Abstract Paintings
Abstract Paintings For Sale
Color: Orange
"Take Your Pills" - Abstraction, Expression, Pop, Street Art, Energetic, Joyful
By Paweł Myszka
Located in Salzburg, AT
Paweł Myszka graduated from the European Academy of Arts in Warsaw. He holds a Master of Arts
degree in Graphic Design and Painting and graduated with hon...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Changing Bodies 2
Located in Nashville, TN
Laura Nugent describes her paintings as “colliding blocks of color made orderly overtime.” In her "Small Series", Nugent continues to explore color relationships in softly geometric compositions on new surfaces such as uniquely textured repurposed paper and vintage hardback book...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
WILD HORSES-1, Original Signed Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Boston, MA
WILD HORSES-1, Original Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, 2021
30" x 40" x 2" (HxWxD) Oil and Newspaper on Canvas
Hand-signed by the artist.
This large-format oil painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Newsprint
Changing Bodies 3
Located in Nashville, TN
Laura Nugent describes her paintings as “colliding blocks of color made orderly overtime.” In her "Small Series", Nugent continues to explore color relati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist painting- Shared future for human beings No.2
Located in Beijing, CN
Description:
Wan Rui
acrylic on canvas
80 x 60 cm
dated 2022
About Wan Rui
Wan rui is a chinese contemporary artist, born in 1970 in Hunan, China. The artist received her MA from...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cinnabar, Geometric Abstract, Coral Orange and Beige, Shaped Panel
Located in Kent, CT
In this painting in graphite and acrylic on linen mounted on a shaped panel by Elizabeth Gourlay, carefully ordered blocks of color in a warm, coral shade of orange are vibrant again...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Panel, Graphite
October
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Breeze 1 by Jon Rowland, Abstract painting, Original art, Landscape, Scotland
By Jon Rowland
Located in Deddington, GB
Breeze 1 [2021]
original and hand signed by the artist
Pastel, acrylic and oil on paper
Image size: H:51 cm x W:71 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:56 cm x W:76 cm x D:0.1cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Laid Paper, Mixed Media
"The Poem" Contemporary Orange and Yellow Toned Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Tony Magar
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract expressionist painting by London-born artist Tony Magar. The work features an energetic arrangement of light yellow geometric shapes set against a rich, orange back...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
#1377 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
#1377 (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas on wooden panel - Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and lay...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
“Tectonic” Contemporary Red and Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract expressionist painting by contemporary Texas artist Winifred Booth. The work features a red and yellow field bisected with blue and green accents. Signed by artist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Composition on an Orange Field - Oil on Canvas
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
A bold mid-century abstract expressionist piece exploding with heavy texture and vivid color by San Francisco artist Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Darker colors are layered atop each other, building up from white, yellow, and red through greens and blues into dark purple and black. The composition is surrounded by an orange field, creating a strong contrast.
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of Witwer pieces.
Displayed in a vintage wood frame.
