Oil Abstract Paintings
Color: Brown
Medium: Oil
item #10 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Landscape with multiple readings, where the viewer's gaze can form its own imaginary universe
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Israeli KIbbutz Artist Toddler, Swim Tube Pointilist Oil Painting Bezalel School
By Arie Kaplun
Located in Surfside, FL
Belarusian born Israeli artist. lived in germany studied at the Bezalel School.
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design is Israel's national school of art. Established in 1906 by Jewish...
Category
20th Century Pointillist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pegomas by Kimura Chuta, Abstract Impressionism, New School of Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Chuta KIMURA (also "Tchuta" or "Tshuta") is an allusive landscape painter and pastellist. His name - composed of the words Ki (tree) and Mura (village) -...
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Pastel' Contemporary Abstract Seascape Oil on Board By Katheryn Holt
Located in Carmel, CA
From the pinnacle of the canvas, a shimmering metallic purple descends gracefully, leading the eye into a lush, dark green expanse. This, in turn, gives way to a serene layer of ligh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
item #1 from series "Jeux de glace"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Imaginary landscape
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Signed Framed Impressionist Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist signed still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 20L x 24H.
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Monumental Mid Century Modernist Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 56"L.
Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included prints, paintings, sculpture, and found objects. He was born on May 12, 1925 in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He enlisted in the Air Force where he trained to become a fighter pilot. After leaving the militrary he studied design at the University of Oklahoma. His highly technical military training combined a mathematical intelligence with a love for physics and a daring embrace of new experience, all of which would soon be the tools for his evolution through art.
Two major influences interacted on his early development at OU. Emelio Omero, a colleague and close friend of Diego Rivera, introduced him to the revolutionary art ideas of Mexico City, while teaching him a wide range of printing techniques that would culminate in a Masters Degree in Painting in 1952. During this time he met Bruce Goff, a renowned Wright disciple, who was teaching architecture at OU and befriended Hatchett, introducing him to the most avant-garde architecture of that time.
He spent his summers while at OU designing for a small sign shop, which introduced him to new materials used for building neon, plastic, and metal signs. The use of new materials and a keen sense for design would soon become invaluable building blocks for future sculpture. During this time he met and married Mary Ellen Jeffries. They would spend their lives together and raise three children, David (me), my brother Dana, and my sister Jeffri. As children, they were immersed in art from childhood and benefited greatly from this loving art and domestic environment.
Hatchett was always interested in the techniques of construction, often watching different tradesmen working, understanding how materials are put together to create the manmade environment that surrounded him. While teaching printmaking at Oklahoma City University from 1951 through ‘54, he began to build sculpture employing some of the materials and techniques that he saw workers using. He was beginning to draw the attention of architects and he became interested in their work-trade processes, moving from blue prints to construction. He accepted an invitation from Alexander Hogue...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Road by Kimura Chuta, Abstract Impressionism, New School of Paris
Located in PARIS, FR
Chuta KIMURA (also "Tchuta" or "Tshuta") is an allusive landscape painter and pastellist. His name - composed of the words Ki (tree) and Mura (village) -...
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Following Wind
Located in Sausalito, CA
Working in both grid patters and wash of color, this large-scale piece is a moody expression of Thornycroft's best work. With a minimal palette, she creates an abstracted landscape ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Belorussian Contemporary Art by Ihar Barkhatkou - Self-Portrait
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ihar Barkhatkou is a Belorussian artist born in 1988 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Belarussian State Academy of Arts in 2011 located in...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Belorussian Contemporary Art by Ihar Barkhatkou - Portrait of a Man (Umber Face)
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ihar Barkhatkou is a Belorussian artist born in 1988 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Belarussian State Academy of Arts in 2011 located in...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
item #3 from series « Jeux de glace»
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Imaginary landscape
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Belorussian Contemporary Art by Ihar Barkhatkou - Antique Head
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ihar Barkhatkou is a Belorussian artist born in 1988 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Belarussian State Academy of Arts in 2011 located in...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Belorussian Contemporary Art by Ihar Barkhatkou - A Man in the Sun
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Ihar Barkhatkou is a Belorussian artist born in 1988 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is graduated from Belarussian State Academy of Arts in 2011 located in...
Category
2010s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ballad of the wind - Abstract impressionist warm sunset painting
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
An abstract impressionist warm sunset painting, "Ballad of the Wind" inspired by late summer golden light, and a Chopin ballad. This painting is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Red Door Gray House' Original Contemporary Painting Urban Landscape Art by Duan
By Duan Zhaonan
Located in Carmel, CA
In 'Red Door Gray House,' Duan orchestrates a visual symphony with darker hues, accentuated by hints of vibrant orange, bold red, and serene white. The interplay of these colors evok...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Colourful Impressionistic Figurative Painting "Le Chat Vert"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, medium to large scale figurative painting with vivid colours. The painting style shows influences from the post-impressionis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
"BLOOD TIES " Oil Painting 30" x 24" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"BLOOD TIES " Oil Painting 30" x 24" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Medium: Oil, oil stick, and aerosol on wood
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash collision between The Renaissance and Street Art.
