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Abstract Paintings For Sale
Style: Abstract
Style: Color-Field
Large Abstract Painting on Canvas "Vanilla Ice Cream", Signed Serg Graff, COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a large unique original acrylic painting on canvas in an fantasy abstract style by Serg Graff Titled "Vanilla Ice Cream". This piece has a wonderful gentle pastel color spect...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract impressionist nature forest acrylic painting on paper "Dance of trees"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive abstract impressionist painting, "Dance of Trees", vividly captures the serene essence of a forest landscape through the lens of a dynamic, impressionis...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Motion (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Motion (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and provides lo...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
GA2415 - Blue, White, Grey Abstract Geometric Interior Painting
By Zach Touchon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This geometric abstract painting belongs to the "Geometric Abstraction" series, a collection that explores the balance of shapes, tones, and movement to create depth and harmony.
GA...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Acrylic
Shoots And Ladders (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Shoots And Ladders (Abstract painting)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas — Unframed.
This artwork will be shipped flat within the US. If shipped outside of the US this work will be shipped ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Where Dreams Are Made #3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Where Dreams Are Made #3 60 x 60 cm I do ship worldwide, please contact for accurate shipping prices if your shipping destination isn't listed. Signed on the Front Ready To ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Midnight Electric - Blue Lifeguard Stand on Beach Oceansacpe Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kathleen Keifer's original artworks represent one of the most significant expressions of New California Realism. Keifer brings a fresh perspective to her colorful scenes of everyday ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
By Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Ho...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Cardboard
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed
board: 28.5 x 21 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
AKOS BIRO (HUNGARIAN 1911-2002) EXPRESSIONIST SIGNED OIL - MALE PORTRAIT
By Akos Biro
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Portrait of a Man"
by Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002)
signed verso, oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 15 inches
provenance: the artists estate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist sunset beach scene oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 24H by 20L.
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gridish #31 (Framed Contemporary Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(NOTE: if you enter "Gridish" into the 1stDibs search field you will see others in this series come up)
(Comes framed in a maple high-profile "floater" frame.)
Artist’s Statement: ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Charcoal, House Paint, Acrylic
Abstract, Signed Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Abstract (57)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: 1977
Oil on Board, signed l.r.
Size: 16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Frame Size: 18.5 x 22.5 inches
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstract expressive vivid nature acrylic painting on canvas "Soft spring"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This expressive abstract artwork "Soft spring" bursts with vibrant, expressive colors, capturing the essence of an abstract landscape. The artist explores the colors by capturing th...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition
Date: Second half of the 20th century
Medium: Gouache on paper
Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx.
Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Por Favor (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Por Favor (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on raw canvas — Unframed
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and prov...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Sarabande'. Large Contemporary Expressionist Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large contemporary expressionist oil on cotton canvas of a sunset over a Provençal landscape by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Grey books, Abstract, Expressionism, Oil on canvas, Library serie, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Painting of a library with gray, blue and black books worked in oil and knife.
Les Livres Gris by Sophie Dumont is a captivating oil on canvas t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Quadrivium 65" 2024 acrylic and collage on paper
Located in New York, NY
Peter Stephens
Quadrivium 65, 2024
acrylic and collage on paper
30 x 22 in
image size: 12 x 16½ in
(ste025)
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dynamic Strokes and Vibrant Blue Colors Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
dated 68
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 26 x 36 inches
condition: overall very good, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fils I Colors DCLXXII - Muted Color Abstract Contemporary Art on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to textiles. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Night landscape sea
Located in Roma, GB
120x194cm (124x198 cm full size)
original painting on canvas
hand signed
one-of-a-kind
One of a kind.
The canvas is shipped rolled, not framed
Katarina's works are in private colle...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled
By Arlene Scult
Located in New York, NY
Arlene Scult, Untitled, Abstract Mixed Media/ Pen and Ink, 27 x 37
Colors: Black, White, Brown
Unframed - 20 x 29.50
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
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Speedy Snoopy by Mauro Oliveira, signed. Abstract paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Contemporary Abstract Patrick van Riemsdijk Earth colors Gestural
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Gestural Landscapes Orange Red Contemporary Jonathan Freemantle
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Pigment
Grounding Mat by Colleen Leach, Large Framed Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Colleen Leach – "Grounding Mat" (41 x 41 in) – Mixed Media on Canvas
Experience the serene yet powerful presence of Grounding Mat, an original 41 x 41-inch mixed-media painting by c...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Bold abstract composition by Veronica "Roni" Bloch (American, 1925-1998). Strong shapes of dark red, blue, grey-blue, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Composition, 1951. Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left. Signed, dated and titled en verso. Provenance: estate of Murray Hantman.
Biography:
Shaped by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman represents a career of personal exploration and aesthetic refinement that took him from New York, to Los Angeles, back to New York and eventually to the serene, yet dramatic, coast of Maine where he worked as part of the artists’ colony on Monhegan Island. Born in Pennsylvania in 1904, Hantman’s family moved many times to follow his father’s business opportunities, eventually settling in New York. A childhood of economic instability and dislocation formed Hantman’s early years, making him independent and self-reliant from a very early age. Hantman’s father owned movie theatres and photography studios and, recognizing his son’s artistic ability, employed him to print and hand-color photographs as a child. When he was eleven and living in Michigan, a public school teacher arranged for Hantman to receive a scholarship to the Detroit Museum of Art School where after a year he was awarded another scholarship to study at the Detroit School of Design. He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first World War.
