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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Original pair of paintings by prominent & searchable artist Steve McElroy.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Pink and Black Contemporary Form" oil on canvas pair of corresponding originals by Steve McElroy. May be hung horizontally or vertically. 12 x 24 inches each. These are the orig...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
First Gate, Abstract Art Modern Original Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Voskan Galstian
Work: Original Acrylic Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2023
Style: Abstract Art,
Title: First Gate,
Size: 24" x...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Le Crâne" (Abstract Skull Painting on Pale Pink Background, Canvas, 50 x 50cm)
Located in Paris, IDF
LE CRÂNE
2020
Paris, France
A faint gesture of a skull, ‘le crane,’ lives on a pale pink background, and interacts with other abstract detailing, creating movement and tension. Evan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, India Ink, Graphite
"The Manifestation" Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Illustrator Bill Shields
Located in Arp, TX
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
"The Manifestation"
1994
Oil on canvas
48"x36" artist framed
Signed lower center
William Stephens Shields, Jr., 1925 - 2010
He was born in san Francisco, in 1931, Bill moved to Texas, where he grew up. Moved to New York in 1940 and later joined the Naval Air Corps at the age of 18. He served as an Aviation Cadet in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1945. At the end of WWII, Bill returned to Texas.
At 21, Bill re-focused his energy and enrolled in the Chicago Academy of Fine Art as an Illustration major. What followed was a whirlwind of success, great friendships and a sense of belonging he had never before experienced. Art was his calling and the art-world could not have been less prepared for the likes of Bill Shields...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fruity Ramen Alchemy: Serendipity - Monochrome Minimalist Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo creates artworks that work to serve as a meditation for the viewer, drawing them toward the timeless concepts of truth, beauty, and goodness. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fruit Bowl No. 1
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Fruit Bowl No. 1" is an abstact still-life Post War oil on canvas painting by Hans Hofmann in 1949. The artwork is 29 1/2 x 37 1/2 inches and with the frame is 38 1/8 x 46 1/8 x 3 1...
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting For Something To Happen
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled “Convergence.” This captivating series explores the concept of deconstruction through a unique interplay of lines and color. Rather than relyin...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Edge of Forever, " Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Julia Contacessi is made with acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas. It features a cool blue and warm violet palette, and is fluid in compositio...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
Rising Women - Large Soft Palette 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
Beside Quiet Waters, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of muted colors depict islands and mountains, its softness exuding a calming peace. Artist Jenn Williamson painted this composition after spending time o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Cityscape of Lucerne Switzerland Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Cityscape of Lucerne
signed by Colbert Cassan (1899-1979)
oil on canvas, unframed
dated 1955
Canvas: 20 x 25.5 inches
Provenance: private collection
Condition: very good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Yes - large, bright, narrative, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Fiona Ackerman is known for creating uniquely colourful, contemporary paintings that often blur the lines between different genres. This acrylic composition features a variety of images including ‘YES ‘in bold black letters, a line drawing of a house, a beachy fringed tapestry, and an open door that offers a country view. Rendered in pastoral colours—pale pink, sky blue, yellow, soft gray, sandy beige, black and wood grain for contrast.
“I'm often asked what kind of painter I am. Figurative, abstract, small, large, digital, botanical, surrealist, mural... I just say yes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dynamic Strokes and Vibrant Blue Colors Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
dated 68
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 26 x 36 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tivona, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Tivona" means lover of nature. Nature inspires all of my work, but I saved the title for this one. It is a large, colorful abstract. Fluid acrylics were poured onto a horizontal canvas.
About the Artist
Krispen Spencer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Mesa World" abstract acrylic on canvas painting by artist Jean Richardson
Located in Boca Raton, FL
"Mesa World" abstract acrylic on canvas painting of horses by artist Jean Richardson. Signed Richardson lower right recto. "Mesa World", 40 x 60, JR 917, 1987 written on back.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist San Francisco Urban Scene -- The Mission District
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist urban scene painting depicting San Francisco's Mission District by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
"Pink Flowers" Abstract Expressionist oil and resin painting of flora polka dots
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A rare small painting from contemporary Abstract Expressionist, Darius Yektai. Although titled "pink flowers" the hue of the painting is really more peach, or a light orange. A patte...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Raw Linen, Oil
"Abstract Composition" by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000) signed lower
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 36 x 28.5 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the French abstract art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expression - Oil Painting 1994 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Expression is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 1994 by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo.
