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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
"Untitled wp18" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled wp18" Abstract Painting 22" x 18" inch by Gayatri Gamuz Watercolor on archival paper In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Honeycomb" Acrylic & Inks Painting 28" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Honeycomb" Acrylic & Inks Painting 28" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerland....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

"The right to choose..." Abstract Painting 50" x 63" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"The right to choose..." Abstract Painting 50" x 63" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko Acrylic painting Tetiana Kalivoshko is an American-based Ukrainia...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Composition Inspired by Bach, Framed Abstract Watercolor Painting, Pink
Located in Denver, CO
Original vintage watercolor painting by twentieth century San Francisco woman artist, Hildegarde Haas (1926-2002). "Bach - English Suite No.2 in A Minor...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

"Balancing Act, " Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a blue and white palette. Paint appears to drip over a textured under layer of the painting. It is created with oil paint on...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled 3.1" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 3.1" Abstract Oil Painting 58" x 36" inch by Gayatri Gamuz In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work emerges from the silence within and the understanding of t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Maitri - Buddhist Graffiti Style Abstract Painting in Bright Blues & Greens
Located in Chicago, IL
In Buddhism, maitri is the first of the four virtues that one must practice in order to dissolve any sense of a separate self, as a means of connecting to the divine within. Known as...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"What do u see here What could it be 1" Abstract Painting by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"What do u see here What could it be 1" Abstract Painting by Tetiana Kalivoshko Acrylic painting Tetiana Kalivoshko is an American-based Ukrainian artist who specializes in painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Choice who to be" Abstract Painting 30" x 40" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Choice who to be" Abstract Painting 30" x 40" inch by Tetiana Kalivoshko Acrylic painting Tetiana Kalivoshko is an American-based Ukrainian arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Choice with whom to be..." Abstract Painting 57" x 54" in by Tetiana Kalivoshko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Choice with whom to be..." Abstract Painting 57" x 54" in by Tetiana Kalivoshko Full name: "Choice with whom to be... What do you see here What could it be" Acrylic painting Tet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Serenity with Fuchsite and Amethyst stones 48 X 48
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Serenity with Fuchsite and Amethyst stones this painting is 48 X 48. Amethyst is known for having healing properties. Nancy Seibert began her art stu...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 51" x 45" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 51" x 45" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the trinity—the uniting of three in one. The trinity consists of Energy, Nature, and Source. Energy is located in the heart, where faith and belief originate. The Source is anything that creates: God, the mind, the sun. Nature is material, offering us the tools to make and destroy. The three principles connect, communicate and converse with one another to form the ecosystem in which the human being lives, breathes and works, dependent on the interplay between the elements. The trinity is the value of life. Mohamed Monaiseer (b. Cairo, Egpyt 1989) gives body and form to immaterial phenomena with works of drawing and painting. He has exhibited in many galleries and culture spaces throughout Egypt, and was a prizewinner in the 25th Youth Salon at the Cairo Opera House. He has presented solo exhibitions at Gezira Art Center (2013) and Safarkhan Gallery (2014) in Cairo. In 2015, his work was featured in a group exhibition in Stockholm and a travelling exhibition in Europe and the US. Monaiseer earned his degree in Educational Art from Cairo University...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Ink

"Ant" Ink on Fabric Painting 59" x 35" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ant" Ink on Fabric Painting 59" x 35" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Ink

"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Twisted City" Acrylic & Inks Painting 35" x 35" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

"Volcano" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 59' x 39' in by Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Volcano" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 59' x 39' in by Ahmed Farid Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egyptian painters who t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Board, Oil, Acrylic

"Fragmented Page II" Ink on Fabric Painting 11" x 8" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fragmented Page II" Ink on Fabric Painting 11" x 8" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer * Due to the Ministry of Culture policy, handling time (paperwork) may take up to 2-3 weeks. Barzakh series (2015) The language of mythology and religion, Barzakh is what separates life after death and before resurrection. For others, it’s the grave. In geography, it is what separates the sweet rivers from the salty seas, without their mixing. Barzakh is the dream that separates sleep from vigilance; the soul that separates body from the mind; and, the human that separates existence from nothingness. If two things connect, then separation is not absolute. Barzakh allows transit, like a mirror between the body and its image. Mohamed Monaiseer (b. Cairo, Egpyt 1989) gives body and form to immaterial phenomena with works of drawing and painting. He has exhibited in many galleries and culture spaces throughout Egypt, and was a prizewinner in the 25th Youth Salon at the Cairo Opera House. He has presented solo exhibitions at Gezira Art Center (2013) and Safarkhan Gallery (2014) in Cairo. In 2015, his work was featured in a group exhibition in Stockholm and a travelling exhibition in Europe and the US. Monaiseer earned his degree in Educational Art from Cairo University...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Ink

