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Abstract Paintings For Sale
In a fearless reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Each color in this impactful painting was hand mixed with mica particles and iridescent mediums to make the lavender, orange, yellow, purple, blue and teal all pop and shine. The col...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Male Figurative Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract
French School
small frame
oil painting on board
painting: 20.5 x 21 inches
overall size: 21x 21 inches
condition: overall very good and pleasing
provenance: from ...
Category
20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$936 Sale Price
30% Off
Articulate 6, contemporary abstract, neutral, seafoam, tan, white 24x24 inches
Located in Cumming, GA
“Articulate 6” 24 x 24 inches is a one-of-a-kind original non-objective abstract painting by Juanita Bellavance. In this spontaneous expressive abstract piece, Juanita created an e...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Harvest, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Loosely painted squares and rectangles in a composition in a grid. Colors of orange, sepia, burnt umber, violet, ultramarine, and crimson combine in a geometric abstract landscape re...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"An Archbishop of the Cloudworks" Abstract
By Les Anderson
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful abstract oil painting on canvas by Les (Leslie Luverne) Anderson (American, 1928-2009). From the estate of Les Anderson in Monterey, California. Unframed. Titled "An Archbis...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressionist Oil Painting Port Scene with Green Dome and Fishing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Oil Painting Port Scene with Green Dome and Fishing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13.25 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
C...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$297 Sale Price
30% Off
"PARO"
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
PARO is a range of Blues and White with a central single winged figure and large characters in broad strokes. Frank Arnold is one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and scu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$150,000
The Guardians - Ad Infinitum - Expressive Bold Striking Abstract Invest Large
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Guardians - Ad Infinitum
Expressive Bold Striking Abstract Invest Gallery Extra Large
This extra large expressionistic, abstract artwork, maps the road to freedom and l...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
$2,800 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique American Abstract Expressionist Signed Vintage Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 36H. Signed.
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Indigo Wild II
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...
45's and Lines - Dynamic Linear Design Composition Aboriginal Inspired Painting
By Ilan Leas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ilan Leas uses graffiti-like strokes and bold angles to converge creating an intriguing balance of organized chaos in his drawings. With a unique artistic approach, Leas draws inspir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Huge French Modernist Signed Oil Abstract Painting of City Scape Orange & Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The French City
French School, circa 1970's, signed lower corner
oil painting on canvas: 31 x 38.5 inches
framed: 23.5 x 32 inches
condition: sound condition though with minor crack...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"seduction series " RK32W, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic and Clay
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
Portrait of Don Nieves
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Pablo O’Higgins (1904-1983). Portrait of Don Nieves, 1960. Watercolor on paper, 18 x 24.5 inches; 19 x 25.5 inches in original frame. Signed lower righ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Dead Eyed Cowboy
Located in Tulsa, OK
Original art by John Randall Nelson depicting a cowboy with characteristics of Pop Art and Folk Art combined with a whimsical, illustrative style. The vibrant colors, cartoonish figu...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
French Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Clifftop Cottage and Evening Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Clifftop Cottage and Evening Sky
By Fanch Lel
Size: 10.5 x 13.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition:...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$504 Sale Price
30% Off
Iris-abstract painting, made in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with acrylic in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality so...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
Rhapsody in Yellow - oil on canvas - abstract
Located in Burlingame, CA
Color is always central in Henriques' delightful compositions that are at once, balanced, harmonious, and a toast to life. 'Rhapsody in Yellow' with its bright and pure hues shimmer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Puerto Rican Modernist Master Figueroa Mixed Media Painting Music Notes Collage
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil pastels, acrylic, wax pencil, graphite, watercolor and collage elements on paper
framed to 39.5 X 31.5. sheet measures 30 X 22 inches. (no glass)
Raimundo Figueroa...
Category
Early 2000s Post-Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Wax Crayon, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Original Oil Painting of Sunlit Wheat Fields with Cypress Trees
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Sunlit Wheat Fields with Cypress Trees
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 10.75 (height) x 13.75 (width), (Incl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$456 Sale Price
41% Off
ABSTRACT Artwork Colors Blue Raw Canada Contemporary Celia Lees 2025 NEW
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
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
Antique American 19th Century Blazing Sunset Blakelock School Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted 19th century American landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 12H x 16L. Signed illegibly.
Category
1880s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Off The Knob - Abstract Large Organic Shape Pastel 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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Rising Stars III - Original Boho Minimalist Abstract Floral Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and original uses of media. Through a combination of paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Tissue Paper, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Big Circle Painting Textil Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno Black
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, Ink, Acrylic
French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Yellow Landscape Cubist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Landscape
signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 24 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Franc...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Seascape Oil of La Vieille Lighthouse off Pointe du Raz
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Seascape Oil of La Vieille Lighthouse off Pointe du Raz
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13 x 16 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Con...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$614 Sale Price
30% Off
Landscape 133 (Utah) by Jean Krille - Oil on Canvas 51x60 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shape of Resonance 9
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel and micron pen on raw canvas
b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK
In this new series of work, I explore the intersection of minimalist architecture, design, and the raw beauty of mater...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Raw Linen, Pen
Haut Firmament, Vibrant surreal Owl oil painting, abstract realism and texture
Located in Dallas, TX
"Haut Firmament" is a captivating 2024 oil on canvas by Éric Robitaille, measuring 24 × 48 inches. This unframed painting features a majestic owl, its piercing gaze drawing the viewe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Painting-- "An Oblation to Shells"
Located in Soquel, CA
A dymanic mid century abstract expressionist painiting with geometric shapes in cool tones and two figures by Leslie Luverne Anderson (American, 1928-2009). Oil on masonite. Titled "...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Rosetta #17
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple frame.)
Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Loadstar - Layered Abstract Figurative Contemporary Painting
By Jonas Fisch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
#124, 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
Rick Lewis - Spanish Windows II, Painting 2023
By Rick Lewis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Spanish Windows II
Oil, bitumen, graphite, marble powder, burlap on canvas
48" X 72"
I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Marble
Very Large French 20th Century Blue Textured Abstract Composition Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
inscribed verso
dated 68'
canvas size: 35 x 46 inches
condition: ov...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,777 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Mid Century Modern Large Geometric Abstract Framed Hard Edge Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted large geometric abstract painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 48 by 36 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,706 Sale Price
25% Off
Jetty 24 July 19:48 - Modern Lake Landscape, Expressive Water View Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of the Metropo...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Walking By The Sea
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Walking By The Sea.
Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (31 1/2 x 39 1/4in).
Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the architectural world had a lasting impression on his art, as he incorporated geometric forms and architectural structures into almost all of his paintings. He began to develop a distinct style stemming from impressions of life, nature, and the Mediterranean...
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Glitter Girl - Playful Colorful Graffiti Painting Bold Letters Fun Original Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Nature Break, Abstract Botanical Painting in Vivid Tones, Pink Jungle Leaves
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Street Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Rag Paper
Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Amidst the Bloom
Located in Bristol, GB
AMIDST THE BLOOM
Size: 48 x 57 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A vibrant mid-century abstract composition with bold colours and expressive brushwork, painted in oil onto canvas.....
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
A little moment
Located in THOMERY, FR
The vibrant painting titled "A Little Moment" by Linda Clerget showcases a serene and enchanting natural landscape. The canvas is awash with a kaleidoscope of colors, from the lush g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Still Life (Geometric Figure II)
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Still Life (Geometric Figure #2)
Year: 2003
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Ouverture, with Cypress Forms" Stephen Edlich, Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Edlich
Ouverture, with Cypress Forms, 1982
Signed, dated and titled on the stretcher
Acrylic paint, mixed media, and burlap on canvas
60 x 40 inches
An artist who worked in the post-cubist and constructivist traditions, Stephen P. Edlich gained a considerable amount of acclaim in the 1970s and 1980s for his collages, sculpture, and paintings. His promising career was cut short due to his untimely death at age 45 in 1989.
Edlich was born in New York City. He received his undergraduate degree with a major in fine arts studies from New York University in 1967. During his college years, he traveled to London, where he met the art dealer Victor Waddington and created his first white on white collage. In that same year, he attended a major exhibition of the work of Ben Nicholson, which would be influential source in his art. Edlich returned to England in 1967, where he met Barbara Hepworth and Patrick Heron in London and traveled to St. Ives, Cornwall, long a favorite artists' haunt. Edlich began creating acrylic reliefs...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Burlap, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$60,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Miniature Cityscape Art Study of Los Angeles California by Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Cityscape Art Study of Los Angeles California by Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. Expressive Abstract study using golden yellows.
Art measures 7 x 5 inches
Frame me...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Bird Bath. Original oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Broad, whimsical and spontaneous strokes of impasto with palette knife and brush using vivid color combinations convey the unbridled joy of birds as they swim in the water.
The com...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sixteen Sunsets Tiles, Abstract Geometric Painting in Warm Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Sixteen Sunset" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and 70'...
Category
2010s Op Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Yaacov Agam, Pace of Time, original work, Watercolor on paper, 1972, mini model
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Yaacov Agam, Pace of Time, Original work, gouache on paper, International artist, Israeli artist, Israeli art. This work is installed in the main entrance of the Tel Aviv museum in a...
Category
20th Century Kinetic Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Fall Sky, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Warm shades of yellow, orange, sepia and burnt umber overlay the an underpainting of abstract shapes in transparent rectangles in a grid. Shapes are soft edged and fluid. Focus is tw...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Fabric 5, Oil Painting on Fabric by Laurie Anderson
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Laurie Anderson, American (1947 - )
Title: Fabric 5
Date: 2012
Medium: Oil on fabric, unsigned
Image Size: 55 x 58 inches
Frame Size: 56 x 59 inches
Provenance: Vito Schnab...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Oil
Down home, Contemporary abstract, teal, green, brown, white
Located in Cumming, GA
This contemporary abstract painting has a structure that is reminiscent of fencing, trees, barns and blue skies. It creates a remarkable sense of home and comfort.
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Hunt Slonem "Randy Redo" Multicolor Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Randy Redo" Multicolor Bunny
A single rabbit gestured in black on a multicolor background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Frame...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
ABSTRACT Contemporary Abstract Earth Brown Colors Nature Yamila Miglioranza NEW
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
CN 7 - Oil Painting, inspired by surface structure of planets and the moon
Located in Deddington, GB
CN 7 is an oil painting on canvas.
The CN series of paintings take inspiration from research into the surface structure of planets and the moon.
This painting may be hung directly o...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Idole" Multicolor Post-Cubist Oil Painting by A. Rigollot
By A. Rigollot
Located in Atlanta, GA
This mesmerizing post-cubist and colorist abstract oil on board painting was designed by A. Rigollot (France, 20th Century).
Colorist paintings are characterized by intense color use...
Category
1960s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ABSTRACT Colors Raw Canvas Artwork Contemporary Artist Tete Alurralde
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
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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