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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Photorealist
Large 20th Century French Modernist Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition French School, 20th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 30 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary Geometric Abstract Small Framed Acrylic Painting, 2019 - The Peach
Located in Bristol, GB
THE PEACH Size: 25.5 x 20 cm (including frame) Acrylic on canvas A bold and visually striking mini geometric abstract painting, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2019. Smal...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Board, Acrylic

Untitled Abstract Landscape Oil Pastel Painting Figurative Abstraction
Located in Surfside, FL
John Evans (American, b. 1945), Untitled oilstick on paper, signed in pencil lower center, gallery label (Allan Stone Gallery, New York) affixed verso, sheet: sight size is 22"h x 3...
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1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel

White Rabbit with Stars
Located in Lafayette, LA
Here is an Original work by Louisiana Artist Francis X Pavy -entitled White Rabbit with Stars. About Francis X Pavy In the vast tapestry of the art world, Art collectors are attra...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American School Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Early Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 22L x 28H.
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Classic Blue Silk Movement, Abstract Fabric Gestures, Contemporary Cyanotype
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is an exclusive handprinted limited edition cyanotype. Details: + Title: Classic Blue Silk Movement nº1 + Year: 2021 + Edition Size: 100 + Stamped and Certificate of Authenticity provided + Measurements : 70x100 cm (28x 40 in.), a standard frame size + All cyanotype prints are made on high-quality Italian watercolor paper WHAT IS A CYANOTYPE? The cyanotype (a.k.a. sun-print) process is one of the oldest in the history of photography, dating back to the 1840's. Cyanotypes were then made famous by Anna Atkins...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Photographic Film, Other Medium, Photogram, Color, C Print, Photographic...

Vintage Mid Century Modernist Industrial Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist industriala oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geodesy 1234
Located in Phoenix, AZ
b. 1962, Los Angeles Andy Moses is an artist who lives and works in Venice, California. He was born in Los Angeles in 1962 and attended California Institute of the Arts from 1979 to...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

Reclining Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
Born in 1933, Otis Huband declared his intention to be an artist at age 6. He earned his BFA and MFA at Richmond Professional Institute of the College of William & Mary, now Virginia...
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2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993) Untitled Oil on canvas board Estate stamped #611 verso 24 x 18 inches Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Oh...
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20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

APEGOS
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
This painting is unique, like all the works of art by the fascinating artist Carmen Gutiérrez; made of acrylics, oils, gold and silver inks and as a practical and sublime method of b...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Silver, Gold Leaf

UN MAR DE AMOR
Located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
This painting is unique, like all the works of art by the fascinating artist Carmen Gutiérrez; made of acrylics, oils, gold and silver inks and as a practical and sublime method of b...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary French Abstract Portrait Three Children Standing in Snow signed oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huguette Ginet-Lasnier (French 1927-2020), signed lower front inscribed verso oil painting on canvas 24 x 19.5 inches. All the paintings we have for sale by this artist have come fr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled Study (post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galaxy, nebula, light)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Untitled Study 2020 Spray paint on paper Size: 24x18in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1770 -------------- Tags: post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galax...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Spray Paint

Untitled Study (post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galaxy, nebula, light)
Located in Kansas City, MO
JB Nearsy Untitled Study 2020 Spray paint on paper Size: 24x18in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1762 -------------- Tags: post graffiti, street art, expressionism, galax...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Spray Paint

