1980s Figurative Paintings

Acrylic on canvas painting by Joe Shannon (b.1933). Titled "That Day in Pompeii". Signed and dated in lower left. Gallery label on reverse. New York Time...

Figure on blue background is a modern artwork realized by Pino Caruso in 1985. Mixed colored oil painting. Hand signed on lower margin. Signature and date on the back. Includes f...

Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait, 1986. Oil on canvas, 11 x 13 inches. Unframed. Signed, dated and dedicated on verso. Excellent condition. Manuel Pard...

Portrait of Dave Winfield Edward Avedisian 20 x 14 inches, acrylic on stretched canvas Armenian-American artist, Avedisian was best known for his work made in New York City during the 1960s: brilliantly colored, boldly composed canvases that combined Minimalism’s rigor, Pop’s exuberance and the saturated tones of Color Field painting. He was largely recognized for a series of Beach Ball paintings that emerged in the early 1960's and into the later 1960's the artist began painting larger horizontal paintings, featuring vertically intersecting beacon-like stripes that highlighted characteristics from both the Post-Painterly and Color Field movements. In this portrait, Avedisian using his signature use of color, combining bright rusty reds and oranges against a metallic green gold backdrop. A major work from Avedesian's color-stripe series was featured on the cover of Artforum's January 1969 issue (pictured here). Also pictured are photographs of the artist c. 1970 in his studio in New York City and catalog pages from Avedisian's inclusion in the American Painting Now Expo at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, MA in Dec 1967 - Jan 1968. The exhibition, organized by art critic Alan Solomon, featured one of Avedisian's signature Beach Ball paintings alongside large works by Robert Motherwell and Jim Rosenquist. About the subject: Dave Winifield is American former Major League Baseball right fielder born in 1951 and who played for six teams (San Diego Padres, New York Yankees, California Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Minnesota Twins, and Cleveland Indians) during his 22 year long career. He had the winning hit in the 1992 World Series with the Blue Jays over the Atlanta Braves. Winfield retired in 1996 and was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001, in his first year of eligibility. About the Artist: In the 1960’s, Edward Avedisian was one of the youngest of those luminaries producing a grand new abstract painting. Shown first at Ivan Karp and Dick Bellamy’s Hansa Gallery and then at Robert Elkon, Avedisian’s insouciant mix of pop playfulness, color field cool and high formalist style put his art in a unique, and at the time generously rewarded, position. Paintings made it onto the cover of Artforum, were purchased by all the major museums, were among the few abstract works shown as representative of America’s post-war achievement at Expo 67 in Montreal and comprised a cornerstone in histories of the period written by Barbara Rose, among others. The artist was largely influenced by his Color-Field predecessors, Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman. Throughout the 1960's and into the mid 1970's the artist was celebrated in the Manhattan art scene, contributing to the Post-Painterly Abstraction movements with contemporaries Helen Frankenthaler, Andy Warhol, Jules Olitski, and Larry Poons. Museum Collections: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York Brooklyn Museum, New York Chrysler Art Museum, Norfolk, Virginia Denver Art Museum, Colorado Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, Texas The Larry Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Minneapolis Institute of Arts Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts Neuberger Museum of Art, State University of New York, Purchase Los Angeles County Museum, California Neuberger Museum, SUNY, Purchase, New York Parrish Art Museum, Water Mill, New York Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum *above description text is supported by Alexandra C. Anderson's article on Edward Avedesian in Artforum's January 1969 issue. NY Times Obituary, published Aug 23, 2007 by Roberta Smith: Mr. Avedisian was best known for his work in the 1960s: brilliantly colored, boldly composed canvases that combined Minimalism’s rigor, Pop’s exuberance and the saturated tones of Color Field painting. A frequent motif was a cluster of bright seedlike orbs corralled at the center of a vibrant monochrome field by larger rings of color, creating an image that could resemble a buoyant cross-section of some unknown fruit. Mr. Avedisian was born in Lowell, Mass., in 1936 and studied art at the Boston Museum School. By the late 1950s he was living in New York, part of a generation of promising young painters that included Frank Stella, Larry Poons and Darby Bannard. From 1958 to 1963 Mr. Avedisian had six solo shows in New York galleries, including two at the Robert Elkon Gallery, where he continued to show almost every year until 1975. By the early 1960s Mr. Avedisian was a rising star. During that decade, his work appeared on the cover of Artforum, in “The Responsive Eye” exhibition of Op Art at the Museum of Modern Art and in four annuals at the Whitney Museum of American Art. His paintings were widely sought by collectors and acquired by major museums in New York and elsewhere. In the mid-1970s Mr. Avedisian moved to Hudson and became less visible. His paintings soon began shifting toward representation; he took to calling his abstract paintings “a period style.” But he continued to be well served by his feeling for color, scale and surface. His landscapes described his surroundings in blunt, flat shapes and singing hues reminiscent of those of Marsden Hartley and Paula Modersohn...

