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Item Ships From: New York City
Sitting On The Wet Sand
Located in New York, NY
2022, Watercolor on paper
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Daisies VII (Sketch)
By Rachel Burgess
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph
Artist Statement
Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Pink Carnations (Sketch)
By Rachel Burgess
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph
Artist Statement
Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Bicycle drawing
By Arman
Located in New York, NY
Arman
Bicycle Drawing, 1991
Original bicycle drawing done on fold-out invitation "Archeology of the Future"
Arman's signature within the drawing in bla...
Category
1990s Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
A View of Capodimonte and A View of Posillipo in Naples; Two Drawings
Located in New York, NY
PROVENANCE
Mortimer Brandt, until 1993 and thus by descent in the family to
Private Collection, Baltimore until the present time
We would like to thank Charles Beddington for ident...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pen, Ink, Laid Paper
Dovetail 1 (Abstract drawing)
By Margaret Neill
Located in London, GB
Dovetail 1 (Abstract drawing)
Charcoal on paper - Unframed.
Neill creates works on canvas, linen and paper using a variety of mediums, including graphite, colored pencil, charcoal a...
Category
2010s Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Original Mid Century Modern Painting on paper
Located in New York, NY
Lyman Kipp
Original Mid Century Modern Painting on paper, 1969
Acrylic on paper painting
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the front
F...
Category
1960s Minimalist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Odalisque (figurative drawing, female figure, charcoal, black and white)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Odalisque
Charcoal on paper
Year: 1989
Size: 25x19in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1665
Framed charcoal drawing of a crouching faceless female figure on Indi...
Category
1980s Modern New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Paper
Hope for Peace
By Arman
Located in New York, NY
Arman
Hope for Peace, 1997
Original drawing down in permanent marker, held inside a softback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed to noted collector and philanthropist David Copley)
Signed and inscribed by Arman to noted collector and philanthropist David Copley
11 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 1/2 inches
Unique
Unframed
This original drawing is of the artist's 1996 sculpture...
Category
1990s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
CAT (original drawing)
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
Walasse Ting 丁雄泉
CAT (original drawing), 1985
Original Ink and Marker on offset lithograph held in hardback monograph
Hand signed and inscribed by the artist
This is an absolutely gorgeous drawing of a cat by the pioneering Chinese-American-European artist Walasse Ting, who famously collaborated with Sam Francis and many other Ab Ex, Pop and COBRA artists. (He was the brainchild behind the legendary One Cent Life portfolio). Ting was also, famously, a cat lover, and is renowned for his expressive, colorful and gorgeous drawings of cats...
Category
1980s Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Offset
In not so many words VI : abstract work of art on paper
By Iliyan Ivanov
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art on paper by Iliyan Ivanov.
The artwork belongs to the series "In Not So Many Words," which consists of 12 acrylic on paper pieces created in 2022-23. All the wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
In not so many words V : abstract work of art on paper
By Iliyan Ivanov
Located in New York, NY
Abstract work of art on paper by Iliyan Ivanov.
The artwork belongs to the series "In Not So Many Words," which consists of 12 acrylic on paper pieces created in 2022-23. All the wo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Earth Boobs 16x20 inch Watercolor Painting
By Nina Bovasso
Located in New York, NY
This is a new painting in the ongoing series of anthropomorphized shapes using the dispersed watercolor pigment technique.
Painted on Arches Watercolor paper, this unique work is 1...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Project for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône (unique sculptural drawing for France)
By Mark di Suvero
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero
Project for Sculpture in Chalon-sur-Saône, 1992
Marker, Watercolor and Ink Wash on Paper.