"Untitled 13" Abstract Oil Painting 48" x 48" inch by Gayatri Gamuz
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 13" Abstract Oil Painting 48" x 48" inch by Gayatri Gamuz In search of silence, in search of the self. Her work emerges from the silence within and the understanding of th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Butterfly" Ink on Fabric Painting 60" x 36" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Butterfly" Ink on Fabric Painting 60" x 36" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Ink

Colourful Surrealist Abstract Geometric Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract geometric acrylic on paper by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed bottom right and signed and dated to the reverse. A ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"1369 Gold/White/Turquoise "Landscape, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Clay

Cassis, original 32x46 abstract impressionist European landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Stepping into what's sophisticated and trending, Cassis, France, on the Riviera, is abstracted to full effect of the lifestyle. The bright hues of color are washed by the sun baking ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Fragments" Modern Textured Neutral Toned Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern neutral toned abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features a collage of different textured papers combined with pa...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled #22522
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Original painting, acrylic and ink on raw stretched linen. Ready to hang. Artist Statement: Over the last decade while our lives were becoming increasingly complex, digitized, and b...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Raw Linen, Ink, Acrylic

Underwater Art Animal Spanish Dancer
Located in Zofingen, AG
100 % original art underwater painting by Olga Nikitina *Title: Ocean Creature Spanish Dancer, nudibranch *Size: 20 by 24 inches *Materials: oil, stretched canvas, palette knife *Shipping: gallery standards packaging with tracking number Bright abstract seascape painting will be a good addition to your original oil painting collection. Original art is painted on stretched canvas. The sides are painted. READY TO HANG. Ocean artwork is signed both sides - in front and at the back by OlgaNikitinArt. Please note that the colors in the picture may vary, depending your monitor settings. Impasto technique with using a palette knife gives an incredible deep texture and makes the artwork alive. Abstract sea life...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

(H22) Yellow Rise
Located in Westport, CT
George Chaplin’s paintings are abstract and based in color studies. A former student of Josef Albers at Yale University, Chaplin’s color field paintings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Study # 7 Polychrome
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“STUDY #7 POLYCHROME” Abstract Constructive Painting of 35" x 35" inches, Mixed Technique. Oil on canvas done with professional Rembrandt and Winsor & Newton colors, protected with g...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil, Cotton Canvas

The Red Cloth 49 Original Framed Figurative Abstract Red Dress Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and people...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Graphite, Ink, Paper

Mystery - abstract painting, made in grey, blue color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcoholic ink in grey, blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

'Gold Veins' by Lori Poncsak - Silver, Gold, and Gray Abstract Expressionism
Located in Carmel, CA
'Gold Veins' by Lori Poncsak is an abstract acrylic painting that captures a powerful interplay of natural elements and emotions. This 40" x 30" canvas combines a deep, moody palette...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Abstract Brown Elegance" P9UJ5, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Good and Plenty
Located in Denver, CO
This is an unframed original painting on paper. Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the myst...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Archival Paper