Hand-signed and dated on the back.
This is a beautiful example o...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,105 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Modernist Art French Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Roger Lersy
By Roger Lersy
Located in Surfside, FL
Roger Lersy, French (1920 - 2004)
Painting on paper (not sure if this is watercolor, acrylic or oil, the paper has a velvet finish and texture to it and there is some texture to the ...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
The Blue Dress 16 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Blue Expressionist Figurative Oil Painting on Paper "Couple"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting on paper, framed with a thin, black aluminium box frame. Artwork floated and raised to the back board. Ready to hang. Size of 100 x 70 cm is that of the artwork...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Landscape. Oil on canvas by Tetsuo Mizu (1987) (abstract geometric painting)
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tetsuo Mizu (1944)
Landscape
Executed in 1987
Oil on canvas
80.3 x 100 cm (39 3/8 x 31 1/2 in)
Dated and Signed “1987 MIZU” (lower left)
Signed, dated, an...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Daisy's" 3 White with Yellow Flowers on a Golden Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Daisy's. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of big bold Daisy's on a golden background with thick use of paint. Inspired ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Composition by Franz Stirnimann - Oil on canvas 60x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Swiss painter
Artist born in 1915, says Franz Sti.
Died in 1997.
Work on canvas
Black American box with gold borders
65 x 75,5 x 3 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,672 Sale Price
58% Off
Small Mars 1, Tribute to James Turrell by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting
Located in Paris, FR
Small Mars 1, Tribute to James Turrell is a unique oil and acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 120 × 120 cm (47....
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Vibrant pink Seascape: "Marine Bubble Gum" - Original Artwork by Linda Clerget
Located in THOMERY, FR
Experience the whimsical charm of "Marine Bubble Gum", a captivating painting by acclaimed artist Linda Clerget. This stunning piece transports viewers to a dreamy beachscape where t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Prophet
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$16,600
Echoes No.2 - Colour field blue, 100x100cm, Limited Edition of 10.
Located in London, GB
'Echoes No.2 '
London, United Kingdom 2024
Limited edition of 10
Pinted on archival Hahnehmule Photo rag paper, with care and attention to detail.
The process involves layerin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color-Field Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Ink, Archival Ink, Archival Paper
Atomic Tangerine, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This collection of abstract paintings are created on gallery wrapped canvas using the excess paint, dried paint chunks and paper used when cleaning up my paints in a completely expre...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"PaperLandscape", OriginaL Fine Art Canvas, Large size, Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape
Artist: Marilina Marchica
Year: 2025
Dimensions: 116X89 cm
Technique: Mixed media ( paper collage and paint)
Description: An original artwork representing a min...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
MAGNOLIA FOREVER
Located in THOMERY, FR
"Magnolia Forever" is a captivating depiction of a serene sky adorned with billowing clouds and delicate magnolia blossoms. The artist skillfully captures the ephemeral beauty of nat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Fauvist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic
Bubble Gum Town
Located in Park City, UT
NICHOLAS WILTON’s paintings are visual poems, informed by Nature and his personal experience of life. Color, texture, and organic forms are layered into a complex visual weave that h...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lala Land II - Orange Vibrant Sunset Lifeguard Stand on Beach Original 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
Reticulum - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Reticulum is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020.
Oil on canvas.
Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back and hand signed on the lower left co...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,447 Sale Price
25% Off
American School Modernist Surreal Cityscape Landscape Signed Regional Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice modernist American school painting. Oil and watercolor and gouache on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 23H.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$995 Sale Price
33% Off
Etruscan Wall
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Estruscan Wall
1992
Oil on card
13.4 x 19.5 cm
31.8 x 36.8 cm (Frame)
George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’s dea...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$492 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$142,451 Sale Price
27% Off
"Brescia" Abstract Painting Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist painting and collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Titled and dated "Brescia 2014" on verso. Unsigned. From a collection of his work. F...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Magazine Paper
Springpower II - Serene Contemporary Oil Painting WildFlower Green Meadow Field
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her contemporary landscape paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, 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
$234 Sale Price
30% Off
Mid-Century French Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large mid-century French abstract expressionist oil and acrylic on canvas by Jean-Louis Ladislas. Signed and dated 69 to the reverse. Presented in a slim baton wood frame.