Hand signed and dated by artist on lower right front
Frame included
The rare ...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Lilies III (Sketch)
By Rachel Burgess
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph
Artist Statement
Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon
Abstract watercolor (de-accessioned from Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), w/ label)
Located in New York, NY
Robert Duran
Untitled #1 (with Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) label), 1974
Watercolor on paper
Includes labels from the Museum of Modern Art rental gallery label and Donna Schneier Inc; the artist's name is written on the board, not signed
18 × 23 1/2 inches
Unframed
This work was removed from the original vintage frame but comes with the back board with the original labels from MOMA Rental Gallery in New York and Donna Schneier Gallery in Manhattan (and later Palm Beach)
Robert Duran Biography (courtesy of KARMA):
Robert Duran (b. 1938, Salinas, CA; d. 2005, New Jersey) found his way from San Francisco to New York City in the mid-1960s, where he became associated with a Minimalist cohort that included Brice Marden, David Novros, and Paul Mogensen...
Category
1970s Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
An Act of God
Located in New York, NY
This artwork by Lou Laurita is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (Female Nude)
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Graphite, Charcoal
Hand signed letter of advice ("one either jumps into the water or doesn't")
By Jasper Johns
Located in New York, NY
Jasper Johns
Letter ("one either jumps into the water or doesn't"), 1996
Hand signed letter framed on top of a Time Magazine cover depicting a work by the artist
Hand signed by Jasper Johns underneath a typewritten letter by his secretary (JJ/st)
Frame Included
This listing consists of a typewritten letter, hand signed by Jasper Johns in response to one sent by the present addressee. While we do not see the fan's letter that prompted this response from Johns, it's not too difficult to guess, as Jasper Johns replies, stating, in part, "I wish I felt I could advise you but I can't. One either jumps in the water or doesn't. There doesn't seem to be any in-between." No truer words could have been spoken regarding the artist's life.
Underneath this letter, is a vintage Time Magazine cover, presumably from the same year, depicting a Jasper Johns Flag...
Category
1990s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Vlady at Galeria de Arte Misrachi, Ink Drawing by Vladimir "Vlady" Kibalchich
Located in Long Island City, NY
This collotype featured in the pamphlet available at Galerie de Art Misrachi for an exhibition of works by Vlady. This specific example also bears a drawing by the artist in pen on t...
Category
1960s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Forest No. 1, after Tom
By Zachari Logan
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Zachari Logan is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Color Pencil
Ana Zanic "Reef W-2022-12-14" Abstract Watercolor on Paper Painting
By Ana Zanic
Located in New York, NY
"My art practice is an exploration of the formal visual elements, as well as my personal feelings, through an intuitive, spontaneous process.
Often reminiscent of imaginary landsca...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Watercolor on Paper Painting, by Charles Burchfield, 1919
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield 1893-1967
Trilliums and Rock Ledge, 1919
Gouache and watercolor on paper
Provenance:
The artist until at least 1963
Private collection, New York
Private Collectio...
Category
1910s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Bow River Bends : landscape artwork on paper
Located in New York, NY
Yen Ha is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City. Ha has been awarded residencies by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, MASS MoCA, and The...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pen
Yayoi's Guitar unique signed work on paper by internationally renowned sculptor
By Mark di Suvero
Located in New York, NY
Mark di Suvero
Yayoi's Guitar, 1980
Ink wash drawing
Signed and titled in red ink on the front
Frame included (held in original vintage frame)
Unique 1980 drawing by sculptor Mark di...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Mixed Media
Study for "Lucifer"
Located in New York, NY
This work on paper by James Childs is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Graphite
"Irvine Harbour" James MacMaster, Scottish Seascape, Marine Ship Painting
By James MacMaster
Located in New York, NY
James MacMaster
Irvine Harbour
Signed lower right
Watercolor on paper
10 1/4 x 14 inches
Provenance:
Private Collection, New Jersey
Category
Late 19th Century New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Feel The Beat, realistic figurative charcoal on paper of girls dancing - Framed
By Patsy McArthur
Located in Dallas, TX
"Feel The Beat" is a dynamic and unique charcoal on paper. McArthur captures the movement of the female figures running in nature perfectly, and the monochromatic palette makes this ...
