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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Contemporary
Rock 223: Cello
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas on board.
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Kismet
Located in Burlingame, CA
Elizabeth Geisler is best known for her dazzling contemporary water reflection paintings that bridge realism with abstraction. Up close, the paintings appear ambiguous and loose, yet...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Beautiful round copper finish wall art
Located in Mexico City, MX
The two artists and industrial designers, Ampi Arozarena and Elena De La Fuente describe form and color as their core of exploration. They admire the dual identity the two elements c...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Copper

"My Horizon - Bahamas" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and oil on heavy weight paper piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Still Life of Colorful Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021), Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"From Beginning To End" Contemporary Abstract Cityscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"From Beginning To End" is a framed oil on canvas painting by Ben Schwab, depicting an abstracted cityscape in vibrant colors. The artist's technique of layering architectural forms ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

"Landscape" Original Fine Art, Oil on Canvas , Large Size
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas 100x100 cm Original Art Ready to Hang Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Horizontal and Vertical Movements #1 and #2 Diptych
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Almo wonders about his identity, the countries he has lived in, his daily routine and how he creates himself. An outsider who has made the world his home, skin, and citizenship, and ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

San Giorgio
Located in Dallas, TX
Valley House Gallery presented our first exhibition for Houston artist Otis Huband in the summer of 2014. Born in 1933 and reared in Virginia, Huband began his formal art education a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"My Horizon - Manhattan Nights" Abstract Color Field Contemporary Painting
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and gold leaf on canvas piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very color...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Modernist Fauvist Oil Painting Claude Gaveau School of Paris
Located in Surfside, FL
CLAUDE GAVEAU (1906 - 1970) A beautiful and large signed oil on canvas by the important french painter Claude Gaveau. The work is signed upper right and unlined and unrestored on its original canvas. Title: “Composition” Signature: Signed upper right Medium: Oil on original canvas Provenance: Private french collection Size: c. 24 x 29 inches unframed Claude Gaveau (1906 - 1970) is a French painter born in Neuilly-sur-Marne in 1940. The painter was born near Paris and studied there as well as in Belgium. He comes from a family of artists, his grandfather was the creator of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. He is passionate since very young about painting and entered the Ecole des Arts Appliqués in Paris in 1955 where he studied mural art for five years, stained glass, tapestry, mosaic and fresco. In 1960, he studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, becoming equally accomplished in oil painting, watercolor, drawing and lithography, pastel and gouache. Influenced by great Post Impressionist painters such as Paul Cézanne, George Braque and Raoul Dufy, Gaveau gets inspired as well by music and lyricism. His talent was quickly recognized, in 1963 he won his first prize and obtained a scholarship from the Academy of Antwerp, Belgium which allowed him to study Flemish painting in Brussels. In 1965, with only 25 years, he made his first solo exhibition at the Angle Aigu Gallery in Paris. His career took a real turn in 1968 when he was nominated for the "la Critique Parrainé" Award by the Saint Placide Gallery in Paris. A recurrent traveler, the landscapes he observes all around the world allow him to broaden his artistic palette. Other exhibitions of his work followed during the 1960’s and 1970’s in France with the Galerie Vauban in Dijon in 1967, 1968 and 1970; with the Galerie Saint Placide in Paris in 1968; with the Galerie Marc Hudier in Belfort in 1970; and three one-man shows with the Galerie La Belle Gabrielle in Paris in 1972, 1975 and 1978. In 1980 Claude Gaveau had his first one-man exhibition with Wally Findlay Galleries...
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20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My 80's Heart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
Located in Jersey City, NJ
My 80's Hart "Token 4" 2019, gouache, acrylic, graphite, panel, yellow, orange
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Gouache, Panel, Wood Panel, Graphite

Andrea Bonfils - Woven Woods, Painting 2018
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Woven Woods Encaustic and Oil Shellac With Silver Floater Frame Size: 30" x 40" Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with pape...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic, Oil

Dark Window - Geometric Abstract Painting Dark Cobalt Blue Teal Paisley, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
Silk elements, oil and acrylic on linen create a dynamic surface in this contemporary geometric abstract painting in shades of dark blue from navy to deep cobalt. Variations of soft ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Silk, Oil, Acrylic

Reach for the Light by Sophia Chalklen, Original painting, Landscape, Tree art
Located in Deddington, GB
Reach For the Light by Sophia Chalklen [2022] original and hang signed by the artist Oil on box canvas with Embellished with 24ct Gold, copper and bronze leaf. Image size: H:51 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:51 cm x W:61 cm x D:3cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look I wanted to create a painting with the light as a focal point. An image which is beautiful, uplifting and has an ethereal feel to it. The painting is quite textured and needs to be seen in real life to fully appreciate the beauty of the gold leaf glistening through the leaves. Contemporary artist Sophia Chalklen sold online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Sophia has always had a strong passion for Art ever since she was a child. Sophia studied at Winchester school of Art where she completed a BA specialising in Textile design. After achieving her BA she went on to become a Freelance Printed Textile designer for a small company in London. Shortly after that she managed to get a job as a Fine Jewellery Designer for the Crown Jewellers, Asprey and Garrard Bond St. Sophia became a specialist in designing high end Jewellery, accessories, and ornaments for English and Middle Eastern Royalty and the Elite. She also designed a great variety of items including rings, Jewellery Suites, watches, cufflinks, Jewel incrusted clocks, tiaras and precious ornaments. Her eye for detail leant well to her career in jewellery design and she became an expert in her field. Once she decided to start a family she went back to main her love of fine art, drawing and painting and started her own business running Art...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Blue Over Yellow #2 - bold, colourful, modern, abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
David Sorensen’s brightly coloured abstract work is visually arresting, fresh and modern. The venerated Canadian artist was initially inspired by the vivid palette of Mexico where he...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of the Metropo...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

