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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Old Masters
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History Wall White, Mythscape Series, Indian Heritage, Oil on canvas "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - History Wall White - 33 x 34 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This ...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Collage Series VII, Mixed Media, Paper, Foil, Acrylic, Yellow, Green "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage Series VII - 23 x 16 inches (unframed size) Collage Series, Mixed Media, Paper, Foil, Acrylic. Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015)...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Foil

Collage Series IV, Abstract, Mixed Media on Paper by Sunil Das "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage Series IV - 13 x 12 inches (unframed size) Collage Series, Mixed Media on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master M...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Collage Series III, Abstract, Mixed Media on Paper by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage Series III - 13 x 12 inches (unframed size) Collage Series, Mixed Media on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Collage Series I, Acrylic, Fevicryl, Fire on Foil, Yellow, Brown "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Collage Series I - 12 x 7.25 inches (unframed size) Acrylic, Fevicryl, Fire on Foil Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das (1939-2015) was a Master Moder...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Foil

Unknown Fort, Mythscape, Series of Structures, Oil painting by Amitabh "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Unknown Fort - 48 x 48 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This series em...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

History Wall Red, Indian Heritage, Mythscape Series, Oil Painting "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - History Wall Red - 34 x 34 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This serie...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Embedded on the Door Red, Mythscape Series, Abstract by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Embedded on the Door Red - 42 X 46 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : Th...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Changing Rock I, Mythscape Series, Indian Heritage, Oil on Canvas, Art"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Changing Rock I - 60 x 60 inches (unframed size) Oil on canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost. Mythscape Series : This series...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Brooklyn Dusk Panel Painting
Located in Booklyn, NY
Brooklyn Dusk is painted on panel. The glass-like finish can be achieved on few other surfaces. I was attracted to this style of painting early on, seduced by the deep delicate tones...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Oil, Pigment

Litho work by National award winner, Modern Indian artist Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Litho work by extremely talented Indian Artist Sunil Das - 13.5 x 18.5 inches ( unframed size) Lithograph. Sunil Das ( 1939-...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Trip to Hampi, Abstract, Oil Painting, Yellow, Blue by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Trip to Hampi - 30 x 30 inches ( unframed size ) Oil on Canvas ** This work will be shipped in roll form to save on shipping cost . Style : Amitabh Sengupta’s ...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Two Heads -- 1947
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Byron Browne was an important American modernist painter. Ink, tempera, and crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right.
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1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Templos Papel" Painting 39" x 29.5" inch by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Templos Papel" Painting 39" x 29.5" inch by Patricio Gonzalez Oil and silver leaves on paper From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado", a cultural construction, a myth, the Looking for happiness series talks about the illusion of happiness. Using coordinates between different geographical points and world views, seeking to generate a dialogue between stories. In this way, places speak to tell us about degraded utopias, religious crusades, martyrs and oppressors, wars, victories, and defeats. All searches for what cannot be found. The infinite existing possibilities, in this continuous present and its accumulation, to be history. The utopian idea of achieving completeness or completeness. The transformation of the fabric into jewelry, the transmutation that moves from the sacred to the economic. The "object of desire" is the engine of life and its different permutations. Curriculum vitae Born on February 14, 1974, Santiago, Chile. Study at the School of Fine Arts of t he University of Chile and the University Complutense Hotels guest, Spain. He also attended workshops in painting, drawing and engraving the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Work in the study of Guillermo Muñoz Vera, Madrid. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Kadoshiro Art Gallery “Looking for Happiness” Eduardo Lira Art Gallery “IT ́s not here” 2017 Off the wall / serie Golden Bitches/Beaches>(march 9) Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa 2016 ”Razones para la venganza” Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa. 2015 "Out Doors", Gallery Latam Santiago-Chile. 2013 "Coming down like flies" Latam Gallery Santiago, Chile. 2012 "Coto de Caza" Artium Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2010 "Reasons for permanecia" Praxis Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2009 "Fissure postcard" fifhy one Dot Gallery, Miami USA. 2008 "Connotations Sinister Galeria Trece, Santiago-Chile. 2007 "From the periphery to the center" Gallery 000 ", Santiago-Chile. 2005 "Lost Time" Gallery Forest, Consepcion- Chile. 2006 "Permanent Revolution" Artium Gallery, Santiago-Chile. 2005 Providencia Santiago Chile-Cultural Center, “Carrera” 2004 "personal mythologies", Praxis Gallery, Santiago-Chile GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 West palm Beach Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Silver

"Just a Little Further" Abstract Painting 79" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Collaboration 02" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Silver

Contemporary Abstract Unframed Painting - Blue Tiger, 2023
Located in Bristol, GB
BLUE TIGER Size: 50 x 40 cm (including frame) Acrylic on canvas A bold and dynamic contemporary geometric abstract painting, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2023. Visuall...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Collaboration 02" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Collaboration 02" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Patricio Gonzalez From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Silver