Category
2010s Realist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper
Lilies IV (Sketch)
By Rachel Burgess
Located in New York, NY
Install images by Em Joseph
Artist Statement
Rachel Burgess makes autobiographical works on paper of landscapes and domestic scenes. Window-like in scale, her pieces combine elemen...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Wax Crayon
Beyond Louise : landscape artwork on paper
Located in New York, NY
Yen Ha is an architect, artist and writer. Born in Saigon, she lives in New York City. Ha has been awarded residencies by the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, MASS MoCA, and The...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Pen
UNIQUE Drawings on Everything is Shit Except You Love (How We Met is Our Story)
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Powers
Everything is Shit Except You Love (How We Met is Our Story), with unique drawings, 2017
Original graphite drawings on screen print in four colors on 335 gsm Coventry ...
Category
2010s Street Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Graphite, Screen, Pencil
Water No. 2, after Tom
By Zachari Logan
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Zachari Logan is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Color Pencil
Ink on Paper Drawing of "The Tree of Knowledge, Science", Dale Nichols, ca. 1940
By Dale Nichols
Located in New York, NY
Dale Nichols, 1904-1995
The Tree of Knowledge, Science, ca.1940
Ink and china white on paper
Initialed: dn
Provenance:
Susan Teller Gallery...
Category
1920s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Multi-Figural Study (Bacchanal)
Located in New York, NY
This James Childs artwork is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Graphite
Untitled (Wasserzeichnung / Water drawing)
Located in New York, NY
In her 1980s series of 'Wasserzeichnungen' (Water Drawings), Heidi Bucher used gestural marks in gouache on paper to create what can be described as "wate...
Category
1980s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Dandelions with Two Buds, 2023, black walnut ink botanical still life drawing
By Sandy Litchfield
Located in New York, NY
Margot Glass’s rendering of detail demands close attention. Her play with positive and negative space—the almost imperceptible shade of translucence between leaf veins, or the rich p...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Walnut, Paper, Ink
Untitled Minimalist Painting, Signed and Inscribed to renowned curator Gene Baro
Located in New York, NY
Lyman Kipp
Untitled Minimalist Painting, 1964
Ink roller on paper
Hand signed and dated by Lyman Kipp on the front; inscribed on the back to Gene Baro (the distinguished critic and c...
Category
1960s Minimalist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink
Cubist Mother, Pastel on Paper Drawing by Benjamin Benno
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
This cubist work on paper in bold monochrome pastel is almost a piece of optical art thanks to the series of geometric shapes that build out the bodies of the two figures. In the for...
Category
1930s Cubist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ana Zanic "Blush Nebula W-2022-12-17" Abstract Watercolor on Paper Painting
By Ana Zanic
Located in New York, NY
"My art practice is an exploration of the formal visual elements, as well as my personal feelings, through an intuitive, spontaneous process.
Often reminiscent of imaginary landsca...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled Geometric Abstraction (unique graphite drawing gifted to fellow artist)
By Peter Halley
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley
Untitled Geometric Abstraction, ca. 1990
Graphite and Ink
Signed in graphite pencil by Peter Halley; lower right front
Frame included: floated and framed in wood frame
U...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Graphite
Lovers
Located in Long Island City, NY
An intimate drawing in ink and watercolor on college-lined paper. A nude couple embraces each other tightly, legs and arms and bodies all intertwined. The original piece is signed by...
Category
1960s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Portrait of a Woman
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
A smokey portrait of a nude woman in pastel and charcoal on paper. This piece is an example of the more representational side of Benjamin Benno's practice, showing in more realistic ...
Category
1950s Cubist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel
Autumn Night Blue - abstract nature inspired minimal collage of clay on paper
Located in New York, NY
The new works of Mylinh Nguyen designed from polymer resin, bring us into a nature whose refinement commands admiration. From the physiognomy of living or extinct plant species, the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Clay, Polymer
Water No. 1, after Tom
By Zachari Logan
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Zachari Logan is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Color Pencil
Blue Blossom unique signed work on handmade hand dyed paper ex Tupperware Coll.
