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Medium: Cardboard
Tulips cardboard/oil, 49x33.5 cm, double-sided, landscape on the other side
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Georgian Contemporary Art by Vakhtang Khelashvili - Seaside
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on cardboard
Vakhtang Khelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His artistic name is Ikotgy, he is futuristically minded and motivat...
Category
2010s Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Fluo surface 2020 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Georgian Contemporary Art by Vakhtang Khelashvili - Village
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on cardboard
Vakhtang Khelashvili is a Georgian artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. His artistic name is Ikotgy, he is futuristically minded and motivat...
Category
2010s Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Dynamic Structures - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Flowers, canvas/oil, 38x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Golden Fabric 2020 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Purple surface 2022 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Yellow round 2022 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
Impressionist expressive oil floral painting on board "Summer's orange bloom"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary post-impressionist floral painting, "Summer’s Orange Bloom", with a touch of expressionism and art brut, was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot.
Vibran...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Flowers, cardboard/oil, 59x41 cm, 1993
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Geoforms B63
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geoforms" is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back.
This work will be ...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
I Cahue Vertical Little inside II original abstract paper acrylic painting
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
inside II original abstract paper acrylic painting
Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on paper
The personality of the artist is reflected in different fields of art. H...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Lucio Perna, Fragilità invisibili, carved cardboard on canvas, 2022, 40x50x7cm
Located in Milano, MI
Published as cover on the monographic catalogue dedicate to Lucio Perna's artworks.
The painting "Fragilità invisibii" by Lucio Perna features a vibrant and dynamic composition chara...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Foam Board, Cardboard
”Open Touch " 3 in a polyptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
The third work of the “Open Touch” polyptych
(Series “Dance with a Fan”)
A fan in the dancer’s hands is an extension of their movement, thoughts, and emotions. It carves trajectorie...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Icone in Spotlight
Located in Zofingen, AG
A stunning celebration of elegance, confidence, and timeless glamour. This painting captures the essence of a modern muse - radiant, bold, and effortlessly captivating under the spot...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Red Landscape
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Lucio Perna, attractions repulsions, carved cardboard on canvas, 2022, 60x70x10
Located in Milano, MI
Lucio Perna's surrogate cities and slums also carry with them the concept of "boundaries," which are meant to represent the limitations that each person carries within himself by cul...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Foam Board, Cardboard
1960 Italy Abstract Painting by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1960, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini. It is an oil painted on a sheet of cardboard.
Ermete ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Allegory in Dante 3 Abstract Surrealism Painting Contemporary Art Original Green
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Nelson Serob Shirvanyan
Work: Original Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Acrylic on Cardboard
Year: 2002
Style: Abstract Surrealism
Title: Allegory in Dante 3
Size: 17" x 12.5" x 0.1'' inch, (44x32x0.2 cm),
Unframed.
Nelson Serob Shirvanyan was born in 1944 in Armenia.
In 1970, he graduated from the Sculpture Department of the Yerevan State Institute of Fine Arts. Nelson Shirvanyan is a sculptor, artist, and teacher. His artistic journey began with his graduation from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Yerevan State University. In 1975, he became a lecturer in sculpture at the University of Armenia.
In his work, Shirvanyan draws inspiration from the architecture of medieval Armenian...
Category
2010s Impressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Lucio Perna, the minimum dimension of God, carved cardboard on canvas, 2016
Located in Milano, MI
Lucio Perna's surrogate cities and slums also carry with them the concept of "boundaries," which are meant to represent the limitations that each person carries within himself by cul...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Foam Board, Cardboard
Lucio Perna, the 2nd minimum dimension of God, carved cardboard on canvas, 2016
Located in Milano, MI
Lucio Perna's surrogate cities and slums also carry with them the concept of "boundaries," which are meant to represent the limitations that each person carries within himself by cul...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Foam Board, Cardboard
Waves 2025 - geometric abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand-painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard
The frosty freshness . Original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting is a charming winter scene, executed in a style that combines impressionism and elements of expressive realism. Free, energetic brushstrokes convey the texture of snow,...
Category
2010s Impressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Ikea Alang" Encaustic Geometric Abstract painting in aqua, blue, yellow green
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This cast wax wall panel painting contains blues in aqua and turquoise which blend into a gradient, with warm earth tones emerging amongst violet and yellow green undertones.
21"x3...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
Mégalithes. Large Scale Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Wall Sculpture
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large Abstract Expressionist mixed media from the 'Megaliths' series by French artist Joseph Alessandri. Signed to the front bottom left side and dated 99 and signed with a reference...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Kurtkowiec. Abstract landscape, Acrylic Painting, Tatra Mountains, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on cardboard abstract landscape by Polish artist Sergiusz Powalka. Painting is inspired by a view of one of ponds in Tatra Mountains.
