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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1990s
This Week's Listings Only
Bihead the Ears - Acrylic by Tommaso Cascella - 1990
Located in Roma, IT
Bihead the Ears is a contemporary artwork realized by Tommaso Cascella in 1990 MIxed colored acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on the back. A beautiful abs...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Contemporary Gestural Abstraction "Boat Moon" Color Field Painting Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Boat Moon, in vivid blues a range of blue tones on Arches Paper. not framed. Signed, titled and dated verso. Francine Tint is a New York-based American abstract expressionist painter and costume designer...
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1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Abstract Modernist Colorful Bold Monoprint Monotype Painting Print Pierre Obando
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. Pierre Obando completed his MFA at Hunter College and completed his undergraduate studies at New World School of the Arts, Miami, Fl. His work was featured in the Queens International Biennial in 2004, and 2006 at the Queens Museum of Art. His work has been in group exhibitions at Angela Hanley Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; Rockland Center for the Arts, West Nyack, NY; Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY; MACO Mexico Art Fair in Mexico City; Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY; Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA; The Painting Center, New York, NY; and Dean Project, New York, NY. In 2008, he had a solo exhibition at Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY and in 2009, at project space show at Rush Arts Gallery, New York, NY. He has participated in the Atlantic Center for the Arts Artists-in-Residence Program. In the fall of 2012, he participated in the group show Caribe Now, at the Nathan Cumming Foundation, which was organized by El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY. Contemporary Pattern and Decoration piece, The original movement was championed by the gallery owner Holly Solomon. The P&D movement wanted to revive an interest in minor forms such as patterning which at that point was equated with triviality. The prevailing negative view of decoration was one not generally shared by non-Western cultures, The Pattern and Decoration movement was influenced by sources outside of what was considered to be fine art. Blurring the line between art and design, many P&D works mimic patterns like those on wallpapers, printed fabrics, and quilts. There is a close connection between the Pattern and Decoration movement and the Feminist art movement. The P&D movement arose in opposition to the Minimalist and Conceptualist movements. Mary Grigoriadis, Valerie Jaudon, Joyce Kozloff, Miriam Schapiro, Robert Zakanitch were early proponents of this style. The artist lives and works in New York City. Education: 2001 MFA, Painting, Hunter College, New York, NY 2000 Study Abroad, Slade School, UCL, London, United Kingdom 1997 BFA, Painting, New World School of The Arts, Miami, FL Solo Exhibitions: 2015 ‘Like New’, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY 2009 ‘Nowhere’, Rush Arts, New York, NY 2008 ‘Noise’, Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY Group Exhibitions: 2018 ‘Revival: Contemporary Pattern and Decoration’, El Museo at Hostos, Bronx, NY Including artists: Abelardo Cruz Santiago Pierre Obando Antonio Pulgarín Keisha Scarville Mickalene Thomas and others. 2017 Locust Projects Contemporary in Miami benefit auction including artists Dara Friedman, Trenton Doyle Hancock, Larry Bell, and more 2017 ‘Browsing Chamber’, Torch Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands 2015 ‘#BemisPainters, 1982-2015’, Bemis Center, Omaha, NE 2015 ‘Spat Spell’, Thierry Goldberg Gallery, New York, NY 2013 ‘Un-Natural Constellations’, Newman Popiashvili Gallery, New York, NY 2012 ‘Caribe Now’, Nathan Cummings Foundation/El Museo del Barrio, New York, NY 2012 ‘Lucid Fence’, Dean Project, New York, NY 2012 ‘Abstract Gambol’, Heskin Contemporary, New York, NY 2012 ‘Reenacting Sense’, Yace Gallery, Long Island City, NY 2010 ‘Continuing Color Abstraction’, The Painting Center, New York, NY 2009 ‘West/East’, Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA 2009 ‘Alternative Abstraction’, Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY Including works by Stephen Antonakos, Warren Isensee, Gary Lang, Melissa Meyer and Katherine Sehr...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype

