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Inheritance, Abstract painting, acrylic on canvas, dark colors, patterns
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic on canvas
This suite of artworks expands upon Dixon’s unwavering commitment to the possibilities and power of abstraction. Eighteen features
recent paintings inspired by his...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting by Alton S. Tobey (1914 - 2005). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 48H by 36L.
Category
1960s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,800 Sale Price
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Two Week Romance, 2009, acrylic on canvas, fluid abstraction, pink
By Lisa Fellerson
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scraping and gouging acrylic pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary School Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Contemporary School, Abstract Composition in Pink and Orange, Oil on Canvas, unsigned, white frame. Image: 51.5" H x 34.5" W; frame: 60.25" H x 43" W. Provenance: From a New York Cit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed in a great gold leaf molding. Impressive piece in person!
Category
1960s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
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"Untitled, " Daniel Lergon, German Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Daniel Lergon (German, b. 1978)
Untitled, 2012
Oil on canvas
47 1/2 x 39 1/2 inches
Signed and dated on the reverse
Provenance:
Galerie Christian Lether...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meditation Study XVIII- black abstract textural painting
By Renee Phillips
Located in New York, NY
Enamel on wood
8" x 10"
2015
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Light Leak" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Ky Anderson
Light Leak, 2025
acrylic on watercolor paper
30 x 22 in.
(and488)
Artist Statement:
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I se...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Seedling 25.9" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Ky Anderson
Seedling 25.9, 2025
acrylic on watercolor paper
57 x 42 in.
(and474)
Artist Statement:
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Seedling 25.3" 2025 acrylic on watercolor paper
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Ky Anderson
Seedling 25.3, 2025
acrylic on watercolor paper
57 x 42
(and475)
Artist Statement:
My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Cardboard Sea - abstract white yellow grey orange painting and collage on panel
By Deborah T. Colter
Located in New York, NY
Deborah T Colter is a contemporary abstract painter who lives on the Island of Martha’s Vineyard. Deborah graduated from the Rhode Island School of D...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Vintage Signed Canadian Impressionist Landscape Framed Luminous Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Canadian impressionist landscape signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
1950s Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$636 Sale Price
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"My Christian Louboutin Heart" Black Pop Oil Painting Wood White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
"CY, SOL AND NOT AT ALL 03032019 1211am", Abstract, Digital, Orange, Pink, White
By Justin Neely
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract print "CY, SOL AND NOT AT ALL 03032019 1211am" is a digital artwork, created with the Brushes Redux iPhone app, and printed at 36x36" on museum-quality Canson Platine Fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
Antique American Framed Fauvist Large Cherry Blossom Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American fauvist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 25H by 30L.
Category
1960s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,200 Sale Price
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Antique Modernist Abstracted Southern School Cubist Woman Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and a rare early work by Frederick E. Conway (1900 - 1973). Oil on board. Incredibly framed. Signed.
Category
1940s Cubist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting
By Toma Yovanovich
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mid-century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich.
Toma Yovanovich (1931-2016)
Yovanovich was a painter/printmaker whose work is i...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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"The Florist" Porcelain Blue Vase with Blue Flowers & Pink Accents Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a blue porcelain vase with a burst of blue flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural movement onto his canvases...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Aquamarine" 2025
By David Paul Kay
Located in New York, NY
David Paul Kay "Aquamarine" 2025
28x34 inches ink on paper, framed.
About the Artist
David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist based in New York City. With a focus on vibr...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Blue Abstract with Grid, Acrylic and Collage Painting on Canvas by Dan Teis
By Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002)
Title: Blue Abstract with Grid
Year: circa 1979
Medium: Acrylic with Collage on Canvas (unsigned)
Size: 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
Frame...
