Board Abstract Paintings
Color: Gray
Medium: Board
Grey Graphite (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Grey Graphite (Abstract Painting)
Pigmented cement on foam panel with wood frame.
Auville works with construction cement. Applying techniques used in the construction and ship buil...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Foam Board
Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Seascape Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Moun 011 - Contemporary, Abstract, Expressionist, Modern, Street art, Surrealist
Located in London, London
this work is framed, signed and with certificate of authenticity.
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, Lond...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Color Pencil, Canvas, Ink
'Aqua' Mixed Media on Board Seascape Abstract Contemporary Original Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Early Mid Century Modern Self Portrait by renowned Abstract Expressionist Signed
By Ron Gorchov
Located in New York, NY
Ron Gorchov
Historic Self Portrait, 1955-1959
Oil painting on board
Hand signed in paint on the upper recto and dated 1955-9
Frame included: held in original vintage artist's frame
This work was exhibited at the Sager Reeves Gallery in Columbia, Missouri in their Masters Exhibit in December, 2022, and is reproduced as a full page in their exhibition catalogue. A copy of this catalogue accompanies the artwork.
In 2019, the year before Ron Gorchov passed away, Stephen Truax, director of Cheim & Read, his then gallery, passed along details of this extraordinary painting to Gorchov's studio to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonne. When shown the work, Gorchov remembered it well, but was amazed that the painting was still in existence after so many years. This historic early self-portrait, done over a period of four years, from 1955-1959, starting when he was only 25 years old reveals Gorchov's distinctive and sophisticated sense of color and form. This is one of the artist's earliest works, and very few works by Gorchov from this era ever appear on the market or are known to remain in existence. It should be in any museum or career retrospective. This work was gifted by the artist to Elthea Rembrandt Peale...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Acrylic Paint on Board, 2018 "Japanese Memory" by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic paint on board, 2018. Signed, dated and titled verso. Framed. It comes directly from the studio of the artist.
Height: 24.41 in ( 62 cm ), Width: 16.54 in ( 42 cm ), Depth: 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
SULHELM (Blue, Green, Orange - Abstract, Encaustic & oil painting on board) 2015
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
For many years Susan Squires goal has been to create encaustic paintings as meaningful, evocative experiences for herself and for the viewer. She wa...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Encaustic, Board
"Flower Power" Original Colorful Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gary John's pop-street artworks have a whimsical, yet exciting and bold quality inspired by classic cartoon and comic book characters. Blending pop sensibilities with a roughened fau...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Black Snake Moan - contemporary abstract beige mixed media painting on board
Located in London, GB
Russell Frampton
”Nautical and maritime themes have often resurfaced in my work mainly because of associations with my childhood, being brought up on the River Hamble within a stones throw from the busy international shipping port of Southampton. The Solent and Cowes as seen from Warsash were formative landscape memories and the regular passage of tankers, passenger ships...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Colours The Day
Located in Deddington, GB
Colours The Day by Louisa Longstaff-Scales [2021]
original
oil on panel
Image size: H:25 cm x W:28 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:23 cm x W:25 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Kazan, Large scale Aerial Abstract Expressionist View of the Port and City.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th Century oil and acrylic abstract expressionist on board by Alexander Dorofeev (called Alex). Signed and dated bottom centre, presented in plain wood frame.
A mesmerising a...
Category
1990s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
In the Woods
By Gill Storr
Located in Deddington, GB
In the Woods by Gill Storr [2020]
original
Mixed media: Acrylics, straw, gel medium. Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm on board.
Image size: H:59 cm x W:42 ...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Moun 011 - Contemporary, Abstract, Expressionist, Modern, Street art, Surrealist
Located in London, London
this work is framed, signed and with certificate of authenticity.
His work has been shown in Reina Sofía Museum of Madrid, Royal Academy of London, Arco Madrid, Pinta Art Fair, Lond...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard, Color Pencil
"My Shooting Star Heart" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Figurative Abstract III" Abstract Painting 16" x 12" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Figurative Abstract III" Abstract Painting 16" x 12" inch by Ahmed Farid
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egyptian painters...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pen, Board, Acrylic, Oil, Wax, Mixed Media
Kerrera #5 by Jon Rowland, Abstract expressionist art, Original art, Scotland
Located in Deddington, GB
Kerrera #5 by Jon Rowland
Original and hand signed by the artist
Acrylic on board
Image Size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm
Complete size of unframed work: H:60cm x W:60cm x D:1.5cm
Sold unfr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
'Mirage 2' Mixed Media on Board - Landscape Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media, Oil
Composition abstraite/Abstract composition
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Reference number A110
Framed with a natural oak floated frame
30 x 39 cm frame included (25 x 34 cm without frame)
This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board...
