Pasadena - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Cubist painting by painter Josif Iliu born in 1919 in Romania, Iliu exposes and produces theater sets in Bucharest. He first emigrated to Italy and then to Paris in 1949. He joined t...

In this abstract piece drawn with pastels by French painter France Cami, signed and dated 1978, one observes a circular form, composed by two parts almost symmetrical, initially offe...

Cubist painting by painter Josif Iliu born in 1919 in Romania, Iliu exposes and produces theater sets in Bucharest. He first emigrated to Italy and then to Paris in 1949. He joined t...

Presenting a drawing by Joan Strauss Carl, which served as a preparatory study for one of her three-dimensional sculptures. Joan Strauss Carl’s artistic j...

After Jean-Michel Basquiat - mixed media - 1984 Edition. Stamp of The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, dated 1984. Signed and certified by Gerard Basquiat, Jean-Michel's father, proba...

This black-and-white monochromatic geometric abstract combines straight and curved lines. Shapes of different sorts and sizes run on undulating lines, like a moving music staff. The overall impression is one rapid and wavy ensemble simulating the ebbs and flows of life. It is signed by the artist at the lower right and dated 1990. It is labeled for Taxco, Mexico. Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Carl Lewis Pappe was born in Hungary in 1900. He died in 1998. Following grade school, Pappe first enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (not the Cleveland Institute of Art) from 1921 to 1925. Upon graduation, the Hungarian Society awarded him a full scholarship to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Daniel Garber and Hugh Breckinridge. In the late 1930s, Pappe and Goodspeed opened a studio and gallery in the silver mining...

Nahuatl art inspired this multicolor geometric abstract by artist Carl Lewis Pappe. The overall impression is of a colorful overlap of shapes of different sizes thanks to curvy black lines. The crossing of these black lines creates a large variety of geometric forms. Some forms have been left almost blank, because the artist added small red circles or ovals, suggesting some kind of mysterious gates to another dimension. It adds a sense of wonder to the general feeling of the artwork. Th abstract is signed by the artist at the lower right and dated 1989. It is labeled for Taxco, Mexico. Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Carl Lewis Pappe was born in Hungary in 1900. He died in 1998. Following grade school, Pappe first enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (not the Cleveland Institute of Art) from 1921 to 1925. Upon graduation, the Hungarian Society awarded him a full scholarship to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Daniel Garber and Hugh Breckinridge. In the late 1930s, Pappe and Goodspeed opened a studio and gallery in the silver mining...

Nahuatl art inspired this yellow, blue and red geometric abstract by artist Carl Lewis Pappe. The overall impression is of a colorful overlap of rectangular shapes of different sizes. It is remarkable to notice that the black lines contouring the rectangles aren't exactly straight. It adds a sense of playfulness to the general feeling. It is signed by the artist at the lower right and dated 1988. It is labeled for Taxco, Mexico. Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Carl Lewis Pappe was born in Hungary in 1900. He died in 1998. Following grade school, Pappe first enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (not the Cleveland Institute of Art) from 1921 to 1925. Upon graduation, he was awarded a full scholarship by the Hungarian Society to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Daniel Garber and Hugh Breckinridge. In the late 1930s, Pappe and Goodspeed opened a studio and gallery in the silver...

This yellow, blue and red geometric abstract is inspired by Nahuatl art. The straight and curved shapes form an architectural mount. Some of the pieces have round or rectangular eyes drawn on them. The overall impression is of a bright, colorful futuristic structure. It is signed by the artist at the lower right and dated 1988. It is labeled for Taxco, Mexico. Painter, sculptor, and printmaker Carl Lewis Pappe was born in Hungary in 1900. He died in 1998. Following grade school, Pappe enrolled at the Cleveland School of Art (not the Cleveland Institute of Art) from 1921 to 1925. Upon graduation, the Hungarian Society awarded him a full scholarship to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Daniel Garber and Hugh Breckinridge. In the late 1930s, Pappe and Goodspeed opened a studio and gallery in the silver mining...

After Jean-Michel Basquiat - mixed media - 1984 Edition. Stamp of The Estate of Jean Michel Basquiat, dated 1984. Signed and certified by Gerard Basquiat, Jean-Michel's father, proba...

This block color drawing by painter/sculptor Amalia Schulthess features large pastel color blocks and three arrows pointing out different directions. This original drawing has a whim...

This unique drawing by painter/sculptor Amalia Schulthess features large black ink curves surrounding semi-abstract characters. As the title suggests "Something going on inside". The piece is signed and dated with red ink. The entire life of Amalia Schulthess has been tied up in art. She grew up in Thurgau, Switzerland, where Paul Klee was a frequent guest in her house. She immigrated to America in 1941. Upon her arrival in New York she made contact with Piet Mondrian, who inspired her to continue working as a professional artist. Schulthess then traveled west, painting and exhibiting for the next 20 years in California and New Mexico. In Taos she met Andrew Dasburg and was instrumental in reviving the career of the great modernist who had fallen into obscurity after the war. By the late 1960s Schulthess had abandoned painting for sculpture. She worked in Florence, Italy for 10 years and after that established a studio in Pietra Santa. Regardless of where she was her work has always been close to nature. Organic forms predominate and the magic of the raw material is allowed to speak out. Schulthess was the subject of a retrospective at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in 1976 and has exhibited in Paris at the Salon de Jeune Sculpture and the Salon de Mais. Her work is in various public and private collections both in Europe and America including the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, La Jolla Art...