1971 MCM Abstract Expressionist painting
By Hilda Epner
Located in New York, NY
Hilda Epner, born 1929, was an American Female Abstract painter from Rockland County New York Up for sale is a beautiful brightly colored Abstract painting from 1971 Lots of Color...
Acrylic
$3,250
Florence Graziano “Galaxie #122” 1971 Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Florence Graziano
Located in Denver, CO
An exceptional 1971 abstract oil painting by American artist Florence Mercolino Graziano (1913–1996), “Galaxie #122” is a luminous example of late mid-century Abstract Expressionism....
Oil
Blue and Orange Abstract Expressionist Watercolor, 1971, Don Fink
By Don Fink
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Don Fink, American (1923 - 2010) Title: Untitled Year: 1971 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed Size: 22 x 30 in. (55.88 x 76.2 cm)
Watercolor
$780Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Ukrainian American Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ukrainian American abstract painting by Misha Reznikoff (1905 - 1971). Oil on canvas. Signed verso in monogram. Measuring 20.5 by 30.5 inches.
Canvas, Oil
$1,020Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Ukrainian American Abstract Expressionist Thick Impasto Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Ukrainian American abstract painting by Misha Reznikoff (1905 - 1971). Oil on canvas. Signed verso in monogram. Measuring 20.5 by 30.5 inches.
Canvas, Oil
Orchestra, Large Abstract Painting by Gustav Rehberger 1971
By Gustav Rehberger
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gustav Rehberger, American (1910 - 1995) Title: Orchestra Year: 1971 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 48 x 96 in. (121.92 x 243.84 cm)
Oil
Earth Day, Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Paul Jenkins 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012) Title: Earth Day Year: 1971 Medium: Lithograph on Mourlot watermarked Wove Paper, signed in the plate Size: 29 in. x 21.5 in. (73.66 cm x...
Lithograph
Earth Day, Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Paul Jenkins 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012) Title: Earth Day Year: 1971 Medium: Lithograph on Mourlot watermarked Wove Paper, signed in the plate and in ink lower left Size: 29 in. ...
Lithograph
$10,000Sale Price|41% Off
People's Jade, 1971
By Sam Francis
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1971, Sam Francis People's Jade, 1971 is a color lithograph on Strathmore 100 percent rag paper hand signed by Sam Francis (San Mateo, 1923- Santa Monica, 1994) in pencil ...
Lithograph
$6,000Sale Price|20% Off
Blue Mask 1971 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Karel Appel
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Karel Appel Blue Mask 1971 Lithograph - 43" x 29" inches Edition: signed in pencil and marked 1/100 Description Karel Appel is one of the founding members of the CoBrA movement in ...
Lithograph
$899
Georges Mathieu – Greece, 1971 Original Lithographic Poster English version
By Georges Mathieu
Located in Spokane, WA
This striking Georges Mathieu Greece poster showcases a masterwork of mid-century modernist design. This original 1971 Georges Mathieu Greece vintage travel poster presents the artis...
Offset
Karel Appel Looking Around 1971 Signed Limited Edition Lithograph
By Karel Appel
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Karel Appel Looking Around Signed Limited Edition Lithograph 1971 39.25 x 28.25" inches Signed, marked 12/100 and dated 71 Karel Appel is one of the founding members of the CoBrA ...
Lithograph
Roberto Sebastián Matta, "Feuilles ouvertes", 1971, etching & aquatint, signed
Located in Chatsworth, CA
Roberto Sebastián Matta (1911-2002) Feuilles ouvertes, 1971 Etching and aquatint, extensively hand-colored with pastel Signed in pencil and annotated "Essai", a proof aside from the ...
Etching, Aquatint
$716Sale Price|20% Off
Jasper Johns, Target, from Technics and Creativity, Gemini G.E.L., 1971 (after)
By Jasper Johns
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite offset lithograph with collage additions after Jasper Johns (born 1930), titled Target, from the album Technics and Creativity, Gemini G.E.L., 1971, originates from th...
Found Objects, Lithograph
1971 The Tarahumara Indians - Figurative Etching on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
1971 The Tarahumara Indians - Figurative Etching on Paper Black and white etching of The Tarahumara Indians by Kelly English (American). The figures are outlined in thick black ink ...
Paper, Ink
Bowie circa 1971
By Megan Frazer
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: When we lost the iconic David Bowie this past year I was reminded of how much his music and life meant to me, especially as a young adult. Upon experimentation wi...
Ink
$3,917Sale Price|20% Off
An ancient fable. 1971. Oil on canvas, 100x150 cm
By Ivars Muizulis
Located in Riga, LV
An ancient fable. 1971. Oil on canvas, 100x150 cm Ivars Muizulis (1936) 1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculpture 1956 – 1960 – Studied at the Art Aca...
Canvas, Oil
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H 52 in W 48 in
Lawrence Calcagno, Blue Painting, acrylic on canvas, 1971
By Lawrence Calcagno
Located in New York, NY
Lawrence Calcagno was inspired by the landscapes of North Africa, Europe, and the American east coast. "Blue Painting" is thought to be an expansive seascape, capturing the moment wh...
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Paul Jenkins 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012) Title: Untitled Year: 1971 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 4/37 Paper Size: 26 x 17 inches
Lithograph
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H 82 in W 68 in D 2 in
Zanzibar, 1971 (Abstract Expressionist colorfield painting)
By Willem de Looper
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Army in Germany.[2] During his tour in Europe, in 1958, he attended the Brussels World's Fair and saw Abstract Expressionist paintings for the first time in the American Pavilion.