Linen size: 30"H x 16"W
Framed size: 31.25"W x 17.25"W
Provenance: Without a will and a family that had little interest in his art, nearly all of his possessions and close to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker, purchased all of Peter’s possessions (including the art) and has taken care of them until this day, always sensing there was something remarkable about the collection. Wanting Peter’s work to finally be seen, Richard came to Lost Art Salon with Peter’s story after reading about the new gallery in a July, 2005 issue of the SF Chronicle. Then to a San Francisco Collector and then to Robert Azensky fine Art
Born George Peter...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Oil
Orange Glow, Abstract Oil Painting
By Kajal Zaveri
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Kajal Zaveri paints a vibrant abstract landscape inspired by changing seasons and the onset of fall. She draws inspiration from her trip to New York duri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
No Two Alike
Located in Miami, FL
Vuk Vučković was born in 1986 in Pančevo, Serbia. He graduated in 2010 from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade, where he started his doctoral studies in painting the same year. He ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rothko's Dream
By Len Klikunas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. Klikunas focuses on the larger idea behind his original abstract minimalist artworks. The work is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media
#1377 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
#1377 (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas on wooden panel - Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and lay...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
"Ramshackle" Green, Red, Turquoise, and Orange Abstract with Pebbles
By Paul Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Textured colorful abstract painting by Reeves Art + Design owner and Houston TX artist Paul Reeves. This piece features abstract brushstrokes that form various forms and shapes and a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled, Abstract, Acrylic on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Suresh Kumar P - Untitled
Acrylic on Paper , 12 x 9 inches
( Unframed & Delivered )
Date of Birth : 20th May 1982
Place of Birth : Chennai
Artist Sures...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Kalinykaliypa" Aboriginal Acrylic Painting by Beyula Putungka Napanangka
By Beyula Putungka Napanangka
Located in London, GB
Beyula Napanangka paints the desert honey Grevillea (spider flower) Dreaming story called Kalinykalinypa, which she inherited from her grandfather. The flower is a bush delicacy for ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Texas Burning
Located in Austin, TX
David Ackerson
30" x 40"
This acrylic on canvas called “Texas Burning” is a beautiful and striking abstract piece by David Ackerson. The most intriguing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Sun 3 - colourful, modernist, geometric abstraction, acrylic on panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Modernist Burton Kramer’s delightful compositions play with geometric shapes enhanced by a lively colour palette. This acrylic piece has a central square in turquoise complemented by...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Oil Painting, "The Scent of Orange Blossom at the Alhambra"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's framed dimensions are 13.5"x13.5"x2". It comes framed. A certificate of authenticity wil...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Diamond XLI /// Abstract Geometric Striped Colorful Painting Canvas Pattern Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "Diamond XLI"
Series: Diamond
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2022
Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Canvas size: 26" x 22"
Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition
Biography:
Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
French Contemporary Abstract Art by J.-L. Veret - Conversation
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & marouflaged paper mounted on canvas
Jean-Luc Veret is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works between Paris & Corancy, France. He recognizes himself as a protean ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Abstract Oil Painting, "The Scent of Orange Blossom at the Alhambra 2"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's framed dimensions are 13.5"x13.5"x2". It comes framed. A c...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
When You Shine - Saturated Colorful Dots Paint Droplets by Kimberly Blackstock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Thick-painted accents in Canadian artist Kimberly Blackstock’s artworks create compelling depth and dimensionality. Over the last 8 years, Blackstock has become known for her dedicat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Untitled (Impossible Barrel Vault)" Contemporary Architectural Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Chris Cascio. Currently featured in the show "5 Artists 5 Rooms" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston,...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Landscape with Orange Sky
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Earl Ray (1928-1998). Landscape with Orange Sky. ca. 1975. Oil on masonite panel measures 6.5 x 8.5 inches, 10.5 x 12.5 inches framed. Signed lowe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Spring Pattern
By David Hayes
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on paper
signed en verso
Throughout his sixty-year artistic career, David Hayes created sculptural forms abstracted from organic forms encountered in daily life. He first studied with American sculptor David Smith, who was among the first to work with welded steel. Hayes' sculptures have affinities to Alexander Calder's playful stabiles (Hayes met Calder in Paris) and to the shapes and colors of Matisse's late paper cutouts. Hayes works are firmly rooted in modern artists' interests in industrial materials and in commercial fabrication processes.
He has had more than 400 exhibitions of his work. His work is in more than 70 museum collections, including MOMA and the Guggenheim.
Throughout his career, Hayes painted models for his sculptures and sculptural-like landscapes of the geography surrounding his home in Northwestern Connecticut. In these landscapes, the gently rolling hills become modernist forms and shapes, recognizable as landscapes but also as explorations of shape and color. These are intriguing works of art in and of themselves. Lawrence Fine Art...
