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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Into the Water
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm Waters is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint over st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Blue Hydrangeas by Honora Berg
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Blue Hydrangeas in Acrylic on Paper
Vining Blue Hydrangeas by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), 1946. The vertica...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
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
Original Diptych-British Awarded Artist-Impasto, oil-Jardin d'Hiver Series
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Oil on Canvas Painting Titled “AbEx Orange Series 004” 24.5 x 29.75
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed, dated, and titled to verso.
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Wave Theory, Science Art Collection by Anastasia Vasilyeva
Located in Zofingen, AG
Wave Theory is a painting from the collection "Wave Theory", was participated in the Swiss Art Expo 2021 in Zurich.
It is a part of the science art collect...
Category
2010s Conceptual Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Golden Hour, Bauhaus Vertical Painting in Yellow Tones, Green Arches Grid, 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
Flying Gulls on the Surf
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 14 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin.
James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Marmalade
Located in Agoura Hills, CA
My work is an exploration of color, shape, and balance. Whether I’m working with rich, vibrant hues or softer, more subtle tones, I seek to express the depth and emotion that color c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Off The Grid - Blue Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original Oceanscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Abstract Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Avante Garde piece with vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 during the rise of Avante Garde express...
Category
1960s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring's Arrival, Abstract Painting
By Alicia Dunn
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Alicia Dunn presents an abstract vista of the Northern California coast. Tantalizing hues of turquoise engulf the sedate coast. Alicia paints vibrant a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Extra-Large Dutch Contemporary Abstract Portrait By Hans Bouman
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An exquisite contemporary painting by Dutch artist, Hans Bouman.
In this painting Bouman creates a captivating interplay of colors and forms that gives rise to an enigmatic abstract face that invites interpretation and contemplation. This captivating large-scale abstract painting is a harmonious blend of warm white, earthy tones, invigorating orange, and calming blue hues.
Hans Bouman, born in the Netherlands in 1951, embarked on his artistic journey at the Amsterdam Graphic School and the Gerrit Rietveld Academy of Fine Arts. During the early 1980s, Paris became his haven of inspiration, where his debut in galleries marked the onset of an international presence that continues to flourish.
Bouman's artistic evolution is characterized by cycles of creativity, but it is his larger-than-life hieratic heads that he is renown for. These remarkable pieces pay homage to influences as diverse as the Moai sculptures of Easter Island, the intricate masks of Africa...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Hearts and Balloons - Original Joyful Urban Pop Artwork with Bright Colors
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
Paul W. Wood Modernist Abstract Cityscape, 1979
By Paul W. Wood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paul Winthrop Wood modernist abstract cityscape, 1979
Modernist Abstract Landscape
Oil on Board
18" x 34" unframed, 24.5" x 40.5" framed
Paul Winthrop Wood
1922-2003
Wood was born on August 29, 1922, in Kingsville, ON, Canada. He was the son of Albert G., an architect and Louise Wood. He married Jacqueline Stark, a pianist, on September 4, 1953.
Wood attended Grand Central School of Art, 1938, New School for Social Research, 1939, and Art Students League in New York from 1939-41 and 1946-47.
He was a portrait painter in 1948 at Paul W. Wood Studio, Port Washington, NY, owner, 1949-68, and a part-time course tutor.
He taught at the Open University, Milton Keynes, England, beginning in 1980 and at the Department of Art History, 1993-2003.
Wood was president of the Pleasant Hill, Inc., former director of Albert Wood and Five Sons...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pit Pony, Contemporary Abstract Painting.
By David Harper
Located in Brecon, Powys
‘Pit Pony’ My abstract artwork celebrating the Pit Ponies who worked the coal mines of Britain during the Industrial Revolution. Painted as a Celtic War Horse surrounded by the sight...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Princess in Paris" Figure in Chanel Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Larry Poons, Midget Racer, unique Color Field Abstract Geometric drawing, signed
By Larry Poons
Located in New York, NY
Larry Poons
Midget Racer, 1963
Colored Pencil on Graph Paper
Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the lower right front
Original frame with gallery label included
This work has...
