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Medium: Oil
Systema Solar, Large Abstract Painting by Leonardo Nierman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large early oil painting by noted Mexican abstract artist Leonardo Nierman (1932 - ), signed lower right.
Systema Solar
Leonardo Nierman, Me...
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow by Doris Marten - Installation
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow is a unique oil on vinyl installation by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 135 × 135 cm (53.1 × 53.1 in). Every p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Loyola Ascension, 30x25 Gold Textured Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Loyola Ascension" is a 30x25 metallic silver scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in white and gold. Signed to verso....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Beautiful Haze" Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a cool, muted blue, beige, and grey palette with a strong horiz...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
117 Green Gold Dotson Orange - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Since 2008, Tina Bluefield has been drawn to the world of large-scale abstraction, exploring the relationship between color, form, and the natural landscapes that inspire her.
She g...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Triptych Abstract Forest Trees Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Early Triptych Abstract Trees Forest Landscape Painting by British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. This rare early work is from an intense body of abstract work that formed the very ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Board, Wood, Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Varnish, Paint
$83,308 Sale Price
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Impressionist Yellow & Blue Coloured Figurative Oil Painting "Nighttime Meeting"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A beautiful, gloomy nighttime scene, typical of Glanville's work.
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang....
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Figures Trees and Red Umbrellas in Summer
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Figures Trees and Red Umbrellas in Summer
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 12.25 x 15.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unf...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III (circa 1970s)
Located in London, GB
'Echoes of the Avant-Garde: Mid-Century Visions III', oil on board (circa 1970s). Step into a world where the spirit of early 20th-century modernism meets the bold experimentation o...
Category
1970s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,055 Sale Price
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"Untitled, 57-10" Stephen Pace, Dynamic, Vibrant Orange, Abstract Expressionism
By Stephen Pace
Located in New York, NY
Stephen Pace
Untitled, 57-10, 1957
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
47 x 38 inches
Born in Charleston, Missouri, Stephen Pace grew up in Indiana, where his parents operat...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm Pastel Tones Triptych, Urban Style Brush Strokes, Abstract Yellow, Pink Red
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Warm Pastel Tones Triptych" is an abstract painting diptych by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Paper
1962 Italy Abstract Painting and Paper Collage by Ermete Lancini
Located in Brescia, IT
This stunning abstract artwork was made in 1962, by the well known Italian artist Ermete Lancini.
The artwork is an oil pastel painting and a collage w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Oil, Cardboard, Magazine Paper
Oil on Canvas Painting Titled “AbEx Orange Series 004” 24.5 x 29.75
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed, dated, and titled to verso.
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
$1,280 Sale Price
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"Dancing Light" Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Peter Healy. The work features expressive pink, blue, yellow, and red strokes against a light gray background. Signed, titled, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Antique American School Summer Beach Scene Framed Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist seascape beach scene oil painting. Oil on board. No signature found. Framed. Image size, 18L x 14H.
Category
1950s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
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Beach mediterranean seascape oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Frameless
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$568 Sale Price
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Children of the Forest - 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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elephant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$5,200 Sale Price
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Beyond The Sea 3 - Large Oversized Modern Coastal Calm Seascape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract contemporary landscape and seascape paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Oil
"'Anticipation" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Anticipation" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure seated within a brown interior.
Artist Statement:
Born: 1942
A solid...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Abstract Painting, White, Monochrome, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017
Mixed media: white oil painting, adhesive on canvas
(Signed on reverse)
46.85 H x 39.37 W in.
119 H x 100 W cm
Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Adhesive, Oil
1960s "House with Yellow Windows" Encaustic Oil Paint Abstract NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal
"House with Yellow Windows"
c. 1960s
Encaustic & Oil paint on paper
20"x13" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower left
Martin Rosent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Encaustic, Oil
Antique French School Signed Barbizon Seascape Beach Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist seascape signed oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 28L x 20H.
Category
1890s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,996 Sale Price
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Antique American Impressionist Fall Hills Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted early American impressionist landscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed.
Category
1920s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Stargazer - Powerful Striking Galaxy Contemporary Abstract Blue White Investment
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Stargazer
Powerful Striking Galaxy Contemporary Abstract Blue White Investment Stars Tree of life
Stargazing. To let yourself be transported to the expanse of the universe.
...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled LX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, vivid tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Mid Century Modern Cubist Abstract Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school modernist painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 30L x 24H. Housed in a period frame.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
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Vintage American Modernist Stark Red House Landscape Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 23 by 38 inches overall and 15 by 30 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Hands...
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Impasto Oil Painting of Oak Tree in Yellow Corn Field in the English Countryside
Located in Preston, GB
Impasto Oil Painting of Oak Tree in Yellow Corn Field in the English Countryside by British Landscape Artist, Colin Halliday. This painting articulates the intensity of the colours a...
Category
2010s Land Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Varnish, Mixed Media, Oil
Original-Dahlias-British Awarded Artist-Impression-Impasto-Jardin d'Hiver Series
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Grey French Colourful Geometric Spires Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on canvas, unframed
size: 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
condition: overall g...
