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Period: 1980s
Modern Portrait of Young Girl "Cathy" Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern portrait of young girl named Cathy Gutman by American painter, Patricia Gren Hayes (b. 1932), 1982. Signed and dated lower left corner and on verso Provenance: Purchased as part of larger collection of artist's work from the estate of Larry Miller fine Art Unframed. Canvas size: 18"H x 16"W. Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b. 1932) is a Bay Area Figurative & Feminist Art Movement artist who studied at Winnipeg Public Art School in 1950. She received early recognition in Museum and Gallery competitions and exhibitions and was awarded a Special Education in Art recognition by the Winnipeg Museum of Fine Art, and was awarded a scholarship to the Banff College of Fine Art. Further studies were at The University of Manitoba. She was a Member of Winnipeg Free Press Sketch Club and was a Cartoonist and paste-up for a French-English bi-weekly, in Eastern Canada; She studied outdoor impressionism in New York in 1960; in 1962, attended The California College of Arts and Crafts, and in 1976 B.A., U.C. Berkeley where she studied under Elmer Bischoff, David Simpson, Joan Brown, Felix Ruvolo, Yolanda Lopez and Vincent Perez. She started a freelance commercial art business in 1963; copyrighted a National Cartoon, 1976, and served as Exhibition Director for San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976-1978. She was a workshop instructor at the San Francisco Woman Artists Gallery, 1977-1985; and was Manager/Owner Stanton Art Gallery, Alameda, CA, 1976-1982. Solo Exhibitions: Berkeley Marina, 1974; Oakland Center for The Visual Arts, "Images of Women", 1979 Group Exhibitions: Oakland's Dept of Education, 1963, Studio One; Alameda County Fair, 1975, 1976, 1978; San Francisco Art Festival, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1976, 1977, 1978; San Francisco Women Artists Gallery Exhibition, award winner - 1970, 1977, 1978; Hayward Bay Fair Art Festival, award winner - 1971; Capricorn Assunder Gallery, 1973; Oakland Art Festival, 1973, 1974; Alameda Art Association, 1978; El Cerrito...
Category

American Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Locked Out" - A Face and a Figure in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Locked Out" - A Face and a Figure in Acrylic on Paper A bold figurative painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A face and a figure have been superimposed upon each other, with no clear indication as to which in in the foreground. They are composed of red, brown, and black, with a stippled texture at the bottom. From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
Category

Abstract Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic, Rag Paper

Woman in Yellow Dress
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original painting by Harry McCormick from circa 1980. In an excellent gold frame. Artist: Harry McCormick, American (1942 - ) Title: Woman in Yellow Dress...
Category

American Realist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Reflections on the ballet. 1986, canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Reflections on the ballet. 1970, canvas, cardboard, oil, 60x80 cm Laimdots Murnieks (1922-2011) studied at Cesis and Jelgava teachers’ institutes (1938 – 44). He graduated from the ...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Antique American Modernist Surreal Original Framed Figurative Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist drawing. Framed. Drawing on paper. Signed. Image size, 14H by 11L.
Category

Abstract 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grandfather in Baseball Cap - Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of an elderly man in a baseball hat by an unknown artist (20th Century). Signed and dated ("VHGE '85") in the lower right corner. No frame.
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art
Located in Firenze, IT
Swimmer in the Jump with the Kitten by Marco Silombria. Italian Pop art Large scale painting on paper. Mixed tecnique with glitter dust on corners. Created by Italian Pop - Art ar...
Category

Pop Art 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Gouache, Color Pencil

Portrait of a Woman with Green Eyes
Located in Soquel, CA
Portrait of a woman with green eyes that are highlighted by the light green background by Monterey California-area artist Patricia Gillfillan (American, 192...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Guitar" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994), acrylic on canvas
Located in Milano, MI
This is a rare painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) from his series dedicated to the "linearism" with a strong color presence. Colors range from Yellow, Azure...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait - Paint by Sigfrido Oliva - 1980s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Sigfrido Oliva in 1980s. Hand signed. Includes a contemporary wooden frame cm. 54x66. Very good condition.
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Figure and Cottage - Painting by Luciano Schifano - 1988
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on wooden table realized by Luciano Schifano (1943) in 1988. Hand signed and titled. Good condition.
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

