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"This Place is a Dream (Heartbeat)" - botanical - cyanotype - flowers - red
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of red, blue and tan. It is framed in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. The unframed work measures 60 by ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Three Cubist Still Life Studies by Philadelphia Artist and Collector Earl Horter
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Earl Horter (American, 1883-1940) Three Still Life Studies Pencil on paper, 7 1/4 x 13 1/2 inches; Framed: 17 x 21 inches NOTE: while originally mounted with archival materials, the...
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Early 20th Century Cubist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Abstract Non-Objective Mid 20th Century Color Field Painting James Daugherty
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Non-Objective Mid 20th Century Color Field Painting James Daugherty James Daugherty (1887 – 1974) "Unidentified Flying Object," 12 x 16 inche...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil, Board

1970s Italian Signed Modern Abstract Painting by Riccardo Licata
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolour on paper 'Untitled' by the great Italian artist Riccardo Licata. Dated and signed at lower right "74 Licata". This work is representative at the highest level ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Cityscape Mid 20th Century Modern Cubist Work on Paper Drawing Ariel
Located in New York, NY
Abstract Cityscape Mid 20th Century Modern Cubist Work on Paper Drawing Ariel 11 x 4 1/2 inches. Framed by Heydenryk. Provenance: Gary Snyder Fine Art B...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Night 1 - stylish contemporary nature blue abstract acrylic and pigment on board
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure colour. "Night 01" is a stylish and contemporary bright blue abstract painting. It is created us...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lacquer, Acrylic, Board, Pigment

Robert Natkin, Abstract Expressionist work on historic Wells Street Gallery card
Located in New York, NY
Hand signed and dated on the front An exceptionally early gouache from 1957, executed on the verso of a Wells Street Gallery invitation card - one of the first cooperative galleries ...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache

Turkey Dracula mixed media watercolor, California Pop star Signed AP 6/10 Framed
Located in New York, NY
Billy Al Bengston Turkey Dracula, 1973 Color lithograph with hand coloring and watercolor (unique variant) on Lanaquaralle paper with deckled edges Hand signed and numbered A.P. #6, ...
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1970s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Lithograph

Enclosures, contemporary abstract drawing on canvas, red yellow, white, green
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Enclosures, contemporary abstract drawing on canvas, red yellow, white, green unique will be shipped with display frame
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

"Art Deco Sailboat in Abstract Landscape #740, " Crayon signed by S. Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Art Deco Sailboat in Abstract Landscape #740" is an original colorful crayon drawing on paper by Sylvia Spicuzza, signed in pencil in the lower right corner. The sailboat of the title is in the center, set against a deep blue sky upon a dark green sea. It is framed by a abstract shapes of bright color that flow into one another in curving lines. The horizon line is maintained throughout the composition, and the effect is something like looking through a kaleidoscope. Art size: 8 1/2" x 7 1/4" Frame size: 16 1/4" x 14 1/2" Born in 1908, Sylvia Spicuzza was the daughter of noted painter Francesco Spicuzza. Sylvia devoted herself to teaching art to the students of Lake Bluff Elementary School in Shorewood, WI. During this time Sylvia produced a magnificent body of work that was undiscovered until her death. Sylvia's work is rich, diverse and fascinating collection of drawings...
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1950s Art Deco Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

Abstract Compositions, 2
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, 1957-2024), Two Abstract Compositions, Charcoal on Paper, signed lower right, wood frame. Image: 13" H x 10" W; frame: 20.5" H x 16.5" W. Provenance: From a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Charcoal

World War II original gouache and watercolor by Paul Colin
Located in PARIS, FR
In this poignant and rare original gouache and aquarelle, renowned French artist Paul Colin turns his talent toward a deeply human and somber subject: war mutilation and its aftermat...
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1940s Art Deco Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Robert Mangold - Unique signed Minimalist drawing, inscribed to art professor
Located in New York, NY
Robert Mangold Untitled minimalist drawing, ca. 1980 Drawing in Ink on Paper Hand signed and inscribed on lower front Inscription reads as follows: Best Wishes David Bob Mangold Fram...
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1980s Minimalist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Takashi Murakami - Original signed drawing, Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas
Located in New York, NY
Takashi Murakami - Original drawing, for the Modern Art Museum, Ft. Worth, Texas, 2018 Unique original signed drawing done in marker, and bound on title This original hand signed dra...
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2010s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Permanent Marker

