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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Abstract Geometric
Abstract Mixed Media Artwork, "Geo #161"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a mixed-media artwork by Monty Montgomery. Its dimensions are 13.75 x 13.75 x 1.6 and it is Aerosol and Molding Paste on Birch Panel with UV Gloss Varnish and Matte Black Flo...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paste, Varnish, Spray Paint, Wood Panel
Pedro Croft Geometric figure. black and red
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
José Pedro Croft (born 1957 in Porto) is a visual artist. Considered as one of the main representatives of the revival of Portuguese sculpture, he is widely known for his geometric s...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Engraving
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
Red Floral - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Right as red, this painting is delicious with color. And that accent of the blue/green leaf is just the perfect accent.
Red Floral - Oil Paint By Marc Zimmerman
This masterpiece is...
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled t-nail drawing, unique geometric abstraction hand signed framed
By James Siena
Located in New York, NY
James Siena
Untitled t-nail drawing (reference: two against two), 1999
Graphite on paper
Pencil signed, titled, annotated and dated on the reverse of the sheet (see photos)
also penc...
Category
1990s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Graphite, Pencil
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
les mots bleus , abstract, colored, blue oil on canvas, expressionism, geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
les mots bleus is a work of striking depth that captures the essence of intellectual exploration. This oil painting on linen canvas, transports the viewer into a world of introspect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric 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
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
Smile And Be Happy #1
By Jaro
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Smile And Be Happy #1
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 16x16.
JARO was born in 1934 Prague the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at school the most. Al...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Smile And Be Happy #3
By Jaro
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Smile And Be Happy
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 16x16.
JARO was born in 1934 PRAGUE, the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at school the most. Alm...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Daisy Jones - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Daisy Jones
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
AZ265 (Consensus 02) (Ed. 9/16)
By Add Fuel
Located in Dallas, TX
Limited edition tile by artist Add Fuel.
Edition of 16
Gel ink on ceramic; transparent PVC mount
Signed and numbered by artist on back
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ceramic, Ink
Geometric-Kaleidoscopic 1 - 21st Century, Oil painting, Geometric Abstraction
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
At the heart of Pérez-Porro’s work lies a deliberate deviation from the norm. Hidden within the sequential repetition is an expressive will to break the order, transcending the need ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Second Chances - Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Second Chances
12.0 x 12.0 x 1.5, 1.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting to create geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Smile And Be Happy #2
By Jaro
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Smile And Be Happy #2
Artist signed verso, oil on canvas 16x16.
JARO was born in PRAGUE, the Czech Republic. Since his childhood, he enjoyed his art class at school the most. Almost...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Modernist Hamptons New York Sandy Path Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 18H x 24L.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Pop Art Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Italian modernist flower still life oil painting by Giorgio Celiberti (1929 - 1960). Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed on verso. Displayed ...
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Aigua Viva - 21st Century, Abstract Art, Cement on Wood, Earth Tones
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
"The constant search for matter with its limitations has led me to work with different elements throughout my career, but it is now with cement, waxes and tar that I have found my ow...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Concrete
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
New New Order - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
New New Order
2021/24
Acrylics on canvas
120 x 150 cm
Unique
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Yellowstone - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Yellowstone
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 60 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Los Angeles Mornings - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Los Angeles Mornings
2024
Acrylics on canvas
150 x 120 cm
Unique
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink Lagoon Sands, Mid-Century Shapes Triptych, Abstract Gold Transparencies
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Pink Lagoon Sands" is a hand-painted acrylic painting on high-quality 300g paper by artist Ryan Rivadeneyra. These painting, influenced by modernist artists of the 50's, 60's, and ...
