Skip to main content

Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

German, 1915-1994
Friedel Dzubas was born April 20, 1915 in Berlin and studied at the Prussian Academy of Fine Art and under Paul Klee while in Düsseldorf from 1936 to 1939. In 1939, Dzubas fled Germany for London and the United States where he later became a citizen. In 1948, he he answered art critic Clement Greenberg's anonymous advertisement for a summer roommate. It was the height of the Abstract Expressionist Movement in New York, and through Greenberg Dzubas met Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Adolph Gottlieb and Barnett Newman. Later, in the early 1950s, Dzubas shared a studio with Helen Frankenthaler, associating with some of the younger generation of abstract painters in New York including Jules Olitski and Kenneth Noland. In the early 1950s, he began exhibiting his work in New York. In the 1960s, he started experimenting with color field painting. Dzubas' mature paintings since the 1960s assimilate his early interest in German Romanticism and Expressionism into post-war American abstraction. "He abandoned oil paint for Magna acrylic in 1965 when he found he could achieve with a brevity of gesture the brilliance and luminosity of oil paint applied in thin veils of color. He could thus effect the richness and variation of traditional glazed tones using a more expressive, immediate process. By the early 1980s, Dzubas abandoned his preliminary preparations of sketching and priming, thereby inviting spontaneity and accident into his painting process. Although he typically coated his canvas with a gesso primer before painting, he began to apply it so thinly that the pigment was almost immediately absorbed into the ground, making it impossible for him to revise and rework his compositions. Dzubas' change in technique reveals a thoroughly modernist sensibility: "I like that risk," he explained. "I think, to a certain degree, I have to make it mechanically difficult and unreliable for myself. If I can predict the effect too much, then I probably am not supposed to be doing it. I function better if my footing is not too sure, so to speak." The rich, velvety hues of Grade's reds, greens, and blues appear radiant in places. Dzubas heightened his color drama -- a drama characterized as quintessentially Baroque by some critics-- by varying the density of his paint. His rectangular forms appear to ebb and flow in an orchestrated movement across the surface of the picture plane." (Megan Bahr) A retrospective of Dzubas' work was shown at the Museum of Fine Art, Houston in 1974 and at the Museum of Fine Art, Boston the following year. In 1983, Dzubas was honored with an exhibition at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. (ASKART)
to
1
1
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
22
964
477
359
282
2
2
Artist: Friedel Dzubas
"Crater" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Blue, Green, Pink, Abstract Intense Color

Friedel Dzubas"Crater" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Blue, Green, Pink, Abstract Intense Color, 1988

$32,000

"Crater" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Blue, Green, Pink, Abstract Intense Color

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Friedel Dzubas Crater, 1988 Magna on paper 28 x 80 inches Provenance The artist Estate of the artist A noted figure in the New York School, Friedel Dzubas was associated with the ...

Category

1980s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Abstract Work
"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Abstract Work

Friedel Dzubas"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Abstract Work, 1984

$35,000

"Untitled" Friedel Dzubas, Color Field, Yellow, Pink, Orange, Abstract Work

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Friedel Dzubas Untitled, 1984 Signed and dated lower right Acrylic on paper 30 x 30 inches Provenance Kenworth Moffet and Lucy Baker, Connecticut Private Collection, Connecticut (ac...

Category

1980s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Related Items
"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros

Salah Boutros"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros, 2018

$950

H 14 in W 20 in

"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros

By Salah Boutros

Located in Culver City, CA

"Palm Pair" Abstract Painting 14" x 20" inch by Salah Boutros Salah Boutros was born in 1964 in Cairo where he still lives and works. He gained a BA degree from the Faculty of Fine ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed
Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed

Kenneth NolandKenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed, 2001

$38,500

H 22 in W 21.75 in D 1.25 in

Kenneth Noland - Target, acrylic on paper, Color Field signed & inscribed Framed

By Kenneth Noland

Located in New York, NY

Kenneth Noland Untitled Target, 2001 Acrylic paint on offset lithograph paper Signed, dated, and dedicated along lower edge: For Howard and Susan with Love Kenneth Noland 6.10.01 Fra...