A highl...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Time For Slow Day - Colorful Textural Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on still-life painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captu...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fibonacci 430
Located in Burlingame, CA
Navy blue to light blue, with white, cream, and touches of yellow, are celebrated in this abstract geometric mixed media painting with acrylic, ink, polymers and layers of complex an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Panel
Trip Park, "Happy Horses", 30x30 Abstract Colorful Horse Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This Painting, "Happy Horses", is a 30x30 oil painting on canvas by artist Trip Park. Featured in the painting is a repeating and overlapping pattern of a rider and horse in various ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Carmel California" Impressionist Landscape
By Forrest Moses
Located in Austin, TX
By Forrest Moses (American, b. 1934)
Carmel California, 1967
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 18" x 24"
Framed Size: 22.5" x 28.5"
About the Artist:
Fo...
Category
1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge French Impressionist Signed Oil The Luberon Provence Hilltop Village
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Luberon Hilltop Perched Village
French Impressionist artist, signed lower corner, inscribed verso
dated 2016
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 32 x 39.5 inches
provenance: private...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,770 Sale Price
30% Off
"Hummingbirds Larkspeer" French Pink Background Oil Painting Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds on a light French Pink background with thick use of paint. It is housed i...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
“Untitled”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original, highly textured oil on canvas painting by Jacques Gandon. Signed lower right and dated 1953. The painting has the visual appearance of a woven fabric abstract. Can be hung horizontally or vertically. Condition is very good, no issues. Original artist pine strip frame. Frame has wear consistent with its age. Overall framed measurements are 24.5 by 37 inches. Vintage Jonathan Adler...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Umber, Beige, Light Blue, Brown, Orange, Gray Abstract Painting, Stripes
Located in Kent, CT
Clean and precise, carefully ordered stripes and blocks of color in warm orange, soft yellow, pale blue and light brown are lively and vibrant against the soft beige background. Sign...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Philadelphia Market
Located in Greenville, DE
Edward L. Loper Jr. was a self-taught artist, while being strongly influenced by his father's later work.
39" x 39" Framed
Signed lower right.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arc with Golden Vertical, Large Painting by Bogomolov
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gleb Sergeevich Bogomolov, Russian (1933 - )
Title: Arc with Golden Vertical
Year: 1992
Medium: Oil and Collage on Canvas, signed l.r...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
At dawn" abstract marine landscape by Lilia Volskaya.
Located in Zofingen, AG
"At dawn" abstract marine landscape by Lilia Volskaya. Charming seascape. He breathes sea spray and foam. Waves run into the endless expanses of the sea At dawn, the water turns red....
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
1967 Vintage Mid-Century Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Nature Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
NATURE DWELLINGS
Size: 42.5 x 68 cm (including frame)
Oil on Canvas
A brilliantly executed semi-abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1967.
In this abstract nature landscape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition
Located in Astoria, NY
Andy Miller (American, b. 1950), Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, impasto details, yellow green with heavy texture, with artist's studio stamp to verso, apparently unsigned, unfr...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Action Abstract, Sage and Pineapple'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'M.S. Bremer' for Marlene Bremer (German-American, 1937-2018); additionally titled, verso, 'Spring Series 96 No. 3', signed and pain...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
$875 Sale Price
30% Off
Fils I Colors DCCI - Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pink and Orange Abstract Contemporary British Modernist Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape
by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
gouache painting on canvas , unframed
canvas: 10 x 12 inches
inscribed verso
condition: overall very good
provenance: all th...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
$526 Sale Price
30% Off
Musicians and dancers from Mallorca oil on board painting Spain
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Coll Bardolet (1912-2007) - Musicians and dancers Mallorca - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 33x41 cm.
Frame measurements 44x52 cm.
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$2,619 Sale Price
25% Off
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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