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Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1903-1986
Seymour Lipton was an American abstract expressionist sculptor. He was a member of the New York School who gained widespread recognition in the 1950s. His early choices of medium changed from wood to lead and then to bronze, and he is best known for his work in metal. He made several technical innovations, including brazing nickel-silver rods onto sheets of Monel to create rust resistant forms. Through the medium of metal sculpture, Lipton endeavored to portray the inner complexities of the human psyche through shapes that enclose and oppose each other, interrelating convex and concave, solid and hollowed forms. Although his imagery was often based on visual stimuli, his expressive abstractions were never literal translations of the visible world. He altered and arranged shapes to create sculptures symbolizing intangible, universal concepts absorbed from sociology, psychology, and myth.
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Artist: Seymour Lipton
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study

Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated lower right, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study
Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study

Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated lower left, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: F...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Sculptural study, unique signed charcoal drawing, by renowned modernist sculptor
Sculptural study, unique signed charcoal drawing, by renowned modernist sculptor

Sculptural study, unique signed charcoal drawing, by renowned modernist sculptor

By Seymour Lipton

Located in New York, NY

SEYMOUR LIPTON Seymour Lipton Untitled sculptural study, 1981 Charcoal on paper hand signed and dated in charcoal pencil on the front Framed Original drawing done in charcoal by reno...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, Crayon on paper, signed, Marlborough-Gerson
Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, Crayon on paper, signed, Marlborough-Gerson

Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, Crayon on paper, signed, Marlborough-Gerson

By Seymour Lipton

Located in New York, NY

Seymour Lipton Study for Pacific Bird Sculpture, 1965 Crayon on paper (Hand Signed & Dated, in Kulicke Frame w/Marlborough-Gerson gallery label) Signed and dated on center right rect...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture
Preliminary drawing for a sculpture

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for a sculpture Black crayon on paper, 1959 Signed and dated middle right (see photo) A rare 1950's AbEx drawing. Provenance: Estate of the artist Michael and Ala...

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1950s Abstract Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem Black Crayon on paper, 1957 Signed and dated lower left The preliminary drawing for the 1957 sculpture of the same name in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art...

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1950s Abstract Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Crayon

Seymour Lipton, Untitled sculptural study, signed charcoal drawing, framed
Seymour Lipton, Untitled sculptural study, signed charcoal drawing, framed

Seymour Lipton, Untitled sculptural study, signed charcoal drawing, framed

By Seymour Lipton

Located in New York, NY

SEYMOUR LIPTON Untitled sculpture drawing, 1979 Charcoal on paper Original drawing done in charcoal by renowned sculptor Seymour Lipton Provenance: Michael and Alan Lipton, the artis...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Catacombs Black crayon on paper, 1971 Signed and dated lower right (see photos) Provenance: Estate of the artist Michael and Alan Lipton (sons) ...

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1970s Abstract Geometric Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Crayon

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated lower left, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: F...

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1980s Contemporary Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1981
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1981

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1981

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1981, signed and dated lower left, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: F...

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1980s Post-Modern Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch Ink on Paper
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch Ink on Paper

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch Ink on Paper

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Ink on Paper, unsigned, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: From a Brooklyn Collection.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Pencil on Paper, unsigned, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: From a Brooklyn Collection.

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Paper

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1964
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1964

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1964

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1964, signed and dated lower right, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Pencil

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1968
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1968

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1968

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1968, signed and dated lower right, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance:...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Oil Crayon

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Pencil on Paper

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Pencil on Paper, inscribed "50 / 45 / 45" upper left, unsigned, unframed. 8.5" H x 11" W. Pro...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Pencil

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1980

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1980, signed and dated center right, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenanc...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1979
Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1979

Seymour Lipton Sculpture Study Sketch, 1979

By Seymour Lipton

Located in Astoria, NY

Seymour Lipton (American, 1903-1986), Abstract Expressionist Sculpture Study Sketch, Oil Crayon on Paper, 1979, signed and dated lower left, unframed. 11" H x 8.5" W. Provenance: F...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Seymour Lipton Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon

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