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Style: Contemporary
Medium: Oil
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Yellow Bowl - contemporary, abstracted still life, oil on canvas
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, abstracted still life, oil on canvas is by artist Mel Davis.
The distinctive contemporary paintings of Mel Davis have been admired by collectors throughout North ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“From Timber to Lumber” Contemporary Neutral Toned Wood Bark Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features brown and black toned logs stacked on each other to create a wood bark pattern. Signed, tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Color Boundaries #66, Abstract painting, Organza layered Fabric
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Color Boundaries #66, 2018 by Natasha Zupan
From the series Color Boundaries
Organza layered Fabric, acrylic, medium, oil on canvas
Size: 72 in. H x 60 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Helen Taylor, The Lost Day, Contemporary Art, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
Helen Taylor (Contemporary)
The Lost Day
Signed with monogram, inscribed with title verso
Oil on board
5 x 5 inches without frame
6 x 6 inches with frame
Helen Taylor’s practice follows an interest in belonging, connection, and journeys. She spent her formative years in the Middle East, relocating to England at the age of 16, to attend Hampstead Fine Arts College, London.
Growing up in a desert manifested a yearning for a ‘greening’ of landscape and garden. Moving to the relative flatness and sandy lanes of Suffolk provided comfort, fuel for the imagination and ultimately home – an outsider looking in but also residing within.
Taylor works partially en plein air, in part from sketches and memory. The works are enveloped in an instinctive, gestural immediacy and equally, are concerned with the graphic, expressive potential of colour. Balancing a romantic impulse with simplification of form, imperfections of application and rawness of material, the paintings are rendered in a loose, textured style. Taylor seeks to reinvigorate traditions of figurative painting and provide the viewer with a shared personal encounter.
In 2001, Taylor presented her paintings to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Her work is held in private collections internationally. She has lived in East Anglia for 27 years.
Exhibitions:
A Brush with Nature, Artspace, Woodbridge, September, 2022
A Brush with Nature, Artspace, Woodbridge, June, 2023
A Brush with Nature, Artspace, Woodbridge, April, 20024
Under an Eastern Sky, Nicholas Holloway...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Allstones Cove, Teal Blue, Indigo, Cobalt, Peach Pattern Abstract Landscape
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in light pale peach on a teal blue background with dark indigo at the bottom. Signed, dated and titled on verso.
Expl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"My Aston Martin Heart" Green Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"My Oscar de la Renta Heart" Multicolor Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
Standing Figure: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting by John Emanuel
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Large oil on paper by this well collected British artist. Signed and dated 1980 lower left. Superb example of this artists work. Behind glass in excellent condition, new mount origin...
Category
1980s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
In the Blue Sky - Series Blobs - Contemporary Oil Painting, Colourful Expression
Located in Salzburg, AT
Grzegorz Radecki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland.
Artist about his work:
BLOBS. THE CHARM OF DRIPPING PAINT
Flowing peacefully in the slow current of...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Large Julian Schnabel Diptych Painting, 88″H
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Julian Schnabel (b. 1951)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 1985
Country of origin; materials: American; oil on map and paper collage
Dimensions (...
Category
1980s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Mixed Media
Deborah Bigeleisen - Illuminata 12, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Having started my career by painting Rembrandt-like portraits of luminous white roses, I credit my discovery of fractals for transforming my artistic vision, and changing the directi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
The secret Garden - by Stefan Heyer Contemporary abstract botanic 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Trails End, Blue, Indigo, Cobalt, Peach, Leaves Abstract Apricot Pattern
By Gabe Brown
Located in Kent, CT
Carefully ordered patterns, geometric shapes and delicate lines in luminous light pale peach, teal, olive green, ochre and blue on a light blue background with a dark indigo leaf pat...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"My Daisy Yellow Mini Heart" Yellow & White Contemporary Oil Painting with Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Flowers with Violets and Little Squares - orange, blue, green still life oil
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vibrant orange, purple, and green hues typical of this master of still life abstraction. Mostly known for her fondness for the abstracted still life, Jennifer Hornyak draws inspirati...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Memories I" by Masri - Colorful Mixed Media Abstract Painting with White
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Memories I" 2018
Acrylic paint, Oil paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Memories I" by Masri is a st...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Strong Boy - Modern Figurative Minimalistic Oil Painting, Sea View, Realism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Garden of Abstraction By Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
A floral, but instead of a vase it finds itself in a jungle setting. Rich reds weave amongst the large green leaves and white flowers creating fullness for this tropical jungle
Flor...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber by Mathieu Piffeteau - Abstract painting, green
Located in Paris, FR
Dido 1, Tribute to Julian Hoeber is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Mathieu Piffeteau, dimensions are 130 × 97 cm (51.2 × 38.2 in).
