Colour Field Painting

What is Colour Field Painting?

Colour Field Painting is an abstract style characterized by large areas of a single color or simple, solid colors. The term was first used in the 1950s to describe the work of three American Abstract Expressionist painters—Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Clyfford Still. Their work emphasized the emotional power of color and the creation of vast, meditative spaces through expansive color fields.
Sugarlift Spade

Richard Diebenkorn

Sugarlift Spade, 1982

Limited Edition Print

Aquatint

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Untitled (Gesture #6)

Robert Motherwell

Untitled (Gesture #6), 1976

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 11,900

Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue/Yellow/Red)

Ellsworth Kelly

Colored Paper Image XVI (Blue/Yellow/Red), 1976

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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Untitled (Black Strokes)

Paul Jenkins

Untitled (Black Strokes), 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 1,580

Madame de Pompadour

Helen Frankenthaler

Madame de Pompadour, 1985

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 14,250

Spring Solution

Sam Francis

Spring Solution, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Self Portrait (SF-051)

Sam Francis

Self Portrait (SF-051), 1976

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Untitled 2 from Niagara Series

Larry Zox

Untitled 2 from Niagara Series, 1980

Limited Edition Print

Linocut

USD 850

Frank Stella

Private Listing

Sculpture / Object

Union (from Eccentric Polygons)

Frank Stella

Union (from Eccentric Polygons), 1974

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 9,500

Sanbornville

Frank Stella

Sanbornville, 1974

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 9,500

Quathlamba I

Frank Stella

Quathlamba I, 1968

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 11,900

Dark Blue and Red (Bleu Foncé et Rouge)

Ellsworth Kelly

Dark Blue and Red (Bleu Foncé et Rouge), 1964 -1965

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 13,500

Red Fold

Sean Scully

Red Fold, 2006

Limited Edition Print

Aquatint

USD 6,000

Untitled 1 from Niagara Series

Larry Zox

Untitled 1 from Niagara Series, 1980

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 850

Touched Red

Richard Diebenkorn

Touched Red, 1991

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

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Appropriation

Appropriation in art involves using pre-existing images or objects with little or no modification. This technique has played a significant role across various art forms, including visual arts, music, performance, and literature. In visual arts, appropriation refers to the practice of adopting, sampling, recycling, or borrowing elements—or even entire forms—of existing visual culture, integrating them into new works to create meaning or critique.

Bay Area Figurative Art

The Bay Area Figurative Movement, which also goes by the names Bay Area Figurative School, Bay Area Figurative Art, or Bay Area Figuration, came to existence in San-Francisco Bay Area. This was in the mid-20th century, when a group of artists from the area stopped working on the then popular Abstract Expressionism for a preference to figuration in painting. The movement lasted a total of two decades during the 1950's and 1960's.

Postmodernism

Postmodernism is an art movement that emerged as a reaction against authority and traditional boundaries, seeking to blur the lines between art and everyday life. It aimed to bridge the gap between the cultural elite and the general public by embracing eclectic mixtures of earlier conventions and styles. Postmodernist art often challenges established norms and celebrates diversity, irony, and pastiche, making it a movement that reflects the complexities of contemporary culture.

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