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1950s Abstract Expressionism

"Untitled" Angelo Ippolito, Yellow 1950s Abstract Expressionism, New York School
"Untitled" Angelo Ippolito, Yellow 1950s Abstract Expressionism, New York School

"Untitled" Angelo Ippolito, Yellow 1950s Abstract Expressionism, New York School

By Angelo Ippolito

Located in New York, NY

Angelo Ippolito Untitled, 1952 Signed and dated on the reverse Oil on canvas 16 x 36 inches Provenance: Gloria Torrice Estate of the above Liana Torrice, West Orange, New Jersey, by...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting
Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting

Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting

By Beulah Stevenson

Located in Surfside, FL

Dimensions: 32"h, 25"w canvas; 38.5"h, 32"with frame Work is titled "Two Lillies" Elsie Stevenson (1890–1965) was an American painter and printmaker. Beulah Stevenson, (1875-1965...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver
Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver

Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver

Located in New York, NY

Tor Hoff was predominantly inspired by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism dominated in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas concerning the sublime and spiritu...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi,  1950s
Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi,  1950s

Abstract Woodblock Print Figural Black & White, Nudes, Salvatore Grippi, 1950s

By Salvatore Grippi

Located in Brooklyn, NY

1950s abstract Expressionism Woodblock print on handmade paper Gorgeous, graphic early work from Grippi.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Prints

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Paper

Abstract Expressionism in a Mid-Century Modern Impasto Painting
Abstract Expressionism in a Mid-Century Modern Impasto Painting

Abstract Expressionism in a Mid-Century Modern Impasto Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Paintings of this scale and aesthetic are frequently associated with the Mid-Century Modern movement— particularly those originating from European (e.g., Sweden) or American art scen...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s
Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s

Mid Century Abstract Expressionism Drawing, Ink & Pastel, c.1950s

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 for additional charge.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Abstract Expressionist New York School Blue Bull Painting, Signed and Dated 1959
Abstract Expressionist New York School Blue Bull Painting, Signed and Dated 1959

Abstract Expressionist New York School Blue Bull Painting, Signed and Dated 1959

Located in Dallas, TX

Broad, gestural brushstrokes and assertive linear elements animate the surface, while scraped passages of pigment and layered paint create a tactile, improvisational quality characte...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Animal Paintings

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Oil

1960s Free Form Mosaic Console Table by Berthold Muller, Metal & Stone
1960s Free Form Mosaic Console Table by Berthold Muller, Metal & Stone

1960s Free Form Mosaic Console Table by Berthold Muller, Metal & Stone

By Berthold Muller

Located in London, GB

The tabletop itself is a remarkable work of art, reflecting the influence of 1950s Abstract Expressionism. Composed of carefully arranged mosaic stones in shades of grey, beige, yell...

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Vintage 1960s German Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Brass

Emily Mason The Fifth Element, HB Book, Hand signed and inscribed by Emily Mason
Emily Mason The Fifth Element, HB Book, Hand signed and inscribed by Emily Mason

Emily Mason The Fifth Element, HB Book, Hand signed and inscribed by Emily Mason

By Emily Mason

Located in New York, NY

David Ebony's text brings Mason's life and work into focus, showing how her unique painterly vocabulary has proven that the expressive possibilities of abstract art are indeed boundl...

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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School
Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School

Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School

Located in Surfside, FL

The influence of 1950s American art and abstract expressionism is also clear in his work, and he exhibited with such Washington Color School luminaries as Kenneth Noland and Gene Dav...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines
Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

Mid-20th Century Abstract Canvas Painting with Curved Lines

By Jean Xceron

Located in New York, NY

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, his work reflected Abstract Expressionism such as in the painting commission, Radar, he did for the University of Georgia.

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990
Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990

Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990

By Mirabili, Urano Palma

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

Born in 1936, Urano Palma's creative work was largely influenced by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas about...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

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Suede, Wood

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing

By Jean Xceron

Located in New York, NY

In the late 1940s and early 1950s, his work reflected Abstract Expressionism such as in the painting commission, Radar, he did for the University of Georgia.

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1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Herve Telemaque, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979
Herve Telemaque, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

Herve Telemaque, Untitled, from Ediciones Poligrafa, 1979

By Herve Telemaque

Located in Southampton, NY

Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Telemaque was raised in a culturally engaged environment before moving to New York in the late 1950s, where he encountered Abstract Expressionism and t...

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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

By Émile Gérard

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Born in 1932, Émile Gérard was largely inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas concerning ...

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Paint

Petunia Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Edition 12/40, 1969
Petunia Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Edition 12/40, 1969

Petunia Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, Edition 12/40, 1969

By Alex Katz

Located in Minneapolis, MN

These experiences deepened his appreciation for painting from life and honed his technical skills. During the 1950s, a period dominated by Abstract Expressionism, Katz took a differ...