Category
2010s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
oT, 2023 - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
oT
2023
Acrylics on wood
30 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or diseases. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Otto Fock - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Otto Fock
2023
Acrylics on canvas
60 x 50 cm
Unique
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Remorse of Prometheus - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
The Remorse of Prometheus
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fugazi - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Fugazi
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or disea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hiroshi One - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Hiroshi One
2023
Acrylics on canvas
60 x 50 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aida One - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Aida One
2023
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
oT, 2023 - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
oT
2023
Acrylics on wood
30 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or diseases. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Ms Daisy - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Ms Daisy
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Kurora - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Kurora
2023
Acrylics on canvas
40 x 50 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or dise...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Piove Piove - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Piove Piove
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 40 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging effects of poisons or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Oh Lord, Reveal Yourself To Us - Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Vienna, AT
Florian Nährer
Oh Lord, Reveal Yourself To Us
2023
Acrylics on canvas
50 x 60 cm
Unique
Antidotes are substances or treatments that serve to neutralise or alleviate the damaging ef...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
'Blue Synergy' - Vivid Blue Geometric Abstract - Bright Acrylic Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"Blue Synergy" by Robert Glick is a 30" x 24" acrylic on canvas that epitomizes the serene precision of geometric abstraction. This piece interweaves varying shades of blue with thou...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
In Letting Go - Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
In Letting Go
24.0 x 18.0 x 2.0, 2.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting to create geometr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Coral Sculpture, Vivid Tones Totem, 3D Gems Stone in Blue, Pink, Orange, Yellow
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Coral Sculpture" is an acrylic painting from Ryan Rivadeneyra's series of imagined modernist sculptures. In this series, Rivadeneyra explores the possibilities of colorful sculptura...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Ink, Sumi Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-4, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Another area of focus while exploring the number 3 has been the three centers within the body for creation; the mind, the heart, and the groin/sexual center.
From the power center o...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-5, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Continuing on with the Unity series I am starting to feel even more connected to the theme which seems to unite us all.
Looking at cultures and spiritual traditions from around the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique American School Modernist Flower Still Life Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Path to finding true Love - Contemporary geometric abstraction -Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Beginnings - Abstract Geometric Acrylic Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Beginnings
36.0 x 36.0 x 2.0, 3.0 lbs
Acrylic
Hand signed by artist
Artist's Commentary:
"Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting to create geometric-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
You are my other Half - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Obar Bedrock
Located in Dallas, TX
Derived from photographs of subsistence craters formed in the aftermath of underground atomic tests, in the creation of Obar Bedrock, from the Bedrock Underground Tests series, I use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glitter, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Building a Home - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hybla Fair Bedrock
Located in Dallas, TX
Derived from photographs of subsistence craters formed in the aftermath of underground atomic tests, in the creation of Hybla Fair Bedrock, from the Bedrock Underground Tests series,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Glitter, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-1, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
"Sat Chit Ananda"
My soul is free from all restrictions
My soul has spontaneous knowing
My soul exists in complete fulfillment/bliss
"Sat Chit Ananda" is a sutra that describes the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-4, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Another area of focus while exploring the number 3 has been the three centers within the body for creation; the mind, the heart, and the groin/sexual center.
From the power center o...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Les ombres du savoir , abstract, gray, oil, books, expressionism, geometric
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Les ombres du savoir" by Sophie Dumont is a striking representation of a dynamic library, where books are meticulously arranged. Executed in oil on canvas with a palette knife, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-6, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Unity series is best described by a short story found in the introduction to author Don Miguel Ruiz’s book The Four Agreements.
Three thousand years ago there was a [man] just...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-7, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Sacred geometry is the tool that I use most in the Unity series to explore our relationship to the Divine and to the power and process of creation.
Sacred geometry can be seen almo...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-5, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Continuing on with the Unity series I am starting to feel even more connected to the theme which seems to unite us all.
Looking at cultures and spiritual traditions from around the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-2, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
In dealing with numbers and geometry there is a lot of symbology at every turn.
The equilateral triangle when facing upwards is the symbol of the element of Fire.
The number 3 indi...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kyle Andrew Szpyrka - Unity 3-3, Painting 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
We are all connected.
Another focus of the Unity series is taking all of the information, all of the breakthrough moments of understanding and awareness on the path of self-discover...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Meteorite-abstract modern geometric graphic minimalism painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Meteorite" by Heny Steinberg is a captivating exploration of geometrical minimalism, inviting viewers to contemplate the beauty and mystery of the cosmos. Crafted with a mix of mediums on canvas, this original artwork showcases Steinberg's mastery of minimalistic composition and keen attention to detail.
At the center of the piece lies a minimalistic 3D geometrical composition depicting a meteorite rock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
Singularity II-abstract modern geometric graphic 3d paintinting-contemvorary art
Located in London, Chelsea
"Singularity II" by Heny Steinberg is a captivating exploration of abstract geometrical minimalism that delves into the complexities of form and space. Crafted with a mix of mediums ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
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.