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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Salmon III
Located in Dallas, TX
Artwork Only: 25.25 x 30 inches
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Etching
Untitled Off-White 2 - Textural Abstract Minimalist Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Painting for Togolese artist Olympio is fearlessly following an instinct. Olympio’s work is honest and palpable: exposed, raw, and direct. His work is an unfiltered manifestation of his soul. Bright, energetic marks encircle rough textures balanced by the peaceful compositions emanating from below the surface.
This 24-inch high by 24-inch wide mixed media painting is signed by Olympio on the back of the canvas. The many layers in his work further emphasize the texture and visceral nature of his canvases. The painting is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping available. A Certificate of Authenticity issued by the gallery is included with this unique artwork.
Olympio was born into a large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By the time he was in high school, he started to experiment with mixed-media and collage. He has later transitioned to acrylic and oil on canvas.
In 2001, Olympio left his home in Africa to live in Paris. Olympio moved to the United States in 2003 and has continued to paint. His work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami, where in 2018 he was ranked one of the Top 10 Artists by Red Dot Miami. He was also recently interviewed for France 2, TV5Monde, and the BBC. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2019-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art Palm Springs, Karyn Mannix Contemporary, Palm Springs, CA
“Voltage,” Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LA Art Show, bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Immigration Celebration, Part I,” Laurent Proneur Gallery
Superfine! Fair, Magic Box LA, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Red Dot Miami, Miami, FL
Art Basel, Miami, FL
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Wallspace at the Brewery Fall Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Neutral Abstract, Muted Colours, Signed Oil Painting
By French artist 'Jean Briant', 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"WHY?" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Wood, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on wood.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
1960's British Abtract Oil Painting - Stunning Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb Modern British abstract painting dating to the 1960's. The work is signed with the artists initials "RG".
The painting captures an amazing array of bright and colourful shap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) SIGNED FRENCH SURREALIST OIL PAINTING - FRAMED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Surrealist Landscape"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
oil painting on canvas, framed
dated '99'
signed lower corner
framed: 19.25 x 14 inches
A fine 20th century surreal...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Anne Russinof, Stacked Vault, 2015, Canvas, Oil Paint
Located in Darien, CT
Russinof uses large brushes to create highly energized gestures that intimate various patterns and forms in architecture such as frames, cornices and baroque ceiling vaults.
Thes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's Modern British Abstract Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning array of strong colors stand out in this original mid-20th century British abstract painting. The work dates to the 1950's-60's period and is of British authorship.
The pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Steven Baris, Ruse Of Transparency 13, 2014, plexiglass, acrylic paint
By Steven Baris
Located in Darien, CT
Steve Baris is interested in the interconnections of the built environment and spatial experience.
His artwork is a response to a largely overlooked type of landscape that is emerg...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Ellen Hackl Fagan, Seeking the Sound of Cobalt Blue_20 Moons, 2014, Enamel, Ink
Located in Darien, CT
Ellen Hackl Fagan is an interdisciplinary abstract painter who believes that synaesthesia can be taught. Through interactive tools and crowd sourcing, Fagan is developing a correspo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
If you never try, you will never get it
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas.
I have used acrylic paints in to make the composition and generate relief and shapes.
If you sit down, in front of this painting, your feelings calm down...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Meg Atkinson, Sunset at Waverly Park, 2015, oil on canvas, Abstraction
By Meg Atkinson
Located in Darien, CT
It was Picasso who said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
While her work in the exhibition Child's Play is not meant specifical...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nu-Life, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nancy Kramp
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract Expressionism is "taking the random and giving it shape" and defies description. The viewer sees it with their unique imagination as to make the experience their own and not...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Space Junk 15 - Original One of a Kind Artwork on Canvas
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s work is influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, graffiti, and his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in his creative life. He covers the canvas with unique imagery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dancers 7 - Red and Black Figures Embracing the Love of Movement and Life
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel, an internationally collected artist, effortlessly channels vitality and sensuality through her awe-inspiring collection of abstract and figurative paintings. With an u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
"Ora ti vedo" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Abstract Portrait on Masonite, Framed
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Now I see you".
