1953
René Portocarrero created abstracted, polychrome paintings of the religious and cultural practices and architecture of Cuba as well as portraits of Cuban women. A key figure in the second generation of Vanguardia artists in Cuba, his work was exhibited alongside Cundo Bermúdez, Mario Carreño, and Amelia Peláez in the landmark Museum of Modern Art exhibition “Modern Cuban Painters” in 1944. He was awarded the International Samba Prize at the 1963 São Paulo Bienal and was featured in the 1966 Venice Biennale. Portocarrero displayed his artistic talent at a young age; although he spent a brief period studying at the San Alejandro Academy of Fine Arts he was mostly self-taught. Known for his use of horror vacui, Portocarrero delineated space via deliberate linework. Later in his career, the artist’s interest in geometric forms led him increasingly towards abstraction. Beginning in the mid–the 1950s, he produced a series of imagined cityscapes based on Havana’s eclectic architecture.
Composition Abstraite
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Located in Boca Raton, FL
This evocative abstract composition by François Arnal demonstrates the artist’s refined balance between structure and spontaneity during the height of postwar European abstraction. E...
Oil, Cardboard
Abstract
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Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
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Beautiful example of Post War French lyric abstraction. School of Paris. Oscar Gauthier was a leader in this movement. Signed lower right
Oil
Abstract Composition
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Alexandre Istrati was a Franco-Romanian painter. He won numerous prizes, including the Prix Kandinsky in 1953. He and his wife, painter Natalia Dumitresco, were both associated with ...
Oil, Canvas
Abstract Composition
By Jacques Doucet
Located in Boca Raton, FL
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Oil
Untitled
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This enchanting mid-century composition by Jean Calogero exemplifies the artist’s celebrated fusion of fantasy, theatricality, and refined decorative detail. Set against an ethereal ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
CARNIVAL
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Located in Portland, ME
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Woodcut
Untitled (6)
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Located in Columbia, MO
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Paper, Oil
"Circus Act"
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Located in Lambertville, NJ
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Board, Oil
Carnival Primary Abstract by George Niehaus
By George Niehaus
Located in Soquel, CA
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Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in Sheffield, MA
Andre Lanskoy Russian, 1902-1976 Abstract Composition Pastel and tempera on paper 18 ¼ by 25 ¾ in, w/ frame 26 by 33 ½ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01777 Andre Lanskoy ...
Paper, Pastel, Tempera
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, CT
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Lithograph
