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Original Triptych-British School-British Awarded Artist-gold leaf-impression
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of three paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Blue
Sunlit-Primary Colour Series- Red
Summer Bloom-Yellow Foxgloves
the...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Tide of Leaving, original painting, landscape, contemporary
By Laura Rich
Located in Deddington, GB
Radiating warmth and optimism, this contemporary landscape oil painting by Laura Rich, reflects the artist’s joyful embrace of change and new beginnings. Inspired by a transformative...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Landscape Element Dec '59 - Scottish Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Gear. It was painted in 1959, just after Gear moved to Eastbourne. While contemporaries...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IV
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series IV", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inter...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Chaotic Beauty #5, Original painting, Floral meadow, Nature, Grey, Red art
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Chaotic Beauty #5 This painting is a vibrant celebration of nature's spontaneity and beauty, depicted through energetic splashes of color and dynamic, abstract forms, capturing the e...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fabulous Long Lunch, Original painting, Pop art
Located in Deddington, GB
'If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me'
Acrylic on Canvas
100 H x 76 W x 5 D cm (39.37 x 29.92 x 1.97 in)
Sold unframed
Image size:
Height: 100cm (39.37 in)
W...
Category
2010s Pop Art United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Composition - Danish Abstract art 1969 mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Abstract Expressionist sixties composition is by Danish artist Erling Andersen. Painted in 1969 it is a mixed media composition on canvas...
Category
1960s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Lucent (3/19) by James Lumsden - Abstract color painting, turquoise & navy blue
Located in Paris, FR
Lucent (3/19) is a unique acrylic on canvas, gloss finish painting by contemporary artist James Lumsden, dimensions are 45 × 40 cm (17.7 × 15.7 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unfr...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway
Located in Preston, GB
A serene moorland scene with rich hues, misty hills, and a reflective waterway by 20th Century British Artist. Impasto, abstract landscape.
Art measures 32 x 12 inches
Frame measures 39 x 19 inches
This landscape painting depicts a serene, atmospheric scene of a moorland with a reflective body of water winding through vibrant fields. The composition features a soft, diffused light illuminating the middle ground, where golden and green hues contrast with the rich purples and deep earthy tones of the surrounding vegetation. The distant mountains are enveloped in misty blues and grays, adding depth and a sense of vastness to the piece. The artist’s expressive, textured brushstrokes create movement, enhancing the raw beauty of the natural setting. Framed in a neutral, elegant frame, the painting exudes tranquility and captures the essence of the rugged landscape.
Born in Birmingham in 1948, Rex Preston...
Category
1970s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract R 2501
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I ventured into the palpable flux of emotions through bold strokes and contrasting layers. Using acrylics , I established a landscape of introspection where s...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III
Located in London, GB
"Florentine Expressions: A Portrait Series III", oil on canvas, mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings through an inte...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Still Life II. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Christopher Barrow
Located in Brecon, Powys
Oil on board, well framed
Signed
Image 16" x 20"
Framed 20" x 24"
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jon Rowland, Coast - The River Bank, Original Abstract Landscape Painting
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Jon Rowland
Coast – The River Bank
Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 50cm x W 76cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Canal Scene Oil Painting of Whitewashed Buildings Gondolas and Reflection
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Canal Scene Oil Painting of Whitewashed Buildings Gondolas and Reflections
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 12.75 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, u...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Study By Flora Yukhnovich
Located in London, GB
Study
By Flora Yukhnovich
Flora Yukhnovich is a British contemporary artist known for her vibrant, Rococo-inspired abstract paintings. Her work reinterprets historical art movement...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
By Armando Baldinelli
Located in London, GB
This superb large abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando Baldinelli. It was painted circa 1958 after Baldinelli left Italy for South Africa a...
Category
1950s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Woman in Yellow
By Raymond Debieve
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of Woman in Yellow', oil on cardstock paper (circa 1970s), by Raymond Debiève. A cubist portrait of this lovely young woman at her window is ...
Category
1970s Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Summer Fields by Fleur Park, Abstract, Gestural abstraction, Geometric
Located in Deddington, GB
Summer Fields by Fleur Park [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:80 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Original-Purple Misty Alliums-British Awarded Artist-impasto-oil-plein air
Located in London, GB
This beloved painting marks Shizico Yi’s return to painting en plein air in her garden after a long, chilly winter and an unusually hot spring.