Moon Glow by Robert Terry
Located in Brookville, NY
Born 1955 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Lives and works in New York. AWARDS
 National Endowment for the Arts, Major Grant Robert Terry was best noted in his depictions of romantic moons...
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1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Castillo Compañeros expressionist abstract litografia
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
die-cut, lithograph, colored with guoache CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933). Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only ten years, with crayons, yo...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Neo-expressionist Painting by Kevin Samuel Murphy "Shadows in the Flag"
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Abstract Painting , Shadows in the Flag , acrylic on canvas Contorted figures set against the back drop of a burning Stars and Stripes . Representing Lies & corruption within govern...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Leaving the Garden
Located in Los Angeles, CA
GREG CLARK "LEAVING THE GARDEN" MIXED MEDIA ON COPPER, SIGNED CALIFORNIA, DATED 1992 32 X 48 INCHES GREGORY CLARK IS AN ARTIST FROM SAN DIEGO CALIFO...
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1990s Symbolist Abstract Paintings

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Copper, Enamel

In And Out Black and White Abstract Composition On Cast Paper
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Black and white abstract cast paper, ink, Size: 48x38, new frame under plexiglass. Pencil signed, Artist Proof. Richard Royce was born in New York on August 18, 1941. After getting his BA and MA in fine art at the University of Wisconsin, Richard went to France to study with Stanley W. Hayter, (the father of modern printmaking). On returning to the US he opened a studio where he produced etchings, cast paper, paintings and sculptural commissions of his own work while at the same time helping other artists including Roy Lichtenstein, Larry Rivers, Marisol, George Segal, Raphael Soyer, Francoise Gilot and Jim Rosenquist to realize works in various media. COLLECTIONS Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France State Historical Society of Wisconsin Portland Art Museum, Oregon Fine Arts Museum of Long Island, New York International Paper Corporation, New York Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia Byer Museum of the Arts, Evanston, Illinois Musee du Petite Format, Couvin, Belgique Yasuda Life Insurance Company, Japan SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1991 Prestige Gallery, Danvers, MA 1989 Watermark/Cargo Gallery.. Kingston, NY 1986 ARRAS Gallery, NYC, NY 1985 The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1982 Linden Gallery, New York, NY 1979 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR Keller Gallery, Salem, OR The Tremellen Gallery, Lancaster, PA 1970 Ventura College, Ventura, CO University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1969 Comsky Gallery, Boston, MA Ohio University, OH 1968 Thompson Gallery, Boston, MA The Galor Hagen Gallery, Dallas, TX University of Southern California Gallery SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2004 Living Space Gallery, Cornville, AZ 2001 Rodman Gallery, Stockbridge, MA 1997 Dalton Fine Art, Boston, MA Boston Corporate Art, Boston, MA Prestige Gallery, Atelier Royce Group Show, Danvers, MA 1996 Copley Society Gallery, Group Sculpture Show, Boston, MA 1995 Barbara’s Hang Up Gallery, Group Show, Beverly, MA 1991 Creative Framing Gallery, Boston, MA 1989 5e Exposition International "Petit Format de Papier" Cul-Des-Arts (Couvin), Belgique 1988 Premiere Triennale Mondiale D'Estampes Petit Format (Traveling show to museums throughout France) 1987 "Eight Upstate Sculptors", Woodstock Artist Assn., NY 1986 First International Biennial of Paper Art, Leopold-Hoesch Museum, Dueren, Germany 1985 '85 Mini-Exhibition, Isla Center, University of Guam, Micronesia 1984 Paperworks: A National Invitational, Chevey Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA Paper, Canvas & Glass, Gallery Mack, Seattle, WA Atelier Royce Group Show, Eclipse Gallery, New York Contemporary Paperworks, Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich, CT 1983 Paper As Images - Traveling exhibition: Six galleries throughout England 1982 Papermaking USA, American Crafts Museum, New York Atelier Royce Group Show, State University, Purchase, NY New American Graphics 2, Art Museum Association of San Francisco Traveling...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lucite, Handmade Paper, Ink