Category

1990s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset

Polyptych from the Paper Series. Abstract painting
Polyptych from the Paper Series. Abstract painting

On HansenPolyptych from the Paper Series. Abstract painting, 2022

$4,800

H 70 in W 51 in D 0.1 in

Polyptych from the Paper Series. Abstract painting

By On Hansen

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Repetition, The temptation is always to believe in the stability, Consistency and existence and Faintly falling On Hansen bears the traces of lived experiences, exploring the possib...

Category

2010s Minimalist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite

Solar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white

Mila AkopovaSolar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white, 2025

$550

H 20 in W 16 in

Solar eclipse - depicts pyramid, sun, black and white

By Mila Akopova

Located in Fort Lee, NJ

Interior design paintings. The artwork were done with acrylic on watercolor paper 300g. The work are 11 by 15 inches in size, framed black or gold with a glass face on a mat board (w...

Category

2010s Minimalist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Triptych Painting, Minimalist, 2010, Unframed
Abstract Triptych Painting, Minimalist, 2010, Unframed

On HansenAbstract Triptych Painting, Minimalist, 2010, Unframed, 2022

$3,600

H 35 in W 76.5 in D 0.1 in

Abstract Triptych Painting, Minimalist, 2010, Unframed

By On Hansen

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Repetition, The temptation is always to believe in the stability and Faintly falling On Hansen bears the traces of lived experiences, exploring the possibilities of formal abstracti...

Category

2010s Minimalist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite

Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph
Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph

Kenneth NolandKenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph

$15,000

H 17 in W 22 in D 2 in

Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, done on hardback monograph

By Kenneth Noland

Located in New York, NY

Kenneth Noland - original signed oil pastel drawing, from the Estate of Ira Licht, 1999 Original oil pastel (hand signed) on the inside boards of hardback monograph Original drawing ...

Category

1990s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Oil Pastel

Repetition and Faintly falling. Abstract mixed media paintings
Repetition and Faintly falling. Abstract mixed media paintings

On HansenRepetition and Faintly falling. Abstract mixed media paintings, 2022

$2,400

H 35 in W 51 in D 0.1 in

Repetition and Faintly falling. Abstract mixed media paintings

By On Hansen

Located in Miami Beach, FL

On Hansen bears the traces of lived experiences, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction, seeking an organic experience between space and time through painting and photogra...

Category

2010s Minimalist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite, Paper

June #1 Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper, 1980s, Signed, 22.5x30.25
June #1 Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper, 1980s, Signed, 22.5x30.25

Milly RistvedtJune #1 Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper, 1980s, Signed, 22.5x30.25, 1987

$5,200

H 22.5 in W 30.25 in

June #1 Abstract Acrylic Painting on Paper, 1980s, Signed, 22.5x30.25

By Milly Ristvedt

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary abstract acrylic painting on paper is by Milly Ristvedt. Few artists ever attain the kind of notoriety and accolades that Milly Ristvedt has rightly achieved. Sin...

Category

1980s Abstract Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Abstraction #13, Mixed Media Abstract Watercolor on Paper by Alexander Kwiat
Abstraction #13, Mixed Media Abstract Watercolor on Paper by Alexander Kwiat

Alexander KwiatAbstraction #13, Mixed Media Abstract Watercolor on Paper by Alexander Kwiat, 1980

$720Sale Price|20% Off

H 30 in W 22 in D 1 in

Abstraction #13, Mixed Media Abstract Watercolor on Paper by Alexander Kwiat

By Alexander Kwiat

Located in Soquel, CA

"Abstraction #13", beautiful modernist abstract color field watercolor in pastel hues on paper by Alexander Kwiat (American, b. 1955). Signed lower right hand corner. Gallery label...

Category

1980s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Prussian Blue Water

Marlene SiffPrussian Blue Water

$4,250

H 35.5 in W 18 in D 3 in

Prussian Blue Water

By Marlene Siff

Located in New York, NY

“Prussian Blue Water” is painted on special Japanese paper I purchased in Tokyo on a trip in 2024. From that trip of a lifetime, I was inspired to compose Haiku poetry. The work on p...