Category
1970s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Spring in Yves Saint Laurent" French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Vintage Signed Contemporary Surreal Conceptual Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Interesting and well executed contemporary portrait painting by Anna Heigh. Oil on canvas. Signed verso. Unframed.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$540 Sale Price
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Gabrielle Benot, "In White III", 24x18 Abstract Equine Portrait Mixed Media
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This abstract equine painting, "In White III" by artist Gabrielle Benot is a 24x18 original mixed media painting on canvas of a horse portrait in white, golden beige, and light pastel colors. The artists use of mixed media mediums and thick, textured applications bring a sculptural and three-dimensional quality to each piece.
About the artist:
Born in Latvia, Ms. Gabrielle Benot had a natural gift for artistic creativity. From a young age she had a keen interest in sketching, drawing, and sculpting. She matured as an artist over time, often under the guidance of her grandfather, who was a self-taught painter. Eventually she would study fashion design at the Royal Fashion Academy (Margrethe Skolen) in Copenhagen. Several of her teachers include Andrea Rushing, known for his Steampunk aesthetic, and Jeffrey Watts. Aside from her teachers, Gabrielle has also been influenced and inspired by Jackson Pollock, Gerhard Richter, Pino Daeni, Nikolai Fechin, Gustav Klimt, Joan Mitchell, Joan Brown , Jean Paul Riopelle to name a few.
Her style reflects an interest in partial figurative representation and a reduction of subject matter into minimalistic elements. Additionally, many of Ms. Benot’s paintings materialize from, and are inspired by a variety of sources; some of these include literature, magazines, and alluring private snapshots based on luxury fashion branding and the equestrian lifestyle. She has used many of these sources to develop a technique of her own that include the use of wet brushes, dry brushes, palette knives, oil pastels, charcoal and whatever else can come to mind as a medium, tool or a collage detail.
Concentrating on form, color, and a sense of stylistic freedom, Gabrielle uses light and shadow in her images to approach a semi-abstract impressionistic graphic design that has been described as “unsettling,” “accusatory,” “exotic,” and “tastefully erotic.” Gabrielle uses her technique to experiment with abstract forms and non figurative art...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"The Assistant" oil and acrylic on canvas
By Ceravolo
Located in Southampton, NY
Collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, and Alice Cooper among others. Ceravolo, one of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists, has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. We are excited to present this original oil and acrylic painting on canvas by Ceravolo titled "The Assistant". The canvas measures 60 x 50 inches and is painted in Ceravolo's classic Urban Pop style.
We have included in this listing an image of Ceravolo with some of his famous collectors. Ceravolo's paintings can be found in many influential corporate and private collections, including: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Hugh M. Hefner, Grant Cardone, Pete Davidson, David Brenner, Monique Van Vooren, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. In addition to those private collections, Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cobalt Lilies
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
In a natural progression of his now-famous Waterlily Series, Yektai created Cobalt Lilies, which straddles the present and some otherworldly dimension. Like the deep-blue matte plast...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
#1283 (Abstract Painting)
By Arvid Boecker
Located in London, GB
#1283 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that will e...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New England Beach Town Fauvist Palette Modernist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist coastal beach town oil painting by Jon Carsman (1944 - 1987). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1970s Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Large American Modernist Abstract Framed New York School Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
CHL 0820
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2014. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Triptych
By Stuart Bigley
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
Category
1970s New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Canvas, Oil
Abstract Portrait Painting by Peter Keil - Black & Tan
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful Peter Keil original painting. Keil's signature style is shown in these Picasso inspired portraits. These portraits are characteristic of Keil's work in the 1980s when the...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Radiant Reflections Abstract 1950s Oil Mid 20th Century American Woman Artist
By Irene Rice Pereira
Located in New York, NY
Radiant Relections. Abstract Non-Objective 1950s Oil Mid 20th Century American Woman Female Artist. Signed lower right.
Provenance:
Estate of Foy C. Casper, Norfolk, Virginia (a close personal friend of the artist and a former director of the Irene Rice-Pereira Foundation).
Sothebys American art sale October 10, 2008.
