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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
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

Abstract studio glass sculpture by a pioneering glass artist
Abstract studio glass sculpture by a pioneering glass artist

Abstract studio glass sculpture by a pioneering glass artist

Located in Colfax, CA

An early studio glass creation by Dr. Robert Fritz. Dr. Robert Fritz attended San Jose State College in the early 1950s, where he earned a Bachelors, and Master's of Arts. He went ...

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1970s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Oblique Construct, Red and Silver.
Oblique Construct, Red and Silver.

Oblique Construct, Red and Silver.

By KOKO HOVAGUIMIAN

Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA

Red, Gray, Silver &White. Composition of Oblique Construct, is an abstract painting from a series of work by Los Angeles based artist KOOK, exploring the energy and vibrancy of arc...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Oil

Painted Book
Painted Book

Painted Book

By Alexander Liberman

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Alexander Liberman (1912-1999) was an important sculptor and figure in the American world of magazines and publishing. Liberman escaped from Nazi-occupied France and immigrated to ...

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1980s Abstract More Art

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Linen, Mixed Media

"Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp), " Mixed Media Collage
"Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp), " Mixed Media Collage

"Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp), " Mixed Media Collage

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. His ongoing series of large-scale kites bridge the gap between flat art and sculpture, each crafted of split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage ephemera – including kimonos, obis, paintings, scrolls, drawings, metal leaf, bleeding paper, book pages, or anything with a story to tell. A combination of print and collage, this work entitled “Reflective Composition (Blue Stamp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Paper, Ink

"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023
"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023

"Diary (2301), " Mixed Media Mosaic, 2023

Located in Chicago, IL

Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technica...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Marble

"Landscape Divided, " Mixed Media Mosaic
"Landscape Divided, " Mixed Media Mosaic

"Landscape Divided, " Mixed Media Mosaic

Located in Chicago, IL

Intricate, ethereal and highly textured, the abstract compositions of Japanese mosaic artist Toyoharu Kii reflect a sophisticated approach to the technical art of mosaic making. Clas...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Marble

Robin Baring A Song 1968
Robin Baring A Song 1968

Robin Baring A Song 1968

Located in London, GB

Robin Baring (British, b. 1931) A Song, 1968 Oil on board Signed and dated lower left With a Crane Kalman Gallery sticker verso Exhibited: Crane Kalman Gallery, 1971 Dimensions: (F...

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20th Century Abstract More Art

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Oil, Board

Traveler's Thanks
Traveler's Thanks

Traveler's Thanks

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, Black and White, Color, Found Objects

Windmills Collage
Windmills Collage

Windmills Collage

By Varujan Boghosian

Located in Milford, NH

A fine abstract expressionist paper collage with windmills by American artist Varujan Boghosian (1926-2020). Boghosian was born in New Britain, CT and after serving in the United States Navy, he attended Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This collage consists of antique sepia...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Paper, Panel, Laid Paper, Lithograph

"Furbelow II" Mixed Media Kite
"Furbelow II" Mixed Media Kite

"Furbelow II" Mixed Media Kite

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Chicago-based artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites crafted from split bamboo frames covered with stretched muslin and a collage of vintage Asian ephemera—including fragments of fabric, scrolls, drawings, and books collected during his travels. In “Furbelow II,” Thompson arranges scraps of Japanese silk to form a patchwork of contrasting pattern and color. Placed with balanced asymmetry, the panels of deep indigo and sheer silk create a dark, moody atmosphere reminiscent of a night sky. Gradients of light to dark evoke soft, moonlit clouds and delicate pine branches appear as forked bolts of...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Muslin, Wood, Silk

Man with a Covered Wagon
Man with a Covered Wagon

Man with a Covered Wagon

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 Central Connecticut Teachers College and the Vesper George School of Art in Boston. In 1953, he had a Fulbright grant to paint in Italy, and from 1956 to 1959, he worked with Josef Albers, geometric abstractionist, at Yale University where he earned both his BFA and MFA. Boghosian became a professor of sculpture at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and became primarily known for his assemblages in which he uses a variety of incongruous objects such as parts of weathered barn doors, antique dolls' heads, old leather, marbles, and ping-pong balls. This abstract expressionist collage includes a black and white cut paper head of a man on a heavy coat with an orange hue covered wagon...

