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Abstract Art

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Period: 1990s
Untitled (SFE-081) - 1992 - American Abstract Expressionism
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SFE-081), 1992 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Aquatint in Colours on ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Will Faber by Lourdes Cirlot
Located in Barcelona, ES
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper

Untitled 518, 1990s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Red Brick Building Facade Street Scene in New York City by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
Late light skims off the brick facade of a historic red brick building in Manhattan. Street Photographer Mitchell Funk creates an image that is both a realistic document of an urban...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Hoop-It-Up", David L. Deming, Stainless Steel Contemporary Sculpture, 80x25x26
Located in Dallas, TX
David L. Deming’s world of lively canine sculptures captures the artist’s love for dogs and presents a whimsical look at four-legged behavior at its best. His extensive and unique collection of painted steel and lacquered steel dog sculptures...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Steel

Violet III
Located in SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE, FR
Collection personnelle de l'artiste Monique Frydman.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media, Pigment

Bachantata
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled 1995 Etching in colours, Edition of 35 53.3 x 45.7 cms (21 x 18 ins) SF17887
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1990s Abstract Art

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Etching

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Handmade Paper

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, ES
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas

Layers of Each Other
Located in San Francisco, CA
This abstract monotype is by Sarah Smelser (1971-). It measures 6 x 6 inches the plate and 16.5 x 12.75 inches framed. It is titled in the lower left, “Layers of Each Other” and sign...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Monotype

White & Green Pattern Triptych Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern triptych painting. Acrylic on canvas 75W" x 48H" George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Cast Glass Sculpture, 'Waka Tupapku', 1996 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
'Waka Tupapaku' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. About the Internal Space Series: David’s experiments with sheet glass and fusing led him to try to make the glass thicker to see more interior space. It was during this time a professor pointed out that he was working with a metaphor, for which the internal space of the glass was the equivalent to the internal life of the mind. This became his operating mantra but also forced him to come to terms with the casting of thick sections. “Creating those internal spaces came with some problems. Other than telescope mirrors, I did not know that anyone annealed glass in a kiln for more than a day or two. When pieces cracked after five days of cooling, I could not believe they would need even more time. The tragedy...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Glass

Railway Arches & Bridges Abstract Expressionist Art by Modern British Painter
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting inspired by the Railway Arches & Bridges of the Industrial North of England by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is a rare,...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Board, Wood, Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Varnish, Paint

The Whale Watch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frank Philip Stella (born May 12, 1936) is an American painter, sculptor and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. Stella lives and works in New York City. This hand signed silk textile scarf work is acquired directly from the publisher. Extremely uncommon to find this piece in new condition and comes in the original red silk box. This art piece can be framed and hung on the wall or be a worn as a wearable art piece. This dazzling, large, hand signed, silkscreen on 100% Italian silk shawl was created by Frank Stella in collaboration with his longtime publisher Kenneth Tyler of the famed Tyler Graphics Studio. "The Whale Watch...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Textile, Silk, Archival Ink, Digital, Archival Pigment

Robert Natkin Abstract Lithograph Signed Numbered
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY Soft pastel colors in floating smudges lay between and around lyrical abstract geometric and organic forms giving a diaphanous color and shape harmony to the work...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

IN TANGIER Limited Edition Serigraph, Art Poster, Abstract Palm Tree Morocco
Located in Union City, NJ
Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), one of Britain’s greatest contemporary artists became best known for his vibrantly colored paintings that chronicle his personal experiences. IN TANGIER...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Screen

Untitled, 1993, Oil on paper, Analytical Painting, Abstract
Located in Milano, IT
In this masterpiece Claudio Olivieri experimented with palette brightening, using a spray gun to distribute the oil and achieve an unprecedented result. In addition, this painting gi...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Oil

Lardy Cat. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Widely exhibited and collected from Cornwall to Scotland and New Zealand to the USA, Clare works from the beautiful Porthmeor Studio on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, UK. Her work h...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Reference: Dupin 1294. Published for the Jacques Dupin catalogue raisonne "Miro Graveur III" in 1992. Size: 12 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (320 x 247 mm). A rich imp...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Woodcut

