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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Surrealist
Style: Old Masters
French Surrealist Oil Painting Abstract Figurative Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Abstract French School, signed and dated 1972 small frame oil painting on board painting: 19.75 x 25.5 inches overall size: 21.5 x 27 inches condition: overall very good a...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Tree's In The Weather ' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Patterns and Growth ' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Big Fish Eat Little Fish' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Red, Yellow and Blue Wacky Shapes'
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Awaiting Dawn' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Fish Discovering ' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Flower Top' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Abstract Fantasy Butterfly Landscape
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Colorful Fantasy Abstract Bird
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Military Field' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Colorful Fantasy Plant Design
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Yellow and Orange Leafs' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - ''Mystery Of Personality'
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Heat from the Sea Bed' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunset Colours 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Christmas Festival' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Vibrant Hippie Print' 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Diversity Justifies Multiplicity'
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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Beginning Of Order' Colourful 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Orange 3 Leaf Clover 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Abstract Colour Spectrum
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

Curtis Sliwa, Guardian Of The City
Located in Brecon, Powys
His time in New York City has ingrained Berlin with the whole vibe of the culture that existed in the city at that time. He is so passionate when talking about it and the lasting eff...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Point Break" (2023), Surrealist Oil Painting by Michael Vacchiano
Located in Denver, CO
In Michael Vacchiano's Surrealist Oil Painting "Point Break" (2023), an odd an humorous scene of a horse jumping through the tops of the clouds is depicted. Artist Bio/Statement: M...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

"Insiders Say Too Much is Enough" Lawrence Philp, Abstracted Surrealist Forms
Located in New York, NY
Lawrence Philp Insiders Say Too Much is Enough Signed lower left; titled on overlap Oil on canvas 70 x 59 1/2 inches Lawrence Philp, the son of Jamaican immigrants, studied at the ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Extinction, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Extinction, Stylised Surrealist Oil Painting French School, 20th century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 19.5 x 24 inches Quite ...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1970 Mod Surrealist Painting Collage David Hare Abstract Landscape Summer Land
Located in Surfside, FL
David Hare Summer Land, 1970 Acrylic or oil paint and collage on board Dimensions: 26 X 36 inches. Framed measuring 29 x 38 inches. Hand signed, dated and titled on tape to verso 'Summer Land 1970 Hare'. Provenance: Hamilton Gallery of Contemporary Art, New York David Hare (1917 – 1992) was an American artist, associated with the Surrealist movement. He is primarily known for his sculpture, though he also worked extensively in photography and oil painting. The VVV Surrealism Magazine was first published and edited by Hare in 1942. Born March 10, 1917 in New York City, New York to father Meredith Hare, a lawyer and mother Elizabeth Sage Goodwin, an art collector. In the 1920s the family moved first to Santa Fe, New Mexico and later to Colorado Springs, Colorado, in hope that the fresh air would help heal Meredith Hare's tuberculosis. His mother founded the Fountain Valley School, where David attended high school. After high school Hare married and moved to Roxbury, Connecticut where he worked as a color photographer. He attended Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson from 1936 to 1937, studying biology and chemistry. In the late 1930s, with no previous artistic training, he began to experiment with color photography. Using his previous education in chemistry Hare developed an automatist technique called "heatage" in which he heated the unfixed negative from an 8 by 10-inch plate, causing the image to ripple and distort. Hare's Surrealist experiments in photography were only one of his many projects. In 1938 he met Susanna Winslow Wilson and the couple soon married. Both David and Susanna pursued their interests in Surrealism and regularly attended Surrealist gatherings in New York Larre French restaurant on 56th street and at Breton's Greenwich Village apartment. In 1940 he received a commission from the American Museum of Natural History to document the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest, for which he eventually produced 20 prints developed using Eastman Kodak's then-new dye transfer process (a time-consuming and complicated technique). In the same year, he also opened his own commercial photography studio in New York City and exhibited his photographs in a solo show at the Julien Levy Gallery. In the next few years, through his cousin the painter Kay Sage, he came into contact with a number of Surrealist artists who had fled their native Europe because of World War II. Hare became closely involved with the émigré Surrealist movement and collaborated closely with them on projects such as the Surrealist journal VVV, which he co founded and edited from 1941 to 1944 with André Breton, Max Ernst, and Marcel Duchamp. With numerous illustrations by Breton, Leonora Carrington, Marc Chagall, Roberto Matta, Giorgio de Chirico, MarcelDuchamp, Max Ernst, Andre Masson, Joan Miro, Enrico Donati, Dorothea Tanning, and others. Published in only four issues between 1942-44, VVV was an experimental New York-based magazine devoted to the dissemination of Surrealism. Edited by David Hare, the short-lived magazine featured contributions from some of the leading avant-garde artists of the period. David and Susanna divorce in 1945 and Breton’s wife Jacqueline Lamba...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