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Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

As his colleagues in the Ten advanced toward a more non-objective art, Solman warmed toward representation. By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to devel...

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20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s
Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s

Relief by Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski, Poland, 1960s

By Zbigniew Stanley Kupczynski

Located in Stockholm, SE

In 1952, Kupczynski became a member of The Association of Polish Artists, but the country's socialist realism policy barred his work from exhibition due to his tendencies towards exp...

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Vintage 1960s Polish Scandinavian Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Paint

Andy Warhol - Roy Lichtenstein polaroid, Authenticated by the Warhol Foundation
Andy Warhol - Roy Lichtenstein polaroid, Authenticated by the Warhol Foundation

Andy Warhol - Roy Lichtenstein polaroid, Authenticated by the Warhol Foundation

By Andy Warhol

Located in New York, NY

In the 1960s, commercial art was considered beneath contempt by the art world; in the early 1950s, with the rise of Abstract Expressionism, nineteenth-century American narrative and ...

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1970s Pop Art Portrait Photography

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Polaroid

Segreto

Segreto

By Robert Carroll

Located in Atlanta, GA

Robert Carroll was born in 1934 and was predominantly inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored id...

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20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Ritratto di Camillo Mastrocinque

Ritratto di Camillo Mastrocinque

By Robert Carroll

Located in Atlanta, GA

Robert Carroll was born in 1934 and was predominantly inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored id...

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20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA
Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

Oil Painting Interior Scene Chair w Chinese Rug Joseph Solman American Art WPA

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

It’s where I saw Paul Klee’s work, which I liked very much.” By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde art, he wa...

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20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981
"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981

"Nocturnal Lotus" SALE oil on canvas, 1981

By Lowell Nesbitt

Located in Southampton, NY

He is the artist that NASA selected to commemorate the Apollo Moon missions over 50 years ago. In the 1950s he dabbled in Abstract Expressionism for a short time.

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1980s American Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Studio Lexington - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Limited Edition
Studio Lexington - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Limited Edition

Studio Lexington - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Limited Edition

By Cy Twombly

Located in Zug, CH

CY TWOMBLY The American artist Cy Twombly is regarded, alongside his friends Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, as one of the most important representatives of the generation of a...

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Early 2000s Photorealist Figurative Prints

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Digital

'Illeagle' original signed ceramic sculpture courtroom animals by Bill Reid
'Illeagle' original signed ceramic sculpture courtroom animals by Bill Reid

'Illeagle' original signed ceramic sculpture courtroom animals by Bill Reid

By Bill Reid

Located in Milwaukee, WI

For most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, ceramics was limited to functional use, or because of its decorative qualities was relegated as a "lower" craft. Starting in the 1...

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1980s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stoneware, Glaze

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Landscape 6
Landscape 6

Roy LichtensteinLandscape 6, 1967

Unavailable

H 33 in W 41 in D 1 in

Landscape 6

By Roy Lichtenstein

Located in Marseille, FR

In the 1960s, commercial art was considered beneath contempt by the art world; in the early 1950s, with the rise of Abstract Expressionism, nineteenth-century American narrative and ...

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1960s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Watermark

Robert RauschenbergWatermark, 1973

Unavailable

H 17.5 in W 23.5 in D 3 in

Watermark

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

Edition of 250 Robert Rauschenberg was famous for his work in the 1950s, during the period between Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Screen

Colorful Abstract Gouache on Burlap by French Painter Emile Gerard
Colorful Abstract Gouache on Burlap by French Painter Emile Gerard

Colorful Abstract Gouache on Burlap by French Painter Emile Gerard

By Émile Gérard

Located in Pasadena, CA

Born in 1932, Émile Gérard was largely inspired by the 1950s growing up. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting.

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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paintings

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Gouache

Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard
Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard

Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard

By Émile Gérard

Located in Pasadena, CA

Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting and explored ideas concerning the sublime and spirituality.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA
MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA

MOST DISTANT VISIBLE PART OF THE SEA

By Robert Rauschenberg

Located in New York, NY

He is well known for his “Combines” done in the 1950s during the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Pop Art.

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1970s Pop Art Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting
Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting

Beulah Stevenson 1950s Abstract Expressionism American Woman Artist Oil Painting

By Beulah Stevenson

Located in Surfside, FL

Dimensions: 32"h, 25"w canvas; 38.5"h, 32"with frame Work is titled "Two Lillies" Elsie Stevenson (1890–1965) was an American painter and printmaker. Beulah Stevenson, (1875-1965...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3
1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3

1950s Mid Century Abstract Contour Drawing 3

Located in Arp, TX

From the estate of Jerry and Ruth Opper Abstract Expressionism Contour Drawing 3 c.1950s Abstract Expressionism Ink and Pastel Contour Drawing 18" x 12" Unframed *Custom framing ava...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s
Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s

Abstract Bronze on Geode Tree Sculpture by Belva Ball circa 1960’s

By Belva Ball

Located in Ann Arbor, MI

Born in 1931, Belva Ball's creative work was predominantly inspired by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism dominated in the 1950s as a chief method of painting, and explored ideas conc...

