2025
Like many creatives, Karina Gentinetta’s road to success wasn’t a straight line. Before she became a prolific abstract painter of mesmerizing, charged works in acrylics, pencil, oil pastels and charcoal, she was a lawyer.
Born in Buenos Aires, Gentinetta and her siblings fled with her parents during Argentina’s Dirty War, when thousands of people were killed or forcibly disappeared by the government. The Gentinettas arrived in New Orleans, where Karina later graduated from Tulane University Law School. She initially wanted to major in art, but her cautionary parents — her father drove a taxi in New Orleans — urged their bright daughter to study something more practical.
She practiced law for 13 years before Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, destroying her and her husband’s home. Gentinetta found herself at a fork in the road: law or art? She chose the latter. She also began to nurture her interest in the beauty of vintage objects and how they could be reborn, opening a shop for antique furniture. Some of her earliest paintings were made to complement her antique presentations.
Inspired by artists like Cy Twombly and Franz Kline, Gentinetta’s abstract paintings — typically pale canvases with calculated bursts of color — are emotional. Others bear a more stark palette of black and white with intense and sometimes graphic strokes. Gentinetta often uses materials that one might find at a construction site, like wall plaster and house paint, symbolically and tactilely responding to how her city was wrecked but has endured. Her collectors have included Courtney Love Cobain, and in 2016 she collaborated with RH Modern on a limited-edition series. Gentinetta’s work tells a unique story that does not end after a glance.
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H 78 in W 76 in
Large Abstract Mixed Media Painting in Ochre and Earth Tones by Vicky Barranguet
By Vicky Barranguet
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on canvas 78 x 78 inches Unstretched Vicky Barranguet found her own voice and colorful expression of life, emotions, and music through her studies with master painters, Lar...
Acrylic
H 43.3 in W 35.4 in D 0.8 in
Brown abstract painting DK799, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
Acrylic
H 39.4 in W 39.4 in D 0.8 in
Brown abstract painting JL540, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (it can be...
Acrylic
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.75 in
Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting, Brown Wash on Canvas, 30x24"
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American abstract acrylic painting in brown wash on rectangular stretched canvas. (BARBARA KISKOVSKI) Condition: Excellent
Paint
H 43.3 in W 35.4 in D 1.6 in
Brown abstract painting FL657, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
Acrylic
H 78 in W 102 in
Vicky Barranguet Super Contemporary Abstract Painting in Neutral and Earth Tones
By Vicky Barranguet
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on canvas 78 x 102 in Unstretched Vicky Barranguet found her own voice and colorful expression of life, emotions, and music through her studies with master painters, Larry ...
Acrylic
H 43.3 in W 35.4 in D 0.8 in
Brown abstract painting HT674, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Radek Smach
Located in Yardley, PA
Radek Smach - Original abstract acrylic painting on canvas. Mixed media. My works are part of many private collections all over the world. Ready to hang. No framing required (i...
Acrylic
H 60 in W 48 in D 2 in
Brown wind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
Writing is on the wall :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature...
Oil
H 49.25 in W 39.25 in
Brown and Black Abstract, Large Abstract Expressionist Painting by Klume
Located in Long Island City, NY
Brown and Black Abstract Klume, Italian (1962) Oil and Enamel on Canvas, signed lower right Size: 49.25 x 39.25 in. (125.1 x 99.7 cm)
Enamel
H 60 in W 48 in D 2 in
the Brown poem, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Laurent Proneur
Located in Yardley, PA
A brown poem, earthy, deep, Whispered where old roots sleep. Worn like wood, rich like clay, Soft as dusk at end of day. Quiet tones, a grounded song, Holding time where words b...
Oil
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 72"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Adagio in Burnt Umber" 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feat...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
"Earth Tone II" Acrylics in Raw Sienna Cognac and Brown Tones Abstract 42" x 28"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Earth Tone II" 2026, 42" H x 28" W (framed - unframed, it measures 40.5" x 26.5") Abstract, vertical orientation abstract painting consisting of acrylics and part of the new "Earth...
Acrylic
"Earth Tone" Acrylics in Raw Sienna and Brown Tones Abstract Painting 42" x 28"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Earth Tones" 2025, 42" H x 28" W (framed - unframed, it measures 40.5" x 26.5") Abstract, vertical orientation abstract painting consisting of acrylics and part of the new "Earthen...
Acrylic
"La Boheme" Large Scale Rose and Burgundy Acrylic & Oil Pastel Abstract 72"x72"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"La Boheme", 2026, 72" H x 72" W. "La Boheme" is a monumental contemporary abstract painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Kari...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
"Untitled" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels on Paper in Neutral Hues of Taupe
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Untitled" 2019, 25" x 31" horizontal drawing on paper by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, the...
Glaze, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract in Reds 48"x36"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. An original vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by ...
House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil
