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Abstract Mixed Media

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
"Cairns", Abstract, Red, Green, Blue, Yellow, Silver, Collage, Mixed Media
Located in Franklin, MA
Monica DeSalvo’s “Cairns” is an 18 x 24 collage made up of a series of 4 individual 11 x 4.25 inch abstract collages with red, silver, chartreuse green, yellow, black, and blue on pa...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Glue, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Paper, Monoprint, Monotype

Scabious - Minimalist Light Reflecting Wall Sculpture Colorful Kinetic Patterns
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chris Wood’s "Scabious" is a dichroic glass light sculpture that radiates a mesmerizing interplay of color, light, and movement. The circular arrangement of glass elements reflects a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal

Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas Sheet, Mounted to Board, After Blue Eyes
Located in New york, NY
Inspired by Modigliani, After Blue Eyes, 2021 by a.muse is a 24" x 18" x 3/16” acrylic and oil stick painting on canvas mounted on archival board. T...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media

Untitled #509, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #509 by Murray Duncan, 2024 Mix media on paper Unframed Size: 32" x 40" Murray Duncan Studio: Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil

New York Taxi - Abstract Textural Colorful Layered Action Painting on Canvas
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

Borrowed Landscapes Study No. 205/The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA
Located in Denver, CO
Nina Tichava is a pattern-based, abstract painter primarily focused on spatial relationships that emphasize the inherent surface quality, color, and visual variations in her work. Sh...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Postcard, Pen, Graphite

Oil & cold wax painting, Sandrine Kern, Winter White Out
Located in White Plains, NY
'Winter White Out' in 2019 by New York City base, French artist Sandrine Kern. Oil and cold wax on canvas, 54 x 54 in. This abstracted landscape painting features a winter scene in ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Wax, Oil Pastel

Natural / Unnatural L - Mixed Media Sculptural Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kristina Fjellman, a Minnesota-based visual artist and performer, seamlessly blends sculpture and performance art in her captivating work. She has ga...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Steel

Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Textured Large Scale Painting
Located in Maricopa, AZ
A rare opportunity to own a very unique and special painting by the late Svetlana Shalygina. This piece is titled "Straightforward" and it sure makes a statement from every angle. It...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Another Dimension, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Orange swatches create a structure at the center of the composition. On top is a gray orb with a beam shooting from its center. Splatters of blue and black pain...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Space Talk - Original Textural Layered Figurative Abstract Shapes Colorful Art
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

Play Tower #9 (Colorful Abstract Standing Sculpture in Sky Blue, Pink & Orange)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract, three-dimensional standing sculpture in colorful shades of sky blue, blood orange, green, yellow, and pink "Play Tower #9", made by Hudson Valley artist, Donise English, in...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Wax, Archival Paper

Fragmented in Red with Ships and Bridge
Located in New York, NY
Robert Strati is an American artist who creates multimedia artworks using broken plates. His recent series “Fragmented” started when he accidentally dropped and broke a porcelain pla...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Porcelain, Ink

Tehos - Autumn leaves, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Collage made with hundreds of little cutted newspapper pieces and acrylic on canvas streched on wooden frame - 100*100 cm - Autumn leaves - This painting is part of a series of pa...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Paper artwork, abstract nature-inspired, tree bark, Autumnal Palette, 2024
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Tree Bark" is a nature inspired abstract circular 3-D paper work by Bianca Severijns. Severijns paints and hand-tears paper to create her unique and one of a kind works. This work c...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, 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

"The Sacred Geometry of Taurus" - Acrylic and Gold on Engraved Wood - 40x40cm
Located in Geneva, CH
The Sacred Geometry of Taurus Associated with the number 2 and Venus; representing love, beauty, harmony, and material pleasures. Art, aesthetics and sensuality. Inspired by ancest...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Gold Leaf

Ensign No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media, Plastic, Permanent Marker

