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Free flowers for all (Abstract painting)
By Manuela Karin Knaut
Located in London, GB
Free flowers for all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and ink, spray paint on canvas.
Artwork is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Free flowers for all (Abstract painting)
By Manuela Karin Knaut
Located in London, GB
Free flowers for all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and ink, spray paint on canvas.
Artwork is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on MDF panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on MDF panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Care or not at all (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Care or not at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
"This artwork is exclusive to
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Care or not at all (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Care or not at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
"This artwork is exclusive to
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
practice of applying those fields of thought to the abstract interpretation of color, space and time.
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Pyramid table lamp, stained glass by Friend of All, abstract brushstroke design
By Jason Andrew Turner, Flannery Cronin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
" collection. This piece features Jason Andrew Turner's signature abstract brushstroke design and is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Wire
H 12 in W 12 in D 12 in
Open Blue, Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Open Blue, Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By British Schooled artist, 21st Century
Signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
All for One (Abstract Painting)
By Clay Johnson
Located in London, GB
All for One (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on wood panel - Unframed
Clay Johnson is an American
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Round Square All White (Abstract Sculpture)
Located in London, GB
Aluminum sheet, metal wire and acrylic - mobile
"Limited edition of 8
1/8
Available on request — 3 week turnaround "
Amaury Maillet is a self-taught artist who explored art in Pro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Metal
All Blue, Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
All Blue, Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By British Schooled artist, 21st Century
Signed
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
By Martina Nehrling
Located in London, GB
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
S'en Aller - 01 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
S'en Aller - 01 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and ink on canvas - Unframed
This artwork is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"And All That" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
classic and the contemporary -- like the abstract works you sometimes see in uber-traditional dining and
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
All All Along, 2023, abstract, colorful, watercolor and acrylic on paper
Located in New York, NY
Sarah Brenneman is an American artist based in West Orange, New Jersey working primarily in painting. Her overarching interest lies in abstraction as a universal language and she wor...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
All around a particular place (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
All around a particular place (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas - unframed
Artwork is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
All of Your Dreams, Abstract Oil Painting
By Cynthia Ligeros
Located in San Francisco, CA
/>About the ArtistCynthia Ligeros creates abstract, complex works that usually begin with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
I Want All the Roses (Abstract Painting)
By Daniela Schweinsberg
Located in London, GB
I Want All the Roses (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic / mixed media on canvas / Silky finish with UV
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
I Want All the Roses (Abstract Painting)
By Daniela Schweinsberg
Located in London, GB
I Want All the Roses (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic / mixed media on canvas / Silky finish with UV
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
All For You, Original Abstract Painting, 2017
By Dyanna Dimick
Located in Boston, MA
: collage, abstract, numbers, body, contemporary, body, letters, leg, mixed media
Artist Biography:
Dyanna
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Pastel, Found Objects
All I ever wanted - Flowy sensual abstract painting
By Jennifer L. Baker
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
In creating this piece, I dove deeply into the abstract realm, allowing emotion to guide each
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Free Shipping
H 31.5 in W 47.25 in D 1.19 in
In Spite of All the Damage (Abstract Painting)
By Macha Poynder
Located in London, GB
In Spite of All the Damage (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed
This work will be
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Boxing on the Block All Night, Abstract Painting
By Patricia Oblack
Located in San Francisco, CA
artist, currently creating dark, earthy abstracts, which she paints with the same palette knife from
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
All around you - Organic Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.7 in
The answer to all your questions 5 (Abstract painting)
By Paul Richard Landauer
Located in London, GB
The answer to all your questions 5 (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Oil
The answer to all your questions 7 (Abstract painting)
By Paul Richard Landauer
Located in London, GB
The answer to all your questions 7 (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Oil
The answer to all your questions 4 (Abstract painting)
By Paul Richard Landauer
Located in London, GB
The answer to all your questions 4 (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Oil
The answer to all your questions 1 (Abstract painting)
By Paul Richard Landauer
Located in London, GB
The answer to all your questions 1 (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Oil
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, "All Things Swim And Glitter"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract expressionist painting by local San Diego artist, Kelsey
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 72 in W 60 in D 1.5 in
All That Remains, Abstract Sculpture (Ceramic and Steel), 2020
By Fred Klingelhofer
Located in Boston, MA
there was a visual harmony that suggested a new use for them.
Keywords: abstract, welded metal,
Artist
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 10.5 in W 21 in D 2 in
"Pence", contemporary all white abstract acrylic & spray paint painting
By Mel Reese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This pieces is part of a 22 painting series I created for my MFA thesis in 2017.
The abstraction in this series is effected through symbolic gestures, distinctive lines, and organi...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
H 42 in W 25 in D 1.5 in
All Inclusive- Abstract Wall Sculpture - yellow, blue, orange, minimalism, mcm
Located in Marmora, NJ
connection to mid century architecture.
Terri Fridkin is a Philadelphia native best known for her abstract
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Birch, Acrylic
"In all directions" abstract painting varnishes pigment on wood 86x113cm
By Olivier Ebel
Located in Roscoff, FR
"In all directions" abstract painting varnish pigment on wood panel 86x113cm
"In all directions
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Pigment
H 33.86 in W 45.67 in D 0.79 in
All Spheres
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Doodle All Day", oil painting, abstract, blue, red, green, orange
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Natick, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Doodle All Day” is a colorful abstract oil painting, 20.5 x 17 inches
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
The all-seeing eye oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
works framed in the artistic current of abstract expressionism, which allows him to experiment with his
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 21.26 in W 25.6 in
to all my lovers oil on canvas painting abstract expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
works framed in the artistic current of abstract expressionism, which allows him to experiment with his
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mary Scott, All that Matters, Original Abstract Art, Contemporary Painting
By Mary Scott
Located in Deddington, GB
wood tray frame. ary Scott paints abstract landscapes to make sense of her emotional response to, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wax, Oil, Panel
H 23.23 in W 23.23 in D 1.19 in
"All the Mysteries Of the Sped Sea". Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Kate Bell
Located in Brecon, Powys
Kate Bell paints in the most exuberant way; her canvasses are alive with colour and movement. In these paintings she offers a beautiful interpretation of the natural world that surro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
No one is careful all the time - Contemporary Abstract Color Painting
By Florian Nährer
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
No one is careful all the time - Contemporary Abstract Color Painting
Acrylic on
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 1.19 in
All That She Touches, Original Framed Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Boston, MA
All That She Touches, Original Framed Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
40x40x2 (HxWxD
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Stamp Out Racism. We All From Africa: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin continuing his Abstract Expressionist series with this mixed media oil and acrylic on
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fish and Loaves, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fish and Loaves, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wood-fired ceramic abstract sculpture: 'All Used Up'
By Tony Moore
Located in New York, NY
My work is concerned with the relationship of humanity and nature. I conceive of an expanded concept of “Nature” as embodying all existence, both the seen and unseen, socio-politica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Glaze
Maybe we imagined it all, minimalistic, abstract soccer acrylic painting, 2022
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Mexico, and the United States. She is a interdisciplinary artist and soccer player. Her abstract
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 19.7 in W 15.7 in D 0.8 in
Up All Night by Alison Gilbert, Abstract, Gestural, Pattern, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Up All Night [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:57 cm x W:57 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:3cm
Frame Size: H:53 cm x W:53 cm x D:5cm
Sold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
H 20.87 in W 20.87 in D 1.97 in
All Realities (Abstract Geometric Painting in Orange, Sienna, Yellow on Panel)
By Jeanette Fintz
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary abstract geometric painting on 12 x 12 inch wood panel in colorful shades of orange
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Red White All Over - Out", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Located in New York, NY
-Gruen's abstract, paper sculpture is tonal, meticulously hand cut by scalpel, unique and exquisitely
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
"Red White All Over - In", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Located in New York, NY
-Gruen's abstract, paper sculpture is tonal, meticulously hand cut by scalpel, unique and exquisitely
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paint, Paper, Gouache, Board
From All Angles
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This black and white abstract acrylic painting is inspired by the mid-century masters.
Framed in a
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Cobalt White All Over - In", Hand Cut Paper Wall Relief Sculpture, Abstract
By Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen
Located in New York, NY
-Gruen's abstract, paper sculpture is tonal, meticulously hand cut by scalpel, unique and exquisitely
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Paper, Board, Paint, Gouache
All That Jazz 2 - bright, geometric shapes, modernist, abstract acrylic on panel
By Burton Kramer
Located in Bloomfield, ON
intersection of music, colour and form.
Kramer has commented that his lyrical abstractions "do not abstract
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
All for One
By Clay Johnson
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on wood panel - Unframed
Clay Johnson is an American abstract painter whose reductivist
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Waves of Fish No.2, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By Kate Orr
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Waves of Fish No.2, Surrealist Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, Kate Orr, 20th
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Is That All
Located in Columbia, MO
Hannah Reeves
Is That All
2023
Acrylic and charcoal on raw silk and organdy
8 x 8 inches
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Dye, Acrylic
In The Middle Of It All - Contemporary Abstract Art Digital Painting Brown
By Stanza
Located in London, GB
To celebrate Stanza's three recent solo exhibitions at HNF in Paderborn Germany 2023, Deutsches Museum 2023 and Samek Art Museum USA we are pleased to present thirty of his works for...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
In The Middle Of It all - Contemporary Abstract Art Digital Painting Red
By Stanza
Located in London, GB
To celebrate Stanza's three recent solo exhibitions at HNF in Paderborn Germany 2023, Deutsches Museum 2023 and Samek Art Museum USA we are pleased to present thirty of his works for...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Digital
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
All the Matters
By Jason Craighead
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Craighead (b.1971) is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his mixed-media
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Graphite
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- What is an abstract collage?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022An abstract collage is a type of artwork that combines a mix of materials assembled together to create an image that does not depict everyday objects, places or things. Instead, the collages convey symbolic messages or evoke emotions through visual elements like color, shape and texture. You'll find a large collection of collage art on 1stDibs.
