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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Drenched in Green (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
A large scale (60"x48") acrylic and oil painting by Debra Drexler, an artist based in New York and Hawaii. Deep, light blues, aqua, teal, aquamarine and green forms weave and layer t...
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
H 33 in W 25 in D 1 in
Large British Abstract Expressionist Painting Green Colors
By Sally Bradshaw
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sally Bradshaw, British contemporary Title: abstract expressionist composition Medium: oil on board, framed Framed: 33 x 25 inches Board : 31 x 23 inches Provenan...
Oil
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting)
By Emma Godebska
Located in London, GB
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflectiv...
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting)
By Emma Godebska
Located in London, GB
Mad green 10 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflectiv...
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in
Mad green 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Emma Godebska
Located in London, GB
Mad green 2 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective...
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
H 29 in W 28 in D 1 in
Big Green Series #1, Abstract Painting
By Russell Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Expressive lines intersect, creating a symphony of colors and rhythm. Each brushstroke pulses with vitality and forms an intricate, captivating visual dance. ...
Acrylic
H 28 in W 29 in D 1 in
Big Green Series # 4, Abstract Painting
By Russell Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Thick black strokes intersect with bright pinks, blues, and yellows, forming an abstract, layered composition. The overlapping shapes and colors give the piec...
Acrylic
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in
Mad green 8 (Abstract Painting)
By Emma Godebska
Located in London, GB
Mad green 8 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pigments on paper — Unframed. Emma Godebska is a French abstract artist living in Nimes, France. Her use of natural pigments, reflective...
Paper, Acrylic, Pigment
H 30 in W 30 in D 1 in
Big Green Series # 2, Abstract Painting
By Russell Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Sinuous lines of black and red swirl around a green background, intersecting with softer strokes of white and blue. Visual harmony emerges from these intersec...
Acrylic
H 34 in W 25 in D 1 in
Big Green Series # 11, Abstract Painting
By Russell Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Bright lines loop with red, blue, and black strokes. The vibrant colors add a playful element, while the overlapping patterns create a lively musical rhythm. ...
Acrylic
"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...
House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil
"Ranunculus II" Large Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Blush Rose Abstract 84"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Ranunculus II", 2024, 84" H x 60" W. Large-scale abstract painting in hues of blush crimson consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
"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
"Rhapsody in Red" Large-Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract 72"x60"
By Karina Gentinetta
Located in New York, NY
"Rhapsody in Red", 2025, 72" H x 60" W. Large-scale abstract painting in hues of a warm, desaturated crimson consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-bo...
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil
"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
"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
