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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Oil
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"Moon 2", Contemporary Abstract Nocturnal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
"Moon 2", a bold contemporary small-scale abstract landscape scene by California artist Cheryl Petty (American, b. 1949). A nocturnal color palette of dar...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Fiberboard

Colourful Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Head Of An Angry Man"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique, abstracted portrait oil painting on stretched Belgian linen canvas, ready to hang. Framing options available on request.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Woman & Child
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mother & Child, 2016 By Christopher Mudgett This powerful and emotive original oil painting from the artist's 2016 "Mother & Child" series encapsulates a profound moment of tenderne...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rock 223: Cello
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas on board.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Cha Cha - Contemporary Abstract Patterns Bright Neon Coral Pink Gray. 2023
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in pale pink, cobalt blue, yellow and pale gr...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

"My Gold Rush Heart" Pop Art Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
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...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board, Glass, Mixed Media

'Stoic' by Masri - Black and White Abstract Portrait - Mixed Media Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965) 'Stoic' 2023 Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The piece is signed on the bottom left and back of the canvas. "Stoic," is an enthralling p...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Helen Howells, A Call Across The Valley, Landscape Art, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
A Call Across The Valley [2020] Original Landscape Oil On Canvas Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:122 cm x D:3.5cm Sold Unframed Please no...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dripping Dots - Calypso" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses thick textured oils to add a very contemporary...
Category

2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bit of a Ghost, muted color female figure historic dress thick & transparent
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Began this canvas over ten years ago. Inspired by some of the themes in "Hamilton" along with the aesthetics of Romanticism and Symbolism.
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

Reach for the Light by Sophia Chalklen, Original painting, Landscape, Tree art
Located in Deddington, GB
Reach For the Light by Sophia Chalklen [2022] original and hang signed by the artist Oil on box canvas with Embellished with 24ct Gold, copper and bronze leaf. Image size: H:51 cm x W:61 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:51 cm x W:61 cm x D:3cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look I wanted to create a painting with the light as a focal point. An image which is beautiful, uplifting and has an ethereal feel to it. The painting is quite textured and needs to be seen in real life to fully appreciate the beauty of the gold leaf glistening through the leaves. Contemporary artist Sophia Chalklen sold online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Sophia has always had a strong passion for Art ever since she was a child. Sophia studied at Winchester school of Art where she completed a BA specialising in Textile design. After achieving her BA she went on to become a Freelance Printed Textile designer for a small company in London. Shortly after that she managed to get a job as a Fine Jewellery Designer for the Crown Jewellers, Asprey and Garrard Bond St. Sophia became a specialist in designing high end Jewellery, accessories, and ornaments for English and Middle Eastern Royalty and the Elite. She also designed a great variety of items including rings, Jewellery Suites, watches, cufflinks, Jewel incrusted clocks, tiaras and precious ornaments. Her eye for detail leant well to her career in jewellery design and she became an expert in her field. Once she decided to start a family she went back to main her love of fine art, drawing and painting and started her own business running Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Untitled (Blue Dots)" Contemporary Pastel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features a book page surrounded by gestural marks in pastel blue and orange set against a pink background. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Found Objects, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Graphite

"Bessemer" Contemporary Abstract Pink and Blue Concentric Circle Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and blue abstract contemporary concentric circle shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Artist Statement:...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Water Diaries - Teal Blue Indigo Green Peach Pattern Abstract Landscape, 2021
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on linen mounted on panel, carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light green, robin's egg blue and pale pea...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

French Modernist Fauvist Oil Painting Claude Gaveau School of Paris
Located in Surfside, FL
CLAUDE GAVEAU (1906 - 1970) A beautiful and large signed oil on canvas by the important french painter Claude Gaveau. The work is signed upper right and unlined and unrestored on its original canvas. Title: “Composition” Signature: Signed upper right Medium: Oil on original canvas Provenance: Private french collection Size: c. 24 x 29 inches unframed Claude Gaveau (1906 - 1970) is a French painter born in Neuilly-sur-Marne in 1940. The painter was born near Paris and studied there as well as in Belgium. He comes from a family of artists, his grandfather was the creator of the Jardin des Plantes in Paris. He is passionate since very young about painting and entered the Ecole des Arts Appliqués in Paris in 1955 where he studied mural art for five years, stained glass, tapestry, mosaic and fresco. In 1960, he studied at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, becoming equally accomplished in oil painting, watercolor, drawing and lithography, pastel and gouache. Influenced by great Post Impressionist painters such as Paul Cézanne, George Braque and Raoul Dufy, Gaveau gets inspired as well by music and lyricism. His talent was quickly recognized, in 1963 he won his first prize and obtained a scholarship from the Academy of Antwerp, Belgium which allowed him to study Flemish painting in Brussels. In 1965, with only 25 years, he made his first solo exhibition at the Angle Aigu Gallery in Paris. His career took a real turn in 1968 when he was nominated for the "la Critique Parrainé" Award by the Saint Placide Gallery in Paris. A recurrent traveler, the landscapes he observes all around the world allow him to broaden his artistic palette. Other exhibitions of his work followed during the 1960’s and 1970’s in France with the Galerie Vauban in Dijon in 1967, 1968 and 1970; with the Galerie Saint Placide in Paris in 1968; with the Galerie Marc Hudier in Belfort in 1970; and three one-man shows with the Galerie La Belle Gabrielle in Paris in 1972, 1975 and 1978. In 1980 Claude Gaveau had his first one-man exhibition with Wally Findlay Galleries...
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20th Century Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Visions of the Metropolis #6" - 1996 Original Oil on Canvas Original oil painting from Bay Area artist Travis Flack (American, 20th Century) from the series "Visions of the Metropo...
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1990s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alone on the hilltop waiting for the rain - Blue and white abstract landscape
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Alone on the hilltop waiting for the rain" is a painting inspired by that moment just before the world transforms into a new landscape. The rain is coming. The clouds are moving. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape, Large Artwork, OIL paint on Cotton Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
"Landscape" – 160x140 cm Original artwork, unique and non-reproducible. This large-format work expresses the essence of the landscape through an evocative and essential language. Cr...
Category

