Abstract Paintings
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Realist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1950s Post-Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Ink
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s French School Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Pigment
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Gouache, Oil Pastel
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Encaustic, Acrylic, Pencil
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Watercolor, Gouache, Lithograph
1970s Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Oil
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil, Board
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
1970s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings
Oil
1980s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
1950s Cubist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings
Oil
1970s Abstract Paintings
Linen, Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
1960s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1970s Abstract Paintings
Oil
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Paint, Wood
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Paper, Charcoal, Gouache
20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Paint, Board
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Oil
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1970s De Stijl Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Masonite, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Gouache
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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