American Cubist Gouache Pastel Portrait Painting of Robert Lerner Chicago 1980
Located in Portland, OR
American cubist portrait painting of the American academic Michael Lerner, by the Modernist artist Michael Hurson (1941-2007). This whimsical portrait is painted in the cubist style ...
Category

Cubist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Paper, Gouache, Charcoal, Pencil

Man Portrait
By Ann Singer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ANN SINGER "MAN PORTRAIT" ACRYLIS ON CANVAS, SIGNED CZECH, DATED 1983 35 X 29 INCHES Plus frame
Category

Expressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Man Portrait
Man Portrait
$675 Sale Price
77% Off
"Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd" Portrait by Norris Church Mailer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Norris Church Mailer, American (1949 - 2010) Title: Arnold Scaasi and Parker Ladd Year: 1988 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 59.5 x 47 in. (151.13 x 119.38...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait Of A Young Woman Mixed Media On Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Young Model Expressionist Portrait Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Senza titolo" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
Exhibited in Almach Art Gallery Milano during 2023 Hand-signed by artist, Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by authorized authenticating body) Image rights Luca Temolo ...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Oil Painting / Abstract versus Figurative Art / Figurative Art / Human Figure /
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams was a painter, art educator, and writer. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1952, he received a B.S. in 1976 and an M.A. in 1983 from Buffalo State College. Adams’s work is includ...
Category

Realist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman and Her Horse
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Woman and Her Horse', oil on board, French School (1988). Horses are majestic, strong and can display a broad range of emotions. Whether they're around humans or other...
Category

1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Mailing the Letter-Original Oil Painting-American Realisim
Located in Marco Island, FL
American life is captured in this Clyde Singer painting, Mailing the Letter, where he depicts a woman posting her mail in 1986. An accomplished American Scene painter, Singer success...
Category

American Realist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Antique American Modernist Surreal Original Framed Figurative Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist drawing. Framed. Drawing on paper. Signed. Image size, 14H by 11L.
Category

Abstract 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Woman in a Turban , American Academy in Rome, Italy, Notre Dame, FRSA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Faintly signed lower right, 'D. Mayernik' for David Mayernik (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. A period, Post-Impressionist style study of a woman in a turban looking...
Category

1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

"It s better to wake up" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
"It is better to wake up" is a hymn for the "awakening" of humanity. Hand-signed by artist, Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by authorized authenticating body) Image r...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Two Boys with Blonde and Guitar" Modern Abstract Cubist Figurative Portrait
Located in Houston, TX
Modern figurative portrait painting by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features three of his signature Cubist-inspired figures, two men and a seated woman, po...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Incessante sopravvivere" by Salvador Aulestia
Located in Milano, MI
From the series dedicated to Timeless Women by Salvador Aulestia, this is definitely a museum-grade artwork, exceptionally granted to celebrate yellow, a color well present in the Ca...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Rita
Located in Riga, LV
Rita oil/canvas, 85x60. cm.
Category

Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Rita
Rita
$1,704 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bimba in poltrona" olio su cartone cm. 35 x 25 1980 ca
Located in Torino, IT
Childhood, Little Girl, Green, Summer KLARA VLASOVA (Moscow, 1926) MUSEUMS St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum Moscow, Pushkin Museum Moscow, Museum of History and Reconstructi...
Category

Post-Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986
Located in Saint Pol de Léon, Bretagne
"Blue Scarf" figuratif acrylic on linen panel 60x173cm 1986 For her exhibition in Abdijan at the invitation of Professor Dadié, Emmanuelle Vroelant came there the previous year to ...
Category

Abstract Expressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Equestrienne, Large Art Deco Painting by Erik Freyman
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Equestrienne" is an original painting on canvas measuring 40 x 30 inches by Erik Freyman. The artist is best known for his 80's style which draws heavily on Art Deco and Cubism. ...
Category

