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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Contemporary
Style: Color-Field
"Keeping Time" Contemporary Pastel Pink & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design.
In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Gesso, Textile, Oil Crayon, Found Objects, Acrylic
Head of Woman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Head of Woman, 2018
Christopher Mudgett
Raw and emotional, Head of Woman (2018) is a striking example of the oil paintings created during Christopher Mudgett's "Gray Period." With ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coral Gray - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her.
She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Lines Of Agreement - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her.
She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Oil
Teabag Counterpane - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her.
She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Intervalle IV 8/25 - black grey contemporary modern sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Intervalle IV 8/25 is one of a series of originally four different small size contemporary modern sculpture painting reliefs by French-Dutch artist Olivier Julia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Meditations 6 (encaustic on panel, abstract, stripes, maroon, pink, yellow)
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Pressman earned her BA in Art from Douglas College, Rutgers University and an MFA from Bard College. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad, incl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Encaustic
Falling Leaves, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Falling Leaves" is an abstract painting that combines geometric and organic shapes to create subtle transparency effects and varied figure-ground relationships. Painted with acrylic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Muslin, Acrylic
Habitat I - Handwoven Landscape Painting, Modern Woven Artwork
Located in Salzburg, AT
"Habitat 1", handwoven painting - landscape, linen yarn, 120 x 79 cm, 2022.
Canvas is entirely constructed on a weaving loom. Each of the steps of the process of creation is conne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Textile, Linen, Yarn
"My Petit Orange Kiss Heart" Pop Art Contemporary Oil Painting with 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
Arise and Pass
By Beau Carey
Located in Bozeman, MT
By using references to navigational coastal profiling and by borrowing and subverting compositional structures of the 19th century American landscape painters I examine how modern la...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Store Lot" by Hiroshi Sato, Original Painting, Figurative Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Store Lot" (2024) is an original oil on canvas artwork, measuring 30 x 60 inches.
"Store Lot" is sold unframed but is ready to hang. This unique artwork is perfect ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Root IV by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, blue tones, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Root IV is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 150 × 130 cm (59.1 × 51.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Landscape" Abstract painting, large size, seascape by Marilina Marchica Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
oil on cotton canvas
120x120 cm
the painting is stretched out on a handcrafted wooden frame and is ready to hang
it is shipped with a certificate of authenticity
Marilin...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Graphite
Cereal Killer - Figurative animal painting with text
Located in East Quogue, NY
Original mixed media painting by Adam Baranello.
Size 36 x 36 in. Offered unframed.
Mixed media, acrylic, spray paint on canvas.
Multidisciplinary artist Adam Baranello creates mus...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Born in spring - Soft green and gold abstract landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Born in spring" is a soft abstract landscape painting, in a beautiful palette of greens and gold and celestial blue running through the sky. It is a painting dedicated to the Italia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Book Seed - contemporary modern abstract Bath stone jesmonite wall sculpture
Located in Doetinchem, NL
"Book Seed" is a contemporary modern abstract wall sculpture by UK artist Mari-Ruth Oda. Made from Bath Stone Jesmonite, a fine art composite material based on acrylic resin, fibergl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone
Untitled Tati - contemporary modern abstract geometric painting on canvas
By Eliza Kopec
Located in Doetinchem, NL
Untitled Tati is a unique contemporary modern painting by renowned Polish-Dutch artist Eliza Kopec. The painting is a typical example of her preferred minimalist abstract geometric v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
"Alley Shadow" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Abstract Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Alley Shadow," created in 2024, is an original oil painting on canvas, measuring 54 x 70 inches (137.16 x 177.80 cm). This captivating piece showcases Sato's masterfu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Contemporary Mixed Media Red Painting Signed And Dated Italian 20th
Located in Roma, IT
Pietro Perrone was born on 20 July 1956 in Diamante (CS), Italy. He moved to Rome in 1974 where he completed his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in the sculpture course. In 1985,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Piano - Contemporary Coral Pink Orange Abstract Patterns Blue Stripes, 2021
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary, colorful abstract oil painting on panel is composed of carefully combined sections of various textures and areas of pattern, circles, dots and undulations, in exub...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Andrea Bonfils - Turquoise Moons, Painting
Located in Greenwich, CT
1/1, steel frame, Can be hung vertical or horizontal
Oil and encaustic
Size: 30" x 40"
This painting will be shipped directly from the artist's studio.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
Contemporary Blue and Pink Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Cherry Blossoms, Framed
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In this semi-abstract painting by a.muse cherry blossom branches stand out against a bright blue sky in New York while rooting themselves in the earth. Bright color, pinks, reds, and...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Thread, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media
Weather One - Tinted Polymer Painting Floating Panel Dark Indigo Teal Blue, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary poured, tinted polymer painting on floating panel, Weather No. 1 by Susan English is a wonderful play of color, light, and composition. The layers of English's tint...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
"Soil Ties" Contemporary Abstracted Floral Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
