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Abstract Paintings For Sale
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Contemporary Abstract Flow Colorful Oil Painting 72H X 48"W, Vivid Dreams
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Blue Red Yellow Abstract Oil Painting 72H X 48"W, Vivid Dreams, Irena Orlov
Oil on Stretched Canvas
SPECIFICATIONS: - Artist-grade canvas. - 1" deep wooden support bars - Gallery Str...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Horizontal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold multi-color abstract expressionist oil painting illustrating vivid colors of gold, magenta, teal and yellows by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This high octane colorful hor...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Spring dreams” botanical, symbol of renewal, painting for the modern interior
Located in Oslo, NO
"I received the series of 2 paintings in a dream on the eve of Easter." said Natasha Villone about this artwork. "That's why I called it “Spring Dreams”. I saw the ratio of purple, t...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Short Spurts" (Abstract, Vivid Pink, Feminine, Women, Painting, Antique Wood)
Located in Paris, IDF
SHORT SPURTS
2021
Paris, France
This piece is a visual interpretation of a poem the artist wrote around frenzied, short-sighted behaviors:
“That part usually stays hidden. Those colors are not known for blending. Us? We come from a rib. And we tangle ourselves in the traps we set for our prey.” - Nicholas Evans
The painting is composed of plaster, oil and acrylic, with the main detail shape, in white, positioned over wood glue, leaving a slightly raised effect. Embracing the unique imperfections of reclaimed objects aged over time, Evans uses antique found...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Glue
Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001)
UNTITLED
signed and dated "1980 Esteban Vicente” (lower right)
collage, watercolor and pencil on cardboard
14 x 17 inches (35.5 x 43 cm.)
framed: 19-3/4 x...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Multicolor Geometric Cubist Gouache and Watercolor Painting by André Morin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding post-cubist and multicolor geometric composition, gouache, and watercolor painting was designed by French artist André Morin (20th Century).
Geometric art is the use...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Indigo Wild I
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
abstract hills, desert
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is part of my private collection. It is signed by the artist.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive mid 20th century cubist abstract. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American 19th Century Blazing Sunset Blakelock School Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted 19th century American landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 12H x 16L. Signed illegibly.
Category
1880s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midcentury Modern Mixed Media Painting on Canvas Art shape colors 21-40-0
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 Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
French Abstract Expressionist Acrylic On Canvas
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas.
This artwork captures a minimalist aesthetic with its ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Emotional Creation #248, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
EMOTIONAL free intuitive spontaneous visceral intense colorful explosive sensitive abstract impetuous bold temperamental effusive energetic pure intimate passionate unique warm exube...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Geometric Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract geometric oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
No. 217, Large Abstract Painting by Jeanick Bouys
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jeanick Bouys, French (1950 - )
Title: No. 217
Year: 1983
Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed on Verso
Size: 42 x 52 inches (106.68 x 132.08 cm)
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Deconstructed Orange 5 - Abstract Textural Vibrant Original Painting Gold Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Set Back From the Shore - textured, pastel colours, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Sharon Kelly
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The line between sky and shore blur in this beautiful abstract acrylic by Sharon Kelly. A bright yellow sun in the lower frame adds a flash of brilliant c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"The Manifestation" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"The Manifestation"
1994
Oil on canvas
48"x36" artist framed
Signed lower center
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas.
At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lorikeet" Multicolor Bird on Silver
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lorikeet" Multicolor Bird on Silver
A single parrot on a metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Painting is framed -...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
ABSTRACT New Black White Ink Artwork by Contemporary Artist Joan Salo 2024
By Joan Saló
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
A Cotswold harvest
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
A Cotswold harvest [2022]
original
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:50 cm x W:60 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:60 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:64 cm x W:74 cm x D:5cm
Sold F...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mimulus by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 50x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Large Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT Christ Saint John Baptist Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Yellow Landscape Cubist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Landscape
signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 24 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Franc...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sandstone, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here’s a new piece with my new “wetâ€
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Monastery Bell" - Mid Century Abstracted Old Village Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted landscape of a monastery building with a bell and balcony by R. R Middlebrooks (American, 20th century). Signed "R. R. Middlebrooks" lower left. Titled "Monastery Bell...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Abstract Rooster Fight Philippines 1970
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and dynamic depiction of two birds fighting by Filipino artist JG Rivera (20th Century). Splashes of color surround a flourish of feathers. At the center of the composition, t...
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, landscape art, abstract art, affordable art, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
Gerrans Bay is an original oil painting by Christo Sharpe. It is a landscape looking back to Roseland with Pendower beach below, and shows the perfect mix of drama, texture and colou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dripping Dots - Chanel in Province" Contemporary Perfume Bottle Chanel Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Chanel N°5" with the artists "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to capt...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Original Painting on board by Serg Graff, Portrait, "Stranger", COA Gold frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas board in abstract style by Serg Graff, Portrait titled "Stranger".
