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Abstract Paintings For Sale
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2021-Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Treasure hunt
Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko
"Treasure hunt “100x200x0,1cm
(106x210x0,1cm full size) cm )acrilyc on canvas.
hand signed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
countryside spot, fields, blue abstract landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"countryside spot" is a pictorial masterpiece by Sophie Dumont, crafted in oil on canvas using a knife technique. The painting beautifully captures the vast fields of Normandy in a p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Medicis, Library, Multicolor, Abstract, Expressionism, Geometric, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"The painting 'Médicis' by Sophie Dumont offers a captivating immersion into the world of literature, expressed through an abstract and textured aesthetic. Created with oil paint and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Far Away Place, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting was created using acrylic paint on raw canvas. The washy moments of paint create variations of black and grey tones and texture. The bold geometric shapes loosely refer...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Family Time, Abstract Gestures Brushstrokes on Papyrus, Red, Yellow Scribbles
Located in Barcelona, ES
The paintings of Aleix Font (Sabadell, Spain, 1984) function as a narrative between the collective and the individual world, exploring space and its interactions with concepts such a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
A Ways Away, Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting uses cool earth colors and a combination of oil and wax to create a landscape focusing on brushwork, color and form. Like many of the artists paintings the landscape co...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
1970s French Abstract Composition Painting Amazing Bright Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Guy Nicod
(French 1923 - 2021)
watercolour on artist paper, unframed
painting : 20 x 14 inches
provenance: artists estate, France
condition: very good and sou...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
Two black gestured black bunnies on a solid hot pink background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unframed: 14 x 10 inches
Framed: ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
Pink and orange butterflies on a metallic gold and silver etched background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Sunset Coming, Abstract Seascape, Original Landscape Painting, Framed Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Stormy Skies is an original landscape painting by Stephen Kinder. The painting has a strong gestural composition and loose brushwork, which heightens the changing light, and tide.
A...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ABSTRACT Painting Black Color Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
"umbrella girl series" RKT1, Abstract Painting, 21st Century, Acryl, Clay
By Roger König
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,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"The Citadel II" 49" x 79" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Citadel II" 49" x 79" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
Nocturnal Train In The City Abstract Expressionism
By Tom Hamil
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright, small abstract expressionist painting of train and town at night by Tom Hamil (American, b. 1928). Signed upper left corner "Hamil". Condition: Excellent. Presented in rustic wooden shadow box frame. Image size: 8"H x 6"W.
Tom Hamil, was born in New York in 1928 and raised primarily in California. After attending the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, he returned to California to begin his formal art training at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco (now known as the San Francisco Art Institute). He completed his education at the University of Washington with a Master’s Degrees and Doctorate in Fine Arts and Education. His first solo exhibition was held in 1956. Since then, he has participated in numerous one man shows, group shows, and has been represented in galleries in the US and Mexico.
In addition to his painting, Hamil has authored and illustrated a number of books. While at the Naval Academy, he received recognition for his paintings, drawings, and illustrations. Listed among Hamil’s many awards and honors are a Ford Foundation Fellowship and an Award of Excellence from the American Graphics Society.
Currently, he lives in Zirahuen, Michoacan, Mexico and Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Hamil’s statement: “I am a man...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Margaret Balzer, 1946
Located in Washington, DC
Modern abstract painting by Margaret Balzer Cantieni (1914-2002). Tempera on wood board. Signed in lower right corner "Balzer '46". Painting measures 1 1" x 14" with frame 16 1/2" x 19 1/2".
Margaret Balzer studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with Lyonel Feininger, Josef Albers and William Stanley Hayter...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Egg Tempera, Board
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Puzzle" No8, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
An upcoming exhibition of oil paintings by Hsu Tung Lung at the The Tainan Art Museum in Tainan, Taiwan. The exhibition is scheduled for March, 2025 and will feature a selection of H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Stylish 1960's Lady, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Stylish Lady
French School, Mid 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Frame size: 26.5 x 22 inches
Stylish ex...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golf Moments by Katharina Hormel - Contemporary abstract Oil painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel paints minimalistic every day scenes of life. The people she portrays are out and about going about their daily life, enjoying a walk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Century French Forest Landscape Oil painting Signed
Located in Zofingen, AG
Landscape of Fontainebleau
Georges Bousquet Moret (1904-1976) was, first, an engineer passionate about arts. This passion led him to devote his f...
