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Item Ships From: Texas
"RED WING" ABSTRACT FRAMED 27 X 35.5
By Charles Schorre
Located in San Antonio, TX
Charles Schorre
1925-1996
Texas
Image Size: 22 x 30
Frame Size: 27 x 35.5
Medium: Watercolor on Paper
"Red Wing"
Biography
Charles Schorre 1925-1996
Charles Schorre (1925 - 1996) was...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Watercolor - La Guitare (The Guitar)
Located in Houston, TX
Bright colored abstract painting of a guitar, a microphone, and a keyboard with musical notes in the background. Geometrical patterns play a significant role throughout this paintin...
Category
2010s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Abstract Tree
Located in Houston, TX
Whimsical and enchanting French abstract drawing of tree, circa 1980.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Arch...
Category
1980s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Ink abstract drawing in tones of blues, black and brown, 1980s.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Archival...
Category
1980s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$180
French Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Marbled French abstract aquatint of flowing motion, 1963. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic sleeve and Cert...
Category
1960s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Ink Modern Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Pen and ink abstract by French artist Jaquel, 1978. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Arc...
Category
1970s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Pinede
By Claude Schun
Located in Houston, TX
Enchanting abstract watercolor by French artist Claude Schun, circa 1990. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a sta...
Category
1990s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Abstract Watercolor Painting
By Paulino Medina
Located in Houston, TX
One-of-a-kind abstract watercolor bursting with bright hues, features various swirling shapes overlapping one another by artist Paulino Medina Sosa, 2012. Signed lower left.
Origina...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and colorful ink and watercolor abstract by French artist Jaquel, circa 1990. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat...
Category
1990s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
$360
1967 "Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
By Michael Knigin
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin
Abstract 4 Pink, Blue and Yellow
1967
Ink brush and watercolor on paper
8.25"x11" unframed $675
Signed and dated in ink lower right
Came from artist's estate
*Custom f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Abstract Eye
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-century French modern abstract painting of green and blue eye, circa 1960.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame....
Category
1960s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Ink Modern Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Pen and ink abstract by French artist Jaquel, 1978. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Mat fits a standard-size frame. Arc...
Category
1970s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Modern Black and White Abstract Spiral
Located in Houston, TX
Contrasting black and white abstract style spiral in ink on paper, 2006. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. Archival plastic ...
Category
Early 2000s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Abstract Watercolor - Modern Living
Located in Houston, TX
Eye catching abstract watercolor of a figure relaxing on the floor of a modern decorated room, circa 1970.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold border. A...
Category
1970s Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Election Year Portrait 3
By Michael O
Keefe
Located in Dallas, TX
In his sculptures, drawings and paintings, Michael O’Keefe employs unpredictable processes as a means to discover content. He couples accident and chance with unconventional methods,...
Category
2010s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Monoprint
Untitled (Interior)
By Allison Gildersleeve
Located in Dallas, TX
"Behind my canvases, collages, and drawings lies a singular proposition: places are not inert; they are repositories for all that passes through them. My work is an inquiry into the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
1980s "Brown DNA" Abstract Marker Drawing
By John Peters
Located in Arp, TX
John Peters 1927-2019
"Brown DNA"
1980s
Marker on paper
8"x10" brown wood frame float mount over linen mat 11"x12.75
Unsigned, came from a portfolio of the artist's work
Category
1980s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Permanent Marker
BARK
By David Hutchinson
Located in Houston, TX
David Hutchinson
BARK, 2021
Unique archival inkjet print
24 x 18 inches (16 x 45.7 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Inkjet
Purple and Black Modern Gestural Abstract Ink and Watercolor Drawing
By Arthur Turner
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract ink and watercolor drawing by Houston born artist Arthur Turner. The work features energetic black lines accented with blocks of purple. Signed and dated along the ri...
Category
1960s Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
1988 "Hawaii II" Abstract Landscape Drawing
By Elaine Kaufman Feiner
Located in Arp, TX
Elaine Kaufman Feiner (1922-2018)
"Hawaii II"
1993
Oil pastel, paint on paper
30"x40" unframed
Signed and dated in pencil lower right, signed, titled and dated on reverse
Category
1980s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Paint
$617 Sale Price
35% Off
"Feeding the Multitude" Pastel Toned Abstract Figurative Symbolist Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Symbolist abstract pastel drawing by artist Bentzion Ben Yosef Yakov in the style of Marc Chagall. The work features the first miracle performed by Jesus known as the feeding of the ...