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 81 in W 101 in
Blue Stream, Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Cleve Gray 1971
By Cleve Gray
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Cleve Gray, American (1918 - 2004) Title: Blue Stream Year: 1971 Medium: Liquitex on Liquitex Gesso with Aluminum paint on canvas, signed verso Size: 82 x 101 in. (208.28 x 2...
Canvas, Acrylic
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H 40.25 in W 50 in
Untitled 1971 - Oil paint & sand on canvas - Colorful Abstract Expressionist
By Taro Yamamoto
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Medium: Oil and sand on canvas This item is in our New York City warehouse and can be viewed by appointment.
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist California Pop Art 1971 Oil Painting
By Ernest Posey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting by Ernest Posey (1937 - 2007). Oil on canvas, circa 1971. Signed. Unframed. Image size, 20"L x 20"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 12.5 in W 11.75 in
1971 New York Indian Abstract Expressionist Color Field Painting Natvar Bhavsar
By Natvar Bhavsar
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed it measures 12.5 x 11.75. actual image is 7.25 x 7.25 The colors are hard to capture. please see all photos to get a sense of the piece. Natvar Bhavsar (born 1934) is an Indi...
Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Pigment
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H 29.53 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph by Mark Tobey - 1971
By Mark Tobey
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a beautiful mixed colored lithograph realized in the 1971 by the artist, pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, Mark Tobey. This original print is hand signed an...
Lithograph
Colorful Abstract Aquatint Etching by Piero Dorazio 1971
By Piero Dorazio
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Piero D'Orazio, Italian (1927 - 2005) Title: Untitled Year: 1971 Medium: Aquatint Etching, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 59/60 Image Size: 9.5 x 13 inches Sheet Size...
Aquatint, Etching
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H 49.5 in W 39 in
Homage to Martha Graham, Abstract Silkscreen by Paul Jenkins 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Paul Jenkins, American (1923 - 2012) Title: Homage to Martha Graham Year: 1971 Medium: Screenprint (unsigned) Edition: Printer's Proof Size: 44 x 34 in. (111.76 x 86.36 cm)...
Screen
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H 38 in W 34 in D 3.5 in
Pacific Northwest Oregon Abstract Modernist Oil Painting LaVerne Krause 1971
Located in Portland, OR
A large Abstract Expressionist landscape oil on canvas painting by LaVerne Erickson Krause (1924–1987), Oregon High Dessert, signed and dated 1971.
Canvas, Oil
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H 20 in W 20 in D 2 in
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist California 1971 Oil Painting
By Ernest Posey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract painting by Ernest Posey (1937 - 2007). Oil on canvas, circa 1971. Signed. Unframed. Image size, 20"L x 20"H.
Canvas, Oil
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H 28.55 in W 20.28 in D 0.04 in
Abstract Composition - Original Lithograph by Mark Tobey - 1971
By Mark Tobey
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is a big beautiful mixed colored lithograph realized in the 1971 by the artist, pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, Mark Tobey. This original print is signed and...
Lithograph
Paul Jenkins, "Earth Day, " Lithograph, 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
This lithograph was created by Abstract Expressionist Paul Jenkins. Employing an unorthodox approach to paint application, Jenkins is as much identified with the process of controll...
Lithograph
Paul Jenkins, "Earth Day, " Lithograph, 1971
By Paul Jenkins
Located in Long Island City, NY
This lithograph was created by Abstract Expressionist Paul Jenkins. Employing an unorthodox approach to paint application, Jenkins is as much identified with the process of controll...
Lithograph
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H 21.66 in W 17.33 in D 0.08 in
Untitled - Original Screen Print by Karl Fred Dahmen - 1971
By Karl Fred Dahmen
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original color serigraph realized by the German artist Karl Fred Dahmen (1917-1981) in 1971. Signed, dated and numbered on the lower margin. Edition 68 of 100 prints....
Screen
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H 29.93 in W 21.66 in
KAREL APPEL Dutch artist 1971 original vintage poster lithograph print art
By Karel Appel
Located in Miami, FL
Karel Appel (Netherlands, 1921-2006) 'Appel (Galerie Ariel)', 1971 Original poster from exhibition in 1971 lithograph on paper 30 x 21.7 in. (76 x 55 cm.) Unframed Ref: APP100-201 K...
Lithograph
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H 25 in W 33 in
Kibbutz Artist, 1971 Abstract Jerusalem Oil Painting Judaica Diptych Collage
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract Expressionist cityscape of Old City of Jerusalem in moody blues and gold. Yitzhak Greenfield, painter, born 1932, Brooklyn, New York His focus is on the heavenly and the ter...
Mixed Media, Oil
Red Angel, 1971 Cut Paper Collage
By William Scharf
Located in Surfside, FL
Red Angel, intensely and seductively colored: swooning purples and reds, ecstatic lemon yellows, and black construction paper. Jostling shapes, geometric and biomorphic, lyrical and ...
Mixed Media
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H 24.5 in W 24.5 in
Colorful Abstract Expressionist Colored Pencil and Graphite Landscape Drawing
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 1971 colorful Abstract Expressionist colored pencil and graphite landscape drawing on paper is by New York/San Francisco artist Gary L.
Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite
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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