Category
1940s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
By Jack Madson
Located in Soquel, CA
Reflections Abstract - Two Sided Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper
Brilliant abstract expressionist work by Jack Madson (American, b-1927). A Felton, Caliornia artist. Madson ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Parole", 2011 by Enzio Wenk - Words, Acrylic on Canvas, Neo- Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: " Words".
Acrylic on canvas.
The words are:
" dolce natura crudele in sensi e controsensi articoli la tua misteriosa esistenza"
which mean
" sweet cruel nature w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Weaving of horizons, Abstract landscape, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Modern
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by contemporary artist Sophie Dumont, this oil on linen canvas piece offers immersion into a world where nature and architecture blend harmoniously.
Measuring a modest 40 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Autumn - Painting by Nico Van Lucas - 21th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Autumn is a contemporary artwork realized by the artist Nico Van Lucas.
Mixed colored Oil and Acrylic on Canvas.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Signature an title on the back.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Painting With Rolled painter's Canvases. 1970. Signed F. Raimondo
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Painting With rolled painter's canvases.
Circa 1970.
Dimensions: 64 x 53 cm
Abstract painting with Cubist influence.
Technique: oil on canvas.
Signed on the back A. Ra...
Category
1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Parisian Storm" Abstract Figure w Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An abstract, whimsical and bold depiction of a woman standing gracefully in a white gown against a blue, silver and peach background with delicate details. This piece captures the es...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Mood 1 drawing
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
abstract expressionist colour pencil drawing on paper
one of a kind
hand signed
Anastasia dialogues with the chromatic material which she lets flow freel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
Imagine! (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Imagine! (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and provides ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite
High contrast abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Vibrant scene composed of abstract shapes ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Mid Century Original Abstract Expressionism -- Sierra Mountains Cabin Landscape
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Original Sierra Mountain Cabin Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Original acrylic painting depicting a cabin in the Sierra Mountains by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), circa 1950....
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Blue Landscape, Oil Paint on Canvas , Original Art by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Blue landscape
Original oil painting on canvas
Single piece
Accompanied by certificate of authenticity
92 x 65 cm
2024
Marilina Marchica was born in Agrigento, where she works and ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Holiday Cove' by Robert Glick - Vibrant Abstract Seascape - Analytic Cubist
Located in Carmel, CA
'Holiday Cove' by Robert Glick is a captivating 24" x 30" oil on canvas that exemplifies the principles of analytic cubism. This abstract seascape is composed of a series of fragment...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
An Apartment in Paris by Karen Blair, Large Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Karen Blair lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where the surrounding mountains provide daily inspiration for her work. Her own garden and those of friends inspire the flowers and tre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
A Little Bit Cheeky by Christina Doelling, Large Square Abstract Painting, Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
Texture and depth are very important elements in Christina’s mixed media paintings. In addition to multiple layers of paint, Christina often creates marks with charcoal, pencil and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Composition in black and yellow mixed media on canvas contemporary art
By Bosco Sodi
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Canvas size 120x120 cm.
Frameless.
Bosco Sodi (No. 1970, Mexico City) is known for its large-scale paintings, richly textured and brightly colored. Sodi has discovered an emotional ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Nazare Sunset, Abstract Geometric Waves Pattern Yellow, Turquoise Pastel Bricks
Located in Barcelona, ES
This abstract geometric acrylic painting is a vibrant and playful composition that draws inspiration from vintage Italian parasols. With a focus on bold, bright colors and clean line...
Category
2010s Bauhaus Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
Rome Six, Dark Cobalt, Navy Midnight Blue, Orange, Bright Fuchsia Pink Gradient
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
Horizontal stripes of color in gradient shades of cobalt blue from
bright lapis to midnight navy are split diagonally down the middle in a streak of luminous golden orange transitio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Power (Lies with the People) 1970 Olaf Karlsen
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Power (Lies with the People) 1970
Olaf Karlsen (b. 1947)
Oil on canvas
Signed front and back.
