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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 1940s
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Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

Summertime, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is mailed from Switzerland rolled up. Stretching required. No framing is required since there are no staples on the sides (back-stapled). The profile is painted black...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Del bosque la montaña
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Handmade Paper

La A Casa
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper

Después del desierto
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Cardboard

La ha perdido
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media

Caminos del quijote
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Austrian Contemporary Art by Peter Hofmann Gir - Neapel Strategie
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on jute
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Jute, Mixed Media

Austrian Contemporary Art by Peter Hofmann Gir - Raum o.T.#12
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on jute
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Jute, Mixed Media

Austrian Contemporary Art by Peter Hofmann Gir - Andalusien
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on jute, diptychon
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Jute, Mixed Media

Traces
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Indian Summer
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost abstract artist. Over the course his lengthy career, Christensen was devoted to exploring and expanding the constantly shifting aesthetics of 20th century abstraction. Christensen established his reputation at the end of the 1960s, by using spray guns to create colorful stacks, loops, and lines in his artworks. This body of work was considered by the legendary art critic Clement Greenberg among the most original abstract paintings of the decade. Unlike many of his contemporaries who dedicated themselves to a signature style, Christensen was unrelentingly curious and allowed his dynamic version of abstraction to evolve as he tried new techniques and varied his aesthetic. During the 1980's in particular, Christensen focused on experimenting with different forms of washing, spraying, and layering colours over top of each other. The works from Christensen's late period combine the gestural drama of Abstract Expressionism with the stained surface look popularized by the color field artists. The aesthetic complexity he achieved with these combined techniques are perfectly demonstrated in this later untitled work (aka "Indian Summer...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

After the Storm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Splashes of color fill this powerful canvas. Pinks, yellows, greens and blues with a black background make this a wonderful piece for a large wall. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This p...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

Certain dangers of Science
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

SHADOW, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic Paint On Canvas :: Painting :: Abstract :: This Piece Comes With An Official Certificate Of Authenticity Signed By The Artist :: Ready To Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

ANDROMEDA, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
ACRYLIC PAINT ON CANVAS :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

City Scape Abstract Expressionist Composition -Jackson Pollack Friend
Located in Miami, FL
The fame, notoriety, and monetary value of an artist's work in today's market are not based on one's talent and vision. Factors such as marketing and media momentum play a defining r...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Set of four original collages, 'Happy Birthday' cards by Joel Jaecks
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This set of four birthday collage cards are rare early examples of the small-scale collages that American artist Joel Jaecks began producing in the 1980s. Jaecks began working in wat...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

"Inset-Red, " an Oil and Bronze Pigment by Todd Boppel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Inset-Red" is a monochromatic abstract painting in oil and bronze pigment from 1980. The colored marks blend together in a mix of red,...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

Charles Pachter "Oro Barns"
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Charles Pachter (b. 1942) is one of the most collected and cherished Canadian artists. His iconic, uplifting and patriotic images have independently earned their place in the natio...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Carl Morris. This Untitled, abstract, acrylic on canvas painting is executed in a deep and lush palette of orange reds, blues, white and browns by Post War artist Carl ...
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1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Monte Carlo
Located in New York, NY
CRASH Untitled, 1989 Signed and dated Watercolor on paper 41 x 29 inches
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Refusal of the Brass Ring
By Helen Cartmell
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Helen Cartmell  (American, 1923 -2015 )  “Refusal of the Brass Ring” 1989 Signed and titled in pencil on stretcher, with name tag showing the title and dat...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Shotgun Hunting Abstract with Shooting Bullseye
Located in Miami, FL
Complex and masterfully thought out the composition of rifle, gun shells, target shapes, and buck shots. Most likely done for a ad or men's magazine. Signed lower right Atherton. Housed in a rustic House of Heydenryk frame...
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1940s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Board

Demie - Mondaine
Located in PARIS, FR
signed on bottom
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Composition with Yellow Circle
Located in London, GB
EDIK EDWARD ARCADIEVICH STEINBERG b. 1937 born in Moscow 1937 (Russian) Title: Composition with Yellow Circle, 1989 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Dated Gouache Painting on cardboard size: 54 x 60 cm cm / 21.3 x 23.6 in Additional information: This original painting is hand signed and dated by the artist. It was painted in 1989. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner. Exhibited: Paris & Tel Aviv, Galerie Le Minotaure...
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1980s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

