Stephen Johnson

Untitled II -- Make an Offer!

2001

“Pap Art is the collaborative expression of ex-paparazzi photographer David Koppel and figurative painter John Kiki. In the tradition of it’s predecesso...

Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil, pastel, and paper collage on canvas. Signed and dated verso. 52.75 x 47.75 in. 54 x 49 in. (framed) Gilded floater frame. Provenance Compass Rose, Chicago Born Sylvan Irwin Goldberg in 1924 and raised in the Bronx, Michael Goldberg was an important figure in American Abstract Expressionism, who began taking art classes at the Art Students League in 1938. A gifted student, Goldberg finished high school at the age of 14 and enrolled in City College. He soon found New York’s jazz scene to be a more compelling environment, and he began skipping classes in favor of the Harlem jazz clubs near campus. Goldberg’s love of jazz would become a lifelong passion and a key component to his approach to composition in his paintings. From 1940 to 1942, like many of the leading artists of the New York School, Goldberg studied with Hans Hofmann. In 1943, he put his pursuit of painting on hold and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Serving in North Africa, Burma, and India, Goldberg received a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star before being discharged in 1946. After his service, he traveled and worked in Venezuela before returning to the United States, settling back in New York and resuming studies with Hofmann and at the Art Students League. Living downtown and frequenting the Cedar Bar, Goldberg befriended many of the artists of the New York School. In 1951, his work was included in the groundbreaking Ninth Street Show, co-organized by Leo Castelli, Conrad Marca-Relli, and the Eighth Street Club, and featuring the work of - among others - Hofmann, Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline. In 1953, the Tibor de Nagy...

The most significant example of Cremona’s work to come to market in recent memory, this sweeping 1968 abstraction captures the haunting lyricism that defined his mature work. The com...

This work is from the young artists' series of works "Visual Diaries". Artist goes to her studio daily and create as if writing a diary documenting her daily life - closest surroun...

This artwork is a unique fusion of painting and textile, transforming the fluidity of watercolor motifs into rich, tactile hand-tufted carpets. Remeikyte's thread paintings are cre...

Paula Valenzuela Liminal Space, 2024 Mixed media on canvas 30 x 40 inches Paula Valenzuela's signature style consists of the creation of complex layers of paint which are covered an...

Paula Valenzuela El hilo invisible (The Invisible Thread), 2024 Mixed media on canvas 30 x 24 inches This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretch...

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"Burn Scar (No. 2)" exemplifies Filice's unique approach, combining ink, paper, branches, bark, and stucco on canvas to create a textured, tactile piece that invites deep contemplati...

"Morph II" is an original mixed media painting that began with a commitment to upcycling. Discarded fabric and yarn remnants from design projects have been given new life as an integ...