Wonderful figurative nude in bed of flowers of "Michel" by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century), 1983. Signed mid right and on vers...

Original Oil on Canvas by Gianmarco Montesano. Very good conditions. Ref: - Cat. "Guardando il cielo", Galleria Monti, Roma, 1989 - Monography edited by Valerio Dehò, G. Politi Ed...

Signed lower left, 'Curtis Fields' (American, 1921-2008) and dated 1980. Provenance: Austin Hills estate, San Francisco. After graduating from Yale Art School, Fields served in the ...

Artist: John McCormick, American Title: 1959 Corvette Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed Size: 18 in. x 32 in. (45.72 cm x 81.28 cm)

5-3596 Oil on artist board Set in a custom hand painted wood frame Image size 18x13.5"

A wonderfully expressive work of art by this artist who, at the time of this creation, was battling with strong emotions and bi-polar disorder. Steensma was an enigmatic figure in t...

A. Rio Barcelona .Original gouache paper painting . AGUSTIN RIO ( Barceona 1923 – Barcelona 1997) Formed in Llotja i al Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc He appeared individually in 195...

Painting of Figures & Boats on Truro Harbour with Cathedral by British Artist, Michael Kerris (1934-2024) Art measures 47 x 20 inches Frame measures 53 x 25 inches Kerris, could n...

Polyak Alexander Emelyanovich - soviet and ukrainian painter. Was born in Chernigov in 1944. In 1971 he graduated from the Moscow University of Arts named after N. K. Krupskaya, spec...

Artist: Leandro Velasco, Colombian (1933 - ) Title: Ready for Easter Year: c. 1985 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso Size: 64 x 32 in. (162.56 x 81.28 cm)

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this vintage figurative abstract of a Woman, Dog Spring Flowers with Petroglyphs by Martha’s Vineyard artist Cindy Kane Absolutely stunning vintage large scale abstract expressionist painting titled "Bending Forward," by San Francisco and now Martha's Vineyard artist Cindy Kane (American, b. 1957). This unique monumental piece, created in 1987, has a netherworld primal quality depicting a petroglyph-like blonde woman and her animal spirit dog bending toward a flower-strewn earth. Additional petroglyph vignettes add mystery to narrative. Signed and dated "Kane '87" upper right. Unframed. Image size: 66.5"H x 84"W. Her early works were influenced by her memories of these hieroglyphs, and embellished with symbols from her dreams. “I hope [that viewers] get what I get from my work, which is enjoyment, visual satisfaction, and a story — whatever their own story is,” she said. “I can’t give them one, but I can tell my own, and the story they take with them is something personal.” Her early work was influenced by the experience of living and working at the bottom of the Grand Canyon National Park, where she had the opportunity to document Anasazi Indian pictographs in pen and ink drawings. These images would inform her work for years to come. While working in Grand Canyon National Park, she became familiar with the Anasazi Indian ruins...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

MALCAH ZELDIS Circus, Trapeze Artists and Acrobats gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Framed to 15 X 16.5 sheet is 9 X 12 Malcah ...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Oil measures 27x22 cm. Frame measures 38x33 cm. Signed Domenech.

Artist: Armando Villagran, Mexican (1945 -1995) Title: Mal Muchacho (Bad Boy) Year: 1987 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l. Size: 47 x 39 inches [119.38 x 99.06 cm] Frame: 49 x 41 in...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Ignacio Gil Sala (1913-2003) - Barcelona - Oil on canvas Oil measures 38x46 cm. Frameless. Ignacio Gil Sala, was a painter, bohemian character, adventurous and intrepid traveler who knew how to capture his eyes to that world with his painting. After starting his artistic training at the age of nine, Gil Sala entered the School of Fine Arts in Barcelona, ​​where he had as teachers Felix Mestres and Vicente Borrás. Already in 1930, being still almost an apprentice, he obtained the bronze medal of the School, and in 1936 he won by contest a scholarship to make a study trip through Spain. Those were the difficult moments of the outbreak of the Civil War and thanks to the help of the sculptor Mariano Benlliure...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Maze, 1982 Acrylic on cardboard Signed and dated upper right 7 x 9.5 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clar...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right.Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.

Artist: Fernando Farulli, Italian (1923 - 1997) Title: Il Suicida Year: circa 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 59 in. x 71 in. (149.86 cm x 180.34 cm)

Route 10 - Abstract Collage Abstract mixed media collage which pulls on motifs from color-field painting, cubism, and geometric abstraction. This piece has a warm quality to the col...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.

"Parade" Oil, graphite on linen canvas, canvas 46x39 with frame 63x55. Jurgen Gorg was born in 1951 in​ Dernbach Germany. His formative years were spent in Koblentz, before moving ...

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Hand signed and titled on rear. Very good condition.