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Guardians of Knowledge, Abstract library, oil, Expressionism, Contemporary art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Framed dimensions: 47 x 157 cm (18.5 x 61.8 in) choose between black or wood frame
In Les Gardiens du Savoir, Sophie Dumont transcends the simple depiction of books to offer a visua...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Unfolded Layers 2 - original abstract expressionism painting - contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Unfolded Layers 2" by Lori Mirabelli is an abstract painting that delves into the intricate relationship between color, texture, and form. This piece features a rich blend of reds, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life.
A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world.
Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection.
Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer.
From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe. The WPA commissioned Carton to paint major murals at the Helen Fleischer Vocational School for Girls in Philadelphia, the Officers’ Club at Camp Meade Army Base in Maryland, and in the city of Hidalgo, Mexico. Throughout the 1940s, Carton exhibited and won prizes for his semi-abstract Expressionist and Surrealist paintings. He socialized with and was inspired by Émile Gauguin and Fernand Leger. During World War II, Carton was a naval structural designer and draftsman at the Cramps...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jam Spread
By Ella Freire
Located in Deddington, GB
Jam Spread [2021]
original
Acrylic on board
Image size: H:40cm cm x W:40cm cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:2cm cm x W:40cm cm x D:2cmcm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
Warm pinks and orange with a shot of blue, evocative of my sunny morning walks along my favourite beach in Santa Teresa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Abstract Composition N°8 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 64x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Framed Abstract Encaustic Painting by Juhachiro Takada
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juhachiro Takada
Title: Untitled II
Medium: Encaustic, Sand on Canvas, Signed in pencl
Paper Size: 10.5 x 12.5 inches
Frame Size: 19.5 x 20.5 inches
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
Joyce Ann
By Otis Huband
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Pontiac 87" Contemporary Green and White Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Each color in this impactful painting was hand mixed with mica particles and iridescent mediums to make the lavender, orange, yellow, purple, blue and teal all pop and shine. The col...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid-Century Modernist Portrait of a Woman in Muted Tones 1950's French Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Modernist Portrait
signed and dated
French School, mid 20th century
oil on board, framed
Framed: 29 x 25 inches
Board: 22 x 18 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Colorful fall
Located in Belgrade, MT
It is a one of a kind piece and a part of my School of Paris era collection.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Painting on Canvas Titled: "PDP 1147”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painting on Panel signed verso
Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poet and theorist li...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Geometric Abstract Framed Hard Edge Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted large geometric abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 48 by 36 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Changing Bodies 5
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
'Tropical Vibes III' by Sveta Hessler - Bright Colorful Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Tropical Vibes III" 2024
Oil paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
"Tropical Vibes III" by S...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1997 "Blue Heaven" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"Blue Heaven"
1997
Oil on canvas
48"x48" artist framed
Signed lower right
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 -...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
seaside abstract
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is one of a kind and signed on the back. It is from my private collection since the 1970's.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge French Modernist Signed Oil Abstract Painting of City Scape Orange & Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French City
French School, circa 1970's, signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas: 31 x 38.5 inches
framed: 23.5 x 32 inches
condition: sound condition though with minor crack...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Night Woods
Located in Columbia, MO
After months of isolation during the pandemic, Craig Albright and his 11-year-old daughter started a daily tradition of an afternoon drive. When online classes came to a close each d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mellow Like Breeze, Waterfront Landscapes oil paint, Layers Rhythmic brushstroke
By Gao Xiao Yun
Located in Kuala Lumpur, MY
Suzhou landscape is the main theme of Gao Xiao Yun’s landscape paintings. Water, light and times create a diverse scenario of Suzhou riverside towns. Gao features these three elements that form poetic and harmonic rhythm in his landscape paintings. A combination of Chinese ink concept with oil painting techniques is what valued the most by international collectors.
Gao Xiao Yun was born in Shaan Xi province in 1977, China and graduated from the Department of Oil Painting of the China Academy of Fine Art. He has held solo exhibitions in Shanghai and Taipei. He has also participated in the development of the Shanghai Pudong Artist Village and Puxi Art District.
Artwork of Gao Xiaoyun explores an ideal visual language for waterfront landscape...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III', oil on board (circa 1970s). Step into a world where the spirit of early 20th-century modernism meets the bold experimentation o...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled # 3
By A.J. Fries
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries.
Artist’s Statement:
These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Angela Gordon-Webb, Field of Dreams, Abstract Landscape Painting, Blue Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Angela Webb
Field of Dreams
Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Oil Paint on Board
Board Size: H 17 cm x W 17cm x D 0.3cm
Framed Size: H 25.5cm x W 25.5cm x D 4.5cm
Please note ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled 217 - Contemporary abstract graphical painting by Rikke Bjørn
Located in DE
Rikke Bjørn
As a Danish artist based in Copenhagen, Rikke’s work revolves around the exploration of geometric compositions, where colour, shape, and surface converge. Through non-ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dancers in the Horse Wind"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Painting by an outstanding Armenian artist with an original creative style Gayane Khachatryan. A very bright and significant painting in any collection.
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Summer Dip" White Bunny on Sapphire Blue Background Oil Painting Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a white bunny on a Sapphire Blue background with thick use of paint....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Resin
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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