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Chasing Joy Again, Colorful Contemporary Abstract Original with movement
By Jane Burton
Located in Maricopa, AZ
Original vibrant abstract painting by Jane Burton. Her work can be found in public and private collections all over the country, and also in Canada. The artist uses a variety of tech...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$2,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Cozy Night, Abstract Oil Painting
By Janet Hamilton
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This piece was completed on several cozy nights during the ;polar vortex; in Chicago. This mood of being trapped a bit and feeling at peace with that gave th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dark Blue Shadow Garden
By Stephanie Peek
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Stephanie Peek – American (1940- )
Title: Dark Blue Shadow Garden
Year: 1996
Medium: Oil on Panel
Size: 10 x 10 inches
Signature: Signed, dated, titled on reverse by the art...
Category
1990s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Song for Summer (Wilson’s Warbler) - oil on canvas
By Diana Tremaine
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warbler stands against an abstract background of white with blue, yellow and touches of red in this oil on canvas nature painting from Diana Tremaine, whose newest series of abstract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midnight
Located in Burlingame, CA
Artist Jill Keller Peters abstract color-field oil paintings communicate ideas through color. By juxtaposing pure and vivid hues that speak to each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Life and Breath
Located in Burlingame, CA
Artist Jill Keller Peters abstract color-field oil paintings communicate ideas through color. By juxtaposing pure and vivid hues that speak to each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Botanical Experiment #4
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #4, 2025
Watercolor and alcohol inks on paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Chamber of Secrets - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Blue+Sea-foam+Pink+Grey)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Chamber of Secrets" is an original acrylic painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece has a rich palette with visual energy...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract of Waves
Located in San Francisco, CA
For creative people living in the Bay Area, water vistas offer daily inspiration. Abstract artist Keith Race focused here on the steady, choppy surface of waves throwing off spray. W...
Category
1990s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Charm on Turin Field, Abstract Oil Painting
By Ronda Waiksnis
Located in San Francisco, CA
<p>Artist Comments
A quiet landscape at dusk, rendered in expressionist strokes of greens, blue and white and highlights of reddish orange. The river refl...
A quiet landscape at dusk, rendered in expressionist strokes of greens, blue and white and highlights of reddish orange. The river refl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
Located in San Francisco, CA
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981
Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Akua No 6 / oil on linen
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Red, orange, purple and green appear to move across the canvas that is created with the highest quality linen with unpainted edges, in this beautiful abstract painting that is inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scopello
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Taormina 2 — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 63 x 63 inches.
French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of F...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow)
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 32 x 24 inches.
French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and country...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Untitled - Fisherfolk
By Moshe Katz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Moshe Katz – Romanian/Israeli (1937-)
Title: Untitled - Fisherfolk
Year: 1966
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 24 x 36 inches
Framed size: 28.5 x 40.5 inches
Signature: Signed, d...
Category
1960s Modern Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ether Sans Oiseaux I
II (Ether without Birds) Oil on Linen diptych - CLOUDS
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ether Sans Oiseaux I & II (Ether without Birds) Elegant sophisticated whites and creams of the clouds on rich blue sky. Diptych French American Frédéric Choisel, has had multiple so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Grimes 1963
Located in San Francisco, CA
Grimes 1963
Abstract depicting various portraits
Oil on canvas
24 x 30 unframed, 32.5 x 26 framed
Category
1960s Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris Playground
By Anne Subercaseaux
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Paris Playground' takes its inspiration from the architecture in the Louis Vuitton Foundation Museum in Paris. The building (designed by Gehry), is like a playground. The original p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lyrical Series no. 9
Located in Burlingame, CA
Artist Jill Keller Peters is a colorist whose abstract color-field oil paintings communicate ideas through color. By juxtaposing pure and vivid hues that speak to each other when com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Uncertain Steps — 72 x 60 inches
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Action painting in multi-colors including mainly green with pink, blue, white and black black, 'Uncertain Steps,' by Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and celebrated architect Javier Arizmendi-Kalb, who creates autobiographical paintings that are comprised of both abstract and representational elements that consider the natural world as it intersects with utilitarian and architectural design. 'Uncertain Steps,' is 72 x 60 inches...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Parisian Flip / assemblage painting
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Woman with billowing skirt and french curls in red, blue and black, 'Parisian Fllip' from multidisciplinary visual artist Kim Frohsin, who created the series, 'Dancers and Athletes',...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- )
Title: Untitled
Year: 1987
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches.
Framed size: 29 x 38 inches
Signature: Signed, dated lower right
Condition: Very good
Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition
This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches
Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group.
EXHIBITIONS
1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland
1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway
1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden
1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania
1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya
1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya
1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain
1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya
1992 'Kenya Art...