Art Deco 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Three Sisters, Contemporary Oil Portrait Painting by Charles Lanier
By Charles Lanier
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Lanier, French/American (1938 - ) Title: Three Sisters Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm) Frame Size: 38.5 x 48.5 inches
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Man with Reeds, Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas by Jorge Dumas
Located in Long Island City, NY
An oil painting by Jorge Dumas from 1982. A modernist portrait in a Latin American mural-style painting. Bold and bright colors are accented by blue cubist shadows. Signed and dated ...
Category

Cubist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Faccia d uomo" (Man s Face) by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
This is a rare painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) from his series dedicated to the "linearism" with a strong color presence. Colors range from Yellow, Azure...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Ritrattino di Ginny - Oil Paint by Giorgio Scalco - 1983
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Scalco in 1983. Hand signed and dated. Titled on rear. Includes a wooden frame cm. 45x70. Very good condition.
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flores Silvestres, Framed Acrylic Painting by Froylan Ojeda, 1983
By Froylán Ojeda
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Froylan Ojela, Mexican Title: Flores Silvestres Year: 1983 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed, dated and titled verso Size: 28.25 x 25 inches Frame Size: 36 x 28.5 inches
Category

Surrealist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Circus characters by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category

Art Deco 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self Portrait, Modernist Portrait of the Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Portrait Medium: Oil Surface: Board Country: United States Dimensions: 16" x 12" Dimensions w/Frame: 23" x 18" Painter David Rosen emerged onto the art scene...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Ricordo di un equazione sentimentale" by Salvador Aulestia
Located in Milano, MI
From the series dedicated to Timeless Women by Salvador Aulestia, this is definitely a museum-grade artwork, exceptionally granted to celebrate yellow, a color well present in the Ca...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"A violent centre" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
This is a perfect example of Salvador Aulestia's Apotist expression. The arrangement of the subjects on the surface gives them the meaning corresponding to their position by analogy ...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57, 5x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57,5x58 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions,...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Y Un Dia, Mi Muerte (And One Day, My Death), " Acrylic Oil on Canvas signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Y Un Dia, Mi Muerte" or "And One Day, My Death" is an original oil and acrylic painting by Monica Flores Martinez. The artist signed the painting in the lower right. This piece depi...
Category

1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Portrait of a Woman
Located in Austin, TX
A calligraphy portrait painting of a woman by Tatsuya Nakamoto. Nakamoto is a postwar & contemporary artist from Japan. Calligraphy on paper Dimensions: 9" x 9" Framed Size: 14.25" x...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Portrait of Barbara"
Located in Austin, TX
By Gustav Likan The only known portrait of Gustav Likan's wife Barbara. 16" x 9.25" Oil on Canvas Framed Size: 22" x 15" 1982
Category

Fauvist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cheryl Ladd in ‘Grace Kelly
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Cheryl Ladd in the role of Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco. Cover illustration for TV Guide, February 5-11, 1983. Richard Amsel had a brilliant ...
Category

1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Color Pencil, Mixed Media

"The General"
Located in Southampton, NY
Signed Tschacbasov l.r. dated 1982 Professionally matted and framed
Category