SERGIUSZ POWALKA (born 19...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz black on golden original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz- original abstract acrylic painting. Virtual frame
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-XIII
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Cardboard
Serie "U no és ningú" No. 21 by Antoni Tàpies - Abstract painting
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% VAT ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Serie "U no és ningú" No. 21 by Antoni Tàpies (1923-2012)
Acrylic, felt and pencil on cardboard
50 x 65 cm (19 ³...
Category
1970s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Felt
Tulips cardboard/oil, 65x47 cm, 1993
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Geoforms B75
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geoforms" is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge.
This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back.
This work will be ...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Saint Minecraft XVII (Gestural Abstract, Gaming, Portrait, Creativity, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani
Saint Minecraft XVII
2024
Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil
Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm)
Signed and dated by hand
COA provided
*Fram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil
Wielki Furkotny Staw. Abstract landscape, Acrylic Painting, Tatra Mountains
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on cardboard abstract landscape by Polish artist Sergiusz Powalka. Painting is inspired by a view of one of ponds in Tatra Mountains.
SERGIUSZ POWALKA (born 19...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Points of Contact 3 in polyptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Points of Contact “ third painting in the “Dance with a Fan” series
Each work in the polyptych “Points of Contact” reveals moments of unity and interaction through the imagery of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz Red Blue. abstract acrylic paper painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Colors X. abstract acrylic paper painting.
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense that Julius Bissier referred...
Category
1990s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work on paper by the Spanish artist Rafael RUZ.
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the same sense t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Saint Minecraft XXXI (Gestural Abstract, Portrait, Persian Artist, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani
Saint Minecraft XXXI
Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil
Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm)
Signed and dated by hand
COA provided
*Framing O...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil
I, CAHUE -Greens and roses colors- original abstract paper acrylic painting
By Isidro Cahue
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
-Greens and roses colors- original abstract paper acrylic painting
Artwork by Spanish artist ISIDRO CAHUE.
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
The personality of the artist is reflected...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Harry's
By Joanne Ungar
Located in New York, NY
This poured wax painting by Joanne Ungar, is composed with the geometric forms of recycled packaging, layered and infused with pigmented wax. The violet, red tones fade to a yellow ...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Wax, Cardboard
Temptation
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork bursts from my fascination with the dynamic interplay of form and emotion. Each stroke and shape is deliberate, weaving expressionism with pop art flair and geometric pa...
Category
1990s Abstract Impressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Wo Alu und Honig Fließen by OTTO PIENE - Red and Black Abstract Painting
By Otto Piene
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Wo Alu und Honig Fließen by OTTO PIENE (1928-2014)
Fire gouache with aluminium on cardboard
99 x 64 cm (39 x...
Category
1970s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Cardboard
Wielki Furkotny Staw. Abstract landscape, Acrylic Painting, Tatra Mountains
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on cardboard abstract landscape by Polish artist Sergiusz Powalka. Painting is inspired by a view of one of ponds in Tatra Mountains.
SERGIUSZ POWALKA (born 19...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Ruz Black yellow original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz Black character- original abstract acrylic painting
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-XII
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Cardboard
Ruz black red blue original abstract acrylic painting
By Rafael Ruz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ruz- original abstract acrylic painting. Virtual frame
Original work of the artist RUZ
Acrylic on paper
Perfect state
While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to ta...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Summer day. Abstract original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Summer Day" is filled with rich colors and abstract play of figures that transport the viewer to a world of childhood memories, warmth and joy. The canvas is dominated ...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Caldentey Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spai...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Flowers on a blue background
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers on a blue background, 28x23 cm, cardboard/mixed media
Category
2010s Impressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Caldentey Red Black original neo expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Otoño original neo expressionist acrylic painting.
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The active notion of r...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Countryside landscape
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
City sketches (double-sided)
Located in Riga, LV
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Caldentey Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting . framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-IX
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Cardboard
Kurtkowiec. Abstract landscape, Acrylic Painting, Tatra Mountains, Polish art
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic on cardboard abstract landscape by Polish artist Sergiusz Powalka. Painting is inspired by a view of one of ponds in Tatra Mountains.
SERGIUSZ POWALKA (born 19...
Category
2010s Other Art Style Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-V
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Canvas, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-X
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Cardboard
SCATTERING DREAMS-VI
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
Category
2010s Abstract Cardboard Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Canvas, Cardboard
Cardboard abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Cardboard 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 red, blue, green, yellow 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 RAFAEL RUZ. 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 Cardboard abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 9.85 inches across are also available Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,200 and tops out at $5,500, while the average work can sell for $2,800.
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