Modernist Painting, "Modernist / Outsider Abstracts "
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 11"x14" A certificate of authenticity will...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Modernist Painting, "Exhibit Preening"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 9"x12" A certif...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Modernist Painting, "Nemesis Tokens"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 9"x12" A certif...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Elise Ansel, Study for After Fools Rush In, Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Oil on Canvas 30.5 x 40.6 cm 12 x 16 in ---- Ansel deconstructs pictorial language and authorial agency in order to excavate and liberate meanings buried beneath the surface of the works from which her paintings spring. Old Master paintings were, for the most part, created by men for men. Abstraction allows her to interrupt this one sided narrative and transform it into a sensually capacious non-narrative form of visual communication that embraces multiple points of view. The title of the exhibition yes I said Yes is carved from the last line...
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2010s Old Masters Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Let's have a party, 2016
Located in Atlanta, GA
A natural ability for art runs in the Marshall family. Neil’s late father produced some excellent ink drawings many years ago. Art college beckoned in 1972 having been prolific in art at school, some pictures featuring exhibitions at this early stage. However, engineering provided a safer option for a career choice. The direction into becoming a draughtsman and design engineer was a rewarding period before entering the management of engineering and production facilities. Local history has always been a major interest in his life. In 2007 he published a local history now and then format book in colour called “Gosport Reflections” which sold out all 3000 of the print run. The following year he produced a second book in the same format called “Portsmouth Reflections” this also sold out the print run which was 5000. There was no time for art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Maggie LaPorte Banks, Travelling in My Mind, Bright Abstract Art, Happy Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Maggie LaPorte Banks Travelling in the Mind Original Abstract Painting Acrylic, Collage and Raw Pigment on Canvas Canvas Size: H 79 cm x W 76 cm x D 2 cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look. With current restrictions I find myself more and more travelling in my mind , to exotic past destinations, Marrakesh, Spain, India. Cacti, and palm trees are painted in , then painted over , fragments of a gaudi door...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pigment

Mid-Century Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas of an Archer
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Modernist oil painting on canvas of an archer, his shadow and target with a powerful command of brush stroke and light, painted over a contrived ruff texture for added emotional dept...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Midcentury Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Evocative midcentury abstract acrylic painting on canvas with a dreamy warm palette and mysterious vague inscriptions.
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

“Near and Far Dancers” Modern Abstract Blue and Green Toned River Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract blue and green toned landscape painting by American artist Jane Tate. The work features an open field dotted with tranquil rivers and birds f...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Watercolor

Le Bouquet, 1968 - Oil paint, 83x103 cm, framed
By Will H.Torehuysen
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas, signed lower right.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

#15-1979
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hardscrabble u...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mickey
Located in Atlanta, GA
Dominique Mulhem was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine June 13, 1952. 1975: Training at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His painting refers to pop culture and art Ownership (art) by his inspiration. His technique was initially very pop art with the use of the bomb and stencils and more hyperrealistic with airbrushing to become a modern pointillism. It was the first multimedia artist inventing in 1979 the holopeinture where he mixed paint holography. He had to work in the early 70s on the different 3D rendering techniques. Beyond its highly representative form, his painting is primarily conceptual. The themes are the lives of people and things, without limit in treated subjects. All the work of Dominique Mulhem has the same theme : the concept of simultaneous vision. “The look from inside” as Pierre Restany said. INTERNATINALES EXHIBITIONS: GERMANY, CHINA, COLOMBIA, KOREA, DENMARK, EGYPT, SPAIN, UNITED STATES, GREECE, FRANCE, HUNGARY, ITALY, LUXEMBOURG, MONACO, RUSSIA, SWITZERLAND. Dominique retrospective MULHEM 1972-2009, City of Asnieres-sur-Seine, France. PRESENCE IN MUSEUMS : Museum of Holography, Paris, France. Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary. Museum of Holography, Washington, USA. Zamalek Museum and Arts Centre, Cairo, Egypt. PRESENCE IN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS Scarification : Dominique Mulhem develops a suite of amazing concepts, suite, analysis, updating, revisiting any of these terms is false but none are true, the most appropriate choice would be thinking. Thinking back on as thought to further examine refraction and reflection as to take another propagation velocity of the history of art. It shall submit the artwork to a movement infinite in space and time. In the 80’s Portraits of Artists planned painters and sculptors between past and future by offering a three-dimensional holograms vision. In the 90s his imaginary museum, Pierre Restany wrote: “Dream Creatures to a dream before painting it’s more!” In “I should say, because my eye has been unable to separate things, to erase this simultaneous vision, to separate the two elements “.In the 2000s Zones, timeless journeys in the words and sentences of Guillaume Apollinaire’s poem. Every decade Mulhem shares his world view. Today his scars challenge us on different characteristics of our society to the standardized culture object...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Re Brick Abstract" Graffiti of Two Figures on Brick Wall
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract acrylic painting of two childlike graffiti figures drawn on a brick wall against a bright blue sky by artist J. P. Smith in 1969. Signed and ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Congaree National Park, Modern Impressionism Landscape Painting, Forest, Ltd Ed
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition modern landscape painting of Congaree National Park, in South Carolina, is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sub...
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2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Pyromaniac's Pyre mixed media work by Mary Spencer Nay
Located in Hudson, NY
Signed and dated "Mary Spencer Nay '74" lower left. Titled "Pyromaniac's Pyre" verso. Exhibited: 1976-1977 "Mary Spencer Nay: Recent and Retrospective Works". J.B. Speed Art Museum...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Rubber, Wood, Oil

