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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Post-War
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Foliage' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we h...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
An African village scene is characterized by bold colors and a punchy flat orange sky combined with a post-impressionist paint application for the tree and the house. In the foreground, we see an African mother with two children standing outside her "Home." The work is created by African American artist Vincent D. Smith. It is signed lower right, Vincent, showing homage to Vincent Van Gogh, from whom the art word borrows some influence. Clearly, Smith has developed his own personal style, combining an African American persona with an African subject matter. Original metal frame under glass. The uploaded video is coming up light. Use the still image as a reference for color. Vincent DaCosta Smith (December 12, 1929 – December 27, 2003) was an American artist, painter, printmaker and teacher. He was known for his depictions of black life. Early life Vincent DaCosta Smith was born on December 12, 1929, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant[1] neighborhood of Brooklyn, to Beresford Leopole Smith and Louise Etheline Todd. Both were immigrants from Barbados.[2] He was raised in Brownsville, Brooklyn and Smith drew what he saw around him.[citation needed] He attended an integrated school where he studied piano and the alto sax. worked a range of jobs before he became a full-time artist. At 16, he worked for the Lackawanna Railroad repairing tracks. At 17, Smith enlisted in the army and traveled with his brigade for a year.[3] It wasn't until after his time in the army that Smith began to paint and printmaking.[4] At the age of 22, Smith was working in a post office where he grew to be friends with fellow artist Tom Boutis.[1] Art education Tom Boutis took Smith to a Paul Cézanne show at the Museum of Modern Art in 1951. After seeing the Cézanne show, Smith resigned from his position at the post office and began reading extensively about art. He studied at the Art Students League of New York with Reginald Marsh.[citation needed] Later, he began to sit in on classes at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, where the instructors would let him join in on the lessons and the criticisms.[3] After attending classes at the Brooklyn Museum Art School and the Art Students League of New York, he was accepted and received a scholarship to the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine,[4] where he studied from 1953 to 1956. Beginning in 1954,[5] he started taking official classes at the Brooklyn Museum Art School, and studied painting, etching, and woodblock printmaking.[4] Career Smith was a figurative painter who used abstractions and materiality to make something new.[6] Smith's work depicts the rhythms and intricacies of black life through his prints and paintings.[7] Many of his paintings and prints rely heavily on patterns.[6] According to Ronald Smothers, Vincent D. Smith's work "stood as an expressionistic bridge between the stark figures of Jacob Lawrence and the Cubist and Abstract strains represented by black artists like Romare Bearden and Norman Lewis."[7] Smith has described his own work as "a marriage between Africa and the West."[3] Over his life, he worked in both painting and printmaking. In 1959, Smith won the John Hay Whitney Fellowship which allowed him to travel to the Caribbean for a year.[8] During this year he was deeply inspired by the customs and lifestyle of the native people.[8] Throughout his life, Smith attended various art schools but it was not until turning 50 he returned to college to earn an official degree.[7] From 1967 until 1976 he taught at the Whitney Museum’s Art Resource Center.[2] Later in 1985, he taught printmaking at the Center for Art and Culture of Bedford Stuyvesant. Death and legacy Smith died in Manhattan on the December 27, 2003 from lymphoma and related complications.[7] Smith was aged 74.[7] His work is included in many public museum collections including Art Institute of Chicago,[9] Newark Museum of Art,[1] Museum of Modern Art (MoMA),[1] Metropolitan Museum of Art,[1] Yale University Art Gallery,[10] Davidson Art Center,[11] Fitzwilliam Museum,[12] Brooklyn Museum,[13] Albright-Knox Art Gallery,[14] Rhode Island School of Design Museum,[15] among others. Exhibitions Over the course of his career, he had over 25 one-man shows and had his work shown in over 30 group shows.[7] Vincent D. Smith had shown in a range of galleries and museums over his life-span. In 1970, he had his first individual exhibition at the Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. His first retrospective was in 1989 at the Schenectady Museum in Schenectady, New York.[2] Solo shows: 1974 - The Portland Museum of Art, Portland, Maine[2] 1974 - Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, New York[2] 1989 - Schenectady Museum (Retrospective 1964-1989), Schenectady, New York Awards and honors This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) 1959 – John Hay Whitney Fellowship, John Hay Whitney Foundation, New York City, New York[8] 1967 – Artist in Residence, Smithsonian Conference Center 1968 – Grant, The American Academy and National Institute of Arts and Letters, New York 1971 – Creative Public Service Award for the Cultural Council Foundation, New York 1973 – National Endowment of the Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, New York 1973-1974 – Childe Hassam Purchase Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York City, New York 1974 – Thomas P. Clarke Prize, National Academy of Design, New York 1981 – Windsor and Newton Award, National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic , New York. 1985-1986 – Artist-in-Residence, Kenkeleba House Gallery, New York. Works Below are some selected works: Study for Mural at Boys and Girls High School, 1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York A Moment Supreme, 1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York The Triumph of B.L.S., 1973, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Jonkonnu Festival, 1996, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York Murals Mural for Crotona/Tremont Social Service Center, The Human Resource Administration, New York, New York 1980[1] Mural for Oberia D. Dempsey Multi-Service Center of Central Harlem, New York, New York 1989[1] Publications Print portfolios Impressions: Our World, Volume I (a portfolio of seven etchings - five with aquatint, two with embossing). Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Vivian Browne, Eldzier Cortor...
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1970s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Surreal Landscape With a Man Walking Between Constantine and Cattelan’s Hands
By Gozo
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Walk Between Constantine’s Hand and Cattelan’s Gesture" is an original surreal landscape painting by Gozo Collective, crafted with acrylic on uniquely shaped paper mounted onto a fl...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Board

