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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Abstract Impressionist
Breckenridge, Contemporary Modern Impressionist Landscape, 2022, Special Edition
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the captivating beauty of Breckenridge after dark with Topher Straus' "Breckenridge" Special Edition Painting. This enchanting digital artwork depicts the charming mountain town nestled below a majestic range, illuminated by the warm glow of twinkling lights...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Fresh Tracks, Contemporary Modern Impressionist Landscape, 2021, Special Edition
Located in Golden, CO
Embark on a winter wonderland adventure with Topher Straus' captivating "Fresh Tracks" Special Edition. This digital artwork reimagines the slopes of Vail in a dreamlike state, tran...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Abstracted Floral Still Life
By Ilana Ingber
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Still Life with White Flowers
Vibrant still life by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). This piece has bright pink, yellow, and orange floral shapes that pop ou...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Feathers, Mystical and Spiritual Commentary by Female Modernist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Feathers" is a 30 x 40 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette. The work is s...
Category
1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flow, Contemporary Impressionist Landscape, 2022, Limited Edition
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing power of the Pacific Ocean with Topher Straus' captivating "Flow" Limited Edition. This digital artwork reimagines the iconic shores of Maui from ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Tools, Symbolism and Abstract by American Female Modernist Peter Miller
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Tools" is a 25 x 30 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a earth-tone color palette. The work is e...
Category
1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Big Bend National Park, Contemporary Impressionist Landscape, 2021, Original
Located in Golden, CO
Traverse the breathtaking landscapes of Big Bend National Park with Topher Straus' captivating original artwork, "Big Bend National Park." This awe-inspiring digital landscape showc...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Moon Glow by Robert Terry
Located in Brookville, NY
Born 1955 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Lives and works in New York.
AWARDS
National Endowment for the Arts, Major Grant
Robert Terry was best noted in his depictions of romantic moons...
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arches National Park, Contemporary Modern Impressionist Landscape, 2020, Ltd Ed
Located in Golden, CO
This Limited Edition by Topher Straus is a stunning portrayal of Delicate Arch, the crown jewel of Arches National Park. Straus captures the arch's delicate form in meticulous detail...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Modernist Boats - Abstract Monterey Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Modernist Boats - Abstract Monterey Seascape in Oil on Canvas
Vibrant abstracted landscape of colorful boats in a Monterey harbor by California artist Virginia Sevier Rogers (Americ...
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition 20 - Original Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 20 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956).
The artwork is on tempera, in very good conditions and mounted on a cardboard (49x34).
Image Dimension...
Category
1920s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Abstract Expressionist Still Life with White Flowers
By Ilana Ingber
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist Still Life with White Flowers
Vibrant still life by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). This piece has white and soft pink flowers that pop out from a bold blue...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Dance Wands, Modernist Southwestern Still Life and Cultural Commentary
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Dance Wands" is a 36 x 24 inches, oil on canvas painting by American modernist and surrealist, female artist Peter Miller. The work is painted in a vibrant color palette, signed and...
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Swedish Mini Abstract Oil Painting - Fleck
Located in Bristol, GB
FLECK
Size: 31 x 34.5 cm
Oil on Canvas
A small but very engaging and brilliantly executed abstract composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1973.
Set against a tranquil b...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“Abstract”
Located in Southampton, NY
Very unusual and boldly colored original oil on canvas abstract painting done by the Russian artist Gufor Malyanov. Signed in cyrillic verso, dated 1952 and titled in cyrillic “Abst...
Category
1950s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expressive Abstract Interpretation of an Urban City Scene by British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Expressive Abstract Interpretation of an Urban Landscape City Scene, by leading British Artist Angela Wakefield.
This artwork is from an intense body of abstract work that...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Fifties Grand Canyon, Mid-Century Shapes Diptych, Abstract Landscape, Red, Blue
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Fifties Grand Canyon" 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, a...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Barcone e Vele
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Pietro Piccoli was born in 1954 in the small town of Montopoli di Sabina in central Italy. At...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Flowers by the Window
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Pietro Piccoli was born in 1954 in the small town of Montopoli di Sabina in central Italy. At...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Old Town in Castelsardo, Sardinia
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Pietro Piccoli was born in 1954 in the small town of Montopoli di Sabina in central Italy. At...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
Located in Soquel, CA
Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
This vivid oil painting of flowers on a bright sunny day is a fresh modernist take on the botanical still-life. California artist El...
Category
1970s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
The Window 297 - Modern Monochromatic Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Dark Skies, Stylised Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dark Skies, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting
French School, 1970's
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches
Stylised Surrealist interpretation of a stormy, dar...