- What is abstract nature?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021Abstract nature means having nonrepresentational qualities or no reference to any material object. A collection of abstract paintings and other abstract art is available on 1stDibs.
- What are abstract prints?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract prints use shapes, lines and colors to create compositions that do not mirror the outside world.
- What is abstract sculpture?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract sculptures do not depict real objects.
- What is abstract shapes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021Abstract shapes are the large, basic shapes that provide the building blocks for virtually any painting in any style. Abstract shapes are created by abstracting the most basic and recognizable aspects of a real-life shape and creating a simplified representation of it. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of abstract paintings and other kinds of abstract art.
- What is abstract style?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 18, 2021The 'Abstract style' term refers to the category of the Movement of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
- What is abstract painting?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
An abstract painting uses shapes, colors and lines to create a composition that does not mirror the real world.
- What is abstract oil painting?1 AnswerLilac Gallery Ltd.March 17, 2021An abstract oil painting and an artwork that is made with oil paint on a medium like canvas, wood board, or other panels like canvas board. And the 'abstract' term refers to the Movement & Style of the piece. As abstraction indicates a departure from reality in the depiction of imagery in art, the artist creates a painting where the subject, shape, form, color, and line, is created with no particular references of the world but as a composition that may exist with a degree of independence from its vision.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Wassily Kandinsky is the father of abstract art.
- What does abstract mean in art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract, in art, refers to art that rejects visual reality. Instead, abstract arts utilizes shapes, colors, forms and other gestural marks to convey a certain feeling and reality.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Abstract expressionism art is focused on emotional expression which emphasizes the creative and spontaneous act. This art originated in New York in the ‘40's and ‘50's.
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021Abstract Expressionism is a non traditional movement of art employing differing styles and techniques. Mostly non-representational in form and media, created with emotion, action and creative means including sculpture, painting and printmaking.Irena Orlov ArtFebruary 25, 2021From the stains of Jackson Pollock, the deformed bodies of Willem de Kooning, the red paint of Philip Guston to the chaotic patterns of Mark Tobey, these works have changed the course of American painting. These artists were part of Abstract Expressionism, developed after World War II and the Holocaust, and were the first American avant-garde. The terrible events of the war were followed by a period of uncertainty and questioning of human morality. Consequently, many artists began to create heartbreaking works without external references. They stopped being inspired by reality as it was discouraging and took refuge within themselves, their emotions, approaching abstract language. However, it was not a collective and that is why there are so many styles and very personal works. This resulted in the proliferation of works of art that included torn forms of creation in which aesthetic enjoyment, as it was understood until then, was left aside. These artists were united by disenchantment with reality, loneliness, and anguish. The main characteristic of the pictorial movement was the spontaneous affirmation of the individual through painting. It is a non-figurative art that does not conform to the limits of conventional representation. In turn, the expressionists valued the process of creation more than the finished work. The new techniques privileged the fact of transmitting emotions, an attitude, or even the artist's personality through the way the paint is applied: the abruptness or the freedom of the strokes, or the violence or the "desperation" of throwing the paint on the canvas. Abstract expressionism is communication without words. Abstract Expressionism set a precedent in the history of art. While artists were persecuted and exiled from Europe, New York was transformed into the city of freedom and experimentation. Paris displaced as the cradle of art, Abstract Expressionism witnessed a new era. - 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
No, abstract art, by definition, is not representational. Although the shapes in an abstract composition may be based on real world objects, these objects are not recognizable in the finished work.
- How did abstract art come about?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art grew out of the desire by artists in the early 20th century, like Wassily Kandinsky, to create “pure art,” grounded not in visual reality but in the artist’s imagination.
- What influenced abstract art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Abstract art was influenced by Postimpressionism.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Pablo Picasso, Wassily Kandinsky, Piet Mondrian and Willem de Kooning are among the most famous abstract artists.
- La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021A definition of abstract art is art through which the artist doesn't attempt a visual depiction of the world. The artist may have other intentions : conveying a pure emotion, or achieving what (s)he perceives as visual perfection, etc. There are many kinds of abstract art : lyrical abstraction, geometrical abstraction, action painting… There is also an infinite spectrum between hyperrealism and pure abstraction, since one can argue that any brush stroke is by itself an abstraction of the reality — let alone flat color patches.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024To describe abstract art, focus on its elements. Take notice of the types of lines and shapes the work features. Discuss its color and value, the term for the interplay between light and dark in a piece. You can also consider its texture, the materials used to produce it and how it fits into the space that surrounds it. Find a wide range of abstract art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Abstract art is meant to achieve an effect as opposed to representing an object, person, or a scene. Three characteristics of abstract art include: being non-representational art; valuation of shapes, colors, lines, and textures; and subjective art. On 1stDibs, find a variety of original abstract artwork from top artists.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022Yes, Victor Vasarely was an abstract artist. Specifically, he was a part of the Op art movement, which focused on depicting two-dimensional abstract images that appear three-dimensional. His best known works include Zebras, Tridim, Vega-Nor, Denfert and Cheyt-M. Find a collection of Victor Vasarely art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 25, 2019
Yes, Cubism is a form of abstract art.