Surrealist Oil Painting By Fernand Carette, 20th Century
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Fernand Carette 1921- 2005 Futuristic surrealist landscape . oil painting by Belgian artist Carette painted during the 1960s while he was working with the Phases group . 64cm x 49cm ...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Volcano Eruption - Explosive Fire Lava Flow from Hell
Located in Miami, FL
A Fiery Hell is depicted as a volcano that spews flames and lava dust into the air. According to the Peter and Harrison Ellenshaw Family Archive, this work was shown to Stanly Kubrick for a Paradise Lost, movie concept. Peter had created matte paintings for Kubrick's Spartacus in 1960 and they continued their professional friendship for years to come. Peter did some collaboration with TRON in 1982. Unfortunately, the movie concept for John Miltons, Paradise Lost, was not brought into production. An erupting volcano is also an powerful metaphor for many human conditions. Ellenshaw (1913–2007) was a highly regarded matte painter and special-effects creator whose filmography includes Old Yeller (1957), Swiss Family Robinson...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Blue Green Water
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Cemetery Paths - Original Surrealist Moody Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rob Katkowski’s original oil painting, Cemetery Paths, is a thought-provoking composition that blends quiet minimalism with a subtle, emotional narrative. Measuring 12 inches square ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Terra Da Arvore- surreal painting oil on canvas blue
Located in Miami, FL
Professionally known as Vignoli, was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He began his career in 1982 creating canvases in oil on canvas, where he appli...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Treasures In The Flames (colorful abstract surrealist painting) Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Treasures In The Flames is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian. Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 �...
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Early 2000s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

All Summer Colors
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Blue and red abstract "All Summer Colors" Mixed media acrylic, ink marker, pastel on paper, framed. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at th...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Imaginary City by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 70x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Apollo XL
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Robert Natkin. "Apollo XL" is an abstract expressionist painting, acrylic on canvas in a colorful palette by Post-War American artist Robert Natkin. The artwork is signed in the lower right, "Natkin". Robert Natkin (1930-2010) was born in Chicago and graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1952. Natkin’s art blends Abstract Expressionism with Post-Impressionist colors. His work often runs in series he created using columns...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blooming Wildflowers in Spring Abstract Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Fennys Lane
Located in London, GB
John Shelley Fennys Lane 1938-2020 Oil on board, signed and dated '1968' on verso Image Size: 35 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches (90 x 69.8 cm) Original frame Provenance The artist, whom exhibi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Untitled
By Mary Corse
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A mixed media work by Mary Corse. "Untitled" is a mixed media, acrylic and diamond dust on canvas in a palette of white, black, and red by American Post-war, female artist Mary Corse...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Textured Botanical Landscape Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenanc...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

