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John Johansen

Johnny Thunders and David Johansen, LA 1973
By Bob Gruen
Located in Toronto, ON
respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling
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1970s Other Art Style Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled 1963 Abstract Oil Painting by Jimmy Ernst
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in Hudson, NY
to his personal friend architect John Johansen, New Canaan, CT in 1963. Johansen was a member of the
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Summer by the Sea, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1956
By John Philip Falter
Located in Fort Washington, PA
This Falter cover was owned by Sarah Johansen, daughter of John Falter. She is the young girl to the
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1950s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects
Located in New York, NY
; Bertrand Goldberg; Erno Goldfinger; Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak; Agustín Hernández Navarro; John M. Johansen
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Books

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Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects
Brutalists: Brutalism’s Best Architects
H 11.38 in W 8.13 in D 1.45 in
Abstract Cubist Construction Collage Mid 20th Century American Modernism Cubism
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in New York, NY
1916, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Casein

Fall Landscape Oil Painting by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Art Students League in New York. Under the tutelage of the famous portraitist John C. Johansen
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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled-019 gouache and pencil by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
famous portraitist John C. Johansen, Vytlacil learned to paint as an impressionist. After graduation
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache, Cardboard, Pencil

City Scene with Faces casein tempera on canvas by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Students League in New York. Under the tutelage of the famous portraitist John C. Johansen, Vytlacil
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Tempera, Casein, Canvas

Untitled Abstraction casein tempera on board by Vaclav Vytlacil
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
the Art Students League in New York. Under the tutelage of the famous portraitist John C. Johansen
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Casein, Board

Alexander Brook, Oil on Canvas, 1955
By Alexander Brook
Located in Hudson, NY
Miller, Brook studied with John C. Johansen, Frank V. DuMond, George Bridgeman and Dimitri Romanofski
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"Classic Maiden"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
in New York in 1913. He studied at the League for three years under John C. Johansen and Anders Zorn
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20th Century Abstract Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Fishing Through the Storm"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
in New York in 1913. He studied at the League for three years under John C. Johansen and Anders Zorn
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Positano Coast"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. He studied at the League for three years under John C. Johansen and Anders Zorn. In 1916, Vytlacil
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20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Board, Oil

"The Evening Crowd, Manhattan"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Manhattan Night Life"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Woman in Black”
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Roman Bath" Series (2/3)
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Rough Seas"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

"Rough Seas"
H 44 in W 32 in D 2 in
"Still Life with Bananas"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1930s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Blue Fish"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Figure Composition"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

"Circus Act"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style resembled that of John Singer
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

"Circus Act"
"Circus Act"
H 20 in W 23 in D 2 in
"Vineyard Fishing Boat"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Oil

"Resting Boats"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
1913 to 1916, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen
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20th Century Abstract Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Resting Boats"
H 12 in W 15 in D 2 in
"Lower Manhattan"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Fish Cleaners"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
York in 1913. He studied at the League for three years under John C. Johansen and Anders Zorn. In 1916
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"After Work"
By Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Lambertville, NJ
. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style resembled that of John Singer Sargent), and Anders Zorn. He
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"After Work"
H 33 in W 27 in D 2 in
John Johansen Presentation Board for "Spray Form House"
By Frederick John Kiesler, Le Corbusier
Located in New York, NY
sprayed over a steel and steel mesh framework, by Harvard 5 architect John M. Johansen. This technique
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Photography

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Paper

CBGB's NYC
By Bob Gruen
Located in New York, NY
Ramone of the Ramones and David Johansen outside CBGB, NYC. August 1977. Bob Gruen is one of the most
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1970s Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

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