Category
Early 2000s Symbolist Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
"The Winter Valley" Purple and Brown Toned Winter Landscape Townscape
By Wolf Kahn
Located in Houston, TX
Blue, purple, and green toned winter landscape pastel drawing by German-American painter, Wolf Kahn. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Framed and matted in a gold frame...
Category
1980s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
$9,500 Sale Price
26% Off
1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing II"
1990's
Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board
Site measures 3.5"x2.5" silver wood frame 10.5"x10.5"
Unsigned came from arti...
Category
1990s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil
Election Year Portrait 2
By Michael O
Keefe
Located in Dallas, TX
In his sculptures, drawings and paintings, Michael O’Keefe employs unpredictable processes as a means to discover content. He couples accident and chance with unconventional methods,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Monoprint
In the Garden of the Hummingbirds, No. XIX
By Michael Tracy
Located in Houston, TX
Michael Tracy
In the Garden of the Hummingbirds, No XIX, 1992
22 1/2 x 30 in (57.2 x 76.2 cm), unframed
25 1/2 x 33 1/2 in (64.8 x 85.1 cm), framed
JPHB 5649
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache
Untitled
By Edmund Daniel Kinzinger
Located in Dallas, TX
Edmund D. Kinzinger was born in 1888, to an upper-middle class family in Pforzhein, Germany. In Munich he studied at the Kirr Schule and the Staatliche Akademie, and pursued graduate studies at the Academie Modern, Paris. Before serving in the German Army, Kinzinger was a master student of Adolph Holzel at the Staatcliche Akademie, Stuttgart; he returned to study under Henrich Waldschmidt after nearly five years of artillery service.
Several of Kinzinger’s fellow students in Germany, such as Johannes Itten, would go on to be associated with the Bauhaus school. Coming into contact with all manner of artistic influences in Europe after World War One, Kinzinger’s work may be viewed as a “synthesis” of modernist styles. The influences of Abstract Expressionist, Cubist, and Futurist styles in Kinzinger’s work at this time are symptomatic of his contact with the likes of Hans Hofmann, Pablo Picasso, and Alexander Archipenko. Philip Van Keuren...
Category
1930s Cubist Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Conté, Crayon, Paper
1950s "Rectangle" Mid Century Abstract Gouache Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Opper Estate
Maroon Abstract
c. 1940-1950's
Gouache on Paper
15" x 18" Unframed
From the estate of Ruth Friedmann Opper & Jerry Opper. Ruth was the daughter of Bauhaus artist, Gustav Friedmann.
San Francisco Abstract Expression
A free-spirited wave of creative energy swept through the San Francisco art community after World War II. Challenging accepted modes of painting, Abstract Expressionists produced highly experimental works that jolted the public out of its postwar complacency.
Abstract Expressionism resulted from a broad collective impulse rather than the inspiration of a small band of New York artists. Documenting the interchanges between the East and West Coasts, she cites areas of mutual influence and shows the impact of San Francisco on the New York School, including artists such as Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt. San Francisco's Beat poets...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Stern Installation 2, 1994" Contemporary Warm Toned Expressionist Abstract
By Doyle Gertjejansen
Located in Houston, TX
Modern warm toned expressionist abstract painting by contemporary artist Doyle Gertjejansen. The work features an abstract, surrealist view of orange organic forms overlaid with expressive black strokes. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in thick grey frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 18 in. x W 24 in.
Artist Biography:
Doyle Gertjejansen received his MFA degree with a major in painting and minor in art history from the University of Minnesota. He has resided in New Orleans for most of his professional career, teaching and serving as chair, graduate coordinator, gallery director, and other academic positions and duties at the University of New Orleans. In New Orleans his work has been represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery, Galerie Simonne Stern, and currently, Callan Contemporary...