Category
1980s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
CT: Aerial Map, Zones / Ramps
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
An abstracted collage created in late 2015. The dynamic, mixed-media work is among the last of Frohsin’s critically acclaimed Cautionary Tales series, which considers the true price ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Mixed Media, Pigment
By the Beach II, Abstract Painting
By Jenn Williamson
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Jenn painted this piece using Golden Open Acrylics, which take longer to dry and therefore allow for more blending time. Jenn uses this technique to give the painting a dreamy and hopeful essence. "I am more passionate than ever about painting peaceful, reflective art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Childlike Wonder
By Morgan Fite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
From my series called Lessons from Winter, inspired by my process of discovering and embracing the beauty, mystery, and warmth of the coldest and darkest seas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bound (Sea) - Abstract Spray Paint and Fiber on Paper
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
Liddell often walks the line between contemporary art and craft. Working to bring materials that are traditionally labeled as "craft" and lesser into the contemporary conversation. M...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Textile, Thread, Acrylic
Composition in Red / oil and metal leaf
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
Composition in Red - Framed. French American Frédéric Choisel is inspired by the cities of France, New York and the Bay Area and creates elegant abstractions that tell a story of urb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Seven Bits
Everything Else, Abstract Painting
By Karen Hansen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The title of this piece, Seven Bits ; Everything Else, hints at the premise that the conscious mind can only handle seven bits of information at one time. Mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large Mid-Century Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid Modern Abstract Oil Painting By E. Costello
Large and impressive abstract oil painting created with oils on Masonite.
This painting can hang vertical, or horizontal.
Dimension...
Category
1960s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Abstract Oil Painting by S. Kissel 20th C.
Original oil on paper in shades of green and brown
Dimensions 10.5" wide x 19.5" high
The frame measures 18" wide x 27" high
Signed low...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Letters of Love and Longing 1 - Contemporary Painting (Pink+White+Blue)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Letters of Love and Longing 1" is an original acrylic & mixed media painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece is exploding...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Eglen
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vermillion
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Third Script 45 (Abstract painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
The Third Script 45 (Abstract painting)
Oil on paper — Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary m...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Richard Anuszkiewicz 1963 Original Painting
By Richard Anuszkiewicz
Located in San Francisco, CA
Richard Anuszkiewicz: 1930-2020. Very important and well listed American artist. He has auction results as high as $250,000. He was the leader of what would be called OP Art short fo...
Category
1960s Op Art Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage Surreal Oil Painting on Canvas c.1940s to 1950s.
Classic Surrealism brought to life on canvas by a very talented artist. The painting has no visible signature.
Canvas dimen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Origins" - Beautiful Mixed Media Abstract Painting with Yellow, Blue, Orange
By Jennifer Blalack
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Origins" is a contemporary painting by Bay Area artist Jennifer Blalack. Blalack works this canvas with delicate detail and effort. This painting is...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Calm Before - Text Based Contemporary Abstraction, Red and Black
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Calm Before," is a text based contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece is built with washes of ink layered up leaving detailed forms through the piece inviting viewers to take it in up close. Liddell often walks the line between contemporary art and craft. Working to bring materials that are traditionally labeled as "craft" and lesser into the contemporary conversation. Mixing craft with one of the most respected and oldest forms of fine art, painting, really encourages the viewer to view the two on the same playing field. The idea of craft is settled into these gestural, layered works, constantly critiquing contemporary culture. This piece is currently unframed, but framing options are available. For more works follow our storefront at Gallery 1202.
"As a painter, I often work on large, raw canvas. My abstract paintings merge formal painting and “bad” craft to challenge the high-low separation of materials (and related gender hierarchies) that have traditionally been present in the art world. The monotypes are like a calligraphic practice. I use them as a warm up to allow me to feel confident with a gesture before committing it to a larger scale. I work in layers, often sewing or incorporating fabric into the finished piece, and incorporate chance into each stage of my process. The text/titles often come from song lyrics, local radio commercials, and news headlines. I edit these snippets and piece them together to reflect my interpretation of current politics and social norms, especially as they relate to gender.
Liddell often walks the line between contemporary art and craft. Working to bring materials that are traditionally labeled as "craft" and lesser into the contemporary conversation. Mixing craft with one of the most respected and oldest forms of fine art, painting, really encourages the viewer to view the two on the same playing field. The idea of craft is settled into these gestural, layered works, constantly critiquing contemporary culture.
Vivian Liddell is an interdisciplinary artist in Athens, Georgia who works with painting, fiber and craft techniques, sculpture, printmaking, photography, animation and sound. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she received her BFA from the University of Georgia and her MFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Liddell’s work has been featured in solo and curated exhibitions throughout the United States, including at the Wiregrass Museum of Art, the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, and Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn. In 2019 she had two solo exhibitions of her “Men” series at the Versa Gallery in Chattanooga and 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, with a review of the Versa exhibition in BURNAWAY and was recently picked by Berlin curator Tina Sauerlaender as a featured artist on Foundwork. Liddell hosts a podcast (Peachy Keen) as an extension of her art practice, interviewing women on art and the South. She is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of North Georgia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Ink, Monotype
$281 Sale Price
25% Off
Paravela
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, 1970 (SF68-44)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF68-44) from 1970 is an acrylic painting on paper with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1970' verso, and framed in a custom, closed-corner,...