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Telepathy and Ecstasy" Contemporary Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. Currently featured in the show "5 Artists 5 Rooms" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
Artist Biography: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hopak
Located in Aberdeen Dyce, GB
Nataliia Svitlychna "Hopak"
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Oracle
Located in New York, NY
In this painting Stefanelli conveys the intrigue and mystery of oracles, who were offering counsel through prophecies and divination in the ancient times. Wise and insightful, oracle...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Richard J.S. Young - Contemporary Oil, Ancient Stones, Lewis (Outer Hebrides)
Located in Corsham, GB
A very fine abstract composition in oils from artist Richard J.S. Young. Painted in an expressive manner with symbolic shapes. Unsigned. On canvas on stretchers.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Burnt By Troy Smith Fine Art Abstract Art
Located in Toronto, CA
Burnt was painted by Troy Smith in acrylic on canvas. It's very apparent where the title of the painting gets its name. Burnt is a painting made up of a solitary colour with an extra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inconstancy - Painting by Salvatore Travascio - 2003
Located in Roma, IT
Inconstancy is an original painting realized by the Italian artist Salvatore Travascio in 2003.
This is a modular piece, made up of 3 acrylic pain...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ENERGY FIELD/DECARTES (Shades of Orange - Abstract, Encaustic)
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
For many years Susan Squires goal has been to create encaustic paintings as meaningful, evocative experiences for herself and for the viewer. She wa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Encaustic, Board
Flower Reflection by Gerard Tunney, Portraiture, Contemporary art, original
Located in Deddington, GB
Flower reflection [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:30 cm x W:40 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:40 cm x D:3cm
Sold Un...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Orange, Hawkweed, and Montana Agate
Located in Denver, CO
Sarah Winkler is a British born, American contemporary landscape painter who has lived most of her life abroad in countries such as Malawi, Africa and Brunei, Borneo. She has lived in the US since 1989 and has spent over two decades living and working in California and Colorado. She studied Art and Earth Science at William Paterson University and combines both subjects in her landscape and environmental artworks. The artist is best known for her monumentally scaled, color rich, luminous paintings that interpret the geological storied past and eventful present of the formation of the American wilderness landscape. She incorporates ground water, crushed rock and materials from the landscape in her paintings to create moments of connection, exploration and discovery.
Winkler has exhibited in solo and group shows nationally in galleries, regional museums and art fairs since 2004. Her work was recently showcased at the LA Art Fair, Art Aspen and the Jackson Hole Art Fine Art Fair. In 2019, Winkler was selected by US Ambassador, John Pommersheim and the curators of the Art in Embassies program to participate in a 3-year International exhibition at the Ambassador’s residence in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Winkler was also invited to exhibit at the Colorado Governor’s Residence in Denver. Her artworks are in many private, public and corporate collections. These include The Phoenician and Mountain Shadows Resort, Paradise Valley, AZ. The Hilton West Palm Beach, FL. The InterContinental St Paul, MN. The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas. The Viceroy Aspen. Ritz Carlton, Denver, CO. One Empire Pass, Montage, Deer Valley...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Flower Joy
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Imprint-ed (Abstract painting)
By Xanda McCagg
Located in London, GB
Imprint-ed (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed.
McCagg's work is informed and influenced by formal elements such as line and space, which provide an underlying aesthetic vo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition Inspired by Gerhard Richter
Located in Soquel, CA
Drawing from the palette and techniques of Gerhard Richter (but not by the artist), this piece is composed of textured horizontal stripes by an unknown artist. There are textured und...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"West Texas Sunset" Peach and Blue Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary landscape painting by Texas artist, Nathaniel Sing. This piece features a west Texas building contrasting against a peach and navy bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ridge (Abstract Landscape of Peach Foliage on Blue Sky) by David Konigsberg
Located in Hudson, NY
Ridge (Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil Painting of Peach Vines and Leaves Against a Blue Sky and Mountain Landscape) by David Konigsberg
oil o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Modernist Abstract Oil Painting, "Gold For Salt"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting by San Diego artist Viktoria Romanova. It is not framed but mounted on board. Its dimensions are 32"x24". A certificate of auth...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Parade, Abstract Painting
By Joey Korom
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Warm festive summer tones blanket the canvas in artist Joey Korom's contemporary abstract piece. He translates the anticipation of a parade in thick overlayin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wild Yam Dreaming - Aboriginal Australian Abstract by Judy Kngwarreye (Ngwarai)
Located in Soquel, CA
Wild Yam Dreaming - Aboriginal Australian Abstract by Judy Greenie Kngwarreye (Ngwarai)
Bright, flowing composition by Judy Greenie Purvis Kngwa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
Contemporary Orange-Toned Abstract Figurative Female Nude Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange-toned abstract figurative work by contemporary Missouri artist Michael Stack. The work features a light cream and silver silhouette of a headless ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Foam Board, Mixed Media
Horse Block Painting Art Mixed Media on Canvas 40x60"
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas
Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Mixed Media
'Intrigue #1' Blue, Yellow, Black Mixed Media Small Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven Rehfeld's 18" x 18" mixed media composition pulsates with energetic strokes and a fervent dance of colors. Rich hues of golden yellow and fiery orange intersect with cool blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
"Peachy" - Colorful Non-Objective Painting - Sonia Delaunay
By Laura Dargan
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Peachy" is an abstract painting featuring hues of pink, orange, and brown.
