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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
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Abstract Bright and Sunshine Bohemian Green Mixed Media on Canvas 45x45"
By Irena Orlov
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
One of a kind Mixed Medium on Canvas
Artwork: Original abstract mixed media work on canvas, which combines new media - digital original hand painting, printed on canvas, then hand p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Mixed Media
"Kaleidoscope" Contemporary Large Abstract Floral Textile Inspired Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary large scale abstract floral painting by Texas based artist Wood Anthony Francher. Inspired by Mexican floral embroidery patterns and textiles, the work is a burst of bol...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
material abstract oil and collage painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Work size 38x28 cm.
Frame size 41x31 cm.
Jose Antonio Herrera Alcazar was born in 1960 and was largely influenced by the 1970s. The art sphere of the 1970s was epitomized by a longi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
Into the Water
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm Waters is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint over st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AN OLD TREE
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This wall-hanging artwork titled "AN OLD TREE" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of collage on panel. This piece measures 4"h x 4"w.
Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Panel, Paper
Horse in Yellow - Abstract Expressive Animal Portrait Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Columbus, Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in dynamic and expressive animal portraits that radiate vitality and personality. Her unique style combines abstracted forms...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Cacti 2 - Abstract Colorful Original Desert Landscape Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
"My St. Barths Skies Heart" Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Propagation Study VI
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rhythm exists here on the farm, beginning with the sunrise and the sounds of nature awakening. My art is a reaction to this sense of place. Whether I’m in the studio, tending to th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Emulsion, Cotton Canvas, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic...
The Roots - Contemporary Woven and Painted Abstract Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
'The Roots', handwoven painting, linen yarn, organic cotton, jute, acrylic textile paint, 80 x 60 cm, 2025.
This work are a symbiosis of two disciplines of art, Painting and Weaving....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton, Linen, Yarn, Acrylic
"Neighbor" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Figurative Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Neighbor" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 38 x 90 inches.
"Neighbor" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork is perfect fo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"RED HILLS RED RIVER" (diptych) found object and aerosol assemblage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "RED HILLS RED RIVER" is an original artwork by Hyland Mather made of acrylic, aerosol, string, ink, and steel pins on canvas. This piece m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pins, Thread
"Abstract Landscape" Original Paint on Cotton Canvas, By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas 97x37 cm
this artwork have a frame
47x110 cm
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Pai...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Landscape, Original Drawing on Paper , One of a kind Large size
Located in Agrigento, AG
red Landscape
Mineral Oxide on Paper
(Canson Paper Montval 300gr)
70x50 cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
Key A - Contemporary Abstract Orange Peach Blue Navy Beige Stripes, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in gouache and acrylic on paper, clean and precise, carefully ordered thick horizontal stripes in shades of peach, light blue, dark navy, and a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Downtown Street" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Downtown Street" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 20 x 32 inches.
"Downtown Street" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
INDIVISIBLE Unique Hand-finished Mixed Media Print
By Saber
Located in Palm Desert, CA
„Indivisible“ by Saber, 2017
Mixed Media Print, Hand finished with Spray paint and Pencil Embellishments
Each Print Is Unique
Numbered (28/68) In Bottom Left Corner, Signed in Penci...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Polzeath Beach Rocks, Rupert Aker, Oil on Canvas, Landscape art, 2022
By Rupert Aker
Located in Deddington, GB
Polzeath Beach Rocks [2022]
original and hand signed by the artist
Oil on canvas
Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rock 221: Sleeping Dogs
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas on board.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Georgian Contemporary Art by Nino Tolomashvili - 7
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Nino Tolomashvili is a Georgian painter born in 2003 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. After completing her schooling, she pursued her studies at the T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Ill Always Love You" by L. A. Spowart - Green and White Abstract - Yellow Dog
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"I'll Always Love You (Yellow Dog)" 2022
Acrylic Paint, Oil Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom left and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Miami Graffiti Legend Ahol Sniffs Glue Large Spray Painting on Doors Sculpture
By Ahol Sniffs Glue
Located in Surfside, FL
Ahol Sniffs Glue
David Anasagasti (Cuban American, born 1980).