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Bronze

"Doorway" 1950s Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum
"Doorway" 1950s Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum

"Doorway" 1950s Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism NYC Artist Brooklyn Museum

By Sylvia Rutkoff

Located in New York, NY

Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) SR3-1 c.1950s “Doorway” Oil paint, sand on Masonite 48”x36 period frame Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (191...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Organic Material, Masonite, Oil, Other Medium

Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School
Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School

Chinese American Abstract Expressionist Zen Space Painting WangMing Color School

Located in Surfside, FL

The influence of 1950s American art and abstract expressionism is also clear in his work, and he exhibited with such Washington Color School luminaries as Kenneth Noland and Gene Dav...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff
"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff

"Composition #17" Oil on Canvas by Georgi Daskaloff

By Georgi Daskaloff

Located in Palm Desert, CA

He ‘defected’ to the West in 1960 and was living in Paris before moving on to New York. Inspired by the 1950s Abstract Expressionism, Daskaloff painted in a pop-art influenced abstra...

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Vintage 1960s American Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel

By Emil Schumacher 1

Located in Surfside, FL

French art critic Michel Tapié named the influential European movement that during the 1950s paralleled Abstract Expressionism in the U.S, Art Informel.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Screen

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

By Mitch Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

Bachelor of Art Education, 1971 - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Master of Fine Arts, Teaching 1968-1972 High School, Skokie, USA. 1973-1974 Thelma Yellin Art School, Giv...

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1960s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Unfinished Painting (Gaeta) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Edition
Unfinished Painting (Gaeta) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Edition

Unfinished Painting (Gaeta) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Dry-print, Edition

By Cy Twombly

Located in Zug, CH

CY TWOMBLY The American artist Cy Twombly is regarded, alongside his friends Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns, as one of the most important representatives of the generation of a...

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Early 2000s Photorealist Figurative Prints

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C Print

1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA
1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA

1936 Woodblock Print Venus of 23rd St. Skid Row Woodcut NYC Great Depression WPA

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

It’s where I saw Paul Klee’s work, which I liked very much.” By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde art, he wa...

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20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Woodcut

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Joseph SolmanOld Fire Wagon, Monotype

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H 16.25 in W 18.25 in

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

As his colleagues in the Ten advanced toward a more non-objective art, Solman warmed toward representation. By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to devel...

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20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype
Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

Joseph SolmanOld Fire Wagon, Monotype

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H 16.25 in W 18.25 in

Old Fire Wagon, Monotype

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

As his colleagues in the Ten advanced toward a more non-objective art, Solman warmed toward representation. By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to devel...

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20th Century Modern More Art

Materials

Monotype

"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work
"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work

"Migrant" Robert Gwathmey, Baskets of Food Produce, American Realism, Farm Work

By Robert Gwathmey

Located in New York, NY

The farmers particularly fascinated Gwathmey, their lean bodies with deliberate and stiff actions and often portrayed them as Christ-like figures. Although the 1950s surge of Abstra...

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1970s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism
Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

Loggers WPA Depression Era Modern Mid 20th Century American Scene Social Realism

By William L'Engle

Located in New York, NY

John's River, Bull Hiding, 1940, Lucy L'Engle; Castillo de San Marco, 1940, Lucy L'Engle; Yulee Navy Base, 1946, William L'Engle. The 1950s were famous for Abstract Expressionism and...

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1940s Realist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing
ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing

ABSTRACT American Woman Abstract Non-objective Mid 20th Century Modern Drawing

By Irene Rice Pereira

Located in New York, NY

In 1953 the Whitney Museum, then in Greenwich Village, gave her a retrospective exhibition with Loren MacIver, and that same year Life magazine published a centerfold photo examinati...

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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed
1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed

1950's Emmanuel Jolicoeur 'Haitian born 1928' Oil on Canvas Signed Framed

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas concerning the sublime and spirituality.

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Vintage 1950s Haitian Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Informal Composition - Original Lithograph on paper by H. Kitzel - 1969

Informal Composition - Original Lithograph on paper by H. Kitzel - 1969

Located in Roma, IT

Herbert Kitzel deals with painting, various graphic techniques, and artistic ceramics. In the early 1950s, he developed his individual figurative style, which he developed under the ...

