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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
Not Just Beige
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

"Last Hour 07" colorful abstract work on paper, texture, layered brush strokes
Located in Dallas, TX
Inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and colour, Emma Godebska emphasizes the fluidity of the materials she uses in her clean and contemporary artworks. Finding...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pigment

Image it is pink, abstract watercolors
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The color harmony on paper. stamp singed lower right Pinajian. Archived numbered 1580
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Thrust, Geometric Abstract Watercolor Painting by Ray Dougherty
By Ray Dougherty
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ray Dougherty, American Title: Thrust Year: 1992 Medium: Watercolor on Paper, signed and dated l.l. Size: 22 x 28.5 in. (55.88 x 72.39 cm)
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Marino Marini (1901-1980)–IMMAGINAZIONE DI COLORE (1979)–Color lithograph
Located in Varese, IT
lithograph on Arches paper, edited in 1979 Limited edition of 75 copies plus 50 in roman numbers signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner and numbered 6/75 in lower left corn...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Metropolitan Landscape, 2012 - acrylic, 68x93 cm.
By Russo Tomaso
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas, signed lower right
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Untitled #1 - Emmanuelle Messika, 21st Century, Abstract drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Coloured inks and pastel on paper Signed Gestural abstraction Outsider art Artist’s statement : "Painting, for me, is an expressive endeavor in which one depicts the evolution of the various facets of the artistic self. There is, on each canvas, a tension where violence and stillness naturally coexist. By playing with different materials, I seek to establish a sort of unexpected dialogue between these states, and aspire to express this tension through profusion of color. The canvas is the stage that allows me to unite narration with the action of painting the fantastic—even the outrageous---and the everyday. I develop scenarios borrowed from the imagination, which join fantasy, even fables, with the everyday. Pulling threads from each domain, I bring together the mythical and the quotidian, so that the worlds of reality and fantasy merge. I rely on “creatures,” improbable little characters that could exist in some other realm or dimension. They materialize, issuing forth from the surprising, unbelievable and wondrous world of childhood. Human or animal, both find themselves entangled in inextricable and melancholic situations. These inextricable situations create distance; the humor comes through this breach. It is the absurdity of their predicaments that manifests the humor in the work. In each of my paintings, the sentiments are heightened by an intentional, provocative tone that transforms the work. An Otherness is attributed to objects; objects become personified, and by their very presence, they become witnesses or guinea pigs torn between and bound to their dilemma. The titles of my paintings, whether invented or quotations taken out of context, come from literature, theater, or song lyrics. Accident and chance are often major actors in my work.” Emmanuelle Messika BIOGRAPHY : Emmanuelle Messika was born in France in 1979. She works and lives in Paris. STUDIES 1999-2005 École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris Diplômée en Juin 2005 2004 Échange universitaire à Hunter College, New York NY, USA 1993-1999 Ateliers des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, Montparnasse PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS : 2019 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris 2018 Claire Corcia Gallery, Paris Outsider Art Fair, Paris 2012 Art Contemporain Sèvres, "La Chartreuse", Sèvres 2011 Espace Seven, Galerie De Vos, Paris 2010 Les Trois Baudets, Paris Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Galerie Crous -Beaux-Arts, Paris L'Apparemment Café, Paris 2009 Espace Rachi, Paris 2008 Galerie Console, Paris 2007 Exposition Place du Québec, Mairie du sixième, Paris 2006 Galerie Eonnet-Dupuis, Paris 2005 Galerie Crous Beaux Arts, Paris 2004 The Mark Bar, "Bring your own flashlight", Brooklin, New York 2003 Le Glaz’art, Paris 2002 9 rue Dauphine, Paris 2001 Galerie Gauche, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris 2000 La grosse caisse, Paris La liberté, Paris GROUP SHOWS 2011 Chic Art Fair, Galerie Mariska Hammoudi Galerie De Vos, Espace Seven 2010 Galerie Mariska Hammoudi, Paris Chic Dessin, avec Cherry Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink

Cristiano E. Ranghetto (1977) - Oil on canvas - 2016
Located in Varese, IT
“Dubbi! Golosità... e altre faccende!”. Oil on canvas, 2016.