An original graffiti painting on found object, produced for the artist's "Geographies Of Trash" movement. The work features the artist's signature purple "sleepy eye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Spray Paint
"Présence" Collection - N°3 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Jute - 110x150 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Jute
"Slim" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Western Cowboy Portrait Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract cowboy portrait painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a western inspired figure with a shadowed face dressed in orange set against a magent...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Delaware" Contemporary Abstract Teal & White Ombre Shaped Squiggle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Teal and white abstract contemporary concentric circle shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
"Ginger Tea" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Ginger Tea" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Ryewater Extra, Original painting, Cotswolds, meadow, Nature, Contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
This work, painted in delicate summery pastel shades depicts a traditional wildflower meadow putting on its full summer show. Here are the colours of soft green grasses and the prett...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Keep Moving Forward
By Bisco Smith
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Smith, Bisco
Title: Keep Moving Forward
Date: 2022
Medium: Latex and Spray Paint on Canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 48" x 48"
Signature: Signed
Edition: Unique
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Latex, Spray Paint
"Landscape" Large Abstract Painting, Diptych, Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
water/ground
Oil on cotton canvas
110x180cm
the painting is shipped ready to hang
the cotton canvas stretched on a handmade wooden frame...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Whimsical - Atmospheric soft abstract floral landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Whimsical" is an abstract expression of lyrical joy, a place filled with light and air and dancing leaves. Painting abstract landscapes is one of my most joyous experiences.
There...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Pigment
MULTICOLORED TAPESTRY 5- Textured Abstract Contemporary Painting with Glitter
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
MULTICOLORED TAPESTRY 5 is an acrylic sculptural painting on panel that is created from various types of molds.
Artist Statement:
I am drawn to the aesthetic qualities of jewelry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Glitter
Palm 2 - Abstract Colorful Original Landscape Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Surreal Mixed Media Island Scene with Metallic Paint and Gold Leaf
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This mixed media artwork by Gozo presents a surreal island scene crafted with metallic paint, acrylic, and gold leaf on a wood panel. At the center of the composition, a solitary bui...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Yellow Fern Green - Abstract Contemporary Purple Mint Patterns, 2022
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink Islands - 24"x30", Color Abstract, Blue Green Landscape, Water
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
Pink Islands - Textures and loose brushstrokes create expressive visual shapes and a sense of movement in this abstracted landscape painting. Parts are le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic
Original painting on board, portrait of Alexander Hamilton signed S. Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a rare unique original acrylic painting on board in a naive primitivism style. This painting is a bold and expressive reinterpretation of the portrait of Alexander Hamilton f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Window. 2021. Paper, mixed media, 94x63 cm
Located in Riga, LV
The abstract series of sizable works done in a mixed-media technique pays homage to the great modernists and abstract expressionists such as Mondrian, Kandinsky, Still and Motherwell...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Felt Pen, Stencil, Acrylic
Helen Howells, Distant Stillness, Seascape Art, Contemporary Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Helen Howells
Distant Stillness
Original Oil Painting on Canvas
Oil Paint on Canvas
Canvas size: H 91cm x W 91cm x D 3.5cm
Sold – Unframed
(Please note that in situ images are purely...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Merton Beds 2, Original Abstract Landscape Painting, Naïve Floral Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
This large dramatic oil painting was made as part of a landscape panorama which measures 7m across in total. Although the four pieces were made as a complete work, they made be hung ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hugged - Figurative Painting on Paper, Minimalist, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
WALERIA MATELSKA (born 1994 in Belarus)
In 2012-2015 she studied at the Faculty of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, where in the years 2015-2018 she her diploma from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Traces, Abstract Oil Paint, Contemporary Art, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces
Mixed media on Canvas
50x40 cm
2017
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna in 20...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Oil
Colorful contemporary Dog/Scottie in Frills/i.e.Tutus with text acrylic on paper
Located in Charleston, US
A colorful contemporary dog painting of Scottish Terrier dogs with accompanying text from a book is an inspirational departure from the tradi...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Graphite
"On The Water XXII: Spinnaker" Contemporary Framed Oil and Wax on Panel
Located in Baltimore, MD
"On the Water XXII: Spinnaker" is a framed oil and wax work on panel by Jeff Erickson, with an abstract composition with color blocks of creamy light blues and vibrant cool blues wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wax, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
SPIN Pink's Hot Dogs - Chili Dog, Please - Urban Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Overview - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting Circles Color Patterns, 2019
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are lively in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The wind and my broken heart mending - Dramatic abstract landscape sky painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A dramatic, atmospheric abstract landscape with a story...