As a young man, Hantman supported himself by working many different jobs in New York and New Jersey. Steady work with his brother at the Hartford and New Haven Railroad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
"Aria of Opera Eleven" (b&w, abstract curtains, sculptural, fabric, bold, black)
Located in Paris, IDF
ARIA OF OPERA ELEVEN
2025
Paris, France
This painting suggests a connection to performance, something both grand and fleeting. Made with black paint on stretched antique French line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist abstract painting. Oil and watercolor on paper. Framed. Image size, 14 by 27 inches.
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge French 20th Century Rhythms of Color Abstract Expression Landscape Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
inscribed verso
canvas size: 35 x 46 inches
condition: overall very...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Havannah Lake No 1
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Havannah Lake No 1
1966
Gouache on paper
Image: 24.2 x 34.3 cm
Frame: 41.9 x 52.0 cm
Exhibitions
1970 Sep. Penwith Gallery, St Ives.
1975 Newlyn ...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Do The Twist - Original Soft Gestural Texture Abstract Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Joan Miro Ferra
1893-1983
Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED
1979
Unique.
Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
ROGER HERSON (1922-2008) SIGNED FRENCH ABSTRACT PAINTING - FIGURATIVE STUDY
By Roger Herson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Roger Herson (French 1922-2008)
signed
gouache and crayon on paper, unframed
painting: 20 x 14 inches
Superb original abstract painting by the very well listed French abstract and surrealist artist, Roger Herson (1922-2008). The painting is signed and has excellent provenance, having come from the artists estate in northern France.
Roger Herson (1922-2008) was a French abstract, cubist and surrealist painter from Rouen, France. Influenced by Picasso, Braque and Léger, he infuses the canvas with a frenzied and tonic movement, a rigorous construction and a personal graphic power. Painter of woman, desire and fantasies, Herson draws his inspiration from the verve and surrealist movement inspired by Georgio de Chirico...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache
"Thelo #1" Diana Kurz, Abstract Expressionist Gestural Purples and Blues
By Diana Kurz
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz
Thelo #1 , 1961
Oil on canvas
64 x 55 1/2 inches
Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to England...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Replicas, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 80 cm
Signed and dated on the back
About the artist
Alejandro Legorreta (Mexico, 1987)
I studied Hispanic Literature a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Antique European Olive Grove Landscape Signed Impressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brightly colored impressionist landscape oil painting by William H. Partridge (1858 - 1938). Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 24H by 29L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
German artist Petra Schott uses colour, lines, and shapes to express her everyday emot...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ranunculus III" Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Red Pink Abstract 60"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Ranunculus III", 2025, 60" H x 60" W. Abstract painting in a deep red, magenta hue consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
Mid Century Abstract Painting by Chamlin Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century Abstract Painting by Chamlin
Oil Paint on Canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Time Zone 3 - Multicolor Modern Acrylic Abstract Geometric Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting) (Abstract painting)
Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g) — Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This artwork will be shipped rolled i...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Framed Country Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist farm landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 19 by 25 overall and 18 by 24 painting alone.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Large Abstract', San Francisco Bay Area, North Beach, Beat, Beatnik, Big Sur
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'K. Sanzenbach' for Keith Sanzenbach (American, 1931-1964) and dated 1956. Additionally signed, verso, and with the artist's Lagunitas, California address.
The ...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Gouache
Grey & Tan Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
By Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Grey & Tan Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
Heavily textured, expressive composition by Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Over the top of a heavy base layer of plaster, Witwer has added various layers of oil paint, creating a massive amount of depth and texture. Sections of red peek out from underneath various shades of tan, grey, and black. Spots of blue and purple are used sparingly, hidden in the composition.
Presented in a wood frame.
Canvas size: 20"H x 40"W
Frame size: 26.63"H x 46.63"W
Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work.
Provenance: Without a will and a family that had little interest in his art, nearly all of his possessions and close to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker, purchased all of Peter’s possessions (including the art) and has taken care of them until this day, always sensing there was something remarkable about the collection. Wanting Peter’s work to finally be seen, Richard came to Lost Art Salon with Peter’s story after reading about the new gallery in a July, 2005 issue of the SF Chronicle.
Born George Peter...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Oil
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (III) in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Board
Textured and detailed abstract composition by Loretta Burton Youngman (American, b. 1943). Teal and charcoal blue pat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plaster, Glaze, Acrylic
Mysterious garden, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This abstract painting is like a mysterious garden, full of sun and light. It's painting-meditation to your inner space, inner garden of your beautiful soul.
Energy of this painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Original Oil, Golden Summer-Sunlit series , British Awarded Artist-framed
Located in London, GB
The painting was painted Plein Air, in Artist's own garden of the memorial roses she planted.
This is Rosa Albertine, the first Old English variety Artist Shizico Yi planted in her garden in 2016, before her late dog died.
Old English Roses...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
Swimming Under A Full Moon. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Paul's India Series; pearlescent moonlight glints off the water and casts shimmering light onto the surface. A beautiful place to relax and wash away the days heat and dust. The...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
red abstract lines painting
Located in Roma, GB
acrylic, oil on canvas
one-of-a-kind
Full size 108x192cm
the painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Figural Abstract Painting w/ Gears of an Engine, Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
30 x 48 inches
"My paintings are about space, form and energy. I generally start painting without preconceived notio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Spring is in the Air - Abstract Expressionist Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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.