B Sakata Garo
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Wood Panel, Oil
1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Oil
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Late 20th Century American Classical Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Early 1900s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Illustration Board, Oil
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Paint
2010s Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Linen, Oil
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique Early 19th Century English Victorian Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Baroque Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Century French Paintings
Paint
1920s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1960s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Illustration Board, Pencil
20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Vintage 1960s Contemporary Art
Acrylic, Paper
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Wood Panel, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Mel Prest for sale on 1stDibs
Mel Prest is an American abstract artist whose intricate, layered paintings mobilize color, line and perspective to activate kinetic perceptual phenomena. Prest’s works present perceptual puzzles that insist on our eyes focus and refocus continuously. Her structures are understated and subtle, offering a range of possible shapes and unique interpretations.
Finding the Right abstract-paintings for You
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.