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Art For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Post-War
Mountain Sun - bright, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold, bright colours and clean lines capture the essence of a setting sun as it slips behind a mountain range. This is one of a series of minimalist paintings that celebrates the ‘ro...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

GA2404 - Beige, Grey, and White Monochrome Abstract Geometric Interior Painting
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This geometric abstract painting belongs to the "Geometric Abstraction" series, a collection that explores the interplay of shapes and tones to create depth, balance, and harmony. G...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic

Peyote, Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Peyote, 2022 by Yunior Manino Wood and cloth Size: 62.9 H X 64.9 W x 31.4 D inches. Edition of 3 Certificate of Authenticity _______ The sculptural work developed by Yunior Marino...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Textile, Wood

Horizon - Contemporary Abstract Painting Green
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This contemporary abstract painting radiates a bold, lively, optimistic spirit through its vibrant use of color and bold, intuitive style. The artist’s distinct approach combines an ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"residence" abstract cityscape, colorful rowhouses, geometric, marker, pencil
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "residence" is an original artwork made from pencil, maker, acrylic paint collage on panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 8"h x 8"w. Miriam Singer grew up i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Paint, Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil

Subway Sonnet #147 - Large Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

"A Summer Day in Nantucket" Limited Edition Rolled Canvas Print, 60" x 48"
Located in Westport, CT
This Limited Edition abstract print, "A Summer Day in Nantucket," by Sofie Swann measures 60" x 48" and is an edition of 95. Printed on canvas, this print ships rolled with natural c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Carla Accardi - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 150 pieces, hand signed and numbered. Excellent conditions.
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Horsemen
Located in Paris, FR
Ink on paper 50.00 cm. x 65.00 cm. 19.69 in. x 25.59 in. (paper) LCD6765
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink

SCULPTURE TEXTILE RAFFIA PADINA III BY SPANISH ARTIST ELIURPI 2024 NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Iron

City and Light. Abstract original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I delved into an abstract exploration of emotion and structure, combining acrylics, oils, and colored pencils. My strokes, guided by expressionism and impress...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Vulpecula original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I infuse the blended textures of pastel and pencil, with strokes that evoke realism's detail and surrealism's dreamy aura. The subject's expressive gaze, rooted in e...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Contemporary Oil Painting On Canvas, Abstract Figurative . "Forgotten Yellow"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
"Forgotten Yellow" is an abstract painting. Dominated by yellow and ocher tones, the piece is complemented by flashes of green, purple and blue. It features a dynamic play of colored...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Mad World - Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Mad World Dramatic Colorful Contemporary Abstract Invest Striking Artwork Original One-of-a-kind Authentic Delight The round canvas, painted lines, circles and spirals, repr...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Hold the Plug, Don't Pull - Abstract Purple Figurative Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Into the Weekend by Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Cubistic Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Sunset Cloudscape Gold Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract sunset oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 34H by 30L.
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Helen Frankenthaler offset lithograph HAND SIGNED dated, warmly inscribed Framed
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler at Andre Emmericah (hand signed, dated and warmly inscribed), 1968 Silkscreen and offset lithograph on wove paper Signed, dated 1972 and warml...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset, Screen

Spin Painting. Abstract circular painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Damien Hirst Spin Painting, 2009 (Damien Hirst Circle): A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The all-seeing eye oil on canvas painting abstract expressionist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Nerea Caos (1993) - the all-seeing eye - Oil on canvas Canvas size 54X65 cm. Frameless. Nerea Sánchez Castro, born in Ferrol, Galicia in 1993, an art stude...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nature Morte country side farming scene
Located in Belgrade, MT
This lithograph is part of my private collection. It is original and pencil signed and numbered by the artist.
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Engraving, Lithograph

Dark Hedges, mystical forest, black and white photography, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Dark Hedges, majestic avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 7. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Original-Sunset Dahlias -British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf+ Oil+ Ink on Canvas
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Dream Until Your Dream Come True" Abstract Oil and Mixed Media Painting Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils, whisking brush strokes, and thrown paint, Shaoul captures a love story through her paint pallet and abstract expression. The artist explores something new...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Vanilla Ice Cream", Signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a large unique original acrylic painting on canvas in an fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Vanilla Ice Cream". This piece has a wonderful gentle pastel color spect...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"The Kiss" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks accented by black, pink, and yellow shapes set against a ta...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary New Abstract Grey Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Summer Red Rhythm - contemporary, abstract, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A fine sculptor for 30 years, American artist Rob Lorenson creates dynamic abstract pieces that are visually captivating. This large elegant outdoor sculpture is forged from stainles...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

