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Art For Sale
Style: Abstract
Color:  Green
Twin Towers, World Trade Center with Green Filter
Located in Miami, FL
Shipping should be around $100. The image is signed dated lower right signed dated and numbered verso 4 /15, Unframed, Other sizes available, Printed Later
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Hedge Fun - Brickell Key - Street Art from the Affluent
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-en...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Inkjet, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Slim Arrons forgot to shoot the Shrubs
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Star Island is home to billionaires, socialites, jet-setters, and the celebrities of the world. Hedge Fun - Star Island, Miami Beach - Captures what Slim Arrons...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Inkjet

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Martin Reyna Untitled, 2015 Mixed media on paper 18 x 24 in (45.72h x 60.96w cm)
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled LX by Ferle - large abstract painting, green & yellow
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is an abstract painting by French contemporary artist Ferle. Oil on free-standing canvas, W 140 cm x H 200 cm // W 55 in. x H 78 3/4 in. ”In her work, Ferle creates new s...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Creatures of a Day (Paradise Paintings) - large, colourful abstract group series
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A lemon yellow rectangle held by a whisper white band is flanked by squares of pink, navy, blood red and white on a washed ground of pale lime. A conversation about visual and philos...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Green Grid Play - bright, colourful, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Precisely painted squares and rectangles in orange, rust red, green, yellow, light green, sapphire blue, black and pink dance, overlap and swirl on a washed green-blue ground in this...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Coincidence, Geometric Abstract Series
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Robert W. Petrick Coincidence Geometric Abstraction East Village NYC, 2022 acrylic on canvas New York, 2nd street studio Colorful geometric abstract ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sugarcane Moon-Limited Edition
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
30 x 45 inches ($5200) and 40 x 60 inches ($7200), limited editions of 10, printed on Archival Watercolor Fine Art Paper, 335 gram weight, signed by the artist. Cheryl Maeder was bo...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper

Plasma 5
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Informed by microbiology, Laurent Lamarche’s sculptural installations and photographic production look like living unidentified microorganisms. Its narrative is ambiguous, constantly...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Digital Pigment

The Green Room, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a beautiful one-of-a kind original abstract painting. The piece ships framed and ready to hang, and is signed by the artist on the lower right front. This item ships from t...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

A Green Moment
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
acrylic on canvas Mary Lou Siefker is 87 year old Broward County Artist that has been exhibiting her work since 1977. She has won numerous awards and fellowships. “Her canvases often...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tranquil - Green Gradient
Located in Sempach, LU
Elevate your space with this large original, gradient of green, abstract painting! Made on stretched heavy canvas, the edges are painted for a polished look. The glossy varnish not o...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Psychedelic Dyschromy 3 - Large Colorful Abstract Relief Textured Pallet Knife
Located in Sempach, LU
A very beautiful large colorful abstract painting with many neon nuances, havy textured with reliefs made of pallet knife, vibrant and emotional. READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY It's...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Deep Sea Green - Modern Abstract Seascape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“Deep Sea Greenâ€
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Drips 5, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This work lay on the ground beneath various large works where it collected drips of paint. Over time lines and puddles formed - sometimes guided, sometimes without interference. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Green Core II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bringing in some color into the otherwise black and white painting. This is the second of the two green core paintings. Enjoy! Unique painting using high-quality acrylic colors on...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Independent, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Independent, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting Original abstract painting​ 60 x 48 x 1.5 inches Oil on canvas Original artwork signed by the artist Artwork is unframed, imag...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Oil

Spring Palette, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Spring Palette" is an abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Trixie Pitts. The palette is delightfully fresh and uplifting and consists of different yellow hues, bright li...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Dmitri Wright - Wisdom, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on linen SHEPHERD’S PASS Series: “In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in ha...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Lychen (Nr. 2/1) - Contemporary Abstract Photography
Located in Vienna, AT
Regina Hügli Lychen (Nr. 2/1) 2023 Photogram, framed behind glas 52 x 42 cm (30 x 24 cm) Unique For quite some time now, the photo artist Regina Hügli has occupied herself with wate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Photogram

Spring Palette 2, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Spring Palette 2" is an abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Trixie Pitts. The palette is delightfully fresh and uplifting and consists of different yellow hues, bright ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Shape 40 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, bright green, white paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 40 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Acrylic

Crickets, Frogs and Mephistopheles - large, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by nature’s palette and form, Milly Ristvedt continued her exploration of colour. In this lyrical abstract piece, colour continues to dominate as a rich green covers the can...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

No. 48316 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
No. 48316 (Abstract Photography) Photography / Archival pigment print — Unframed. Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Available on request - 2 weeks turnaround. Print can be mounted to ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Archival Pigment

Prop Green
Located in Phoenix, AZ
"These inflated objects are grown more than fabricated. Through the process of inflation, the application of the air to the geometric construction defines form at the moment of infla...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton, Resin, Vinyl