Category
20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 21.75 x 23 inches
Framed dimensions: 22.75 x 24 x 1.875 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$880 Sale Price
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Little Sister - Mixed Media Abstraction with Yellow and Green
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Little Sister," is a contemporary mixed media abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. In this piece she works with mixed media and text to create her comp...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Textile
Still Life / abstract expressionistic geometry in soft yellow
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Soft yellow abstract shapes with curves and lines, 'Still Life' from Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and celebrated architect Javier Arizmendi-Kalb, who creates autobiographical paintings that are comprised of both abstract and representational elements that consider the natural world as it intersects with utilitarian and architectural design. 'Still Life' — 3 x 4 feet (36 x 48 inches), — is from a series of paintings that characterize sacred spaces such as Mexican chapels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Shield of Agamemnon - Circular Abstract Painting of Mythology in Yellow
By Jennifer Blalack
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Shield of Agamemnon," is a mixed media abstract canvas by Jennifer Blalack. The artist uses found objects, images, acrylic paint and lino cut in this...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Is That Your Whisper I Hear - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Teal+Grey+Pink)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Is That Your Whisper I Hear" is an original acrylic painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece has a rich palette with visu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Near River
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Near River, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
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What Fascism Means/ Ass of Steel - Abstract Sewn Fabric Contemporary Mixed Media
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
“What Fascism Means/Ass of Steel,” is a mixed media work on paper, with ink and textiles. This piece is mixes gestural abstraction and text to create the composition. Liddell often w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monotype, Fabric, Ink
Aninka
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nura Ulreich Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930
By Nura Ulreich
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nura Ulreich (American, 1899-1950) Musical Dreamscape Original Oil Painting c.1930s
Absolutely wonderful dream-like oil painting with a touch of vintage ...
Category
Early 20th Century Surrealist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Blue Background
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Blue Background, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Manhattan
By Anne Subercaseaux
Located in Burlingame, CA
Shades of varying blues coalesce with patterns at play in Anne Subercaseaux's meticulously painted 'Blue Manhattan, oil on canvas. Anne Subercaseaux finds substance in the insubstantial, in paintings that freeze the ephemeral patterns of reflection and shadow. In her muted, almost monochrome palettes, images seem familiar but still elusive. The precise silhouette of a bridge girder or a windblown branch moves into focus and out again, a fleeting glimpse from the corner of the eye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chroma X68
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location with carefully selected color and precise shapes. In the 1980’s, after studying cartography at UC Santa Barbara and drawing maps for the UCLA faculty, Langford began exploring ways to combine his mastery of map-making with his love of fine art.
In his original map paintings, Langford reinterprets geography by taking selected features from maps and filling in the reconfigured shapes with flurries of color, exploring varied locations such as Essex, England and the Galapagos Islands. In his “Morphic” series, Langford once again finds inspiration in specific geographic regions, abstracting them until they are nearly unrecognizable with colors interweaving and flowing around each other. Almost seeming to mimic the fluid strata of the Earth, Langford adds and scrapes away layers of oil paint, building up intricate textures while simultaneously revealing the colors below.
Langford’s highly-collected “Chroma” series began as a happy mistake. One day, displeased with the brushwork of a painting, he decided to obscure the image by painting small rows of vertical brushstrokes; in doing so, he took note of the beauty of organic uniformity. After years of refining his technique, Langford created the trance-like paintings that he likes to think of as rows of city blocks on a map.
Langford has completed many site-specific commissions, including for Monique Lhuillier, Inc.; the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation; and Caesar’s Palace...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jazz Composition - Bass and Trumpet
By Leo Meiersdorff
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Leo Meiersdorff – German/American (1934-1994)
Title: Bass and Trumpet
Year: ca 1965-70
Medium: Watercolor and ink
Sight size: 14.25 x 17.5 inches.
Matted size: 22 x 24 inch...
Category
1960s American Modern Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Underpinnings / midnight ink blue, architecture, minimalism, geometry
By Anne Subercaseaux
Located in Burlingame, CA
Architectural Underpinnings are the focus on this abstract oil on canvas painting by artist Anne Subercaseaux, whose gleaming oil paintings realistically bridge urban with rural in t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chelleneshin 50 (Abstract painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Chelleneshin 50 (Abstract painting)
Oil on panel — Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mysti...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Into the Water
By Donna McGinnis
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm Waters is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint over st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Numinous 19 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Numinous 19 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystical traditions.
He looks toward elements of Western and Eastern art...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Testament 7 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Testament 7 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystica...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 45 (For Pablo Neruda) (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 45 (For Pablo Neruda) (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
"This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resist...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chelleneshin 51 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Chelleneshin 51 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mys...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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