New Synthesis #15
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract acrylic on canvas executed in bright, primary red, blue and yellow by Post War artist Jack Roth. Signed, dated and titled verso, "ROTH81 "NEW SYNTHESIS - 15".
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1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Nightgale" Surreal Still Life in a Blue Landscape style of Yves Tanguy and Dali
Located in Soquel, CA
"Nightgale" Birds Fly in a Surreal Still Life in a Blue Landscape Surreal landscape by Kennard M. Harris (American, b-1930). A table is set with a broken glass and surreal objects, becoming a landscape; roiling clouds lurk nearby as a flock of Nightingales fly in the distance. Kennard Studied art at the Art Center School in Los Angeles Signed with his Monogam lower left The Hammer Galleries ink stamp on paper backing and title "Nightgale #62, a label 14. Nightgale on board. Possibly indication of a number of paintings exhibited at the Hammer Galleries. Image, 24.5"H x 20"W Frame, 27.5"H x 23"W x 1.5"D EXHIBITED: Hammer Galleries, New York, 1962 First: San Diego, Orr's Gallery, Kennard Harris...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board, Stretcher Bars

Modern British mid century gouache painting by Neo Romantic artist Latimer Sayer
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Derrick Latimer Sayer (British, 1917 – 1992) Caterpillar Signed, inscribed and dated ‘CATERPILLAR’ (lower left), ‘Derrick Sayer 55’ (lower right) Gouache 7.7/8 x 9.1/4 in. (20 x 23.5 cm.) Derrick Latimer Sayer (1912–1992) has been described as a Neo-Romantic and pop artist, with a career that spanned from the spiritualism of postwar English landscapes, to the bright, optical playfulness of 1960s Pop art. Sayer had a distinguished start to his career, having studied at the Chelsea School of Art in the early 1930s under Graham Sutherland and Henry Moore. In 1936 he founded the Mousehole Group Art School in Cornwall with fellow painters George Lamborn and Guy Allen, and for the next few years he exhibited at a number of small local galleries, while also executing commercial advertising work for major companies such as Shell Oil. The 1940s and 50s were a period of widespread travelling, teaching and experimentation for Sayer, as he founded the Army Art Centre in 1945, worked in the South of France in 1949 and displayed works at the Leicester, Redfern and Winton Galleries across the 1950s. In 1966, he took up the helm as the Head of Art at the Chelsea Westminster Adult Education Institute, a position he held until his retirement in 1982. Ten of Derricks works can be found at the Chelsea Westminster Hospital Arts Project, hung alongside a permanent collection that includes Patrick Heron, Howard Hodgkin, and Sian Tucker. Sayer was known for his studies of female nudes, particularly the examination of the nude in...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Mem Sahib
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Arne Heirsoux. "Mem Sahib" is an acrylic and paper on canvas, abstract painting by Post War artist Arne Hiersoux. "Mem Sahib" is depicted in deep reds, blues, blacks, t...
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1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Paper

