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Abstract Paintings For Sale
ABSTRACT Colors Artwork Body Pastel Forms Contemporary Artist Danny Avidan
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
"The frame of this artwork is slightly tilted intentionally by the artist."
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for o...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pencil, Pigment
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
Quetzal and Trogon Birds gestured in red, green, yellow and purple on a white background with gold and silver.
Unframed
Hunt Slonem is a well...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
We Go On Gently - Minimalist Abstract Painting on Natural Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Taylour Martin creates captivating abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas, showcasing a dynamic interplay of emotions and colors. Martin's art is a reflection ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Pencil
Time Dilation Effect, Ethan Meyer, 2020, Colorful Abstract Painting on Canvas
By Ethan Meyer
Located in St. Louis, MO
"My work, both in painting and sculpture, involve networks of intricately connected, overlapping, and morphing shapes and patterns, reflecting the complex and ever-changing nature of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colourful Cubist Abstract, Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Colourful Cubist Abstract, Signed Original Oil Painting
By French artist Iris Leger, Mid 20th Century
Signed and dated '70 by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Libérer" by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil paint on burlap with c-us frame
Total size with frame 115x85 cm
Category
Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Italian Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century
Located in New York, NY
Italian Modern Abstract Work on Paper Color Field Non-Objective European Mid-Century - "Gonage"
Dorazio completed "Gonage" in 1949 when just after the artist had been awarded a stipend by the French government and admission to the Academy Beaux Arts. There he met George Braque who became great friends but also an influence on Dorazio, of which "Gonage" is a living testament.
"Gonage" actual size of the drawing measures 12 x 9 1/2 inches. It is signed on the lower right. The work is affixed to a 19 x 15 inch board which includes the artist's signature and date. There is a torn table on the lower left entitling the piece "Gonage".
Provenance follows this piece as a gift in 1950 to the artist-colleague Luigi Lucioni, who then gifted it in 1955 to his friend, the uncle of the current owner who has owned the work since 1988.
Bio
Born in Italy, Piero Dorazio studied architecture in Rome. At the same time his first abstract works were executed. In 1947 he received a scholarship from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts in Paris, where he contacted Modern artists, who lived in Paris. He founded the galleries "Age d'Or" in Florence and Rome to represent avant-garde arts in Italy.
During a one year stay in the USA he got acquainted with leading artists of Abstract Expressionism such as Marc Rothko...
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
French 20th Century Bold Abstract Deep Earthy Colors of Orange Purple and Green
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 18 x 22 inches
condition: overall very good, a few min...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AWH 326 - Original Oil Painting Abstract Expressionist Colorfield
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bernhard Zimmer produces deeply layered, subtly textured abstract paintings that contain diametrically opposed elements—order and chaos, abstraction and representation, boldness and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Finely painted with wonderful color palette.
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Geometric Bauhaus Patterns Painting in Vivid Tones, Coloured Horizons, Canvas
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Coloured Horizons" is a painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. This series of abstract geometric paintings by Natalia Roman draws its inspiration from the sleek grids and curves ...
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
20th Century French Expressionist Tall Pine Tress in Moonlight Blue Forest
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moonlight Blue Forest
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
pastel painting on artist paper, unframed
painting: 9 x 12 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
Superb ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil
Austrian Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Vertical Lines of Color
By Rudi Molacek
Located in Surfside, FL
Rudi Molacek (Austrian-American, born 1948)
Vertical Colors, 2008, abstract bright acrylic on canvas, signed and dated along top edge of canvas, (unframed): 30"h x 24"w
It is a cascading rainbow of vibrant colors.
From a San Francisco Bay Area collection.
1948 born in Kindberg, Styria, Austria, studied economics in Vienna,
1985-91 Teaches at University of Applied Arts Vienna
As a photographer, Rudi Molacek learnt not only the principles of composition but also above all the photographs dependence on technology and the associated aesthetics of serial generation. When changing from photograph to painting, he sought a classic genre of painting, namely depiction of flowers with the rose as a preferred motif. This subject later also became the focus of his sculptural approach, as coloured aluminium sculpture, conceived for outdoor nature. He started to interpret painting and the panel painting as technical dispositives and experimented with various media, be they oil paintings, photo strips...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Antique American Abstract Expressionist Vintage Signed Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Phyllis Ciment Abstract Pastel Painting c.1970s
Red, white and blue - Fine colorful abstract painting
24" wide x 18" high
The frame measures 33" wide x 28" high
Signed by the art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
"Palm Cockatoos" Black and Red Cockatoos with Scored Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of black and red oil paint with a golden rich background. He then draws in these whimsical birds perched closely together titling the piece "Palm Cockatoos...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Large Mid-century American Biomorphic Abstraction
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A substantial, mid-century American Abstract oil comprising biomorphic and dimensional forms in shades of coral, jade and straw, shown gathered around a central, rectangular element ...
