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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
Large French Abstract Painting with Cut Out Collage Artwork Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning and completely unique one of a kind original artwork - by the well listed French abstract painter, Bernard Herzog (b.1935). During the latter part of his career, like Henr...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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House Paint, Magazine Paper, Newsprint

Umbra series 13 and 14, Diptych. Abstract Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Umbra series 13 and 14, Diptych, 2023 by Rodrigo Zampol From Umbra Series Oxidated and varnished brass. Wooden chassis Overall size: 50 cm H x 100 cm W Individual size: 50 cm H x 50...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Brass

Op Art Redux II / ceramic wall sculpture - blue, white, 3D
Located in Burlingame, CA
Ceramic abstract wall sculpture in blue and white. A neutral in color - minimal, clean work created with low-fire ceramic over white wood from Pop Art pioneer Jane B. Grimm, whose mi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Ceramic, Wood

Deal Breaker by Laura Petrovich Cheney Contemporary Geometric Wood Artwork
Located in DE
This artwork embodies a profound sense of freedom in both exploration and expression. While creating it, my focus was on its aesthetic qualities. The harmonious arrangement of vibran...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Paint

Song of the Sea - Large Contemporary Cubist Colorful Green Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil

Blooming in the Sky, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An orb emerges from a burst of reds, oranges, and pinks. Veins of darker lines anchor at the base, while a warm light washes at the top. This artwork reflects a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Mid century Modern 1960s Abstract Expressionist painting, renowned artist Signed
Located in New York, NY
Jack Wolfe Untitled, 1965 Acrylic and collage on board Hand signed on the front Frame included: held in original vintage frame with original gallery label Unique Provenance: Parker Street 470 Gallery, Boston, Mass (with label verso) Excellent abstract expressionist mixed media work. Measurements: Image: 17" x 24" Framed: 24" x 28" x 1" From Wiki: Jack Wolfe (14 January 1924 – 18 November 2007) was a 20th-century American painter most known for his abstract art, portraiture, and political paintings. Jack Wolfe was born in Omaha, Nebraska on January 14, 1924, to Blanche and Everett L. Wolfe. Soon after his birth, his family moved to Brockton, MA. At 18, Wolfe had an interest in commercial illustration, which he pursued at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). However, upon matriculating at RISD in 1942, he developed an interest in fine art and painting inspired by an exhibition of modern French art. He described this change of direction, explaining that, "One day, for the first time, I saw an exhibition of modern French art. It was like being struck by lightning." He became particularly interested in the work of a number of European modernists, including Rouault, Cézanne, Braque, Modigliani, and Picasso.[1] Following his time at RISD, he pursued a Master’s in Fine Arts degree at the Museum of Fine Arts School in Boston, MA. At the Museum School, Wolfe studied under the renowned Expressionist Karl Zerbe, a German-born artist who was the Museum School's most influential and vital teacher until 1953.[2] After graduating from the Museum School, Wolfe was represented by the Margaret Brown Gallery in Boston, which also represented many other cutting edge Moderns that defied the more conservative tastes of New England collectors at the time, including György Kepes, Congur Metcalf, and Alexander Calder.[3] Career and Museum Representation Jack Wolfe's painting "Robin's Rock" 1962, 72" x 72" Jack Wolfe's artwork received early recognition from a number of organizations and was consistently featured in influential exhibitions, including the 1955 Carnegie International at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, PA, the American Federation of Art's traveling exhibition New Talent in the USA in 1956-57, the Whitney Museum’s Young America exhibition in 1957,[4] the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art's Selection exhibition in 1957,[5] and both the Whitney Museum’s 1958 Annual exhibition and its Forty Artists Under Forty show in 1962-63.[6] In 1959, his widely acclaimed Portrait of Abraham Lincoln toured Europe in a show circulated by the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. In addition, his painting Crucifixion was chosen by the United States Information Agency to be exhibited across Europe, including being shown at the Salzburg Biennial in Austria in 1958.[7] Crucifixion was also exhibited at the Whitney Museum and subsequently displayed in the National Cathedral in Washington, DC, in 1958.[8] In 1966-67, his work was selected for Art for Embassies by the U.S. State Department.[9] He received the first annual Margaret Brown Memorial Award for high achievement by a New England Artist from the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, in 1958.[10] With his future as one of the great artists of his time laid out neatly before him, Wolfe moved to New York in the early 1950s, which was then the postwar epicenter of the art world and in the midst of experiencing the first real revolution in American Art, now known as Abstract Expressionism.[11] However, almost immediately upon his arrival, he became disenfranchised with the overtly commercial nature of the art scene there, spurning fame and security in an unwillingness to bend his creative vision to the expectations of others.[12] After four short months, he left New York, returned to Massachusetts where he bought property in Stoughton, cleared the land, and built both his home and studio with his own two hands. He would go on to live and paint there, extensively exhibiting and garnering constant critical acclaim.[13] Wolfe became one of the earliest artists championed by the deCordova Museum in Lincoln, MA and the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston. He was awarded a traveling scholarship in 1958,[6] which allowed him to set up studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico and then in San Francisco, California.[14] Upon his return in 1959, the deCordova museum hosted Wolfe’s third solo exhibition, featuring work made during his time in California...
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Permanent Marker