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Goldfish"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Goldfish" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.5 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this ar...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Looking at the Swallow Birds - Large Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings exhibit an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his artworks portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope. Khayata created this original painting with acrylic paint on canvas. It measures 46 inches high by 39 inches wide. This artwork was created in the artist's new studio after his previous studio was destroyed in the 2020 blast in Beirut. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work. This artwork is part of a new series of imagery by the artist, in which Khayata's illustrative paintings are strategically placed to mingle with people and the environment. These paintings amass a memorial narrative; connecting the artist and the viewer to the rich cultural heritage of Syria and the larger narrative of what it means to be home. Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. During this public exhibition coordinated with the Royal Institute of British Architects, his photographs were installed on ten buildings, fostering a deeper connection between art and the public, highlighting empowerment and enriching a younger generation’s aspirations for the future. In the last few years, Khayata has participated in an increasing number of collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East, where his distinctive style and original approach have captivated audiences, leading to sold-out exhibitions each time, cementing his status as a sought-after artist in the global art scene. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California 2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK 2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon Journeys Festival International 2016 TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Look Up,” Project in Leicester Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon “The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK 2015 “Walking on Thread...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Orbiting Forms Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 2.75 height x 2.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract Symbolistic and romantic 1940s surreal figurative of pastel orange figure...
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1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Untitled"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas by Korean artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, ""Jae Kon Park. 89"". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled (Savant Series)
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Acrylic on canvas. Initialed and dated verso. 48 x 36 in. 49.5 x 37.5 in. (framed) Custom framed in a maple floater with a polyurethane clear coat finish. Provenance Iannetti Lanzone Gallery, San Francisco Private Collection, San Francisco Private Collection, Alameda, CA Charles Strong...
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1980s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Untitled"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas by Korean artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, ""JE Kon Park. 1992"". Born i...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Genovart Gray Background Yellow original surrealist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Luces original surrealist acrylic painting. GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994). Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksell...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mirage (ex Reader's Digest Art Collection) Op Art Surreal renowned female artist
Located in New York, NY
Edna Andrade Mirage (de-accessioned from the Reader's Digest Art Collection), 1988 Original Collage painting on board Signed, titled & dated on the front; the back bears labels from Marian Locks Gallery & Readers Digest Association with inventory (RDA) number Original frame included with collection and gallery labels verso This is a unique work Exquisite 1980s collage on board painting (framed) titled "Mirage" by renowned female Op artist Edna Andrade...
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "UFO" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.75 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have by this artist...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Remembering Bird' Fantasy Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting. Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large 20th Century French Surrealist Landscape with Fiery Phoenix and Mountains
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fiery Phoenix and Mountains French Surrealist, late 20th century signed lower corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches Provenance: Private collection, France Condition: ...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Jewish Mystical Kabbalah Oil Painting Jerusalem Cityscape Hebrew Letters Judaica
By David Rakia
Located in Surfside, FL
"Tzadik" A Surrealist oil painting of old mystical Jerusalem with Hebrew calligraphy Sight 13.25" x 19.5" ; frame: 21" x 27.25" David Rakia (1928-2012) was born in Vienna, Austria...
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1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'The Dell' Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

A Woman of My Dream I - Original Figurative Portrait Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mohamad Khayata’s original figurative artworks are the result of five years of displacement and deal with themes of migration, memory, and identity. Mohamad’s paintings convey an array of emotions, ranging from bliss and comfort to tension and uncertainty. Many of his paintings portray a sense of transience, which is all the more palpable when considering that Khayata's intimate work is a tribute to displaced people and to their daily life stories that, far from familiar surroundings, are filled with effort and hope. Khayata created this original painting with acrylic on canvas. It is 31 inches tall by 23 inches wide. It is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas. This painting is stretched, wired, and ready to hang. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable Continental U.S. and worldwide shipping. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with this original work. Born in Damascus, Syria, artist Mohamad Khayata was forced to flee his home country due to ongoing political conflict. Khayata has been living in Beirut, Lebanon since 2012. His work is a resounding call for transformation and unity within his home country. His photography project "Stitching my Syria back" was chosen to be part of Journeys Festival International 2016 as a landmark for the “Look up” project in Leicester, where his photographs were installed on ten buildings. In the last five years, Khayata also participated in ten collective exhibitions across Europe and the Middle East. Holding his BA in Fine Arts obtained at Damascus University, Khayata is a bastion of Syrian legacy, memory, home, and happiness. REPRESENTATION Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California, USA EXHIBITIONS 2020-23 Artplex Gallery, Los Angeles 2019 “Nota Bene,” Artplex Gallery Los Angeles, California 2018 “Takhalli,” 4th edition of the Laboratory of Arts Programme, partnership with The Goethe Institute, City of Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon “Aegean Sea,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon 2017 “Umm Al-Zuluf,” 392RMEIL393 Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon Beirut Art Fair, Beirut, Lebanon Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Stitching My Syria Back Together,” The Alexandria Library, Manchester, UK 2016 “Revealing,” Beirut Art Fair, Gallery One Palestine, Beirut, Lebanon Journeys Festival International 2016 TA’AROF workshop, Sharjah Art Bienalle, SAFIR “Look Up,” Project in Leicester Inside Beirut, The Gallerist, Beirut, Lebanon “The Third Space,” British Council in London and Brussels, UK 2015 “Walking on Thread...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tilted Plates
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract acrylic on canvas painting in deep saturated colors of scarlet red, lime green, orange, yellow and midnight blue by Carl Morris. Born in Yorba Linda, Calif., in 1911, ...
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1990s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Surrealist Large Painting Royal College of Art LGBTQ+ Female Shoe Race
Located in Norfolk, GB
Isabel Rock is a creator of contemporary fairy tales. A graduate of the Royal College of Art in London, her work is an explosion of strange occurrences while a surreal narrative take...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Pen

