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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Expressionist
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"Symphony of Nature" oil on canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
‘The meadow ' Contemporary , Colorful Abstract On Canvas By Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Swimmers" Vibrant Expressionist Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Pep Suari
14.75" x 40"
Acrylic on Board
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Walk on the Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
I've poured my soul into this painting, blending acrylic and oil to form a vibrant dance between realism and abstraction. It's an expression of my emotions, where bold strokes and mu...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
After the storm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant blend of realism and abstraction, I've captured the raw energy of a seascape rejuvenating after turmoil. The textured strokes in acrylic and oil wield a dance of ligh...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
"Famiglia" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Acrylic Paint on Canvas Figurative Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
It features a painted wooden frame.
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs VI
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas.
Inspired by the wonderful countryside surr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Wild Abundance - Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Wild Abundance
Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful
This vibrantly colorful celebration using different media will bring energy and abundance to any r...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern abstract cityscape, unique oil painting, signed twice, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Norman Carton
Mid Century Modern Cityscape, ca. 1951
Oil on canvas painting (signed twice)
Signed twice: hand signed on the front and also signed on the back
Unique
Frame included:
T...
Category
1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Onions Oil Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early substantial, expressionist abstract still life by Lee Lippman (American 1926-2020). Bursting with color and movement titled "Still life with onions" ...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Libertad
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated in 1997 from ENSAD in Paris, Art-Space s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Handmade Paper, Gouache
French Contemporary Art by Sandra Detourbet - Tim
Located in Paris, IDF
Gouache on canvas & handmade paper
Sandra Detourbet is a French artist born in 1967 who works & lives in Ivry-sur-Seine, near Paris. She is graduated...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gouache, Handmade Paper
Oil Landscape of Hawaiian Forest Interior
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting was bought from the artist's estate in Woodberry, CT and is signed verso. Eugene Savage studied at the Chicago Art Institute, the American Academy in Rome, and received his Masters of Art at Yale University. He taught at Yale for almost 30 years in Art and Architecture. Eugene Savage had many latin influences such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. In the 1940s he spent his time painting Hawaiian murals of people and of more abstract Hawaiian...
Category
Mid-19th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Figures
By Jürgen Görg
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Two Figures
oil, graphite on linen canvas 40x30 framed.
Jurgen Gorg was born in 1951 in, Dernbach Germany. His formative years were spent in Koblentz, before moving to Maintz to s...
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Graphite
Large French Expressionist Oil Painting Nude Bathers in Woodland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Nude Bathers
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size: painting: 19.75 x 24 inches
Provenance: France
Condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape Les Champs VII
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas.
Inspired by the wonderful countryside surr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
West End, colorful gestural abstract painting
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract cityscape indebted to Matisse's "View of Notre Dame."
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Permanent Marker
Expressionist French Landscape, Bright Colours, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist French Landscape, Bright Colours, Oil Painting
circle of Pierre Ambrogiani (French 1907-1985)
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches
Beautiful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Work on Canvas, Les Champs III
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed and dated to the back.
Inspired by the wonderful countryside su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Butterfly.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Butterfly. Expressive modern abstract painting created with drops and splashes of paint on a white background! Colors are superimposed on each other and also correspond to different ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Riddle 3.
Located in Zofingen, AG
Riddle 3. A modern abstract painting created with drops and splashes of paint that sparkle and shimmer! Colors overlap each other and also match with different spots. Many colored dr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Coral Reef with Red Fish Oil Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Immerse yourself in the vibrant depths of this stunning oil painting, a captivating exploration of a colorful coral reef teeming with life. Skillfully crafted on stretched canvas, th...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
In My Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Mixed Media, Colour Field
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
'Pompeii Entrance to Gardens' Signed original painting c 2019
Located in Frome, Somerset
Part of Gradwell's extensive painting journey.
