Vera Idelson

Mid-Century Modernist 'Composition Biomorphique' Tempera Painting

1946

This Untitled Abstract Composition signed by the Polish Born artist Zvi Mairovich, originating from Haifa Israel, Circa 1950. Features a highly gestural abstracted landscape in hues ...

This sophisticated and large scale Mid Century Modern abstract expressionistic oil on canvas painting was realized by the esteemed 20th century visual artist and filmmaker Gino Hollander (1924-2015), in the United States in 1974. In dialogue with other canonized visualized artists of the period, most notably Joan Mitchell, this painting offers a dynamic composition in an understated and vibrant palette using a variety of painterly techniques. Executed in predominantly in grisaille and flaxen hues with ecru and amber accents, the composition features turpentine rivulets of running pigment; chunky blocks of paint rendered with a palette knife; and delicately applied brush strokes against a painted white background. The result is a captivatingly layered work that offers sustained visual pleasure and abundant visual discoveries. The solid white background adds negative space but also breath and depth to the composition. Full of verve and dynamism- and exhibiting masterful paint handling-, this painting embodies the qualities that discerning collectors of Abstract Expressionism (and modern art in general) absolutely adore. It would be a winning addition to any style of interior from classic Mid Century Modern to contemporary. It is signed and dated by the artist, and is in excellent vintage condition. The work comes presented in a custom black inked gallery frame. Gino Hollander was born in the New Jersey in 1924 and attended Rutgers University as well Hobart and William Smith College. He had two very different careers before he began painting – the first as part of the U.S. Army’s Mountain Division Ski Troop, and the second, an award-winning director and documentary filmmaker. Demonstrating his artistic versatility, Gino Hollander took up painting in 1960. From 1960 to 1962, Gino ran his first Hollander Gallery...

This sophisticated modern acrylic painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized bunny rabbit, rendered with loose and expressive brush strokes in grisaille paint in profile against a sky blue background. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice. Represented by the International blue...

This sophisticated modern acrylic painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2018. It presents a stylized bunny rabbit, rendered with loose and expressive brush strokes in grisaille paint in profile against a ruby red background. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice. Represented by the International blue...

This triptych by Marilyn Levin demonstrates, in no uncertain terms, why the artist's work is so celebrated and sought after by collectors internationally. These three works, intended...

This sophisticated modern acrylic painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2018. It presents a stylized bunny rabbit, rendered with loose and expres...

Mixed Colored Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020. Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper Hand-signed by the artist on the low...

Colored Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020. Tempera and Watercolor on Paper. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right ...

Abstract Composition is an original drawing in Tempera and Watercolor on paper realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2021. Good Conditions. The Artwork is Depicted through strong strokes...

Autumn is an original tempera painting on paper, realized by the artist Antoine Mayo, art name of Malliarakis (1905-1990) Hand-Signed on the lower right margin In very good condition. Antoine Mayo (Port Said, Egypt 1905 - Seine Port1990). Greek painter naturalized French citizen, active from 1924 in France, was a Surrealist artist and a polyhedric artist: painter, decorator, costume, designer, illustrator and much more. His father was Greek and his mother French, friend of Prévert and Desnos, he is also known for his work as a decorator and costume designer of masterpieces such as Les Enfants du Paradis, Golden helmet or Hiroshima my love.

André Verdet ( 1913 - 2004 ) . Artiste français né à Nice (alpes maritimes ) mort à Saint Paul de Vence . poète , peintre , sculpteur , céramiste , mus...

"Springtime" is an original tempera on board painting of a Colorado mountain landscape painting by Ethel Magafan circa 1960. Abstracted mountain landscape with trees, painted in colors of green, purple, golden yellow, red, orange, blue, black and white. Presented in a custom hardwood frame, outer dimensions measure 23 ¼ x 50 x 2 inches. Image size is 30 x 48 inches. Provenance: Private collection, Maine Acquired in the early 1960s, by descent through the family to the present owner About the Artist: Jenne and Ethel Magafan were identical twins, born in Chicago to a Greek immigrant father and a Polish mother. Due to health concerns about their father, the family moved to Colorado, living first in Colorado Springs and then in Denver. He was a proud supporter of their artistic ambitions but died suddenly 1932, a heavy blow to both of them. They attended East High School in Denver, where they found a mentor in their art teacher Helen Perry. She had studied at the Art Institute of Chicago but had later abandoned a career as an artist, making her all the more determined to help the Magafan twins succeed artistically. While still in high school, the twins impressed artist Frank Mechau, and Helen Perry paid for their lessons with him. He subsequently invited them to apprentice with him at his Redstone studio. In 1936, Jenne won the Carter Memorial Art Scholarship and shared it with her sister so that they both could attend the Broadmoor Art Academy in Colorado Springs. Once they ran out of money, Mechau, now teaching there, hired them as assistants. Through their involvement at the Academy, the twins entered into careers as muralists, working at first with Mechau and then with Peppino Mangravite. From 1937 to 1943, Ethel was commissioned to paint her first of seven government sponsored murals. Located in the US Post Office in Auburn, Nebraska, this commission made Ethel (at age 26) the youngest artist in America to receive such an honor. Denver Art Museum director Donald J. Bear once commented that “[Ethel and Jenne's] study of local detail makes them appear as little Bruegels of ranch genre – natural and unforced.” As mural painting commissions diminished, Ethel began to do more easel painting for which she used a palette knife and tempera paints to great effect. After settling in California for five years, the twins permanently relocated to Woodstock, New York in 1945, where the sisters lived apart for the first time. Ethel developed an increasing focus within her work, particularly for horses and abstract landscapes. She met fellow artist Bruce Currie...