 Unique work in which the cracks on the surface represent the wounds inflicted by man on the earth. The painting is art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas

abstrait noir - encre sur papier, 73x53 cm.
By André Villers
Located in Nice, FR
Encre sur papier par l'artiste peintre et photographe, ami de Picasso. Travail très intéressant . André Villers, né en 1930 et mort en 2016 etait un art...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Gravitational Sapath Waves
Located in New York, NY
"Gravitational Sapath Waves" by Halsey Chait India Ink Drawing on Strathmore Paper 20" x 20"
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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India Ink, Ink, Paper

Mod Abstract Expressionist W/C Painting Bernard Segal New Hope PA Modernist Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 19 x 26. Image 14 X 21 Bernard Segal was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Cincinnati University and the Cincinnati Art Academy. He was known for figure, abstract painting, collage, and cartoon illustration. In the 1920's and 30's, he lived in NYC and attended The Art Students League where he was creative with a number of artistic styles of the period. During WWII, he worked as a cartoonist for a government issued newspaper called 10-SHUN that was published in Greensboro, NC. Bernard worked under the pen name Seeg, and was the author of the comic strip "Hank and Honey," that appeared in the New York Herald Tribune from the 1940's through the 50's. This cartoon was syndicated and published in Quebec under the title "Louise et Louis." The strip was later retitled to Ellsworth. Segal also illustrated a number of Jewish books that were published by the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, and Bible stories. In the 1950's Segal moved to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and became a member of the New Hope Modernists. He worked with esteemed artists such as George Nakashima, Charles Evans, Louis Stone, Lloyd ney, josef Zenk, Clarence Carter and Charles Ramsey. Segal's most noted work was made during the 1960's, during which time he produced paintings and collages in the abstract expressionist style. He enjoyed painting bright abstract oil...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

31st March, Abstract Expressionist Oil Pastel on Paper by Ben Hancocks
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Ben Hancocks Title: 31st March Year: 1981 Medium: Oil Pastel on Paper, signed and dated Image Size: 27.5 x 8.5 in. [69.85 x 21.59 cm] Paper Size: 34 x 15 inches [86.36 x 38....
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1980s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Oil Pastel

Geometries 2, a highly detailed geometric black ink drawing on clay-coated panel
Located in New York, NY
This mesmerizing ink drawing on clay-coated panel by Jenifer Kent shows off the artist's meditative process as she hand-draws, without assistance from a straight edge, a network of l...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Wood Panel

Progressive abstractions - 2, Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This series on abstract works are a mixture of both spontaneous expressions and carefully laid out works. Working freely within a structure with strong repetitive and bold elements.E...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Bindi Yantra Painting, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The ½ inch by ¼ inch rectangles in this yantra are dotted with three dots. The sacred number three symbolizes the third eye, the bindi, the bindu. Born of ancient Indian tantric...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Tsakli 04-09-2022, abstract water media painting
Located in New York, NY
The latest watercolors from Ray Kass strike a balance between audacity and contemplation. Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the Tsakli - sets of miniature...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pigment, Mica