Category
1990s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
Double Pyramid Thought Form
By Matt Magee
Located in Houston, TX
Matt Magee
Double Pyramid Thought Form, 2019
Oil on aluminum
25 1/2 x 19 1/4 in (64.8 x 48.9 cm)
JPHB 5837
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
1950s Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper
Abstract Expressionism Drawing
c.1950s
Ink and Pastel Drawing
18" x 12" Unframed
Unsigned
*Custom framing available ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink
Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing IV Bill Shields Pink, Green, Blue
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing III"
1990's
Pastel, pencil on paper affixed to mat board
Site measures 2.75"x2.5" silver wood frame 9.5"x9"
Unsigned came from artist'...
Category
1990s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Board, Pencil
"Stern Installation 8, 1994" Contemporary Warm Toned Expressionist Abstract
By Doyle Gertjejansen
Located in Houston, TX
Modern warm toned expressionist abstract painting by contemporary artist Doyle Gertjejansen. The work features an abstract, surrealist view of a painting hanging on a wall overlaid with expressive black strokes. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in thick grey frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 18 in. x W 24 in.
Artist Biography:
Doyle Gertjejansen received his MFA degree with a major in painting and minor in art history from the University of Minnesota. He has resided in New Orleans for most of his professional career, teaching and serving as chair, graduate coordinator, gallery director, and other academic positions and duties at the University of New Orleans. In New Orleans his work has been represented by the Arthur Roger Gallery, Galerie Simonne Stern, and currently, Callan Contemporary...
Category
1990s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Mixed Media
1950s "Sitting in Chair" Mid Century Figurative Pratt Graphic Arts Center
By Donald Stacy
Located in Arp, TX
Donald Stacy
"Sitting in Chair"
c.1950s
Gouache and oil pastel on paper
24" x 18" unframed
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing available for additio...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
Here and There #4
By Kate Shepherd
Located in Houston, TX
Kate Shepherd
Here and There #4, 2020
Enamel and transfer on paper
12 1/2 x 19 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Enamel
Contemporary Mid Century Inspired Blue
Green Toned Neighborhood Aerial Pastel
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century inspired aerial landscape pastel drawing by contemporary artist R. Michael Wommack. The work features a birds eye view of a planned neighborhood at night with glowing swi...
Category
2010s American Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
HIDE
By David Hutchinson
Located in Houston, TX
David Hutchinson
HIDE, 2021
Unique archival inkjet print
24 x 18 inches (16 x 45.7 cm)
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Inkjet
1980
s Cubist "Pink, Blue, Mint, Black" Soft Pastel Abstract Drawing
Located in Arp, TX
D. Tongen
Pink, Blue, Mint, Black
1980s
12.75"x9.75"
Soft pastel and pencil on paper
Initialed in pencil lower right
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Pencil
1990s Mixed Media "Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing"
Located in Arp, TX
Bill Shields
"Micro Biomorphic Abstract Drawing "
1990's
Pastel, pencil charcoal on illustration board
Site measures 3"x3" silver wood frame 9.75"x10.75"
Unsigned came from artist's ...
Category
1990s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Illustration Board, Pencil
American Modernist Peter Macchiarini "Brooch Sketch"
Located in Arp, TX
Peter Macchiarini
"Brooch Drawing"
c. 1950s
Pencil on paper
Site 3.5"x3.5" silver carved wood frame 14.75"x16.75"
Studio stamp lower left
Was born to Italian parents on the Wohler Ranch, a hop yard and vineyard spread on the Russian river near Santa Rosa, Sonoma County on August 27, 1909. I attended grammar school and high schools in Sonoma County until the age of fourteen at which time my parents returned to Italy. There I took preliminary courses in the Italian language and having decided on an artistic career, took the entry examinations for the Art Academy Pietrasanta, Province of Lucca, and was accepted. At the Academy I received basic training in marble carving, clay modeling, architectural drawing and general sciences.
In 1928 I returned to the United States and was gainfully employed as a stonecarver with several San Francisco Bay Area firms. I continued my art studies in San Francisco at the California School of Fine Arts, taking night courses. In 1936, I worked on projects under Beniamino Bufano and Ralph Stackpole...
Category
1950s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper, Pencil
Black and White Fantastical Figure Abstract Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white pen and ink abstract figurative drawing depicting a fantasy animal skull-like shape. Framed and matted in a silver frame. Previously with DuBose Gallery, a leading na...