Lyrical Abstract Israeli Expressionist Oil Painting
By Hanna Ben Dov
Located in Surfside, FL
Hanna Ben Dov is an Israeli abstract painter who was born in Jerusalem in 1919 and died in Paris in 2008. Ben Dov's father, Yacov Ben-Dov, was a famous Israeli photographer who founded the photography department in the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 1910. Hannah herself attended Bezalel during the 1940s, and later continued to Camberwell College of Arts in London. After the completion of her formal education she moved to Paris, where she exhibited for the first time in 1948 and has been living and working there since, as a part of the local abstract artists school. She took part in the first French Biennale of 1951, that was held in Menton. Collections Her paintings can be found in several collections, including the French State Collection, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art collection, the Bezalel National Museum collection in Jerusalem and the Rockefeller Museum collection in New York. Ben Dov resided for her last two years at the Maison Des Artistes Home in Nogent-Sur-Marne, France, just outside Paris. Exhibitions Gallery97 Tel Aviv Paintings...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Inscription, Dyptich, Acrylic, Canvas, Red, Orange, Blue Indian Artist-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitabh Sengupta - Inscription (Dyptich) Acrylic on Canvas, 72 x 36 inches (Unframed Size) , 2008 ( Unframed & Delivered ) Style : In Amitabh Sengupta's works TIME is depicted in va...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1980's French Modernist Cubist Signed Painting Still Life Fruit & Blue Bottle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Blue Bottle by Christian Duriaud (French b. 1944) signed oil painting on canvas dated 1989 canvas: 24 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, Paris, France condition: very go...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

1965 Mid-Century Modern Swedish Framed Abstract Oil Painting - Connection
Located in Bristol, GB
CONNECTION Size: 26 x 47 cm (including frame) Oil on board A brilliantly executed and beautifully textured abstract figurative oil composition, painted in 1965 by the established Sw...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

R.E.M. - Murmur (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock and Roll, Pop, Legendary)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith R.E.M. - Murmur Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1633 --------------------------------------- "Of...
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2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Board, Mixed Media

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Colorful Still Life of 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

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Oil

Studio Wall
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chris Liberti is a favorite with collectors here and abroad. Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he wor...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

French Modernist Oil Painting Pathway in Sun Scorched Provence Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pathway in Provence by Andre Guilou (French 1925-2017) signed and dated 2000 oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Abstract Nude Lady with Dali Style Moustache Very Large French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Lady with the Moustache French School, late 20th century signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 36 x 29 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very goo...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Mother and Child in Red
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

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Oil

Rare Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Exhibited 1951 Tel Aviv Museum
By Anatol Gurevitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Gurevich Anatole Anatol Gurevitch Anatol Gurewitsch (1916-2005) Per the hebrew label on the back, this was exhibited in 1951. I believe at the Tel Aviv museum of art (as per the Israel Museum (Jerusalem) website)m in a manner reminescent of Bezalel Schatz, Moshe Castel, Jean david and other Israeli artists of the New Horizons prominent in that period ts a nude crouching figure against a colorful abstract background. Israeli Painter and stage designer. Yakir of Tel Aviv. Born in Russia, Moscow in the mid-teens of the twentieth century. Studied painting in Berlin. Immigrated to Palestine from Germany in 1934. Served in the British Army (1941-1946). Known for his pantings of Jewish rabbis and other Judaica subject matter. He specialized in stage design for dance troupes: the dance troupe led by Gertrude Kraus, Inbal, the Batsheva Dance Company, the international black dancer tali bati. His first wife was the late dancer and choreographer - the girl Kesten, His son is theater director Michael Gurevich. His second wife was the actress - Rivka Gur, who gave birth to his second son, Eyal. He died at the age of 89 after a serious illness. He left behind two sons: Michael (Miki) Gurevitch and Eyal Gurevitch. He was the uncle of the artist and sculptor - Igael Tumarkin. He was a stage designer in the theaters The brothel of Hunzo from Kibbutz Givat Haim, the British military band of this type, the British army, Gertrud Kraus, the Inbal Dance Theater, the Israeli Ballet, the Batsheva Dance Company and more. He designed a stage for plays The girl and the Negro, the Threepenny Opera, a band on the Thames, the singer of the land (in the military band of 1944), the banknote to Shlomo, the tea department, Nathan the Wise, Herod and Miriam. Awards Yakir Tel Aviv Prize, on behalf of the Tel Aviv Municipality. Anatol Gurewitsch, painter and Stage designer, born 1916, Moscow. After Second World War worked as stage designer. Designed costumes for dancer Gertrud Krausz. Uncle of Igael Tumarkin, and father of the theater Director Miki Gurewitsch. Education Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, art 1936 with Frenel Frankel 1937 with Miron...
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Johnny Hodges - The Big Sound (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock and Roll, Pop)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Johnny Hodges - The Big Sound Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2016 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 91-0194 ----------------------------------...
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2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