Category
1970s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bulldog Drummond and the Great Coca-Cola Mystery by Richard Merkin
Located in Hudson, NY
An iconic mixed media example of Richard Merkin's art.
Bulldog Drummond and the Great Coca-Cola Mystery (1965)
Mixed media on paper
51" x 33"
53" x 35" x 2" framed
Signed "Merkin" ...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Unbeheld Schema 2
Located in San Diego, CA
"Unbeheld Schema" in "A Clearing for Silence" collection is an original painting by San Diego Artist Shima Shanti in the ancient art form of Encaustic. This painting conveys an unde...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Oil
Incredible American Modernist New York City Central Park Plaza View Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Really impressive mid 1900s American school painting of Central Park. An amazing piece with hints of abstraction. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In the Heart of Nature
Located in THOMERY, FR
"In 'In the Heart of Nature', Linda Clerget transports viewers into a realm where the essence of the forest is distilled into abstract forms and vibrant hues. This acrylic and oil pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Signed 20th Century French Modernist Oil Painting Naked Woman on Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Sur la Plage
French Modernist artist, 20th century
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, framed
inscribed verso
framed: 20.5 x 26.5 inches
canvas : 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Don't Cry Long" Abstracted and Distorted Self-Portrait, One Crying Eye
Located in Detroit, MI
"Don't Cry Long" is a self-portrait of the artist and an unusual one at that in which the artist portrays herself shedding tears. Perhaps it is an expression of some grief experienced by Ms. Woodlock, but it also admonishes her to not "Cry Long" while at the same time poking fun because of her elongated face and the one lone "long" tear tracing a pattern down her face. In addition to self-portraits, Ethelyn painted commissioned portraits. In this painting her head is cocked and her famous bangs hang down her forehead. Compare two self-portraits, “Up From Under”, and “M’Eyes" to "Don't Cry Long." The major differences are the close facial view and the brilliant blood red paint that fills the entire canvas.
This painting is included in the book, "Dreams Have Wings: An Artist's Journey into Magic and Mystery" printed in the United States, 1985. She describes "Don't Cry Long" as showing how funny looking we are, if we cry too long.
Ethelyn Woodlock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Glow Oil on Yupo paper 7″ x 9 1/2″ 9 3/4″ x 12 1/8″ Frame Abstract Small
Located in Houston, TX
Glow by Texas artist Julie England is an Oil on Yupo paper. The size of Glow is 7″ x 9 1/2″” Image 9 3/4″ x 12 1/8″ Frame Art is floated in gallery frame with OP3 plexi glazing....
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Handmade Paper
"Golden Hour" Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Golden Hour" is an oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts a landscape of a snow covered hill with warm light cast by the setting sun.
Bio/art...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Red Symphony" Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Red Symphony" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts two ambiguous human figures of white and grey sitting in an inter...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Large Oil Painting Israeli Pinchas Litvinovsky Jerusalem Israel Bezalel School
By Pinchas Litvinovsky
Located in Surfside, FL
Pinchas Litvinovsky (Russian/Israeli, 1894-1985)
A group of people, Jerusalem Types
Hand signed indistinctly (lower right) in English and in Hebrew Verso.
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 16 1/8 x 51 1/16in
Pinchas Litvinovsky (1894-1985) was a prominent Israeli painter, born in the Russian Empire (now Belarus) in Novo-Georgiyevsk, Russia. As a student he visited the Bezalel exhibition in Odessa and met Boris Schatz, the founder of the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts. Schatz persuaded the young, talented student to study art in Jerusalem at Bezalel. He immigrated to Palestine in 1911, where he became a key figure in the local art scene and was among the pioneers of Israeli art. Litvinovsky studied art in Odessa and later in Paris at the Académie Julian. In the 1930’s he traveled to Paris, France where he encountered the art of Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso and artists of the Ecole Juif Jewish School of Paris. (Marc Chagall, Modigliani, Chaim Soutine). Litvinovsky worked in many modernist styles, especially Cubism as reflected in the Russian constructivist paintings of the 1920’s His work, which includes landscapes, portraits, and biblical scenes, reflects a blend of European influences and Middle Eastern motifs. He was a member of the Bezalel group of artists and participated in the establishment of the Tel Aviv Artists' House. Throughout his career, Litvinovsky's art evolved, but he remained dedicated to exploring the unique light and landscapes of Israel, contributing significantly to the cultural fabric of the young nation.