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Late 20th Century Abstract More Art

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Paper, Black and White, Color

Circus Clown and Guitarist
Circus Clown and Guitarist

Circus Clown and Guitarist

Located in Milford, NH

A fine graphite drawing of a circus clown with guitarist by British / Canadian artist Jack Leonard Shadbolt (1909-1998). Shadbolt was born in Sho...

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1940s Abstract More Art

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Paper, Graphite

Rose & Book Fragment
Rose & Book Fragment

Rose & Book Fragment

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, Color, Found Objects

Supernova 2 - Sunflower Print on Museum Glass, hand gilded with Citron Gold leaf
Supernova 2 - Sunflower Print on Museum Glass, hand gilded with Citron Gold leaf

Supernova 2 - Sunflower Print on Museum Glass, hand gilded with Citron Gold leaf

Located in London, GB

Supernova 2, 2017 "The sunflowers displayed here have been chosen, not only because of their golden individuality, but also because, like gold, they seem to have an everlasting quality. They don't readily wither and die but remain timelessly viable; their dazzling petals slowly becoming bronzed and desiccated, their statuesque form, elegantly contorted." Valda Bailey...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Gold Leaf

Shivering Crabapple

Shivering Crabapple

By Jeri Eisenberg

Located in Westport, CT

Jeri Eisenberg creates nature inspired works in single panels, diptychs and triptychs. Her soft colored photographic pieces are created using non-traditional and alternative photo-ba...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Photographic Film, Encaustic, Handmade Paper

56x56” Arcana Reprise
56x56” Arcana Reprise

56x56” Arcana Reprise

By Alexis Portilla

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a beautiful oil painting by Alexis Portilla, using a palette of unique sage grays, icy blue grays, exuding a quiet, poetic beauty. Color, lines and shapes that resemble picto...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract More Art

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Oil

'Okina 3

'Okina 3

By Brad Brown

Located in Lyons, CO

Color monotype. The ‘okina is the Hawaiian representation of the glottal stop. It is a separation of doubles. The monotypes in the ‘Okina series are doubles; the prints are divided...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Monotype

Mystic Rituals 4

Mystic Rituals 4

By Brad Ellis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Brad Ellis exists in an edition of 30. Paper size is 46"h x 35"w with an image size of 40"h x 29"w. Brad Ellis is a Da...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital...

Mystic Rituals 2

Mystic Rituals 2

By Brad Ellis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Brad Ellis exists in an edition of 30. Paper size is 46"h x 35"w with an image size of 40"h x 29"w. Brad Ellis is a Da...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital...

Paradigm Yellow
Paradigm Yellow

Paradigm Yellow

By Brad Ellis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Brad Ellis exists in an edition of 30. Paper size is 30"h x 24"w with an image size of 24"h x 19"w. Brad Ellis is a Da...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital...

Goddess 2
Goddess 2

Goddess 2

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 29"h x 29"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Goddess 5
Goddess 5

Goddess 5

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 29"h x 29"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Charlie's Walls
Charlie's Walls

Charlie's Walls

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 27"h x 27"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

36 Windows
36 Windows

36 Windows

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 27"h x 27"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

36 Hibiscuses
36 Hibiscuses

36 Hibiscuses

By Gary Mankus

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by artist Gary Mankus exists in an edition of 40. Paper size is 37"h x 35"w with an image size of 27"h x 27"w. Gary Mankus was b...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Cotton, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Violeta P-3
Violeta P-3

Violeta P-3

By Ricardo Mazal

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The paper size is 35 inches h x 37 inches w and an image size of...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Violeta P-1
Violeta P-1

Violeta P-1

By Ricardo Mazal

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The paper size is 35 inches h x 37 inches w and an image size of...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Bhutan Abstraction with Black - 1
Bhutan Abstraction with Black - 1