Category
1960s Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx.
Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower corner,
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 17 x 9.75 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wellfleet #3
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Margaret Layton. Wellfleet #3, ca. 1950. Watercolor on paper, image measures 5.5 x 16.5 inches in a frame measuring 13 x 24.5 inches. Signed lower left.
Beautiful abstract study of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Ginger Tea" Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media on Canvas with Frame
By Maura Segal
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Ginger Tea" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Maura Segal, with abstract shapes and color blocking. The artist cuts hundreds of paper shapes and adheres them to the canvas u...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
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
The Bridge Builder - Abstract Colorful Original Authentic Striking Invest Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Bridge Builder
Abstract Colorful Original Authentic Striking Invest Joy Love Figurative Beauty
This series expresses the road to freedom and liberation, with Karnish's u...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Comfort Zone" Purple Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Comfort Zone" Purple Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a lavender background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 8 x 6 inches
Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
*Painting is f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Panoramic Summer Seascape European Endless Sky Impressionist Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted European impressionist landscape painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 20H by 20L. Nicely framed and in excellent condition. Ready to hang.
Category
1920s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Seated Figure (Abstract Woman Collage).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sam Maitin (1928-2004).
Seated Figure, ca. 1970.
Charcoal, gouache and decorative paper collage.
Measuring 15.5 x 20.5 inches; 22.75 x 27.75 inches framed.
Signed lower left. Excellent condition.
Period frame original to the piece in mahogany with natural wood grain on sides and 22k gold leaf gilt face.
After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication from 1965–1972 and served on the board of Woodmere Art Museum from 1995–2004. He received a number of awards, including a 1968 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He created murals and other public art for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, the Please Touch Museum, and Hahnemann University Hospital, among others.
Maitin's work is museum collections in the United States and Europe, including (but not limited to):
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Gallery, London
Bauersche Geisserie, Germany
Oakland Museum, California
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
The Currier Gallery of Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
"Waiting" by Dan McCaw, Abstracted, Figural Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Waiting" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure in an interior setting.
Artist Statement:
Born: 1942
A solid foundation o...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Fiesta Lights
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic
Speedboats on Pink (sailing teal sailboat art sea patterns square oil painting)
By Dan Pelonis
Located in Quebec, Quebec
Dan Pelonis’s "Speedboats" combines repetition and abstraction to reflect on motion and cultural memory. The painting depicts rows of minimal red-and-white speedboats gliding against...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Nicely Framed Antique American School Bustling Summer Beach Impressionist Ocean
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted antique American impressionist beach scene painting. Oil on board. Signed. Handsomely framed in a giltwood impressionist molding. Ready to hang excellent cond...
Category
1930s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Creator Serpent - Aboriginal Dot Painting in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
The Serpent - Aboriginal Dot Painting in Acrylic on Canvas
Bold dot painting with a snake by Aboriginal Australian artist Geoffrey "Pirup" Woods (Abor...
Category
Late 20th Century Symbolist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"Pond With Lotus Flowers" Monet's Water Garden in Giverny Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
From Monet's sanctuary in Giverny, we are transported effortlessly through bold brushwork and impasto paint. Alfaro diligently layers the canvas with acrylic paint creating a truly b...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist Oil on Canvas 1996
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #4" - Original Surrealist, Oil on Canvas 1996
Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Four Square Birds" Modern Teal Toned Cubist Inspired Abstract of Birds
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting of birds by the iconic Houston based artist David Adickes. The work features a grid of four different Cubist-inspired abstractions of birds set against a tea...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever (Grammy, Album Art, Music, Iconic, Disco)
By Kerry Smith
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith
Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever
Mixed Media on Crescent board
Year: 2022
Size: 21x20in
Signed, dated by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1625
*Black frame with a mirror-gl...
