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Abstract Paintings For Sale
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 72"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Mesh No. 1 / Cautionary Tales
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
Important work from Kim Frohsin's Cautionary Tales series of 2015, that considers the price of progress in our rapidly changing world. Here in this compelling diptych "Mesh no. 1' we...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aqua Earth by Tejinder Kanda - Contemporary Impasto Painting
Located in DE
Tejinder Kanda
"In-Within" reflects the Artist's exploration of time and space, presenting spontaneous works that embody absolute independence, free from preconceived notions. These...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled LXXI by Ferle - Large abstract painting, vivid tones, spiritual, lines
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LXXI is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green with Envy, Hudson Vallery, NY
By Paddy Cohn
Located in Hudson, NY
"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025"
Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...
Category
2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Original Triptych-Foxgloves-British Awarded Artist-Impression-Impasto-gold leaf
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Triptych paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Blue Serie- Foxgloves Blue in Pink
Blue Serie- Foxgloves Blue in Yellow
Blue Series-Foxgloves Red and Gold...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,648 Sale Price
20% Off
Ataraxia -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Pop Culture, Anxiety, Miniature
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Ataraxia describes living without anxiety because anxiety has a way of confining you inside
The walls you've built and calling it a sanctuary.
After a while, this place becomes such ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Paisaje Apilado, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Paisaje Apilado, 2023
Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
86x86cm
Signed and dated
Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply rooted in the landscapes of Nayarit...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,088 Sale Price
20% Off
Twin Shell Shuffle - Abstract Animal Armadillo Colorful Pop Art 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 Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint
Coincidences, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Coincidence, by Philadelphia based painter Matt Higgins combines chance and intention into one finished painting. Layers of paint are worked on the surface of the canvas in various s...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
Contemporary Abstract Geometric Artwork by Carolin Kreutzer Architectural
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
Summer Thoughts
Located in Atlanta, GA
The recent paintings of Atlanta artist David Kidd continue an evolving series of images inspired by and based upon natural forms, specifically the shadows cast by trees and other veg...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
material abstract oil and collage painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Work size 38x28 cm.
Frame size 41x31 cm.
Jose Antonio Herrera Alcazar was born in 1960 and was largely influenced by the 1970s. The art sphere of the 1970s was epitomized by a longi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Board
$333 Sale Price
43% Off
Lab #7, #6 and #11 Painting. From the Lab series
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
"The work explores the interconnection between organic nature and circuits, reflecting the relationships between human beings. On the canvas, organic shapes are displayed that evoke ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Summer's Sunset
Located in San Francisco, CA
In this abstract landscape, artist Geneva Cross conveys the mood of a dreamlike summer evening that might be remembered by any of us in its universality. Blending the basic elements ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
It Was Always Part Of The Picture - Minimalist Abstract Textured Painting
Located in Manchester, GB
Henry Woolway, It Was Always Part Of The Picture, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
122 x 92 cm (48 x 36.22 in)
Artwork is set in a stained red wood frame with a 5mm shadow gap
Hand-signed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,559 Sale Price
20% Off
Take a Breath, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting features a light palette of peach and cream, complemented by areas of blue. Splashes of color add movement, guiding the eye across the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary New Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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, Oil, Acrylic
"Cloud Study", contemporary, abstract, landscape, blue, white, acrylic painting
Located in Franklin, MA
C. Clinton's "Cloud Study" is a fresh, contemporary take on landscape painting that explores subtle variations of color and transparency reflected as abstract forms. This 15 x 16 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"The Kiss" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks accented by black, pink, and yellow shapes set against a ta...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Phoenix - large, colorful, contemporary, abstract, diptych, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Horizontal bars of blue, maroon, cherry red, pink, lemon yellow, burnt orange and green communicate on a soaked sand-coloured ground in the two panels that form this 9-foot square acrylic diptych painting on canvas. The rhythm of the spaces between the short lengths of colour creates a dialogue of movement that leads the eye upwards through the large picture plane. About the inspiration for the work, the artist wrote:
"This is one of the rare paintings that I saw clearly in a dream and painted almost exactly as I saw it. It relates back to the four-panel work, Lock-Up (1972), done a couple of months earlier, where I used the physical break between panels as an edge to anchor some colour bars. In Phoenix, some bars are anchored while others float within the larger ground colour."
This painting was included in the exhibition catalogue Milly Ristvedt-Handerek: Paintings of a Decade (1979).
Milly Ristvedt, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. In Toronto, during the 1960s and 1970s, she was making and exhibiting large-scale paintings alongside a small but defined group of non-figurative painters who, like Ristvedt, had planted...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Luminous - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Miniature, Emotions, Art Brut
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I don’t want my relationship with anyone to be defined just by my decline. I wanna do more than just living, and maybe I wanna be Luminous, always radiating my inner light and warmth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Roman Wall
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Blue white beige teal green khaki orange brown aqua
Martha Rea Baker’s technique of choice is driven by her selection of mediums. She has successfully moved between the unique pro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
#132, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
abstract purple blue pegs pixel modern pop contemporary art sculptural wall ar4
Located in New York, NY
2452 ACRYLIC PAINTED DOWELS IN ARCHITECTURAL PLYWOOD WITH BEVELED EDGES.
Matt Bilfield is no stranger to process oriented art, as the Fox Sports Lead Animation Designer, he is build...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Plywood, Acrylic
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Jungle Struggle' 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
"I-76" Abstract cityscape, water motif, street signs, street lights
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "I-76" is original artwork made from pencil, marker, carborundum drypoint print adhered to panel by Miriam Singer. This piece measures 10"h x 6"w.
Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from Brandeis University, and in 2003 her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art. Since moving to Philadelphia in 2004; Miriam Singer has exhibited at James Oliver Gallery. Stanek Gallery, LG Tripp Gallery, Woodmere Art Museum, Space 1026, Friends of the Print and Picture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Drypoint
This is Up - 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 a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue whale , 100x120cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue whale , 100x120cm
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,425 Sale Price
25% Off
Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn, thread, pink, abstract
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Half Web in Pink, 2020, acrylic, oil, graphite, pastel, thread, nails and yarn on canvas. Pink, green, blue, abstract. Custom framed in a white wooden float frame. Gorgeous medium to large scale abstract painting with beautiful composition and palette of lilac pink, lilac purple, light peach, pale yellow, light pink, bright pink, fuchsia, mauve, light violet, periwinkle, sky blue, aqua, pale blue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Yarn, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
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
Surreal Acrylic Painting Two Sides of Me 1980
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3713 Acrylic on board
Set in a vintage frame
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$275 Sale Price
42% Off
"Geometric 3077" Abstract Mixed Media Layered Composition on Baltic Birch Panel
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an abstract composition with the use of mixed media and bold patterns producing a work that is visually textured and rich with layers, as Owen creates an intricate geometric minimalistic composition. Even though this work has a rustic and heavily textured quality, the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a more minimal outlook on life and art. Creating a piece that allows us to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. Her piece aims to engage the viewer with an emotional and environmental disposition that evokes a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world. This unique work is executed on 1.5 depth baltic birch panel, and signed and titled by the artist on verso.
Art measures 36 x 36 inches
A native New Yorker, Christie Owen...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin, Pencil
Red body - Colour field red, 100x100cm, Limited Edition of 10.
By Ugne Pouwell
Located in London, GB
'Red body'
London, United Kingdom 2024
Limited edition of 10
Pinted on archival Hahnehmule Photo rag paper, with care and attention to detail.
The process involves layering in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Le Danseur Bleu (Very Large triptych)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Danseur Bleu" Thriptych, 1985, is a large oil painting and mixed media triptych on canvas linen by noted French artist Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) It is si...
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Architecture Texture Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 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, Gesso, Oil
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Mountain Stream Modernist Landscape by Honora Berg
This mid century modernist landscape painting by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) depicts a vibrant mountain stream, ...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Laid Paper
$1,162 Sale Price
25% Off
Poppin' Graff - Abstract Colorful Textural 'Love You' Graffiti Mixed Media 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
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Mångata X horizontal (sky blue grid wood patterns Brown yellow nature)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Mangata X continues Melisa Taylor Metzger’s exploration of light, structure, and materiality through her signature fusion of pyrography and airbrushed pigment. The work evokes the el...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Wood Panel
Journeys, Abstract Painting
By Pat Forbes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Part of Pat Forbes's ongoing "Journey" series of modern abstract paintings, evoking our colorful and complex life paths. "Life offers us many choices," she sa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Waz Popp'n, Jit? - Large Abstract Shapes Warm Tone Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Antique American School Cubist Signed Framed Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 10L.
Category
1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Cubist Abstract Signed Framed Mid Century Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage cubist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 27 by 34 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely fram...
Category
1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Found by Colleen Leach, Framed paper abstract
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Found" by Colleen Leach – Framed Mixed Media Abstract (20 x 17 in)
Small in scale but rich in expression, Found by Colleen Leach is a 10 x 7 inch mixed media work on paper that cap...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Joyous Sea, Abstract Seascape, Horizontal Diptych, Paper, Turquoise Fish Pattern
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
Retrato en Azules, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 110 cm
Signed
About the artist
Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultur...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Good News" Three Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background with Scoring Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts three delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slone...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Antique American Framed Winter Impressionist Snow Street Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 30 by 36 inches overall and 24 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a ...
Category
1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
by Fanch Lel
Size: 10 x 14 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Good overall ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Love Conquers All - Omnia Vincit Amor Extra Large Abstract Investment Bold Color
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Love Conquers All - Omnia Vincit Amor
Extra Large Abstract Investment Bold Color
Large rendition in the Unchained Expressions series. It attempts to map the road to freedom...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vitnage American Modernist Abstract Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Image size, 10H by 10L.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Archives, Colors Books in Library, Abstract, Expressionism, Oil on canvas, Green
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French artist whose work has been exhibited internationally.
His book series started in 2016 and is still going strong.
"The Archives" by Sophie Dumont is an artw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 20th Century Vibrant Geometric Pink and Purple Quirky Abstract Figure
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 24 x 20 inches
condition: overall very good, a few min...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower landscape painting by Lila Caroline McGillivray Knowles (1886 - 1979). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inches.
Category
1920s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Landscape, Oil on Masonite by Female Artist Miriam Bromberg
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstract Landscape
Miriam Bromberg
Date: circa 1960
Oil on Masonite
Size: 7.5 x 9.25 in. (19.05 x 23.5 cm)
Frame Size: 13 x 15 inches
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Joan Miro Ferra
1893-1983
Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED
1979
Unique.
Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Late Summer Sky, Bauhaus Painting, Arches and Curves, Warm Yellow Pastel, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves of Bauhaus architecture, while at the same time exploring bright an...
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 36H by 28L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Boats in the Old Bay
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I imbue the scene with a lively blend of expressionism and impressionism, using both acrylic and oil to capture the vibrant, shimmering reflections in the water. My...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
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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