Category
1990s French School Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
'The Power of Words', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'The Power of Words', oil on board, Berlin School, (circa 1950s-1970s). A thoroughly modern depiction clearly in the style of Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1892-1960). Futurism...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Landscape Abstract Contemporary Mixed Media In green White & Blue
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Cutwork :Blue & White Circle - In
Located in New York, NY
Cutwork is made of 2 ply museum board layered with acrylic ink silkscreen color blend.
Though seemingly perfect and symmetrical at first glance, the original images are cut with no guide, defined by the authentic energy of the free hand cutting. The reverse-relief effect is achieved by first cutting what will become the top layer of paper, with each subsequent sheet layered and cut individually. About her process, Gregory-Gruen says, “It is visceral. A meditation. Imperfection is perfection.”
CUT WORK” is an evolving examination of emotion experienced through the inspired meeting of blade and paper. Beginning with the featureless plane of a blank paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glue, Acrylic, Board
Seascape Ocean Contemporary Seascape Mixed Media Original Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Cutwork: 'Red & White Circle - In'
Located in New York, NY
Cutwork is made of 2 ply museum board layered with acrylic ink silkscreen color blend.
Though seemingly perfect and symmetrical at first glance, the original images are cut with no guide, defined by the authentic energy of the free hand cutting. The reverse-relief effect is achieved by first cutting what will become the top layer of paper, with each subsequent sheet layered and cut individually. About her process, Gregory-Gruen says, “It is visceral. A meditation. Imperfection is perfection.”
CUT WORK” is an evolving examination of emotion experienced through the inspired meeting of blade and paper. Beginning with the featureless plane of a blank paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
BB10022022 - white contemporary modern abstract geometric painting relief
By Eef de Graaf
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BB10022022 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Eef de Graaf. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut cardboard elements finished with ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Contemporary Seascape Ocean Mixed Media By Katheryn
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Contemporary Large White Abstract Heavily Textured Colorful Edge Drip Painting
By Joseph Cohen
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Joseph Cohen. This piece features several different colors of paint layers as seen on the edges of the painting. It is finished w...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
"Leaping in Joy" - Figurative Abstract
By C. Cole
Located in Soquel, CA
Jovial abstract expressionist figurative painting by C. Cole (American, 20th Century). Signed and dated "C. Cole 92" on verso. Titled "Leaping in Joy" on verso. Acrylic on artists ca...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Overhanging and Redwood-blue diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Overhanging and Redwood-blue diptych
Overall size cm : H50 x W50
Overhanging by Rebecca Tucker [2021]
original
Acrylic on wooden panel
Image size: H:2...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Grey Hearts" Original Love Pop Art by Gary John
By Gary John
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles street artist Gary John exploded onto the international art scene during the Art Basel Miami art fair in 2013. John’s playfully bold work quickly gained attention and he ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Composition - Mid 20th Century English Oil on Board Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1950's oil on board abstract composition possibly depicting books and other objects on a table top. Presented in a painted frame.
Artist/School: English School, mid 20th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
After the rain. 1991, oil on cardboard, 90x83 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Laimdots Murnieks had a significant influence on the development of Latvian painting at the end of the 20th century. His work 'Holiday' conveys the fee...
Category
1990s Modern Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Mom. Cardboard, oil, double sided, 50x48 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Mom. Cardboard, oil, double sided, 50x48 cm
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Born in Riga...
Category
1970s Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Abstract Composition, oil painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Pierre Coquet - Abstract Composition
Reference number A1
Framed with a natural oak floated frame
70 x 55 cm frame included (65 x 50 cm without frame)
Thi...
Category
1990s French School Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Night 01 - stylish contemporary blue abstract acrylic and pigment on board
Located in Dallas, TX
Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and colours.
"I work on a white surface, usually leaving the background pure, happily playing with the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pigment, Lacquer, Board
Flower garden. 2020, cardboard, oil, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flower garden. 2020, cardboard, oil, 50x70 cm
Category
2010s Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Refreshed #4
Located in Deddington, GB
Refreshed #4 by Christine Evans [2021]
original
acrylic and graphite on board
Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x ...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Graphite
Harbour Wall: Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Mixed media on board
Dark blue this wood surround frame
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Board
Luisa Holden, Shoreline Sky with Indigo, Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Shoreline Sky with Indigo by Luisa Holden [2021]
Original
Mixed Media on gessoed cardboard
Image size: H:23 cm x W:47.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Board
Mixed Media Contemporary Landscape Abstract White Green Red Original Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Mixed Media, Oil
Untitled - Acrylic Painting on Board by Martine Goeyens - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original colored artwork realized by the Belgian artist Martine Goeyens in 2018
Mixed colored acrylic painting on board.