Cercles
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An artwork by Alexander Calder. "Cercles" is an abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blues, and blacks by Post-War, American artist Alexander Calder. T...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

The Oval Spiral
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "The Oval Spiral" is a Post-War, geometric abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds and blacks by artist Alexander Calder. T...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Untitled
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Lilia Fischer Mixed Media composition, 1979. Image measures 10 x 13 inches; 15.5 x 18.5 inches in old matting. Unframed.
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Village in the desert. Contemporary, semi-abstract, landscape, horizontal, oil
Located in Oslo, NO
The picture is painted in a modern style. The artist creates motifs of harmoniuse landscapes from the future. The idyll of an eco-friendly village has a positive effect on the viewer...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

L' Envolee
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "L'Envolee" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds and blacks by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork is sig...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Tracks
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Alexander Calder. "Tracks" is a Post-War abstract painting, gouache and ink on paper in bold colors of reds, blacks, and yellows by artist Alexander Calder. The artwork...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Swan. 2014 oil on canvas, 100x73 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Swan. 2014 oil on canvas, 100x73 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and crea...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Radiance + Gloom" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 5.25 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have b...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

White Stone Surrealist Painting, Late 20th Century, Cleveland Female Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Sally Lachina (American, 20th Century) White Stone, 1994 Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated lower right, signed, dated and titled verso 42 x 42 inches Sally Lachina is an American a...
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1990s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Untitled"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in reds and blues by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower left, ""Je Kon Park, 1992"". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Winter Tree in Bloom Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.75 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. "Untitled" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas by Korean artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, "Jae Kon Park, 1993". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon (1937 – 1993) attended Seoul National University of Fine Art. Not long after graduating, Park Jae Kon left Korea with his wife and two daughters. He and his family traveled widely, eventually settling in Argentina. He spent the rest of his life in South America, traveling to various regions and using the landscape and cultural history as inspiration for his artworks. As an artist, his output spanned various media, styles, and subject matter, producing work that ranged from gestural abstract...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Musicians At a Party 2022 colorful Abstract oil on canvas ARMENIAN Artist VATCHE
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Musicians At a Party is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022. Artist’s Statement “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰�...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Finite + Infinite: Geometric Abstract' Artist: Elvic Steele Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4 width Condition: Good ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Genovart. Little Red original surrealist acrilic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Paisaje original surrealist acrilic painting GENOVART LLOPIS, Jaume (Barcelona, 1941-1994). Basically self - taught painter, was released in 1972. Grandson of typesetter and booksel...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. ""Untitled"" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in greens by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower right, ""Jae Kon Park, 1992"". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon (1937 – 1993) attended Seoul National University of Fine Art. Not long after graduating, Park Jae Kon left Korea with his wife and two daughters. He and his family traveled widely, eventually settling in Argentina. He spent the rest of his life in South America, traveling to various regions and using the landscape and cultural history as inspiration for his artworks. As an artist, his output spanned various media, styles, and subject matter, producing work that ranged from gestural abstract expressionism...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Initiate by Frank Chabry - Oil on canvas 65.5x50.5 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Frank Chabry (1916-1979) was a 20th-century artist whose career spanned several transformative decades in the art world. His work likely reflects the arti...
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Mid-20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bolmes
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, and titled verso. 46.5 x 36 in. 47.5 x 37 in. (framed) Custom framed in a maple floater. Charles Strong, who was born in Greeley, Colorado on Christmas Day in 1938, was one of the youngest artists of the San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionism. He was a colleague of vanguard artists such as Elmer Bischoff, Richard Diebenkorn, Jack Jefferson...
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1960s Post-War Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Wild Geranium': Botanical Floral Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Crying violin
Located in Oslo, NO
The gallery presents Slovenian artist Natasha Villone a high professional who has been working in the international art market for many years. In 1991 she got a degree in theater de...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Jae Kon Park. "Untitled" is an abstract painting, oil on canvas in blues, oranges, and greens by Korean, Post-War artist Jae Kon Park. The artwork is signed in the lower left, "JE Kon Park. 93". Born in South Korea, Park Jae Kon...
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Late 20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings

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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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