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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Abstract Impressionist woman's body oil painting on canvas "Silent solitude"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In Silent Solitude, French contemporary artist Natalya Mougenot captures the quiet poetry of the female form—an introspective study that transcends traditional portraiture to become ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Color Derivatives #52. Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on wood
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Derivatives #52, 2018 by Natasha Zupan
From the series Color Derivatives
Oil, fabric, medium, on wood
Size: 18 in. H x 15 in. W x 3 in D.
Mounted on a stretcher
Natasha Zupan ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Scene by Contemporary British Artist
Art measures 16 x 16 inches
Frame measures 21 x 21 inches
The painting depicts a serene landscape f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Angela WakefieldColourful Expressive Abstract Sea Landscape Art by Contemporary British Artist, 2024
$10,965 Sale Price
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A little sunshine
Located in THOMERY, FR
This painting was done in the middle of winter, with a deep desire to enjoy the sun and the outdoors. The artist wanted to use warm colours to warm the body and the heart.
Linda Cler...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Ensign No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Remnants of a Dream
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler’s dazzling contemporary water reflection acrylic paintings bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet with a little di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Textured abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Blended...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Contemporary Pink, Brown, and Tan Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in pink, brown, black, and tan set against a light background. Sig...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Church Tower Oil Painting with Dramatic Sky and Earthy Palette
By Fanch Lel
Size: 15 x 18 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$465 Sale Price
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Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free.
In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color.
In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Ruz 127 Golden Black Big Dejame - original abstract acrylic canvas painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Dejame - original abstract acrylic canvas painting. framed
, Rafael (Barcelona 1956)
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in t...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract 2514
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this work, I harnessed the fluidity and spontaneity of acrylics to explore a dynamic interplay of forms. Inspired by nature's unpredictable beauty, my brushes danced acro...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flags of peace by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 70x90 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
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$880 Sale Price
70% Off
Sweet Talk - Abstract Painting Green Magenta Pink Brown Orange Waves, 2025
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas investigates the properties of abstract curvilinear forms found in the localized conditions of her surrounding environment. This ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
German artist Petra Schott uses colour, lines, and shapes to express her everyday emot...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cosmic Play 14, Diptych. From The Cosmic Play Series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Neerja Chandna Peters enjoys navigating harmony through the play of lines with their symmetrical synchrony and rhythmic interplay, manipulating the nuances, their saturation and thei...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Archival Ink, Acrylic
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by Veronica "Roni" Bloch (American, 1925-1998). Strong shapes of dark red, blue, grey-blue, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Fauvist Forest Landscape Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstracted forest landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H by 36L.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American school modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Important 19th Century Hudson River School Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American Hudson River School landscape painting. Oil on paper. Framed. Image size, 7 by 9 inches.
Category
1850s Hudson River School Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Board
$6,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"With Fear, With Blanket 2" (figure, snake, portrait, pattern, abstract, youth)
Located in Paris, IDF
WITH FEAR, WITH BLANKET (2)
PARIS, FRANCE
2024
This painting depicts the most vulnerable version of ones child self. A blanket is represented with the patterned blue material the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract impressionist expressive flowers acrylic on paper "Floral Inspiration"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork captures a bouquet of pink flowers displayed in a glass vase, enveloped by expressive, swirling brushstrokes.
This artwork named " Floral Inspiration" belongs ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
By Arlene Scult
Located in New York, NY
Arlene Scult, Untitled, Abstract Mixed Media/ Pen and Ink, 27 x 37
Colors: Black, White, Brown
Unframed - 20 x 29.50
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
$1,600
Cubist still life of a table top with a vase, pears and bread
Located in Woodbury, CT
This striking American Cubist still life by Genara Del, circa 1970, is a masterful exploration of form, color, and abstraction, capturing the essence of modern art with both simplici...
Category
1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique Rare American Hudson River School Original Frame Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A stunning 19th-century Hudson River School landscape painting, beautifully framed in an exquisite period giltwood molding.