Category

2010s Abstract Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Yearning and Aeolian processes. Abstract mixed media paintings
Yearning and Aeolian processes. Abstract mixed media paintings

On HansenYearning and Aeolian processes. Abstract mixed media paintings, 2022

$2,400

H 35 in W 51 in D 0.1 in

Yearning and Aeolian processes. Abstract mixed media paintings

By On Hansen

Located in Miami Beach, FL

On Hansen bears the traces of lived experiences, exploring the possibilities of formal abstraction, seeking an organic experience between space and time through painting and photogra...

Category

2010s Minimalist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Paper, Crayon, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Graphite

"Color Field (Chalk on Wet Paper)" original pastel by Sylvia Spicuzza
"Color Field (Chalk on Wet Paper)" original pastel by Sylvia Spicuzza

Sylvia Spicuzza"Color Field (Chalk on Wet Paper)" original pastel by Sylvia Spicuzza, ca. 1960

$2,430

H 25.75 in W 19.75 in

"Color Field (Chalk on Wet Paper)" original pastel by Sylvia Spicuzza

By Sylvia Spicuzza

Located in Milwaukee, WI

In this composition, Sylvia Spiczza works in the manner of color field artists like Mark Rothko and Helen Frankenthaler, presenting a gradation of colors shifting from yellow to red ...

Category

1960s Color-Field Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Previously Available Items
Untitled

Friedel DzubasUntitled, 1970

Sold

H 13.5 in W 17 in

Untitled

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Friedel Dzubas Untitled, 1970 Pastel Sketch on Paper 13.50h x 17w in

Category

1970s Post-War Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Untitled Colorful Pastel Abstract
Untitled Colorful Pastel Abstract

Friedel DzubasUntitled Colorful Pastel Abstract, 1981

Sold

H 29.5 in W 34.5 in D 2.5 in

Untitled Colorful Pastel Abstract

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in Houston, TX

Whimsical pastel abstract made of hand-laid paper by renowned artist Friedel Dzubas circa 1981. Signed and dated left corner. Hung in a white shadowbox frame. Artist Biography: He w...

Category

1980s Abstract Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Handmade Paper

Nebel

Friedel DzubasNebel, 1971

Sold

H 6 in W 16.5 in

Nebel

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Friedel Dzubas Nebel, 1971 Pastel Sketch on Paper 6 x 16.5 in

Category

1970s Abstract Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Untitled

Friedel DzubasUntitled, 1988

Sold

H 42 in W 39.5 in

Untitled

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in New York, NY

Friedel Dzubas Untitled, c.1988 Acrylic on Paper 42 x 39.5 in

Category

1980s Abstract Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

UNTITLED 44
UNTITLED 44

Friedel DzubasUNTITLED 44, 1970

Sold

H 12.5 in W 15 in D 0.63 in

UNTITLED 44

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in Three Oaks, MI

This study on paper by Friedel Dzubas is labeled 44 and is composed of large gestural brushstrokes of pastel in hues of orange, blue, greens, eggplant, gray and yellow. It is framed ...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Untitled
Untitled

Friedel DzubasUntitled, 1985

Sold

H 30 in W 24.5 in D 0.13 in

Untitled

By Friedel Dzubas

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Friedel Dzubas' gouache and acrylic on paper painting is from the artist's estate. Friedel Dzubas, (1915-1994)A noted figure in the New York School, Friedel Dzubas was associated wit...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Friedel Dzubas Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache

Friedel Dzubas drawings and watercolor paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Friedel Dzubas drawings and watercolor paintings available for sale on 1stDibs.

More Friedel Dzubas Art

Friedel Dzubas Paintings
Friedel Dzubas Prints and Multiples
Friedel Dzubas Mixed Media
Friedel Dzubas Abstract Paintings
Friedel Dzubas Abstract Prints
View All Popular Drawings and Watercolor Paintings Searches