Located in New York, NY
Margie Hughto
Blue Blossom, 1983
Dyed Handmade paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right front. Titled on the back.
Frame Included in ...
Category
1980s Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Dye, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
CENTAUR IN BLUE original art Paula Craioveanu Neo Mythology
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Centaur
Part of Neo Mythology series.
Size is 27.5x70x19.5cm
Centaur is a mythological figure with the upper body of a human and the lower body and legs of a horse. In my artwork, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Tempera
Living Room of Mario Buatta I, 120 East 80th Street, New York
By Pierre Bergian
Located in New York, NY
Pierre Bergian (Bruges, Belgium, b. 1965) explores the essence of space, depicting architectural interiors with an expressive line that renders them out of time. Bergian lives and wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
Untitled Minimalist Geometric Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Lyman Kipp
Untitled Minimalist Geometric Abstraction, 1978
Acrylic painting on paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right front
Frame Included: elegantly matted and...
Category
1970s Minimalist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Watercolor and Gouache on Paper, by Charles Burchfield, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Charles Burchfield, 1893-1967
Wallpaper Design No.2, 1922-28
Watercolor and gouache on paper
Category
1920s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Untitled Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction protege of Ad Reinhardt
Located in New York, NY
Burton Wasserman
Untitled Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction, ca. 1962
Color pencil on thin rice paper
Hand signed by the artist on the front
Frame Included: elegantly matted a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Rice Paper, Color Pencil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist drawing by sculptor, signed, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Anthony Padovano
Untitled Abstract Expressionist drawing, 1971
Ink Wash on Paper Drawing
Signed and dated by the artist
Original vintage frame included
Original (unique) signed Abstr...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Ink, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
Tiger Moth
By Kiki Smith
Located in New York, NY
Kiki Smith
Tiger Moth, 2020
Ink and colored pencil on Twin Rocker hand made paper with deckled edges
Pencil signed and dated by Kiki Smith on the front
Frame Included; elegantly floa...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Handmade Paper, Ink, Color Pencil
"Untitled" Figurative Painting, Nude, Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Painting: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 40 in x 65 in
Unique
Signed on Verso, includes a certificate of authenticity.
Elena Chestnykh was born in Novosibirsk, Russia and currently resid...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastoral Landscape with Reclining Odalisque and Fruit
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
This reclining nude portrait of a woman on a picnic makes several different art historical references. The bold, almost neon colors are reminiscent of the tropical paintings rendered by Gauguin at the end of the 19th century. The setting harkens back to "Luncheon in the Grass" by Manetl. And the pose is historically associated with sex workers and the goddess Venus, in paintings like "Olympia" by Manet, "Grande Odalisque" by Inges, and even further back like "Venus of Urbino...
Category
1930s Cubist New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Your Own Heart" unique signed, colleague of Warhol, Haring, Basquiat & Scharf
By Ronnie Cutrone
Located in New York, NY
Ronnie Cutrone
Your Own Heart, 1987
Watercolor and Silkscreen on Paper
Signed, dated and numbered from the edition of 7, with each work being unique.
40 × 30 inches
Fantastic vintage classic 1980s Ronnie Cutrone Watercolor and Screenprint on Paper. From an edition of 7 with each work being unique.
There is a very slight pinhole to the top corners which will frame out, otherwise in very good condition
Unframed
Ronnie Cutrone (July 10, 1948 – July 21, 2013) was an American pop artist known for his large-scale paintings of some of America's favorite cartoon characters, such as Felix the Cat, Pink Panther, Woody Woodpecker and No Glove No Love.