My heart is broken. It's taken me a while to just accept it. To say it. My heart is broken.
Having cancer and going thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rainbow Rolex III" by Sveta Hessler - Colorful Vibrant Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Rainbow Rolex III" 2024
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
"Rainbow Rolex III" by Sve...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
"Oh Sarah" Contemporary Abstract Green and Blue Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and blue abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Drifting Harmony II - Original Minimalist Blue Mountains Landscape Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Letting Go - Large Serene Soft Calming Sunset Ocean Landscape Skyscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Miller captivates with her atmospheric landscapes, inspired by the vast skies of her prairie upbringing and her global travels in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Influenced by the...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Oil Painting Gold Leaf Stars 2 of 2
By Jacques Lamy
Located in Surfside, FL
This one is unsigned. the second one is signed.
Born in Paris in 1946 and raised in the heart of an idyllic French countryside near the Loire Valley, Jacques Lamy began painting at a very early age. Jacques completed his formal artistic training at the prestigious Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Decoratifs (Paris) in 1971. While there, he received the highest peer recognition in European Arts; the coveted Prix de Rome award for painting.
Jacques Lamy’s career as an artist, designer and art teacher took him from his native France to life abroad in Spain, Africa, and the United States. His broad artistic interests and his classic training in art and design have enabled him to enjoy a wide variety of artistic experiences from designing furniture, lamps, tapestries, and elegant garden statuary to creating large scale murals for public viewing and enjoyment.
in addition to his renowned mural work, Jacques received international recognition for his decorative fresco paintings.
Jacques personal artistic style is very much a melding of old and new – a merging of a classically trained artist with a modern artistic vision. The medium is multi-media and the composition has a modern, abstract quality but the Old World training in design and composition lends the whole an air of classical grace. Examples can be seen in his studio-gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Art Education Ecole National Superieure des Arts Decoratifs – Paris
Art Teaching Casa de Velasquez – Madrid, Spain.
National Institute of Art, Dakar, Senegal.
Has taught art in France, Spain, and Africa
Art Awards Prix de Rome de Peinture – Casa de Velasquez - 1971
Silver Medal for Industrial Creation - 1981
Museums Musee D'Art Roger Quillot, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX
Exhibits
2012-current Represented by Wall Gallery – Dallas, TX, USA
2004 Jesuit Art Museum – Dallas, TX, USA
2001-current Galerie Fine Art – Nantes, France
2000 City Hall, Chamalieres – France
1998 Ivanffy – Uhler Gallery – Dallas, TX
1994-1996 Jacques Lamy Fine Art Gallery
1995 Neiman Marcus- Dallas and Atlanta
1981-1984 Gallery Frederic Mechiche...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Board
Summer Vibes 1 - Yellow and Blue Abstract Geometric Sky Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nichole McDaniel's artistry unfolds as a captivating fusion of contemporary landscapes and abstract compositions, drawing inspiration from both local surroundings and her exploration...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Strong Current I - Original Boho Minimalist Blue Calm Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Rose Bleed Wide Footer - Contemporary Sage Jade Green Pale Pink Yupo Paper, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract poured painting on paper, Rose Bleed (Wide Footer) by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tinted polymer on Yupo paper create the depth and smooth, glossy surface textures throughout the painting. The rose shade...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic Polymer
Words Cannot Express, Ron Johnson, 2021, Acrylic Panel, Poured Paint, Abstract
Located in St. Louis, MO
Born in Columbus, Ohio in 1968, Ronald Johnson received an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2003. Since then, Johnson has exhibited widely both nationally and internatio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Polyurethane
Red #21 - bold, abstract shapes, marble dust, acrylic and wax on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Passages of red and silver in a combination of acrylic paint, marble dust, pigments and wax are balanced by shapes of grey and black in this abstract composition on canvas by Ivo Sto...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Acrylic, Pigment
I've got a secret - Atmospheric dramatic abstract round landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
There is something about my imagination. Something expansive and wandering, a never-ending story. I live there so much of the time. I must say that I have often wondered if I am made...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"TORRENTS", Red and White Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This red and white abstract wall-hanging artwork titled "TORRENTS" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic on panel. This piece mea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Panel
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.