Chorus Line
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chorus Line Oil pastel on paper, c. 1960's Signed (see photo) Provenance: Estate of the Artist Estate of the artist (Estate No. 745) Condition: Excellent Image/Sheet size: 5 3/4 x 4 inches Sam Spanier (1925-2008) Born in Brooklyn New York, Sam Spanier studied painting with Hans Hofmann (1949–50) and also at the Taos Valley Art School (1951). His formative years as a working artist were spent in Paris (1951–52), where he also became involved with the work of G. I. Gurdjieff, through his disciple, Mme. Jeanne de Salzmann. By 1953, Spanier’s work had already begun to meet with critical acclaim. That year, he had his first solo gallery show, and was selected by Milton Avery and Hans Hofmann to receive the prestigious Lorian Fund Award. His second solo exhibition, in 1955, was curated by renowned museum director, Gordon Washburn. Spanier’s early work was reviewed by Dore Ashton, Donald Judd, Fairfield Porter, Stuart Preston, and Irving Sandler, among other significant critics of the period. Spanier’s spiritual path increasingly became the central focus of both his life and his art. In 1960, he was introduced to the teachings of Sri Aurobindo, which led to visits to the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry, India, in 1962 and 1964, during which he was inspired to leave New York City and found Matagiri (in 1968)—a spiritual center in Woodstock, New York—with his lifelong partner, Eric Hughes. The work he embarked upon there bifurcates his life as an artist, separating him from New York’s art world, and radically altering the trajectory of his career. From that point forward, it would be difficult, perhaps impossible, to consider his artistic endeavor apart from the life of dedication he had undertaken, and to which he remained committed. As early as 1954, Dore Ashton had recognized in Sam Spanier a “haptic visionary;” in 1960, Irving Sandler wrote that the people in Spanier’s paintings “seem to have witnessed some transfiguring event.” In his later paintings—usually worked in oil pastel on panel or paper—made during intermittent creative periods, from the mid-1970s to the final years of his life, the artist’s inner life remains always apparent in his subject matter; and from the portraits and abstract Buddha-like figures and heads, to the fantasy landscapes, the paintings are redolent with a rich intensity of color and light that can only be described as inspired. Sam Spanier’s works are in the collections of the Historical Society of Woodstock Museum, and the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum. He received the Woodstock Artists Association Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Urban Gallery, New York (1954, 1955, 1956); Wittenborn Gallery, New York (1958); Gallery Mayer, New York (1958, 1959, 1960); Unison Gallery, New Paltz (1986, 1995, 2009); Limner Gallery, New York (1988); Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, New York (1999). Selected Group Exhibitions: Salon des Comparaisons, Musée d’Art Moderne, Paris, France (1952); October Exhibition of Oil Paintings, New York City Center Gallery, New York (1954); Salon de Mai, Musée d’Art moderne de la ville de Paris, Centre Culturel de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Paris, France (1954); Carnegie International, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1955); Les Plus Mauvais Tableaux, Galerie Prismes, Paris (1955); Première Exposition Internationale de l’Art Plastique Contemporain, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (1956); Recent Paintings USA: The Figure, The Museum of Modern Art (1960); Winter’s Work, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York (1985); Juried Group Show, Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, New York (1986); Woodstock Artists, Self-Portraits, Historical Society of Woodstock Museum, Woodstock, New York (1988); Portraits, Albert Shahinian Fine Art, Poughkeepsie, New York (2003); The World We Live In, Upstate Art, Phoenicia, New York (2003); Show of Heads, Limner Gallery, Phoenicia, New York (2004). Selected Writings on the Artist: Dore Ashton, “Sam Spanier,” Art Digest (May 1, 1954) and “Sam Spanier,” The New York Times (March 16, 1960); Cassia Berman, “Sam Spanier: A Divine Calling,” Woodstock Times (February 7, 2008); Lawrence Campbell, “Sam Spanier: Exhibition of Paintings at Urban Gallery,” Art News (April 1, 1954); Sam Feinstein, “Sam Spanier: Exhibition of Paintings at Urban Gallery,” Art Digest (March 1, 1955); Pat Horner, “Big Heart, Timeless Art —Sam Spanier Retrospective at Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock Times (July 1, 1999); Donald Judd, “In the Galleries: Sam Spanier,” Arts Magazine (April 1960); Liam Nelson, “Human Force...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Crayon

CoolBlueViolets
Located in Westport, CT
Since 1974, Louise P. Sloane has been actively engaged in the studio as an abstract painter. Her work focuses upon geometric forms, grids and patterns. These detail oriented pieces ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled 1 (Modern Black Charcoal & Gray Abstract Still Life Drawing on Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
18 x 14 inch drawing on 20 x 16 inch Aquarelle Arches Paper 24 x 20 x .5 inches framed Thin profile black metal frame, 8 ply white mat Ralph Stout's works on paper reveal a drau...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Paper, Charcoal

"Eminences Grises" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "I had been making some very colorful paintings based on rings or circles that have been very well received and much of that series is already sold, but my forms ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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House Paint, Acrylic

Night Rays, Abstract Expressionist Watercolor
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: Watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions: 16.75" x 23" Dimensions w/Frame: 18" x 24.5" Murray Hantman (1904–1999) ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Blossom-abstract painting, made in white, light and navy blue color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with acrylic in light and navy blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, fr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

Spermatozoons (Diptych)- abstraction art, made in black, white, blue
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Diptych. Each work is 20 by 29.5 inches in size. Abstraction art, made in black, white, blue on black foam board. There is a slight detriment of the artwo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Resin, Foam Board

Summer cocktail-abstraction art, made in ultramarine blue, rose, pink color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue, rose, pink color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality solid w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Abstract Piece - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Watercolor by John Bolam
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
John Bolam was born in 1922 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. He originally studied painting at Hornsey School of Art and furniture design at High Wycombe School of Art. He subsequently became a member of the Great Bardfield group of artists (named after the village in Essex where many of the members settled). Close friends and colleagues from that time included Michael Rotherstein, Edward Bawden, John Aldridge and Edward Middleditch...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Watercolor