Pompeii and its environment
Glazed bespoke frame 60 x 75 cm
original mixed media on paper 37cm x52
An entrance to the finest public...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Lunch at Chez Louis
By Roland Dubuc
Located in London, GB
'Lunch at Chez Louis', oil on canvas, by Roland Dubuc (circa 1970s). The outdoor terrace at restaurants and cafés in France goes back centuries as they have always been a gathering place for intellectuals to meet and debate philosophical issues; for the Avant Garde set to display their works; for artists to compare and exchange ideas and for writers to drown their sorrows over their artistic anguish or melancholy. Even the freedom fighters of the French Revolution and later the French Resistance would meet in cafés to plot their course. Regular people of course also enjoy these venues. A very delightful feature of these French institutions is that there is always room for quiet book readers, romantic couples, business meetings and lively groups of friends sharing a bottle of wine. The artist Dubuc captures a slice of this lovely aspect of French culture in this smile-inducing depiction painted in vivid oils. With a background of greenery, the patrons enjoy the outdoors protected from the intense sun by the table's parasols. Ah, the life. The artwork is in good vintage condition, is framed and signed by the artist in the lower left hand corner. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: Roland DuBuc (1924-1998), French artist, the sixth of 13 children and son of a construction worker. The very precariousness of the family's financial situation forced him to go to work at the age of 14. In extreme poverty, he moved to Rouen where he was lodged by the Salvation Army. During that time he struck up friendships with several artists who gave him advice and taught him techniques of drawing. He moved to other cities later where he met painters including, among others, Fred Pailhès...
Category
1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Musical Fantasy. Square, semi-abstract, music, notes, interior
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture was painted as the second part of the “Musician” diptych. The violin's music gains weight and visual expression, mixing with autumn leaves and notes and it all becomes an...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Big Hill by Fauvist British Artist
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Big Hill by Fauvist British Artist, Steve Capper
Art measures 12 x 16 inches
Frame measures 20 x 24 inches (approx.)
Presented in a white wo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Sea of Blues N10, Abstract Blue and White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Sea of Blue N10
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 63 x 90 cm (28.4 x 35.4 inches).
Year: 2021
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
'Positano' original mixed media painting signed c2005
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Positano' , Amalfi Coast of Italy. Signed original mixed media painting by Andy Gradwell circa 2005.
mixed media on paper 50cmx 60cm
Glazed wooden frame with limewax finish 80cm x...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
R Poch Cat Women 109. Mujer con gato original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
109. Mujer con gato 120 x 100 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company L...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monstera 6, Vibrant Abstract Expressionist Foliage Original Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the realm of vibrant expressions, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru masterfully brings to life abstracted flora in a spectacular fusion of color and form. The canvas dances with an o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Spectacle, year 2002, 26"x32" oil on canvas, framed size 36x42 in.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting sizes are 26x32 in. with framed sizes are 36x42 inches.
The composition from Mysterious Theater series, Robert Elibekian specialized in ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Rising Ground by Fauvist British Artist
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Rising Ground by Fauvist British Artist, Steve Capper
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches (approx.)
Presented in a whi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
'The Life-Drawing Class' by M. David
Located in London, GB
'The Life-Drawing Class', oil on board, by French (likely) artist M David (circa 1960s). A swirling, colourfully vivacious artwork that is immediately attractive and captivating. A l...
Category
1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary impressionist abstract landscape nature acrylic painting on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork " Happy memories" offers a vivid exploration of nature's dynamic essence, capturing a seascape with an explosion of color and energy.
The painting features a s...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The background of this pie...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Wreck THE THISTLEGORM Created Underwater at 18 meters
Located in Zofingen, AG
Underwater Painting by Olga Nikitina The Thistlegorm, wreck of The Second World War in The Red Sea.
Underwater painting is a new very unique fast growing direction in contemporary ar...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
'Stretcher Series', Large Conceptual Oil, SFMoMA, SECA Art Award, CMoCA, Saigon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, on stretcher bar, 'T H N' for Toi Hoang (Vietnamese-American, born 1962) and dated 1990; additionally signed, verso, on label and indistinctly titled.
The scholar Amy Feldman...
Category
1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wire
"No Title", Abstract, Expressionist, Green, Red, Blue, Oil Painting, 2024
Located in Natick, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s ‘No Title” is an oil painting on canvas 30 x 40 x 1.5 inches with spontaneous brushwork with mostly blues with accents of green, violet, red and orange. T...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Landscape Abstract Composition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Landscape abstract composition
signed canvas size 35.5x31.5 Heydenryk hand made giltwood frame 41x45x1.5
Erwin Wending (Germany, 1900 – the United States, 1993)
Born in Freiberg. In 1937, following the completion of his studies at the Dresden Art...