Henry Rayburn, Finale unique Signed collage painting beloved Texas artist Framed
Located in New York, NY
Henry Rayburn Finale, 1995 Acrylic and mixed media collage on paper Signed in graphite pencil on the front Unique Frame included Provenance: Irving, Texas Corporate Collection de-acc...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Flushing #1
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Clover, Botanical Drawing in Walnut Ink Nature Study on Paper, 9x7 in.
Located in New York, NY
This small clover drawing by Margot Glass feels like a quiet study of abundance. Rendered in walnut ink on paper, the composition is built from overlapping leaves whose fine, repeate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Walnut, Ink, Archival Paper

"Inner Vibration #1", Meditation of Music and Color by Roche Cruchon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Inner Vibration #1" is an original piece by Roche Cruchon made from pastel on paper. This piece measures 22”h x 18”w framed and is signed en recto. Tendrils is a recent exploration...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Robert Petersen - Signed collage, gold leaf acrylic painting Leo Castelli label
Located in New York, NY
Robert Petersen May 1987, 1987 Pure pigment collage, gold leaf, acrylic painting and drawing Signed, titled and dated on the front. The back of the frame bears the label of Castelli ...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Paul COLIN (1892 – 1986), cubist composition
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Colin (1892–1986), a painter, illustrator, set designer, and major poster artist of the 20th century, is renowned for his influence on Art Deco. He grew up in Nancy, a hub of av...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Athirst III
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ina Kaur (b. 1980) is a multidisciplinary artist whose conceptually driven work responds to imbalances and injustices within social, cultural, and ecological environments. Her practi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

A Memory Of What Was Said
Located in New York, NY
This unique work of ink on paper is framed in a black frame with Anti Reflective glass. It is currently on exhibition at the Hearst foundation building in Manhattan as part of the Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Wood, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, ABS

Peter Halley - Prison 30, unique signed drawing, geometric abstraction, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Peter Halley Prison 30, 1995 Original graphite drawing on paper Pencil signed on the on the front. Titled and dated on the back This unique work on paper was created by Peter Halley...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Graphite

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled No.18
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on paper, framed 10 x 15 cm - 18 x 24 cm with white mat passe-partout Unique copy Signed on the front
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Der Hafen von Plit
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Der Hafen von Plit" is a drawing by Paul Klee. The drawing is signed lower left, "Klee". The framed piece measures 25 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. Paul Klee was one of the most import...
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1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Laid Paper, Pen

"Bee Gone" A large, framed, technically stunning drawing by Arminée Chahbazian
Located in Hollister, CA
Bee Gone Bee Gone is a poetic and visually arresting work by Arminée Chahbazian that speaks to the fragility of the natural world and the silent disappearance of vital species. Throu...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

KAWS - Unique Cloud Drawing, Hand signed and inscribed Framed Pop Street artist
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Cloud Drawing done in white marker on colored paper, 2010 Signed, dated and inscribed to Tim in white marker Floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plex...
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2010s Pop Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

As A Butterfly - organic abstraction - monotype - ombre - Agnes Pelton
Located in Atlanta, GA
"As A Butterfly" is a lithographic monotype on Rives BFK paper featuring hues ofpurple, orange, blue and yellow. This work is framed in a gold frame measuring 25.5 by 22 inches. Claire Whitehurst is inspired by the works of Ruth Asawa, Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Pelton, Hilma af Klimt, Alma Thomas...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Lithograph, Monotype

"Landscape BW" Contemporary Drawing Framed, Large size by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape is a large, original black and white abstract drawing by Italian artist Marilina Marchica, created using mineral oxide on Canson Montval 300 gsm paper. The work embodies th...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Ink, Archival Paper

Psychic Garden (Golden Hour) - botanical - cyanotype - ethereal - colorful
Located in Atlanta, GA
This piece is an abstract botanical work on paper featuring hues of blue, tan, pink, green and white in a simple white box frame behind UV Plexiglas. Frame dimensions are 50.75 by 36...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Glitter, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Brutalist Op Art Abstract Charcoal Drawing by Dordevic Miodrag
Located in Atlanta, GA
Serbian artist Dordevic (or Djordjevic) Miodrag (1936 -), known as "Miodrag," designed this stunning abstract drawing. This work is a charcoal on paper depicting a brutalist abstract...
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1960s Op Art Abstract Paintings