Select Group exhibitions
Jewish Artists Association, Levant Fair, Tel Aviv, 1929
Artists: Arie Allweil, Ludwig Blum, Nachum Gutman, Itzhak Frenel Frenkel, Reuven Rubin, Shmuel Schlezinger,
Eged - Palestine Painters Group, Allenby Street, Tel Aviv, 1929
Artists: Chana Orloff, Abraham Melnikoff, Sionah Tagger, Elias Newman,
A Collection of Works by Artists of the Land of Israel The Bezalel National Museum, Jerusalem, 1940
Artists: Moshe Mokady, Jakob Steinhardt, Anna Ticho, Joseph Budko, Mordecai Ardon, Moshe Castel, Abel Pann, Hermann Struck,
Rina Gallery, Jerusalem
Artists: Motke Blum, Efraim Fima (Roytenberg, Ephraim) Zelig Segal, David Sharir, Joseph Halevi, David Caftori, Menashe kadishman, Dedi Ben Shaul, Raffi Lavie
Exposition des Artistes de Jérusalem Grand Palais, Paris, France
Artists: Samuel Ackerman, Marek Yanai, Zvi Tolkovsky, Zvi Miron Sima...
Category
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Conjuring Spirits (Jungle Drums)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Dynamic jungle drummer scene by unknown NYC American artist. Oil on canvas measuring 20 x 26 inches. Signed "T 42" in ink on verso. Anco stretchers and Grumbacher NYC store stamp con...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Radiance" Abstracted Figure Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "RAdiance" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an ambiguous figure of white and grey sitting in an interior of grey ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Dancers" Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "The Dancers" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts two ambiguous human figures of white and grey with a white and mar...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"San Francisco" Urban Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "San Francisco" is an oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts a vague and abstracted city street bordered by towering skyscrapers with cars in mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Francisco Bores, Sur la plage
Located in Madrid, ES
FRANCISCO BORES
Spanish, 1898 - 1972
SUR LA PLAGE
signed and dated "Borès / 29" (middle centre)
oil on canvas
21-1/3 x 25-1/2 inches (54 x 65 cm.)
framed: 26-1/5 x 30-1/2 inches (66.5 x 77.5 cm.)
NOTE:
THIS WORK IS ACCOMPANIED BY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY ISSUED BY “ARCHIVO FRANCISCO BORES”.
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Madrid
Francisco Bores López (Madrid, May 5, 1898 - Paris, May 10, 1972) was a Spanish painter of the so-called New School of Paris.
His artistic training originated both in the Cecilio Pla...
Category
1920s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
" Le Chien à la Lune. "
By André Verdet
Located in CANNES, FR
André Verdet ( 1913 - 2004 ) . Artiste français né à Nice (alpes maritimes ) mort à Saint Paul de Vence .
poète , peintre , sculpteur , céramiste , mus...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Casein
Dmitri Wright - Apple Blossoms Opus 1, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an accurate drawin...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Apple Blossoms Opus 3, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an accurate drawin...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint, Oil
"Erik ud af Depression" (Erik out of Depression)
Located in København S, DK
This rare painting is from the early works of the renowned Danish artist Kirsten Ortwed, known for her exceptional contributions to art. Ortwed has notably represented Denmark at pre...
Category
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Long Island Hamptons Beach Scene Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvasboard. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Daffodils Opus I, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Panel
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel
Dmitri Wright - Polyphony Opus 3, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Butterfly and Dragonfly, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Canvas
WAVENY MEADOW Series:
“[These pieces] are a variant on American Impressionism where the pictorial narrative and sense of place was fully established. However, my sensa...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Daffodils Yellow V, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on panel
WEIR FARM Series:
“[This] series runs the full range from natural to post-impressionism, yet always having the themes of the American pictorial sense of place with an a...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Panel
Colorful Gladioli
Located in Oslo, NO
The painting was painted outdoors in a field in Liechtenstein in 2023 in the style of Modern Impressionism. The bright colors of the gladioli give the viewer joy and a summer mood. T...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dmitri Wright - Parabolae, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on canvas
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in h...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Polyphony Opus II, 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Canvas
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being tru...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Mystic Dream, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Dove's Blessing, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Canvas
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Polyphony Opus I, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on Canvas
PROVENCAL Series:
“In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being tru...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dmitri Wright - Chant Opus VI, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
CANTICLES Series:
“[These] are my Chants, my sacred songs of contemplation about my experience in painting the mystery within the Tidepools. These works have been inspired by my walk...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Antico Vigneto Due (Ancient Vineyard II), Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Oil on canvas
SHEPHERD’S PASS Series:
“In [this] series I wanted to move into expressing more of a post-impressionist mode by deconstructing with lyricism, while not fracturing in h...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Eau Fluer, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Aquaessence on Canvas
TIDEPOOLS Series:
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Dmitri Wright - Modelli D'Acqua, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Aquaessence on Canvas
TIDEPOOLS
“[This series] is an ever-changing fluid eco-world that is filled with life. I can not help but reflect upon these tiny systems, a microcosm of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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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.
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