Sun with Bridge (Contemporary Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. His work has not be...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Warrior and His Horse Original oil and Clay on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and his Horse Greco-Roman Theme Original oil and Clay on Canvas Rendition of an ancient warrior and his horse by a unknown but prolific painter (Africa/USA 20th C.). Possibl...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Abstract Expressionist Painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Ethel Fisher (1923-2017). Untitled, Ca. 1950s. Oil on linen canvas, 10.25 x 12 inches. Minor moisture staining on back. Scratch in white paint on front in the shape of an arc. Education University of Houston The University of Texas, Austin, with Everett Spruce, Howard Cook, and William McVey Washington University, St. Louis, with Fred Conway The Art Students League of New York, with Morris Kantor, Robert Beverly Hale, and Will Barnet Select Solo Exhibitions 2024 LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe 1986 Michael Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles 1975 Mitzi Landau Twentieth Century Art, Los Angeles 1961 Edward Dean Gallery, San Francisco 1960 Angeleski Gallery, New York 1958 The Riverside Museum, New York Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL The Gallery, Miami Washington Federal Art Exhibit, Miami Beach, FL 1957 Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba 1954 Joe and Emily Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables Mirell Gallery, Coconut Grove, FL Press Quotes (click here) Select Group Exhibitions 2003 "Face to Face: Portraits," Platt Gallery, American Jewish University, Los Angeles 2000 "Revealing and Concealing," Portraits, Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles - catalogue 1999 "Art Trends 1940s - 1960s," Kendall Campus Art Gallery, Dade Community College, Miami 1998 "Venice Art Walk," Exhibit, Venice, CA 1997 "Group Show, Paintings," Hooks Epstein Gallery, Houston, TX 1986 Michael Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles 1985 "AG Nature," Visuals for Performance Art by MAFISHCO, Dance Theater Workshop, New York 1983 "Facings," Downey Museum, Downey, CA 1979 "Portraits/79," Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles 1978 "Déjá vu," Masterpieces Updated, Downey Museum, CA 1977 "Shades of Grey," Drawing survey, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles - catalogue "Cityscapes," San Francisco Museum Association "California Figurative Painters," Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles 1976 Video Interviews, Ron Feldman Gallery, New York Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco "Westside Story," Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles Broxton Gallery, Los Angeles 1975 "Current Concerns," curated by Walter Hopps, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art 1974 "Painting, Color, Form and Surface," Lang Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA - catalogue 1973 "Women Choose Women," New York Cultural Center, NY - catalogue 1972 "Small Images Exhibit," California State University, Los Angeles - catalogue 1971 "Figurative Show," Los Angeles County Museum (art rental) 1968 "The 164th Annual," Pennsylvania Academy, Philadelphia - catalogue Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles Waddell Gallery, New York 1967 "The Contained Object," Collage, Los Angeles County Museum of Art Eugenia Butler...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled (abstract expressionist Rorschach paintings)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Outstanding abstract expressionist suite of 4 compositions by American artist, Desmond McLean (1929-2015). Untitled, 1959. Each of the four paintings is ink and gouache on paper, each sheet measures 18 x 24 inches. Paper exhibits some unintended creasing, toning and very small tears. Naturally there are light crease marks vertically where paper was intentionally folded to create Rorschach mirror image. Signed and dated lower margins. Unframed and unmounted. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; American School of Art, New York; Hunter College, NYC with Robert Motherwell, Richard Lippold...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Minimalist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Anne Russinof, Linchpin, 2018, oil on canvas, 44 x 50 inches
Located in Darien, CT
Anne Russinof's newest works are part of a series in which she intimates baroque ceiling patterns. Having long been inspired by architectural forms and patterns because they provide ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Summer Birch, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Whether it's fall, winter, spring, or summer it's always time for some colorful birch!" exclaims artist Lisa Elley. A stand of vivid birch trees glows in a b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Rainbow of Knowledge, Abstract library, colors, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This painting, titled "Rainbow of Knowledge," captures the essence of literary diversity and richness through an abstract representation of a bookshelf. The books, aligned on three d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Greenery Floral Abstraction, acylic painting on synthetic paper
Located in Zofingen, AG
A work from the series "Secrets of Memories". I create my paintings by applying many translucent layers, just as people are made up of different layers, among them layers of other pe...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Nostalgia.Origami paper boat-abstract painting, made in pink, turquoise, vine, gold
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
The artwork is showing origami paper boats and sea waves. Abstract painting made in pink, turquoise, gold, silver, vine color. About the Artist: Art Decorator who are working in cont...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Orange Infusion - Watercolor and Ink On Paper Abstract painting depicting colors of orange, black and green. The black contrasts against the orange burst. Signed and dated on verso...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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India Ink, Watercolor, Laid Paper

Celadon Teapot
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Familiar Connections
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on panel Hand-signed on verso
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Collective Thoughts
Located in Austin, TX
Acrylic on panel Hand-signed on recto
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Fairytale forest
Located in Oslo, NO
In this piece, I endeavored to blend acrylic, oil, and ink with relief printing techniques to capture the enchanting essence of a mystical forest. This painting is a journey into the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Asparagus Soup
Located in Tulsa, OK
Maura Segal’s abstract works conjure a delicate simplicity. Blocks of color languidly splay behind thin meandering lines and freeform fluid curves. Yet upon closer investigation, the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