Spring Bloom - Large Original Abstract Textural Warm Earthy Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Believed - Rainbow Stripes Colored Textural Thread and Paint Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experimentation with different materials, textures, and techniques in each of his colorful abstract paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Canvas, Thread

5836
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Blurring the distinction between figure and abstract settings, Swiss artist Edith Konrad’s spectral forms—human in shape—inhabit muted abstract environm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

'Surfacing II, ' by Dragana Milovic, Mixed Media Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 48" x 34" mixed media painting, 'Surfacing II,' by Dragana Milovic features an abstracted geometric composition featuring 3d objects adhered to th...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Coin Shooter - Layered Blue Abstract Shapes Figures Contemporary Painting
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 canvases are the foundations of a new visual dialogue. Fisch paints with a jazz-like spontaneity, expressing personal emotions, commenting on contemporary society, and exploring old mythologies. Formulating a galaxy of the unknown, Fisch’s textural paintings flood the mind with possibility. His process is instinctive and organic, the paintings energetic and vibrant, emerging from his subconscious without judgment. They are constructed by feelings trying to find harmony. Endless figures, messages, layers, and symbols move in and out of focus as the eye explores his puzzle pieces with varied solutions. Jonas Fisch created this one-of-a-kind colorful 50-inch tall by 55-inch wide painting with mixed media. acrylic, and oil stick on canvas. This artwork is stretched and is ready to hang. This artwork does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the painting. Free delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with the artwork, ensuring that the piece is an authentic work of art from Jonas Fisch. Born in a small fisherman's village in southern Sweden, contemporary artist Jonas Fisch discovered his love for drawing and painting at a young age and was inspired to pursue his passion by renowned artist and grandmother Ann-Marie Sjögren. Fisch reflects, “As a fundamentally introspective person, I have an explosive need to express and communicate my innermost rays, reflections, and shadows. The canvas, the brush, and the paint allow me to act out, throw up, confront, and examine those innermost feelings. Painting becomes my outlet. At a certain moment, each shape, stroke, and color suddenly takes over and the painting reveals itself. It becomes an expressive personal collaboration of art." Fisch's artworks have been exhibited across the United States, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. His paintings can be found in private collections worldwide. REPRESENTATION: Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Exhibitions 2018 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2018 New York Affordable Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites I1
Located in Quebec, Quebec
"At Sea Between Fossils and Satellites I1" is a textured mixed-media painting that explores the connection between the ancient and the celestial. Created with acrylic, latex, copper ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Bronze, Copper

Blue, Expanded Metal Tile. Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The panel paintings "Expanded Metal Tile Paintings" are the closest to the classic art of painting. Firstly glaze is applied by roller brush and a piece of expanded metal onto a bloc...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal

Untitled 22, From the Mexican Ryōan-ji Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of ​​the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Optimism Painting - original abstract painting
Located in London, GB
Optimism Painting I - acrylic & mixed media on wood, 2019 16 x 16" inches / 41 x 41 cm mint condition - original and unique piece. Christian Möller, German and born in Kabul Afgha...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled 19. From the Mexican Ryōan-ji Series.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of ​​the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Untitled 15. From Mexican Ryōan-ji Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ryōan-ji is the Japanese Zen temple in Kyoto, a monastery that gave rise to the idea of ​​the purely abstract Zen garden that inspired this series Francisco Larios’ works are done by...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Paisajes del Pensamiento I. Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Landscapes of Thought project is inspired by the impermanent nature of all things. Observing the continuous transformation of the environment, of time, of thought, is one of the ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Textile, Mixed Media, Fabric