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Charcoal

Sketch for The X Its Tails . 1967
Located in Palo Alto, CA
This work is registered as an authentic work by Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976) in the archives of the Calder Foundation (NY), under application number A.24492.  Created in 1967, this original pen and red ink drawing on paper is initialed ‘CA’ in blue ink in the lower right by Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976) with a handwritten dedication, also in blue ink, ‘To Alvin Lane’ along the lower center. The Sketch for ‘The X & Its Tails’ is an original study and preliminary drawing made by Calder preceding his large-scale sculpture for the Detroit Institute of Arts.  Sketches for models and sculptures are rare and this is no exception; according to Alvin S. Lane, collector and friend to Calder, “To the best of my knowledge there were very few, if any, preliminary drawings done by Calder that were on the market, but he was good enough when he did two for commissions to send the drawings to me as a present [including this Sketch for ‘The X & Its Tails’].  I included one of them here to show that although his drawings usually have a flowing steady line, his preliminary drawings are sloppy scribbles” (23). Provenance: ~       Gift of artist ~       Private Collection (Riverdale, NJ) Catalogue Raisonné and COA: Sketch for 'The X & Its Tails,' 1967 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the final sale of the work). 1. Registered with the Calder Foundation, NY under application number A.24492. 2. Elvehjem Museum of Art. The Terese and Alvin S. Lane Collection...
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1960s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pen

Athirst VI
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ina Kaur (b. 1980) is a multidisciplinary artist whose conceptually driven work responds to imbalances and injustices within social, cultural, and ecological environments. Her practi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Bodega Bay"
Located in Astoria, NY
Hiromichi Iwashita (Japanese, b. 1942), "Bodega Bay" Diptych, 28 September 1995, mixed media on paper, both signed and dated, vertical composition titled, each floating in black fram...
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1990s Minimalist Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Pencil, Graphite, Paint, Paper

Night Doors II
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: Marina Stern Paintings, Eleanor Rigelhaupt Gallery...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Light Buttress, by Kenneth Draper, pastel, paper, framed, abstract, England
Located in Santa Fe, NM
frame size 27.5" x 25.5" Light Buttress, by Kenneth Draper, pastel, paper, framed, abstract, England
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings a...

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Oil Pastel

Three Moons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work is part of our exhibition Marina Stern Luminary, the first retrospective of the artist since 2007. Previously exhibited: Marina Stern Paintings, Eleanor Rigelhaupt Gallery...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Affinities
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dorothy Dehner (1901–1994) was an influential American multidisciplinary artist who worked with drawing, painting, printmaking, and most notably sculpture. Despite her artistic cont...
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Untitled (First Theme)
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Burgoyne Diller (1906-1965) Recognized as the first American painter to embrace the tenets of Neo-Plasticism, Burgoyne Dill...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

"Lounging Reader" Oil Pastel Portrait on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Lounging Reader" is an original oil pastel drawing on a Safeway grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece lower right and signed & dated it on the verso. This piec...
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Found Objects

"Country Haircut"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to offer this piece by Milton Avery (1885 – 1965). Milton Avery was a prominent Modernist painter whose work combined abstraction and...
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1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Paper

Flushing #4
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Dorothy Dehner - A Piano for Pete, unique signed/inscribed drawing by sculptor
Located in New York, NY
Dorothy Dehner A Piano for Pete, 1975 Ink on paper Hand signed, dated and inscribed "A Piano for Pete - Best, Dorothy" on the the front Unique Frame included Held in the original vin...
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1970s Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

The Cliff, Abstract Colorado Landscape, 1940s American Modernist Pastel Drawing
Located in Denver, CO
This stunning artwork features an expressive blend of vibrant green, orange, blue, and purple tones, capturing the dynamic beauty of Colorado’s mountainous terrain. Created by renown...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Pastel, Archival Paper

