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Medium: Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Pansy Presence' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Big Sur bouquet - Still-life Art by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Floral - Abstract Paintings - Contemporary Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
The painting comes with a certificate of authen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'West Side, New York', Central Park, Manhattan Modernist Abstract, BMFA, Harvard
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Stoltenberg' for Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (American, 1927-2016) and dated 1957. Titled, verso on original artist's label, 'West Side, New York'.
Provenance: Mr. & ...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Village by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsical florals. His co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Primavera red flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This floral artwork makes my of my new small collection called 🪻"Primavera"🪻 dedicated to a springtime.
For me spring means rebirth, life, energy, new possibilities. Springtime ma...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Not Love
Located in Toronto, ON
Eugenia Elder is a Canadian contemporary painter based in Toronto, Ontario. Her minimal and gestural brushstrokes convey spontaneity and insecurity, resulting in a peaceful and stab...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Hot Orange/Green)
By Susan Vecsey
Located in Quogue, NY
Untitled (Hot Orange/Green) is a work on paper painted in 2019. It comes in a wood framed that is hand made by the artist. The colors are vibrant.
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rock Band
Located in Vienna, AT
Rock Band, 2024
by Les Panchyshyn
Painting :
50 x 50 x 2 cm
Category
2010s Pop Art Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Locked in Love Huge French Modernist Original Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Locked in Love, Abstract Portrait, Original Oil Painting, Signed
By French artist Elisabeth Dujarric, b.1930-2005
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 46 x 35 inches
Elisabeth Dujarric de la Rivière...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Herramienta en Amarillo & Rojo. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Herramienta en Amarillo & Rojo, 2023 by Jose Ricardo Contreras González
From The Composition with Tools series
Overall size: 46 H x 72 W cm.
Ind...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Oil on board
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Color Film - Textural Abstract Geometric Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich textu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Lilies Break Open
Located in Toronto, ON
Laura Culic’s distinct aesthetic is built on her use of cold wax painting to represent natural landscapes, imbued with abstracted elements, where she subverts our expectations of thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Hello Sunshine, Yellow, Indigo Blue, Pink, Aqua Abstract Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background. Signed, dated and titled on v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
Dewy Wine, Red, Yellow Flowers, Mauve, Birds in Tree, Botanical Bird Painting
Located in Kent, CT
A lively, bright red botanical pattern against a mauve background with a deep cobalt blue bird perched on a tree. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Pastoral and bucolic still life...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Series "Infinite Flight" love, red, white, yellow large abstraction, drops
Located in Vienna, AT
Exhibition history:
Solo Exhibition: Infinite Flight
Dates: 30 Jul 2023 - 18 Aug 2023
Venue: Bilous Gallery, Rampersttorfergasse 2, Vienna
Abstract painting in the main color red i...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Blackwater Pond
Located in Toronto, ON
Laura Culic’s distinct aesthetic is built on her use of cold wax painting to represent natural landscapes, imbued with abstracted elements, where she subverts our expectations of thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Spiral of Time
Located in Miami, FL
Born in 1968 in the USSR, Gulshat Sobgaida began her immersion in the art world by studying at the Chelyabinsk Art College, which she successfully graduated from in 1991. This laid t...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
„Ref tulips“ - red, white geometric abstraction, dropping
Located in Vienna, AT
The intense red surface, which challenges the viewer to deal with this intense red color, is captivating here.
Due to the intense play of colors and the three-dimensionality, the vie...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Diamond Rose, Hot Pink, Sage Green, Cobalt Blue, Olive, Ochre Abstract Painting
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
Thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations in cheerful, exuberant color. Little moments in vibrant shades of hot ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer Shore
Located in Toronto, ON
Laura Culic’s distinct aesthetic is built on her use of cold wax painting to represent natural landscapes, imbued with abstracted elements, where she subverts our expectations of thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
FLORAL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Painting made 100% by hand, with many details and corners to explore, like a true garden full of wealth and different essences.
Original unique piece hand painted
Ready to hang
Shi...
Category
2010s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Tonal Lillies - Landscape Painting - American Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Sepia and black base color with off white and yellow flowers makes a high contrast statement. The florals have a fluid flowing design. Perfect for a minimalist decor.