Category
1890s Hudson River School Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
"Shattered" - Acrylic on Canvas
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Jacqueline Jandrell is an emerging artist who is South African by birth. She immigrated to the UK with her family after the loss of her father and grandfather. Becoming an immigrant ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract vivid nature acrylic painting canvas "Happyness 0.2"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Contemporary expressive vivid painting "Happiness 0.2", created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, depicts nature through a dynamic abstract lens. This standout piece from her collec...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Pond Life" Colorful Japanese Koi Fish & Water Lily Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic portrayal of Japanese Koi fish jubilantly depicted with movement and enthusiasm. In a burst of motion, the fish joyfully swim in the clear light blue waters, as th...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colorful Abstract Geometrical Late 20th Century Painting by Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
30 x 24 inches
"My paintings are about space, form and energy. I generally start painting without preconceived notio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Light Rose Excess (thick pink impasto painting square monochrome pop design)
By Chloe Hedden
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Light Rose Excess by Chloe Hedden is a delicate yet exuberant exploration of softness and texture. This sculptural painting captures the essence of blooming petals, whipped frosting,...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
French Village with White Chapel and Spire under Stormy Sky by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village with White Chapel and Spire under Stormy Sky by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Size: 7.5 x 9.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Condition: G...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$422 Sale Price
30% Off
Sol de Medio Día, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
180 x 120 cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escult...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,756 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Joyous Sea, Unique Monotype on paper, Abstract Seascape Diptych in Warm Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint
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
ABSTRACT NEW Colors Artwork by Contemporary Artist Tete Alurralde 2024
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
$1,590 Sale Price
20% Off
Have Fun with Life! - Abstract Sky Blue Textural Multicolor Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Second Cycle, large Abstract, Modern, Original Painting on Canvas, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Linen
Year: 2024
Style: Abstract Art,
Title: Second Cycle
Size: 30" x 40" x 1' inch...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Open Window", Abstract, Yellow, Red, Pink, Blue, Green, Oil Painting, 2015
Located in Natick, MA
Patricia Crotty’s “Open Window” is a brightly colored 18 x 18 inch abstract oil painting on canvas. Vibrant gestural strokes of yellow, red, pink, blue, and green float and form shap...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sunday Blue 3 - Acrylic Vibrant Blue Modern Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Abstract Mexican Era Composition
By Eve Peri
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1945 painting by American artist, Eve Peri. Watercolor on tissue paper, image measures 18 x 14 inches; 20.5 x 24.5 inches matted behind scratched plexiglass. Artwork and ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Antique American Impressionist Winter Landscape Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive American impressionist winter landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 9H by 11L.
Category
1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$380 Sale Price
20% Off
Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Composition, 1951. Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left. Signed, dated and titled en verso. Provenance: estate of Murray Hantman.
Biography:
Shaped by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman represents a career of personal exploration and aesthetic refinement that took him from New York, to Los Angeles, back to New York and eventually to the serene, yet dramatic, coast of Maine where he worked as part of the artists’ colony on Monhegan Island. Born in Pennsylvania in 1904, Hantman’s family moved many times to follow his father’s business opportunities, eventually settling in New York. A childhood of economic instability and dislocation formed Hantman’s early years, making him independent and self-reliant from a very early age. Hantman’s father owned movie theatres and photography studios and, recognizing his son’s artistic ability, employed him to print and hand-color photographs as a child. When he was eleven and living in Michigan, a public school teacher arranged for Hantman to receive a scholarship to the Detroit Museum of Art School where after a year he was awarded another scholarship to study at the Detroit School of Design. He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first World War.
As a young man, Hantman supported himself by working many different jobs in New York and New Jersey. Steady work with his brother at the Hartford and New Haven Railroad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Grace Notes (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer
Title : "Grace Notes"
Materials : oil on canvas
Date : May 2020
Dimensions : 30" x 40" x 1.5"
Description : Hard-edged geometric abstract with four overlapping...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Nicely Framed Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 29 by 35 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Palette
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this very beautiful large colorful, bold, vivid abstract painting I inspired by my painter palette. The work have many neon nuances, many layers with heavy relief textured with pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Enchanted" Modernist Multicolor & Textured Abstract Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A modernist depiction of a portrait executed with strong use of line and texture. This piece is filled with movement and beautiful brushwork, the use of color placement is enchanting...
Category
2010s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Matilda" (2024) By Ron Hicks, Original Oil Portrait Painting
By Ron Hicks
Located in Denver, CO
Ron Hick's (US based) "Matilda" (2024) is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstract portrait of a woman.
Ron Hick's works have been characterized as a blend of rep...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Offshore" by Katheryn Holt - White and Blue Color-Field Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt (American, born 1951)
"Offshore" 2021
Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Offshore," a 48" x 48" mixed...
Category
2010s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Vintage Signed American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive signed 1967 abstract landscape. Appears to be an abstract coastal scene. Framed.
Category
1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Hana 花 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Hana 花 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Barcelona based painter Nikolaos Schizas creates dynamic abstract paintings that radiat...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pontiac 87" Contemporary Green and White Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and white 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Ho...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
A l'orée des champs, abstract, vert, expressionism, oil on canvas, countryside
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract countryside landscape with colored plots worked in oil on linen canvas..
The construction takes precedence over the motif, the artist works on his composition until he finds...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
BASQUIAT : Caught in the Crossfire: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Basquiat: Caught in the Crossfire is a very heartfelt and personal tribute to Basquiat and a large statement piece and with this painting Sax takes up the mantle and upgrades the con...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bend from the Right, Painting, Abstract, Blue, Acrylic
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bend from the Right is an abstract painting filled with blue, white and yellow by Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 40 x 30, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is currently un...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"N.Y." Contemporary Abstract Pink and Orange Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and orange 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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
ABSTRACT Painting Contemporary Artist Ed Warner Text Black Texture
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
Spray Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Gouache Painting of Fishing Boats and Rowing Figure at Sea
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 9.75 x 11.75 inches (height x width)
Gouache painting on cardbo...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
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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