Umbra series 15, Abstract Sculpture
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Fear and insecurity came uninvited to keep the artist company. Suddenly it became necessary to release the sensations that surrounded him day and night. At times the artist felt as i...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Brass

"Scintillate" Fine Art Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract fine art mirror by Alina B is made with dichroic film on mirror, and is framed in a champagne-toned frame. The film on the mirror allows for it, and the space it ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mirror, Film

Bouquet of Red Roses - Abstract Contemporary Metal Sculpture for Table or Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by dance and weightlessness, Granville Beals' industrial metal sculptures are primarily about relationships. Concerned with form and abstraction, he does not merely manipula...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal, Steel

British abstract, 1970 'Slide' by St. Ives artist Trevor Bell, Black and white
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A very striking and stylish 1970s black and white collage work by the prominent St. Ives artist Trevor Bell. The details of the work are as followS: TREVOR BELL (BRITISH, 1930-2017...
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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Crayon, Oil

1980s Abstract "Wild" Collage and Painting on Wood
Located in Arp, TX
Rubio "Wild" 1989 Collage and paint on board 23x41.75" Signed and dated in paint on reverse Very Good Condition - Minor wear consistent with age and history
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Fabric, Wood, Oil

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

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media

083r (short_squeeze_aside), 2016
Located in Greenwich, CT
083r (short_squeeze_aside), 2016 is an acrylic and urethane on etched acrylic panel painting, 48 x 31.5," and signed 'Darren Goins 2016' verso....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Polyurethane

Nita. 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

Contemporary Yellow, Brown, and Tan 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 yellow, brown, black, and tan set against a light background. S...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Superman (Abstract Geometric Grid Painting in Light Grey & Blue, Framed)
Located in Hudson, NY
Detailed abstract geometric painting inspired by city grids in light grey and blue, with accents of black and white "Superman", made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wood, Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil, Color Pencil

Carta de Navegación
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Jim Rattenbury’s work is of our time, yet it is filled with signs from other eras, both distant pasts and distant futures. He creates marks on his works that are accessible to childr...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Iron

Enigma, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Fiery orange and warm light burst against a cool blue background. Dark, branching lines stretch like twisted trees while a soft orb of light hovers on the left....

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

My Litmus - Original Colorful Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media 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, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Manet Acrylic, collage, relief, handmade paper, screen print, cutouts Stitching
Located in Southampton, NY
For the month of December we are offering very special pricing of at least 20% off of all of the paintings at the gallery. A few are discounted as much as 50%. If you see a painting ...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Handmade Paper

Abstract Art
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract mixed media painting blending bold and rich colors by American artist Kismine Varner, 1990. Signed and dated lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Coming Alive, Abstract Large-Scale Etching in Earthtones
Located in Soquel, CA
Geometric limited edition etching, hand painted abstract of an orange and blue figure inside of a circle by Pierre Brisson (French, b, 1955). Signed "Brisson" lower right and "720/75...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Etching, Oil, Printer's Ink

Spirit Stone 3
Located in Dallas, TX
76 x 38.5 inches
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Encaustic, Mulberry Paper

Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Desmond Mclean (1929-2015). Untitled, 1959 Mixed media on paper. Sheet measuring 14.75 x 20.25 inches. Unframed. Born: Ireland Studied: Heatherly School of Art, London; Amer...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Charcoal, Gouache, Color Pencil

"Chroma Bloom" Fine Art Mirror
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract fine art mirror by Alina B is made with dichroic film on mirror, and is framed in a champagne-toned frame. The film on the mirror allows for it, and the space it ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mirror, Film

Circus Tents, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Acrobats and circus performers with their lively gestures and colorful outfits fascinate artist Patrick O’Boyle. Through simple shapes, this painting depicts ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #537 by Murray Duncan – Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper Size: 32" x 40" Unframed, signed on the back A striking exploration of form and movement, Untitled #527 by Murray ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