Argo
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed lower right; signed, dated, titled verso (underneath foamcore backing). 49.75 x 59.75...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Fascination II" - Abstract Oil On Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
"Fascination II" - Abstract Oil On Paper Original abstract oil painting depicting hues of blue, green, red and orange titled "Fascination II." Titled "Fascination II" bottom center...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Laid Paper

Large French Impressionist Oil - Lush Green Woodland River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter. ...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

#1819
Located in Phoenix, AZ
encaustic on canvas over panel Neo-romantic painter Hiro Yokose fuses multiple layers of wax and oil paint to create mysterious, veiled landscapes illuminated with flashes of light ...
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1990s Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Encaustic, Panel

Beach Storm : Oil painting on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Painting by established contemporary artist Jan Wunderman. Oil on canvas. Jan Wunderman primarily lived and worked in New York City and New Hampshire. Wunderman is noted for richly ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Meditation by Pierrot Michaud
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5096 Meditation abstract figural painting by Pierrot Michaud 91
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Self Portrait L-G, Abstract Acrylic and Oil Painting by Robert Goodnough
Located in Long Island City, NY
Self Portrait L-G Robert Goodnough, American (1917–2010) Date: 1994 Acrylic and Oil on Canvas, signed bottom right, signed, dated, and titled verso Size: 30 x 30 in. (76.2 x 76.2 cm)...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

7.31.98
Located in Phoenix, AZ
acrylic on canvas Mala Breuer grew up attending classes in painting and drawing from a young age at the California College of Arts and Crafts. After high school she attended the, ...
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1990s Color-Field Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Spring Blossom Tree Impressionist Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage impressionist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed in monogram MD. Framed. Measuring 23 by 27 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condi...
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1990s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Honolulu Watercolor, unique signed work on paper by famed LA Pop Artist, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Billy Al Bengston Honolulu Watercolor, 1992 Watercolor on handmade paper with deckled edge in artist's hand made frame with studio label verso Signed, titled and dated in pencil lowe...
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1990s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Pencil

Elegy for Vincent
Located in Toronto, ON
32" x 32" Unframed Original - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed by Yari Ostovany 2015
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Jupiter
Located in New York, NY
Jupiter came about from the Vogue Magazine Virgo horoscope in September 1991, my birthday month. It stated that Jupiter was in my sign and all my wishes would come true. Jupiter in ...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Wrapper" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Provenance – Annely Juda Fine Art (label verso) Sotheby’s June 2006 – 20th Century British Art (labels verso) Personal Collection of Jonathan Grimble Image 24" x 19.5". Framed 28....
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Quartic
Located in Henderson, NV
Clifford Singer. Quartic is a mathematical curvature.
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

Large Red Icarus on canvas
Located in Southampton, NY
Louisa Chase’s work is represented in the permanent collections of a number of major museums, the Whitney Museum of Art in New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York (MOMA), the Me...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil, Acrylic

Railway Arches & Bridges Abstract Expressionist Art by Modern British Painter
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting inspired by the Railway Arches & Bridges of the Industrial North of England by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield. This original is a rare,...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Paint, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood, Board

Plaid Dreams
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impressionist Oil Painting - Summer Exotic Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date: Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021) American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter. Title: Exotic...
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Mid-19th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Contemporary Abstract Landscape Monotype Painting Sarah Amos
By Sarah Amos
Located in Surfside, FL
Sarah Amos(Contemporary Australian/American) Untitled Monotype, 1995 Monotype or painting on paper 12 x 9 inches on a 22.25 x 15 inches sheet size, Hand signed and dated lower right Provenance: Garner Tullis Workshop This appears as a abstract expressionist landscape or seacape. A lovely, moody, piece Sarah Amos, originally from Australia, lives in Vermont, and maintains an active International and National exhibition schedule. Sarah left Australia, after receiving a BFA in Printmaking from RMIT, to attend the Tamarind Institute of Lithography in New Mexico. In 1992 she became a certified Tamarind Master Printer in Lithography working with Joyce Kozloff and Barton Lidice Benes . In 1998 Sarah became the Master Printer for the Vermont Studio Center Press until 2008 and during this time she also received an MFA from the University of Northern Vermont. Sarah has been an Adjunct Professor at Dartmouth, Williams and Bennington Colleges teaching Printmaking and Drawing since 2007. She has led workshops on monoprint collagraph printing techniques with Joel Janowitz...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Monotype

