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Medium: Charcoal
Deepest Dive by Laura McCarty, Large Framed Square Abstract With Blue
Located in Atlanta, GA
The framed size is listed. UNFRAMED this piece measures 60" x 60".
Born and raised in Georgia, from a young age, Laura developed a deep love for an array of creative outlets. Design...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
'Sunset Over Asilomar' Original Contemporary Abstract Yellow &Orange Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven is now one of the top emerging artists in the U.S. His works are ground breaking, bold and imbued with unflinching disregard to painting conventions. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal
"THE BIG TOP" 2024 Colorful Whimsical Surrealist Mixed Media Painting on panel
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"The Big Top" is a wonderful, whimsical, surrealist mixed media painting.
Acrylic, Sakura Markers, Tarlatan, Interfacing, Corrugated Cardboard, Caran d’Ache & Pencil on a Birchwood ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Wood Panel, Permanent Marker, Pencil, Color Pencil,...
Morphosis I-original gestural abstract mixed media painting-contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
Annie King's "Morphosis I" is a captivating original abstract painting that takes viewers on a journey of transformation and exploration. Executed with charcoal and mixed media on ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Making a Way-original modern-abstract gestural painting-contemporary Art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Making a Way" by Annie King, the artist invites us into a world of dynamic abstraction, where lines, blocks, and patterns converge to form a visually captivating narrative. This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Treasures of Unfinished-original abstract mixed media painting-contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "The Treasures of Unfinished Symphonies" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a realm where the beauty lies in the notion that something is never truly finished. Through...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
The Flowers Whispered - original abstract mixed media painting -contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "The Flowers Whispered" by Annie King, the artist invites viewers into a mesmerizing exploration of nature's mysteries and the captivating language of flowers. This original paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Balancing I - original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing I" by Annie King is an evocative original abstract painting created through mixed media on canvas. It embodies a harmonious yet dynamic composition that showcases the arti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Balancing II -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
"Balancing II" is original abstract painting by Annie King. Mixed media painting is a testament to abstract expressionism, where the artist's emotional landscape is communicated thro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Come and See -original gestural abstract mixed media painting - contemporary art
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
In "Come and See" by Annie King, the artist presents a captivating exploration of color and form, inviting viewers into a world of vibrant abstraction. This original painting, render...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
My Point of View, Original paining, Abstract, Modern art, Landscape
By Gina Parr
Located in Deddington, GB
My point of view is an original contemporary abstract landscape oil painting from Gina Parr's series "Gone fishin' with Wilf’, remembering fishing with her father Wilf' as a child an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic
Fading Habitat, Original painting, Abstract, Earth Pigments, Environmental art
Located in Deddington, GB
Fading Habitat is a large scale abstract painting on canvas with natural earth pigments, charcoal, limestone from the Cotswolds and ink, measuring 100x100cm unframed.
ADDITIONAL INF...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Limestone
First Day, First Dead - Paint by Parimah Avani - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
The First Day, First Dead is a Drawing realized by Iranian artist and Poet Parimah Avani in 2023.
China ink, acrylic on Japanese Washi Haruki paper with applied Papyrus, Plettenberg...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Cratères
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Entre Ciel et Terre
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - La Débandade, Sauve Qui Peut
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - 4 Eléments Terre Ciel Eau Bois
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Eraflures
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Cratères
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Entre Ciel et Terre
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal
French Contemporary Art Rita di Benedetto - Connexions Entre Ciel et Terre
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & charcoal on canvas
Rita di Benedetto is a French visual artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Toulouse, France. Her painting is intended to be sensual, no-conceptual,...
Category
2010s Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
La Tagtaruga - Cubism Large Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Flashes of Movement"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
To create this masterpiece, Kempken used a unique technique of painting multiple artworks and cutting them up to weave them back together. The process of weaving to her is meditativ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Why Can't I Cry
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series that is influenced by trying to find simplicity and beauty in todays chaotic world. I start each painting with a feeling; be it hope, despair, happi...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Charcoal, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil
Birdflight, Undercliff Painting by Peter Joyce, 2023
By Peter Joyce
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Birdflight, Undercliff Painting by Peter Joyce B. 1964, 2023
Additional information:
Medium: Acrylic, collage, charcoal and pencil
Dimensions: 39 x 49 cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal
Path to Freedom, Original Painting, Landscape, Woods, Trees
Located in Deddington, GB
This treescape is full of colour to reflect the happiness I felt when I was walking along this lovely path which leads to the coast and out to freedom! It was winter but the sun was ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Charcoal, Oil
Large Blue Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Flight"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This captivating artwork is a weaving that beautifully captures the essence of flight, embodying the graceful movement of a bird in motion. Through a skilful interplay of vibrant hue...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
“SM070897” by Shitomi Murakami
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Shitomi Murakami Shitomi Murakami was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan
1964 Graduated from Musashino School of Fine Arts, Tokyo.
1964-70 Laboratory of Scenographic Research of the Unive...
Category
1990s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Tar, Acrylic
Conversations Between Us large abstract painting neutral colors
By Michele Zuzalek
Located in Washington, DC
Large abstract painting in neutral colors.
