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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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Dualidad II, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art, 21st Century
Dualidad II, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art, 21st Century

Dualidad II, Contemporary Art, Abstract Art, 21st Century

Located in Mexico City, MX

Dualidad II Beads on Wood Panel More than 10,000 beads Ready to hang 25 x 20 cm 2023 About the artist Colectivo Aurora is the new project of a plastic artist and a designer whose ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Stay Awake
Stay Awake

Stay Awake

Located in San Francisco, CA

Paula Valenzuela Stay Awake, 2019 Mixed media on panel with cold wax finish Unframed dimensions: 16 x 16 x 2 inches Framed dimensions: 17 x 17 x 2 inches The title for this painting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Mixed Media, Wax, Panel

Brushstroke No. 2
Brushstroke No. 2

Brushstroke No. 2

Located in Boston, MA

1/8" – 3/8" high on-edge paper on mat board. Handcut Stardream® Bluebell paper on gray background. Call them brushstrokes, or call them waves. These are beginning explorations ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Paper, Board

Red Borders, Christo Sharpe, Landscape art, Bright Art, Original Naive Painting
Red Borders, Christo Sharpe, Landscape art, Bright Art, Original Naive Painting

Red Borders, Christo Sharpe, Landscape art, Bright Art, Original Naive Painting

By Christo Sharpe

Located in Deddington, GB

Christo Sharpe Red Borders Original Landscape Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 45cm x W 60cm x D 2cm Framed Size: H 50cm x W 65cm x D 2cm Signed Sold Framed in a Grey Fram...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil

Aquarium Terrestre
Aquarium Terrestre

Aquarium Terrestre

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Cristiano Onesto Murrano Sculpture "Aquarium Terrestre". Signed, certificate and label of manufacture. Circa 2005. Perfect condition. 26 x21 x 9 cm. 11,5 kg 1550 euros

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Glass

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Red Band in the Universe, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Textile, Felt

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Night Sky, 2018 Dry wool needle felting 48 x 32 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Universe in Oax...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Textile, Felt

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole

Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole

By Gary Goldberg

Located in San Francisco, CA

Gary Goldberg Finding the Universe in Oaxaca, Yellow, Orange Pole, 2023 Dry wool needle felting 72 x 48 in Edition of 3 One of Gary Goldberg’s photographs from his Finding the Unive...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Textile, Felt

Stuck - Original Abstract Lego Creation

Stuck - Original Abstract Lego Creation

Located in New York, NY

Original abstract creation - made completely of legos. Colors are black and tan. Circular motif. About the Artist: Joseph Kraham is an "engineering...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Avant-Garde Metallic Geometric Lidded Box, Ceramic, Abstract, 2010+
Avant-Garde Metallic Geometric Lidded Box, Ceramic, Abstract, 2010+

Avant-Garde Metallic Geometric Lidded Box, Ceramic, Abstract, 2010+

Located in San Diego, CA

This is a one of a kind original functional vessel made by southern California artist, Ron Carlson. Its dimensions are 3 x 2.5 in (L x H). A certificate of authenticity will follow d...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Ceramic

"Orange Slide" Contemporary Abstract Painting

"Orange Slide" Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

60"x48" oil and acrylic on canvas, signed on reverse by the artist. Hot pink, violet, tangerine and sherbert colors flow into forms or cerulean blue and orange in this abstract paint...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Elephant Stampede Tapestry
Elephant Stampede Tapestry

Elephant Stampede Tapestry

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Saint Petersburg, FL

Elephant Stampede Tapestry Published 1988 Image Area Dimensions 60" x 81" Hand Woven Silk Tapestry Edition Size 88 Gallery Retail $25,000. Tapestry 35 from the edition of only 88 pi...

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1980s Abstract More Art

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Silk

Remedy  (Winter)

Remedy (Winter)

By Wendy Small

Located in New York, NY

48"x40" photogram Wendy Small’s “Remedy” photograms are made by collecting leaves, weeds, or flowers from a specific place (indicated in the title) and placing those leaves directly ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Photogram

Spatial Environs: Deep Blue
Spatial Environs: Deep Blue

Spatial Environs: Deep Blue

By Christopher Ruess

Located in Saint Louis, MO

Christopher Ruess large scale painting entitled "Spatial Environs: Deep Blue", encapsulated polymer with acrylic on canvas. A Pennsylvania-born artist, Chris Ruess later studied at t...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Acrylic, Polymer

Round Blue Cityscape
Round Blue Cityscape

Round Blue Cityscape

By Donald Stoltenberg

Located in Milford, NH

A nice abstract oil painting by American artist Donald Hugo Stoltenberg (1927-2016). Stoltenberg was born in Milwaukee, WI, attended public grade school in Chicago, and High School i...

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1960s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Art in the Courtyard
Art in the Courtyard

Art in the Courtyard

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract expressionist collage by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended...