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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)
Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)

Untitled (Metaphysique Du Vide) (SF-317)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Post WW II artist Sam Francis remains one of the country's premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color fields an...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)
Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)

Metaphysique Du Vide (L271)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Post WW II artist Sam Francis remains one of the country's premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color fields an...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)
Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)

Galerie am Munsterhof (Generated) (SF-276)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Post WW II artist Sam Francis remains one of the country's premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color fields an...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Untitled (SFE-001)
Untitled (SFE-001)

Untitled (SFE-001)

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Post WW II artist Sam Francis remains one of the country's premier contemporary masters. Rooted in 1950s and 60s Abstract Expressionism which was concerned with giant color fields an...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Untitled Abstraction
Untitled Abstraction

Untitled Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Graphite

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction
Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

Early Drawing and Watercolor Painting Figurative Abstraction

By Mitch Becker

Located in Surfside, FL

Bachelor of Art Education, 1971 - University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Master of Fine Arts, Teaching 1968-1972 High School, Skokie, USA. 1973-1974 Thelma Yellin Art School, Giv...

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1960s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

Emile Gerard French Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting

By Émile Gérard

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ideas concerning the sublime and spirituality.

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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Paint

Abstraction
Abstraction

Medard P. KleinAbstraction, c. 1945

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H 9.875 in W 14.125 in

Abstraction

By Medard P. Klein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

In 1948, Klein was chosen as one of the few American painters to participate in the exhibition “Realites Nouvelles” in Paris. The 1950’s marked the emergence of Abstract Expressionis...

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1940s Abstract Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Graphite

Spanish mediterranean boardwalk oil on canvas painting seascape
Spanish mediterranean boardwalk oil on canvas painting seascape

Spanish mediterranean boardwalk oil on canvas painting seascape

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Important Europeans who came to New York and inspired American artists included Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers, and Hans Hoffmann, who among them laid the foundation for much of the exp...

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1990s Realist Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CY Twombly Nine Discourses on Commodus 1964 (signed Twombly exhibit poster)
CY Twombly Nine Discourses on Commodus 1964 (signed Twombly exhibit poster)

CY Twombly Nine Discourses on Commodus 1964 (signed Twombly exhibit poster)

By Cy Twombly

Located in NEW YORK, NY

Twombly (1928-2011) developed his signature style of graffiti-like, calligraphic scribbles in the mid-1950s, simultaneously referencing Abstract Expressionism while imbuing it with t...

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1960s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph, Offset

"Flight, " Expressionist Landscape with Birds Poster by Milton Avery
"Flight, " Expressionist Landscape with Birds Poster by Milton Avery

"Flight, " Expressionist Landscape with Birds Poster by Milton Avery

By Milton Avery

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In the 1950s, a period dominated by Abstract Expressionism, he was overlooked by critics because of his adherence to recognizable subject matter.

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1980s Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Other Medium

Joseph Solman Lithograph New York City Subway Great Depression WPA Artist
Joseph Solman Lithograph New York City Subway Great Depression WPA Artist

Joseph Solman Lithograph New York City Subway Great Depression WPA Artist

By Joseph Solman

Located in Surfside, FL

It’s where I saw Paul Klee’s work, which I liked very much.” By the early 1950s, when the Abstract Expressionism he had helped to develop was the mainstream in avant garde art, he wa...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959
Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959

Explosive, Gestural Abstract Expressionist OIl, circa 1959

By Michel Cadoret

Located in Treasure Island, CA

He worked in New York City during the late 1950s and early 1960s when abstract expressionism was at its zenith.

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Vintage 1950s French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring
Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring

Abstract Enamel Diamond Gold Snake Ring

Located in Frederick, MD

This item is believed to have been crafted in the late 1940s to mid 1950s as part of the Abstract Expressionism movement of that era.

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Vintage 1940s Unknown Post-War Fashion Rings

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Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Original Bronze Sculpture of a Mother with Three Children by Sy Rosenwasser 1997
Original Bronze Sculpture of a Mother with Three Children by Sy Rosenwasser 1997

Original Bronze Sculpture of a Mother with Three Children by Sy Rosenwasser 1997

By Seymour Rosenwasser

Located in Pasadena, CA

Rosenwasser's creative work was primarily inspired by the 1950s. It can be said that the 1950s were dominated by Abstract Expressionism, a form of painting that prioritized expressiv...

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20th Century Modern Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas
Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas

Walter William Barker, Abstract Oil on Canvas

By Walter William Barker

Located in Providence, RI

This is a large, excellent example of 1950s abstract expressionism by an acclaimed artist and teacher from the period.

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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson
Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson

Little Girl Portrait by Dagne Hanson

Located in Pasadena, CA

Bio Born in 1931, Dagne Hanson's creative work was predominantly influenced by the 1950s. Abstract Expressionism prevailed in the 1950s as a primary method of painting, and explored ...

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1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

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