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Otto Rogers Art

Canadian, b. 1935

Otto Rogers, depicts a geometric landscape using neutral colour tones. Rogers was born in 1935 in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. He attended the Saskatchewan Teachers College (1954) and received a Bachelor of Science in Art Education (1958) and a Masters in Fine Art (1959) from the University of Wisconsin. As Professor and Head of the Department of Art at the University of Saskatchewan (1959–88), Rogers helped revive the Emma Lake Artist Workshops, Saskatchewan (1971–87). From 1988–98, Rogers lived in Haifa, Israel, where he served two five-year terms as a Counselor member of the International Teaching Center at the World Centre for the Baháʼí Faith. Following those years, he lived and worked in Prince Edward County, Ontario until his passing in late April 2019. Rogers' works are found in over 1600 major public, corporate and private collections in North America, Asia and Europe including Art Gallery of Ontario, Edmonton Art Gallery, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon; Montreal Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona Spain; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the National Gallery of Canada; Bank of Montreal; General Foods and Scotiabank.

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Artist: Otto Rogers
Single Tree in Moonlight - brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas is by Canadian artist Otto Rogers. A black silhouette of an abstracted tree planted at the center of the picture plane is framed...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Leaf Composition - contemporary, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract acrylic painting inspired by nature was created by Otto Rogers. Renowned internationally as a masterful abstract artist, Otto Rogers distinctive aesthetic often combin...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mystery of Light Composition - contemporary, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary cubist painting is by the highly regarded Canadian artist Otto Rogers. A prominent Canadian artist celebrated for his own distinctive brand of contemporary artwork...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ocean Storm - large, bold, dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This particular painting is both lively and subtle, with rich layers of paint on canvas. Form, colour, light and bold brush strokes combine to create this evocative abstract landscap...
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2010s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sunset and Passing Storm - large, intimate, abstract, tondo, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
From a mauve ground in the lower aspect of this large tondo by Otto Rogers, passages of green and black rise and intersect earthy shapes at a cloudy horizon. The geometry of the tond...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Architectural Dream - dark, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel sculpture
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In the 1960’s, Canadian Otto Rogers was one of the first artists to create abstract sculptures out of welded steel and continued to do so during his long career. He was an admirer an...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Steel

Upward Movement - large, bold, dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Leaf shapes dance across a painterly ground of grey, sand and black in this poised abstract composition by Otto Rogers. Rogers work, rooted in a cubist-constructivist tradition, exp...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Descending Spirit - intimate, abstract, cubist, landscape, canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The diaphanous spirit of a bird rises into a brightening sky in this inspired composition by Otto Donald Rogers. Rogers paintings, rooted in a cubist-constructivist tradition, explor...
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2010s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Leaf Reflection - dark, dynamic, abstract, acrylic, painted steel wall sculpture
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Otto Rogers was often inspired by nature’s beauty. This abstract mixed media composition is the artist’s impression of a leaf reflected in a p...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Steel

Blue Leaf Still Life - blue, green, intimate, cubist, collaged acrylic on paper
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Cubist, sliced views of three sides of a potted plant in collaged paper with sapphire blue and green leaves line up on a background of shifting depths. Rogers work, rooted in a cubis...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Moon Drama 5/20 - intimate, abstract, mixed media on paper
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A darkening sky is illuminated by the eclipsed view of a bold deep blue moon in this contemplative piece by Otto Rogers. He was seen as a ‘big attack painter’ by the renowned art cri...
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Early 2000s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Paper, Giclée

Light at Dawn - intimate, abstract, cubist, landscape, tondo, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Passages of dense black outlined with a whisper of teal are topped with charcoal grey that ends at exact center of this canvas tondo by Otto Rogers. Above this horizon line, the sky ...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Holly Land Memory
By Otto Rogers
Located in Vancouver, CA
Otto Rogers is a Canadian artist whose work explores themes of diversity and unity. Born in Saskatchewan in 1935, Rogers's artistic journey has been shaped by his extensive travels a...
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Early 2000s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Light Drama - contemporary, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary cubist painting is by the highly regarded Canadian artist Otto Rogers. Internationally celebrated as an important artist, the distinctive paintings of Otto Rogers ...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Folded Letter - dark, textured, cubist, abstract, steel, acrylic, wall sculpture
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This simple, elegant composition by abstract artist Otto Rogers is mixed media and metal. The white letter contrasts against the earthy palette and the soft gray background. Saskat...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Steel

Seashore Light - bold, earthy, modernist, abstract, acrylic & graphite on paper
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using his characteristic rich earthy palette, Otto Rogers has captured the subtle variations in light as it changes along a seashore. This piece has soft grays, rich brown, and black colours highlighted by a flash of royal blue and burnt orange. As one of Canada’s preeminent modernist artists, Rogers found inspiration in both his deep faith as a Baha’i and the beauty of nature so often reflected in his stunning work. This is acrylic and graphite on paper. “The purpose of art is to lift the human spirit.” Otto Rogers He acquired his MA in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin and later taught at the University of Saskatchewan for almost 30 years. He also participated in the Emma Lake Workshops in BC which attracted some of North America’s finest artists. Rogers’ work is held in more than 30 public collections including: the Art Gallery of Ontario, the National Gallery of Canada, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite

