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Abstract Expressionist Composition in Green, Red Black

1988

Expressive late 1970's green and red abstract on rough plywood, with scribbled linear forms in the style of Basquiat, by Bay Area artist Micha...

Dynamic abstract with green and black swirling together by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed "Warner" lower left. Unframed. Image size, 9"H x 12"W. Purchased from the es...

Bright and colorful highly textured abstract with figurative elements by Weston (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "Weston '92" lower right corner. Tempera on acrylic sheet. ...

Yellow, Green, and Orange - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Layers of ...

Untitled abstract expressionist painting done in muted green and red tones. Signed in the lower right corner. Currently unframed.

Abstract painting on paper image: 18 x 24 inches paper size: 22 x 30 inches Contemporary minimalist abstract painting on a beautiful thick, creamy white Arches paper, unframed. Ins...

This is an original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Discover new works by Julia Craig available to buy online and in our art gallery. Julia is an abstract artist whose love of c...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Red Harmony" is an abstract painting that does have a sculptural presence in the shapes of the red areas. The lush greens blend various shades into a background that while it does contrast sharply with the reds, it is not in conflict. The overall effect of this work is dynamic in its energy while at the same time harmonious. One of the original Cass Corridor artists from the 1960s William Antonow studied at the School of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts (now the College for Creative Studies) and at Wayne State University, where he received his BFA (1967) and MA (1970.) Antonow’s first one-person show at the Willis Gallery in 1971, represented a radical departure from his early work – abstract bronzes shown at the Michigan Artists exhibitions at the Detroit Institute of Arts in 1969 and 1970. A founding member of the Willis, Antonow publicized his exhibition with a cryptic invitation stating, “art isn’t anything.” Echoing the challenge implicit in the exhibition announcement, the works in the show consisted of precariously balanced piles of such non-art materials as wood crates and barrels, corrugated paper or cardboard, cellophane and beer cans. These brash, paint-slathered juxtapositions of salvaged objects were perhaps the first example of the nascent “tough art” aesthetic of the Cass Corridor. (Both Gordon Newton’s wood constructions and Bob Sestok’s crude “radio wheels” first appeared in 1972.) In 1975, in the inaugural group exhibition of the Willis at its new location in the Fisher Building...