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Late 20th Century Abstract More Art

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Paper, Found Objects, Black and White

"Indigo Pool" Contemporary Abstract Painting, indigo blue, turquoise, rose red

"Indigo Pool" Contemporary Abstract Painting, indigo blue, turquoise, rose red

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

48"x36" abstract composition in indigo blue, turquoise and rose on a white ground. The painting surface incorporates impasto brushwork and poured paint to give an active composition. This painting is signed on reverse by the artist, Debra Drexler. Debra Drexler maintains studios in both New York and Oahu, Hawaii, and her work is informed by her unique bi-coastal experience. In her luminous, large-scale abstract paintings, she brings the transcendent experience of the Hawaiian landscape to a New York audience. Through her New York based studio and curatorial practices, she is also deeply engaged in critical conversation surrounding new abstraction. She states “Abstraction takes us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. While our insistent digital projections can take us away from both our animal and spiritual nature, abstract painting reminds us again of what it means to be human. The corporality of the paint mirrors the flesh of the body and transports us into the timeless.” Debra Drexler's paintings are informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific for close to three decades. In the 21st century, much of our experience is mediated through the screens of our devices. In contrast, the making and viewing of paintings remains a direct, engaging experience in Drexler's paintings. She aims to take us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. As a colorist, Debra Drexler provokes unexpected color relationships and creates spatial contradictions that come from those interactions. Some of her color choices reference the post digital experience with its highly saturated synthetic color. The luminosity and saturation also mirror the unique quality of light and tropical color interactions in Hawai’i, where Drexler also lives. Her work is driven by an athletic painting...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Sparrow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting
"Sparrow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting

"Sparrow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting

By Ushio Shinohara

Located in Houston, TX

Bright, vivid, and saturated colors in combination with a furious treatment of the medium compel this work to stand out as an iconic blend of passion and poise. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist who has lived and worked in the United States since 1969. Shinohara is well known for his boxing paintings...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Durate Brooch
Durate Brooch

Durate Brooch

Located in Crested Butte, CO

Durate Brooch is a one-of-a kind wearable art piece by Alexandra Forsythe and part of the Instantiating Time Collection, a body of work reflecting objects...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Silver

EQUIVALENCE 80- Oil and Acrylic on cut Linen - Orange, Pink Abstract Geometric
EQUIVALENCE 80- Oil and Acrylic on cut Linen - Orange, Pink Abstract Geometric

EQUIVALENCE 80- Oil and Acrylic on cut Linen - Orange, Pink Abstract Geometric

By Linda King Ferguson

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

This painting by Linda King Ferguson is a geometric abstraction inspired by the female body. Circles, ellipses and scalloped edges decorate the canvas in Salmon orange, wine red, and...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

EQUIVALENCE 95 - Acrylic on Linen - Purple, Orange Abstract Geometric Painting
EQUIVALENCE 95 - Acrylic on Linen - Purple, Orange Abstract Geometric Painting

EQUIVALENCE 95 - Acrylic on Linen - Purple, Orange Abstract Geometric Painting

By Linda King Ferguson

Located in Signal Mountain, TN

This painting by Linda King Ferguson is part of her equivalence series, which began as a feminist project; works that subvert the historically male gaze and a material language speaking of gendered concerns. The diamond shaped canvas is primarily a brown cardboard color, with two circles dominating the center of the composition. Stacked vertically, the topmost circle is a light lavender color, and the lower circle is a creamy, salmon orange. Two cuts have been made in the canvas on either side of the center, where the edges of the two circles meet. Her color choices first came from Helen Molesworth’s essay, Painting With Ambivalence, published in WACK! Art of the Feminist Revolution. The Essay includes a large reproduction of Mary Heilmann’s 1979 painting...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Linen, Acrylic

"Hopper-Feeder" Mixed-Media Collage
"Hopper-Feeder" Mixed-Media Collage

"Hopper-Feeder" Mixed-Media Collage

Located in Chicago, IL

This three-dimensional collage entitled "Hopper-Feeder” by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald finds its place alongside his series of abstract “track paintings,” initially born as the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

Materials

Wire

Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.
Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.

Contemporary boats, Boats Astore.

By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Boats Astore," an exquisite masterpiece crafted by the talented artist Koko Hovagumian, invites viewers into a serene maritime scene where creativity and subtlety converge. The title...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil

Blaze, 72"x60" Contemporary Abstract Painting
Blaze, 72"x60" Contemporary Abstract Painting

Blaze, 72"x60" Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

72"x60" signed on reverse by the artist. This is a contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. Vibrant red, violet and pink fields of color are contrasted by sky blue and golden yellow in this gestural abstract painting. An impressive statement piece by the artist. Debra Drexler's paintings are informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific for close to three decades. In the 21st century, much of our experience is mediated through the screens of our devices. In contrast, the making and viewing of paintings remains a direct, engaging experience in Drexler's paintings. She aims to take us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. As a colorist, Debra Drexler provokes unexpected color relationships and creates spatial contradictions that come from those interactions. Some of her color choices reference the post digital experience with its highly saturated synthetic color. The luminosity and saturation also mirror the unique quality of light and tropical color interactions in Hawai’i, where Drexler also lives. Her work is driven by an athletic painting...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Violet Canyon" Large Scale Abstract Painting