28 1/4 x 40 inches (frame)
Olaf Karlsen has managed to remain a man of mystery s...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Shelter Island Evening" blue and green seascape of a harbor - oil painting
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Shelter Island Evening" is a blue and green oil painting of a Northeastern American harbor.
Kelly Carmody’s work has been widely exhibited and collected. One of her major figurati...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Iris Last Stand IV" Abstracted Floral Encaustic Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract floral encaustic painting by Linda Bigness features a cool green, blue, and violet palette, with large organic botanical forms as the central focus of the composition. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Tree Line Sublime" contemporary impasto oil painting of dark forest landscape
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Tree Line Sublime" is a contemporary oil painting of a dark forest landscape.
Persson works primarily with a palette knife, in fact, the same knife her grandmother painted with. This tool aids in creating the long depth of field we see in her landscapes—with objects in the foreground physically popping off the canvas and features in background melting away with one swipe. In Tree Line Sublime, the largest work by Persson we’ve shown in the gallery so far, the painted bark not only visually represents the look of the bark, but physically represents its rough and varied texture as well.
Emily Persson is a Melbourne based artist who has been creating oil paintings with a palette knife for three years. Emily is a multi-generational artist with roots in Brisbane, Australia.
Although an avid hobbyist painter her whole life, Emily found her style and her new career in 2016 when she began painting landscape, seascape and floral still-life paintings inspired by her surrounds in Queensland. Emily decided in late 2017 that she would give away a successful corporate office job and pursue her life long dream of becoming a full time artist. She relocated to South Yarra in Melbourne and immediately began exhibiting across Australia at galleries such as the Moree Gallery and Satch & Co. Emily participated in many group exhibitions and fundraisers in 2018 including multiple shows in Melbourne, New South Wales and Queensland.
Emily has gained most of her notoriety from her popularity on Instagram where she has close to twelve thousand followers. Emily’s art has trended worldwide on social media and she has become a pioneer and mentor for other artists trying to find their online groove.
Emily has drawn the eye of some of Australia’s most sought after interior designers including Thomas Hamel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sara Walton - Minimalist Abstract Painting "Split System" Green White
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Split System"
Acrylic on canvas.
48 x 48" overall (triangular shaped canvas)
2019
Sara Walton orchestrates a symphony of color that transcends mere visual aesthetics, delving deep...
Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rui Yang Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Three-dimensional World"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Three-dimensional World
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.75 x 19.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
N...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cosmic Travelers - Visionary Psychedelic Composition on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Cosmic Travelers - Visionary Psychedelic Composition on Wood Panel
Surreal, psychedelic composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). The face on the left side of the composition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometric Colors Artwork Contemporary Artist Valerie Hudtwalcker 2024
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Valerie Hudtwalcker, of German origin, has found in painting a way of expression that transcends the boundaries of verbal language and immerses us in a universe where order and chaos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
Blue Blood by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, Mixed Media on Canvas, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
48x60 inch mixed medium painting on canvas 2015. Offered exclusively through Tuleste factory, NYC.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Lengua de Gato Oil Painting by Miranda Makaroff, REP by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Lengua de Gato by Miranda Makaroff
W 51.5" x H 65.5"
Oil on canvas.
Available
Shipping is not included. See our shipping policies. Please contact us for shipping quotes and custo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Creator Serpent - Aboriginal Dot Painting in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
The Serpent - Aboriginal Dot Painting in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold dot painting with a snake by Aboriginal Australian artist Geoffrey "Pirup" Woods (Aboriginal Australian, d. 2010). A ...
Category
Late 20th Century Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Long Lunch Sit Next to Me BLUE ON PINK, Original painting, Pop art, Cigarettes
Located in Deddington, GB
“IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANYTHING NICE TO SAY, COME SIT NEXT TO ME”
Original painting in mixed media by William Richard Hylton. This painting features a quote by the socialite, Alice Lee ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
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.
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