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1966 Mid-Century Modern Vintage Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Fluid Forms
Located in Bristol, GB
FLUID FORMS
Size: 40.5 x 30.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
A dynamic mid-century abstract painting that captures the essence of fluid motion through its bold, intertwined shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Mystery Mid Century Modern Sailboats
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mystery heavy impasto abstract sailboat scene. Fabulous midcentury oil on canvas which appears to be illegibly signed. It has wonderful colors and is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs II
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas.
Inspired by the wonderful countrysid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Ballad of the wind - Abstract impressionist warm sunset painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
An abstract impressionist warm sunset painting, "Ballad of the Wind" inspired by late summer golden light, and a Chopin ballad. This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Landscape" Abstract Painting, Large Size, Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape -
Original Art
Extra Large size
mixed media on cavas
120x150 cm
2022
Origina Art,
the edge of the frame has a thickness of 3.5 cm,
so it doesn't need a frame
one of a k...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Pink Moth Day" Purple Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink Moth Day" Purple Butterflies
Multicolor butterflies on a purple background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 26 x 21.5 inches
Framed: 38.5 x 34.5 inches
*Painting is f...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Abstract Landscape, original signed oil painting Sable-Castelli Gallery, unique
Located in New York, NY
Lynton Wells
Landscape, 1984
Oil on Canvas (with original Sable Castelli Label back of frame)
Hand signed, titled, dated 1984 with artist's copyright symbol and exhibition label from...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Female Modernist Geometric Hard Edge Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century hard edge abstract by Gabrielle Roos. Oil on canvas. Signed verso.
Category
1960s Hard-Edge Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Refreshed #1
Located in Deddington, GB
Refreshed #1 by Christine Evans [2021]
original
acrylic and graphite on board
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Board
From Shadow To Light, Abstract Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Art,
Title: From Shadow To Light
Size: 48" x...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in Paris, FR
Bengt Lindström (1925-2008), a Swedish painter close to the Sami people in Lapland, developed a powerful, chtonian, colorful and profoundly matierist style. Here, the vigor of the im...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Vellum
Abstract Spanish Catalan Oil Painting Josep Guinovart from Joan Prats Gallery
Located in Surfside, FL
Josep Guinovart (1927 –2007) was a Spanish Catalan painter most famous for his informalist or abstract expressionist work.
In 1941, he began to work as a decorator. Three years later, he started his studies at the Escuela de Artes y Oficios de la Llotja (Art School of La Llotja) where he stayed until 1946.
He first exhibited his work in 1948 in Galerías Syla in Barcelona. In 1951, he produced his first engravings entitled 'Homage to Federico García Lorca'. Two years later, he was awarded a grant from the French Institute to study in Paris for nine months. Here he discovered the cubist works of Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso and travelled to Belgium, Holland and Germany.
On his return to Barcelona and after a period working as an illustrator and set designer, around 1957 he began moving towards abstract art. His work is highly unconventional and usually on a large scale, using a wide range of materials, three-dimensional objects and organic substances such as eggshell, earth and straw.
In 1962, he illustrated a book of poetry entitled Posies by Joan Salvat-Papasseit for the Ariel Editorial. He won many accolades for his work throughout the 1970s and 80s, including Spain's National Award for Plastic Arts in 1982. In 1994, a museum foundation dedicated to his art was inaugurated in Agramunt, his mother's birthplace to which he always felt a special attachment.
In 2006 he designed the winery Mas Blanch i Jové in La Pobla de Cérvoles (Lleida) and created The Artists' Vineyard, a project intended to mix sculptures and other art works from different artists in the middle of a vineyard. The Artists' Vineyard was inaugurated after his death in 2010 with the unveiling of his sculpture The Countryside Organ: a music instrument, 6 meters height, for the wind to sing the vines. This winery also displays the 10.5 meters work In Vino Veritas...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chert and Limestone, Guadalupe River Bottom, Cypress Needles in October
By Jim Stoker
Located in Dallas, TX
Jim Stoker describes himself as an Artist-Naturalist, endeavoring to express his reverence for wildlife through his richly-colored paintings. In his love for the vivid and varied col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Morning After (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
The Morning After (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rome Six - Abstract Navy Midnight Blue Orange Fuchsia Pink Gradient Color, 2023
By Audrey Stone
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in acrylic on canvas, horizontal stripes of color in gradient shades of cobalt blue from bright lapis to midnight navy are split diagonally dow...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Turquoise world 3, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. Golden accents add gentle spark. The painting needs to be framed for d...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
MANUEL SALINAS
Spanish, 1940 - 2021
UNTITLED
signed "Salinas" (lower right)
mixed media on paper on cardboard
19-3/4 x 27-1/2 inches (50 x 70 cm.)