Colorfall III-abstraction art, made in garnet red, light blue, aubergine color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in garnet red, light blue, aubergine color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality so...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

The mazes of memory-abstraction art, made in brown, light blue, aubergine color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The diptych is made with alcoholic ink on Yupo paper. Each work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed without glass on a double mat board in light blue with s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

You will drive me crazy-abstract art, made in green, orange, red, back, , olive color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in green, orange, black, olive color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality solid wo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Summer cocktail-abstraction art, made in ultramarine blue, rose, pink color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue, rose, pink color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality solid w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Armenian Contemporary Art by Mariam Khachatryan - Regret
Located in Paris, IDF
Watercolor on paper, Framed 54 x 44 x 2 cm
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Hawaii Brain - abstract painting in turquoise blue, yellow, black
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art (alcohol ink, plastic paper), made in yellow, black, white and turquoise blue. Can be positioned in horizontal or vertical mode. Lena...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

'The Hearth, ' by Lisa Miceli, Watercolor Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 10" x 11" watercolor on paper painting by Lisa Miceli depicts an imaginative abstracted landscape suggestive of a warm hearth setting. This painting i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Junction Disjunction IV
Located in New York, NY
Junction Disjunction IV Ink on polypropylene 150 x 450 cm Eleanna Martinou was born in Athens (1981). Studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts (2006) and graduated with a MA in the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Archival Ink

Partal Number 7, Alhambra, Abstract Charcoal Work by John Hubbard, 1987
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Partal Number 7, Alhambra, Charcoal Abstract Painting by John Hubbard, 1987 Additional information: Medium: Charcoal 56.2 x 71.1 cm 22 1/8 x 28 in John Hubbard was an American-born...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Shape 9 (2019)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Shape 9 (2019) by Ryan Park of Shapes Only. Abstract geometric art, acrylic on 300gsm archival paper. Abstract muted yellow shape innovated by the artist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Abstract Expressionist Watercolor Fiery Sky
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Expressionist Subject: Landscape Medium: Watercolor Surface: Paper Country: United States Dimensions w/Frame: 16" x 28" Murray Hantman (1904–1999) was a painter, muralist, an...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Blood and Light (2021)
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Drawing / Geometric Abstraction / Mythology and Religion / Bright and Vivid Colors / Black and White Enamel, ink, colored pencil and alcohol ink on paper....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Enamel

Blue Composition
Located in Wien, 9
Hermann Kremsmayer, born in Salzburg in 1954, lives and works in Vienna. This work, entitled ‘Blue composition’ by Hermann Kremsmayer, shows a play between colours. Bright colours s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Gouache

Racing, Painting, Watercolor on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Racing is a a vibrant abstract painting, exploring energy and dynamic movement. The original artwork uses watercolour with charcoal and pastel marks. Your new original painting is si...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Abstract Collage Composition, 1994 - mixed media, 68x54 cm, framed
By André Pierre Arnal
Located in Nice, FR
Collage on paper and mixed media, signed lower right.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

Shopping District, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like.â€
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Lithograph

Blue and Green toned Mixed Media Abstract work on paper
Located in New York, NY
Renelio Marin is a visual artist with a diverse range of influences and styles. Born in Cuba, he received his graduate degree from the San Alejandro School of Fine Arts in Havana in ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Oil Pastel, Tempera, Color Pencil

"River and Pond Kite, " Mixed Media Kite
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Muslin, Wood, Ink, Watercolor, Rice Paper

"Biomorphic Abstraction II" original watercolor painting by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
In the 1960s, Sylvia Spicuzza made several watercolor abstractions with biomorphic qualities like the one presented here. While being a playful abstraction, the watercolor also seeps...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Colorful Tribal Nude Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist tribal painting of a nude female done in bold, vibrant colors by artist Gustave Alhadeff in 1962 with acrylic paint. Signed in upper right corner. Artist Biography: Born in the Belgian Congo in 1940, Gustave Alhadeff won his first award at the annual art show in Elisabethville, at age 13. His formal art education began with Mr. Marcel Pire (Prix de Rome). He continued his studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, with Mr. Van Nesche in Cape Town, South Africa from 1956 to 1957. He was awarded a scholarship from the Art Academy to continue his studies with Mr.Creytens at the "Institute National Superieur des Beaux Arts" in Anvers, Belgium. The following year he entered the class of Mr. Leon Devos...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Acrylic