At last, the weather softened—invitin...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Impressionist Seascape with Crashing Waves and Distant Lighthouse on Rocky Coast
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Seascape with Crashing Waves and Distant Lighthouse on Rocky Coast
By Fanch Les
Signed: Yes
Size: 20.5 x 19 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, un...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (spin) By Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
Untitled (spin)
By Damien Hirst
Damien Hirst is a British contemporary artist known for his provocative and often
controversial works that explore themes of life, death, and the n...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
French Impressionist Landscape of Brunoy and the Old Bridge of Boussy
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Landscape of Brunoy and the Old Bridge of Boussy
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 10.75 x 13.75 inches (height x width)
Gouache painting on cardboard, unfra...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Original Oil-GoldLeaf on canvas-British Awarded Artist-Landscape Memory Abstract
Located in London, GB
Landscape Memories-Sunlit Series captures the summer Dahlias under the morning warm glow in her herbaceous border.
This painting is Shizico’s artistic exploration with and around th...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Magdalena Morey, Spring Blooms 2. Contemporary Still Life Painting, Affordable
By Magdalena Morey
Located in Deddington, GB
Magdalena Morey
Spring Blooms 2
Contemporary Still Life Painting
Mixed Media on Canvas
Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm x D 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
(Please note that in situ images are purel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Landscape with Blossoming Trees and Farmhouse in Beaumont Pléneuf
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Landscape with Blossoming Trees and Farmhouse in Beaumont Pléneuf
By Fanch Lel
Size: 7 x 9.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition: Good...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid 20th Century French Oil Painting Grand Canal Venice Muted Soft Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Grand Canal, Venice
French artist, mid 20th century
oil on board, unframed
board: 16.5 x 10.75 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: good condition
For more ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Cityscape of Lucerne Switzerland Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Cityscape of Lucerne
signed by Colbert Cassan (1899-1979)
oil on canvas, unframed
dated 1955
Canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Street Scene Oil Painting - Geometric Street
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC STREET
Size: 23.5 x 60 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
An evocative mid-century modernist composition that presents a stylised street scene rendered in bold geometric fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Icon XV Echo Fold 2016 (Case Yellow) (Abstract painting)
By Jeremy Annear
Located in London, GB
Icon XV Echo Fold 2016 (Abstract painting)
Oil on Canvas - Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Annear works with oil, building images from layered shares and creating ...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Seascape of Sailboats and Rocky Coastline in Locronan Finistère
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Seascape of Sailboats and Rocky Coastline in Locronan Finistère
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 8.75 x 10.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unfram...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Miniature Study of Eiffel Tower, Paris, France by Contemporary British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Study of Eiffel Tower, Paris, France by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 7 x 9 inches
Frame measures 11.5 x 14 inches
Angela Wakefield (British,...
Category
2010s Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Original Triptych-GoldLeaf+Sumi Ink on canvas-British Awarded Artist-DrawingTime
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Street Life. Contemporary Abstract Figurative Oil Painting
By Christopher Barrow
Located in Brecon, Powys
An abstract walk in town from the studio of Christopher Barrow
Oil on board. Signed. Image 20" x 16". Framed 23" x 19"
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Scooped Palette - Large Green Painting with Bold Geometric Shapes, Abstracted
By Gordon House
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Gordon House was born in 1932 in Pontardawe, South Wales. Early exposure to art on trips to the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery as a young boy inspired House towards creative endeavors and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Sunset Song II-British Awarded Artist-Impressionism-Plein Air evening
Located in London, GB
Sunset Song Series stands as one of the most iconic works featured in the upcoming Summer Exhibition UK, 2025—a rare and luminous collection of latest artworks we’re thrilled to pres...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Composition 1966 - British 60's abstract art oil painting female artist
Located in London, GB
This superb sixties large British abstract oil painting is by noted female artist Anne Dunn. Painted in 1966 it is an abstract composition in a palette of brown orange and blacks on white showing British St Ives School influences of Terry Frost and British Abstraction. An interesting sixties vibrant abstract and an excellent example of Dunn's work.
Signed and dated 66 lower right.
Provenance. London estate.
Condition. Oil on board, 30 inches by 25 inches unframed, in good condition.
Framed in a gallery float mount frame 40 inches by 35 inches. Excellent condition.
Anne Dunn (born 4 September 1929) is an English artist associated with the second generation of the School of London. Born in London, England, Dunn is the daughter of the Canadian steel magnate Sir James Dunn, 1st baronet (1874–1956) and his second wife, Irene Clarice Richards, a former musical-comedy actress who had previous been married to Francis Douglas, 11th Marquess of Queensberry. Dunn studied in London at Chelsea School of Art (1949–50) and at the Anglo-French Centre (1952) under Henry Moore and guest artist Fernand Léger before going to the Académie Julian in Paris, France in 1952. Dunn's art has been exhibited in Europe and North America and can be seen at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick, the Arts Council Collection in London, and many private collections. Two drawings and two paintings are in the Government Art Collection: U.K. Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Her first solo show was at the Leicester Galleries of London in 1957, with subsequent shows there in 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1964. Thereafter her major exhibitions took place in New York with shows at the Fischbach Gallery in 1967, 1969, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1989. In 1990 Dunn had a solo show at the Christopher Hull Gallery in London. Her most recent solo show was in 2005 at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York. Her close friendships with poets resulted in illustrations and covers for books by John Ashbery, William Corbett, Barbara Guest and James Schuyler...