Lake Oil on canvas, 50x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Lake Oil on canvas, 50x71 cm Lidija Auza (1914. 24. 02 Vitebsk, Belarus – 1989. 13. 12 Riga, Latvia) Painter She studied at the Art Academy of Latvia (1936-1938) and graduated ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Abstract Modernist Painting Still Life Wine Bottle & Glasses
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life by Christian Duriaud (French b. 1943) signed and dated, oil on canvas inscribed verso canvas: 20 x 24 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Votive
Located in Chicago, IL
“… look into the stains of walls, or the ashes of a fire, or clouds, or mud … you may find really marvelous ideas. The mind of the painter is stimulated to new discoveries … various ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Underglaze, Oil, Wood Panel

American School Modernist Surreal Cityscape Landscape Signed Regional Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nice modernist American school painting. Oil and watercolor and gouache on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 18L x 23H.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Chiaroscuro Landscape, Oil on Canvas Painting by Francois Gentilini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful oil-on-canvas painting was created by Francois Gentilini (1930 -). This is a small-scale oil painting by the well-listed French Modern painter Francois Gentilini. The ...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Evening Shadows - Dusk at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Acrylic & Ink on Paper, Framed
Located in Chicago, IL
Patrick Vale Evening Shadows acrylic and ink on paper 24h x 18.50w in 60.96h x 46.99w cm PKV006 See What I See Why are Chicago and baseball so perfect for each other? What is it ab...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Static 184, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Static series is inspired by color and pattern found in nature, Each color stands alone in the painting, layering of pure color creates the visual blending that I achieve. Each stroke seamlessly blending into the next. Painting is 8X10" heavy weight stock comes custom-framed in a 13X17X1.2" white shadow box Signed, dated and stamped on the front ready to hang. looks amazing in white frame...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Vehement
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Vehement Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2021 Size: 48x40in Framed: 50x42x2.5in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 24802-1716 *Framed in black Wood ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Transection w/ Architectural Forms, Geometrical Figurative Abstract Acrylic
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Transection with Architectural Forms, c. 1980s Acrylic and graphite on board 12 x 20 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract ...
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1980s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Graphite

Double Ovoids, Mid-Century Blue & Black Figurative Abstract Ovoids
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Double Ovoids with Blue and Black, 1960s Acrylic on scintilla 15.25 x 12.25 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting....
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1960s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting colourful Figures in Street
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 studies at the Beaux-Arts in the workshops of Jean Souverbie and Edmond Heuzé, between 1954 and 1959. Since 1962, she has exhibited regularly at the Salons de L'Art Libre, Salon de L'Union des Artistes, and in major Parisian galleries: Galerie Raymond-Creuze, Galerie Cimaise de Paris and Galerie Everarts. She also exhibited regularly in Germany, including in Dortmund and Königswinter-Oberpleis. In her paintings, which tend to be figurative, she always tries to put color and line at the service of the subject, eliminating all the details that could be detrimental to the overall expression. Elisabeth Hahn's painting fully deserves to be rediscovered again. Title: Figures in Street...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

American School, Abstract Untitled
Located in New Orleans, LA
American School, Artist Unknown
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Early 20th Century American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Abstract Landscape', California WPA, Corcoran, Whitney, AIC, GGIE, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed upper right, 'Graham' for Ellwood Graham (American, 1911-2007) and painted circa 1985; additionally signed, verso, and titled, 'View Study'. This early California Modernist ...
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1980s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Untitled Diptych by Suzanne Law. Paintings Framed
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Untitled Diptych, painting by Suzanne Law. Framed Overall size: Image size: 12.6 in. H x 34.2 in W Frame size: 18.1 in. H x 44.8 in W x 1 in D Individual size: Image size: 12.6 in. ...
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1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