Tonal Lillies ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Infinite Flightt" series, red, white, black large abstraction, drops
Located in Vienna, AT
My new work from the series "Infinite Flightt" are paintings in which the color combinations of red, white and black affect the viewer emotionally, cause specific associations, and a...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Red "Infinite Flightt" series, white, black large abstraction, drops
Located in Vienna, AT
My new work from the series "Infinite Flight" are paintings in which the color combinations of red, white and black affect the viewer emotionally, cause specific associations, and aw...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Ruby II, Mirror Stone series (Oil Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Ruby II from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting )
48 x 48 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the powerful questions th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Oil by Naohiko Inukai
Located in Hudson, NY
A richly colored abstraction by Japanese artist Naohiko Inukai. This early work demonstrates the artist's fluidity and expression with paint prior to wh...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
24x22x2 in. - Oil, Gold Leaf - Geometric Architectural Contemporary, FG
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Ruby II, Mirror Stone series (Oil Painting)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Ruby II from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting )
48 x 48 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the powerful questions th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Bird, Magenta, Purple, Orange, Yellow, Violet, Lilac Abstract Patterns
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
This colorful abstract painting is composed of carefully combined sections of various textures and areas of pattern, circles, dots and undulations, in exuberant, cheerful color. Litt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
By Bertha Davis
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Bertha G. Davis (1911-1997)
Untitled, ca. 1960's
Oil on cradled masonite panel.
16 x 20 inches; 24 x 28 inches framed.
Signed lower left. Artist estate stamp on verso.
Vintage custom wormy chestnut frame.
A painter of cityscapes, landscapes, and abstracts in Texas, Bertha G Davis was primarily a self-taught artist whose style was influenced by her early life experiences in pre-World War II Lithuania and later Mexico. Her style is expressionistic*, relying on color to denote her profound feelings. She works primarily in watercolor and acrylic with some mixed media*.
She is the daughter of Abraham and Dvora Germaize of Vilna, Lithuania and grew up in Jewish ghettos in Vilna, Alita, and Kovno. Davis was influenced by her father who was a decorative wood-worker and carpenter in Lithuania. The family of five daughters and a son escaped to Mexico City in the late 1920’s because of Jewish oppression. The images and emotions she experienced had no outlet.
She was known as a beauty, and at age 17 was named Jewish Miss Mexico, barely able to speak Spanish having just emigrated from Eastern Europe. Irving Davis, a merchant from Texas who had also come from Eastern Europe via Cuba, saw her at this event where she was crowned Jewish Miss Mexico, and three days later asked for her hand in marriage. They moved to a small town in Texas, raising a family.
Her daughter, Sylvia, was born when Davis was 20 and they were inseparable. As Sylvia became an actress, painter, and sculptor, Davis was amazed at the capacity for creativity. Davis didn’t begin her own artistic journey until she was 47, when her daughter Sylvia Caplan encouraged her to try. She was inspired by this daughter who gave her a drugstore palette of watercolors, paper and brushes and told her to “just try.” Davis did not put down her palette and brushes until her death in 1997.
Bertha G Davis was primarily self-taught but maintained a style oriented toward color and texture that reflected her strong feelings. Most of her early work was done while she lived in McAllen, Texas where she was known for her contribution to art and showed her work and the work of other artists at the Bertha Davis Gallery.
She studied with Stewart Van Orden, at Pan American College in 1960-61; and was a student at the Art Institute San Miguel Allende, Mexico, 1965. She was also a student of Harold Phenix...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Diamond from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Audrey Hepburn)
Located in New York City, NY
CAROLINA GOMEZ
Diamond from the Mirror Stone series (Portrait Painting - Audrey Hepburn)
48 x 36 inches - Unique
OIL ON CANVAS
Carolina Gomez’s works have become known for the power...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Song of the Equinox - Abstract expressionist pink floral painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"Song of the Equinox" is an abstract expressionist pink floral painting finished on the day of the Spring Equinox in my Forest Studio in the middle of a national forest in Florida. I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Gold sunset - black, red and white expressions abstraction
Located in Vienna, AT
In this dynamic canvas, I channel raw emotions through the bold interplay of black, red, and white on a vibrant gold backdrop. Each stroke and splatter is an expression of passion an...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
“Sandscape 2”
By Syd Solomon
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil and acrylic painting on canvas titled “Sandscape 2” by the well known American artist, Syd Solomon. Signed Syd Solomon lower left. Signed and dated Syd Solomon 1972 and...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Eye Two
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
From the series "Infinite Flight" red, pink, white, black large abstraction, dro
Located in Vienna, AT
Exhibition history:
Solo Exhibition: Infinite Flight
Dates: 30 Jul 2023 - 18 Aug 2023
Venue: Bilous Gallery, Rampersttorfergasse 2, Vienna
My new work from the series "Infinite Fli...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Entrelacs 4, Abstract, Landscape, Oil on canvas, French artist, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Entrelacs 4" by internationally recognized artist Sophie Dumont is an exploration into the realm of abstract landscape. Through a subtle palette of hues, the artist breathes life in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Series "Infinite Flight" green, black, white, yellow large abstraction, drops
Located in Vienna, AT
Abstract painting in the main color deep green with elements in white, black, yellow, orange and red.
