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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Street Art
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Pow Flower, Abstract Botanical, Illustrative Painting, Blue and Yellow, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Rag Paper
Raccoon (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Raccoon Watching Fish, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper
Cactus Landscape (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Cactus Landscape, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper
Parrot (Comanche Native American surrealist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Parrot, ca. 1975-80. Gouache on Arches rag paper, Sheet measures 23 x 30 inches. Image measures 22 x 29 inches. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Unframed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Rag Paper
Spray Painted Street Art by John "CRASH" Matos, Reaching For The Stars Diptych
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos
"Reaching For The Stars"
Spray Paint on Canvas
50 x 60 inches
John CRASH Matos
"Reaching For The Stars II"
Spray Paint on Canvas
50 x 60 inches
Verso signed by art...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
Genovart. Little Red original surrealist acrilic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Paisaje original surrealist acrilic painting
GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994).
Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksel...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Don't Worry 1" - Original Color Yogi Bear Street Art on Newspaper by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Newsprint
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Growth' Abstract Study
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Growth' Abstract Study
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 3 height x 5.25 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surreal Landscape With a Man Walking Between Constantine and Cattelan’s Hands
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Walk Between Constantine’s Hand and Cattelan’s Gesture" is an original surreal landscape painting by Gozo Collective, crafted with acrylic on uniquely shaped paper mounted onto a fl...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Warm Hearted"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Warm Hearted"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.25 height x 3.25 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Remembering Bird' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cemetery Paths - Original Surrealist Moody Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rob Katkowski’s original oil painting, Cemetery Paths, is a thought-provoking composition that blends quiet minimalism with a subtle, emotional narrative. Measuring 12 inches square ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement Grey Ochre Soft tone
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
dated 01'
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 16 x 16 inches
canvas : 15.75 x 15.75 inches
proven...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Love Fest of a Lifetime - Large Graffiti Painting Pop Art Colorful Fun Words
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Golden Blooms in Verdant Growth
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Golden Blooms in Verdant Growth
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6.25 height x 4.25 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the pai...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mirage (ex Reader's Digest Art Collection) Op Art Surreal renowned female artist
Located in New York, NY
Edna Andrade
Mirage (de-accessioned from the Reader's Digest Art Collection), 1988
Original Collage painting on board
Signed, titled & dated on the front; the back bears labels from Marian Locks Gallery & Readers Digest Association with inventory (RDA) number
Original frame included with collection and gallery labels verso
This is a unique work
Exquisite 1980s collage on board painting (framed) titled "Mirage" by renowned female Op artist Edna Andrade...
Category
1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4 height x 3.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Super, Just Super (Huge Graffiti Painting)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic and spray paint on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by John Crash Matos. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authen...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
“La Fin d un Été” The End of a Summer, Colorful, Abstract Street Art, French Art
By J.M. Robert
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an anonymous portrait of a beautiful woman. Inspired by the every day, JM Robert strives to create paintings that mimic the flash of a bea...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink, Spray Paint
Life is Awesome (huge original painting)
By Jozza
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas.. Hand signed on front; signed, dated and titled on verso by Jozza. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authentici...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape
Artist: Elvic Steele
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenanc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Peace Pop - Romantic Graffiti Painting Street Art Positive Words Abstract
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"La Soledad / Robinson Crusoe" Contemporary Red Surrealistic Triangle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary surrealistic figurative triangle painting by an artist named Zeus. The work features a realistically rendered male figure in robes reaching out towards a floating eyebal...
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pac Story - Original Rainbow Retro Street Art Inspired Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
#2 gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by street artist John CRASH Matos
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"#2" gallery-wrapped acrylic on canvas painting by street artist John "CRASH" Matos. Numbered on back upper left corner.
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large 20th Century French Surrealist Landscape with Fiery Phoenix and Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fiery Phoenix and Mountains
French Surrealist, late 20th century
signed lower corner
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 30 x 24 inches
Provenance: Private collection, France
Condition: ...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Woman of My Dream I - Original Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope.
Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 31 inches tall by 23 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work.
Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness.