La Comida
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"La Comida" is an abstract figurative Impressionist oil on canvas painting by María Blanchard. The artwork is 21 1/2 x 28 3/4 inches and is 24 3/4 x 32 1/4 x 2 inches with the frame,...
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19th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Red Block Abstract, Mixed Medium, Original Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Red Block Abstract, Mixed Medium, Original Painting French School, c. 1990's signed indistinctly on the bottom of the painting Mixed medium on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 40 ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Abstraction N°108
Located in New York, NY
Clément Rosenthal Abstraction N°108 1995 Oil on Canvas 90.5 x 78.7 in, 230 x 200 cm Signed by Artist Provenance: Artist's Studio, France Very early on, Clément Rosenthal ai...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Untitled" Theresa Bernstein, Expressionist Work by American Ashcan Artist
Located in New York, NY
Theresa Bernstein Untitled, circa 1990 Signed lower right Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches Theresa F. Bernstein was born in Philadelphia in 1895 to cultured, middle-class immigrant par...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Seine Island Noe Landscape
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. 62 x 24 in. 64.25 x 26.25 in. (framed) Custom framed in a veneered white oak floater with a...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

untitled in the manner of Gaetano Pesce
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract conceptual painting. it has a lacquer resin like finish to it. it is not framed. Siren Bliss was born Michael Whipple in Salt Lake City in 1947. He attended the University ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer

"Orange and Blue" by Steven H. Rehfeld - Textured Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Orange and Blue" 1994 Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Newsprint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Wire The artist signed the back of the painting. "Orange an...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wire

Russian Orthodox Church, Middle 19th Century
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Unknown Russian Artist Russian Orthodox Church, Middle 19th century Unsigned Illuminated in red, yellow blue and green pigments and gold leaf on paper An Illuminated manuscript folio...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pigment

Crescent Moon Oil Painting
Located in Brookville, NY
Moon Series by artist Robert Terry (1955-2021) are his most well known works. His love and fascination of nature was the driving force in his romantic and poetic interpretations of...
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1990s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Still Life with Figures
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful large abstract still life oil painting with figures by Brazilian artist Menelaw Sete (aka Sete Menelaw, b. 1964). Menelaw Sete is internationally known as “The Picasso of...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flowers, canvas/oil, 38x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Blue Grey Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Seine Mountain Noe Garden
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. 62 x 24 in. 64.25 x 26.25 in. (framed) Custom framed in a veneered white oak floater with a...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (SFP94-78) (SFF.1754)
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled (SFF.1704) 1994 Acrylic on canvas 38.1 x 45.7 cms (15 x 18 ins) Provenance: Estate of the artist, California, 1994; Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, June 1996; ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstracted portrait oil painting in the style of Chuck Close. Framed. Oil on paper. Image size, 23H by 20L.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

City sketches (double-sided)
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Abstracted Pixels in Watercolor on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstracted Pixels in Watercolor on Paper Substantial and vibrant abstract by California Modernist Michael Bowen (American, 1937-2009). Watercolor on paper with over-mat. Signed "Bow...
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1990s Post-Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

Abstract Expressionist Modernist Colorful Bold Monoprint Monotype Painting Print
Located in Surfside, FL
Pierre Andre Obando creates process oriented abstract paintings. He was born in Belize City, Belize and grew up in the Caribbean, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Miami, Fl and Jackson, MS. ...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Monoprint, Monotype