Category
20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pen
"Cubist Figure Lounging" Original Ink Drawing South West Artist John Rosa
Located in Arp, TX
John Rosa
"Cubist Figure Lounging"
2000
Ink on paper
11"x8" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower left
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
1967 "Abstract 1 Orange and Yellow" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
By Michael Knigin
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin
Abstract 1 Orange and Yellow
1967
Ink brush and watercolor on paper
8.25"x11" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower right
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1967 "Abstract 3 Blue and Purple" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
By Michael Knigin
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin
Abstract 3 Blue and Purple
1967
Ink brush and watercolor on paper
8.25"x11" unframed $675
Signed and dated in ink lower right
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framing...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
1967 Abstract 2 Purple and Yellow" Mid Century Watercolor Abstract
By Michael Knigin
Located in Arp, TX
Michael Knigin
Abstract 2 Purple and Yellow
1967
Ink brush and watercolor on paper
8.25"x11" unframed $675
Signed and dated in ink lower left
Came from artist's estate
*Custom framin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Modern Abstract Neutral-Toned Watercolor Landscape of a Spacious House
By Bertha Davis
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract watercolor drawing of a house by Texas artist Bertha Davis. The work features a loosely rendered neutral-toned depiction of a spacio...
Category
1970s Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Pastel Blue and Green Toned Abstract Watercolor Mountainous Seaside Landscape
By Frank Freed
Located in Houston, TX
Pastel blue and green toned watercolor painting of a sweeping seaside landscape. In the distance a small town can be seen nestled amongst the mountains at the water's edge. Signed "F...
Category
1960s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Black and White Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Drawing of a Female Nude
By William Anzalone
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts a nude woman in solitude taking off her ro...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen, Pencil
Early Modern Black
White Abstract Study Drawing of Native American Figures
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Modern Abstract Figurative Charcoal Drawing of a Woman in a Peacock Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract figurative charcoal drawing of a woman by Texas-born artist Eugene Massin. The work features a central loosely rendered female figure seated in a high-backed peacock ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
"Othello" Gestural Abstract Painting
By Norman Bluhm
Located in Houston, TX
Energetic abstract expressionist watercolor painting of large black and orange splatters done by Norman Bluhm in 1962. Signed and dated in lower left corner. Hung in a black and gold...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Modern Santa Fe, New Mexico Inspired Black
White Abstract Figurative Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Modern Green and Red-Toned Abstract Cubist Still Life of Coffee Pot and Grinder
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned abstract cubist still life painting of an antique coffee grinder arranged next to a coffee pot. Signed in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a gold frame w...
Category
20th Century Cubist Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Early Modern Black
White Abstract Surrealistic Animal Drawing Studies
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Colorful Tribal Nude Abstract
By Gustave Alhadeff
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist tribal painting of a nude female done in bold, vibrant colors by artist Gustave Alhadeff in 1962 with acrylic paint. Signed in upper right corner.
Artist Biography:
Born in the Belgian Congo in 1940, Gustave Alhadeff won his first award at the annual art show in Elisabethville, at age 13. His formal art education began with Mr. Marcel Pire (Prix de Rome). He continued his studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, with Mr. Van Nesche in Cape Town, South Africa from 1956 to 1957. He was awarded a scholarship from the Art Academy to continue his studies with Mr.Creytens at the "Institute National Superieur des Beaux Arts" in Anvers, Belgium. The following year he entered the class of Mr. Leon Devos...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled Minimal Pastel Tonal Abstract
By Kenneth Jewesson
Located in Houston, TX
Minimal pastel abstract by San Antonio artist Kenneth Jewesson. The piece is signed and dated by the artist. It is framed in a silver frame.
Dimensions without Frame: H 14.5 in x W 1...
Category
1970s Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Color Pencil
Early Modern Black
White Abstract Still Life
Vases Drawing Studies
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Ink
Contemporary Red, Purple, Black, and White Hand Drawn Tessellated Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Hand drawn op art painting by contemporary artist Austin Magruder. The work features abstract, geometric tessellations that create a mesmerizing pattern. Signed and dated in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a white floating frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 24 in. x W 17.88 in.
Artist Biography: After discovering his ability and passion for geometric art, Austin constantly challenges himself to expand the boundaries of geometric pattern. His use of vibrant colors intertwined with never ending paths results in a 3 dimensional surprise to the naked eye.