2023 III – 11 by Christiane Maurer - Textile art, hypnotic, vivid, pink tones
Located in Paris, FR
2023 III – 11 is a unique textile (double weave, handwoven cotton stretched on frame) artwork by contemporary artist Christiane Maurer, dimensions are 40 × 45 cm (15.7 × 17.7 in). T...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Textile, Cotton

Improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing - Dramatic abstract sky / landscape
Located in Broomfield, CO
A dramatic, spacious abstract landscape and sky painting. "I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and nobl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Large colourful modernist abstract landscape painting Vietnamese American artist
By Ngoc Dung
Located in Norwich, GB
A striking, bold colourist painting by Vietnamese artist Ngoc Dung (1931-2000), dating from circa 1960. His highly individualistic art is hard to categorise. In the artist"s own wor...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

o.T. (YEN15LHV) small yellow contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief
Located in Doetinchem, NL
o.T. (YEN15LHV) is a unique small size contemporary modern wall sculpture painting relief by German artist Dieter Kränzlein. This sculpture relief is carved from a single block of li...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Limestone

I dreamt of the sea - Large abstract seascape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A large abstract seascape painting dedicated to the magic of the Mediterranean. An opening, moving, dancing wave. In a palette of bright greens, blues. On a background of layered mut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Fade Into You" Contemporary Abstract Framed Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Fade Into You" is a framed acrylic work on canvas by Alberto Murillo, featuring overlapping organic shapes in vibrant colors against a cream background. This piece is finished in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ryewater Farm diptych left Panel, Original Painting, Landscape, Nature, Flowers
Located in Deddington, GB
This is the left panel of what was originally a diptych, hence the name, but the right panel is no longer available. A new right panel will be made shortly. This painting in delicate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

A quiet Oasis by Lilly Muth - Contemporary Architecture Villa Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Evening Tide" Abstracted Landscape with Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Evening Tide" is an oil on canvas painting by Eric Abrecht, depicting an abstracted coastal landscape with trees and heavy clouds. This piece is definitive of Abrecht's gestural and...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jake Chapman - Yin and Yin - Contemporary Art
Located in London, GB
Jake Chapman Yin & Yin, 2022 Unique multiple on hand-painted circular ply boards with glitter overlay 17 3/10 in diameter 44 cm diameter hand-signed on the back number 7 of 125 "Yi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Glitter

Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, vivid, black
Located in Paris, FR
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold un...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Brooke Major, "Trot", 12x36 Sculptural White Equine Horse Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
"Trot", 12x36 is an oil painting on canvas by the artist Brooke Major. Depicted in white is a line of trotting horses. The artist uses layers and layers of white oil paint to meticul...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gentle Sway
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Blue, Navy, calm, teal, white, cloud, green, river,landscape 49 x 37" oil on canvas, maple frame Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Oil

Soul Matters No 26 - collaged blocks of pale umber, dove grey and white
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Painterly and collaged blocks of pale umber, dove grey and white form a floating patchwork in this contemplative painting by Shireen Kamran. Shireen Kamran (b. 1954, Lahore, Pakista...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pale Green Dream I - Original Minimalist Colorful Floral Still Life Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The organic aesthetic and textures of Peter Kuttner’s original boho minimalist artworks are the result of patient layering and unique uses of media. Through a combination of collage ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Paphos, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This textured, Modern Abstract Expressionist painting Stanley Bate features a neutral palette with both warm and cool undertones. Muted blues and reds seem to be incorporated into a ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Invention #8 - Abstract Painting - Modern Art By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle Flor...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Scottish Highlands Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Landscape Painting of Bidean nam Bian, Ballachulish, Glencoe in the Scottish Highlands by Leading Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield Art measures 24 x...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

November Light (Encaustic Landscape of Forest at Late Autumn by Regina Quinn)
Located in Hudson, NY
Encaustic, abstracted landscape of a country farm field with autumn foliage "November Light" made in 2024 by Regina Quinn encaustic and oil with wax on panel 12 x 9 inches unframed ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Panel

"Alphabet Bookshelf Artist Legogh" acrylic print mounted on metallic paper
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Mary Lai is a multifaceted Korean-American artist based in Los Angeles, California.  Her outlook is that “Art is a universal language that can speak to anyone” and her dreamer mindse...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Color