Category
1960s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
blue abstract painting landscape sea Serendipity
Located in Roma, GB
acrylic, oil on canvas
one-of-a-kind
80x95cm
the painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars.
Katarina's works are in private collections in Luxembourg, Copenhage...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Post Impressionist French Harbour Scene of Saint Servan with Boats and Church
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Post Impressionist French Harbour Scene of Saint Servan with Boats and Church
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 9.5 x 13 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
C...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Autumn Landscape Oil Painting of Riverside Mill with Reflections
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Autumn Landscape Oil Painting of Riverside Mill with Reflections
By Fanch Lel
Size: 15 x 18.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The pa...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Seascape Painting of the Chausey Islands with Boats and Rocks
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Seascape Painting of the Chausey Islands with Boats and Rocks
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Modernist Painting Bright Blue and Purple Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bright Abstract
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
oil on artist paper, unframed
painting : 18 x 24 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Still Life on Black Background
By Edgar Stoëbel
Located in London, GB
'Still Life on Black Background, oil on canvas (circa 1960s), by Edgar Stoëbel (1909-2001). In his inimitable style, artist Stoëbel's abstract still life with black background is a lively and colourful modernist work. This artwork has a powerful intensity of tone and colour which speaks to Stoëbel's very distinctive style but remains completely approachable and appealing. This is part of the post-war concrete abstract movement, or Constructive Art...
Category
1960s Constructivist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Friday Night, Frith Street, Soho-original impressionism cityscape painting-Art
By David Farren
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Friday Night, Frith Street, Soho" by David Farren is a captiv...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Void (Abstract painting)
By Karl Bielik
Located in London, GB
Void (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe f...
Category
2010s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette
By Fanch Lel
Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Strings', ink and pencil on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). This gallery acquired this artwork with two similar works for which this one may...
Category
1940s Modern United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
British, 20th Century artist Joyce Turner 'Blue Green Abstract' painting
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Joyce Turner (British, 1920-2020)
Blue green abstract
Oil on board
Signed `J. TURNER’ (lower left)
24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm.)
Joyce Turner was an abstra...
Category
20th Century Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Seascape Oil Painting of Traditional Sailboats Moored in Calm Water
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Seascape Oil Painting of Traditional Sailboats Moored in Calm Water
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 12.75 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lucky red strings good luck
Located in Roma, GB
The association between red lines and good luck can be linked to the symbolic meaning of the color red in various cultures, particularly in Chinese culture. Red is often associated ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Impressionist Street Scene of Mont Saint Michel with Tourists and Buildings
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Street Scene of Mont Saint Michel with Tourists and Buildings
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 14.75 x 9.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
...
Category
20th Century Impressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large French Abstract Oil Painting Palette Knife Original Mid 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Abstract Expressionist work,
mid/ late 20th century
indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a coll...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Red abstract acrylic on canvas work by mid 20th Century Claire Pichaud
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Claire Pichaud (French 1935 – 2017)
Red abstract
Acrylic on canvas
Squares and diamond lozenge
Signed ‘Claire Pichaud’ (on the stretcher)
31.1/2 x 31.1/2 in. (80 x 80 cm.)
Further ...
Category
20th Century Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Scottish 1949 Abstract - Interieur Forme Blanche - CoBrA art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract oil painting is by much noted artist William Gear. It was painted in 1949, not long after Gear de mobbed in 1947, moved to Paris and established a one room studio at 13 Quai des Grands Augustins, hence the title Interieur, Forme Blanche. At the same time, Gear was introduced to CoBrA, allowing him to exhibit in important early CoBrA shows in Copenhagen and in Amsterdam in 1949. The same year saw an exhibition at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York, alongside Jackson Pollock. Gear remained in Paris until the early fifties. This bold abstract mixes blocks of solid colour with more geometric lines and is an excellent and important example of his period in Paris.
Signed and dated '49 lower left.
Provenance: Private London collection.
Condition. Oil on canvas, 24 inches by 20 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in a wooded white painted frame, 34 inches by 30 inches and in good condition.