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The gift of light in the winter - Abstract atmospheric sky painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
A painting dedicated to the light that lives in the winter sky, amidst the muted, snowy air. I explored the ephemeral beauty of light contrasting with shadow. The sweeping gray and w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Fragmented Dwellings
Located in Bristol, GB
FRAGMENTED DWELLINGS
Size: 38.5 x 51.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on paper
A bold and brilliantly executed mid-century modern painting that presents an abstracted interpretation of ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
French Impressionist Horse Racing Scene at Marville Saint Malo by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Horse Racing Scene at Marville Saint Malo by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Les
Signed: Yes
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unfram...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$495 Sale Price
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Mid-20th Century Vibrant Fauvist Landscape of a Village Scene Richly Textured
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Vibrant Fauvist Landscape
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas : 13 x 16 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good condition
Description: This vibrant mid-20th-ce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Cubist Abstract Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive 1963 modernist painting. A cubist abstract with great composition and color. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
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Antique American School Signed Framed Abstract Expressionist Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed. Image size, 36L x 16H.
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
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"Tree" Original abstract painting . Large . vertical. Decor.
Located in Oslo, NO
In crafting this painting, I've melded acrylics, oils, and ink to capture the complexity of nature and the interconnectedness of life. My brushstrokes dance between fine art and abst...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vintage New York Modernist Cityscape Brooklyn Bridge Dusk Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American School Signed Large Modernist Abstract Textural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract textural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 42 by 46 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Letter to the Sixth Poet (diptych)
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gail Chase Bien paints thinly layered oil on linen over extended periods (from months to years) to complete a single work of art. Taking cues from nature’s extraordinary visual offer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Group by the Sea" - Abstracted Impasto Seascape by Richard Lofton
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful and expressive abstracted seascape with thick impasto dynamically swirling together by California artist Richard Lofton (American, 1908-1966). Signed and dated "RICHARD LOFT...
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Burlap
$2,120 Sale Price
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Abstract Cubist Oil on Canvas Painting by Ivo Tartarini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Ivo Tartarini (1912 - 1993) designed this stylish cubist constructivist oil on canvas painting.
This skillful composition and scrupulous construction use contrasting colors in turquo...
Category
1970s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Color Derivatives #52. Abstract painting on canvas, mounted on wood
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natasha Zupan beautifully unites the old and new, combining the innovation of her highly crafted technique with her wonder for tradition and the great Masters. This body of work expl...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Textile, Mixed Media, Oil, Wood
Landscape, Abstrac Paint on Canvas , Made in Italy By Marilina Marchica
Located in Agrigento, AG
Paper Landscape
Oil and Collage on Canvas
116x89 cm
2024
PaperLandscape" by Marilina Marchica is a unique, original artwork (116x89 cm) created using a mixed media technique that c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$1,563 Sale Price
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ABSTRACT Big New Black White Geometry Artwork Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Street Scene Oil Painting - Geometric Street
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC STREET
Size: 23.5 x 60 cm (including frame)
Oil on board
An evocative mid-century modernist composition that presents a stylised street scene rendered in bold geometric fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
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Hunt Slonem "Blue Daiseys" Textured Metallic Flowers
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Blue Daiseys" Textured Metallic Flowers
A group of five daisy flowers gestured in white, yellow and green on a blue and silver background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Flags of peace by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 70x90 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$880 Sale Price
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Hunt Slonem "Chinensis Travel Plan" Multicolor Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Chinensis Travel Plan" Multicolor Bunnies
A family of six rabbits gestured in black on a colorful metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 38 x 19.5 inches
Fram...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Large painting made of hundreds of tiny strips of paper, minimalism, white
Located in Carballo, ES
Large painting made by Peter Kramer in 1999. The painting is made with hundreds of strips of paper of 2 mm each glued on painted canvas. The feeling you have when looking at the pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil, Handmade Paper
Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Sea
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Carol Sideman– American (1925-2021)
Title: Blue Sea #57
Year: circa 1975
Medium: Acrylic paint, gouache, chine colle on heavy watercolor paper
Si...
Category
1970s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board, Oil
Four Seasons
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "Essence Revealed." In this series I explore the interplay between presence and absence, employing negative space as a vital component within a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Break The Glass Ceiling - Large Contemporary Abstract Cubist Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey and other prominent LA artists. The following year, Gilman had his first successful solo show at a Galerie in Nashville, TN, where he drew the attention of major collectors. Since then, Gilman has had many solo and group shows as well as a series of live painting events. His art can be found in private collections in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Scottsdale, Toronto, and the UK.
This one-of-a-kind 56-inch high by 44-inch wide painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled, East Village Graffiti Art
By Joseph Stabilito
Located in Surfside, FL
JOSEPH STABILITOS work is in many public and private collections in New York, the United States, and Europe. As well, his work can be seen in the upcoming Batman movie being released 2015. Stabilito first displayed his large scale paintings in the windows of Bonwitt Teller, an upscale ladies department store in Philadelphia. That was followed with the first solo exhibition of his work at the Sande Webster Gallery in 1982. He moved to New York the following year, as his paintings were being featured in the windows of Bloomingdales. That made a particular splash, attracting a fan base of notable designers and collectors to his work. Saks Fifth Avenue and Paul Smith prominently put his colorful paintings in their own windows. Stabilito settled into the burgeoning East Village Graffiti art scene, while having gallery shows in Italy, Germany, and across the United States. His work was shown at the prestigious Navy Pier Show in Chicago, and the very first Miami Art Fair. Stabilito continues to paint today from a studio on Canal Street in Manhattan, and is constantly exploring new directions for his work. His latest paintings...
Category
1980s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Dahlias-Impasto-Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Falling Together, Large-Scale Contemporary Multi-Color Abstract
Beautiful and compelling large-scale contemporary abstract by an unknown San Francisco bay area artist (American, 20t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,756 Sale Price
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Hunt Slonem "Double Bunny" Black Outline Pair on a Peach Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Double Bunny" Black Outline Pair on a Peach Background
A rabbit couple gestured in black on a light orange and pink background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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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