Acrylic on masonite.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
We Are the Fire, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Brent Hanson
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting is on heavy paper and varnished with a semi-gloss finish. For an additional $100 shipping cost,at purchaser’s request, the art can be permanently mounted on a wood panel w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Through the mist of my memory, vibrant, colourful flowers garden, large painting
By Mary Chaplin
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Chaplin, Through the mist of my memory, diptych 2x100x100cm : The garden where I lived as a child is still very alive in my memory. When winter is too dreary, I like to think of...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mary Schiliro, Random Dip 7, acrylic paint on mylar, 36 x 12 in, Abstraction
Located in Darien, CT
Mary Schiliro's work with acrylic paint on Mylar is process based, and expands the boundaries of painting by exploring new possibilities of presentation. She uses a dipping process w...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mylar, Acrylic
Baby Moves - Honest and Balanced Original Figurative Abstract Textural Artwork
By Olympio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Olympio, a prominent figurative abstract artist from Togo, creates artwork that is driven by an unapologetic sense of instinct. Olympio’s work is honest and palpable: exposed, raw, and direct. Through a bold use of color and texture, Olympio creates dynamic, multi-layered works that demand the viewer's attention. His work is an unfiltered manifestation of his soul. Bright, energetic marks encircle rough textures balanced by the peaceful compositions emanating from below the surface.
This 42 inch high by 36 inch wide colorful mixed media painting is signed by Kodjovi Olympio on the back of the canvas. The many layers in his work further emphasize the texture and visceral nature of his canvases. The painting is wired and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping are available. A Certificate of Authenticity issued by Artplex Gallery is included with this original artwork.
Olympio was born into a large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He began his creating art by using building scraps to make sculptures. By the time he was in high school, he started to experiment with mixed media and collage. He later transitioned to acrylic and oil on canvas.
In 2001, Olympio left his home in Africa to live in Paris. Olympio moved to the United States in 2003 and has continued to paint. His work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami, where in 2018 he was ranked one of the Top 10 Artists by Red Dot Miami. He was also recently interviewed for France 2, TV5Monde, and the BBC. His work has been exhibited and collected internationally.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, California
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2019 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Art Palm Springs, Karyn Mannix Contemporary, Palm Springs, CA
“Voltage,” Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
LA Art Show, bG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Immigration Celebration, Part I,” Laurent Proneur Gallery
Superfine! Fair, Magic Box LA, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Red Dot Miami, Miami, FL
Art Basel, Miami, FL
Los Angeles Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
Latino Art Museum, Pomona, CA
BG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Wallspace at the Brewery Fall Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Pierced" (Four Abstract, Bold, Dye and Black Paintings on Stained Paper, Glass)
Located in Paris, IDF
PIERCED
2021
Paris, France
Set of four, abstract, bold paintings framed between glass and wood. Tea-stain has been added to dye on paper, with matte black focal points created using...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Glass, Paper, Ink, Wood
"Nelson Pond Trail" Snowy Winter Forest Landscape Naturalistic Painting
Located in Houston, TX
John Philip Hagen's "Nelson Pond Trail" that depicts a snowy winter forest landscape. The oil painting incorporates hues of blue, white, and dark gr...
Category
Early 2000s Naturalistic Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bouquet of Energy. Interior expressionism semi-abstract oil painting.30x30cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What gives us the energy of life? All elements are presented in this painting...))
Using Theta-Hilling techniques, this painting is charged with a surge of vivacity, health and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Sky - Oil Painting 201s by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Sky is an original oil on canvas on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in the 2000s.
Hand-signed by the artist on the back.
The artwork represents an abstract landscape:...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Modernist Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice colors and an early cubist work. Finely framed. Oil on board. Framed. Signed to lower left.
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Afterglow
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots of the time, Shulman transitioned from representation to abstraction in the post-WWII period as he studied with Hans Hoffman. Yet, his work, whether or a...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ABSTRACT Painting Grey and gold color Spanish Artist Pau Escat 2022
By Pau Escat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pau Escat is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Barcelona. His work investigates color and light in contact with materials, specifically the visual effect that this generat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
WARM CIRCLE QUILT - Framed, Textured, Sculptural, Molded Acrylic Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In WARM CIRCLE QUILT, Natalie Harrison draws on the historically domestic crafts of molding and quilting to create a new work of collage. Shaping yell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Serene Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Impressionist Seascape Landscape by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'Serenity #03', this atmospheric painting depicts an imagined scene using muted p...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
TN845-T by Hachiro Kanno - Calligraphy-based abstract painting, triptych, black
Located in Paris, FR
TN845-T, by Japanese contemporary artist Hachiro Kanno. H 41 cm x W 99 cm. Signed, sold unframed.
Ink and acrylic on canvas. This artwork is a triptych composed by three panels measu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
C63 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
C63 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on linen on board — Unframed.