Pillar of Zen #124, unique signed gouache painting Andre Zarre Gallery, 1959
Located in New York, NY
Charmion von Wiegand Pillar of Zen #124, 1959 Gouache on paper painting Hand signed, titled and dated on the front Unique Provenance: Andre Zarre Gallery, with label verso (Estate of renowned gallerist Andre Zarre, ne Andre Sowulewski) Measurements: Framed 26.5 inches vertical by 25.5 horizontal by 2 inches Artwork: 21 inches vertical by 22 inches horizontal Mid century modern, geometric, spiritual abstraction, mystical The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery since 1998. From March 3 to August 13, 2023, Charmion Von Wiegand was the subject of an acclaimed retrospective at the Kunstmuseum Basel, and she has received major attention in the price, including a June, 2023 ArtNews feature entitled, "Who Was Charmion von Wiegand and Why Is She Important?". Her work was also featured in a solo presentation by Rosenfeld Gallery at the New York Art Show held at the Park Avenue Armory, which also received critical acclaim. Artists Biography - courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery: Known for her vibrant, geometric paintings that originate a deeply personal language of spiritual enlightenment expressed through a constructivist mode of abstraction, Charmion von Wiegand (1896–1983) was born in Chicago but spent much of her childhood traveling. The daughter of a journalist for Hearst, von Wiegand eventually settled in New York in 1915 to attend Barnard College and Columbia University, where she took classes at the School of Journalism while nurturing a growing interest in art history. In 1925, von Wiegand realized that she wanted to be an artist and set up a studio in Greenwich Village, teaching herself how to paint while pursuing a career as a journalist. In 1929, she secured a position in Moscow as a foreign correspondent for Hearst, the only woman at the desk at the time. In 1932, von Wiegand returned to New York and married Russian émigré Joseph Freeman, who co-founded and edited the leftist journal New Masses. Von Wiegand began writing art criticism for New Masses as well as for other publications, including New Theatre, ARTnews, and Arts Magazine. When the Abstract American Artists (AAA) held their inaugural exhibition, von Wiegand reviewed it. An early champion of abstract art, von Wiegand became close friends with AAA founder Carl Holty. In 1941, Holty introduced von Wiegand to Piet Mondrian, who would have a profound impact on her art. Fascinated by Mondrian’s artistic philosophy, von Wiegand played a key role in the introduction of his work to American audiences, translating many of the Dutch artist’s writings into English and assisting in the composition of his influential article “Toward the True Vision of Reality” (1941). Through her friendship with Mondrian, von Wiegand re-kindled her interest in Theosophy (a religion established in the late 19th century that combines aspects of Hinduism, Buddhism, occultism, and esotericism) and embarked on an extended study of neoplasticism. In her artwork, she incorporated Mondrian’s iconic grid but rejected the constraints of pure neoplasticism and embraced a wide range of influences including surrealism and German expressionism. In 1942, von Wiegand became a member of the AAA, exhibiting regularly with the group and eventually serving as its president from 1951 to 1953. In the late 1940s, sculptor and fellow AAA member Ibram Lassaw gave her a translation of The Secret of the Golden Flower: A Chinese Book of Life, which inspired von Wiegand to immerse herself in a study of Buddhist art. She began incorporating Buddhist motifs such as stupas and mandalas into her paintings, and her spiritual practice steadily intensified throughout the 1950s. In 1953, her husband gifted her a copy of the Taoist I Ching Book of Changes, a guide for divining meaning from randomly derived numbers arranged in a hexagram—a form the artist readily incorporated into her painting. Von Wiegand’s study of Theosophy also intensified over these years, bolstered by her increased access to the religion’s primary sources composed by the religion’s founders and their successors at the New York Theosophical Society’s library. Von Wiegand’s search for the sacred and transcendent ultimately led her to Tibetan Buddhism and, in 1967, von Wiegand met Khyongla Rato Rinpoche, a Gelugpa monk who had recently arrived in New York, who would mentor her spiritual study in the tradition of Mahayana Buddhism until her death. Her travels in the 1960s and 1970s took her to Tibet and India, where she had an audience with the Dalai Lama, who was living in exile in Dharamsala. Many works from these decades incorporate symbols and schematics drawn from Theosophical prismatic color charts, Chinese astrology and tantric yoga. In 1978, she was the subject of a PBS documentary titled The Circle of Charmion von Wiegand, which was scored by Philip Glass. In 1980, von Wiegand was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and in 1982, the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach (FL) organized her first retrospective exhibition. She died the following year in New York, bequeathing her estate to Khyongla Rato and the Tibet Center of New York. In 1998, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery became the sole representative of her estate and has presented her work in four solo and multiple group exhibitions. Recent notable exhibitions that have included her work are The Third Mind: American Artists Contemplate Asia (Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, 2009) and Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America (Newark Museum, NJ, 2010). In March 2023, the Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland) opened the first comprehensive museum retrospective of von Wiegand’s work in Europe. Von Wiegand’s work is represented in numerous museum collections including the Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy (Andover, MA); Albright-Knox Art Gallery (Buffalo, NY); Arithmeum, University of Bonn (Germany); Birmingham Museum of Art (Alabama); Blanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin; Brooklyn Museum (NY); Carnegie Museum of Art (Pittsburgh, PA); The Cleveland Museum of Art (OH); Indianapolis Museum of Art (IN); Fondazione Marguerite Arp (Locarno, Switzerland); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Massachusetts); The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY); The Museum of Modern Art (New York, NY); Newark Museum of Art (New Jersey); Seattle Art Museum (WA); Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington, DC); Walker Art Center (Minneapolis, MN); Weatherspoon Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro; Wellin Museum of Art at Hamilton College (Clinton, NY); Whitney Museum of American Art (New York, NY); and Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, CT). More about gallerist Andre Zarre A tribute in the New Criterion: Dispatch August 11, 2020 Andre Zarre, 1942–2020 by Dana Gordon On the late New York gallery pioneer. Art should never be aggressively explained; art should be felt. —Andre Zarre, 1977 Often, in the starlit New York cultural mecca, a longtime important figure fades away through the penumbra and dies without notice. Such was the fate of Andre Zarre, the contemporary art dealer, who passed away a few weeks ago. Andy, as he wanted friends to call him, opened his eponymous gallery in 1974 just off Madison Avenue on Sixty-ninth Street. He soon moved it to the omphalos of the art world in that era, 41 East Fifty-seventh Street, the Fuller Building. Over the years he moved to SoHo and then to Chelsea, as fashion and real estate prices pushed the art souk hither and thither. To understand his importance, all you need do is take a look at a list of artists who had solo shows at the Andre Zarre Gallery. This includes such names, from an early generation, as Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Sari Dienes, and Perle Fine. Among a subsequent generation are Pat Lipsky, Jay Milder, Thornton Willis, and Kes Zapkus.1 And this list does not include the many knowns and unknowns who were in his lively group shows. Zarre had a real “eye” and was a champion of abstract art from the moment he founded his gallery—even among the gathering storms of conceptual and political art, which he eschewed. He showed a good deal of figurative art as well. His galleries were always spacious and unpretentious, oriented simply to show the art. In the words of Dee Shapiro, who showed with the Zarre gallery many times, “He had a photographic memory and knew a lot about art and was always interested in the artist’s life.” Reliable biographical information on Zarre is scarce, but he said of his background that he was born in Poland in 1942 and that his parents were a diplomat and a socialite. He left home for the United States at the age of fifteen. During his decades as an art dealer in New York, Zarre did not appear to accumulate wealth, though he acquired a collection and lived on Park Avenue. “He was not personally aggressive in that way. People had to come to him,” Dee Shapiro said. He was honest in his financial dealings with artists, which not all art dealers are. For a long time while running the gallery he had a second job as a supervisor in an airline office and he kept little to no additional staff in the gallery. He supported a brother who remained in Poland. Among artists, Zarre was known to be quite ornery. After my show at his gallery in 1997, I refused to enter it for seventeen years. Then I ran into him in Chelsea and he offered me another show, an opportunity I gladly accepted, but he remained just as disagreeable. He showed the work of many women, probably more than any other gallery, save those devoted to showing only women. Collectors, curators, and writers found him mostly friendly. As Peter Reginato put it, Zarre was a “strange guy but I liked him. I think he was a dealer who was more interested in the art than in making money, but somehow he lasted forty-plus years.” Zarre is not known to have kept extensive or extant records of his gallery’s long history, though these may emerge in time. Scouring the Internet, one may compile a partial list of more than eighty artists who had solo shows at the Andre Zarre Gallery:Nancy Azara, Ellen Banks, Mary Barnes, Tony Bechara, Juan Bernal, Stephanie Bernheim, Randy Bloom, Elena Borstein, Michael Boyd, Fritz Bultman, Ed Buonagurio, Yoan Capote, Sonia Delaunay, Nassos Daphnis, Cathy Diamond, Sari Dienes, Joseph Dolinsky, Beata Drozd, Ronnie Elliot, William Fares, Perle Fine, Lynne Frehm, Ben Georgia, Mikel Glass, Dana Gordon, Juanita Guccione, Fred Gutzeit, Don Hazlitt, Amy Hill, Clinton Hill, Monroe Hodder, Budd Hopkins, Arlan Huang, Richard Hunt, Rhia Hurt, Buffie Johnson, Alexander Kaletski, Robert Kaupelis...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Abstract Composition, Graphite, colored pencil and paper collage, Signed, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth Murray Untitled Abstract Composition, 1990 Graphite, colored pencil and paper collage on paper (frame bears the original Paula Cooper Gallery label) Signed and dated Spring...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite, Color Pencil, Mixed Media, Paper