Naked Blues
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

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

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Paper, Watercolor

LOVE Painting with Plastic Technique by Erika Baktay
Located in Rome, IT
LOVE From the "Thousand and One Nights" painting series, with individual plastic Technique, Erika Baktay. Biography; The paintings of Erika Baktay have long been admired by the ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Composition Grise
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

DIALECTIC RESONANCE, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Modern Painting **Archival Mounted piece "Floats" away from wall approximately .750 Inches via hidden / recessed wooden stretcher sub-frame (See Back Picture)** OVERALL MOUNTED SIZ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

CAPEZ - Modern Painting - Collage / Construction, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: "CAPEZ" SERIES: "Dimensional Abstracts" MATERIALS: Gesso, Acrylic Paint on 1/16th Inch Shaped Archival Plexiglas / Canvas / Archival mount / Pintura Wood Panel / UV Con...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Love Yourself, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Love Yourself" is a small abstract, acrylic artwork on canvas. The main colors are turquoise, blue, black and a bit of red. Structures and forms, many layers and all in all a very ...
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2010s Modern 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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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The color of silence, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting ready to hang. 100x70x4 cm / 39,37x27,5x 1,5 inch I only use fine colors for artists Rembrandt, Maimeri, Liquitex. High quality Italian canvas, stre...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Open Your Heart, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dreamy and optimistic, acrylic on canvas, ready to hang. "Open Your Heart" is a vibrant and passionate artwork on canvas. I used soft and tender colors, soft strokes and many laye...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

NOIR SYNAPTIC - 3D Modern Painting / Construction, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece is part of the Artist's Series "3D RELIEF CONSTRUCTIONS / WALL SCULPTURES" These Three Dimensional artworks are comprised of Archival Paints & Plastics, Natural Woods, ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Keep Cool, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Keep Cool" is a vibrant and passionate artwork on canvas. I used soft acrylic colors. It is a very happy painting that will bring joy in your daily life. The main colors are yellow...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Ready for a Holiday, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting relates to a time when I was really looking forward to an island-holiday. It shows my pleasant anticipation of a relaxed time. It is a vibrant and happy artwork on c...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Telling Stories, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Dance With Me" is a large, abstract painting with soft colors, full of harmony and movement. It is an invitation to dance, dance and forget about any problems. The main colors a...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

At the Beginning, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"At the Beginning" is a vibrant, expressive artwork on paper. The painting is inspired by the cosmos, nature and people. The main colors are blue in different shades, red, yellow...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Meet My Friends 1, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Meet My Friends 1" is a vibrant, expressive artwork on paper. There is a lot of movement, layers and strokes. The main colors are black and white, rose and a bit of yellow, green...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Be Strong, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Be Strong" is a vibrant, expressive artwork on paper. It is full of movement, has many layers and strong brush strokes. The main colors are light blue, orange, pink, green, blac...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Beautiful Life at the Lake 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Beautiful Life at the Lake 3" is a lovely acrylic painting on paper. It is inspired by the Bavarian Lake "Spitzingsee" and its gorgeous surroundings. It matches perfect with "Beau...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

I´ll meet you there, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"I´ll meet you there" is a vibrant artwork on paper. It is a modern, abstract painting in the tradition of the abstract expressionism - a statement piece for every room. The main co...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Winter Day, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Winter Day" is an abstract acrylic painting on paper. The color palette is very soft and tender. It is inspired by snow, winter, and the atmosphere of winter. There are many laye...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mit Speck fängt man Mäuse, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Mit Speck fängt man Mäuse" is a vibrant acrylic artwork on paper. It is a modern, abstract painting in the tradition of the abstract expressionism - a statement piece for every ro...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Polterabend, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Polterabend" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on paper. The main colors are red in different shades, blue, green, black and white. "The Beauty of Summer" is a one ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Move your Body, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Move Your Body" is a vivid, expressive, positive acrylic painting on canvas. The main colors are green, turquoise, yellow, black and red. A real statement piece of art. The size ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

On The Path, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
40" x 30" x 1.5" original painting on stretched canvas, with the image continuing around the sides so that no frame is required. It comes with picture wire, ready to hang. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Inner Harbor, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Inner Harbor" was done on heavy professional watercolour paper with artist quality acrylic colors. "Inner Harbor" is a very lovely acrylic painting on paper. It is full of little ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

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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