Maze, 20th Century Geometric Figurative Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Clarence Holbrook Carter (American, 1904-2000) Maze, 1982 Acrylic on cardboard Signed and dated upper right 7 x 9.5 inches A surrealist mid-century figural abstract painting. Clar...
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1980s American Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

WILD SENSATIONS
Located in THOMERY, FR
This painting is from the series La Dolce vita. It is done with acrylic paint alla prima on a cotton canvas. The painting is inspired by the Californian skate and rollerblading cult...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic

20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting - Mother and Child
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

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Oil

Radiohead - Amnesiac (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Rock & Roll, Pop, Legend)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Radiohead - Amnesiac Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2022 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1641 --------------------------------------- ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Board

Untitled, Lithograph on Paper, Yellow, Black by Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Somnath Hore - Untitled Lithograph on Paper 11 x 15 inches ( Unframed & Delivered ) Inclusive of shipment mounted not framed, Should you wish to receive the same framed and shipped ...
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1990s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Lithograph

Elijah and the Ravens (Cubist, Red, Blue, Black, Orange, Purple, Abstract)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Elijah and the Ravens Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 36x24in Framed: 38x26x1.75in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 24802-1726 *Framed...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ray Charles in Person (Grammy, Album Art, Iconic, Jazz, Soul, Pop)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Kerry Smith Ray Charles in Person Mixed Media on Crescent board Year: 2016 Size: 21x20in Signed, dated by hand COA provided Ref.: 91-0191 --------------------------------------- "...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Board, Mixed Media

Scissors
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chris Liberti is a favorite with collectors here and abroad. Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he wor...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Ask the Sticks ( subject matter: music, Drums, drumming. drummers)
Located in Lafayette, LA
this 2016 painting depicts Muti-colored imagery of drums drumming and drummers. this is an unframed artwork, It is old on canvas on wood. the imagery is layered and complex much lig...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Red Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chris Liberti is a favorite with collectors here and abroad. Gesture, color, and surface enliven the new harmonies and patterns Liberti creates as he wor...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Land Men ( vivid colors)
Located in Lafayette, LA
This mi-period painting by Francis Pavy has a combination of brush and print techniques, typical of that period of time. The painting depicts two land man, inspecting a rual plot of ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Water Study #2 -- (Dark Blue white and Green primary colors) 2009
Located in Lafayette, LA
this work by Francis X. Pavy is one of 4 Water studies done in 2009. it's #0122009 meaning it's the 12th painting that year. the main colors are Dark Blue and Green and Red Abo...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Landscape with Palm Tree Judaica Gouache Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Mane-Katz (1894-1962) Landscape with palm tree. Gouache on paper, signed lower right. Dimensions: (Frame) H 37.5" x W 31", (Sight) H 24.5" x W 18" Emmanuel Mané-Katz (Hebrew:מאנה כ...
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20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Composition 16 - Painting by Clément Kons - 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 16 is an original painting realized by Clément Kons (1879-1956). The artwork is on tempera and in very good conditions. Image Dimensions: 32...
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

American Modernist Nude Female Cubist Portrait Framed Original Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nude signed drawing. Pencil on paper. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 9L x 12H.
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1930s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Diamond head woman with Stranger (Vivid colors.)
Located in Lafayette, LA
This unusual painting by Francis X PAVY depicts two figures with patterns instead of features. This oil on canvas painting is stretched on pine stretchers. About Francis X Pavy In ...
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Early 2000s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique Signed European Framed Village Signed Orientalist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist abstract village painting. Oil on board. Housed in a period frame. Image size, 24L x 12H. Signed.
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1920s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, 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.

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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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