The artwork is signed, so...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Expressive Landscape Oil Painting "Tidal"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This painting fondly depicts the Kosi Bay landscapes from the East coast of South Africa, which the artist frequented with his family. This is a large, unique oil painting on stretch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"My Princess Pink Heart" Pink Pop Art Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pink Kiss - Contemporary Geometric Abstract Painting Neon Yellow Blue Pink, 2020
By Mary Judge
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract oil painting on linen, the neon yellow shape in the center is vibrant and bright, offsetting layered, eye-catching geometric forms in orange and fuchsia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Beverly Hills Neon Flash - Original Urban Landscape Photography Painting
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Korn Take 2 by Detlef Aderhold - Large Energetic Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in DE
Artist: Detlef E. Aderhold
Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas
Edition: Original Abstract Painting in Turquoise, Green, Yellow, Blue, Red and Black
About the Artist:
Detlef E. Aderhol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Coffee, Oil, Acrylic
"My Turquoise Mini Heart" Turquoise & White Contemporary Oil Painting with Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Attack From Above, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn, thread, green, pink, eagle
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Attack From Above, 2020, acrylic, oil, canvas, yarn and thread on canvas. Green, blue, pink, eagle, jet, spider-man, abstract.
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Thread, Yarn, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite
"Dripping Dots - St Tropez" Colorful Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas & Gold Leaf
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Macungie" Contemporary Abstract Pink & Black Concentric Circle Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and black abstract contemporary concentric circle shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Joshua Tree, Contemporary Landscape Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This painting, created with vibrant oil sticks on a wood panel, showcases a rich texture and bold, dynamic colors. The direct application of the oil stick gives the artwork a tactile...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Happy Moments -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Impasto, People, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Halo
By Craig Mooney
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eternal Recurrence #49, Abstract painting on canvas mounted in a stretcher
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Eternal Recurrence #49, 2022 by Natasha Zupan
From the series Tactile Memory
Mixed media on canvas
Size: 9.5 in. H x 7.5 in. W x 3 in D.
Canvas on a stretcher
Natasha Zupan beautifu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Girls Playing - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism, Joyful
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucky Number, Orange, Lilac, Golden Yellow, Ochre, Violet Blue, Ivory
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
Thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in bright, exuberant color. Little moments in vibrant sha...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Chinese Contemporary Abstract Colorful Carved Oil Painting Jin Junjie
Located in Surfside, FL
JIn Junjie (born 1989, Hunan, China)
Hailed as one of the most promising young abstract artists of his generation. Contemporary Chinese painter Jin Junjie c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"My Mini Sea Foam Heart" White & Light Green Oil Painting on Wood with Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Untitled
By Christian Rosa
Located in Palm Desert, CA
An abstract oil on canvas by Brazilian contemporary artist Christian Rosa. This large format, untitled oil is executed in bright yellow, black, red and blue in a subdued, neutral pal...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ky Anderson "Felled" Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
By Ky Anderson
Located in New York, NY
Of her recent work, Ky Anderson states, "After taking a couple of months off from painting, I returned to the studio with a sense of urgency and dove in without a preconceived concep...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
"Oceans Sunrise" by Nan Van Ryzin - Very Large Blue and Yellow Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Nan Van Ryzin (American, born 1952)
"Ocean's Sunrise" 2020
Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
About the Artist:
Based in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A striking abstract painting by Jean Soyer featuring dynamic brushwork in deep, vibrant blues against a light background. This powerful composition measures 38.2 inches by 63.8 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Cotton Candy Heart" Purple & Pink Pop Oil Painting with White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mayan Inspired Abstracted Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning contemporary painting of Mayan priest by bay area artist C. Udesen (American 20th C) with impressive costume surrounded with Mayan iconography in...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dynamic Red on Black Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A powerful abstract expressionist painting by Jean Soyer featuring bold, dynamic black brushstrokes against a vibrant red background. This striking large-scale artwork measures 44.9 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coral Column
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Alongside my wife Nansi, I have been lucky to explore some of the most beautiful and pristine coral reefs in the world. People often think we take pictures of the corals and paint them, but that is far from our process, which involves (at least in this case) working from an abstract design and weaving in memories and imagination until I had this image resolved. This painting is scheduled to be a part of our (Nansi’s and mine) international museum exhibition highlighting the beauty and fragility of our coral reef ecosystems, kicking off at the new ICONIC Museum in Texas in 2024.
