Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Portrait of a Stylish Lady French School, Mid 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, framed Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches Stylish ex...

Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.

Vintage modernist still life oil painting by Lionel Gilbert. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

5075 Oil and Mixed media geometric on blue backround Rapped canvas no frame required

Initialed lower right, 'J.e.t.' for Jessie E. Thomason (American, 20th Century) and dated 1956. Exhibited: Jack London Art Festival, 1956. Displayed in the original and period, paint...

Signed lower left, 'R. Bowman' for Richard Irving Bowman (American, 1918-2001), titled, 'Kg. 55' (Kinetogenics 55) and dated February 1962. Additionally titled, on stretcher bar verso, 'Kg 55'. Accompanied by a first edition copy of 'Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions', by Patricia Watts and Stefanie De Winter, published 2018. Richard Bowman received a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago, from which he received his Bachelor's degree in 1942. He subsequently attended the University of Iowa, receiving his Master's degree in 1945. Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Bowman exhibited internationally with success and was the recipient of numerous gold medals, prizes and juried awards. With the Kinetogenics Series, which he began in 1956, Bowman explored the intersection of color and light using contemporary advances in light theory and fluorescence technology. "For this series, he started using fluorescent enamel alkyd paint, which, Bowman stated, emitted an actual, measurable energy from the canvas. He combines his early concept of elemental radiants with the gestures of a mature Abstract Expressionist. Incorporating bold fluorescent strokes of orange, yellow and blue, which are activated by the ultraviolet in daylight, Bowman's new abstractions represented a synthesis of the physical and sensorial transmissions of energy. The combination of the artist's interests in nuclear physics, atoms, and dynamism with these vibrant colors reflected Bowman's increasing confidence as an unconventional artist working in an unconventional medium." (Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions, p. 13) "The 'kinetogenic' series which Bowman has been painting recently, are whorls of pure energy in colors from the violet edges of the spectrum in vibrant relationship to the vivid primaries of the center. These paintings have much less sense of place or landscape than Bowman paintings we have seen before. The “Environs” group accompanying the energy pictures in this exhibition, are, on the other hand, specific about place: are of flower beds and branches of trees, painted with the same brilliant color intensity. This use of vibrant colors gives an all-over electric, textural effect in contrast to the after-image jump which obtains when the vibrants are painted flat and geometric. This textural mosaic effect is close to the vision of heat and passionate rhythm which was central to pre-Columbian art, and is still present in the Mexican arts and crafts, which were one of Bowman’s formative sources. It is interesting to note that several of the painters who have influenced many others to experiment with vibrancy and glow in color, found their own impetus in this direction while painting in Mexico. Bowman was one of the painters who was working with fluorescents when the general tendency was to paint with muck. One feels that using color thus leads the artist, as it did his pre-Columbian esthetic ancestors, in the direction where the ecstatic becomes mystic." (courtesy of Artforum, April 1964) Thomas Albright also writes of the artist, "Visiting Mexico on a traveling fellowship in the early 1940s, [Bowman] met Gordon Onslow-Ford, with whom he renewed a friendship after moving to San Mateo County in the early 1950s. His paintings, although gestural and abstract, were close in spirit to those of the Dynaton artists than to the mainstream of Abstract Expressionism. They constituted an intensely lyrical and metaphorical abstract Impressionism inspired by Bonnard and an intimacy with the natural environment. Bowman was also influenced by jazz improvisation and the jazz poetry of Kenneth Patchen, a close friend" (p. 263) Solo Exhibitions: Pinacotecha Gallery (Rose Fried Gallery), NY, 1945 Milwaukee Art Institute, Milwaukee, WI, 1946 Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, MA, 1949 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1950, 1956 Rose Rabow Gallery, 1959–1977 San Francisco Museum of Art, CA, 1961, 1970 Roswell Museum of Art, NM, 1972 Harcourts Gallery, 1986 Steven Wolf Fine Arts, 2001 The Landing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, 2019 Two Person Exhibitions: Art Institute of Chicago (with Russsel Woeltz), 1945 University of Illinois (with Joan Mitchell), 1947 San Francisco Museum of Art (with Gordon Onslow-Ford), 1959 Selected Group Exhibitions: Art Institute of Chicago, 1945 Toronto Gallery of Art, 1953 São Paulo Biennial, 1953 Montreal Museum of Art, 1954 Whitney Museum of American Art, 1961 Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1961, 1963 Gallery Scheiner, Basel, Switzerland, 1978 Reference: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, page 404; E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Jacques Busse, 1999 Nouvelle Édition, Gründ 1911, Vol. 2, page 701; Art in the San Francisco Bay Area: 1945-1980, Thomas Albright, University of California Press, 1985, page 263; A Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, Paul Cummings, St. Martin’s Press: New York 1966, page 66-67; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Supplement, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith: New York 1948 Edition, R.R. Bowker Company 1940, page 31; Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions, essays by Patricia Watts and Stefanie De Winter, published by Watts...