On the back, the label of the certificate of...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"My Sherbet Heart" Blue and Purple Abstract Oil Painting with Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Miniature Landscape Study of Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Landscape Study of the Scottish Highlands by Contemporary British Artist Angela Wakefield
Art measures 6 x 4 inches
Frame measures 12 x 10 inches
Angela Wakefield has tw...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Board
'Early Rain' Mixed Media Contemporary Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
"My Light Blue Heart" Blue and White Contemporary Oil Painting w Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
From the Hill
Located in Deddington, GB
From the Hill by Georgie Dowling [2020]
original
oil paint on board
Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:4cm
Sold Unframed
Please ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstract Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting By Katheryn
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
In the garden. 1970s Cardboard, tempera, 59x59 cm
Located in Riga, LV
In the garden. 1970s Cardboard, tempera, 59x59 cm
Vladimir Borisovich Glushenkov (May 21, 1948, Riga - December 26, 2009, Riga.) - painter, graphic artist, poet, translator.
Born i...
Category
1970s Surrealist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Tempera, Cardboard
The sea. 1983. Oil on cardboard, 40x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
A. Zviedris was a member of the Latvian Artists’ Union since 1945 and had more than 50 solo exhibitions in Latvia. He travelled extensively by yacht around Scandinavia and Western Eu...
Category
1980s Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
BB112019-721 - white contemporary modern abstract geometric painting relief
By Eef de Graaf
Located in Doetinchem, NL
BB112019-721 is a unique one-of-a-kind contemporary modern painting relief by Dutch artist Eef de Graaf. The relief is made from meticulously hand cut car...
Category
2010s Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
White Ocean Contemporary Seascape Mixed Media Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life through painting since she wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
'Westerly' Mixed Media on Board By Katheryn Holt
Located in Carmel, CA
Katheryn Holt paints memory. Her abstract paintings are infused with half-remembered landscapes. She has been documenting her interior and exterior life ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Nancy Baker, Cave, 2018, painting, collage on board, 12 x 12 inches
By Nancy Baker
Located in Darien, CT
These new paintings and works on paper are the outgrowth of experimentation that seeks to bring the work to a newer outpost of Baker’s search for an honest self-revelation. The new s...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Archival Pigment
Janet Keith, Italian Painting 1, Original Semi Abstract Landscape Painting
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
Janet Keith
Italian Painting 1
Original Semi Abstract Landscape Painting
Acrylic paint on board
Image Size: H 76cm x W 101cm x D 0.03cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that in situ images...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Antonio Buonfiglio - DOUBLE TROUBLE - Neutral color
Located in Stienta, IT
Mixed media and oil on board.
In Antonio Buonfiglio's works, the pictorial surface takes on a thick, vibrant consistency, almost stretching out to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Stem #67 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Stem #67 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on bristol board - Unframed.
Baribeau constructs his paintings layer upon layer, building color, form and texture into viscous, impasto composi...
Category
2010s Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Mysterious Landscape" Acrylic Ink on Board, 2016 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic ink on board, 2016. Ready to hang. It comes directly from the studio of the artist.
Height: 48.82 in ( 124 cm ), Width: 35.43 in ( 90 cm ).
Udo ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Board
20th Century British abstracted female nude in green
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Roger Smith (British, 1932 – 2004)
Abstracted female nude
Signed and dated ‘Roger Smith 89’ (on the reverse)
Oil on board
23 x 13 in. (58.4 x 33 cm.)
Category
20th Century Abstract Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
'On the Pier, Palo Alto', California, National Academy of Design, Oakland Museum
By Frank Scalise
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'F. Scalise' for Frank Scalise ( Italian-American, born 1891 ) and painted circa 1965.
A fresh and breezy, Post-Impressionist harbor scene with figures standing on a dock among brightly colored fishing boats beneath clouded blue skies.
This award-winning painter and designer was born in Palo Alto, California and studied at the National Academy of Design...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Board Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Board abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Board abstract paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, red, orange and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Roberto Lucchetta, Kory Twaddle, Josep THARRATS, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Board abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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