"Violet Canyon" Large Scale Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

Vibrant violet and fuchsia pink brushstrokes flow into intense orange fields of color in this abstract painting by Debra Drexler. A large scale painting, Drexler employs methods of gestural abstraction, capturing a warmth in her color palette Debra Drexler's paintings are informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific for close to three decades. In the 21st century, much of our experience is mediated through the screens of our devices. In contrast, the making and viewing of paintings remains a direct, engaging experience in Drexler's paintings. She aims to take us to a state of timelessness that is primal in its humanity, disconnecting us momentarily from the mediated “now” of our electronic devices, and connecting us to a “now” that gives us a glimpse of the infinite. As a colorist, Debra Drexler provokes unexpected color relationships and creates spatial contradictions that come from those interactions. Some of her color choices reference the post digital experience with its highly saturated synthetic color. The luminosity and saturation also mirror the unique quality of light and tropical color interactions in Hawai’i, where Drexler also lives. Her work is driven by an athletic painting...

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2010s Abstract More Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

'Something Happened" Large Scale Abstract Painting
'Something Happened" Large Scale Abstract Painting

'Something Happened" Large Scale Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

Violet, blue and red intertwine in this gestural abstract painting by Debra Drexler. This painting is inspired by the intensity of light and colors in Hawaii, where the artist splits her time between there and New York City. Bold lines and brushstrokes enhance the composition in this large scale painting by the artist. Debra Drexler maintains studios in both New York and Oahu, and her work is informed by her unique bi-coastal experience. Her work translates the inner experience into outer form through a vigorous athletic painterly process. Drexler has had over 30 solo exhibits and over 100 group exhibitions at galleries and museums in New York, Hawai’i, Australia, Berlin and across the states. New York, NY. In 2017, her two-person exhibition was reviewed in Whitehot Magazine and Arte Fuse. Her most recent solo New York exhibits were at Van Der Plas Gallery in 2015 and 2017. She had a solo exhibition at The Majestic Theater curated by The Dorado Project in Jersey City in 2016. Other recent New York solo exhibits include: Pool Art Fair, Chelsea Hotel Blue...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting, violet, turquoise
"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting, violet, turquoise

"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting, violet, turquoise

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

This is a large scale, contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. Vertical elongated forms in rose pink, mauve, lavender and turquoise blue rise over a layered field of cream white brushed with violet. Washes of red and orange fade into hot pink in this vibrant abstract painting by the artist. You can see the influence of tropical colors in this canvas and a wistful yearning for the beach and the sea. Debra Drexler is an American painter, installation artist, curator and professor. Her work is informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific since 1992. She has participated in over thirty solo and over 100 group exhibitions in national and international venues including Front Room Gallery, Exit Art, The Drawing Center, White Box-The Annex, Art Finance Partners, Van Der Plas Gallery, Sideshow Gallery, and Denise Bibro Gallery in New York, as well The Honolulu Museum of Art and Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Debra Drexler is a Professor at the University of Hawaii, where she is Chair of the Drawing and Painting Area. She maintains studios in Brooklyn, NY and on the island of Oahu in Hawai’i. Debra Drexler's most recent work is highly experimental large-scale abstract painting. In a recent review of a two-person exhibition (Whitehot Magazine,2017) Drexler's work as clearly referencing the long tradition of American abstraction and the established legacy of the New York School. The reviewer, Jonathan Goodman, described the work as a “new non-objectivity” that comes out of the current moment. He states that Drexler's painting “quite accurately describes the spirit of abstract art today, in which painting is struggling to break free of the constraints of time." Debra Drexler frequently uses hot pink, a color with heavily gendered associations. Her hot pink brushstrokes...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture
Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture

Modernist Abstract Pottery Wall Sculpture

Located in Milford, NH

A colorful modernist abstract pottery polychrome wall sculpture, each piece with varying textures, colors, and shapes by American artist and professor Bruce Lenore (b. 1955). Lenore is not only an artist, but was an art teacher at Smithfield High School in Rhode Island, as well as a teen art instructor at RISD. Lenore is a member of the “Memphis” pottery...

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Early 2000s Abstract More Art

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Ceramic

Remedy  (June School)

Remedy (June School)

By Wendy Small

Located in New York, NY

40"x32" photogram Wendy Small’s “Remedy” photograms are made by collecting leaves, weeds, or flowers from a specific place (indicated in the title) and placing those leaves directly ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Photogram

Impronta # 8 De la serie La Conchita
Impronta # 8 De la serie La Conchita

Impronta # 8 De la serie La Conchita

By Perla Krauze

Located in Mexico City, CDMX

Utiliza piedras rayadas o bancos de corte sobre las que coloca las telas y hace frottage con grafito para luego intervenirlas con óleo. Su obra habla acerca del paisaje y de la natur...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Graphite, Oil

"Azure Fade" Contemporary Abstract Painting
"Azure Fade" Contemporary Abstract Painting

"Azure Fade" Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

72"x48" acrylic and oil on canvas, signed on reverse by the artist. This is a contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. A cool blue pool of col...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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