2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Oil

Grand rising - Large peach color abstract landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Grand rising" is an abstract landscape painting in the pantone color of the year, peach fuzz. It is a glorious Ascension painting. It tells the story of that magical moment every ti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow B by Doris Marten - Installation
Located in Paris, FR
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow (9 pieces, B) is a unique oil on vinyl installation by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39....
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Landscape Paint on Canvas Made in Italy by Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Original Painting by Marilina Marchica, "Landscape " (2018) Details of the artwork: Title:Landscape Year: 2018 Dimensions: 50x50 cm (depth 3.5 cm) Technique: Contemporary abstract ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Hello Sunshine, Yellow, Indigo Blue, Pink, Aqua Abstract Patterns
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light blue, lime green, indigo, pink and aqua on a luminous golden yellow background. Signed, dated and titled on v...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Panel

‘Love’ by Steven H. Rehfeld - Large Ochre and Orange Contemporary Abstract Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'Love' 2019 Oil paint, charcoal, paper, glue, mixed media, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artis...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil, Paper, Charcoal, Stretcher Bars

"Unfinished Union" by Rehfeld - Very Large Stunning Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Unfinished Union" 2022 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Wire The artist signed the back of the painting. This large-scale painting by Stev...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wire

Circles One, Orange, Green, Indigo, Teal, Dark Violet Square Abstract Circle
By Daniel Pailes-Friedman
Located in Kent, CT
Layered, circular shapes in orange, indigo blue, green and teal are eye-catching on a multicolored, jewel-toned background. Framed in a thin, light natural wood float frame with a ru...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dripping Dots - Chanel in Province" Contemporary Perfume Bottle Chanel Painting
Located in New York, NY
This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Chanel N°5" with the artists "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to capt...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Oil, Board

Untitled # 3
Located in Buffalo, NY
A contemporary oil painting on linen by American artist A.J. Fries. Artist’s Statement: These works are an extension of a small series of realistic paintings that I did of graves...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Evening Tide" Abstracted Landscape with Trees, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Evening Tide" is an oil on canvas painting by Eric Abrecht, depicting an abstracted coastal landscape with trees and heavy clouds. This piece is definitive of Abrecht's gestural and...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Molecular Cloud - by Stefan Heyer Contemporary abstract oil painting
Located in DE
Stefan Heyer’s gestural abstracts delve into personal and collective histories, drawing inspiration from pop culture, esoteric philosophy, and the complexities of our postmodern digi...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil

I dreamt of the sea - Large abstract seascape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
A large abstract seascape painting dedicated to the magic of the Mediterranean. An opening, moving, dancing wave. In a palette of bright greens, blues. On a background of layered mut...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dark Window - Geometric Abstract Painting Dark Cobalt Blue Teal Paisley, 2017
Located in Kent, CT
Silk elements, oil and acrylic on linen create a dynamic surface in this contemporary geometric abstract painting in shades of dark blue from navy to deep cobalt. Variations of soft ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Silk, Oil, Acrylic

First Bloom - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Color Patterns Teal, 2023
Located in Kent, CT
This contemporary, abstract oil painting is composed of carefully combined sections of various textures and areas of pattern, circles, dots and undulations, in exuberant, cheerful co...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Can I come home for the summer? - Large soft green abstract landscape painting
Located in Broomfield, CO
"Can I come home for the summer?" is a painting inspired by a yearning for home, a home in the earth and connection to place, a home full of green living things and water and dirt a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Workstation 16 (Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting on Canvas Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Workstation 16", 2023 (Gestural, Abstract Expressionist Painting on Canvas Paper with energetic line and vivid color) by Jenny Nelson 24 x 18 inches Unframed Oil on canvas paper T...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

No Ulterior Motives
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Title: No Ulterior Motives Oil on canvas Year: 2021 Dimensions: 40"x30"x1.5" Signed by hand Canvas on stretcher frame - ready to han...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dripping Dots - Saint Tropez" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting & Gold on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Mixed Media, Oil