Intenciones del Silencio II. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Plastically materializing the energetic atmosphere typical of the meditative mental space and thereby inducing states of contemplation and introspection has been the purpose of the w...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Code Geometric Black - Colorful Oil Painting Stripes and Pattern with Texture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich text...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Abstract Composition - Danish Abstract art 1969 mixed media painting
Located in London, GB
This striking Abstract Expressionist sixties composition is by Danish artist Erling Andersen. Painted in 1969 it is a mixed media composition on canvas...
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Black and Tan - Neutral Geometric Original Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is characterized by “mindful artlessness” and simplicity. Understated and subtle, the work doesn’t only refer to itself, and it doesn’t explain everything. The natural-like radiation that comes from the structure of the materials and color schemes expresses calmness. The meditative process of the work is achieved through the transformation and subtle layering of geometric and organic shapes. This black and tan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media

Lapis - 3D small contemporary blue abstract round mural sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Erin Vincent is a Toronto based-artist whose work draws on a variety of repetitive and labor intensive processes and materials. Things and common objects have always fascinated Vinc...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Archival Paper

1958 Ink Collage "#1"
Located in Arp, TX
James Spencer Russell "#1" 1958 Collage with ink Signed lower right in pencil 24"x18" framed black gallery wood frame James Spencer Russell (1915-2000) was born in Monticello, India...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Ink

MH I (old pink gold grey grid painting abstract wood neutrals optical art)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Melisa Taylor Metzger’s MH I is a striking large-scale optical spray painting on wood, created through pyrography, airbrushed paint, stencils, and a removed tape grid. The piece vibr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Wood Panel, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Contemporary Red, Brown, Tan, and Black Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting 2
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in red, brown, tan, and black set against a light background. Curr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Love You, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
An overlapping heart pulses with vibrant pink, purple, and gold hues. Energetic lines and splashes enliven the piece, while polka dots and scribbled text lend...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Gen #1, #5 and #4, Triptych. Mixed media Abstract painting on Paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Chalk, Pastel, Handmade Paper

Zig Zag 16-3-1 - Original Colorful Oil Painting Patterned Stripes with Texture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In Petra Rös-Nickel’s oil paintings playful, free forms along with compositional constructions develop into textures, referencing popular European design of the fifties and sixties, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

CC1123 - Unstretched Abstract Light Blue and White Quotes Words Dictionary
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is a part of the "Chaos and Control Theory" Series - the artist's signature series. It was created with the pages from an Oxford Dictionary of Quotations. This technique gi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Paper, Varnish

Contemporary Red, White, Tan, and Black Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in red, white, tan, and black set against a light background. Curr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Walk at Dusk in Beverly Glen - Framed Textural Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley crafts visual journeys that seamlessly intertwine individuals with their surroundings, evoking the ethereal nature of dreams. Blurring the boundaries betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Santa Monica Canyon - Framed Textural Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley crafts visual journeys that seamlessly intertwine individuals with their surroundings, evoking the ethereal nature of dreams. Blurring the boundaries betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Inspiraled" Abstract, Colorful, Swirls, Mixed Media, African-American
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Inspiraled" is a lively creative mixed media piece full of life and dynamism that incorporates one of Loving's favorite motifs, the spiral. This piece is mounted by pins onto a canvas within a Plexiglass case. The actual size of the collage measures 13 inches x 19 inches. It is signed on verso by the artist with title inscribed. Alvin Demar Loving, Jr. better known as Al Loving...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, ca. 1960's. Mixed media on heavy wove paper. Sheet measures 14.5 x 20 inches; 19.25 x 25 inches in old matting. Unframed. Born: Ireland ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Gouache, Color Pencil

Conrad Marca-Relli - Composition 10
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Marca-Relli - Composition 10 1977 Etching and aquatint on Guarro paper Signed and marked HC in pencil by the artist Work size: 62 x 43.5 cm With margin : 77 x 56,5 cm 1100€
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Combahee Night - Abstract Black Sculptural Original Three-Dimensional Wall Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Atticus Adams' organically composed modern metal sculptures embody the transformative power of art, illustrating the creation of beauty, meaning, and emotional impact from industrial...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal, Wire

Runa And The Sacred Struggle - Mixed Media Spontaneous Abstract Painting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

“Starry sky“ black and white abstraction dropping Pop Art
Located in Vienna, AT
Combine several abstract monochrome paintings in your interior for a stylish modern effect. The artwork is executed in black and white monochrome tones and will be suitable for any ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Lotus or Movement to the Light". Abstract Uniqueness expressionism painting.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"All living beings strive towards the light" - so the great German poet Johann Wolfgang Goethe once said. Plants strive for light in order to grow taller and stronger. And the people...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Acrylic

Stelae (Abstract Geometric Wood Wall Sculpture in Grey & Dark Taupe)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric, minimalist three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in grey and dark taupe with paper collage "Stelae", hand-carved wooden wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, St...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Acrylic

