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Abstract Paintings For Sale
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I dreamt of the sea - Large abstract seascape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A large abstract seascape painting dedicated to the magic of the Mediterranean. An opening, moving, dancing wave. In a palette of bright greens, blues. On a background of layered mut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"My Lime Green Butterfly" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting Black 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 Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Spring Green 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel.
It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic
"Spanish Moss Teche Bayou" Purple & Blue Toned Landscape Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
WIth a passion for restoring historic houses, one of Slonem's properties is in Lousiana, where he now spends a lot of his time painting and picking up inspiration for his pallet. Thi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Wood
Blue of Blues, Abstract Fish Shapes on Paper, Overlapping Forms, Mediterranean
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 sal...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Constructivist Sunset Triangles, Pastel Tones Background, Geometry Floating
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Constructivist Sunset Triangles" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful combination of geometric shapes in a classy gamut of colors. The use of p...
Category
2010s Constructivist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Gerhard Richter supernova"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Summer blooming Ukrainian field at night. Inspired me to create this painting. I really like to paint abstract pictures. I paint them with feelings and the energy of the inner body...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Awakening" by M. Petersen - Vibrant Contemporary Figurative Acrylic Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956)
"Awakening" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right of the painting.
In “Awakening,” Maura Petersen captur...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Abstract impressionist portrait of Frida Kahlo "Frida in Bloom" oil on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract faceless portrait of Frida Kahlo, with a touch of impressionism and expressionism, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot.
Titled "Frida in Blosso...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blue Streak" Black Bunnies Blue Accents Gold Background Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold background with navy blue accents. Inspired b...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ABSTRACT PUZZLE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
I aim to visualize the invisible — energy, memory, and spiritual dimensions of reality. I believe art is the purest form of truth, and each line and symbol invites reflection on one’...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,015 Sale Price
20% Off
Heart Center - Large Impasto Thick Paint Colorful Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Mary" Black Bunny on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
So Lucky To Find You - Original Saturated Colorful Dots by Kimberly Blackstock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“So Lucky to Find You” is an extraordinary original artwork by celebrated Canadian artist Kimberly Blackstock. Created with acrylic and pouring medium on wood panel, this piece is a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Purple Clouds, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Vast, open landscapes and endless horizons inspire the composition. The textured foreground depicts a field, the mountains are in the middle ground, and the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Crimson No.8 - contemporary, abstract, marble dust, wax, acrylic on canvas
By Ivo Stoyanov
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This mixed media contemporary abstract composition in a crimson colour is by a Canadian artist.
The uniquely evocative work of Ivo Stoyanov illustrates his interpretation of nature’...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Colorful painting on paper, Unique piece, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
TUSET (1997, A Coruña, España)
Mixed media painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
Includes certificate of authenticity
2021
65 x 50 cm.
It belongs to the ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
MELT
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic painting on canvas
Fluid, expressionist, abstract, moder, minimal style.
Unique piece impossible to replicate
Unframed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$716 Sale Price
40% Off
'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11' Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s)
Located in London, GB
'Portraits of Timeless Expressions No. 11', oil on canvas mounted on board, by Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has ...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Glisten Series" Bunny on Colorful Diamond Dust Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a white bunny on a colorful background with thick use of paint. Insp...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Lay me down on the forest floor -Dreamy green waterfall forest abstract painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A dreamy, lush, atmospheric abstract landscape with a flowing waterfall and poetic space.
Won't you lay down with me? On the forest floor? Among the newly born green and mist from t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Landscape Painting Grey Gold Contemporary Spanish Artist Pau Escat 2025
By Pau Escat
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Pau Escat is an asbtract artist originating from Barcelona, Spain, born in 1984. His passion for art has led him to develop a prominent career in the field of contemporary art. His a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Pigment
Sky Full of Song
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Blue, Navy, calm, reflection, nature, mountains, sky.
31 x 41" oil on canvas, maple frame
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Happy Single 11 - Original Bold Delightful Figurative Pink and Red Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gerdine Duijsens’ spirited and evocative figures are instantly recognizable and unforgettable. Through lush, bold colors and energetic marks, her paintings emit a sense of pleasure a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Deep Forest" Black Diamond Dust Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Deep Forest" Black Diamond Dust Bunnies
Multiple bunnies gestured in black and white on a black Diamond Dust background
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned America...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glass, Resin, Oil
City 6. Abstract original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant tapestry of colors and forms, I've channeled my passion into every stroke, blending acrylics, oils, and colored pencils to craft a symphony of abstract energy. This p...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
The Red Leaf - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is exhibited in the Zimmerman Gallery, Carmel CA.
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, wheth...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Violet Art Nouveau Moulding, Abstract Organic Triptych, Brush Gestures Pink Gray
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Violet Art Nouveau Moulding" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
ABSTRACT Geometry Grey Painting by Contemporary German Artist Carolin Kreutzer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 12.75 x 9.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary watercolor painting of pink roses, semi-abstract , art on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This semi-abstract floral painting, titled "Sweet Summer Roses," captures the delicate beauty of pink roses and was inspired by the summer floral landscapes of Provence, South of Fra...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
Synthesis
Located in Roma, GB
110x180cm (114x184 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
One of a kind.
The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed
Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$9,557
Palette de pensées, Abstract, Black Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
SIZE FRAME: 157 X 57 cm (61.81 x 22.44 in) you can request a wood frame
Sophie Dumont is a professional painter whose work is collected worldwide and is known for her deep explorat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Paper Thin - Large Minimalist Abstract Painting on Natural Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Vintage French Gouache - Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
French gouache painting, circa 1930. This abstract piece stands out for its bright hues and sharp, interconnected geometric shapes.