Vagues 'Wave' by TOSHIMITSU IMAÏ - Abstract Art, 20th-Century Japanese Artist
Located in London, GB
Vagues “Wave” by TOSHIMITSU ÏMAI (1928-2002) Acrylic on paper 127 x 95 cm (50 x 37 3⁄8 inches) Signed in Japanese and English lower right, inscribed and dated 1992 on the reverse Provenance: Studio of the artist Dr Jean-Paul Coussy (Director of MCAP Museum, France), acquired directly from the artist, March 15th 1998 Dr Giorgio Tosetti, Italy, acquired from the above Exhibitions: Paris, Galerie Chozo Yoshii, Hommage à André Malraux - Les voix du Silence, September - November 1997 Literature G. C. Calza, Imaï, Electa, Milan, 1998 (Onde/Waves series) Artist biography: Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1928 Imai was part of the 20th century Japanese avant-garde. He began his formal education at the Tokyo State Art Academy where he took up painting. His early works are characterised by colourful abstractions, reminiscent of Favuism. In 1951 Imai was awarded the Kansai-Shinseisaku Prize and in 1952 the prize for the best new artist at the 15th Shinseisaku Salon. Imai relocated to Paris in 1953, the same and subsequent year he exhibited at the Salon de L’Art Sacré. Meanwhile, he attended the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the Sorbonne to read medieval history and philosophy. In 1955, Imai completely abandoned representational art in favour of abstraction. After meeting the art critic Michel Tapié via the artist Sam Francis, Imai was the first Japanese artist to join the Art Informel movement. In 1956 Imai was called upon by the Japanese artist Taro Okamoto to curate an exhibition entitled The World: Today’s Art in Tokyo. Artists such as Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier, Lucio Fontana, and Karel Appel gained important exposure in Japan. It was also in 1957, when Imai arranged for Tapié and the artists Georges Mathieu and Sam Francis to travel to Japan, that a connection between Art Informel and Gutai occurred. The Ashiya-based Gutai Art Association formed in 1954 was proclaimed a kindred spirit by Tapié which he subsequently promoted internationally. Founding members included Yoshihara Jiro, Kanayma Akira, Murakami Saburo, Shiraga Kazuo and Shozo...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

"Il viaggio di Enrico" by Enzio Wenk, 1999 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Enrico's journey" Collage, ink on canvas and paper.
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media

Color drawing #3
Located in LE HAVRE, FR
Paul SHAPIRO (né en 1939) Color drawing #3, 1996 Mixed media on paper Size : 47 x 62 cm Framed. Size with frame : 69 x 84 cm Signed lower right Provenance: - Katharina Rich Perlow Ga...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Donald Baechler painting, "The only rose without a thorn is friendship", Signed
Located in New York, NY
DONALD BAECHLER Untitled painting for ACRIA, 1996 Mixed media with ball point pen, acrylic paint, industrial varnish and paper collage on canvas board Hand Signed and Dated. Framed with official label verso. artist frame included Measurements: Framed: 13.4 inches (vertical) x 10.8 (horizontal) x 1.25 (width) Artwork: 8 inches (vertical) x 6 inches (horizontal) Makes a fantastic gift! This unique signed collage by Donald Baechler is one of a series of unique pieces the artist made to benefit ACRIA a New York-based charity that supports AIDS victims. ACRIA, pioneers of HIV research, prevention & awareness, have now merged with the Gay...
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1990s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Varnish, Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Permanent Marker

Castillo Compañeros expressionist abstract litografia
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
die-cut, lithograph, colored with guoache CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933). Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only ten years, with crayons, yo...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Luminations
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Luminations Series Gallery wrap, artist signed upper left corner, frame under plexiglass. Frank Monaco. Studied and worked with Marilyn Stiles of The Art Institute of Chicago/ Art...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Vinyl, Archival Paper

Millennium
Located in Henderson, NV
Millennium is a complex integration of mathematical elements through collinear intersects completing a geometric picture with vivid colors. Is an interpretation of the world approac...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Plexiglass