Bhutan Abstraction with Black - 1

By Ricardo Mazal

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. Paper size is 35 inches h x 30 inches w with an image size of 26 inches h x 27 inches w. Born in Mexico City in 1950, Ricardo Mazal moved to Barcelona Spain in 1986, and since 1990 has lived and worked in New York City, as well as Santa Fe New Mexico. Mazal’s work explores the process of visual perception as it takes form in the human consciousness. His paintings depict the passage of time, not by illustrating events but by leaving their residue to dissipate in space like a still photograph of a speeding object blurred to abstraction. In the last decade he has been honored with ten individual museum exhibitions, including a retrospective at the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo (MARCO) in Monterrey. He has also shown at the Museo Nacional de Anthropologia, Mexico City and the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. KORA follows the direction begun by La Tumba de La Reina Roja (The tomb of the Red Queen...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Praga P-4
Praga P-4

Praga P-4

By Ricardo Mazal

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The paper size is 35 inches h x 39 inches w and an image size of...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Glass Sculpture Escape
Glass Sculpture Escape

Glass Sculpture Escape

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glasswhite silver transparent and matte white and noir. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total weight about 2...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Drops sprinkling my discontinuous trip
Glass Sculpture Drops sprinkling my discontinuous trip

Glass Sculpture Drops sprinkling my discontinuous trip

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glasswhite silver transparent and matte white and noir. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total weight about 2...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Rainning inside
Glass Sculpture Rainning inside

Glass Sculpture Rainning inside

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in molted opaque black , brown/black and sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total we...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Constantly and successively
Glass Sculpture Constantly and successively

Glass Sculpture Constantly and successively

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass in opaque black, blueish black, transparent white and sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Tota...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass sculpture Assiduosly without  words
Glass sculpture Assiduosly without  words

Glass sculpture Assiduosly without words

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in brown/black, bluish black, opaque white and White sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 c...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Fragmentation
Glass Sculpture Fragmentation

Glass Sculpture Fragmentation

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in opaque black , opaque white,black, grey and silver white. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). T...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Forgotten
Glass Sculpture Forgotten

Glass Sculpture Forgotten

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in molted opaque black , black, brown, grey and sandbusted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). To...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Division
Glass Sculpture Division

Glass Sculpture Division

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in metal opaque black, black, grey and sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 cm ). Total weig...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Fear catalogues
Glass Sculpture Fear catalogues

Glass Sculpture Fear catalogues

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass in mottled opaque black, black, grey, transparent white silver and sandblasted transparent. Includes its black metal base (about32 cm X ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Thin
Glass Sculpture Thin

Glass Sculpture Thin

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass Sculpture in moltted opaque black, transparent white crystal, grey, silver transparent sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( abou...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Shell
Glass Sculpture Shell

Glass Sculpture Shell

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous One of a kind Blown and fused Glass sculpture in opaque white, black, grey, and white silver transparent . Includes its black metal base (about 32cm X 10 cm X 18cm ). Total ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass sculpture When the Queen leaves
Glass sculpture When the Queen leaves

Glass sculpture When the Queen leaves

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous,One of a kind Blown and fused Glass in opaque black with metal effects, black, grey and transparent sandblasted. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 cm X 10 cm X 18 ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Glass Sculpture Discreet presence
Glass Sculpture Discreet presence

Glass Sculpture Discreet presence

By L.G.

Located in Paris, FR

Gorgeous art piece, One of a kind Blown and fused Glass in opaque black, opaque white, grey, dark forest green and sandblasted transparent. Includes its black metal base ( about 32 ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Blown Glass

Ganges : abstract work of art on paper
Ganges : abstract work of art on paper

Ganges : abstract work of art on paper

Located in New York, NY

An artwork on paper by New York artist Miranda Maher. Ink, Indian marble paper and Chiyogami papers on Chinese “Cicada Wing” calligraphy paper. Miranda ...

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2010s Abstract More Art

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Paper, Ink

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