Abstract Landscape #6, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint mostly from imagination but I am influenced by the shapes in nature. For this watercolor I used some inks to create textures in the landscape. Comes with a white matt ready t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Oil with paper collage on found card stock board, with vintage reproduction on reverse, 1956. Signed by the artist and dated in oil, lower right. Stella (1936-2024) made this work ...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil

Diagonal Color Block - Abstract Black and Colorful Patterned Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s vibrant geometric abstract painting, created with bold colors, a dynamic composition, and textured layers results in a striking, modern artwork. Her original oil a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Limited Edition numbered Italian Blue Ceramic Plate for Dallas Texas restaurant
Located in New York, NY
Louise Bourgeois Limited Edition Ceramic Plate depicting Malloreddus alla Sarda, Dallas Texas, 1998 Ceramic Plate 10 in diameter Edition 457/1000 (read description; the edition was not completed) Unframed (Stand shown is not included) Makes a memorable gift! This striking, rare limited edition, signed and numbered bowl/plate was handmade in southern Italy by master artisans near Vietri sul Mare. It was designed by renowned American artist Louise Bourgeois. From the late 1990s through the millenium, Buon Ricordo...
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1990s Abstract Mixed Media

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Screen, Mixed Media

Contemporary mixed media oil/ writing with layered texture, photographs & wax
Located in Maricopa, AZ
A sophisticated industrial inspired mixed media painting by world renowned artist, Andre Kohn. It is on museum gallery wrap canvas and comprised of layered photographs, wax, charcoal...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wax, Oil, Archival Paper, Pen

Untitled #409, Mixed Media on Paper by Murray Duncan - Abstract Geometric Modern
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #409 by Murray Duncan, 2024 Mix media on paper Unframed Size: 32" x 40" Murray Duncan Studio: Murray Duncan, born in 1966, is a self-taught creative visionary celebrated f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Untitled", Malta, Impasto Abstract Mixed Media Painting, Signed & Dated
Located in Yardley, PA
The most significant example of Cremona’s work to come to market in recent memory, this sweeping 1968 abstraction captures the haunting lyricism that defined his mature work. The com...
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1960s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Earthy – Nordic Abstract Acrylic Painting in Grounded Green Contemporary Minimal
Located in Lahti, FI
Introducing EMMI IIDA: Visionary Artist and Sound Alchemist Emmi Iida is a visual artist, sound healer, and multi-modal creative whose work blends art, spirituality, and transformat...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Acrylic

Subsurface
Located in New York, NY
John Vitale works on many canvases at once, moving between them, adding brushstrokes in acrylic paint, house paint and mark making with pencil and China markers. His process is intui...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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House Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Pencil

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

Ryan Cronin - The Elk, Painting 2023
Located in Stamford, CT
The Elk Ryan Cronin Oil Paint on Board 34" x 48" When people look at his work Cronin wants them to feel an immediate impact, even if they’re not sure what hit them. The raw, almost ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Oil, Board

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

Hallways I, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hallway inspired from painter David Schnell :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the art...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Rain and Structure, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by abstracted nature, this artwork combines rain-like marks with organic shapes to form a structured composition. Layered papers and subtle neutral w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Floating Away - Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint a...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

576 Circles V3 - Blue Abstract Geometric Pattern Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Califonia artist, Brandon Neher captivates with his figurative abstract artworks that seamlessly blend German Expressionism and Pop Abstraction. His original paintings on canvas embo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Untitled 7. 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

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Untitled #1" Large mixed media
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" c.1990, is a large mixed media on paper by noted Mexican/American artist Gustavo Ramos Rivera, b.1940. It is hand signed and numbered E.V. 1/2 in pencil by...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Bruno Bruni - "Fiore"
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Edition: limited In great condition Minimal marginal defects A beautiful artwork that looks good in every room and especially in the living room or bedroom Can be framed accordingly....
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20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

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Lithograph

Mark Ebert Løvendahl Minimal Abstract Earth-Tone Painting 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

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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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