"Thump Thump" Synthesized Geometric Elements, Abstracted Patterns
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Thump Thump" is an original piece by Sophie Roach made from watercolor on paper with a wax seal. This piece measures 11”h x 9”w framed and is signed en recto. Sophie Roach (b. 1988...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

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Paper, Watercolor

U 164 - Tiffany blue abstract geometric minimalist 3D paper composition
Located in New York, NY
Anna Kruhelska is a visual artist and architect working across fields of art and design. She creates abstract, three-dimensional paper wall reliefs that startle in their intricacy an...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper

Paris Cloud Drawing (signed and inscribed to David) unique work on colored paper
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
KAWS Cloud Drawing done in white marker on colored paper, 2010 Signed, dated and inscribed to David in white marker with a dateline of Paris Floated and framed in a white wood frame ...
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2010s Street Art Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Moldovan Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled 12
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on Hahnemuhle paper - artwork unframed for $300
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Seascape, Original Charcoal and Pastel, Abstract Drawing, Minimalist
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
This original drawing by Fabien Granet, is created in 2025 with charcoal and pastel on paper (26 x 18 cm). This work is part of a series of contemporary landscapes inspired by the co...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

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Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper

Dorde (Djordje) Ilic (1920-2010) - 1969 Gouache, The Artist
Located in Corsham, GB
A gouache, pencil, and watercolour composition by the Macedonian artist Djordje Ilic. Signed and dated to the lower right. Well presented in a plum and gold frame. On paper.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache

Yinka Shonibari It s My Party I ll Cry If I Want To 24ct gold leaf mixed media
Located in New York, NY
Yinka Shonibare It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To, 2013 24ct gold leaf embellishment, hand applied dutch wax batik fabrics on 225gsm Somerset Enhanced Paper Boldly signed and n...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gold Leaf

The Red Eye of Love, 1998, Unique ink drawing on embossed paper, signed, framed
Located in New York, NY
Robert Indiana The Red Eye of Love, 1998 Unique ink drawing dated 1998 Drawing created on embossed letterhead of Dorothy Blau Gallery (famed Miami dealer, friend and early promoter o...
Category

1990s Pop Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

"Tendrils, Velvet Berry", Organic Forms Drawn in Pastel by Roche Cruchon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Tendrils, Velvet Berry" is an original piece by Roche Cruchon made from pastel on paper. This piece measures 15.5”h x 12.5”w framed and is signed en recto. Tendrils is a recent exp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

Hokusai Covers VI - Abstract Calligraphy Mixed Media Work, Yellow + White
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Jane Skingley b. 1963 Hokusai Covers VI, 2025 mixed media on old book cover 26 x 17 cm 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in signed Jane Skingley paints seascapes and landscapes in oils. Her first exhi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Hokusai Covers II - Abstract Mixed Media Work on Book Cover, White, Pink + Red
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Jane Skingley b. 1963 Hokusai Covers II, 2025 mixed media on old book cover 26 x 17 cm 10 1/4 x 6 3/4 in signed verso Jane Skingley paints seascapes and landscapes in oils. Her firs...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media

Flushing #2
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Empathy Monoprint, Ink and colored pencil on Twin Rocker hand made paper, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Kiki Smith Empathy, 2020 Ink and colored pencil on Twin Rocker hand made paper with deckled edges Pencil signed and dated by Kiki Smith on the front Monoprint - unique variant Frame...
Category

2010s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Color Pencil

Black and White Abstract Figurative Drawing of Nude Female
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts nude women dressing up. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Framed in a beautiful black modern frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 16.63 in. x W 21.5 in. Artist Biography: William Anzalone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Pen, Pencil