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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Take 5 #2
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Take 5 #2. Nancy Hillis. White, black, gray, and gold abstract expressionist acrylic painting on paper. 42" x 42". Gestural abstraction. New work from the Take 5 Series of paintings....
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Azure Bliss
Located in El Portal, FL
The name of the painting "Azure Bliss" beautifully encapsulates the essence and mood of the artwork. "Azure" reflects the vibrant blue tones reminiscent of the sky and the sea, whi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Closed Garden
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Signed lower middle: Rudolph '23 Exhibitions In Bloom: Flowers in Art, June 5, 2024 - September 6, 2024 Peter was born in New York in 1946. He received a BFA from the Tyler School ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

BALANCING ACT
Located in London, GB
What makes Sally Burch's work exceptional is her use of the acrylic polymers and her creation of her own colours directly onto wood leaving some of the wood and texture within the wo...
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2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic Polymer

abstract landscape large painting blue aqua pink minimalist original ocean water
Located in COOMERA, QLD
A large square canvas abstract expressionist painting from 'The Calm to the Storm Collection' Calm serene minimalism to high abstract expression, this collection takes it all in. Ca...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Acrylic Painting on Panel titled “White Chocolate II” 16 x 16
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Acrylic on Wood Assemblage on Panel Mirtha Moreno Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

WPA Social Realist Signed Regionalist Landscape Framed Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school regionalist cityscape painting by David Syrop. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 24H x 20L.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Visions of a dream: Surrealist Painting
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
“Visions of a Dream” is a surreal painting measuring 37” x 24” inches and featuring a fusion of human and animal figures in a play of colors and shapes. The predominant shades of gre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Memory Box
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Self-taught, he started with drawings before evolving to a more complex and contemporary style. His works are mostly oil and acrylic on canvas.   His subjects are personal studies on...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Landscape n°87 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x120 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with original framing Total size with the frame 102x122 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Long Meadow, Original painting, Landscape, Floral Art, Impressionist
Located in Deddington, GB
This work comprises a pair of paintings of a meadow called Long Mead, which create a diptych. Although the paintings could be available separately, they compliment one another when h...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Kitchen Sink - Framed Contemporary Abstract Collage Acrylic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Kitchen Sink 16.0 x 22.0 x 1.0, 5.0 lbs Acrylic paint Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "The 'Kitchen Sink' is a beautiful artwork I created using collage, ink, acrylic paint, and other materials. It features subtle colors with green and red tones. It measures 16x22 inches and comes in a white wooden frame, ready to hang. It's perfect for adding creativity and character to your space, showcasing Marc Garrison...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

See Beyond
Located in Denver, CO
Enthralled with the lore and spirituality of American Indian cultures, his work often depicts these traditional subjects in nontraditional ways. Hawkins captures the raw sense of ele...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Forces Within" Oversized Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Abstract 72"x108"
Located in New York, NY
"Forces Within", 2024, 72" H x 108" W. Oversized abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Perfume
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Aureum acrylic, oil on canvas one of a kind 100x150cm the painting will be shipped rolled without the stretcher bars. This artwork is a stunning blend of delic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Harvest, large Abstract Modern Art, Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2013 Style: Abstract Art, Title: Harvest Size: 30" x 40" x 1.5' in...
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2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Apples
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting “Apples” shows apples floating in zero gravity, which allow us to go deep into the picture and feel lightness and arouse interest in what is happening around us. The pai...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Easier Said Than Done
Located in Jönköping, SE
In keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Movement of water, vegetation and even sound. I am fascinated in seeing thing...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Acrylic

Movin' and Groovin' - Colorful Original Retro Inspired Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Paper Landscape" Original Paint on Canvas by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape 100x100 cm Original Art Ready to Hang Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the aesthetic and conceptu...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Pastel, Canvas

abstract purple blue pegs pixel modern pop contemporary art sculptural wall ar4
By Matt Bilfield
Located in New York, NY
2452 ACRYLIC PAINTED DOWELS IN ARCHITECTURAL PLYWOOD WITH BEVELED EDGES. Matt Bilfield is no stranger to process oriented art, as the Fox Sports Lead Animation Designer, he is build...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Plywood, Acrylic

Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Accalmie, Abstract Landscape, Countryside, Contemporary, Modern, Minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Accalmie is a work that captures the very essence of calm and tranquility. This painting, executed in oil on linen canvas, exudes a palpable serenity through a subtle palette of neut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Painting by artist Jane Booth "Esplanade"
Located in San Diego, CA
77.5 x 90 in. acrylic, spray paint and watercolor pencil on raw canvas As an oversized canvas, this painting can be un-stretched and shipped rolled. Ships from the artist's studio i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Painting Black Brown Line Texture Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024 NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"Port de Honfleur", 20th Century Oil on Canvas
Located in Madrid, ES
JOAQUÍN PEINADO Spanish, 1898 - 1975 PORT DE HONFLEUR signed and dated "Peinado / 59" (lower right) oil on canvas 28-2/3 x 36-1/4 inches (73 x 92 cm.) unframed Joaquín Peinado (Ronda, July 19, 1898 - Paris, February 13, 1975) was a Spanish painter, cultivator of the Cubist style, one of the most outstanding representatives of the Spanish School of Paris. In 1915 he entered the Higher School of Commerce in Seville where he would remain until 1918, the year in which he abandoned his commerce studies to enter the Higher School of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid, where he would be a student of Julio Romero de Torres...
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1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Drift" Metallic Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Drift" Metallic Bunny A bunny gestured in black on a gold metallic and rose background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Painting ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Alaska / Acrylic on cardboard / 100 x 70 cm
Located in Kraków, Województwo małopolskie
Alaska / Acrylic on cardboard / 100 x 70 cm. Author: Tadeusz Zych. Catalog number A032. Painting abstract. Framed in a black frame. Ready to Hang. Signed on the front. Tadeusz Zych ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting, green
Located in Paris, FR
Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 130 × 97 cm (51.2 × 38.2 in). The artwork is signed, so...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The game. 1973, paper, tempera, 19x18 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Touch 1974, photo screen printing, 53x49 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time of t...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

Dream. 1993, cardboard, mixed media, 20x15 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dream 1993, cardboard, mixed media, 20x15 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time of ...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Three ibex. 1972., paper, tempera, 12.5x12.3 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Three ibex 1972., paper, tempera, 12.5x12.3 cm Atis Ievins (1946) The exhibition by artist Atis Ieviņš reminds the very origins of serigraphy technique in Latvian art in the time o...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Tempera

Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Christina Gschwantner combines contrasting art movements such as Art Informel and Minimal Art. She succeeds in depicting and creating her very own view of the world. A world that, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Tuscany Meadow with Wild Carrot II, Original painting, Floral, Flowers, Meadows
Located in Deddington, GB
A wildflower meadow on a Tuscany hillside. A carpet of wildflowers cover the red-ochre of the sun baked earth. The evening sky is turquoise and creamy-white flowers heads of wild car...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Golden Rules #1
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Song of Love
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Song of Love" is an abstract Post-War oil painting on canvas created by Hans Hofmann in 1952. The artwork is 36.25 x 48.25 inches and is 45.25 x 57.25 x 2 inches with the frame, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed on the lower right, "Hans Hofmann" and also signed verso, "Hans Hofmann". Hofmann's art is characterized by its expressive use of color planes, often overlapping and intersecting to create a sense of tension and harmony simultaneously. With the delicate mark-making and use of negative space across the canvas, “Song of Love” is reminiscent of the automatic drawings and paintings of Surrealists Andre Masson and Joan Miró, blended with the drips of paint in the large blue swaths of the Abstract Expressionist style. Provenance: The Artist, 1952-1958 Collection Harvey Kaplan, Chicago,1958-1962 Michael Reese...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Caldentey Vertical Gold and Black Yellow original. neo-expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Oropimente yellows- original. abstractacrylic painting. framed contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY Mixed media CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Sitting In The Long Grass, blue, green, nature, abstract nature
Located in Jönköping, SE
In keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Movement of water, vegetation and even sound. I am fascinated in seeing thing...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Single Tree in Moonlight - brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This brown, blue, cubist, abstract, acrylic on canvas is by Canadian artist Otto Rogers. A black silhouette of an abstracted tree planted at the center of the picture plane is framed...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Children of the World: Dark Sky #2
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Children of the World: Dawn
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Children of the World: Troubled Sky #2
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Followers & Leader #2
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Followers #1
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Modernist Colorful Mixed Media Painting Handmade Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
Sandy Kinnee is known for paper making, printmaking and collage. This has the artists stamp verso. Sandy Kinnee lives and works in Colorado Springs, CO. Kinnee was born on March, 3...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Handmade Paper

Abstract Modernist Colorful Mixed Media Painting Handmade Paper
Located in Surfside, FL
Sandy Kinnee is known for paper making, printmaking and collage. This has the artists stamp verso and is signed, titled and dated verso. Sandy Kinnee lives and works in Colorado Sp...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Ink, Handmade Paper