Seeker 1: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Widely exhibited and collected from Cornwall to Scotland and New Zealand to the USA, Clare works from the beautiful Porthmeor Studio on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, UK. Her work h...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Abstract Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting. Acrylic on canvas 48"H x 72"W George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pattern Painting by George McClancy
Located in Washington, DC
George McClancy (1930-2014) abstract pattern painting. Acrylic on canvas 48" x 72" George McClancy received a MA in painting from Catholic University in Washington DC, where he wa...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint Edition of 130 Dimensions: 34.2 x 30.5 cm Vellum paper BFK Rives 1996 Bibliography: Jørgen Ågerup, Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Aquatint

Exibition Print from “ Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exibition print from “ Vibrazioni”  is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990 Hand signed and dated on the lower rig...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper

Drawing - Papier Dechiré
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Drawing - Papier Dechiré 1998 Mixed media & collage on card 20.3 x 26.6 cm 33.8 x 39.0 cm Provenance: The George & Ann Dannatt Collection and The Geo...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Exibition Print from “ Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exibition print from “ Vibrazioni”  is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990 Hand signed and dated on the lower rig...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper

"The Ship “, acrylic on paper, 46x65
Located in Brooklyn, NY
acrylic paint.
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Exibition Print from “ Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exibition print from “ Vibrazioni”  is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990 Hand signed and dated on the lower rig...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper

composition 1 - gouache on paper, 95x70 cm., framed
Located in Nice, FR
Very impressive gouache on paper by the french (nice) painter Gerard Seree in the scale of pink and green. Framed
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1990s Abstract Art

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Gouache

Exibition Print from “ Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exibition print from “ Vibrazioni”  is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990 Hand signed and dated on the lower rig...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper

Exibition Print from “ Vibrazioni” by Miller Null - Vintage Photograph - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Exibition print from “ Vibrazioni”  is a vintage photographic print on color paper applied on cardboard realized by Harold Miller Null in 1990 Hand signed and dated on the lower rig...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper

" Under the moonlight", Silkscreen, 1996.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic

" Spring " , silkscreen. 1998
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen is another name for the screenprinting technique, a printmaking process in which an ink-blocking stencil is applied to a screen, allowing ink that is wiped across the scre...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic

"Celebrations" , silkscreen, 1998.
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Silkscreen is another name for the screenprinting technique, a printmaking process in which an ink-blocking stencil is applied to a screen, allowing ink that is wiped across the scre...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came o...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Aquatint

Josep Guinovart IMATGES I TERRA II Hand colored Spanish Contemporary Abstraction
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Josep Guinovart - IMATGES I TERRA II Date of creation: 1991 Medium: Hand colored etching on paper Edition: 50 + 10 H.C. Size: 76 x 57 cm Condition: In very good conditions and never ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic, Etching

Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 B
Located in Surfside, FL
Fred Fehlau is an American a Postwar & Contemporary artist. He was born in 1958. Known for his sculpture. EDUCATION ArtCenter College of Design MFA, with Honors 1986–1988 ArtCente...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Digital Pigment

Argimon Red and Brown, Vertical, original litograph painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Red and brown- original litograph painting. framed Argimon (Sarriá 1929 - Barcelona 1996) is one of the great Catalan informalist artists. This painter, engraver and sculptor touche...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Large Sky Blue Color Iris Print Text Based Conceptual Muse X LA Artist 1 of 2 A
Located in Surfside, FL
Fred Fehlau is an American a Postwar & Contemporary artist. He was born in 1958. Known for his sculpture. EDUCATION ArtCenter College of Design MFA, with Honors 1986–1988 ArtCente...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Digital Pigment