Few British painters have played an active role in the modern abstract movement of post-war Europe. William Gear was the most passionate and committed exception. He continued the tradition of the Edinburgh-Paris axis established by J.D. Fergusson, Samuel Peploe and others, spending vital years between 1947 and 1950 living and working in Paris. Significantly, in recent years, he received the greatest acclaim in France, Germany and the Netherlands. He was born in 1915 in Methil, Fife, into a mining family; the particular landscape of "pitheads, the sea, rocks, castles, trees, storms and poverty" marked his earliest identity with a place and probably remained the most influential to his art. Years later he recalled as a schoolboy visiting the local art gallery in Kirkcaldy and seeing 12 colourful still-lifes by Peploe. Art-history lessons during student years at Edinburgh College of Art, in particular Byzantine classes under David Talbot Rice, also influenced his concern for structure. This had as much to do with the formal language of painting as sheer delight in the medium itself. Gear never missed an opportunity to show people the merits of a well-constructed painting. On a travelling scholarship in 1937, he chose to study with Fernand Leger, described by Gear as "a keystone for me, seldom abstract, rather a degree of abstraction". The Second World War interrupted these formative years and, by 1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the discipline to paint - mostly works on paper of damaged landscapes - with exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Cairo as well as Siena and Florence. His naturally robust and tenacious temperament was profoundly affected by visiting Bergen-Belsen, and this certainly influenced the later experiments with the black armature. As the British officer in Celle, working for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the Control Commission, he focused on securing the safety of the Berlin Art Collection in Schloss Celle, and organised an important series of modern art exhibitions, including the rejected work of Karl Otto Gotz...
Category
1940s Abstract United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Sunset Dahlias -British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf+ Oil+ Ink on Canvas
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Landscape Vs city 3 by Fleur Park, Landscape, cityscape, nature, abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
Landscape vs City 3 is an original contemporary artwork by Fleur Park. The work is part of an ongoing series in which Fleur Park explores the similarities and differences following h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Home
Located in Roma, GB
acrylic, oil on canvas
one-of-a-kind
90x100cm
Full size 194x104cm
the painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars.
Katarina's works are in private collections in L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Landscape Red Green - Scottish Abstract Expressionist art oil painting
By William Gear
Located in London, GB
This stunning Scottish Abstract Expressionist oil painting is by noted Scottish artist William Gear. Painted in 1949 it is an early and significant painting which dates to the early part of his career. Entitled Abstract Landscape with Red and Green it was painted during Gear's time in Paris and involvement with COBRA. Mostly red and green shapes are incased in black on a vivid yellow background. A really pleasing composition to the eye and perfectly housed in an ebonised frame, it is an excellent example of Gear's work.
Signed and Dated '49 lower right. Inscribed, titled and dated verso.
Provenance: Cornish collection.
Condition. Acrylic on canvas 25 inches by 20 inches and in good condition.
Frame. Housed in an ebonised frame, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition.
Few British painters have played an active role in the modern abstract movement of post-war Europe. William Gear was the most passionate and committed exception. He continued the tradition of the Edinburgh-Paris axis established by J.D. Fergusson, Samuel Peploe and others, spending vital years between 1947 and 1950 living and working in Paris. Significantly, in recent years, he received the greatest acclaim in France, Germany and the Netherlands.
He was born in 1915 in Methil, Fife, into a mining family; the particular landscape of "pitheads, the sea, rocks, castles, trees, storms and poverty" marked his earliest identity with a place and probably remained the most influential to his art. Years later he recalled as a schoolboy visiting the local art gallery in Kirkcaldy and seeing 12 colourful still-lifes by Peploe. Art-history lessons during student years at Edinburgh College of Art, in particular Byzantine classes under David Talbot Rice, also influenced his concern for structure. This had as much to do with the formal language of painting as sheer delight in the medium itself. Gear never missed an opportunity to show people the merits of a well-constructed painting.
On a travelling scholarship in 1937, he chose to study with Fernand Leger, described by Gear as "a keystone for me, seldom abstract, rather a degree of abstraction". The Second World War interrupted these formative years and, by 1940, Gear had joined the Royal Corps of Signals. Dispatched to the Middle East, he still had the discipline to paint - mostly works on paper of damaged landscapes - with exhibitions in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Cairo as well as Siena and Florence.
His naturally robust and tenacious temperament was profoundly affected by visiting Bergen-Belsen, and this certainly influenced the later experiments with the black armature. As the British officer in Celle, working for the Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives Section of the Control Commission, he focused on securing the safety of the Berlin Art Collection in Schloss Celle, and organised an important series of modern art exhibitions, including the rejected work of Karl Otto Gotz...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist United Kingdom - Abstract Paintings
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Oil
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