Circles One, Orange, Green, Indigo, Teal, Dark Violet Square Abstract Circle
By Daniel Pailes-Friedman
Located in Kent, CT
Layered, circular shapes in orange, indigo blue, green and teal are eye-catching on a multicolored, jewel-toned background. Framed in a thin, light natural wood float frame with a ru...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Standing Pensive Figurative Nude - Heavy Impasto
Located in Soquel, CA
Vintage Abstract Expressionist Standing Pensive Figurative Nude - Heavy Impasto Abstract expressionist figurative composition of a nude woman by California artist Harald "Harry" Dr...
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1970s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Free Verse - Contemporary Abstract Patterns Circles Squares Blue White, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Abstract 4”
Located in Southampton, NY
Original oil paint on heavy archival paper abstract by the American artist, Martin Rosenthal. Bold, vibrant colors. Signed lower right by the artist and dated 1964. Condition is goo...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

Time Dilation Effect, Ethan Meyer, 2020, Colorful Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
"My work, both in painting and sculpture, involve networks of intricately connected, overlapping, and morphing shapes and patterns, reflecting the complex and ever-changing nature of...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Dripping Dots - Savannah" Colorful & Gold Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Austrian Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting Vertical Lines of Color
Located in Surfside, FL
Rudi Molacek (Austrian-American, born 1948) Vertical Colors, 2008, abstract bright acrylic on canvas, signed and dated along top edge of canvas, (unframed): 30"h x 24"w It is a cascading rainbow of vibrant colors. From a San Francisco Bay Area collection. 1948 born in Kindberg, Styria, Austria, studied economics in Vienna, 1985-91 Teaches at University of Applied Arts Vienna As a photographer, Rudi Molacek learnt not only the principles of composition but also above all the photographs dependence on technology and the associated aesthetics of serial generation. When changing from photograph to painting, he sought a classic genre of painting, namely depiction of flowers with the rose as a preferred motif. This subject later also became the focus of his sculptural approach, as coloured aluminium sculpture, conceived for outdoor nature. He started to interpret painting and the panel painting as technical dispositives and experimented with various media, be they oil paintings, photo strips...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

'Still Life with Strings', Italian School (circa 1940s)
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Strings', ink and pencil on paper, from the Italian School of artists (circa 1940s). This gallery acquired this artwork with two similar works for which this one may...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pencil

Energy II (Splatter, Beige, Brown, Gold Leaf, Blue, Red, Black, Abstraction))
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Energy II Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 24x18in Framed: 19x25x1.25in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1787 *Framed in brown Wood Tags: Abstract, Acrylic, G...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Intertwined in Rhythm Barbara Schaumann - Contemporary Abstract Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Voluptuous Rhythm in Blue - Large Floral Painting - Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Large, inventive, stylized flowers, entwine and support each other against a subtle field of cool tones. This grand and voluptuous work of art fills a room with the joy of living! ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chert and Limestone, Guadalupe River Bottom, Cypress Needles in October
Located in Dallas, TX
Jim Stoker describes himself as an Artist-Naturalist, endeavoring to express his reverence for wildlife through his richly-colored paintings. In his love for the vivid and varied col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Cognitive Dissonance II
Located in Dallas, TX
"Arthur Brouthers experimented for years with acrylic paint and other mediums before arriving at his current process, which produces wild textures that mimic celestial bodies and mic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Epoxy Resin, Acrylic

Puzzle 83, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
David E. Peterson Puzzle #83, 2013 Acrylic, Exotic wood, MDF, UV resin 2 piece set of 60h x 8w x 2d in (30h x 7w x 2d in. and 30h x 8w x 2.5d inches) 152.40h x 20.32w x 5.08d cm Thi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Wood, Acrylic

Blue Hole by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting, color gradation, illusion
Located in Paris, FR
Blue Hole is a unique oil and acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39.4 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframe...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Wildflower" Contemporary Abstract Orange and Green Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and green abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement: The work is...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

"Lush Fall Foliage" Contemporary Landscape Framed Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Lush Fall Foliage" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Marshall Noice, depicting an abstracted copse of trees with red and pink leaves. The artist's use of intense color for the f...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Assemblage No.03 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting on vinyl, vivid pink, tondo
Located in Paris, FR
Assemblage No.03 is an abstract piece by contemporary German artist Doris Marten, part of her Sound and Vision series. Oil on vinyl mounted on Alu-Dibond, diameter: 60 cm (23.6 in). ...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Homeless - Polish Young Art, Contemporary Oil Abstract Painting, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
The source of the young artist Michal Cygan´s art is to be found in the Silesian landscape, both in its material and its cultural dimension. The form of three-dimensional model is gi...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Modernist Painting, "Compulsive Visions (Chemical)"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind acrylic and mixed media painting on wood panel by San Diego artist, Peter Geise. It is unframed. Its dimensions are 16"x 16"x.25"" A certificate of authentici...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Ballad of the wind - Abstract impressionist warm sunset painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
An abstract impressionist warm sunset painting, "Ballad of the Wind" inspired by late summer golden light, and a Chopin ballad. This painting is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

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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