Post-Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"The General"
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Lilith
Located in Milano, MI
This painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) embraces the "figurative post-cubism" style. In fact Salvador Aulestia was artistically grown during the maximum su...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Mystery Modernist Italian Artist Portrait of a Topless Woman
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Italian Artist Untitled (Portrait of a Topless Woman), 1983 Oil on canvas 27 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. Framed: 28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. Signed lower right
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Woman with Gold Earring
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful portrait of woman with gold earring by Patricia E. Gillfillan (American, 1924-2016), c.1980s. From a collection of her works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 20"H x 16"W. Patri...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waiting II, Signed Oil Painting by Paul Noiret
Located in Long Island City, NY
Waiting II Paul Noiret Date: 1983 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 30 in. x 24 in. (76.2 cm x 60.96 cm)
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waiting III, Signed Oil Painting by Paul Noiret
Located in Long Island City, NY
Waiting III Paul Noiret Date: 1983 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm)
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Boy in Scarf, Signed Oil Painting by Paul Noiret
Located in Long Island City, NY
Boy in Scarf Paul Noiret Date: 1984 Oil on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 60.96 cm)
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait Of A Young Model Work On Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Portrait Of A Young Model Work On Paper Rutsch is always "scribbling and scrabbling." He is an artist of the purest breed—an artist who has no choice but to paint. He is a chosen traveler of the depths of existence; a man who follows a longing to explore his inner self and relate his findings with the energy and identity of the universe. The celebrated Austrian artist approaches painting and sculpture as he lives life—with the eyes of a child and the hand of a poet. Constantly in the quest for rhythms of form and vibrations of color, he catches those "sparks in the shadow" and evidences their fullest reality and beauty in his creations. Each of his paintings is a careful construction as it is a spontaneous act of love. While he might attribute certain artistic expressions to "coincidence," his inspiration comes from such diverse sources as: memories, dreams, sounds, numbers, telephone poles and drift wood. Rutsch has an affinity to vibrant colors, strong contours and rich brush strokes which are apparent in his oils, mixed media works and ink drawings. He has a sensitivity to the unusual, the discarded and a fondness for the ugly as well as the chaotic. These, he often transforms into poignant welded steel abstractions. Rutsch has an aversion to politics, citing dates and expounding upon honors achieved. There is no talk about 'profound symbolism' in his work and as Carlo McCormick writes in the introduction to Rutsch's monograph, "Meaning is not a seed that Rutsch plants, nurtures and then harvests. It is what grows wild in a volcanic swamp of fossilized, decaying and new-born fancies—as an afterthought and aftershock." Alexander Rutsch is not concerned with interpretations; he is, however, passionate about the process of making art and surrenders his entire being as an instrument to the act of creation. The geometry of his imagination overflows with figures, profiles and penetrating strong eyes—windows to a deeper place. Their vitality and sensuality pulsate through the "dreamscapes" of Rutsch's created worlds. At times romantic, yet always wild with energy, human forms and experiences are essential to the artist's vocabulary. The son of opera singers and a singer himself, Rutsch speaks of "the art of painting as the art of silence" and the job of the painter "to dedicate himself to the silence." He adds though, "that this silence is the greatest existing sound in the universe." One wonders why then, if painting is "the art of silence," that Rutsch's paintings scream with sound. Sometimes melancholy, sometimes sensual, sometimes dissonant and sometimes whispering, the rhythms are always rich in the celebration of life and our shared humanity. Painter, sculptor and poet, Rutsch's oeuvre over the past four decades is tremendous. Celebrated and collected especially in Vienna, Paris, Brussels and New York, he studied with renowned teachers like Boeckl and Dorowsky and collaborated with such geniuses as Salvador Dali. Having left Vienna in the fifties, Rutsch moved to Paris and took the city's art scene by storm. There, Picasso was so enthralled with a portrait Rutsch has done of him that, in a state of great excitement, he countersigned it. Biography Alexander Rutsch was born in Russia in 1916 but raised in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. After studying voice in Austria he became an opera singer like his parents, but after WWII, Rutsch's love for visual expression propelled him to change careers. He was a painter, sculptor, philosopher, musician, singer and poet. His life as a romantic is reflected in his work, as he sought to perfect his soul and humanity, "I paint my dreams," said Rutsch. "My dreams are color and life. They soar in my head like millions of symphonies. I can never stop building dreams." In 1952, after studying under Josef Dobrowsky, Josef Hoffmann and Herbert Boeckl at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, Alexander Rutsch received a scholarship to study in France. There he made contacts and began collaborations with his contemporaries, Picasso and Dali. Rutsch said of his experiences with Picasso, "Picasso played a short but important moment in my life in Paris that affected my entire artistic future. I learned from him that it is not important if art is not aesthetically finished. It can be raw, uncooked, rough. If an artist feels he has said it—it is not important to polish or finish it. Because of Picasso, I learned that if I don't feel the need to finish—I don't have to." In 1954 he exhibited his work at the Salon Artistique International de Saceux and won first prize for abstract painting, the first of may awards received during his prolific career. During the 13 years he lived in Paris, Rutsch exhibited in many prominent galleries there and throughout Europe. In 1958, The City of Paris awarded him the prestigious Arts, Science and Letters Silver Medal. In 1966, Jean Desvilles presented his prize winning film "Le Monde de Rutsch" at the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Biennial. In 1968 Rutsch moved to Pelham, New York where he continued to work in his studio and exhibit in galleries and museums worldwide. Rutsch's work, as seen through his mastery of many art forms—sculpture, painting, print-making, and drawing, and a wide variety of other media has been described as "vibrating showers of lines, bold geometries, wounded anatomically rambling scrap-wood skeletons...
Category

Expressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Charcoal, Oil Pastel

Vogue USA, Fashion Illustration - Hispanic Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Vogue USA, Fashion Illustration. Meticulously drawn in a descriptive and yet creative way. Antonio's full mastery of his art is on full display...
Category

American Impressionist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Pencil

Animal Kingdom, Zebra, Buffalo, Lion, Giraffe, Elephant, Monkey, Tiger, Gorilla
Located in Miami, FL
Peaceable Kingdom features more than 60 aminal portraits by famous illustrator Richard C. Hess. Impeccably rendered and designed. Signed lower center left. R. Hess. His illustrati...
Category

Surrealist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Animal Kingdom, Zebra, Buffalo, Lion, Giraffe, Elephant, Monkey, Tiger, Gorilla
Located in Miami, FL
Peaceable Kingdom features more than 60 aminal portraits by famous illustrator Richard C. Hess. Impeccably rendered and designed. Signed lower center-left. R. Hess. His illustrati...
Category

Surrealist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Bather, Classic 1982 oil on canvas, 50x50"
Located in Southampton, NY
Classic 80's Fine Art! This painting was used in the advertising for the United States tour of Ceravolo's one man show! New York art Critic Malcolm Preston wrote of Ceravolo's pa...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Evoluzione antropologica di una testa" (anthropological evolution of a head)
Located in Milano, MI
This painting by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915 - Milano 1994) embraces the "figurative post-cubism" style. In fact Salvador Aulestia was artistically grown during the maximum su...
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Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Gold Hat
Located in Columbus, OH
Evocative, contemporary portrait of a woman wearing a hat by celebrated, twentieth-century California landscape painter, Ronald Shap. Washes of thin, gold-colored paint, which we bel...
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Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"All indomani dell incontro" by Salvador Aulestia (Barcelona 1915-Milano 1994)
Located in Milano, MI
Exhibited in Almach Art Gallery Milano during 2023 Hand-signed by artist, Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by authorized authenticating body. Acrylic on canvas Image r...
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Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Dreamy Young Blond Women Pondering "Deckchair and Cat" Summer Pastel Color
Located in Miami, FL
A dreamy young blond woman holding a Bengal cat is depicted relaxing in a deckchair. She gazes upward and outward, pondering—the distinctive marbling of the cat echos the floral back...
Category

Modern 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

A Pair of paintings Rituals 1 and Rituals 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
A pair of original mixed media paintings by American contemporary artist Bruce Adams from the artist's technology series. "Sometime around 1981 I was at my mother-in-law’s house r...
Category

Contemporary 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media, Paper, Spray Paint

The Vision - Surreal Black Female Portrait
Located in Miami, FL
This earlier work depicts an unexpected multicolored cone extending from the subject's eye. It represents a field of vision for a young Haitian female who gazes up. It reminds me of something Man Ray or the Dadaists did. Duval-Carrié's work is more than eye-opening. Signed lower right Work is framed - Framed Size - 18 x 22 Edouard Duval...
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Surrealist 1980s Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic