Portland - Abstract Paintings

Monumental modernist oil on panel painting by Louis Demott Bunce (1907-1983), from an installation for the Oregon Centennial Exposition, 1959. A rare & important and monumental abstract painting by the celebrated Oregon artist Louis Bunce, the artist was commissioned to paint a mural for the 1959 Oregon Centennial & Trade Fair in Portland, the installation was titled " Gay Garden Way ", it was painted for the exterior of the Horticultural building. The mural having abstract plant abstractions, according to Bunce in his own words it was "the rounded shapes of flowers and the sun", the mural created a major furor from the conservative art public. The painting signed and dated by the artist lower left, the work was sold in the late 1980s through the celebrated Laura Russo Gallery, this painting is featured in Roger Hull's book; "Louis Bunce, Dialogue with Modernism". The painting is in good condition and ready to grace your wall. Louis Bunce attended high school and the Museum Art School before leaving for the Art Students League in New York. He established a New York connection that began when he first attended classes there in 1927 and continued over the years with frequent visits. He became friends with many promising artists, including Jackson Pollock and David Smith. In 1939 he worked for the WPA Easel Project in New York and by the time he returned to Portland he was an established artist on the East Coast. He worked at the WPA art center in Salem as an Instructor and Assistant Director. His work included murals, two of which are in the Post Offices in Grants Pass and St. Johns. Their subjects, mining and orchard farming, are activities of each region. "I have always been visually drawn to the landscape, at first the desert and mountain regions of Wyoming; then the lush and gentle color of the Pacific Northwest and the urban landscape of New York." From 1942-1945 he worked as an illustrator, a tool designer, and in assembly for the Oregon Shipbuilding Corporation. After WWII, Bunce joined the faculty of the Museum Art School in Portland, where he had been a student in 1925-1926. He taught there until his retirement in 1972. He excelled at producing screen-prints and introduced this technique to Oregon. While maintaining a national reputation throughout the 1950s and 1960s, some of New York's most prestigious galleries represented him. Theater buffs will remember his murals and portraits for Portland Civic Theater's 1938 production of Pride and Prejudice. In a career that made him one of the most recognized names in Oregon's art history, Bunce had many styles: cubism, expressionism, surrealism and abstractionism. His 1958 mural in the Portland International Airport presents this abstract style: "whirling propellers and shadows of the concourse as seen from above." It was controversial at the time as being too abstract for a public art project. Louis and wife Eda opened a full-time art gallery in Portland in 1949, called the Kharouba. Located first at 1016 SE Morrison, then at SW 11th and Alder, the gallery represented many of the leading artists of the day: Josephine Cameron, William Givler, Clifford Gleason, Jack Hammack, Charles Heaney, Frederick Heidel, George Johanson, Jack McLarty, Rick Norwood, C.S. Price, Arthur Runquist, Jolan Torok, Charles Voorhies...

My "Playful Reality Series" is just that!Me finally getting caught up into the playful reality of happiness and joy after coming out the other side of so many losses in my life.I pai...

Abstraction is important to me because it allows me to be able to work with feelings, that can't always be explained with words. So I use color and movement and forms to speak for m...

Abstraction is important to me because it allows me to be able to work with feelings, that can't always be explained with words. So I use color and movement and forms to speak for m...

Abstraction is important to me because it allows me to be able to work with feelings, that can't always be explained with words. So I use color and movement and forms to speak for m...

Symphonious Flowers collection. Color of the Year 2023 is "Viva Magenta". Pantone Color Institute describes it as "brave and fearless, pulsating color whose exuberance promotes a joy...

Symphonious Flowers collection. Colors: Magenta, pink, yellow, orange, blue, green, violet, dark purple-black. Color of the Year 2023 is "Viva Magenta". Pantone Color Institute descr...

Beautiful abstract floral made in trending colors for 2023. Symphonious Flowers collection. Very rich impasto texture. Perfect romantic gift. Color of the Year 2023 is "Viva Magenta"...

Abstract magenta-pink-purple floral. Symphonious Flowers collection. Original acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Gallery profile. Very rich texture. Check the pictures please. Size 12 x 36...

Colorful cactuses. Rich texture. Bold brushstrokes. Original acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Gallery profile. Size 40 x 30 x 1.5". Professional natural cotton duck. Certificate...

Colorful cactuses. Vibrant colors. Rich texture. Bold brushstrokes. Original acrylic painting on stretched canvas. Gallery profile. Size 40 x 30 x 1.5". Professional natural cotton d...

Abstract floral painting made in magenta, pink, blue, violet, and white. Symphonious Flowers Collection. Color of the Year 2023 is "Viva Magenta". Pantone Color Institute describes i...

My "Playful Reality Series" is just that! Me finally getting caught up into the playful reality of happiness and joy after coming out the other side of so many losses in my life. I...

My "Playful Reality Series" is just that! Me finally getting caught up into the playful reality of happiness and joy after coming out the other side of so many losses in my life. I...

A moment can be so fleeting and yet when it is a perfect one it seems to last forever. These pieces invoke a quiet strength of capturing moments in time of markings of the ink on pap...

My "Playful Reality Series" is just that! Me finally getting caught up into the playful reality of happiness and joy after coming out the other side of so many losses in my life. I...

Original acrylic painting on 60 x 40 x 1.5" canvas. In the garden of my dream. Gallery profile. Professional natural cotton duck. Hand splined to 1-1/2" heavy-duty stretcher ...

Large colorful Abstact Painting :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: ...

large colorful Abstract Painting on canvas :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Sign...

Large colorful Abstract Painting influenced by Jazz. Visual Composition reflecting mood, and the essence of music. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certif...