Signed lower left, 'Stoltenberg' for Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (American, 1927-2016) and dated 1957. Titled, verso on original artist's label, 'West Side, New York'. Provenance: Mr. & ...

'The Life-Drawing Class', oil on board, by French (likely) artist M David (circa 1960s). A swirling, colourfully vivacious artwork that is immediately attractive and captivating. A l...

Vivid mid century landscape of autumn trees blurring into colorful abstraction by Helen Gleiforst (American, 1903-1997). Presented in a giltwood frame. Image size: 10" H X 8" W. G...

Abstract Composition by Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) watercolour on artist paper, unframed painting : 20 x 14 inches provenance: artists estate, France condition: very good and sou...

Signed verso "F. Kastner" for Fenton Kastner (American, 1915-2008), dated 1955, and titled "Waterfront-IV". Old label verso inscribed with artist's name and title. A dynamic, mid-...

Predominantly recognized as a self-taught painter, he also worked in architectural murals, sculptures, ceramics, prints and drawings. Vigas is one...

Stunning array of strong colors stand out in this original mid-20th century British abstract painting. The work dates to the 1950's-60's period and is of British authorship. The pa...

Antique Italian modernist flower still life oil painting by Giorgio Celiberti (1929 - 1960). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed on verso. Displayed ...

Jack Stuck (1925-1993) "Abstract Landscape" 1960 Collage oil paint, charcoal, paper and canvas laid down on masonite 48"x46" natural wood frame 51" x 49" Si...

Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...

Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...

Bright, small abstract expressionist painting of train and town at night by Tom Hamil (American, b. 1928). Signed upper left corner "Hamil". Condition: Excellent. Presented in rustic wooden shadow box frame. Image size: 8"H x 6"W. Tom Hamil, was born in New York in 1928 and raised primarily in California. After attending the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, he returned to California to begin his formal art training at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco (now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). He completed his education at the University of Washington with a Master’s Degrees and Doctorate in Fine Arts and Education. His first solo exhibition was held in 1956. Since then, he has participated in numerous one man shows, group shows, and has been represented in galleries in the US and Mexico. In addition to his painting, Hamil has authored and illustrated a number of books. While at the Naval Academy, he received recognition for his paintings, drawings, and illustrations. Listed among Hamil’s many awards and honors are a Ford Foundation Fellowship and an Award of Excellence from the American Graphics Society. Currently, he lives in Zirahuen, Michoacan, Mexico and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Hamil’s statement: “I am a man...

Superb Modern British abstract painting dating to the 1960's. The work is signed with the artists initials "RG". The painting captures an amazing array of bright and colourful shap...

Oil on Canvas by Carlos Carnero. He was friend and pupil of Fernard Léger and friend of the most important artist of his time, such as Picasso and Matisse. This is from his abstract ...

Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink On Paper Abstract painting depicting colors of orange, black and green. The black contrasts against the orange burst. Signed and dated on verso...

Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2". Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...

Designs by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 20 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine V...

Landscape of Fontainebleau Georges Bousquet Moret (1904-1976) was, first, an engineer passionate about arts. This passion led him to devote his f...

Sidney E.Zimmerman USA (1926-2007) studied at the Brooklyn a Museum of Art after returning from Europe during WWII. In 1950, he studied with Morris Kantor and Vaclav Vytlacil at the ...

Artist: Indistinctly Signed (mid 20th Century) French School Title: "Figures & Building Composition" Signed: lower right indistinctly Size: 50cm x 36cm inc frame Condition: very goo...

Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.

Mixed media composition on wood. Very finely executed.

Resilience - Abstract Watercolor and Ink on Paper Abstracted watercolor and ink painting depicting a deep orange background, with black contrasting string formations. Signed and da...

Bob Stanley (b. 1932 - d. 1997 New York, United States), an American painter renowned for his gritty depictions on canvas, which ingeniously incorporated photographs. His artistic jo...

A fine example of early Abstract Expressionism Estate of the artist Paul Brach was a second generation abstract expressionist painter whose work evolved into minimalism and eventual...

Beautiful Self-Portrait by Enzo Russo a.k.a. Germano Russo (b.1936). Self-portrait, 1961. Oil on linen canvas, 24 x 30 inches. Framed measurement: 32 x 38 inches. Signed lower le...

A large modernist still life composition, dating to the late 20th century and painted in oil and pencil on board. Framed in a wide walnut veneered moulding. Artist: Unsigned Medium:...