Laura Dargan is inspired by the work of Adolph Gottlieb, Sonia Delaunay and Richard Diebenkorn.
Laura Dar...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Life and Breath
Located in Burlingame, CA
Artist Jill Keller Peters abstract color-field oil paintings communicate ideas through color. By juxtaposing pure and vivid hues that speak to each ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
NAR: Comp #5, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Craig Rouse depicts a minimalist abstract scene expressed with a limited color-blocked palette of 14 colors. Part of his NAR series, meaning No Assembly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Life at the Orange Bar, Original Yellow & Orange Abstract Painting, 2017
Located in Boston, MA
Life at the Orange Bar, Original Yellow & Orange Abstract Painting, 2017
30" x 24" x 1.5" (HxWxD)
Unframed, but comes "cloth-edged" (black) and ready to display with hanging wire
Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache
Summer Kiss (Nicosia)
Located in London, GB
Following a BA in Fine Art at Portsmouth, Brian Bartlett was awarded a travel scholarship to the USA, where he gained his Masters Degree at the University of Eastern Illinois.
Brian...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Autumn Foliage - bright, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The glorious vivid colours of autumn leaves dance across the canvas in this abstract painting by Noreen Taylor. Short brush strokes in bright orange add ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fireweed, Jasper, Bitterroots
Located in Denver, CO
Sarah Winkler is a British born, American contemporary landscape painter who has lived most of her life abroad in countries such as Malawi, Africa and Brunei, Borneo. She has lived in the US since 1989 and has spent over two decades living and working in California and Colorado. She studied Art and Earth Science at William Paterson University and combines both subjects in her landscape and environmental artworks. The artist is best known for her monumentally scaled, color rich, luminous paintings that interpret the geological storied past and eventful present of the formation of the American wilderness landscape. She incorporates ground water, crushed rock and materials from the landscape in her paintings to create moments of connection, exploration and discovery.
Winkler has exhibited in solo and group shows nationally in galleries, regional museums and art fairs since 2004. Her work was recently showcased at the LA Art Fair, Art Aspen and the Jackson Hole Art Fine Art Fair. In 2019, Winkler was selected by US Ambassador, John Pommersheim and the curators of the Art in Embassies program to participate in a 3-year International exhibition at the Ambassador’s residence in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Winkler was also invited to exhibit at the Colorado Governor’s Residence in Denver. Her artworks are in many private, public and corporate collections. These include The Phoenician and Mountain Shadows Resort, Paradise Valley, AZ. The Hilton West Palm Beach, FL. The InterContinental St Paul, MN. The Cosmopolitan Hotel of Las Vegas. The Viceroy Aspen. Ritz Carlton, Denver, CO. One Empire Pass, Montage, Deer Valley...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
This Dirt, I Came From - Original Abstract Ink Painting on Yupo Paper, 2019
Located in Boston, MA
This Dirt, I Came From - Original Abstract Ink Painting, 2019
9" x 12" (HxW) Alcohol Ink and Posca Pen on Yupo Paper
A cosmic explosion, or maybe the abstracted petals of a flower, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Nude
Located in Wien, 9
Seit seinem frühen Tod 1999 erlebt das Werk von Franz Ecker eine längst fällige Neubewertung, die sich auch in zahlreichen Einzelausstellungen, Katalogen und einem sehenswerten Kinof...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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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