detroit, MI
"Geostructure II" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Composition, Basket Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, circa 20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Geostructure VI" Abstract, Graphic, Colors, Geometric, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
By Franklin Jonas
Located in Detroit, MI
"Geostructure VI" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Circles" by Dutch Artist Andrus Theodore Vossen
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Gouache & Ink abstracts from the Mid-20th Century are unique. This is by Dutch artist Andrus Theodore Vossen
born in the Netherlands in 1893 and he died in 1963.
It is pencil signed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Gouache
$688 Sale Price
20% Off
Spring-Signed Oil on Canvas Triptych, comes with COA
Located in Chesterfield, MI
This abstract triptych features a range of shapes painted on three canvas panels in bold, exciting colors. Great for a space decorated in an adventurous modern style.
Beatrice Bohl ...
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
"Prairie Night", Abstract, Triptych, Window, Rainbow, Acrylic, Monoprint, 2021
By Tatiana Flis
Located in Natick, MA
Tatiana Flis’ “Prairie Night” is a 48 x 84 inch abstract acrylic triptych painting on birch wood panels. Using multiple monoprinting methods, two distinct sets of window...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Monoprint
Ulysses by Patrick McElroy
By Patrick McElroy
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Irish artist Patrick McElroy was inspired by James Joyce's novel "Ulysses" when he created this piece.
Framed, (mounted atop mat) it measures 36 x 31. The image is 32.5 x 22.
It a...
Category
20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Wax Crayon
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
"A Satellite's View", Abstract, Graphic, Black, White, Acrylic Monoprint, 2021
By Tatiana Flis
Located in Natick, MA
Tatiana Flis’ “A Satellite’s View” is a 48 x 36 inch abstract acrylic painting created with multiple monoprinting methods on a birch wood panel. Bold black graphic shapes overlay a r...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Monoprint
INTERSECTION VI
By Sherry Giryotas
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Sherry Giryotas’s abstract paintings elicit a journey of sorts, particularly those that are predominantly blue and green with pops of red overlaid thro...
Category
2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition, Float Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 30 x 22 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, 2014.
D...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled II" Original Oil on Canvas (Part of Set) Signed and Dated by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
"Untitled Abstract II" is an Original Oil on Canvas by G. CURTIS. The piece is part of a set. It measures 49.5 x 37.5 x 1 inches with frame. It is signed and dated by the artist. The...
Category
1980s Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Omen II
By Mara Millich
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Grosse Pointe, Michigan native Mara Millich created this interesting mixed media abstract in 2004.
It is an original and hand signed by Mara Millich.
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Meditation
By Valerie Beller
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Valerie Beller’s abstract paintings encourage visual exploration. Organic forms are both revealed and concealed amidst layers of paint. The streaked and stained surfaces of the canva...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Flower Vase, Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 16 x 12 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #132387, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 2004.
PETER MAX...
Category
Early 2000s Pop Art Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$19,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Observer Effect", abstract, black, white, blue, rainbow, acrylic, monoprint
By Tatiana Flis
Located in Natick, MA
Tatiana Flis’ “Observer Effect” is a 48 x 36 inch abstract acrylic painting created with multiple monoprinting methods on a birch wood panel. A black and white grid of rectangles for...
Category
2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Monoprint
Paper Lantern IX
By Bob Cross
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Bob Cross is a painter, printmaker, and sculptor. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Art Degree at the Atlanta College of Art in 1981, and a Masters of Fine Art Degree at Ohio University i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic
Brother Mel Meyer- Colorful Abstract, Wall Mount Steel Diptych
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Mel Meyer's work runs the gamut of multiple mediums. His artwork, especially his metal sculptures, are known for their geometric components and bright contrasting colors. Other mediums he has worked in include watercolors, stained glass, frescoes, paper, textiles and acrylics. Religion, education, and an appreciation for life suffuse his work. It is estimated that he created 10,000 art pieces during artistic career.
His work has an atmosphere of "joie de vie" that fits his artistic philosophy: “Art is an outgrowth of what the person is," said Meyer. "I’m a happy person. The feeling of being happy finds its way into the art."
Brother Mel Meyer...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Steel
John Little "Blue Nocturne" Abstract Oil Painting
By John Little
Located in Detroit, MI
"Blue Nocturne" is full of rich deep blues contrasted by oranges, red, black and white. The abstract composition is bursting with energy that pours out of the painting and beyond the...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Figure (Adam), Peter Max
By Peter Max
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on cotton duck cloth canvas. Canvas size: 12 x 9 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Registered #2057, in the Peter Max Archive, New York, 1982.
PETER MAX (1...
Category
1980s Pop Art Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$11,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Don't Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas.
This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long.