Veiled Series L, Abstract Expressionist Organic Drawing Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Dorothy Gillespie (June 29, 1920 – September 30, 2012) was an American artist and sculptor who became known for her large and colorful abstract metal sculptures. Gillespie became best known for the aluminum sculptures she started to produce at the end of the 1970s. She would paint sheets of the metal, cut them into strips and connect the strips together to resemble cascades or starbursts of bright colored ribbon. The New York Times once summarized her work as “topsy-turvy, merrymaking fantasy,” and in another review declared, “The artist’s exuberant sculptures of colorful aluminum strips have earned her an international reputation.Her works are featured at her alma mater (Radford University) in Virginia, where she later returned to teach, as well as in New York (where she was artist in residence for the feminist Women's Interart Center), Wilmington, North Carolina and Florida. She enrolled both at Radford University near her hometown, and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. The director of the Maryland Institute, Hans Schuler, helped foster her career in fine art. On June 5, 1943, aged 23, Gillespie moved to New York City. There she took a job at the B. Altman department store as assistant art director. She also joined the Art Students League where she was exposed to new ideas about techniques, materials, and marketing. She also created works at Atelier 17 printmaking studio, where Stanley William Hayter encouraged to experiment with her own ideas. She and her husband, Bernard Israel, opened a restaurant and night club in Greenwich Village to support their family. She returned to making art in 1957, and worked at art full-time after they sold the nightclub in the 1970. In 1977 Gillespie gave her first lecture series at the New School for Social Research, and she would give others there until 1982. She taught at her alma mater as a Visiting Artist (1981-1983) and gave Radford University some of her work to begin its permanent art collection. Gillespie then served as Woodrow Wilson visiting Fellow (1985-1994), visiting many small private colleges to give public lectures and teach young artists. She returned to Radnor University to teach as Distinguished Professor of Art (1997–99).[8] She also hosted a radio program, the Dorothy Gillespie Show on Radio Station WHBI in New York from 1967-1973. Gillespie began moving away from realism and into the abstraction that marked her career. Gillespie returned to New York City in 1963 to continue her career. She maintained a studio through the 70s and advocate worked towards feminist goals in the art industry, picketing the Whitney Museum, helping to organize the Women's Interart Center, curating exhibitions of women's art, and writing articles raising awareness of her cause. Gillespie numbered among her acquaintances such art-world luminaries as Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson and Georgia O’Keeffe. “She had amazing stories that unfortunately are gone,” her son said. During the 1960s, she built multimedia art installations that made political statements, such as 1965’s “Made in the USA,” that used blinking colored lights, mirrors, shadow boxes, rotating figures and tape recordings to convey a chaotic look at American commercial fads. The floor was strewn with real dollar bills, which visitors assumed were fake. By the 1980s, Gillespie's work had come to be known internationally. She completed many commissions for sculptures in public places, including Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center and Walt Disney World Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Her work is in many collections across the United States, including the Delaware Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her sculptures can also be found in the Frankfurt Museum in Germany and the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel. Group Shows Conceived and Curated by Dorothy Gillespie Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974 included: Betty Parsons, Elsie Asher, Alice Baber, Minna Citron, Nancy Spero, Seena Donneson, Alice Neel, Natalie Edgar, Dorothy Gillespie, and Anita Steckel...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Veiled Series XXX, Abstract Expressionist Organic Drawing Watercolor Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Dorothy Gillespie (June 29, 1920 – September 30, 2012) was an American artist and sculptor who became known for her large and colorful abstract metal sculptures. Gillespie became best known for the aluminum sculptures she started to produce at the end of the 1970s. She would paint sheets of the metal, cut them into strips and connect the strips together to resemble cascades or starbursts of bright colored ribbon. The New York Times once summarized her work as “topsy-turvy, merrymaking fantasy,” and in another review declared, “The artist’s exuberant sculptures of colorful aluminum strips have earned her an international reputation.Her works are featured at her alma mater (Radford University) in Virginia, where she later returned to teach, as well as in New York (where she was artist in residence for the feminist Women's Interart Center), Wilmington, North Carolina and Florida. She enrolled both at Radford University near her hometown, and the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. The director of the Maryland Institute, Hans Schuler, helped foster her career in fine art. On June 5, 1943, aged 23, Gillespie moved to New York City. There she took a job at the B. Altman department store as assistant art director. She also joined the Art Students League where she was exposed to new ideas about techniques, materials, and marketing. She also created works at Atelier 17 printmaking studio, where Stanley William Hayter encouraged to experiment with her own ideas. She and her husband, Bernard Israel, opened a restaurant and night club in Greenwich Village to support their family. She returned to making art in 1957, and worked at art full-time after they sold the nightclub in the 1970. In 1977 Gillespie gave her first lecture series at the New School for Social Research, and she would give others there until 1982. She taught at her alma mater as a Visiting Artist (1981-1983) and gave Radford University some of her work to begin its permanent art collection. Gillespie then served as Woodrow Wilson visiting Fellow (1985-1994), visiting many small private colleges to give public lectures and teach young artists. She returned to Radnor University to teach as Distinguished Professor of Art (1997–99).[8] She also hosted a radio program, the Dorothy Gillespie Show on Radio Station WHBI in New York from 1967-1973. Gillespie began moving away from realism and into the abstraction that marked her career. Gillespie returned to New York City in 1963 to continue her career. She maintained a studio through the 70s and advocate worked towards feminist goals in the art industry, picketing the Whitney Museum, helping to organize the Women's Interart Center, curating exhibitions of women's art, and writing articles raising awareness of her cause. Gillespie numbered among her acquaintances such art-world luminaries as Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson and Georgia O’Keeffe. “She had amazing stories that unfortunately are gone,” her son said. During the 1960s, she built multimedia art installations that made political statements, such as 1965’s “Made in the USA,” that used blinking colored lights, mirrors, shadow boxes, rotating figures and tape recordings to convey a chaotic look at American commercial fads. The floor was strewn with real dollar bills, which visitors assumed were fake. By the 1980s, Gillespie's work had come to be known internationally. She completed many commissions for sculptures in public places, including Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center and Walt Disney World Epcot Center in Orlando, Florida. Her work is in many collections across the United States, including the Delaware Museum, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Her sculptures can also be found in the Frankfurt Museum in Germany and the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel. Group Shows Conceived and Curated by Dorothy Gillespie Women's Interart Center, New York, NY 1974 included: Betty Parsons, Elsie Asher, Alice Baber, Minna Citron, Nancy Spero, Seena Donneson, Alice Neel, Natalie Edgar, Dorothy Gillespie, and Anita Steckel...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Mind Field 25
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK Danielle Hacche was born in Poole, Dorset in the Southwest of the United Kingdom. After moving to the United States with her family in 1993, Hacche attend...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Le jour se lève
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the verso. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Working on a variety of perceptual levels, Philippe Huart lets one visit his intim...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pen, Graphite