Little Red House by Eleanor Woolley
Located in Deddington, GB
original Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:70 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:100 cm x D:2cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indi...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rosul Negori
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1970 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 15/50 Publisher : L'Œuvre Gravée (Paris) 75.50 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.72 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 64.50 cm. x 4...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Addiosnjones artwork, Neon Noir pop painting
Located in Delaware , OH
Addiosnjones artwork, Neon Noir pop painting A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T: Introducing the iconic Andy Warhol style print with neon colors and screen p...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Shape 12 (2019) - Abstract shape, minimalist gestural, green & white on paper
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 12 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only Abstract, nonobjective, gestural, geometric art, acrylic on 300GSM archival paper. Abstract shape innovated by the artist. Neutral pal...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

A Flurry of Wild Flora, floral art, meadow art, affordable art, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
A colourful array of wild meadow flowers. Painted in an expressive and abstract style. Painted with energy and passion for the subject. Inspired by my love of colour, pattern and flowers. Painted using a professional quality stretched canvas using gold standard acrylics. Sealed with acrylic varnish to protect the surface of the canvas. Jan Rogers, artist, is available to buy online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. She says: "Since discovering Kandinsky at a very early age I have been obsessed with vibrant colour and pattern. I later discovered William Morris and I knew I wanted to spend my life creating pattern, in particularly I was going to design wallpaper. After graduating from art college I set up my own business as a freelance surface pattern designer, selling to a worldwide market of home furnishing manufacturers. This was a wonderful and rewarding career until the industry began to change. As we now live in a digital world the requirement to create and manipulate design on a computer took away the joy and thrill of an ever changing journey that creating as you go allowed. I needed to break away and find a new way of creating, inventing and expressing the energy and passion designing once gave me. So since 2017 I have been painting, inspired by my love of flowers and the British landscape and seascapes it's the perfect way forward for me and wonderful to experiment with new mediums and subjects without restriction. I like to think each painting is a further development of the previous one and that I am continuously growing, evolving and discovering new art as each week passes." A Flurry of Wild Flora...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jetsam
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Study For Moby Dick-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, Sea, Green
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Study For Moby Dick is an original oil on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of her li...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Power of Colors 71
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Power of Colors” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. Work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certifica...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Georgie Dowling, Sheep Making Their Way, Original abstract painting.
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheep making their way, Cleeve hill By Georgie Dowling [2021] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:45 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:45 cm x D:2cm ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pop Painting, Yellow Pop Painting, Portrait Artwork-Pop Chic
Located in Delaware , OH
Pop Painting, Yellow Pop Painting, Portrait Artwork-Pop Chic A R T I S T S T A T E M E N T: Introducing the iconic Andy Warhol style print with neo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vibrant Green Blue Orange Abstract, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Oct. 2020. 36 x 36 x 1.5 inches. Unframed Acrylic Painting-Ready to hang-sides will be painted a Greenish tone to match the painting. (16 layers) Gallery Wrapped Cotton Canvas. Textured/Layered Abstract Painting. Painted with palette knives. I added several layers of primer before adding my main layers. I have used 2 Blue hues and 2 Green hues as the main colors for this painting. Then I started to focus on the abstract lines & patterns I wanted to create. I decided to create some whimsical abstract strokes which gave me more ideas to use on this painting. I have used additional colors such as Red, 2 shades of Orange, Gold, and a Teal Blue as the additional whimsical abstract accent color lines and patterns. There are small touches of Gold in the Teal section of the painting. There are small details that are hard to pick up with my photographs. The painting can be hung 4 different directions - so there is 2 Vertical hangings and 2 Horizontal hangings. Felt pads included on backside corners. Signed on the backside and Certificate of Authenticity included with the painting 1/1. ***PLEASE note: Lighting will make a huge difference in the mood of this painting-as with any painting. Overhead/Canned/Spot Lighting...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bear Market By Katie Edwards, animal print, coloured, screen print
Located in Deddington, GB
limited_edition Screen print Edition number 20 Image size: H:28 cm x W:19.5 cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look A q...
Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Screen

South Downs Greens
Located in Deddington, GB
South Downs Greens by Georgie Dowling [2022] original oil paint on board Image size: H:40 cm x W:50 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:50 cm x...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

New Move
Located in Fresno, CA
"New Move 8" Oil on Canvas is a mix of blues and greens with chrome yellow accents. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculpto...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lucinda River, large, bold geometric abstract w turquoise red glossy textured
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Lucinda River (The Swimmer) 2018 acrylic on canvas unframed 86x 71x 2” aqua, light red, dark maroon, violet oxide, ultramarine blue, green Unique abstract painting. Layered acrylic skins with translucent colors. Some paint texture. Gloss. Painting signed and dated on back. Photo shows light reflections. Named for a short story by John Cheever...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Haus der Bilder, from 100 Years Ago series
Located in London, GB
Etching in colours, 2000-2001, on Hahnemühle etching paper, signed and numbered from the edition of 46 (there were also 6 artist’s proofs), published by Paragon Press, London, 90.2 x...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

SLADE TREE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The blossoms on the tree outside her room made things magical. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ar...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Vacation
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital-c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. In the series ‘Weights & Measures’ (2003) Andrew George turns...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Lambda