Historic Topographical Building New York Subway Train System Landscape Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American important and historic drawing by John Avery, Ink on paper. Provenance from Kennedy Gallery. Framed. Measuring 19 by 23 inches overall and 12 by 15.5 drawing alone. ...
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1890s Realist Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Archival Paper, Pencil

Garden #8 1/2-C
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Diptych, acrylic on canvas. Signed lower right. Two canvases, joined along vertical stretcher on verso. 40 x 60 in. 41 x 61 in. (framed) Custom framed in maple. Provenance Estate of Beatrice Mandelman 203 Fine Art, Taos, NM A certificate of authenticity issued by the Mandelman Ribak Collection at the University of New Mexico Foundation will be provided with this work. Beatrice Mandelman was born on December 31, 1912 in Newark, New Jersey. At age 12, she began taking classes at the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, subsequently attending Rutgers University, the Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, and the Art Students League in New York. In 1935, Mandelman was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), first as a muralist and then as a printmaker with the Graphic Division of the New York Project. One of the original members of the Silk Screen Unit under Anthony Velonis, she worked until the disbandment of the WPA in 1942. During this period, she was associated with numerous New York School artists including Louis Lozowick, Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, Jackson Pollock, and Stuart Davis. Mandelman married fellow artist Louis Ribak in 1942, and two years later they traveled to Santa Fe, NM to visit his teacher and mentor, the artist John Sloan. Finding Santa Fe congested, they took the train along the Rio Grande and a stagecoach up to Taos and decided to settle there. An impulsive and inspired move, it was a decision that would effectively remove them from mainstream art involvement, for which Santa Fe had become an important outpost in the west. While Taos was a well-known within the art community, there were no galleries exhibiting modern art. This changed later in the decade, with an influx of new artists arriving from New York and California. Some of these artists would come to be known collectively as the “Taos Moderns...
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1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Night Dance', San Francisco Art Institute, Oakland Museum, Osaka, Kobe, SFMOMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, 'Takeshi Nakayoshi' (Japanese-American, born 1952), titled, 'Night Dance' and dated 1999. Born in Osaka, Takeshi Nakayoshi first studied at the University of Oregon before attending the San Francisco Art Institute where he received his BFA (1977) and MFA (1982). Influenced by the work of Matisse and Diebenkorn, Nakayoshi combines this background with his interest in abstract expressionism and his ongoing exploration of the connections between art and music. SELECTED SHOWS: Oakland Museum, 2007 Citibank Building Headquarters, San Francisco, California 2007 Lantham Square Building, Oakland, California 2002 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey CA Museum of Contemporary Art, Costa Rica San Francisco Art Institute Group Alumni Exhibit St. Francisco Hospital Fund Raising Auction, San Francisco Oakland Federal Building Kobe Earthquake Relief, Diamond & Jewelry Center, San Francisco Triton Art Museum, San Jose Synopsis Corporation, San Jose Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco Cadence Corporation, San Jose Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA Syntex Corporation, San Jose SELECTED PERMANENT CORPORATION COLLECTIONS Adobe Corporation, US Headquarters, San Jose Alza Corporation, Mountain View Bank of America, Washington D.C. Birka-White Law Office, San Francisco Burns, Doane, Sweckers & Mathis LLP, Redwood Shores C & C Investment. San Francisco Cadence Corporation, San Jose CB Commercial Real Estate, Sacramento Don Sebastiani & Sons, Sonoma Fairview Capital, San Francisco Hale and Dorr Law Firm, Boston, MA Hyatt Regency Hotel, Irvine, California Indus Corporation, San Francisco Loral Western Development, San Jose Macy's Union Square, San Francisco Marcus I. Millichamp, Oregon, Washington DC., New Jersey MCI Corporation, San Francisco Mills College, Oakland nth Power, San Francisco NEC Corporation, US Headquarters, Santa Clara Nordstrom, Atlanta, GA Pyramid Technology, San Jose Rolm Corporation. San Francisco Saks Fifth Avenue, San Francisco and Texas Scios Inc., San Francisco Sedgwick James, San Francisco SNK (Shin Nippon Kanko) Corporation, San Francisco Ticor Corporation, San Jose REVIEWS/AWARDS San Francisco Chronicle "Don't Miss" designation by Kenneth Baker for last group show at Chroma Art...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Castillo Compañeros expressionist abstract litografia