Ombre proprie ed ombre portate
Located in Milano, MI
In the compositions, the gaze is attracted by an interplay of harmonious balances between full and empty spaces, which compel the regarding to an observation dynamic approach in orde...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Pink Vase with Flowers"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: James Lechay (1907 – 2001) Born in the Bronx in 1907, James Lechay spent most of his childhood in Brooklyn before moving to Joilet, Illinois at age 13 to live with his uncle after his mother passed away. In 1928, he received his B.A. in psychology from the University of Illinois. The next year, he attended one week of graduate school before leaving to study under his brother, the painter Myron Lechay, in New York. At his brother’s studio, James began to associate with other artists of the time such as Milton Avery, Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky, William Zorach, and Raphael and Moses Soyer. From Myron, James Lechay learned to train his eye to observe natural forms and developed a philosophy dependent upon the relationship built between the artist and the subject. Lechay became engaged in the social and political issues of Depression-era New York and even joined the social realism movement for a brief time in the 1930s. He operated as the leader of the Artists Union while employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). With the WPA, Lechay traveled to Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he established a gallery and exhibited the works of Milton Avery, Max Weber, and other WPA artists. Despite his association with many artists and artistic communities in New York in the 1930s and 40s, Lechay opposed adopting a style due to its popularity and commercial success. His use, however, of large brushstrokes from Abstract Expressionism, the flattened plane of Modernism, and the simple compositions of early Abstraction created a combination of styles completely his own. A painter of a vast range of subjects, including still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, Lechay was known to reduce these forms to their visual essentials. Lechay often did not date his paintings as he frequently reworked them, even after they were exhibited, calling his pieces, “finished at all stages and never finished”. In 1945, Lechay was hired by the University of Iowa’s art department, where he worked alongside Mauricio Lasansky, Humbert Albrizio, Carl Fracassini, and Byron Burford...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Color Double, signed & annotated geometric abstraction sculptural lithograph PP2
Located in New York, NY
John Newman (b.1952) Color Double, 1990 Color Lithograph Signed, annotated, and dated in graphite pencil on the front. Edition of 2 (PP II, aside from the regular edition of 32) 27 ×...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Pencil, Lithograph

Argimon 13 Black, Vertical, original abstract canvas acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Black- original abstract canvas acrylic painting. framed Argimon (Sarriá 1929 - Barcelona 1996) is one of the great Catalan informalist artists. This painter, engraver and sculptor ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

“198002” by Kyoko Sasai
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Kyoko Sasai is a renowned Japanese artist, esteemed due to her innovative approaches to cultural representation and unique artistic methodologies. She liv...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Modern Abstract Stacked Brick, Concrete, and Stone Totem Outdoor Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract outdoor totem sculpture by Houston artist Joe Mancuso. The piece is constructed out of various decorative brick, stone, and concrete piec...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Stone, Concrete

Words and Deeds
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Words and Deeds Oil and collage on wood panel, c. 1990 Signed recto lower right (see photo) Verso: See photo Signed, verso: Ben Wilson Dated: c. 1990 Titled: Words and Deeds Conditio...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil

Soaring II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Robert Goodnough was a well known artist in New York during the Post-War era and represented by important dealers. This tall graceful panel has a mate in case someone needs a pair o...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (unique) signed gouache painting (Framed) renowned Provincetown artist
Located in New York, NY
James Balla Untitled gouache painting, 1992 Mixed Media Oil on Linen Signed and dated on the front of the work; the verso of the frame bears the UFO (Albert Merola) gallery label. F...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media, Oil, Gouache, Pencil

Untitled (Abstraction with musical notes)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Musical notes abstraction) Mixed media on paper, 1991 Signed lower right center Condition: Very good Archival framing with conservation glass Provenance: ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Image au Carre, Geometric Kinetic Painting by Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Image au Carre" or "Square Image" is an original painting on linen mounted to wood by Israeli Kinetic artist, Yaacov Agam. The painting is signed, titled and dated verso and signed/...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Wood, Acrylic

Soaring I , abstract
Located in Greenwich, CT
An amazing and graceful panel that has an elevating sense of movement and nature as described by its title "Soaring". Intricate taping off of triangles in this work in varying sizes...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Iris and red flowers bouquet
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1990 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof Edition : EA VII/XXX Catalog : Sorlier 524 76.00 cm. x 58.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.83 in. (paper) 67.0...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing " 1990's Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board Site measures 3"x3" silver wood frame 9.75"x10.75" Unsigned came from artist's ...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil

1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II" 1990's Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board Site measures 3.5"x2.5" silver wood frame 10.5"x10.5" Unsigned came from arti...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil

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