REPRESENTATION
Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA
EXHIBITIONS
2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles
2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California
2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
“Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon
Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK
2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon
Journeys Festival International 2016
TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR
“Look Up,” Project in Leicester
Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon
“The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK
2015 “Walking on Thread...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Characters in a Surrealist Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Characters in a Surrealist Landscape', oil on canvas, by Lucien Coutaud (1931). A couple entwine with the male character seemingly in grief, the female not returning with a comforting embrace. In the distant landscape a sole character meanders. This painting seems to be a creation of the artist's dreams, perhaps reflecting events in his personal life. It seems there is a relationship problem. In the world of Surrealists, there is a focus on the unconscious mind through Freudian methods of free association, trance-like states or dreams. Some Surrealists practiced psychic 'automatism' which was automatic writing or drawing, turning off the conscious mind and producing streams of words or images directly from the unconscious. In unlocking the unconscious in this way, Surrealism was individually expressed (Ref. 'The Short Story of Art...
Category
1930s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4.75 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Large Graffiti Painting)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic and spray paint on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by John Crash Matos. Canvas is stretched.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Au...
Category
Early 2000s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Shoe Race
By Isabel Rock
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen
Open Eyes (Open eyes, explore, Open mind, absorb)
By Bisco Smith
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Smith, Bisco
Title: Open Eyes (Open eyes, explore. Open mind, absorb)
Date: 2024
Medium: acrylic and metallic paint on canvas
Unframed Dimensions: 40" x 30"
Signature: ...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Village in the desert. Contemporary, semi-abstract, landscape, horizontal, oil
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture is painted in a modern style. The artist creates motifs of harmoniuse landscapes from the future. The idyll of an eco-friendly village has a positive effect on the viewer...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4 height x 3.5 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Where to Swim, Red and Green, Urban Style Landscape, Abstract Blooming Shapes
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Keep It G
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Keep It G" is spray paint on canvas by the world renowned street artist ACRO. This piece is a take on his A graffiti character in a Garfield motif with yello...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
Untitled
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lilia Fischer
Mixed Media composition, 1979.
Image measures 10 x 13 inches; 15.5 x 18.5 inches in old matting. Unframed.
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Bird, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I was experimenting and trying to see what an old beat-up paintbrush would do to my canvas. I'm glad I did. Bird emerged from it. :: Painting :: Street Art :: This piece comes wit...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Tonight Story, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
It is an ORIGINAL painting not a print or reproduction or mass produced art! I personally pack my artworks. All necessary arrangements are made to make sure your paintings arrive saf...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Found in Foundation" 12x12 acrylic and spray paint on canvas
By Chris RWK
Located in Southampton, NY
We are please to announce that our gallery is now representing the larger collectible works on canvas of Chris RWK. That being said, we are offering several small works this week so ...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Musicians At a Party 2022 colorful Abstract oil on canvas ARMENIAN Artist VATCHE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Musicians At a Party is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰�...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
“Comme un Rayon de Lumière” Like a Ray of Light, Colorful, Abstract Street Art
By J.M. Robert
Located in New York, NY
JM Robert's portraits start with a bright a bold background done with spray paint. As JM started his career as a graffiti artist, he is now able to bridge fi...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Ink
After Thoughts, John CRASH Matos, Spray Paint on Canvas, Figurative + Text
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
John CRASH Matos
After Thoughts
Spray Paint on Canvas
48" x 36"
Graffiti Art, Street Art, Urban Art, Text, Figurative, Eye, Illustration, Cultural Commentary
Born John Matos in 1961, CRASH was raised in the Bronx, New York. At the age of 13, he began following the older teens from his neighborhood to the train yards and began bombing. Taking the name “CRASH” after he accidentally crashed the computer in his school, his name began appearing on trains circulating all throughout New York City. By 1980, he began transitioning from train yards to galleries. He curated the groundbreaking "Graffiti Art Success for America" at Fashion MODA, launching the graffiti movement that has remained very active through today. CRASH’s career took off and he saw instant popularity throughout Europe and America, and eventually Asia. CRASH has been part of numerous museum and gallery shows around the world focusing on Graffiti and Street Art, and has works in many permanent museum collections. Visually iconic, he has partnered with many companies for projects including Absolut Vodka, Fender Guitars...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint
"Colorful Hearts" - Original Love Pop Street Art by Gary John on Canvas
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene first during Art Basel Miami in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he was nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Genovart Gray Background Yellow original surrealist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Luces original surrealist acrylic painting.
GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994).
Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksell...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom"
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom"
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4 height x 5.25 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"In A TranceAtlantic Crossing" 2024 - Mixed Media Whimsical Surrealism colorful
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"In A TranceAtlantic Crossing" is a wonderful, whimsical, surrealist mixed media painting.
Acrylic, Sakura Markers, Caran d’Ache & Pencil on a Birchwood Cradled Panel
36 x 30 inches
2024
Artist’s Statement
"My soul serves as the compass that guides me towards pieces that resonate deeply within me." Kate Cohen...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Wood Panel, Color Pencil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 4.75 height x 6 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the paintings we have...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Crying violin
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents Slovenian artist Natasha Villone a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years.
In 1991 she got a degree in theater de...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
White Stone Surrealist Painting, Late 20th Century, Cleveland Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Sally Lachina (American, 20th Century)
White Stone, 1994
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso
42 x 42 inches
Sally Lachina is an American a...
Category
1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract'
Artist: Elvic Steele
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 6 height x 4 width
Condition: Good
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Keep The Faith - Original Large Blue Graffiti Inspired Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1970 Mod Surrealist Painting Collage David Hare Abstract Landscape Summer Land
By David Hare
Located in Surfside, FL
David Hare
Summer Land, 1970
Acrylic or oil paint and collage on board
Dimensions: 26 X 36 inches. Framed measuring 29 x 38 inches.
Hand signed, dated and titled on tape to verso 'Summer Land 1970 Hare'.
Provenance: Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York
David Hare (1917 – 1992) was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and oil painting. The VVV Surrealism Magazine was first published and edited by Hare in 1942.
Born March 10, 1917 in New York City, New York to father Meredith Hare, a lawyer and mother Elizabeth Sage Goodwin, an art collector. In the 1920s the family moved first to Santa Fe, New Mexico and later to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in hope that the fresh air would help heal Meredith Hare's tuberculosis. His mother founded the Fountain Valley School, where David attended high school. After high school Hare married and moved to Roxbury, Connecticut where he worked as a color photographer. He attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson from 1936 to 1937, studying biology and chemistry.
In the late 1930s, with no previous artistic training, he began to experiment with color photography. Using his previous education in chemistry Hare developed an automatist technique called "heatage" in which he heated the unfixed negative from an 8 by 10-inch plate, causing the image to ripple and distort.
Hare's Surrealist experiments in photography were only one of his many projects. In 1938 he met Susanna Winslow Wilson and the couple soon married. Both David and Susanna pursued their interests in Surrealism and regularly attended Surrealist gatherings in New York Larre French restaurant on 56th street and at Breton's Greenwich Village apartment. In 1940 he received a commission from the American Museum of Natural History to document the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest, for which he eventually produced 20 prints developed using Eastman Kodak's then-new dye transfer process (a time-consuming and complicated technique). In the same year, he also opened his own commercial photography studio in New York City and exhibited his photographs in a solo show at the Julien Levy Gallery.
In the next few years, through his cousin the painter Kay Sage, he came into contact with a number of Surrealist artists who had fled their native Europe because of World War II. Hare became closely involved with the émigré Surrealist movement and collaborated closely with them on projects such as the Surrealist journal VVV, which he co founded and edited from 1941 to 1944 with André Breton, Max Ernst, and Marcel Duchamp. With numerous illustrations by Breton, Leonora Carrington, Marc Chagall, Roberto Matta, Giorgio de Chirico, MarcelDuchamp, Max Ernst, Andre Masson, Joan Miro, Enrico Donati, Dorothea Tanning, and others.
Published in only four issues between 1942-44, VVV was an experimental New York-based magazine devoted to the dissemination of Surrealism. Edited by David Hare, the short-lived magazine featured contributions from some of the leading avant-garde artists of the period.
David and Susanna divorce in 1945 and Breton’s wife Jacqueline Lamba...
Category
1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
White Splash, Abstract Texture Floating Algae, Acrylic Painting on Paper, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Paper
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study
Medium: Oil on board, unframed
Size: 5.5 height x 6 width
Condition: Good
Provenance: all the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-century French Abstract Surrealist Design for a Sculpture. Acrylic on Paper.
By Guy Benoist
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century design for a sculpture, in acrylic, attributed to French artist and sculptor Guy Benoist. The design is not signed but was bought with other si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
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.