Single Leaf With Red - vibrant, abstract, cubist, modernist, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A leaf shape is poised within balanced passages of red, green and blue in this masterful acrylic by Otto Rogers. Painted in 2018, this vibrant yet contemplative composition is an exp...
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2010s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Yellow Bird Motion - warm, bright, cubist landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Two birds cross a sun yellow sky in this inspired composition by Otto Donald Rogers. Rogers works, rooted in a cubist-constructivist tradition, explore the themes of motion in stilln...
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2010s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wave Landscape - dynamic, modernist abstract landscape, acrylic tondo on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The dynamic beauty of the natural world inspired Canadian artist Otto Rogers. This striking painting’s waves of colour in earthy tones of blue, gold, brown, black and white is enhanc...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Symphonic Score - tall, dynamic, abstract modernist, steel and copper sculpture
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In the 1960’s, Canadian Otto Rogers was one of the first artists to create abstract sculptures out of welded steel and continued to do so during his long career. The elegant curves a...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Steel, Copper

Landscape Vibrations - intimate, abstract, black and white, mixed media on paper
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Watercolor and collaged elements , dominantly grey and off-white, with small notes of blue, pale green. On Japanese handmade paper. Otto Donald Rogers was born in 1935 in Kerrobert, Saskatchewan. He taught at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, from 1959 – 1988, after receiving his Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. He was instrumental in sustaining the Emma Lake Workshops, which, for several generations, has provided a meeting point for some of North America’s most respected visual artists, among them Jack Shadbolt, Helen Frankenthaler, Barnet Newman...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled Landscape with White Square - modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The landscape, as interpreted by the uniquely talented eye of abstract artist, Otto Rogers. In his characteristic modernist style, this appears to be a view focused on the horizon wh...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Untitled Blue White Pink - dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Otto Rogers continues his skillful exploration of nature’s form and colour in this expressive acrylic composition. Organic shapes appear in de...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Panel

Untitled (Work on Paper) - vibrant, modernist abstract, mixed media on paper
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The vibrant colours—burnt orange, turquoise, black-a touch of green and the dynamic form of this inspired composition is quintessentially Otto Rogers. The modernist artist was masterful in his use of acrylic paints and his work reflected the natural beauty that surrounded his country studio. Saskatchewan born Rogers (1935-2019) was recognized by the NY art critic, Clement Greenberg as a ‘big attack’ painter early in his career and stated that his artwork showed a ‘fullness of inspiration.’ A devout follower of the Baha’i faith, Rogers did not view art as simply a ‘decorative thing.’ “Nature is God...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Lake Reflection - intimate, abstract, modern cubist landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The textured surface of water, still and dark meets a strip of cream coloured sky in this long horizontal canvas. A cloud of green and pink on the far right horizon balances the atte...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Passing Cloud - colorful abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A rich black ground undulates at the horizon where it meets geometric passages of crimson, ochre, grey and peach in this acrylic canvas by Otto Rogers. A calligraphic swoop of brushe...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Landscape Geometry - intimate, abstract, cubist, landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Angled structures of moss green, grey and textured white intersect in a sophisticated eometry in this powerful painting by Otto Rogers. Rogers work, rooted in a cubist-constructivist...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

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Mystic Circle - dark, intimate, abstract, cubist, tondo, acrylic on linen
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Dark passages of black, and umber frame a painterly dove grey strip at center of this cubist inspired tondo by Otto Rogers. Rogers (1935-2019) taught a...
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Blue Symphony - intimate, abstract, cubist, acrylic collage on paper
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Single Tree in Moonlight - dark, intimate, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
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Warm Summer Breeze
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Three Part Moonlight
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Abstract painting with elements of turquoise and white on earth toned ground, evoking moonlight in summer. "There are a few artists, very few, whose work has about it a kind of ma...
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Variation
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is a terrific new painting by this master of Canadian abstraction. The subtle color shifts have to be seen in person to be completely appreciated. Bold yellow contrasts with the...
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Nine - large, bold, dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Canadian artist Otto Rogers displays his signature subtle palette in this stunning acrylic painting. Apricot, soft green, light gray, navy, and black define its dynamic form. Saska...
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2010s Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Becoming One
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This is a compelling new painting by Otto Rogers, a rare reference to figuration. The work has a superimposed collaged wood element, common in his early work but unique among this la...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Otto Rogers Art

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Acrylic, Canvas, Wood

Untitled Round
By Otto Rogers
Located in Bloomfield, ON
For almost 30 years, Otto taught at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, from 1959 – 1988, after receiving his Master’s in Fine Art from the University of Wisconsin. Otto was instrumental in sustaining the Emma Lake Workshops, which, for several generations, has provided a meeting point for some of North America’s most respected visual artists, among them Jack Shadbolt, Helen Frankenthaler, Barnet...
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Otto Rogers art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Otto Rogers art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Otto Rogers in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Otto Rogers art, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Julie Hedrick, Joseph Adolphe, and Fahri Aldin. Otto Rogers art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,150 and tops out at $34,000, while the average work can sell for $24,000.

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