A vibrant abstract composition painted in oil onto canvas. Unsigned and unframed. Artist: Unsigned Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: H 375mm x W 515mm Origin: Germany Condition: Vin...

Abstract Expressionist composition by Andre Guillou (French 1925-2017) signed oil on board stuck on board, mounted mount: 25.5 x 19.75 inches board: 19 x 13 inches provenance: the a...

Aiko Miyawaki's 1960 painting stands as a rare and high-quality piece, distinguished by its unique composition and historical significance. Hailing from a private Japanese collection...

Abstract Composition. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. 1960s. Mixed tecnique on thick cardboard: oil painting, charcoal, gouache. Patrick BOUDON (1944-2019), signed low...

blue sea original abstract acrylic canvas painting framed Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE. The personality of the artist is reflected in different fields of art. His conce...

5076 Underwater coral view Rapped canvas no frame required

"Surrealist Composition" by Sophie Danielle Rubinstain (1922-2018) signed lower left hand side, oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 28.5 inches Stunning original oil p...

Colored Conversions - Abstract Watercolor and Ink on Paper Abstract watercolor and ink painting depicting hues of yellow and orange, with a contrast of black paint in the center. Si...

Gorgeous mid-century abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas, 22 x 26 inches; 30 x 34 inches in the original period frame. Excellent condition. Unsigned.

Ethel Fisher (1923-2017). Untitled, Ca. 1950s. Oil on linen canvas, 10.25 x 12 inches. Minor moisture staining on back. Scratch in white paint on front in the shape of an arc. Education University of Houston The University of Texas, Austin, with Everett Spruce, Howard Cook, and William McVey Washington University, St. Louis, with Fred Conway The Art Students League of New York, with Morris Kantor, Robert Beverly Hale, and Will Barnet Select Solo Exhibitions 2024 LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe 1986 Michael Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles 1975 Mitzi Landau Twentieth Century Art, Los Angeles 1961 Edward Dean Gallery, San Francisco 1960 Angeleski Gallery, New York 1958 The Riverside Museum, New York Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL The Gallery, Miami Washington Federal Art Exhibit, Miami Beach, FL 1957 Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba 1954 Joe and Emily Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables Mirell Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL Press Quotes (click here) Select Group Exhibitions 2003 "Face to Face: Portraits," Platt Gallery, American Jewish University, Los Angeles 2000 "Revealing and Concealing," Portraits, Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles - catalogue 1999 "Art Trends 1940s - 1960s," Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Dade Community College, Miami 1998 "Venice Art Walk," Exhibit, Venice, CA 1997 "Group Show, Paintings," Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX 1986 Michael Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles 1985 "AG Nature," Visuals for Performance Art by MAFISHCO, Dance Theater Workshop, New York 1983 "Facings," Downey Museum, Downey, CA 1979 "Portraits/79," Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles 1978 "Déjá vu," Masterpieces Updated, Downey Museum, CA 1977 "Shades of Grey," Drawing survey, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles - catalogue "Cityscapes," San Francisco Museum Association "California Figurative Painters," Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles 1976 Video Interviews, Ron Feldman Gallery, New York Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco "Westside Story," Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles Broxton Gallery, Los Angeles 1975 "Current Concerns," curated by Walter Hopps, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art 1974 "Painting, Color, Form and Surface," Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA - catalogue 1973 "Women Choose Women," New York Cultural Center, NY - catalogue 1972 "Small Images Exhibit," California State University, Los Angeles - catalogue 1971 "Figurative Show," Los Angeles County Museum (art rental) 1968 "The 164th Annual," Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia - catalogue Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles Waddell Gallery, New York 1967 "The Contained Object," Collage, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Eugenia Butler...

Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting. Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...

Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is goo...

Wildlife by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 14 x 18 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josine ...

Françoise LANDOWKSI (1917-2007) “Pierrot” Claude Debussy An ethereal painting of a pierrot with the image repeated until it fades away across the canvas. The pierrot is also shown i...

’Untitled Abstract’ By Yves Corbassiére Medium - Acrylic on paper Signed - Yes Edition - Original Date - 1968 Size - 490mm x 625mm Condition - 9. Some slight wear to edges and marks ...

Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower left by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is very...

Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Will Hollingsworth. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.

Nicely painted mid century abstract minimalist painting. Signed vero. Framed.