David C. Gallup has devoted his life to the study, teaching, and creation of art. He graduated from Otis/Parsons in Los Angeles in 1990, and soon found himself supervising a staff of over thirty artists under pop art legend Hiro Yamagata on the Earthly Paradise collection and other projects. He began plein-air painting on mornings, weekends and after work, and eventually left his friend and patron Yamagata to pursue a career as a gallery artist.
For over a decade, he was the Vice President of the historic California Art Club...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Whispers of Butterfly - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Impasto, Woman
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Don't Let Go
Located in Dallas, TX
David A. Dreyer earned his BFA and MFA at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. He was a recipient of the Moss/Chumley Award from the Meadows Museum and has had solo exhibitions a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Graphite, Oil
"My Horizon - Cypress" Abstract Gradient Color Field Contemporary Painting Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
An acrylic and oil on heavy weight paper piece with bright use of color and texture. We are focused on the simplicity of beauty in the moment as Shaoul creates a translucent but very...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper, Acrylic
"Colonial Moon" 2024 acrylic painting on canvas 60x60in figurative abstract drip
Located in Miami, FL
Luis Miguel Valdes (Cuba, 1949)
"Colonial Moon II", 2024
acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 in.
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Oil, Acrylic
Morning-Skyscape, Dramatic Pink Red Impasto Contemporary By Joyce Weinstein
By Joyce Weinstein
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
An abstract contemporary painting by Joyce Weinstein. "City-Morning-Skyscape" is a captivating painting from 1982 that flaunt the artist's early brilli...
Category
1980s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Lights on Hollywood Heart" Pink Oil Painting on Wood w White Floated Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Oil, Board
Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
OIl on Canvas
89x116 cm
2024
Ready to Hang
certificate of authenticity
Description: An original artwork representing a minimalist abstract landscape. Created using oil p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Canvas, Oil
Helen Taylor, The First of Autumn, Contemporary Art, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
Helen Taylor (Contemporary)
The First of Autumn
Signed with monogram, inscribed with title verso
Oil on board
10 x 12 inches
Helen Taylor’s practice follows an interest in belongin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Parallel Fields (Sky and Pastel Blue Gestural Abstract Painting on Canvas)
Located in Hudson, NY
Parallel Fields (Brightly Colored Square Abstract Painting on canvas with a cool, pastel blue palette) by Ragellah Rourke
2024
oil on canvas
48 x 48 inches
The sides are cleanly pain...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Signs" Minimal Abstract Paint , large Size - Original Art made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs
mixed media on canvas
original artwork
Original Created:2019
Subjects:Landscape
Materials: Canvas
Styles: #Abstract #AbstractExpressionism #Minimalism #Modern #Expressionism...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil, Canvas
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow)
Located in Burlingame, CA
Neige de Nuit (Night Snow) — luminous oil on linen. Dimensions are 32 x 24 inches.
French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and country...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Peace I, - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Landscape, Sea View
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dripping Dots - Orange County" Esmeralda Green Contemporary Oil Painting Canvas
By Cindy Shaoul
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"My Love at First Sight Heart" Colorful Pop Art Oil Painting White Floater Frame
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Board
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