Homeless - Polish Young Art, Contemporary Oil Abstract Painting, Large Format
Located in Salzburg, AT
The source of the young artist Michal Cygan´s art is to be found in the Silesian landscape, both in its material and its cultural dimension. The form of three-dimensional model is gi...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Traces" , Minimalist painting on Canvas, Medium Size , Original art
Located in Agrigento, AG
Traces signs on wall time memories on the wall mixed media on canvas 2018 Original Created:2018 Subjects:Architecture Materials:Canvas Styles:Abstract #Abstract Expressionism #Minim...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Assemblage No.03 by Doris Marten - Abstract painting on vinyl, vivid pink, tondo
Located in Paris, FR
Assemblage No.03 is an abstract piece by contemporary German artist Doris Marten, part of her Sound and Vision series. Oil on vinyl mounted on Alu-Dibond, diameter: 60 cm (23.6 in). ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Night Woods
Located in Columbia, MO
After months of isolation during the pandemic, Craig Albright and his 11-year-old daughter started a daily tradition of an afternoon drive. When online classes came to a close each d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Landscape" , Original Oil Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Improbable, beautiful and afraid of nothing - Dramatic abstract sky / landscape
Located in Broomfield, CO
A dramatic, spacious abstract landscape and sky painting. "I feel my boots trying to leave the ground, I feel my heart pumping hard. I want to think again of dangerous and nobl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Dripping Dots - Palm Beach" Multicolor Contemporary Oil Painting Canvas Framed
Located in New York, NY
With layers of bright oils and whisking brush strokes, the paint is able to shine and shimmer in a very unique pattern. The artist uses gold leaf with thick textured oils and glass t...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Girl Reflection" oil and resin painting, upside down portrait with waterlilies
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Girl Reflection" is an expressionist depiction merging a portrait of a girl laying with her arms crossed behind her head, and the surface of a pond adorned with lilypads. An excit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Resin, Oil

"Pale Sky Before Sunrise" Contemporary Landscape Framed Oil On Canvas Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Pale Sky Before Sunrise" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Marshall Noice, depicting an abstracted copse of white trees with turquoise leaves set against a multicolored backgrou...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Meandering Light
Located in Napa, CA
Craig Mooney makes paintings of dramatic moments and heightened emotionality that are known for being expansive and expressive. Though a representational painter, the artist incorpor...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"My Petit Orange Kiss Heart" Pop Art Contemporary Oil Painting with Frame
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...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Catalan Contemporary Art by Miquel Angel Benejam - The Three Graces
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Miquel Angel Benejam is a Catalan artist born in 1958 who lives and works in Barcelona, Spain. The collage understood in a broad sense, that cultural, technical, and a...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Helen Taylor, Watching Blue Prisms, Contemporary Art, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
​Helen Taylor (Contemporary) Watching Blue Prisms Signed with monogram, inscribed with title verso Oil on board 10 x 10 inches 11x 11 inches including the frame Helen Taylor’s pract...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Helen Taylor, Par Avion, Contemporary Female Artist, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
​Helen Taylor Par Avion Oil on canvas 100 x 76 cm Unframed Helen Taylor’s practice follows an interest in belonging, connection, and journeys. She spent her formative years in the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 by Doris Marten - Oil on vinyl, music, vivid, black
Located in Paris, FR
Red Hot Chili Peppers No. 48 is a unique oil on vinyl painting by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 30 × 30 cm (11.8 × 11.8 in). The artwork is signed, sold un...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Workstation 17 (Vividly Colorful, Gestural Abstract Painting on Canvas Paper)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Workstation 17", 2023 (Gestural Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas Paper) by Jenny Nelson 24 x 18 inches The abstract painter Jenny Nelson is a master at communicating story through...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grey Landscape - 1950s - Piero Sadun - Painting - Contemporary
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed on the rear, in excellent conditions.
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1950s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Pink on Black - Series Blobs - Colourful Expression, XXL Format Oil Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artist about his work: BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT Flowing peacefully in the slow current of a narrow trickle between the feeling of senselessness and some deeply hidden ho...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Canyon Sunset - Abstract Los Angeles Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pete Kasprzak’s passion for city life is expressed in his dynamic urban artworks. Kasprzak’s artworks express energy and life with animated brush strokes. He adds dynamic movement an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

November Light (Encaustic Landscape of Forest at Late Autumn by Regina Quinn)
Located in Hudson, NY
Encaustic, abstracted landscape of a country farm field with autumn foliage "November Light" made in 2024 by Regina Quinn encaustic and oil with wax on panel 12 x 9 inches unframed ...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Panel

"Landscape" Original Oil Paint on Canvas Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape Oil on Canvas Original Art Ready to Hang 65x50 cm 2023 ...My painting tells of the relationship between man, nature and time, the landscape, the sign and the trace, thr...
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2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

'Ferocious Seas' Contemporary Abstract painting of sail boats on the sea, blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Ferocious Seas' by Contemporary Spanish artist Bernard. A vibrant and bold painting of sail boats on the open water. Colourful sails of red, g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.

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