Northeast
Type:Painting
Year:1959
Size:34.00" x 52.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Charles Green Shaw ART FOR SALE
1892 New York City - 1974 New York City. Known for: Geometric-biomorphic abstraction.
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town,... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He also took private lessons from George Luks. He served in World War I and during much of the 1920s, lived in Europe, writing articles for the New Yorker and Smart Set. Shortly after, he turned to... Read full biography
Born in New York City, Charles Shaw became a significant figure in the history of American abstract art. His work was noted for its clarity of form and architectural construction. In the later part of his life, he turned to Abstract Expressionism. Shaw was described as a "wealthy man-about-town, poet and minor novelist" before he began to paint seriously when he was in his 30s. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by an uncle. He graduated from Yale University and then studied at the Art Students League with Thomas Hart Benton. He also took private lessons from George Luks. He served in World War I and during much of the 1920s, lived in Europe, writing articles for the New Yorker and Smart Set. Shortly after, he turned to abstract painting and exhibited in important avant-garde shows. Source: . Michael Zellman, 300 Years o... Read full biography
Charles Green Shaw - Art for Sale (14 available)
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Marine Abstraction, 1941
Type:Painting
Year:1941
Size:20.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Signed and dated on verso: Charles G. Shaw / 1941
Cubic Abstraction
Type:Painting
Year:1930s
Size:12.00" x 9.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Image of cubic abstraction from the early period of the artists career
Gray Abstract, 1940
Type:Other
Year:1940
Size:16.00" x 12.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
PROVENANCE Joan T. Washburn Gallery, New York Private American collection Christie’s New York, Fine American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, Sale 2142, March 5, 2009, Lot 37 Private collection, Massachusetts
By the Dawn's Early Light
Type:Painting
Year:1955
Size:35.50" x 23.75"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
By the Dawn's Early Light, 1955 Oil on masonite Signed lower left, dated and titled verso 35.5 x 23.75 inches 38 x 26.25 inches, framed
Irregular Construction
Type:Painting
Year:1942
Size:30.00" x 22.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
In its frame this work measures 35 x 27 inches.
Magic Moment
Type:Painting
Year:1956
Size:36.00" x 24.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Flight Form
Type:Painting
Year:1963
Size:48.00" x 39.50"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Circle Divided
Type:Painting
Year:1970
Size:50.00" x 40.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Provenance: Estate of the Artist
Edge of Night
Type:Painting
Year:1957
Size:12.00" x 16.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Provenance: Private Collection, NY
Composition in Construction
Type:Painting
Year:1940
Size:18.00" x 14.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
Recently included in "Lee Krasner: Geometries of Expression" at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 2024. In its frame measures 23 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches.
Folded Form
Type:Painting
Year:1935
Size:16.00" x 13.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Estate Stamp
Notes:
PROVENANCE Estate of the artist Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, acquired from the above Acquired from the above by the late owner, Lynda Thomas, April 14, 2008
untitled
Type:Painting
Year:1939
Size:11.00" x 8.50"
Medium:Gouache
Signed:Signed and Dated
Notes:
PROVENANCE The artist.Charles H. Carpenter, Jr., bequest from the above, 1974.
Textured Relief
Type:Painting
Year:1938
Size:15.13" x 18.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Estate Stamp
Notes:
Shaw combined oil and sand to give extra texture to his biomorphic construction. With its backboard the piece measures 16 1/4 x 19 1/4 inches.