Emotions in Color - Colorful Blue Teal Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Miro original pencil, pen and marker drawing on paper
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. original pencil, pen and marker drawing on paper 11/12/1964 Certificate per Jaques Dupin. Paris 7 septembre 91. Jacques Dupin, along with others, founded ADOM (the Associa...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper

At Peace - Large Textured Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Je suis un volcan
Located in London, GB
Etching on wove paper. Signed and numbered by the artist in pencil. Published by Galerie Le Long. *This print is supplied within a clamshell box, with book of the same name, as iss...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting "Apricots in a bowl"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In this vibrant oil painting, apricots rest in a simple bowl, seemingly untouched by time. The painting draws on the aesthetics of two of the most influential artists in the history ...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Paper

Mandarin and Flowers by Mark Tobey red abstract calligraphy lithograph drawing
Located in New York, NY
An expressive, jubilant abstract composition in vibrant scarlet red, with Mark Tobey’s calligraphy-inspired mark-making creating a textured matrix of lines that seems to wave and swi...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Magical Mycorrhiza - Original Art - Vibrant Exploration of Nature and Connection
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Fabric

So Slight a Film ex-Lehman Brothers Art Collection unique signed painting Framed
Located in New York, NY
Emily Mason So Slight a Film (from the Lehman Brothers art collection), 1978 Oil on paper Abstract Expressionist painting Signed and dated 'Emily Mason '78' bottom right in pencil Fr...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Graphite

Costruzione Arancio - Lithograph by Luigi Veronesi - 1989
Located in Roma, IT
The proposed print is a lithograph with a print run of 99 copies, in very good condition. On the lithograph are the print number in the lower margins with its print run and the hand...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Effervescence" - Abstract glazed ceramic stoneware sculpture
Located in East Quogue, NY
Colorful abstract ceramic sculpture titled "Effervescence" by Lauren Skelly Bailey. Glazed stoneware, gold luster. Size: 7 x 6.5 x 6 inches. Artist Lauren Skelly Bailey invites vie...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gold

Distance Between 2 - Elegant Abstract Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mark Acetelli’s oil and mixed media paintings awaken the viewer’s sense of exploration and adventure; they demand a new discovery. His artworks exhibit a chemistry of complexity and ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Movement in Black 46x36
Located in Southampton, NY
"Movement in Black" a new original one of a kind painting by New York artist Ceravolo creates a natural flow and movement of black values creating depth, textures and lyrical movement. This framed painting measures 46"x36". One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists, Ceravolo's art is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Pete Davidson and Grant Cardone among others. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. We have included in this listing an image of Ceravolo with some of his famous collectors. His paintings can be found in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Mémoires Écrites , Library, Abstract, Beige, oil on canvas, French contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose your frame: black or wood Sophie Dumont is a renowned painter whose works are a perfect blend of figuration and abstraction. Working primarily with oil on canvas, she creates ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Large French 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Yellow Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Marie Deloume (French born 1942) signed & dated verso oil painting on paper stuck on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 20 inches condition: ove...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Russian Landscape (abstract painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Yuri Larin (1936-2014). Landscape, 1984. Watercolor on paper, 17 x 18 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. Excellent condition. Image is painted on verso side of block print wallpaper sheet of Russian manufacture. Estate of Giovanni and Dagmar Migliuolo, NYC. Giovanni Migliuolo is the former Italian Ambassador to the United Nations, USSR and Egypt. Yuri Larin, also Yuriy Larin (1936–2014) is a Russian painter and graphic artist, a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR since 1977. Larin was born in Moscow to the family of a key Soviet political leader, Nikolay Bukharin, and Anna Larina. Following the arrests of his parents in 1938 and until 1946, he lived with his relatives, and following the arrest of his step-father, he was taken to an orphanage near Stalingrad. A hydraulic engineer by training, he worked at the construction of the Saratov Hydro-Electric Plant and at design institutions. In 1960, he began his studies at the department of drawing and painting of the Krupskaya People’s University of Arts, and then, from 1965 until 1970, he studied at the department of art design at the Moscow State Higher School of Arts and Industry (the former Stroganov Institution). His career as a professional artist began in the early 1970s. From 1970 until 1986, he taught at the Moscow 1905 Memorial Arts School. His letter to prof. Vittorio Strada sent in 1980 contained the first statement of his artistic method he would later dub the “concept of the limit state”. He quit teaching after a serious illness, when he lost the ability to use his right hand. He only worked with his left hand since 1986. He died and was buried in Moscow. Exhibitions: 1981 The sixth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1982 Personal exhibition in Moscow Drama Theater after M.N.Ermolova (together with Ye.Kravchenko). Moscow. 1985 The eighth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow 1987 The ninth All-Union watercolor exhibition. Moscow. 1989 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “Books&Company Art”, NY, USA Personal exhibition. The Central House of the Artist on Krymskiy Val, Moscow. 13 Biennale of the countries of the Baltic Region in Rostock, Germany. 1992 Personal exhibition of Russian and German landscapes. Duren, Germany. The exhibition of the Russian graphics. Gallery «Raissa». Erfurt, Germany. 1993 Personal exhibition in exhibition hall of magazine “Nashe Nasledie” (Russian Cultural Foundation), Moscow 1994 Personal watercolor exhibition. Gallery “The Art of the XX century”. Bonn, Germany 1996 Personal exhibition of portraits and landscapes. World Bank Moscow Office 1997 Personal exhibition “From Italian cycle”. The State Institute of Art Studies. Moscow Exhibition “THe Russian Art of the second half of the XX century. Harmony of Contrasts”. The Academy of Arts of the Russian Federation. Moscow. 1998 Personal exhibition “The seasons of Yuriy Larin. From the Russian cycle”. Moscow State Museum of Vadim Sidur...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Roland Garros French Open tennis Paris offset print (Hand signed by Sean Scully)
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Roland Garros French Open tennis tournament, Paris, France (Hand signed by Sean Scully), 2001 Offset lithograph poster (hand signed by Sean Scully) 29 3/4 inches (vertica...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984) Title: "Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration)" *Signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lo...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Composition C n°III in Red, Blue and Yellow - Lithograph
By Piet Mondrian
Located in Paris, IDF
Piet MONDRIAN (after) Composition II in Red, Blue and Yellow Lithograph (8 colors) Printed signature in the plate Justified HC (Hors commerce) Blind stamp of the editor in the marg...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Immigrant" 2/10 - female, figurative, bronze, stainless steel outdoor sculpture
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This figurative bronze and stainless steel outdoor sculpture of a female was created by a Canadian artist. Sculptor Galina Stetco used her own body as a model for the mold of this c...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze

blue portrait painting Fortune
Located in Roma, GB
portrait painting
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Landscape with Orange Sky
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Earl Ray (1928-1998). Landscape with Orange Sky. ca. 1975. Oil on masonite panel measures 6.5 x 8.5 inches, 10.5 x 12.5 inches framed. Signed lowe...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Bouquet Chroniciles No. II
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting measures 12 x 9 inches (without matboard) and comes with a white matboard measuring approximately 14 x 10 inches. The artist has signed the work on the lower right corne...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Healing Memories
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original art by Lesia Danilina. unstretched canvas A semi-abstract acrylic painting on raw canvas titled "Healing Memories". "Healing Memories" is an emotionally deep and inspiring...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The jacket oil and collage on board abstract painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) - The jacket - Oil and collage on board Signed and dated lower right Measures work 103x78 cm. Frameless. Miquel Torner de Semir (1938) Catalan painter attracted by the Middle Ages and Italian Renaissance art. His influences and tastes also include the Romanesque and the Gothic. He trained artistically at the School of Fine Arts in Sant Jordi and at the San Fernando School in Madrid. Miquel Torner was a disciple of the muralist and engraver Ricard Marlet, with him he learned the discipline of drawing and got to know movements such as Catalan Modernism and Nuevocentisme. His first individual exhibition was in 1968 in Terrassa, later he exhibited in other Spanish cities, in Paris and in Europe. The painter Miquel Torner became one of the best known representatives of Mediterranean painting...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Wooden Pegs, Lakeside, Long Exposure, Waterscape, Limited Edition Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 7. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital Pigment

Escena En Fondo Amarillo, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100 x 120 cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escult...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Fils I Colors DCXX - Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper

Hand Painted-After Turner-One Off, Proof No 1-British Awarded Artist-Seascape
Located in London, GB
This is a large hand painted Artist's Proof with original oil and gesso paint; it is the No 1 of the only 3 Proofs; the colours of the painting and Shizico's expressive brushstrokes ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic

ASW1040 - Abstract Geometric Blue and White Painting
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is a part of the "Geometric Abstraction" series. Within the "Geometric Abstraction" series, the image happens in a moment - I create geometric forms, combining them in ecc...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Varnish

"My bouquet of summer flowers" ( small acrylic floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This enthralling artwork "My bouquet of summer flowers" is a testament to the expressive potential of impressionistic techniques. Rendered with bold, dynamic brushstrokes, the pain...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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