Harald Marinius Olson

"Untitled abstract with Blue, Red, White and other colors" 43x33"

2011

This large painting titled "Museum Abstract" measures 50x70" on canvas. The dynamic surface textures and interesting and unique shapes painted by Mr. Olson achieve a fluid movement ...

This painting titled "Clockwork" is by Abstract expressionists Harald Olson. We have included an image of the painting in a room setting. There is a tremendous amount of spontaneity...

Howard Daum Untitled, 1972 Signed and dated on verso Oil on board 10 1/8 x 8 inches Howard Daum was born in Poland. His family lived in Lodz until he turned 14, when he and his mother left the counrtry. They settled in Montreal, Canada, where Daum learned from the artist Alexander Bercovitch from 1934 to 1937. In 1938, Daum and his mom traveled to New York and chose the Bronx as their home. After finishing high school in 1940, Daum received a scholarship to the Art Students League. There, he learned from teachers like Will Barnet, Cameron Booth, Morris Kantor, Harry Sternberg, and Vaclav Vytlacil, who was a key mentor. Vytlacil had studied under modern painter Hans Hofmann in Munich in 1921 and helped start the American Abstract Artists group in 1936. In 1943 and 1944, Daum served in the U. S. Army in Mississippi before coming back to New York. During 1944 and 1945, he had lessons with Hofmann at his school in Greenwich Village. Daum's art during this time became more abstract, using bold and bright colors with clear brushstrokes. The space in his work was very shallow, with objects like figures and easels overlapping each other. Some of Daum’s artist friends, such as Robert Barrell, Peter Busa, and Steve Wheeler...

Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Amidst the Color", 2022 Oil Paint, Tape, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the back of the painting. This large-scale abstract...