The canvas measures 50 x 40. The work has been restored, relined and is housed in its original frame, made by the artist's second husband, George Wellington Brown, a marine engineer from Boston.
BIO
Periera was an American abstract artist, poet, and philosopher who played a significant role in the development of modernism in America. She is known for her work in the Geometric abstraction, Abstract expressionist, and lyrical abstraction genres and her use of the principles of the Bauhaus school. She helped found the Federal Art Project...
Category
1950s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, dark green with heavy texture, reddish brown highlights, with artist's studio stamp to verso, a...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gold Minimalist Painting by Paul von Ringelheim
By Paul von Ringelheim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul von Ringelheim, Austrian/American (1933 - 2003)
Title: Untitled - Gold Minimalist
Year: 1975
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 66.5 x 66.5 in. (168.91 ...
Category
1970s Minimalist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Isabel Turban
Located in New York, NY
Isabel Turbán layers paintings with transfers, acrylic, charcoal, and other mixed media onto canvas or paper. Her abstract paintings manifest memory, cultural experience, and politic...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Steve Balkin Lyrical Expressionism Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Hudson, NY
Large scale painting by Steve Balkin titled “Entre Nous”. Balkin is known as being the creator of “Lyrical Impression” which is clearly displayed and defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
$664 Sale Price
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Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36) is an acrylic painting on canvas, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 18 x 22 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis estate stamp. F...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spotlight One, abstracted figures, mixed media earth tones
By Lydia Janssen
Located in New York, NY
Since moving to Ubud (Bali, Indonesia) in August 2018 Lydia has been investigating the psychological phenomenon known as the Spotlight Effect. The idea of constantly being watched; u...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Charcoal, Pastel, Oil, Mixed Media
Burden of- Fantasy
By Devon Farber
Located in New York, NY
Burden of Fantasy, 2018
Oil and charcoal on canvas
42 x 57 inches
Signed and dated on verso
The Decent Series
The realization that wholeness comes from self reflection and a dive in...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
"Blue Fall 2" Still Life, Impasto Flowers, Cool Tones
By Darius Yektai
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Blue Fall 2" is a Still Life of falling impasto flowers painted on a canvas of blue and yellow.
Darius Yektai was born in Southampton NY, in 1973. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Oil Pastel, Oil
The Clown (geometric, bright colors, acrylic on paper painting)
By Carole Eisner
Located in New York, NY
Artist Bio:
Carole Eisner was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA from Syracuse University. She has had eight solo shows in New York City at David Findlay Gallery, E...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"She’s Your Friend" Brigitte Bardot Pop Art Portrait Décollage Painting Canvas
By Gieler
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts the famous French actress and model Brigitte Bardot. Done with beautiful expressive colors and a distinctive street art design, this piece pops with energy and rom...
Category
2010s Pop Art New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Riprap 2 (Abstract Drawing)
By Margaret Neill
Located in London, GB
Riprap 2 (Abstract Drawing)
Colour pencil and acrylic on paper. Unframed.
This fluid abstract work on paper is intuitively made with a coloured pencil and acrylic.
The intersectin...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Antique American School Signed Panoramic Sunset Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist lake landscape signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 16H.
Category
1920s Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
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"Every Little Thing" Oil and everything else on canvas
By Harald Marinius Olson
Located in Southampton, NY
This painting by Abstract expressionist Harald Olson features all of the items that Harald used in creating this painting. There are paint tubes, brushes, paint can tops all incorpo...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Quintessence, Abstract Realism Horse Painting, bright palette, design texture
By Eric Robitaille
Located in Dallas, TX
"Quintessence" is a gorgeous and powerful oil painting of a horse, perfect for equestrians or design lovers! Artist Eric Robitaille uses a rich realist technique to draw focus on the...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Messages #36, Mixed media on handmade paper
By Lisa Pressman
Located in New York, NY
Paper size is 12 x 9 inches. Mixed media on handmade paper.
