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What is a circular painting called?

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What is a circular painting called?
A circular painting is called a "tondo" (from the Italian "rotondo", round). The word is used mainly for large artworks. Tiny round paintings may be called "medallions".
La ChrysomeleFebruary 23, 2021
"Tondo" is a circular picture or painting. A renaissance term for a circular painting coming from the Italian "rotunda", round. Can also be called a roundel.
Glenn Green Galleries
Glenn Green GalleriesFebruary 24, 2021
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"Vegetal", Light Spectrum Colors Large Circular Acrylic Painting
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This 120 cm diameter tondo is part of a series of paintings that focuses on vegetal matter. Here
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2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Prométhée 3", Eagle Devouring Mythological Hero Large Circular Acrylic Painting
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork is not framed. Béatrice Bescond is a French artist. Mostly influenced by Pavel Filonov, Henri Michaux and François Rouan, and inspired by Gaston Bachelard, Carl Gustav...
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Early 2000s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Prométhée 4", Eagle Devouring Mythological Hero Large Circular Acrylic Painting
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork is not framed. Béatrice Bescond is a French artist. Mostly influenced by Pavel Filonov, Henri Michaux and François Rouan, and inspired by Gaston Bachelard, Carl Gustav...
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Early 2000s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Growing", Blue Concentric to Red Radial Ways Circular Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This circular artwork depicts a green and orange transition between blue concentric circles
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2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Fractal 1", Vertical Fractal-Like Growth Structures Circular Ink Drawing
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
of particles. A circular foliage takes shape without tangling. The light of the paper runs between
Category

2010s Other Art Style Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Fractal 2", Vertical Fractal-Like Growth Structures Circular Ink Drawing
By Béatrice Bescond
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
of particles. A circular foliage takes shape without tangling. The light of the paper runs between
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2010s Other Art Style Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Histoire de courbes (Story of Curves), Geometric Contemporary Abstract Acrylic
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Histoire de Courbes" by Antony Squizzato is a captivating abstract painting featuring flowing organic shapes in warm yellow, orange, cream, and black against a gray background. This...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Extreme yoga, Large Geometric Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Extreme Yoga by Antony Squizzato is a captivating abstract painting featuring flowing geometric shapes in a harmonious color palette of yellow, blue, and gray. This contemporary artw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Entre les gouttes ("Between the Drops"), Abstract Contemporary Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Entre les gouttes" by Antony Squizzato is a striking abstract acrylic painting on canvas, measuring 30.7 x 25.2 inches (78 x 64 cm). The artwork features bold geometric forms in vib...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Dans sa coquille (In Its Shell), Contemporary Semi Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Dans sa coquille" (In Its Shell) by Antony Squizzato is a stunning abstract artwork featuring a stylized snail rendered in a vibrant palette of yellow, blue, brown, and black agains...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Sursaut salvateur (Saving Jolt), Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Sursaut Salvateur" by Antony Squizzato is a striking contemporary abstract painting on canvas created with acrylic. This 15.7 x 15.7 inch artwork features a harmonious composition o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Virgule flottante (Floating Point), Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Virgule flottante" by Antony Squizzato is a striking contemporary abstract painting featuring geometric shapes in warm yellow, burgundy, blue, and soft pink tones. This acrylic on c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dans mon dos (In My Back), Gray Shades Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Antony Squizzato
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
"Dans mon dos", by Antony Squizzato, is a contemporary abstract painting created with acrylic on canvas. Measuring 23.6 x 23.6 inches (60 x 60 cm), this artwork features a sophistica...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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