“Soil Ties” is a framed oil on canvas painting by Sherri Belassen, depicting an abstracted patch of wildflowers. The artist’s technique of applying layers upon layers of paint over e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Summer flowers of joy""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This abstract expressive artwork, "Summer Flowers of Joy," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her Floral series. Natalya enjoys working in a single, uninterrupted session ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Hello Sunshine, Yellow, Indigo Blue, Pink, Aqua Abstract Patterns
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background. Signed, dated and titled on v...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Water" Abstract Paint on Cotton Canvas , Original Art
Located in Agrigento, AG
"Water"
Oil on Canvas
92x110 cm
Original Art Ready to Hang
2023
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
The Distant King III by Joachim van der Vlugt - Semi-abstract painting, mountain
Located in Paris, FR
The Distant King III is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Joachim van der Vlugt, dimensions are 85 × 120 cm (33.5 × 47.2 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Possibilities
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Watchful Message
Located in Bozeman, MT
Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the mystery and spiritua...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Live, Laugh, Love - Gold Layered Writing Large Inspiring Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Amber Goldhammer’s “Live, Laugh, Love”, a striking 36-inch high by 60-inch wide metallic graffiti-inspired painting, exemplifies the artist’s signature blend of urban street art ener...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Contemporary Layered 3D Abstract Fire Painting American Large Orange Blue Grey
By Kyle Butler
Located in Buffalo, NY
A captivating abstract painting by contemporary American artist Kyle Butler.
The panel is covered with graphite and then layers of paint which are striped away in strategic areas. ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Graphite
Duende Three, Stripes Beige, Orange, Yellow, Red, Green, Gray
Located in Kent, CT
In this painting by Elizabeth Gourlay, clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in orange, green, yellow, red and brown are warm and vibrant against the soft ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Vinyl
o.T. (GRF15LV) small green contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
o.T. (GRF15LV) is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of lim...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Limestone
Delights 137 - Contemporary Abstract Shapes Pattern Gray Ochre Teal Gold, 2024
By June Glasson
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary painting in ink, gouache and pencil on archival paper is composed of solid shapes surrounded by a pattern of delicate lines and dots in dark charcoal gray, olive, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil
"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
Dawn - Contemporary Abstract Painting Acrylics, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANNA MASIUL-GOZDECKA
Graduated from Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts in 2000. She studied painting at prof. Krzysztof Wachowiak`s atelier, photography under the guidance of prof. Rosław Szaybo. After graduation she worked for several years as a graphic designer and photographer. In 2005 she returned to painting with the exhibition of watercolor paintings "Flowers". Her works are in collections around the world in: Poland, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Taiwan, Luxemburg, Switzerland and Singapore. She paints realistic and abstract paintings with the technique of acrylics paint and collages.
PROVENANCE
Exhibited at Katarzyna Napiorkowska Gallery.
The Gallery is a primary representative for this artist.
The Gallery of Katarzyna Napiorkowska is one of the first private art galleries in Poland. For over 30 years, the gallery has been presenting contemporary paintings, graphics, drawings, and sculptures. Our galleries are located in Warsaw and Brussels. The portfolio of the Gallery includes selected objects of renowned Polish artists...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Colorfield Landscape in Cream & Green
Located in Soquel, CA
A striking contemporary two-toned colorfield abstract by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). A large neutral textured section in cream sits atop a wavy abstraction in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Half Web in Yellow, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn, thread, blue, abstract
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Half Web in Yellow, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Yellow, green, blue, spider, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous composition and palette, including charcoal gray, black, white, sky blue, turquoise blue, navy blue, sage green, lime green, forest green, pale yellow, marigold yellow, orange, peach, pale pink, coral pink, lavender, lilac purple and burgundy. The woven yarn over the painting is exquisite, giving the painting the most luxurious three dimensional quality. This is such a unique piece by Macauley Norman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Yarn, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
A Fall Scene (Autumn Landscape Painting with Red Barn and Tree in Golden Field)
Located in Hudson, NY
A Fall Scene (Autumn Landscape Painting with Red Barn and Tree in Golden Field) by Tracy Helgeson
2024
oil on panel
24 x 36 inches unframed
Excellent condition and ready to hang
Side...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Recurring Dream
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Blue, lavender, purple, water, sky
31 x 31"
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Pet
By Mary Vernon
Located in Dallas, TX
"In the world of still life and landscape, conceptual events meet one another – the structural meets the narrative, the small stands in the space of the large, and color has a chance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Irakli Kavtaradze (Akuna) - Abstract 2
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Pastel Spring Dreams #2, Original painting, Floral meadow, Nature, Grey, Red art
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
Pastel Spring Dreams #2 In creating this vibrant painting, I unleashed a medley hues, creating a dance of colour that invigorates the soul. Abstract forms hint at flowers in bloom, a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art by Marie-Pierre Autonne - Le Serpent de Cuivre
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & oil on wooden panel
Marie-Pierre Autonne is a French artist born in 1960 who lives & works in Angers, France. She studied at Penninghen in Paris, France. She worked for se...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Permutations
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Tjintjintjin
Located in Miami, FL
As one of the last generation to remember a childhood lived in the desert hunting and gathering with her family, Walangkura Napanangka's paintings recall the stories of country and the location of specific sites in her traditional homeland west of the salt lake of Karrkurutinjinya (Lake Macdonald).