Original-La Vie en Rose-British Awarded Artist-Exhibition Collection-Expression
Located in London, GB
In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new rose garden, which will take years to fully flourish. The first ten newly planted roses in her new Memorial Garden project inspir...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Baram 101
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Baram 179
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Baram 178
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Barma 177
Located in Goyang-si, KR
The word "Baram" has two meanings in Korean: "wish (feel or express a strong desire or hope for something that is not easily attainable)" and "wind (the perceptible natural movement ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Important American modernist abstract painting by Donald Traver. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Unframed. Artist bio: DONALD TRAVER completed his studi...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Dance #3
Located in Southampton, NY
Inspired by various facets of his own life story, Salvadoran-American artist J Oscar Molina creates work that seamlessly bridges cultures, industries, and feelings. With a commitment...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Under A Pink Sky" Abstract work with pink and yellow brushstrokes
Located in Edgartown, MA
"I have a deep affinity for the land, it’s a place for immersion, to experience and be absorbed. My work taps into the emotional gravity of a place, its memory, its pulse, its rawnes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"A Dance of Soft Hues" - extra large abstract floral painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
"A Dance of Soft Hues" is a large abstract painting measuring 145 x 145 cm (on the stretcher 135 x 135 cm x 2 cm). The artwork will be carefully shipped in a rolled state, excluding...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Cotswolds Wildflower Meadow, Original painting, Floral, Flowers, Meadows
Located in Deddington, GB
This is an interpretation of a delightful wildflower meadow in the Cotswolds - an area of outstanding natural beauty and this is exemplified by this meadow in full bloom with pretty ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1980's Mixed Media Painting Glitter Feminist Pop Art Miami Artist Sheila Elias
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled: SIlver Bullet, Hand signed, dated and titled. Sheet measures 22 X 30 From her Pompidou Series (1979-1981) built around the X in the raw, exposed architecture of the Centre Georges Pompidou in the center of Paris designed by Richard Rodgers and Renzo Piano. Sheila Elias (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist. Her work is Neo Expressionist, Feminist Pop Art. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and at the Liberty show at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, lives and works in Miami, Florida and in New York City. As an artist and art historian, Elias works with the layers of life and art history, seeking in it a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness. She has exhibited with diverse artists, Larry Rivers, Bob Stanley, Ford Crull, Sol LeWitt, Mark Tobey, Walter Darby Bannard, Clyde Butcher. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance. Her inspiration to be an artist began with the work that Matisse created (La Cirque) in the library of the Art Institute of Chicago. Paul Wieghardt (from the Bauhaus School in Germany), was her art teacher at SAIC. She was influenced by the Marisol, Claes Oldenburg and Jean Dubuffet. Her sculptures also reveal the influence of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. Select Exhibitions: Museo Vault in Wynwood Art District, Miami Coral Springs Museum of Art, Sheila Elias: Somewhere-Anywhere, Coral Springs, Fla. Lila G. Martinez Gallery, Cambridge, Mass. “Painted Pixels” Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL (Solo Exhibition) “Salon Series” The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL (Group Exhibition) “The Invisible Woman” Concrete Space, Doral, FL (Group Exhibition) “eye-Pad” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL “Jewels” Buccellati, Bal Harbour, FL “Chai Contemporary” Jewish Museum, Miami Beach, FL “Tribute to Africa” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL The Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, Miami, FL Apple Store “iPaint on my iPad,” Chicago, IL The Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, Mass. The Napoleon Grand Salon at The Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Bass Museum, "I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe," Miami Beach, Fla. Boca Raton Museum of Art Norton Museum of Art Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Fla. Jewish Museum of Florida Kim Foster Gallery, "Beyond the Camera...," New York, NY Silvana Facchini Gallery, "Living in Miami," Miami, Fla. South Florida / Art Center, "Reconnect," Miami Beach, Fla. Maryland Federation of Art, "Art on Paper 2001" Corcoran Gallery, Annapolis, MD, juror David C. Levy Veneto Gallery, Miami, Fla. Margulies Taplin Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. "Secret Gardens," Travelling Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Fla. Public Art Program, City of Orlando, Fla. Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Fla. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Fla. Bernard Biderman Gallery, New York, NY Metro Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, Fla. Huntsville Museum of Art New England Center for Contemporary Art San Diego Art Institute, CA Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. Ratner Gallery, Chicago, IL Santa Monica Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. Paula Allan Gallery, New York, NY. Otis Parsons...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"The emergence of spring"( colorful expressive floral painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressive floral artwork makes my of my new small collection called 🪻"Primavera"🪻 dedicated to spring. This painting is rich in vivid colors such as pink, purple, ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel

Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.

Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.

In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.

The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.

Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.

If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.

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