"Light on water lilies" ( Impressionist modern painting on paper))
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary artwork named "Light on water lilies" refers to a water lilies summer garden. I wanted to depict blue water lilies with their green leaves reflecting on the still...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Lemons and flowers
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful floral and fruit artwork "Lemons and flowers" is full of vivid colors ( red, yellow, green, blue) which are my tools of expression. I explore the beauty of th...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Lyrical Abstraction Acrylic Painting Ronnie Landfield Color Field Abstract
Located in Surfside, FL
Ronnie Landfield (1947- American) "Untitled" 1982 Acrylic on Paper Dimensions: Sheet 30" X 42" Frame 32 X 44 Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Denman Associates, Seattle gallery Ronnie Landfield (American, 1947-) is an abstract painter. During his early career from the mid-1960s through the 1970s his paintings were associated with Lyrical Abstraction (related to Postminimalism, Color Field painting, and Abstract expressionism), and he was represented by the David Whitney Gallery and the André Emmerich Gallery. Landfield is best known for his abstract landscape paintings, and has held more than seventy solo exhibitions and more than two hundred group exhibitions. Born and raised in Pelham Parkway in the Bronx, Landfield first exhibited his paintings in Manhattan in 1962. He continued his study of painting by visiting major museum and gallery exhibitions in New York during the early sixties and by taking painting and drawing classes at the Art Students League of New York and in Woodstock, New York. He graduated from the High School of Art and Design in June 1963. He briefly attending the Kansas City Art Institute before returning to New York in November 1963. At sixteen Landfield rented his first loft at 6 Bleecker Street near The Bowery (sublet with a friend from the figurative painter Leland Bell), during a period when his abstract expressionist oil paintings took on hard-edged and large painterly shapes. In February 1964, Landfield traveled to Los Angeles; and in March he began living in Berkeley where he began painting Hard-edge abstractions primarily painted with acrylic. He briefly attended the University of California, Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute before returning to New York in July 1965. From 1964 to 1966 he experimented with minimal art, sculpture, hard-edge geometric painting, found objects, and finally began a series of 15 - 9' x 6' mystical "border paintings". After a serious setback in February 1966 when his loft at 496 Broadway burned down, he returned to painting in April 1966 by sharing a loft with his friend Dan Christensen at 4 Great Jones Street. The Border Painting series was completed in July 1966, and soon after architect Philip Johnson acquired Tan Painting for the permanent collection of The Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery in Lincoln, Nebraska. In late 1966 through 1968 he began exhibiting his paintings and works on paper in leading galleries and museums. Landfield moved into his loft at 94 Bowery in July 1967; there, he continued to experiment with rollers, staining, hard-edge borders, and painted unstretched canvases on the floor for the first time. Briefly in 1967-1968 he worked part-time for Dick Higgins and the Something Else Press. Landfield was part of a large circle of young artists who had come to Manhattan during the 1960s. Peter Young, Dan Christensen, Peter Reginato, Eva Hesse, Carlos Villa, William Pettet, David R. Prentice, Kenneth Showell, David Novros, Joan Jonas, Michael Steiner, Frosty Myers, Tex Wray, Larry Zox, Larry Poons, Robert Povlich, Neil Williams, Carl Gliko, Billy Hoffman, Lee Lozano, Pat Lipsky, John Griefen, Brice Marden, James Monte, John Chamberlain, Donald Judd, Frank Stella, Carl Andre, Dan Graham, Robert Smithson, Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Kenneth Noland, Clement Greenberg, Bob Neuwirth, Joseph Kosuth, Mark di Suvero, Brigid Berlin, Lawrence Weiner, Rosemarie Castoro, Marjorie Strider, Dorothea Rockburne, Leo Valledor, Peter Forakis...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Death Of The Beast - Gestural Abstract Painting with Yellow, Red, and Blue Gray
Located in Chicago, IL
Painted with quick confident brush strokes, this picture captures the memory a powerful moment in the artists development. Swaths of ochre, crimson and gray dynamically fill the canv...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Graphite, Oil

"Ballerina" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ballerina" Oil Painting 35" x 27" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko Ships rolled in a tube Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer. But the area of her occupation is p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Painting Titled "Partly Sunny" 60 x 46
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA BIO: As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an expl...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Mixed Media Painting titled "Primavera" 36 x 48
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
36×48 mixed media Titled: "Primavera" BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA BIO: As an artist based in the vibrant community ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Ruz 12. Red Vertical Sin conciencia abstract canvas acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by Spanish artist Rafael RUZ. Acrylic on canvas in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

R. Poch Federika acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas: He has directed commercia...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Laura Fayer "New Horizons" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
"My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers o...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Laura Fayer "Wings of Light" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
"My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers o...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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