Elizabeth Gourlay is an American abstract artist whose work emerges from a progressive process of layering colour, line...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Board
Tiny Vessel with Sunflower by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life Oil on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
The artist has signed on the back.
Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled (Green and Purple Circle)
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Acrylic on canvas. Signed verso.
36.5 x 36 in.
42.75 x 42.25 in. (framed)
Custom framed in a solid maple t...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Walking On Air. An original abstract artwork by Diane, Painting by Diane Whalley
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking On Air is an original expressionistic abstract with several layers of paint and some mark making in charcoal and oil pastel with show through of underlying colours. After the...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Morning Poppy Meadows #16
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Poppy Meadows #16 By Lucy Moore [2022]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm x D:1.5cm
Sold Unframed
Ple...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Field Flowers by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life Oil on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
The artist has signed on the back.
Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Playful Garden by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life Oil on Paper
By Ellen Rolli
Located in Atlanta, GA
The artist has signed on the back.
Ellen earned her degree in Art Education with a minor in Painting at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. In 2009 she completed a residenc...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"TRANSURANIC SIEVERT" Abstract Painting 48" x 96" inch by Cameron Michel
Located in Culver City, CA
"TRANSURANIC SIEVERT" Abstract Mixed media painting 48" x 96" inch by Cameron Michel
Michel has been an apprentice to established artists Matthew Barney (NY)...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Toscane II, Abstract Painting by Jeanick Buoys
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jeanick Bouys, French (1950 - )
Title: Toscane II
Year: 1988
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed verso
Size: 52 x 42 inches
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Brown Elegance" P9UJ5, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
" White Landscape " Abstract Painting, One of a Kind , made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
50x50 cm
Original Art
Ready to Hang
her painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace,
thr...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
St. Nons BY SIAN MCGILL, Original Seascape Painting, Bright Art, Blue Art, Green
By Sian McGill
Located in Deddington, GB
Sian McGill
St.Nons
Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Acrylic Paint on Board
Board Size: H 51cm x W 67cm x D 0.5cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
WARM SQUARE QUILT - Framed, Textured, Sculptural, Molded Acrylic Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
In this piece, Natalie Harrison draws on the historically domestic crafts of molding and quilting to create a new work of collage. Shaping pink, orang...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
“Comme Avant, As Before" Abstract Colorful Portrait Street Art Pop Art on Canvas
By J.M. Robert
Located in New York, NY
This particular piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the every day, JM Robert strives to create paintings that mimic the fla...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, 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, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
ROJO NO. 1 - Oil and Gold leaf on canvas, abstract red, contemporary
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
ROJO #1 is dominated by the richness of the red in the oil paint on the canvas. The perfectly geometric gold leaf circle, a recurring visual element in Yuri's works, contrasts nicely...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
UNTITLED NO. 4 - Oil on Canvas, contemporary abstract pink, green, white, yellow
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Yuri Figueroa builds depth through layering in "Untitled 4". Figueroa combines techniques of blending, dripping, and creating more strong lines in order to push the depth of the piec...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Meadow"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This oil floral painting makes part of my series dedicated to the scenes of a summer period.
This abstract vibrant floral painting with summer flowers in a blue vase and cherries c...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: YiJian Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
La fenaison
Located in Westmount, QC
Jean-Paul Jérôme, Canadian, 1928-2004
La fenaison, 1976
Oil on canvas
6.5 x 9.5 in
16.5 x 24.1 cm
signed and dated 1976 lower right;
signed, titled and dated “Mont. 1976” on the back...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Primavera red flowers" (expressive floral semi-abstract impressionist painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This floral artwork makes my of my new small collection called 🪻"Primavera"🪻 dedicated to a springtime.
For me spring means rebirth, life, energy, new possibilities. Springtime ma...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
TURQUOISE LIGHT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
OIL ON CANVAS
Shipping from Belarus, Minsk.
Category
2010s Folk Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pink Seascape, Abstract Geometric Orange Fish Patterns, Monoprinting on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Rag Paper, Monoprint
Large 20th Century Original French Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Original oil painting by P. Valetti (French, second half 20th century)
oil on canvas, unframed
size: 19.75 x 28.75 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from the artists estate, Fr...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Large Framed American Impressionist Water Lilly Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very high quality American impressionist landscape painting. Thick impasto and great color. Signed lower left illegibly. Framed.
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Subtle Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nice American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on linen. Image size, 20H by 26L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Patterns of Fish in Pink and Green, Painting on Watercolor Paper 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Rag Paper, Monoprint
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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