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
die-cut, lithograph, colored with guoache CASTILLO, Jorge (Pontevedra, 1933). Since childhood, Jorge Castillo is passionate about drawing, and takes only ten years, with crayons, yo...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Lander River to Purtulu, Mount Theo VERY LARGE Colorful Aboriginal Painting 1997
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
This powerful and vividly colored diptych by Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra (born 1955), a renowned Warlpiri artist, is an extraordinary example of contemporary Aboriginal art, drawing deeply from cultural knowledge, ancestral memory, and ecological stewardship. Depicting the sacred narrative of the creation of the Lander River system, the painting is both a visual masterpiece and a spiritual map, tracing a journey through geography, kinship, and Dreaming (Jukurrpa). At first glance, the canvas pulsates with energy. Vortices of concentric circles in rich ochres, reds, yellows, and blues dominate the composition, pulling the viewer into the spiraling flow of the Dreaming. These forms are not merely decorative; they carry deep cultural meaning. The blue line that winds through the center of both canvases is a stylized yet surprisingly geographical depiction of the Lander River, representing its twisting path through central Australia, from the artist’s home country of Willowra to Purtulu (Mount Theo), his mother’s land. Purtulu, meaning “backbone” in Warlpiri, forms not only a physical destination but a metaphorical axis that holds the painting together. This backbone is both personal and cosmic—representing the spine of the land, the structure of ancestral lore, and Jagamarra’s own familial inheritance. The work is grounded in the artist’s kinship obligations and responsibilities to country, with specific references to the roles of kirda (owners of the Dreaming) and kurdungulu (caretakers). In Warlpiri culture, this relational dynamic is foundational—it is the system by which land is cared for, stories are maintained, and ancestral laws are fulfilled. The Dreaming Goannas, positioned at each end of the canvases, are key ancestral figures. Their presence not only signals the sacred nature of this journey but also reflects the traditional Warlpiri iconography—note the “U” shapes, which are used to denote seated ancestors. The goanna is a totemic being, and its hunting patterns and ecological relationships are mirrored in human behavior. To maintain the health of the land and support the goanna population, it is necessary to burn the country regularly. Jagamarra references this practice with depictions of spinifex grass and hunting grounds, connecting mythological beings with tangible ecological practices, and blurring the line between story and science, belief and land management. The left canvas contains the Owl Dreaming, where an abstracted face of the owl can be discerned—haunting and watchful. The owl, a silent observer of the night, brings wisdom and a sense of foreboding. It is a powerful spirit presence in many Aboriginal traditions. Meanwhile, the right canvas turns to the Warna, or Snake Dreaming. The snake, winding and water-bound, is both creator and destroyer, and its movement echoes that of the river. The snake’s body, woven into a hypnotic spiral, is a symbolic representation of the waterways that give life and form to the central desert. This artwork is more than a painting—it is a teaching. It encodes knowledge about ecology, fire management, kinship roles, and sacred geography. It is both autobiographical and communal, a map of memory and belonging. Created within the living traditions of Warlpiri law, it speaks to the inseparable relationship between people and land in Aboriginal worldviews. Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra’s work is a powerful expression of this connection—his hand guided not only by brush but by heritage, ceremony, and Dreaming. Its journey from the Aboriginal Art Galleries of Australia in Melbourne to the Kelton Foundation in Santa Monica, and its exhibition at venues such as the Australian Consulate in Los Angeles and the Indigenous Wisdom and Healing Conference in Virginia Beach...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic Polymer

Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs

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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.

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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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