"Drawing for Sculpture 1"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed lower right and dated '81. Charles Searles (1937-2004) He was born in Philadelphia, PA and received his fine art education at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art (PAFA) from 1969-72. He also attended the University of Pennsylvania for liberal arts studies, where he worked in the labs beside the scientists and engineers creating technical illustrations for text books. His early paintings embraced the tumultuous 60's and also reflected his own family life and surroundings. Before graduating the PAFA, Searles received the Cresson Memorial Traveling Scholarship, and the following year, the Ware Memorial Traveling Scholarship. He was the first student to use these funds to travel to Africa. His travels in Africa marked his life and work forever -- the life, the rhythms, the patterns, and the energy. Searles returned to Philadelphia and began teaching at the Ile Ife Cultural Center. It was then that he began his "Dancer" Series. This series marked a change in his life, celebrating his new sense of renewal and the African experience. He was awarded his first mural commission at the William G. Green Federal Building. This work, entitled "Celebration" is still on view today. At that time, he was also hired as a drawing teacher at the (then) Philadelphia College of Art, where he remained a professor for over twenty years. In 1978, Searles moved to New York City. He found a large, raw space -- an old sewing factory -- on Broadway and Bleeker where he would remain for the rest of his life. He continued to commute to Philadelphia teaching part time. He met Kathleen Spicer, an art student, in 1983. They married in 1985. Together, they shared a wonderful, open, artistic, social, and creative experience. Searles gradually moved away from painting and into sculpture. His sculptures maintained the vibrant color and patterns from his paintings, but seemed to dance in three dimensions. These new works embodied a live sense of rhythm and energy -- trademarks that he maintained throughout his career, whether in wood, bronze, or aluminum. In his lifetime, Charles Searles participated in over 60 group shows, and 25 solo exhibitions. He was represented by the Sande Webster Gallery in Philadelphia for over 20 years. His paintings and sculptures can be found in innumerable public and private collections. Public commissions include the Delaware River Port Authority, the NYC Mass Transit Authority, the First District Plaza in Philadelphia, and the Amtrak station in Newark, NJ. He was the recipient of many awards, including ones from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the Adolph and Esther Gottleib Foundation, the Creative Arts Project Fellowship, and the National Endowment for the Arts. His wife of 23 years, Kathleen Spicer adds: "Charles was his work, and his work was him. Inseparable. Our lives were all about art. We lived each day as if it was a gift. To me, he was enchanted. His vision was clear -- he could envision something and make it come to life as easy as breathing. Genius. Charles made the world a better place. Charles speaks loud and clear." Bio courtesy of Kathleen Spicer (Searles) Selected Periodical Citations: Newhall, Edith, "Dual Celebration of Self-expression", Philadelphia Enquirer, May 2013 Fabbri, Anne, "A Farewell to Charles Searles", Art Matters, January 2005 Cornell University Review, August 2000 O'Neill, Denise I., "Black Experience Puts Soul Into the Heart of Christmas", Chicago Sun-Times, December 1996 Gleuck, Grace, Review, The New York Times, December 1996 McBride, Octavia, "An Artist Acclaimed", Philadelphia Tribune, April 1993 Fox, Catherine, "National Black Arts Festival Program Guide", The Atlanta Journal, July 1990 Wilson, William, "Black Artists in Tune with Ancestors", Los Angeles Times, January 1990 Jamusch, Ann, "Special Show-Legacy of Black Art", Dallas Times Herald, January 1990 Binkley, Barbara, "Colors, Bright and Bold", The Daily News, April 1986 Grafly, Dorothy, "Charles Searles at Neumans", ART in Focus, Summer 1978 Crittendon, Denise, "Back Home from Nigeria", The Michigan Chronicle, December 1977 Garrett, Bob, Art Section Review. Boston Sunday Herald, November 1975 Patry, Louise, "A Jubilee of Afro-American Art in Boston", New England Journal, December 1975 Wright, Charles, "Paint Art Racist", The Village Voice, April 1971 Nelson, Nells, "Black Artists Rise Above the Tempest", Philadelphia Daily News, April 1971 Canaday, John, "Black Artist on View in Two Exhibitions", The New York Times, February 1970 Collections: - Philadelphia Museum of Art - The Woodmere Art Museum - Smithsonian Institute of American Art - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - LaSalle University Art Museum - Howard University Gallery of Art - Dallas Museum of Art - Delaware Valley Arts Alliance - Montclair Museum of Art - Afro-American Historical & Cultural Museum - Museum of Afro-American History - 35 + corporate collections - National & international private collections 75+ Group Exhibitions, Including: - Woodmere Art Museum - Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts - Whitney Museum of American Art - Museum of American Art - Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Brooklyn Museum - Art Alliance - National Afro-American Museum - Liberty Museum - National Blacks Fine Arts Show - Institute of Contemporary Art - Ackland Arts Museum - Arnot Art Museum 30+ Solo Exhibitions, Including: - Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia PA - The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA - LaSalle University, Philadelphia, PA - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA - Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ - Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ - Delaware Valley Arts Alliance, Narrowsburg, NY - North Carolina State University - Winston Salem State University, Winston Salem, NC - G.R. N’Namdi Gallery, New York, NY - Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - June Kelly Gallery, New York, NY - Noel Gallery, Charlotte, NC - Malcolm Brown...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Spiral Series
Located in Henderson, NV
Clifford Singer. Spiral Series. 1988-1992.
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Xmax
Located in Henderson, NV
Clifford Singer worked with arcs with straight lines and collinear intersections through the 1980s.
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1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

No te enteras
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Handmade Paper

Nadando en...
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Handmade Paper

Entrando en la cueva
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Cardboard

El estupendo no
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Handmade Paper, Oil

A casa
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Naturaleza muerta de julio 1987
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Sin pensar las normas
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Handmade Paper, Acrylic, Gouache

Allá arriba
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Handmade Paper, Oil

Sin freno
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media

El bosque desnudo
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Cardboard

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
the painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Certificate of authenticity Included (issued by gallery)
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Engraving

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Blue Hydrangeas by Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Blue Hydrangeas in Acrylic on Paper Vining Blue Hydrangeas by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), 1946. The vertica...
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Seti’s Banquet
Located in New York, NY
Stefanelli’s "Seti’s Banquet" is a lush celebration, a decadent feast of a pharaoh. In this period of time many of Stefanelli’s works are focused on interpreting historical narrative...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Answer the Call
Located in Miami, FL
Answer the Call, 1954 Gouache on board 31 × 24 in 78.7 × 61 cm Joseph Binder was an Austrian-born designer whose influence permeated Europe and the United States. He applied reductiv...
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1940s Bauhaus Abstract Paintings

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Photographic Paper

Horizontal Abstract Expressionist Red and Blue Painting, Modern Art
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Robert Natkin Untitled (Hitchcock), 1988 Acrylic on canvas 61.25 x 70 inches 155.6 x 177.8 cm RNa068 Celebrated as an unsurpassed colorist and for the beauty of his large-scale abst...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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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