Geometric Shapes
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The idea of Ben Nicholson and his circle was to apply constructivist principles to public and private art. Especially, they were against ornaments and advocated for clean lines. Artworks were created with mathematical precision. “Geometric shapes...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Gouache, C Print

Fruity Ramen Alchemy: Lead to Gold - Green Minimalist Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Flower of Inspiration. Abstract painting / Water / Lotus / Floral / 80x60cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
#lotus #meditation #enlightenment Inspiration is a state of highest ascent, when the physical and emotional spheres of a person are connected and aimed at solving a creative proble...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Resin, Acrylic

Reflections No. 9 - Organic Abstract Geometric Original Green Gold Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Alan Shields, Alice in Grayland, Mixed media collage, abstraction signed 1/13
Located in New York, NY
Alan Shields Alice in Grayland, 1979 Mixed media collage: Etching, aquatint, screen print with stitching and collage on hand made paper Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered 1/13 by Alan Shields on the front Unique variant This very unique and imaginative mixed media paper collage with stitching and fabric is floated and framed in a museum quality white wood frame with UV plexiglass. It is hand signed, dated, titled and numbered from the limited edition of 13 - but each is a unique variant. Frame included: Measurements: Frame: 27.75 x 22.5 x 2 inches Artwork: 23.5 x 18 inches Catalogue Raisonne: K. Tyler Tyler Graphics: Catalogue Raisonné, 1974-1985, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. p. 289. Alan Shields came of age artistically in the late 1960s in New York. Expanding the boundaries of Minimalism, he became known as a master of aesthetic invention through his wide-ranging exploration of materials and techniques. His mixed media works often contain combinations of traditional silkscreen processes combined with found materials. New York Times critic Roberta Smith wrote in her 2005 obituary for the artist: "Mr. Shields's work combined expanses of gorgeous stained color, reminiscent of Helen Frankenthaler's canvases, with the humbler crafts and a Gypsy sense of portability." Critic Robert Hughes has described Shields as a brilliant bricoleur who could, and often did, make art out of just about anything. He became an innovative printmaker, experimenting with handmade paper and turning out editions in which each print was unique. After his passing, Shields was awarded a Judith Rothschild Foundation grant given to recently deceased abstract artists whose work is of the highest quality but merits further recognition. About Alan Shields: Alan Shields (b. 1944, Herington, KS; d. 2005, Shelter Island, NY) created unique, imaginative, and theatrical structures using unconventional materials and vibrant color. His three-dimensional paintings convey a playful, deconstructive impulse through the incorporation of un-stretched hand-dyed canvas, rope, yarn, beads, and wood. Shields moved to New York City in 1968, where he showed with Paula Cooper...
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1970s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Handmade Paper, Etching, Aquatint, Screen

Winter Berry Diptych: Abstract Encaustic Painting, Dark Red on Beige Background
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract encaustic painting with brown branches with dark red berries against a light beige background "Winter Berry Diptych" made by Hudson Valley based artist, Allyson Levy, in 201...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel

Gli uccelli nel giardini di Pompei, II
Located in Atlanta, GA
​"My passion for the vestiges of aged surfaces that inspires my painting has been influenced by my travels in Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, Russia, and Sweden." --...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel

Develop In The Dark - Bold Splash Textural Original Painting on Raw Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Mesh and Metal, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This piece contrasts an irregular, linear mesh grid with small, structured metallic circles. The background, built from layered papers, creates an organic and s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Come Together VI - Playful Abstract Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich text...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"The Luminous Regions of the Sky" mixed media
Located in New York, NY
Meg Hitchcock The Luminous Regions of the Sky, 2024 Text from Lucretius’ On the Nature of the Universe, acrylic, graphite, colored pencil 22.5 x 18 in. frame size: 27 x 22.25 in. (Hi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Thread, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Graphite

Abstract Composition T1, 1982 - gouache-mixed media, 73x102 cm, framed
Located in Nice, FR
Gouache on paper and technic mixed, signed lower left.
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Glimpses No. 14 - Green and Gold Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alexander Eulert's original mixed media paintings on wood panels are abstract propositions of worlds where divergent forces coalesce into harmonious geometric interactions. He draws ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Wandering Backwards I Reach The End - Large Blue Figurative Abstract Original
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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

Punto de Partida. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Harmony - Framed Original Abstract Painting Layered Red White Ochre on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract mixed media for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract mixed media available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add mixed media created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Francisco Nicolás, Melisa Taylor Metzger, Aimée Farnet Siegel, and Franco DeFrancesca. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Mixed Media and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract mixed media, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for mixed media made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1 and tops out at $385,000, while the average work sells for $2,221.

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