framed: 26-3/4 x 34-5/8 inches (68...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Cardboard
"Abstract composition" mixed media on paper cm. 26 x 20
By Dora Maar
Located in Torino, IT
Black,White,Picasso,abstract
Atelier stamp lower right
Dora Maar, original name Henrietta Theodora Markovitch (Marković), (born November 22, 1907, Paris, France—died July 16, 1997, ...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Arrival To Earth - Colorful Abstract 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
Saltwater 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Saltwater 1 is an original painting, created with acrylic paint on gallery-wrapped canvas. It has a width of 36 inches and a height of 24 inches with a depth of 1.5 inches (36x24x1.5...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Signed unique Acrylic and Charcoal Painting on Canvas, renowned British sculptor
By Nigel Hall
Located in New York, NY
Nigel Hall
Untitled Acrylic and Charcoal Painting on Canvas, 1997
Acrylic and charcoal painting on canvas
Signed and titled by the artist on the front. Dated on the back.
36 × 30 inc...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Tranquil Serene American Framed Original Vintage Modernist Landscape Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
1970s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iris
Located in Dallas, TX
Due to a physical ailment (a large benign tumor in her right hand) Sarah’s creative process is unique. She works primarily with acrylic paint, alcohol ink, pen, synthetic film and ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Contemporary figurative abstract expressive oil painting of woman on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive figurative oil painting titled No Limits was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and marks a significant shift in her artistic journey. Part of he...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Dancers 26 - Minimalist Figurative Original Red and Black Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Poise (Large, Modern Abstract Expressionist Painting in Earth Tones)
By James O'Shea
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, modern abstract expressionist painting on canvas with an earth toned palette of sage green, sand, teal, and peach, with accents of white, yellow and hot pink
"Poise", painted ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Robert O'Meara Abstract Composition Oil
Located in Astoria, NY
Robert O'Meara (American, XX-XXI), Abstract Composition in green, blue, and orange, Oil on Canvas, apparently unsigned, wood frame. Image: 32" H x 27" W; frame: 32.75" H x 27.75" W. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Fire Escapes
Located in Greenville, DE
Edward L. Loper Jr. was a self-taught artist, while being strongly influenced by his father's later work.
34 1/2" x 45 1/2" Framed.
Signed lower left.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract building, city
Located in Belgrade, MT
This is a one of kind Lucien Durand, signed by the artist. It is part of my private collection.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of a Vibrant Still Life with Lemons and Bottle
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (height...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raimonds Staprans - Desert. 1974, oil on canvas, 95, 5x116 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Desert. 1974, oil on canvas, 95,5x116 cm
Painting in orange colors
Provenance Maxwell gallery
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
CRK 01543
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2015. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fiddler and Dancers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Shay Rieger (1923-1975). Fiddler and Dancers, 1975. Oil on canvas, 38 x 50 inches. Some ares of paint loss and flaking as documented in detail photos. No tears or punctures in canvas...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Relief Blue 20 - Large Blue Abstract Relief Pallet Knife Ocean Texture Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
Elevate your space with this large original, gradient of blue, abstract painting! Made on stretched heavy canvas, the edges are painted for a polished look. The glossy varnish not on...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic
Dreamscapes, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. the paintng needs to be framed for display. Painting has gold accents....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs
Mixed Media Paint
80x80 cm
Original Art
Made in Italy
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Poemes XXXVII - Red White and Black Original Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Experimentation with different materials, textures and techniques in each of his paintings has been a point of discovery and a major part of Raul de la Torre’s artwork. In his Fils I...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Thread
R. Poch Woman 78 Waiting 116 x 90 cm original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
78.-Waiting 116 x 90 cm original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The gift of light in the winter - Abstract atmospheric sky painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A painting dedicated to the light that lives in the winter sky, amidst the muted, snowy air. I explored the ephemeral beauty of light contrasting with shadow. The sweeping gray and w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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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