Untitled Abstract Expressionist Painting, 1988. Modernist Composition
By Seymour Boardman
Located in Surfside, FL
10 X 17 without frame. Seymour Boardman (1921–2005) was a New York abstract expressionist. Since his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1951, Boardman developed a personal vision and style of his own, following his own path of abstraction. As a painter he sought to reduce the image to its bare essence. Initially working in the freely brushed manner of Abstract Expressionism, Boardman gradually eliminated the arbitrary aspects of his work until only straight lines and two or three areas of flat, sometimes somber, tones remained. He could hardly have achieved more with less. In a career that was steady and determined, Seymour Boardman created paintings that are unique, while avoiding fashion and trends. His work stands alone because it derives from the Romantic landscape previously articulated by Milton Avery and early Mark Rothko (who was a friend) and later developed into almost hard edged painting. Seymour Boardman majored in art at City College of New York in 1938-1942. He served in the United States Air Force from 1942–1946, during which he was hospitalized for over a year due to a wound to his left shoulder, which resulted in partial paralysis of the arm and hand. After a full medical discharge from the service in 1946, he left for Paris to continue his art education at the École des Beaux-Arts, Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and Atelier Fernand Léger. Boardman's work became more abstract but still based on figure and landscape. He returned to New York in 1949 and went to the Art Students League. Boardman continued to paint dark, moody paintings using a limited palette of black, white, grey, and an occasional additional color. Departed Le Havre France on the Liberte, arriving with his wife in New York on Jan. 22, 1952. In 1955, he had his first one-man show in New York at the Martha Jackson Gallery. It was favorably reviewed by Hilton Kramer, Emily Genauer, Fairfield Porter, and others. "…inscrutable, dark, mostly in blacks stained here and there with calm whitish shapes, they yet manage to suggest something inhuman and romantic…" (N.Y.Times, March 26, 1955). He began to acquire recognition in the 1950s with his paintings of griddled facets seen as if through a frosted glass, without any crisp lines, and in bright colors favoring reds. Boardman's friends included Lawrence Calcagno, Perez Celis, John Hultberg, Burt Hasen, Frank Lobdell, Richards Ruben, Robert Ryman and Nassos Daphnis. Throughout the 1960s, Boardman showed at both the Stephen Radich Gallery and the A.M. Sachs Gallery; in 1967, The Whitney Museum of American Art and the Guggenheim Museum acquired a painting each. In the early 1970s Boardman had a large exhibition of paintings at the Andrew Dickson White...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Board

Green surface 2021 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Untitled (SF-341) - Sam Francis - American Abstract Expressionism - 1989
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF-341), 1989 Technique: Original Hand Signed, Inscribed and Numbered Lithograph in...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jane, Lucie Sheridan Animal Art, Leopard Painting, Bright Art, Semi-Abstract Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Jane by Lucie Sheridan [2022] Colourful naive painting acrylic on canvas Additional information: Original Acrylic of Canvas Image size: H:40.8 cm x W:50.8 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40.8 x 50.8 cm x W:45.8 cm x D:55.8 cm Frame Size: H:43.8 cm x W:53.8 cm x D:3.5 cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Lucie Sheridan is an illustrator and print maker. She creates her work within her studio at Centrespace located in central Bristol, England, which is a long standing co...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

LUSH, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Thick, vibrant, oils on canvas influenced by the color, movement and texture found in the natural world around us. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an o...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Wiltshire Walks, Abstract Painting, Landscape Artworks, Green Geometric Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspired by the Wiltshire Downs and the feeling of being surrounded by beautiful countryside. Rosie Shorrock, painter, is available for sale online and in our art gallery at Wychwood...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the...
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pastels At Dawn
Located in Deddington, GB
Pastels At Dawn – By Lucy Moore [2022] original Acrylic on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm Sold Unframed Please note...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Transition 5
Located in Fresno, CA
"Transition 5" is an Oil on Canvas painting with a rusty-red figure on a soft qua pastel field.. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painter...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ballast Folly
Located in Nashville, TN
Woman figure depicting climate change. About the artist: Lisa M. Shimko’s paintings reveal the influences of sundry research topics, old memories, and daydreaming. Growing up in York County, Pennsylvania, Shimko spent her childhood collecting rocks and exploring the terrains of forests and farms. Colors, forms, and textures from nature and the simple designs of Pennsylvania German folk art infused the foundation of her artistic aesthetic. In 1994, Shimko earned a BFA in painting with a minor in art therapy from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. The urban landscapes of the Northeast supplied a different kind of nature for her to explore—architecture, social issues, history, and all the music in between. Hilton Head...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Branches humming a forgotten yesterday
Located in Denver, CO
This charming oil painting by Kuzana Ogg is poetically titled and verdantly bright. The artist’s latest compositions use oil tints and mineral spirits to create soft washes of pigmen...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Outnumbered, Abstract Floral Art, Green and Pink Art, Futuristic Digital Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Katie Hallam Outnumbered Limited Edition Digital Photograph Edition of 75 Size of Artwork: H 60cm x W 40cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indicat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Art

Materials

Metal

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