In a household where constant turmoil and violence were more apparent than most a young Pelayo met escape and peace within the confines of himself and his own creativity. Hispanic born in the heavy beating heart of Los Angeles on the seventh day of June 1996. Pelayo was caught in the crossfires of everything that surrounded him but art served as his only guidance. After dropping out of college Pelayo turned from his hyperrealistic pencil portraits to oil painting where his passions grew more immensely.
As of today Pelayo’s work is most influenced and fueled by the crème de la crème of old master painters like Da Vinci, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, and Velazquez as well as graffiti artists such as RETNA, Shepard Fairey, and EL MAC. In 2017 his work caught the attention and landed in the firm grasp of renown rapper and collector Alvin “Westside Gunn” Worthy. He has created several album covers and artworks for the Buffalo rap moguls music label Griselda Records including his personal collection. Pelayo’s paintings are widely recognized and sought out from all over the globe. His collectors include Sean “Diddy” Combs, Westside Gunn, Benny The Butcher, Jeff Hamilton, Shepard Fairey, Jaysse Lopez, and Everlast of House of Pain just to name a few.
Pelayo is often described as the coming of A New Renaissance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Spray Paint
Large Colourful Impressionistic Figurative Painting "Cuba"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, medium to large scale figurative painting with a vivid, exotic background. The painting style shows influences from the post...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Wax, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract Post War Still Life
Located in Greenwich, CT
An exciting, rare and impressive painting that is of a great size for a sofa or long wall. Very hard to find paintings with this format. It is of an early and important historical ...
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Early American School Modernist Framed Original Street Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed.
Category
1910s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Medianoche en el Bosque - 21st Century, Oil painting, abstract, fall, gold leaf
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Oil and gold leaf on canvas
For centuries, artisans and artists have turned to gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Also many contemporary artists continue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
1960’s Abstract CUBIST Violin Bird Composition by Polish/Russian
Located in New York, NY
Here we have an abstract composition composed of hands, a reptilian-like figure, and a string instrument. All three subjects are joined together, creating an otherworldly like being.
Marc Sterling...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Imagination" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 78" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imagination" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 78" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
#1645 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
#1645 (Abstract painting)
Oil on Canvas/Wood — Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
406 Piazza in San Gregorio, Original Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
406 Piazza in San Gregorio, Original Abstract Painting
48x60 (HxW), Oil Paint
Artist Commentary:
This is a big, juicy oil painting! With warm colors of oranges, yellows, and white. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Vibrant Oil Painting Japanese American Artist Denver Colorado
By Homare Ikeda
Located in Surfside, FL
Ikeda was born on Yoron Island, off the coast of Japan, in 1953, and moved to United States in the late 1970s. In the '80s he came to Boulder to study at the University of Colorado, ...
Category
20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enigma
Located in MADRID, ES
The artist in research of a new language that th artist a researcher, original and experimental.tells woman's expression in society through of body.ıt draws attantion with isn't diff...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Signed American Female Modernist Southwest Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 12L x 8H.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Travels to the Land of the East" Oil Painting 51" x 55" in by Sanjar Djabbarov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Travels to the Land of the East" Oil Painting 51" x 55" in by Sanjar Djabbarov
ABOUT
Sanjar Djabbarov was born in Gulistan, the capital of the Sirdaria Province in eastern Uzbeki...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Metallurgy, OP Art Painting by Jack Brusca
By Jack Brusca
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jack Brusca, American (1939 - 1993)
Title: Metallurgy
Year: 1968
Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed, dated and titled verso
Size: 20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
Beni E. Kosh/Charles Elmer Harris (American, 1917-1993)
Untitled
Oil on canvas board
Estate stamped #611 verso
24 x 18 inches
Charles Elmer Harris was born in 1917 in Cleveland, Oh...
Category
20th Century American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Creation" Warm Red Large Contemporary Abstract Painting Mixed Media by Nan
Located in Carmel, CA
There are many masterful abstracts out there, however, to be able to find ones on such a goliath scale is few and far between. To be able to create such massive abstracts, and not lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bill Collect" Oil Painting (FRAMED) 48" x 36" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bill Collect" Oil Painting (FRAMED) 48" x 36" inch by Isaac Pelayo
Full name: Fuck the Bill Collector, My Rent is Due
Medium: Oil, oil stick, and aerosol on wood
Comes in antique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Spray Paint
Untitled, Oil on Canvas, Red, Black by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amitava Dhar - Untitled
Oil on Canvas
60 x 48 inches, 2000
( Unframed & Delivered )
Amitava Dhar graduated from Government College of Arts & Crafts, Kolkata, following which he did...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Interior Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist interior scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
American School Signed Framed Fauvist Abstract Modernist Cloudscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 36L x 24H.
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
32 x 28 x 2 in. Oil Painting - Shapes of Things Study II mae
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This artist is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner grant awarded to artists with established abilities, established by the wife of Jackson Pollock. We love the work of this artist bec...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Mid Century Modern Abstract Seascape Framed Female Artist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Chiaroscuro Landscape, Oil on Canvas Painting by Francois Gentilini
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful oil-on-canvas painting was created by Francois Gentilini (1930 -). This is a small-scale oil painting by the well-listed French Modern painter Francois Gentilini. The ...