"Annie Nobles Miller" Abstract Florida landscape oil on board painting Hand signed lower left Inscribed on verso St. Lucie County. Measures: Board 24"H x 30"W; Framed - 32"H x 38"W. Annie Miller was a member of the Indian River School of Painting, which was not a formal school but was a group of mostly African-American Florida working class people who wanted to paint. Following is the explanation of that school and its participants. Indian River School is a name applied to Floridian artists in the 1950's and 1960's. They were heavily influenced by nature. Most of the artists in this movement were African American. Their work is characterized by quick strokes and eschews traditional methods of paintings. The main influence for the group was a man named A.E. Backus, a Bohemian white man who mentored the group of young black artists. The group used to congregate in his studio and learnt to paint from 'Beanie' (as he was called) as a way out of their lower class labour jobs. Their work was powerful, dramatic yet captured the serenity and beauty of the Florida Although the exact count of artists mentored by A.E. Backus remains unknown, experts estimate it to be around 20 individuals, many of whom he supported through college. Albert Ernest "Beanie" Backus (1906–1990) was famous for his vivid, naturalist Florida landscapes capturing a fast-vanishing Florida wild lands. Backus would come to be seen as the seminal Florida landscape painter, and others who followed would emulate him. Primarily of the Indian River and Everglades areas of Florida. Backus was a Native Floridian artist of great importance recreating scenes of Florida's sky, rivers, ocean, back country, unpredictable weather, clouds, and birds. Born in Fort Pierce, FL to a family of talented boat designers and builders. His "Uncle" Reg Goodwin helped Backus as a young painter go to the Parsons School of Fine Art in New York in 1924. He was referred to as “Florida’s painter laureate,” and the “Dean of Florida’s landscape painters.”In addition to his influence on the Florida Highwaymen painters (Alfred Hair...

Very impressive mid 20th century beach scene. Great colors. Nice vintage frame. Oil on board. No signature found. Image size, 12H x16L.

1930s abstract geometric preparatory sketch in watercolour on paper by Auguste Herbin. Signed and dated 35 bottom right and presented in a wooden frame. Auguste Herbin (29 April 188...

Oil on canvas

Vintage 1960s Mid century modern oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Walter Blakelock Wilson (1929-2011). Painted in rich jewel tones of Sapphire blue, emerald green, umber, gold, yellow, and brown juxtaposed with neutral shades of tan, creamy white, olive and beige. Signed and dated by the artist, "W.B. Wilson '62". Presented in a custom gold leaf frame; outer dimensions measure 45 ½ x 37 ½ inches. Canvas size is 43 ¼ x 35 ¼ inches. Colors included Orange, red, golden yellow, reddish brown, green, gray, beige, camel, teal blue and white. About the Artist: Walter Blakelock Wilson (1929-2011) was born in Auburn...

Bertha G. Davis (1911-1997) Untitled, ca. 1960's Oil on cradled masonite panel. 16 x 20 inches; 24 x 28 inches framed. Signed lower left. Artist estate stamp on verso. Vintage custom wormy chestnut frame. A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, and abstracts in Texas, Bertha G Davis was primarily a self-taught artist whose style was influenced by her early life experiences in pre-World War II Lithuania and later Mexico. Her style is expressionistic*, relying on color to denote her profound feelings. She works primarily in watercolor and acrylic with some mixed media*. She is the daughter of Abraham and Dvora Germaize of Vilna, Lithuania and grew up in Jewish ghettos in Vilna, Alita, and Kovno. Davis was influenced by her father who was a decorative wood-worker and carpenter in Lithuania. The family of five daughters and a son escaped to Mexico City in the late 1920’s because of Jewish oppression. The images and emotions she experienced had no outlet. She was known as a beauty, and at age 17 was named Jewish Miss Mexico, barely able to speak Spanish having just emigrated from Eastern Europe. Irving Davis, a merchant from Texas who had also come from Eastern Europe via Cuba, saw her at this event where she was crowned Jewish Miss Mexico, and three days later asked for her hand in marriage. They moved to a small town in Texas, raising a family. Her daughter, Sylvia, was born when Davis was 20 and they were inseparable. As Sylvia became an actress, painter, and sculptor, Davis was amazed at the capacity for creativity. Davis didn’t begin her own artistic journey until she was 47, when her daughter Sylvia Caplan encouraged her to try. She was inspired by this daughter who gave her a drugstore palette of watercolors, paper and brushes and told her to “just try.” Davis did not put down her palette and brushes until her death in 1997. Bertha G Davis was primarily self-taught but maintained a style oriented toward color and texture that reflected her strong feelings. Most of her early work was done while she lived in McAllen, Texas where she was known for her contribution to art and showed her work and the work of other artists at the Bertha Davis Gallery. She studied with Stewart Van Orden, at Pan American College in 1960-61; and was a student at the Art Institute San Miguel Allende, Mexico, 1965. She was also a student of Harold Phenix...

A richly colored abstraction by Japanese artist Naohiko Inukai. This early work demonstrates the artist's fluidity and expression with paint prior to wh...