Austin had some schooling at Glassell School of Art, but is self taught in the realm of geometric art. He has always been creative and interested in arts as a means of escape. Over the past several years Austin started dedicating more of his time to his passion for creating art.
Austin started coloring geometric patterns, primarily mandala drawings during Dialysis treatments in 2016. Eventually becoming inspired to learn to draw with a compass and ruler. One thing lead to another and now he has discovered over 120 tessellatons. During late 2018 to Spring 2020, Austin was a tenant at Sawyer Yards and attended several classes Glassell School of Art from 2019 to early 2020.
Since this time, he worked for a commercial screen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Abstract Cubist Charcoal Drawing of a Standing Woman
By Valery Kleveroy (Klever)
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white portrait of a woman done in a style that combines abstraction and cubism, much like the work of Fernand Leger. Signed and dated in lower left corner.
Artist Biography:
Valery Kleverov was born in Engels, Russian Federation, Soviet Union June 28, 1939 the son of a fighter test pilot in the Soviet Air Force. He exhibited an independent, rebellious, and highly artistic temperament from a young age. Conscription into the Red Army at the standard age of (18) was first and last straw in the young artist’s battle with the State, he lasted only a few months before making an unauthorized parachute jump over a forest to go permanently AWOL. After 3 weeks hiding in the woods, he eventually made his way to Leningrad, dropped his first name and the “ov” from the end of his name and began his life as the underground artist known as “KLEVER”. He fell in with a close-knit group of young anti-authoritarian rebels who eventually became known to the world as the “Non-Conformists”, a small gang of free thinkers mainly from Leningrad and Moscow who rebelled against State control of artistic expression and of free thought. In the Soviet Union, not only religion was outlawed - art, literature, music and dance were all subject to heavy censorship and state oversight. Among paintings historical, religious, abstract, anti-Soviet and erotic subjects were all against the law.
From 1966 to 1977 Klever made a reputation for himself as one of the non-conformists most overtly critical of the Soviet state. Many of his paintings from this period can be described as nothing less than heroic- they are truly remarkable visual essays on the evils of the national security/surveillance state, propaganda and manipulation of cultural symbols, suppression of artistic and religious freedom, revisionist history, and unfilled promises for the future. All of them were painted stored and exhibited not only at great risk to the artist and his associates, but also to anybody who sought to view them. In spite of the secrecy, the KGB discovered the existence of these pieces and began to follow Klever’s every move. There were surprise visits to his studio, harassment wherever he went, friends and family being questioned all a direct result of his determination to express himself artistically against Soviet control. From this time forward Klever had an exhibit which was open for viewing at all times inside the apartment of Bob Kashilohov as part of a network which paralleled the Samizdat network for sharing of forbidden literature.
Klever was arrested for his participation in the most important non- conformist exhibitions which took place during his time there. These were the Bulldozer Exhibition in Moscow, 1974, (so named because the KGB bulldozed the exhibition and destroyed much of the work) and the Nevski Dom exhibition in Leningrad, 1975. These exhibitions represented some of the early cracks in the foundations of the Soviet state’s control over the population’s basic aspirations for economic, personal and creative freedom that ended with collapse in 1991. Repercussions of the Bulldozer exhibition were that some of the painters were arrested or even killed. Approximately 70 artists were arrested, including Klever. Media outcry in the west allowed most of the artists to be released within a week. Two weeks later another exhibition was allowed to proceed and became known as “Half Day of Freedom” in the Soviet Union.
The Nevsky exhibition caused a huge sensation and was a watershed moment in the cultural history of the Soviet Union. People lined up for 30 blocks long over the course of the two week exhibition to see the forbidden works. Klever showed a large collection of explicit anti-Soviet paintings...
Category
20th Century Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Carbon Pencil, Charcoal
Early Modern Black
White Abstract Figurative Sketchbook Page Drawing
Located in Houston, TX
Early modern black and white sketch by iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. Pulled from a collection of previously undiscovered sketchbooks, this work serves as a peak behind t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Pencil
"Is There No End to This?" Jewel Toned Abstract Figurative Painting
By Ron Hoover
Located in Houston, TX
Jewel-toned abstract figurative watercolor painting by Texas artist Ron Hoover. This painting depicts a figure of a man wearing a suit against a split background. Signed and titled b...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Texas - Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