Category
2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board
"Theater"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The multi-theme and multi-genre plastic art, represented by the composition of the exhibited works, "curves" around the main plastic accents: thoughtful analysis of form, geometry, e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Hope - Floral Landscape Storm Extra-Large Floral Showcase Invest Meadow Flower
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Hope - Floral landscape after the Storm Extra large floral showcase Investment
Extra large Floral Showcase Investment Nature Landscape Joy Colorful Authentic Original One-of-a-kind ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
El Cauce de un Río, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
El cauce de un río dentro del surco de una hoja, 2024
Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
80x80cm
Signed and dated
Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply roo...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Listen to Time”
Located in Zofingen, AG
A monochrome minimalist portrait in a restrained palette. The white face, resembling a mask, is immersed in music, dissolving into time. Simple yet expressive brushstrokes create a s...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
#18, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
"The Peacock & The Crane" Contemporary 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 and white triangular shapes set against a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"My Dior Heart" Purple & Pink Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White 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 Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Walking On Air. An original abstract artwork by Diane, Painting by Diane Whalley
Located in Deddington, GB
Walking On Air is an original expressionistic abstract with several layers of paint and some mark making in charcoal and oil pastel with show through of underlying colours. After the...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Delta (Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas in Teal, Aqua Blue & Green)
By Jenny Nelson
Located in Hudson, NY
Square, abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas in aqua, teal, blue, and green against pale grey with accents of yellow, peach, and mauve
'Delta' by Jenny Nelson
Oil on linen, ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
STREET ART
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Spray painting on canvas
100% hand painted, very original art
Unique piece
READY TO HANG
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Black X's by Gunda Jastorff - Contemporary Geometric Textured Painting
Located in DE
Artist: Gunda Jastorff
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Original painting - gold and white crosses.
Size: 140 x 90 OR 90 x 140 cm. It is possible to hang this painting either way round...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Acrylic, Pencil
"Chuck" Contemporary Abstract Blue & White Ombre Shaped Concentric Oval Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and white abstract contemporary concentric oval 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
Road to Pickens County, Abstract Painting
By Kip Decker
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"This painting is of a narrow road to Pickens County in South Carolina through the trees and hills," shares artist Kip Decker. In the dramatic colorful scene,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Apotheosis (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
By Susan Kiefer
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer
Apotheosis
Oil on Canvas
Year: 2022
Size: 48x36x1.35in
Signed by hand
COA provided
Ref.: 924802-1050
Though born and raised in Kansas City,...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
'Solarium', by Anthony Dyke, Oil on Canvas Painting, 2022
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Anthony Dyke's "Solarium," a 74 x 48 x 1.25 inch oil on canvas painting, references solar flares in its use of shape and color. The bright values of yellows, reds and blues surround a large red circular shape. The bright color wavelengths give this painting a vibrational energy.
Anthony Dyke was born in Norwich, Vermont and attended The School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University earning a BFA and MFA in painting. As an artist and arts educator, he relocated from New York City to his down¬town Oklahoma City studio, working there for two decades before returning to Boston in 2020. Coming from VERMONT where the seasons are distinctly different from one another. My shift from a pastoral setting to an urban environment set up a dichotomy in my work, both visual and emotional. I have an extensive education in painting, photography, graphic design and figure sculpture. These mediums intersect in my work through many years of creating artworks and currently speak to my interest in abstract painting. During my senior year in the BFA Program at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, my large painting “Natole” was chosen by Frank Stella (the juror) into the highly competitive and prestigious Dana Pond...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Out of Step" by Hiroshi Sato - Abstract Geometric Still Life Oil Painting, 2025
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato’s "Out of Step" (2025) is a masterful oil painting that showcases his signature geometric abstraction blended with a refined still life composition. Measuring 30 x 24 in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Surreal Figurative City Landscape by Varen circa 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
2901 City Landscape ,acrylic on canvas
Displayed in a custom gilt wood frame
Image size 18x24" overall 21x26.5"
Signed Varen
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Xavi Carbonell, Untitled mixed media on paper, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Spanish artist Xavi Carbonell born 1971, actively paints like a child as an adult, and leaves all of his pieces "untitled" so that each viewer can create their own story. The result...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Photographic Film, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Per...
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
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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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