Category
1970s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study Of A Monarch
Located in Dallas, TX
This was my second painting to incorporate unprimed canvas as the backdrop for a work. Each panel represents a wing. The bones of the painting are an abstract representation of what you would find on any Monarch butterfly. The rest is the emotional release of creativity to fill the canvas with color, movement, and lines to stimulate the imagination to bring the painting to life. The back story: This painting was imagined on the ask and a favor to an artist friend & artist Chris Judy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Oil, Acrylic
White Rabbit with Stars
Located in Lafayette, LA
Here is an Original work by Louisiana Artist Francis X Pavy -entitled White Rabbit with Stars.
About Francis X Pavy
In the vast tapestry of the art world, Art collectors are attra...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Original Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 25L x 47H.
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Passage IV" Abstract Painting 51" x 35" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Passage IV" Abstract Painting 51" x 35" inch by Ahmed Farid
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact Egyptian painters who trained ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
'Into The Web' - Large Contemporary Splatter - Abstract Expressionism
Located in Carmel, CA
The artwork "Into the Web" by Nan Van Ryzin is a masterful display of abstract expressionism on a grand scale, measuring an impressive 67" x 82". This oil on canvas is a riot of colo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Love' Large Contemporary Colorful Red Blue & Yellow Abstract By Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
There are many masterful abstracts out there, however, to be able to find ones on such a goliath scale is few and far between. To be able to create such massive abstracts, and not lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Kiss
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Lava" Large Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Yellow & Red by Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
"Nan's works first astound you by their size and lushness of color and then grab you for their quality. I stood in front of her canvases for several minutes and then walked away. And...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
American Modernist Nude Female Cubist Portrait Framed Original Drawing
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist nude signed drawing. Pencil on paper. Unsigned. Framed. Image size, 9L x 12H.
Category
1930s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition, oil painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Pierre Coquet – Abstract Composition
Reference number A268
Framed with a natural oak floated frame
55 x 70 cm frame included (50 x 65 cm without frame)
This work is painted with oil on a paper that is mounted on a board and placed in a made to measure wood strectcher. It is signed in the bottom right. Stamp of the signature in the bottom right
Pierre was very sensitive to abstract paintings. He did a lot of abstract works melting colors and shapes in different atmosphere and style. Nevertheless he could come back to figuration and again to abstraction with no precise period of time.
Abstract paintings by Pierre Coquet represent a large part of his production.
The constant search for balance between shapes and colors as well as his passion for Nicolas de Staël, André Lanskoy, Alfred Mannessier… takes him on different paths from what we know of him.
His way of painting is strong and thoughtful, the lines stretch out and the harmonious touches, applied with sobriety, reveal a great sense of color.
Provenance : Workshop of the artist (stamped and numbered on the back)
Pierre Coquet (1926-2021) is a French painter who was born in Limas near Lyon, France.
He entered the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Lyon in 1942 and followed the teaching of Antoine Chartres, Henri Vielly and René Chancrin. He won a prize in 1945 and joined a movement that wanted to be outside of any school whose name ends with “ism”, (like impressionism, cubism…) between figuration and the renaissance of Abstract Art, bringing together young generations under thirty and eager not to submit to any technique. The “Sanzism” (literally without « ism ») will bring together, among others, painters: James Bansac, Roger Bravard, André Chaix, Jean Mélinand, Paul Clair, André Cottavoz, Pierre Doye, Jean Fusaro, Jacques Truphémus, André Lauran...
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique Rare Japanese Abstract Expressionist Signed Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Japanese abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 36L x 46H.
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Roundabout
By Scott Yeskel
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Yeskel's abstract work is strong and vibrant. Roundabout is one of his most dramatic abstract paintings and the warm colors really draw the viewer in.
Scott Yeskel was raised in th...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American School Abstract Expressionist Artist Studio Modern Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract interior painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1930. No signature found. Image size, 20L x 16H. Framing available.
Category
1930s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Important Modernist Framed Original Cubist Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 42L x 24H.
Category
1940s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'The Stray Cat', Berlin School
Located in London, GB
'The Stray Cat', oil on board, by F. DuParc (circa 1960s). A thoroughly modern depiction of a colourful, graceful feline most likely inspired by Italian Futurist, Fortunato Depero (1...
Category
1960s Futurist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The guide
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Symbolist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Yellow Gemelli, Geometric Abstract Painting, Neon Yellow, Red Orange, Blue, Pink
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
In this oil painting on linen, the neon yellow shape in the center is vibrant and bright, offsetting layered, eye-catching geometric forms in cobalt blue, reddish orange, black, whit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Pine Tree" No1 , Absrtact Oil Painting, 2023
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Abstract Oil Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
With original abstract oil paintings, bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office.
Whether they're large or small, abstract paintings will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.
Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.
In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.
The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.
When you've found the work(s) you'd like to bring into your home, think about how you want to arrange the art. If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.
On 1stDibs, you’ll find a wide range of original abstract oil paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.
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