Ethelyn Woodlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Jade Forest, Ikebana Series, Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Acrylic on Arches Aquarelle Rag paper. Paper size: 42 x 30 inches. Inscription: Hand signed, as issued. Notes: Painted by Dale Chihuly, Seattle, Dale Chihuly Studio, Inc., Seattle, 2...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Collection of Shoes, Nike, Large Modern Abstract Painting of Shoes, Sneakerhead
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unknown, American 21st century
Oil on Canvas
60" x 42"
Although this painting appears to be a 21st century piece, the canvas and stretcher appear to have slight age, possibly an o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large, 1970s, Colorful, Modern Still Life, Unknown Artist, Possibly NY School
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Unsigned/Unknown
" Still Life "
Oil on Canvas
34 3/4" x 58"
This wonderful still life was discovered in a prominent collection on the east side of Michigan, but unfortunately, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Red Harmony" Abstract, Geometric, Colors, Bright Red, Green
By William Antonow
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Red Harmony" is an abstract painting that does have a sculptural presence in the shapes of the red areas. The lush greens blend various shades into a background that while it does contrast sharply with the reds, it is not in conflict. The overall effect of this work is dynamic in its energy while at the same time harmonious.
One of the original Cass Corridor artists from the 1960s William Antonow studied at the School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now the College for Creative Studies) and at Wayne State University, where he received his BFA (1967) and MA (1970.)
Antonow’s first one-person show at the Willis Gallery in 1971, represented a radical departure from his early work – abstract bronzes shown at the Michigan Artists exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1969 and 1970. A founding member of the Willis, Antonow publicized his exhibition with a cryptic invitation stating, “art isn’t anything.” Echoing the challenge implicit in the exhibition announcement, the works in the show consisted of precariously balanced piles of such non-art materials as wood crates and barrels, corrugated paper or cardboard, cellophane and beer cans. These brash, paint-slathered juxtapositions of salvaged objects were perhaps the first example of the nascent “tough art” aesthetic of the Cass Corridor. (Both Gordon Newton’s wood constructions and Bob Sestok’s crude “radio wheels” first appeared in 1972.)
In 1975, in the inaugural group exhibition of the Willis at its new location in the Fisher Building...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jim Stella 2012 Large Painting Mixed Media
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Jim Stella
2012 Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage
68 x 63 inches
Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an ear...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Emerald Pools (21)
By Michael Kessler
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Michael Kessler makes nature-based paintings that merge geometric elements with biomorphism. He began his art career as a landscape painter. While an undergraduate at Kutztown University Kessler received a fellowship from the Whitney Museum of American Art to study and produce art in New York City at the Whitney Independent Study Program. Michael Kessler’s work explores the continuum between gesture and geometry. Each work consists of as many as 50 micro-thin layers of translucent and transparent acrylic. Biomorphic tendrils branch to and fro, while arcs of line and color slip over and under matrices, balancing nature’s sinuous curves with the mindfulness of structure. He likens the gestural freedom in his works to a kind of painterly “tai chi” – a...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Geostructure XII Abstract, Colors, Geometric, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
By Franklin Jonas
Located in Detroit, MI
"Geostructure XII" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
"Geostructure X" Abstract, Colors, Geometric, Primary Shapes, Acrylic
By Franklin Jonas
Located in Detroit, MI
"Geostructure X" is an intensely colorful painting of the primary shapes of the circle, square, and triangle. Though the shapes are repetitive their mixed juxtapositions and the creative use of color moves the eye around the canvas with constant interest. This painting is an extraordinary example of Franklin Jonas...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Jim Stella 2012 Large Painting Mixed Media
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Jim Stella
2012 Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage
100 x 67 inches
Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an ea...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Painting and Mixed Media
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Jim Stella
2017
Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage
51" x 35" inches
Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an early age. He attended University of Detroit Jesuit high school where he was inspired by art teacher Jim Bridenstien. In 1973 he attended Pratt Institute, NY where he studied sculpture and anatomy. He later returned to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan on a medical illustration scholarship.Stella graduated with high honors. He continued his artistic education at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where he studied watercolor under the direction of Richard Jersey...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Painting and Mixed Media
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Jim Stella
2017
Mixed Media
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Stick and Collage
90" x 68" inches
Jim Stella was born in Detroit in 1954 and was attracted to art from an early age. He attended University of Detroit Jesuit high school where he was inspired by art teacher Jim Bridenstien. In 1973 he attended Pratt Institute, NY where he studied sculpture and anatomy. He later returned to Michigan to attend the University of Michigan on a medical illustration scholarship.Stella graduated with high honors. He continued his artistic education at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, where he studied watercolor under the direction of Richard Jersey...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Max Gunther Abstract Cityscape, Acrylic Collage on Canvas
By Max Gunther
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
This abstract acrylic work by Max Günther is an exquisite example of his abstract cityscape work. A preferred subject of Günther's, his work took cityscape shapes...
Category
1960s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Study-Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Signed by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Framed, Acrylic Painting on Canvas. Signed by Artist (signature is very faint-in lower right part of canvas). The piece is in Very Good Condition. Wired and ready to hang.
Category
Late 20th Century Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
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By Michael Kessler
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Michael Kessler often describes his process in musical terms, likening his approach to improvisational jazz, where themes and motifs emerge and evolve organically. His paintings are ...
Category
2010s Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
CELESTERRIAL 4
By Michael Kessler
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Kessler's use of geometry is not bound to rigid mathematical systems; rather, it serves as a vessel for expressive improvisation, much like a jazz composition. The geometric elements...
Category
2010s Abstract Michigan - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
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