This painting titled "Conversation Between Us" features words embedded in a neutral palette. The colors are subdued, such as shades of grey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
“SM080402” by Shitomi Murakami
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Shitomi Murakami was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan
1964 Graduated from Musashino School of Fine Arts, Tokyo.
1964-70 Laboratory of Scenographic Research of the University
University ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
“ SM010402” by Shitomi Murakami
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Shitomi Murakami was born in 1941 in Osaka, Japan
1964 Graduated from Musashino School of Fine Arts, Tokyo.
1964-70 Laboratory of Scenographic Research of the University
University ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Thunderbird at Rest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Natalie Alana Sturgis is an African American writer & painter born and raised in New York. In what she describes as her process, she attempts to capture her emotions onto surfaces, w...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
The Garden of Earthly Delights
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes framed and ready to hang.
Artist’s Statement: “This is part of a series of paintings I am working on now involved with the slight off-balancing of forms and dissonance between...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic, Charcoal
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Feminin Reign"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving and twisting strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is fram...
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Mystery Unraveled, minimalist, blue, red, simple, decorative
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a series that is influenced by trying to find simplicity and beauty in todays chaotic world. I start each painting with a feeling; hope, despair, happiness, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil
Blue Canoe for Rosemary Lee
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Craighead (b.1971) is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his mixed-media works, drawing, painting, and writing fuse seamlessly together His surprising com...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Graphite
Bishop Wrote With Dirty Lines
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic, charcoal, pencil, pastel, oil stick
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Charcoal, Oil, Pencil
All the Matters
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Craighead (b.1971) is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his mixed-media works, drawing, painting, and writing fuse seamlessly together His surprising com...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Graphite
Rougher Seas…Deeper Breaths
Located in Denver, CO
Jason Craighead (b.1971) is an abstract artist based in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his mixed-media works, drawing, painting, and writing fuse seamlessly together His surprising com...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Oil, Magazine Paper, Graphite
Unique signed pastel drawing by important British artist, Rowan Gallery UK 1973
Located in New York, NY
Jeremy Moon
Drawing 73/13 (20/5/73), 1973
Pastel on paper
Hand-signed by artist, Signed and dated 20/5/73 in graphite on the lower front; the back of the v...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media
Duino Elegies
By Richard Mann
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Richard Mann (1940-1990). Duino Elegies, 1981. Mixed media on rag paper, consisting of 43 sheets, each measuring 18 x 24 inches. Each vertical edge is hinged with mounting tape, resu...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic, Pencil
Green Garden- Large Ready to Hang Mixed Media Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Wichita Lineman - Large Oversized Black, White, Beige Abstract Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"By Any Means", Graffiti Styled / Abstract, Modern Vivid, Red, Yellow, Orange
Located in Atlanta, GA
Artist Motivation:
"By Any Means" is bold, gritty, modern, vibrant and compelling! This "Street Style" Abstract Expressionist painting is raw and captivating!
"By Any Means" fits ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cotton, Paper, Chalk, Charcoal, Color Pencil, Varnish
Untitled, Abstract, Mixed media on Board by Artist Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Charcoal & Dry Pastel on Brown Paper Pasted on Board
10 x 8 inches
2021
Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Cho...
Category
2010s Modern Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Charcoal, Pastel, Board
Untitled, Abstract, Mixed media on Board by Artist Jogen Chowdhury "In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jogen Chowdhury
Untitled
Charcoal & Dry Pastel on Brown Paper Pasted on Board
10 x 8 inches
2021
Style : He has immense contribution in inspiring young artists of India. Jogen Cho...
Category
2010s Modern Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Board
44.25x36" - "Owl House" - Mixed Media, Charcoal on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a beautiful piece by Alexis Portilla. The rich inky greys, blues and blacks of this piece contrasts against the light and symbolism of vessels and pictographs. Vessels are a ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media
Parade Street Shroud, white abstraction w green tree graffiti elements windows
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint and mixed media on canvas. This work is the second painting in a series of trees from Parade St. Park.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Oil, Pastel, Canvas, Gesso
Paradise Sand Bar - Cubism Large Tan Beige Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
A Way to Make Them Smile - abstract expressive field chromatic minimalist paint
By Annie King
Located in London, Chelsea
Annie King's "A Way to Make Them Smile" is a captivating original abstract painting that serves as an evocative exploration of color, form, and emotion. Executed in mixed media on ca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Suspension (East Sky) VIII
By Peter Roux
Located in East Quogue, NY
Peter Roux combines principles of landscape and abstract painting. His cloud paintings oscillate between representational and non-objective painting by rendering recognizable cloud f...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel
"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs
Mixed Media Paint
80x80 cm
Original Art
Made in Italy
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
The Philosopher Classifies Candy Corn (Large)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes framed and ready to hang.
Artist’s Statement: “I did some paintings years ago incorporating simple, meditative iconic forms, and they had a quiet, brooding formality about the...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, House Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Tar, Handmade Paper
Horizontal Mambo - Large Ready to Hang Mixed Media Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
First Bridge, abstract landscape w clouds, atmospheric colors
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, spray paint, acrylic on canvas. Bridges.
Category
2010s Contemporary Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Charcoal, Canvas
Paradise Beach Club - Cubism Large Tan Beige Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Blue Horizon - Surrealist Mixed Media Two Tone Blue Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Buzzin - Oversized Ready to Hang Mixed Media Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surre...
Category
2010s Abstract Charcoal Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Charcoal abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Charcoal 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, red, pink, purple 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 Adrienn Krahl, Kory Twaddle, G. Campbell Lyman, and Margaret Neill. 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 Charcoal abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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