Richard Elliot Poole
Late 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Paintings
Acrylic, Board
People Also Browsed
1970s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Cardboard, Canvas
Antique 19th Century American American Classical Paintings
Paint
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Paintings and Screens
Brass
Early 2000s Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Laid Paper, Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Pen, Archival Paper, Paint, Mixed Media
19th Century Hudson River School Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
1940s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Edo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
1980s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Tables
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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.