Tsakli 04-08-2022, abstract water media painting
Located in New York, NY
The latest watercolors from Ray Kass strike a balance between audacity and contemplation. Drawing from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of the Tsakli - sets of miniature...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Wax, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Pigment, Mica

Lexington No 2
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by the metropolitan areas of France, New York and California, Frédéric Choisel’s abstracted city scapes tell a story of urbanized grace. Artwork is 60 x 42 inches. Mixed med...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Mixed Media

Abstract Face - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Piece by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media

Contrivance, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Contrivance" is colorful abstract grid of loose rectangle plots inspired by man-made, redundancies in suburban architecture and life. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Jigsaw 1, 1990 - laid paper, 75x56 cm., framed
By Michel Scarpa
Located in Nice, FR
Michel Scarpa' collage formed by cardboard blocks covered by comics stripes. It comes framed. Beautiful signed work of this artist that experienced a lot this tecnique.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Laid Paper

Flushing #1
Located in Westport, CT
Selena Beaudry’s work is created by marking and cutting up drawings. This has led the artist to rediscovering her visual language. Her work consists of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Linen, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Color Pencil

Journey Tantra Painting, Painting, Watercolor on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
series of 8 24 x 24 inches each "Breath flowsInto this body As a nectar of the gods. Every breath is a whisper Of the Goddess: â€
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

"Study for Caldwell 49, " Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Located in Chicago, IL
The colorful paintings of Jan Pieter Fokkens transport us to distant worlds beyond our comprehension. Within his seemingly infinite networks of lines, dots, and crosses, he decodes t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Canvas, Acrylic

Center of power, yellow and green
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The gallery certificate is available, stamp signed lower right Pinajian.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

ENSO CIRCLE
Located in Tulsa, OK
ENSO CIRCLE by Lisa Weiss is a Mixed Media on Bhutanese Paper measuring 12.00 X 9.00 in and is priced at $360.00. Lisa Weiss’ work is about mark making, patterning, spontaneous move...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper

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