20th Century Post-War Painting of Mountain River Scene in the Mournes in Ireland, by Modern Artist, Denis Thornton (1937-1999) Art measures 30 x 16 inc...

This stunning oil on canvas painting of a highly colorful still-life composition features a fruit bowl with fruits and grapes. It is an extremely lively and vibrant post-cubist exec...

Expressive Abstract Landscape Painting of Ireland by Contemporary Irish Artist, Frank Fitzsimons Art measures 30 x 16 inches Frame measure 35 x 21 ...

Firmado por el artista en la parte inferior (Marí) Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 73 x 60 cm. Medidas marco: 98 x 85 cm. El estado de la pintura es bueno Se adjunta...

James C. Litz is a self-taught artist who has a "primitive-naive" style of oil and acrylic paintings that features colorful and humorous characters and scenes. His paintings have a very child-like quality to them and you can see the artist's active imagination at work transforming everyday life into art. In 1994, the fine arts magazine Sunstorm, described him as having a "natural wit and style". Permanent displays: The National and International Vietnam Veterans War Art Museum, Chicago, IL; the American Folk Art Museum, NYC; the President Bush Library, Houston, TX; Museé D'Art Naïf de l'lle De France; the International Folk Art Museum, La Jolla, CA; and the James Fennimore Coopers Museum, Cooperstown, NY. Private Collections: Jackie Gleason (deceased); Roy Rogers (deceased); the Flamenco guitarist Carlos Montoya (deceased); opera singer Patrice Munsel, cellist Lynn Harrell, and Bill Cosby.

Oil on canvas realized by Gino Guida in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Bold French gouache fashion sketch of a flowing wrap dress in deep red with floral detailing. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

Robert Azensky Fine Art is proud to offer this evocative figurative in Edvard Munch's German Expressionist style by Jackie Kirk (American, b. 1929- 2021), c. 1980. This painting is unique in artist's oeuvre in that she fully embraces a darker, grittier German expressionism style...

Delightful gouache fashion sketch of a ballerina style dress in a deep forest green. Fabric swatch attached upper right. Signed lower left. Original ...

MALCAH ZELDIS Reclining Woman Wine and Cigarettes gouache on paper Hand signed and dated bottom right. titled in pencil on paper verso. Matted to 13 X 15.5...

Thatched Cottages with Wild Flowers & Village Church in the English Countryside by British Artist Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 29 x 23 inches This exquisite original ...

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Rainbow Mandala, 1983 Acrylic on scintilla Signed and dated lower right 30 x 22 inches Clarence Holbrook Carter achieved a level of na...

Portrait French School, circa 1980's signed lower left corner painting on canvas with cutout paper collage applied to canvas, unframed canvas: 18 x 15 inches the painting is in overa...

This 26" x 26" oil on linen painting was completed in 1980 by Robert Bonaparte. The canvas predominantly features a vibrant red ground, which occupies most of the composition. Three ...

This 25" x 24" oil on linen painting of a dinner conversation at a table with a man and woman is an abstract work painted by Robert Bonaparte. Done in...

Donald Vogel was inspired by gardens throughout his painting career. Before moving to Dallas, as a student at the Art Institute of Chicago in the late 1930's, Vogel's studio was a block away from Chicago's Lincoln Park...

Charming vintage oil painting of the iconic La Canada Building on the corner of North Santa Cruz Ave and W. Main Street in downtown Los Gatos, California by ...

Farm Landscape with Lush Green Fields & Summer Sky in the English Countryside Art measures 16.75 x 9.5 inches Frame measures 22 x 15 inches

Oil painting of four figures under a light by French artist Bidaud, circa 1990. Signed lower right. Original one-of-a-kind artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold bor...

Old Barn Scene of a Farm in the English Countryside by 20th Century British Landscape Artist, James Wright. Signed, vintage original, oil on heavy grain linen, reframed in a high qu...

The scene flows with a mix of people out and very much milling about against a backdrop of high rises half hidden in mist. There’s the dandy sporting a red fedora, a white-helmeted b...

Pierre Dorion (Canadian, b. 1959) Pontoise, 1989 Oil and mixed media on canvas 47 3/4 x 36 in. Framed: 56 x 43 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. Signed, dated, and inscribed verso Jack Shainman Galle...

Artist: John McCormick, American Title: Rolls Royce Year: 1983 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 18 in. x 32 in. (45.72 cm x 81.28 cm)

Oil size 41x33 cm. Frame size 56x48 cm. Frame in poor condition.

Donald Vogel’s paintings reflect his interest in seeking beauty in life and in sharing pleasure with his viewers. Vogel entreats us to "rejoice and celebrate each new day, knowing it...

Red with Black, White and Orange - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A bright abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). A...

Provenance: Galeria Durban Cesar Segnini, Caracas Venezuela. Emerio Dario Lunar was born on January 27, 1940 in Cabimas, Zulia state. Self-taught in painting, makes primary educati...