Original one-of-a-...
Category
1930s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Tropical Blue Water Lush Beach Scene Nicely Framed Seascape Summer Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist beach scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 31 inches overall and 20 by 24 painting alone. In excellent original condition...
Category
1910s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,820 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Minimalist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 17 by 21 inches overall and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Sliced Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Vibrant Still Life with Fruit Bowl and Sliced Fruit
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 13 (height) x 9.5 (width...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mountain Sun - bright, minimalist, abstracted landscape, acrylic on canvas
By Pat Service
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Bold, bright colours and clean lines capture the essence of a setting sun as it slips behind a mountain range. This is one of a series of minimalist paintings that celebrates the ‘ro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Miniature Landscape Art Study of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Landscape Art Study of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame measures 13 x 11 inches
Angela Wakefield
Unique Or...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Dreaming in a Cave, Pastel Pink and Blue Diptych, Cartoon Style Black Lines
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Dreaming in a Cave" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion.
Romina Mi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor
Salty N 2 & 4, Yellow, Blue Diptych, Overlapping Abstract Fishes, Mediterranean
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 sal...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Modernist Original Abstract Acrylic Painting - Resting in Green
Located in Bristol, GB
RESTING IN GREEN
Size: 40.5 x 50.5 cm (including frame)
Acrylic on canvas
A brilliantly executed contemporary abstract composition, executed in acrylic onto canvas, by British artis...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Sweetheart Kisses - Graffiti Painting Hearts on Canvas Original Goldhammer Art
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
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Harmonia 43-9" Contemporary Abstract Circles Framed Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Harmonia 43-9" is a framed acrylic painting on canvas by David Skillicorn, with two intertwining circles in pink and deep blue.
This piece is finished in a silver floater frame wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Untitled 120 - Contemporary abstract graphical painting by Rikke Bjørn
Located in DE
Rikke Bjørn
As a Danish artist based in Copenhagen, Rikke’s work revolves around the exploration of geometric compositions, where colour, shape, and surface converge. Through non-ob...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny
A rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 17 x 15 inches
*Painting is framed - P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Rover" Multicolor Bunny on Ombre Diamond Dust Pink & Blue Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a multicolor bunny on an ombre Pink and Blue background with thick u...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Echappée lointaine Abstract Landscape, way, Contemporary, Modern, French, Tan
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont, a renowned contemporary artist whose works are collected internationally, has once again demonstrated her mastery of subtlety and depth in A Distant Escape. Known for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hand painted-Sunshine Factory Large Limited edition #3-British awarded artist
Located in London, GB
This is a hand painted large Limited Edition, truly brings impact to your space ,wowing the visitors and delight your daily life with its scale and hand painted detail. ( 90% of the image is hand painted by artist, shizico yi)
only 5 of the edition were made, it is offered as an alternative to this original piece, highly collectible.
About the Painting
The painting captures two major spring trees in the artist’s garden, painted plein-air in the garden for three days, later on, Shizico Yi added the important locations of London that are dear to her memories; in this painting St Paul...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Impressionist Cathedral and Bridge Scene with Soft Pastel Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Cathedral and Bridge Scene with Soft Pastel Palette
By Fanch Lel
Size: 18.25 x 15 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The p...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$562 Sale Price
31% Off
Charles Hinman, Minimalist Drawing, Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Signed
Located in New York, NY
Charles Hinman
Untitled Minimalist Drawing (Mid-Century Modern), 1980
Pastel on off-white wove paper
Signed in pencil and dated by the artist on the lower-right front. Jeffrey Fuller...
Category
1980s Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Contemporary impressionist expressive seaside painting "The Provencal coast"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract oil painting on paper, titled "The Provençal Coast", was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot in 2023. It is part of her abstract series, where she e...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Grey French Colourful Geometric Spires Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on canvas, unframed
size: 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
condition: overall g...
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Illustration Sketch Of Tigers In Tropical Wallpaper Design
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me for best shipping rates and speediest delivery.
Ellen Powell Tiberino, matriarch of the Tiberino artist dynasty that includes her artist-husband Joseph and three artist-children (Raphael, Gabriel, and Ellen), often looked to Black women and girls as subjects, in the contexts of motherhood, pregnancy, and childhood, as well as subjects drawn from her neighborhood communities. Her work is expressionistic and passionate with dramatic gestures and dark colorism in her figures, but it is also intimate and highly personal. At this point in her career, Tiberino had been struggling with cancer, and as a result, her palette became brighter and more colorful than her former dark palette.
"Three Sisters" includes Ellen Powell Tiberino’s self-portrait in the front of the composition, nursing an infant. Tiberino’s two sisters, Joyce and Anne, sit behind her. Tiberino likely paints from memory or imagination here, since her four children were well beyond nursing age when she created this painting. "Three Sisters" is likely among the last large-scale canvases Tiberino completed, opting to work on a smaller scale and while seated as her illness progressed. Tiberino ultimately lost her battle in 1992.
"Three Sisters" comes from a private Main Line, PA collection, acquired directly from the artist immediately upon its completion. Framed in original wood strip frame.
It is in excellent condition.
Tiberino graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1959, where she was awarded a prestigious Cresson scholarship to study in Europe. After returning to the US, she lived and worked in New York until she married fellow artist (Joseph) and returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she continued to create oil paintings, oil pastels drawings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics. In Philadelphia, she was part of social and professional circles that included Moe Brooker, Barbara Bullock, Walter Edmonds, Charles Pridgen, Leroy Johnson, John Simpson, James Dupree...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Abstract Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
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