C. Ballester Sueño Original Surrealism Mixed media paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sueño Original Magical Surrealism Mixed media paper painting. virtual frame Cándido Ballester is a contemporary Mallorcan painter who was born in 1926. As a child he had to emigrate...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic

Variance of a Path (surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, color field)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Variance of a Path 2017 Acrylic on Canvas Size: 33x25in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1777 -------------- Tags: surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, contempora...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Nude Surreal Figures Together Slovenian French Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Surrealism Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: France In this surreal composition by Heinrich M. Frama the artist clumps a group of figures towards the mid...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Light Sleep, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Light Sleep, Surrealist Impressionist Oil Painting, Signed By British artist, Kate Orr, late 20th Century Inscribed into the paint by the artist on the lower right hand corner Oil pa...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Motherhood: Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Motherhood is a self portrait of Sax Berlin’s experience as a single father. He had to be mother and father at a time when he was aggrieved after his beautiful wife Susan’s passing ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Raquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background.
Located in Segovia, ES
Raquel. Images of woman on abstract background. Mixed media on panel. Measurements: 81 x 65 x 0.5 cm / Framed 103 x 87 x 5 cm In inches: 31.89 x 25.59 x 0.2 " / Framed 40.55 x 34.25 x 1.97 " "Raquel" was painted by Goyo in 1999 ( signature and date in right down corner) using a mixed technique. On abstract background that plays with colors, shapes, and volumes, Goyo portrays a beautiful woman's face with a penetrating gaze. There, almost like a collage, an academic female...
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1990s Old Masters Abstract Paintings

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Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Surrealist Modern Furniture Study Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modern surrealist ladnscape. Oil on canvas, circa 1987. Signed. Image size 18.5L x 218.5H. Housed in a period modern frame.
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1980s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3 Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 15 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is unstretched Year: 2015 Artist: YiJian Wang...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small Surrealist Landscape with Boats - After the Flood
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed surrealist landscape depicting a barren, desert-like scene with small boats by Clayton Anderson (American, b. 1943). Signed "CLAY ANDERSON" on v...
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1970s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Masonite, Oil

Homage to Andy Warhol II - contemporary art - original 3D surrealistic painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Marek Letkiewicz’s Hommage to Andy Warhol 2 continues his expl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

A Surreal Bleach Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype, "Nimble Articulation"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 8" x 10" Surreal Bleached and Toned Traditional Watercolor Cyanotype executed on Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag Paper by artist Annalise Neil. A certificate of authenticity ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Photographic Paper, Watercolor

Cascade. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Once again Berlin gifts us a different aspect of his art. Within Cascade he is able to echo and reference simultaneously several of the Great Masters and also include his own unique ...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Probity in the Quiet of Fear (surrealism, hard edge, colorful art, color field)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Probity in the Quiet of Fear 2016 Acrylic on Canvas Size: 18x29in Framed: 27.5x38x2in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1775 *Framed and matted with a white wood fra...
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2010s Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid 20th century French Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Surrealist Oil Painting Mid 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 24 x 18 inches This intriguing oil definitely ignites some expressive thoughts - one in...
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20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Rhythms with Central Point"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Rhythms with Central Point" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.25 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintin...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Leading In + Out 4 Roundabout"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Leading In + Out 4 Roundabout" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 3.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintin...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Truth Hidden in a Web of Words"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Truth Hidden in a Web of Words" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.75 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paint...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Yellow Shine + Red Glow"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Yellow Shine + Red Glow" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we ha...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Flower Thoinasina"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Flower Thoinasina" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6 height x 4.5 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

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Organisms"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Evolving Organisms" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 5.5 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Fairies Dancing Lawn"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Fairies Dancing Lawn" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings we hav...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Spring Bloom Under Blue Skies
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Spring Bloom Under Blue Skies Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 3.5 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintin...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Ghosts of Frosted Flowers"
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - "Ghosts of Frosted Flowers" Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4.5 height x 4 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the paintings w...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blossoming Foliage and Earth Roots
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Blossoming Foliage and Earth Roots Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painti...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Coral and Sea Bloom Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Sunlit Coral and Sea Bloom Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 4 height x 6 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the painting...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Red Lily and Blue Forget-Me-Nots Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Red Lily and Blue Forget-Me-Nots Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 6.25 height x 3 width Condition: Good Provenance: all the...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

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Oil

1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Colorful Form Abstract Study
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: 1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - Interwoven Colorful Form Abstract Study Medium: Oil on board, unframed Size: 2.75 height x 4.5 width Condition: Good Provenance: all ...
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist 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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