Rather than a style or set of ideas, Post-war American Art merely defines a time period, and is most often used by auction houses to refer to art created between 1945 and 1970 (differentiating from Modern and Impressionist before and Contemporary after). It incorporates several movements, including Pop Art, Color Field, Land Art and many others.
  • Beauford Delaney, Untitled (Paris Street), circa 1966
    Beauford Delaney
    Untitled (Paris Street), circa 1966
  • Harold B. Cousins, Untitled, circa 1960
    Harold B. Cousins
    Untitled, circa 1960
  • Charles Alston, City at Night, circa 1956-60
    Charles Alston
    City at Night, circa 1956-60
  • Luchita Hurtado, Four Square, circa 1940's
    Luchita Hurtado
    Four Square, circa 1940's
  • Anne Ryan, # 454, ca. 1950
    Anne Ryan
    # 454, ca. 1950
  • Lee Mullican, Starcatcher, 1985
    Lee Mullican
    Starcatcher, 1985
  • Lee Mullican, Medicine Yard, 1980
    Lee Mullican
    Medicine Yard, 1980
  • Lee Mullican, Dancer, 1973
    Lee Mullican
    Dancer, 1973
  • Agnes Martin, Untitled, On a Clear Day Series, 1973
    Agnes Martin
    Untitled, On a Clear Day Series, 1973
  • Agnes Martin, Untitled, On a Clear Day Series (# 25), 1973
    Agnes Martin
    Untitled, On a Clear Day Series (# 25), 1973
  • Lenore Tawney, Untitled (Mandala), 1971
    Lenore Tawney
    Untitled (Mandala), 1971
  • Edward Corbett, # 3 Provincetown, 1970
    Edward Corbett
    # 3 Provincetown, 1970
  • Alma Woodsey Thomas, Lunar Rendezvous – Circle of Flowers, 1969
    Alma Woodsey Thomas
    Lunar Rendezvous – Circle of Flowers, 1969
  • Alma Woodsey Thomas, Etude, 1968
    Alma Woodsey Thomas
    Etude, 1968
  • Lee Mullican, Clouds, 1967
    Lee Mullican
    Clouds, 1967
  • Beauford Delaney, Portrait of James Baldwin, 1967
    Beauford Delaney
    Portrait of James Baldwin, 1967
  • Melvin Edwards, Untitled (Disk), 1966
    Melvin Edwards
    Untitled (Disk), 1966
  • Ed Clark, Untitled, 1965
    Ed Clark
    Untitled, 1965
  • Ed Clark, "Blacklash", 1964
    Ed Clark
    "Blacklash", 1964
  • Richard Hunt, Bumper, 1963
    Richard Hunt
    Bumper, 1963
  • Beauford Delaney, Embrun, 1963
    Beauford Delaney
    Embrun, 1963
  • John Wilfred Outterbridge, Sculpted Form, 1962
    John Wilfred Outterbridge
    Sculpted Form, 1962
  • Beauford Delaney, Mallorca, 1961
    Beauford Delaney
    Mallorca, 1961
  • Beauford Delaney, Untitled, 1961
    Beauford Delaney
    Untitled, 1961
  • Eva HESSE, Untitled, 1961
    Eva HESSE
    Untitled, 1961
  • Emerson S. Woelffer, Isola Nero, 1959
    Emerson S. Woelffer
    Isola Nero, 1959
  • Frederick Hammersley, One Opposite, 1959
    Frederick Hammersley
    One Opposite, 1959
  • Edward Corbett, Provincetown, 1959
    Edward Corbett
    Provincetown, 1959
  • Lee Mullican, Still Life, 1958
    Lee Mullican
    Still Life, 1958
  • Mark Tobey, Untitled I, 1958
    Mark Tobey
    Untitled I, 1958
  • Howard B. Schleeter, Canyon Scripts, 1957
    Howard B. Schleeter
    Canyon Scripts, 1957
  • Lee Mullican, Summer, 1957
    Lee Mullican
    Summer, 1957
  • Lee Mullican, Untitled, 1957
    Lee Mullican
    Untitled, 1957
  • Shirley Goldfarb, Untitled, 1956
    Shirley Goldfarb
    Untitled, 1956
  • Howard B. Schleeter, Rural Nocturne, 1955
    Howard B. Schleeter
    Rural Nocturne, 1955
  • Howard B. Schleeter, Forest Pictograph, 1954
    Howard B. Schleeter
    Forest Pictograph, 1954
  • Lee Mullican, Indian Drums, 1954
    Lee Mullican
    Indian Drums, 1954
  • Emil J. Bisttram, Moon Magic, Things to Come, 1954
    Emil J. Bisttram
    Moon Magic, Things to Come, 1954
  • Cady Wells, Stained Glass Window, 1954
    Cady Wells
    Stained Glass Window, 1954
  • Haywood Bill Rivers, Composition with Movement - Interiors, 1953
    Haywood Bill Rivers
    Composition with Movement - Interiors, 1953
  • Cady Wells, Poplars, Jacona N.M., 1953
    Cady Wells
    Poplars, Jacona N.M., 1953
  • Cady Wells, The Chasm, 1953
    Cady Wells
    The Chasm, 1953
  • Howard B. Schleeter, The Explorers, 1952
    Howard B. Schleeter
    The Explorers, 1952
  • Edward Corbett, No. 7, 1951
    Edward Corbett
    No. 7, 1951
  • Edward Corbett, No. 9, 1951
    Edward Corbett
    No. 9, 1951
  • Richard Hunt, Flight Fragment, 1950s
    Richard Hunt
    Flight Fragment, 1950s
  • Edward Corbett, Untitled #7, 1948
    Edward Corbett
    Untitled #7, 1948
  • Cady Wells, Blue Study, 1947
    Cady Wells
    Blue Study, 1947
  • Willard Nash, Still Life with Geraniums, 1920s
    Willard Nash
    Still Life with Geraniums, 1920s