Based in Andres, NY and West Orange, NJ, Lisa Pressman initially focused on sculpture before moving toward painting in t...
Category
2010s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Pigment
"End of the Trail" Oil on canvas 46x38" Southwest Pop Street Art
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that we are now representing the Contemporary Pop Art cowboy and cowgirl paintings of the artist Matt Straub. We at the gallery...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Abstract and Collage Painting on Canvas by Dan Teis
By Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002)
Title: White X on Red with Orange Dots
Year: 1978
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r.
Size: 54 x 54 in. (137.16 x 137.16 cm)
Frame Size: 5...
Category
1970s Abstract New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Framed Modernist Street Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract expressionist oil painting by Erwin Wending (1914 - 1993). Great color and composition. Framed. Signed. Exhibition and museum labels verso.
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sunset, Waterford" oil painting by american impressionist, colorful abstraction
By Nelson H. White
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
An abstract depiction of a seascape during sunset. Painted from life in Waterford, Connecticut. Framed in a traditional black frame with gold inner trim (See pictures).
Nelson H. Wh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Figurative Painting NY Gallery Label Mystery Painting Colorful 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
Abstract figurative painting on board. Carl Bredemier label on the reverse. Framed. Oil on board
Category
1940s Modern New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Archival Paper
$791 Sale Price
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Geometric Abstract
Located in Buffalo, NY
A mid century modernist oil painting. No signature found. Circa 1960. Image size, 48"L x 32"H
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,450
Antique American School Impressionist New York Library Cityscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century impressionist painting of New York. Great color and composition. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1960s Impressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,800 Sale Price
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Abstract Composition II, Abstract Expressionist Painting by Jenik Cook
By Jenik Cook
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jenik Cook, American (1940 - )
Title: Abstract Composition II
Year: 2011
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.l. and verso
Size: 24 x 36 in. (60.96 x 91.44 cm)
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"May 27 (8.59pm)" - Motoring Road Highway Landscape Painting
By Edie Nadelhaft
Located in East Quogue, NY
Landscape painting, evening road scene titled "May 27 (8.59pm)" by Edie Nadelhaft - oil on canvas, 36 x 48 inches
Edie Nadelhaft's paintings focus on the visual nuances and psycholo...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meditations 6 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, maroon, pink, yellow)
By Lisa Pressman
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers University and an MFA from Bard College. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad, incl...
Category
2010s Contemporary New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Encaustic
$1,050 Sale Price
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Sun in Clouds, Large Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting by Max Epstein
By Max Epstein
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Max Epstein, Canadian (1932 - 2002)
Title: Untitled
Year: 1973
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed and dated verso
Size: 67 x 67 inches
Frame Size: 68 x 68 in. (172.72 x 172.72...
Category
1970s Op Art New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Strengths and Weaknesses", acrylic, charcoal, art history, abstract, portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Strengths and Weaknesses" is a portrait exploring several elements and strategies that fascinate the artist – notably the performance anxiety induced by simply being an artist, staring down the freight train of art history as it hurtles toward you every time you pick up a brush. Luck? Talent? Maybe. There are signposts and guides in this painting, of course (Cubism! Surrealism! Brancusi! Guston!), but they can clobber you too if you're not careful. Even the phrase "strengths and weaknesses" smacks of compromises and rationalization – deadly to an artist looking to construct their own integral world.
"Strengths and Weaknesses" is an acrylic and charcoal on canvas measuring 54" tall by 54" wide. It was included in the artist's solo show "Comedy Cellar" at Freight + Volume Gallery, New York City in July 2018. (See last photograph for an installation view.)
From Daniel Gerwin – "Schenck’s color is vibrant, wild, saturated to the point of overheating, and altogether brilliant in the balancing of hues, temperatures, shapes, and color quantities. The paintings have a remarkable coherence for their dizzying juxtaposition of so many small chromatic passages." (Essay: The Anxiety and the Ecstasy)
Peter Schenck...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Hard-Edge New York - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
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