Cutrone's paintings are colorful, lively, and less challenging than those of his contemporaries. As Andy Warhol's assistant at the Factory atop the Decker Building from 1972 until 1980, Cutrone worked with Warhol on paintings, prints, films, and other concepts, eventually co-opting Warhol's earliest work (pre-1960) as well as works by Roy Lichtenstein and others, until finally distilling those myriad influences into the style a few critics eventually labeled "Post-Pop."
He exhibited at the Niveau Gallery in 1979 with a Scottish artist called Mike Gall who showed paintings of Snoopy, Mickey and Minnie mouse, the Pink Panther and also a small series of Peter Rabbit paintings...
Category
1980s Pop Art New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Screen, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Ana Zanic "Reef W-2022-12-15" Abstract Watercolor on Paper Painting
By Ana Zanic
Located in New York, NY
"My art practice is an exploration of the formal visual elements, as well as my personal feelings, through an intuitive, spontaneous process.
Often reminiscent of imaginary landsca...
Category
2010s New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Repetition" Chryssa, Greek Female Artist, Abstract, Neon Light Art Study
By Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
Located in New York, NY
Chryssa
Repetition
Signed lower right; titled on the reverse
Gouache, watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper
15 x 11 inches
Born and educated in Athens, Greece, Vardea Chryssa, known professionally as Chryssa, became a U.S. citizen and earned a reputation for her sculptured assemblages utilizing light from neon, and plexiglas combined with mixed media pieces. One of her pieces, Untitled Light Sculpture (1980) is 22 feet long and is installed in the atrium of a building at 33 Monroe Street in Chicago. It was programmed electronically to create changing patterns of reflected light through 900 feet of neon tubing.
Chryssa's sculptures with precision and definite form were a reaction against the prevalent Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s with its emphasis purely upon the artist's intent. In her work, the focus is on materials and the way they are shaped for specific use by craftsmen.
She got her early education in Athens, and first studied to be a social worker. She was then sent by the Greek Ministry of Social Welfare to the Dodecanese Islands and later to the Ionian Sea island of Zante, whose population had suffered great loss from earthquakes. Disillusioned that monies were being provided to restore monasteries but not to help other earthquake victims, Chryssa changed her life's direction to become a painter. In Athens, she studied art with Anghelos Prokopion.
Then she went to Paris, France, and studied briefly at the Academie Grande Chaumiere and associated with surrealists Andre Breton, Edgard Varese, and Max Ernst. In 1954, she moved to San Francisco, California for a year of study at the California School of Fine Arts, and there she first saw the work of Jackson Pollock, which had a freeing affect on her and inspired her to experiment with pure form. But later she reacted against action painting with her assemblage sculptures of controlled precision.
In 1955, Chryssa settled in New York City, and became the first artist to incorporate neon light tubing and commercial signs into sculpture. It is asserted that her "mature work grew out of the Greek experience, before and after World War II, wedded to the raucous letters, signs, symbols, and lights of Time Square, New York City" (Heller 125). In fact, she was so taken with the lights of Times Square that she unsuccessfully tried to get a job as a sign maker but was prevented by labor union rules. However, one of the members gave her sign-making lessons in his shop.
She first made Pop images such as depictions of automobile tires and cigarettes and in sculptures, utilized letters of the alphabet, ideas that predated similar images by Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol. Her first major work of interwoven light and letters was Times Square Sky of 1962, but she was dissatisfied because she thought the piece was too crowded. To create a sense of breathing, she inserted neon light, and for the first time, this material became an art medium.
From that time, she was prolific and created many variations based on the letters W and A. For her, a primary motivating factor was remaining cool or mentally collected amidst the onslaught of bombarding information and to process it through her creations in new ways so that nothing was repeated. She set up her own work place...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
LET IT COME LET IT GO
By John Giorno
Located in New York, NY
John Giorno
LET IT COME LET IT GO, 2017
Watercolor on handmade paper
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back of the artwork.
The frame features a die-cut window on the back t...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York City - Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
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