Born around 1946, at Tjitururrnga west of Kintore, in the remote and arid country between the Northern Territory and Western Australia, she lived with her father Rantji Tjapangati and mother Inyuwa Nampitjinpa and later, while still a teenager, travelled by foot with her family over the hundreds of kilometres from their remote desert home eventually joining Uta Uta Tjangala's group as they walked in to the settlements of Haasts Bluff and then Papunya.
The lure of settlement life with its promise of plentiful food and water belied the harsh conversion they would make to an alien lifestyle with its many problems and unfamiliar demands. The upheaval however, was ameliorated to some degree by the proximity of her immediate family including her mother Inyuwa, adoptive father Tutuma Tjapangati, and sister Pirrmangka Napanangka (now deceased) all of whom became artists.
Relocated to the community of Kintore in 1981 when the outstation movement began, Walangkura participated in the historic women's collaborative painting project (1994) that was initiated by the older women as a means of re-affirming their own spiritual and ancestral roots. It was a time of specifically female singing, ceremony and painting, away from the gaze of outsiders and men folk. The huge and colourful canvases that emerged from the women's camp were 'alive with the ritual excitement and narrative intensity of the occasion' (Johnson 2000: 197).
Within a year, Papunya Tula Artists, now established at Kintore, had taken on many of these women as full-time artists, revitalising the company after the deaths of many of the original 'painting men'. While individual women forged their own stylistic trajectory, these paintings were immediately distinguishable from the men's more cerebral and symmetrical style. They radiated an exuberant and vibrant energy, the felt heart-beat of women's affinity to country and spirit.
Walangkura's early works, created from 1996 onward, are characterized by masses of small markings and motifs covering large areas of canvas. Her favorite colour, a deep sandy orange predominates, accentuated against more somber blacks and reds and dusky greens or yellows. More recent works show a gestural quality though still tightly packed with an intensity of geometric line work representing sandhills. In a sense this provides a strong visual and contextual link to the men's linear style as exemplified by the works of George Tjungurrayi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Sister Midnight - Contemporary Abstract Pattern Landscape Painting Blue, 2021
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting in linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in bright teal, light green, robin's egg blue and pale pe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
My Point of View, Original paining, Abstract, Modern art, Landscape
By Gina Parr
Located in Deddington, GB
My point of view is an original contemporary abstract landscape oil painting from Gina Parr's series "Gone fishin' with Wilf’, remembering fishing with her father Wilf' as a child an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Bunny Woods in Bright Sunshine Diptych- Original, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
This work has two panels depicting an autumn woodland in bright sunshine. They present a continuous landscape when hung side by side, but also complement one another if placed on dif...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Wind Moon Howling I
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...
Entre Ciel et Terre – Bold Red Abstract Bull Oil Symbolizing Strength & Power
Located in Dallas, TX
A striking fusion of power and abstraction, "Entre Ciel et Terre" by Eric Robitaille captures the raw energy of a charging bull against a dramatic red and white backdrop. With its vi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
THE WAY 2 - Mixed Media Painting On Jute Canvas, Abstract Artwork, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
„The Way 2”, mixed media (soil, pearl glue, oil, powder pigment, rosin) on jute, 140 x 150, 2012
Series “The Way” by Marta Pokojowczyk contains mixed media paintings on jute created...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Jute, Glue, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
"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
Natures First Green is Golden - Abstract Expressionist Neutral Beige Floral
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Georgia-based artist Kellie Newsome specializes in abstract paintings with a sense of fluidity. Her expressive style emphasizes large flowers, organic shapes and loose brushstrokes i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Good Luck Pearl
Located in Bozeman, MT
Massadas approaches painting with a philosopher’s eye. Her transcendent landscapes, bursting with color, are as isolating as they are sublime. Merging the tropical vistas of her nati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Vibrant Yellow" Contemporary Florescent Abstract Framed Sublimation on Aluminum
By Tom Bolles
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Vibrant Yellow" is a framed sublimation print on aluminum by Tom Bolles with abstract linear forma of florescent yellow and neon green. The smooth gradient of saturation near the le...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
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.