This abstract painting is lively and expressive.
Abstract minimalism paired with...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
'Abstract, Coral and Blue', Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Design Institute
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Fink' for Ray Fink (American, 1922-1998) and painted circa 1985.
A substantial oil by this well-listed American Abstractionist who studied at the Art Institute ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
«Fountain I», 200 х 180 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
«Fountain I», 200 х 180 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Paris in Oscar de la Renta" French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
"The Summer I Turned Pretty" Red Swimming Suit Poolside Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the excitement of High-End Fashion, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composi...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
"Paris at Twilight" Colorful French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
Diving Deep Into Graphite Lake
Located in Toronto, ON
Laura Culic’s distinct aesthetic is built on her use of cold wax painting to represent natural landscapes, imbued with abstracted elements, where she subverts our expectations of thi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Panel
Russian Abstract Expressionist Village Oil Painting Soviet Non Conformist Art
By Myhaylo Shteinberg
Located in Surfside, FL
Russian Abstract Expressionist Village Oil Painting Soviet Non Conformist
Frame: 27.5 X 27.5
Image: 19.5 X 19.5
Artist: Myhaylo Shteinberg (aka Mykhaylo Shteinberg, Michael Steinbe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Quake" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Quake" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Farid
mixed media on canvas
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Evenings in Paris" Figure with Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Spring in Yves Saint Laurent" French Haute Couture Gown Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Wavelength
Located in Toronto, ON
Julie Gladstone is a Canadian Interdisciplinary artist well known for her abstract painting and installations, while also working in drawing, photography, sculpture, knitting, embroi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Falling Leaves
By Ira Barkoff
Located in Greenwich, CT
Born in 1934 in Brooklyn, New York, Ira Barkoff’s paintings feature empty, Zen-like landscapes whose stillness reflects a location’s essence. Barkoff seeks to “portray a sense of vastness” and instill feelings of awe in his viewers, he says. Furthering his exploration of the abstract, Barkoff paints in his studio, rather than en plein air, fabricating landscapes from his visual and emotional memories. The Impressionist-turned-Expressionist painter is inspired by the atmospheric qualities of works by Claude Monet and J. M. W. Turner and cites Gerhard Richter as a more contemporary influence. He recently transitioned from using a paintbrush to using a squeegee and palette knives for his work, as the latter allow for greater spontaneity and manipulation of color.
He says of his work: “Looking at a blank canvas can be both exciting and frightening at the same time. Most of the time exciting wins out and I plunge in. That is, I paint the landscape, which for me is what it’s all about. The landscape represents nature and contemplating nature is being in touch with God. You could cast me as a modern-day Luminist-Tonalist-Impressionist. Monet’s Water Lilies have been a big influence, along with the landscape painter Wolf Kahn.”
“The landscape is what I see before me or from my mind’s eye. When I paint a mountain or a tree, I’m not trying to capture the mountain or tree literally (that’s what a photograph does). I’m trying to express my inner spirit in the painting – to transcend the physical to reach the spiritual.”
“My most successful pictures are not those that are the most accurate in terms of nature, but are the ones where the state of my consciousness allowed me to translate my feelings – my deepest inner feelings – to the canvas. When I get into this altered state...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Vogue - Christine Dior Spring 2024" French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper
Springtime Forest-Original landscape impressionism oil painting-contemporary Art
By Denis Ribas
Located in London, Chelsea
"Springtime Forest" by Denis Ribas is an exquisite original landscape painting that invites viewers to immerse themselves in the vibrant beauty of a springtime woodland. With masterf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gifts 119x149cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Gifts, 119x149 cm
Category
2010s Pop Art Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Watermelon Sky, 12x12" oil on linen
Located in Loveland, CO
Watermelon Sky by Alyson Kinkade
12x12" oil on linen, Framed in a minimal gun-metal grey frame, makes dimensions 13x13x2".
*Shipping price includes the custom packing necessary for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Meditation 4 - Minimalist Abstract - Small Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Meditation 4 - Minimalist Abstract - Small Painting - Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Marc Zimmerman is a visiona...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Multishore”
By Syd Solomon
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil on canvas painting titled “Multishore” by the well known American artist, Syd Solomon.
Signed Syd Solomon lower right. Signed and dated Syd Solomon 1971 on the stretcher...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
«Lethe», 198 х 211 cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
«Lethe», 198 х 211 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Abstract Oil Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
With original abstract oil paintings, bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office.
Whether they're large or small, abstract paintings 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.
When you've found the work(s) you'd like to bring into your home, think about how you want to arrange the 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.
On 1stDibs, you’ll find a wide range of original abstract oil paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
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