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Head VIII
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Daniel Martin creates his work by the deformation and recreation of matter. He casts his sculptural paintings by the mastery of chance and mistakes. His collage portraits breathe a u...
Category
2010s Art Deco Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Monstera 7, Layered Colorful Original Expressionist Garden Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In the realm of vibrant expressions, Italian artist Giuseppe Beddru masterfully brings to life abstracted flora in a spectacular fusion of color and form. The canvas dances with an o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Family Heart - Mid Century Hawaiian Symbolist Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic figurative abstract of wispy figures surrounding a heart by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
Category
1940s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Sea of Blues Diptych, Abstract Blue & White Fish Patterns, Mediterranean Style
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us and reminds us of its natural beauty and the importance of its preservation.
Details:
Title: Sea of Blue N28 & 29
Medium: Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 63 x 180 cm (each panel measures 63x90 cm); 24.8 x 70.8 inches (24.8 x 36 inches).
Year: 2024
* Frame is for illustrative purposes only. Artwork shipped carefully rolled and packaged in a tube.
* Certificate of Authenticity provided.
Enric Servera (Ciutadella de Menorca, 1970) lives and works between Barcelona and Menorca, Spain. His works explores the colors and forms of the ocean, inspired by the fauna and flora of the Mediterranean Sea. His work has shown in galleries across Spain, and is part of several public and private collections.
Words that may describe this series of artworks are: Mediterranean-inspired art, abstract sea paintings...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Mid Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Sun over Landscape with Cottage
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed and dated
Title: Expressionist landscape
Medium: oil on board
Size: 6.5 x 9 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Scale, 2018
Located in Atlanta, GA
Born August 4, 1945 in Chambéry.
Apprenticeship in 1984 at the Etampes school founded and run by the painter Philipe Lejeune.
-Price "Finez Planard" awarded by the Taylor Foundation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Les Brindilles". Mid-Century French Expressionist Oil on Board.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-Century oil on board by 20th century artist Ahlan Achoy, signed bottom left.
Ahlan Achoy was known for his figurative art and portraiture often in the cubist style. This colourf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'Pair of Perroquets', Large, Expressionist Oil, Parrots, Detroit Woman artist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'R. Hornak' for Rosemary Hornak (American, born 1951); additionally signed verso, titled 'Perroquets Impasto, Variation 2' and dated 1992.
Rosemary Hornak received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit in 1978. She is the recipient of numerous prizes and juried awards and has exhibited widely and with success, both at solo and group exhibitions including at Swann Galleries in Detroit and at the Macomb Center. Raised in an artistic family, Rosemary Hornak is the sister of the hyper-realist painter, Ian Hornak.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2004 Eric I. Spoutz Gallery, Fisher Building...
Category
1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Raventos BLUE Big original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
La Santa Espina. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts i...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Guoqiang Ning Portrait Original Oil Painting "Blue Fantasy"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Blue Fantasy
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15 x 12 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Broken Ground by Fauvist British Artist
By Steve Capper
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Landscape Painting entitled Broken Ground by Fauvist British Artist, Steve Capper
Art measures 16 x 12 inches
Frame measures 24 x 20 inches (approx.)
Presented in a whit...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
The Guardians of Energy - Striking colorful abstract work Expressionist
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
The Guardians of Energy is a brilliant contemporary artwork, expressing vibrancy and energy with the play of
texture, shades of blue, green and red with expressive brush strokes in o...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Black Ink on white paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood on request.
The title of this works is "From the Apollonian picto...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
'Spring'. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Acrylic in Green on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic in green on paper by French artist Christian Manoury. Signed bottom right. Dated 2020 and signed to the r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
R. Poch Big Industrial Labyrinth original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
9.-Industrial labyrinth 120 x 100 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production compa...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tableau n°84 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 75x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
New Chess Tiles, Purple and Coral Squares on Black, Primary Geometry, Abstract
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
Category
2010s Art Deco Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Rag Paper
Raventos Abstract Piano and Sheet Music - original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Music Piano - original expressionist acrylic canvas painting. framed
Original work by RAVENTOS.
Musical abstract composition.
Perfect state
.RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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