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Medium: Oil
Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Painting of Venetian Canal with Bridge and Sunlit Buildings
By Fanch Les
Size: 18.25 x 15.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframed
Conditio...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves and Sailing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Impressionist Coastal Scene with Crashing Waves and Sailing Boats
By Fanch Lel
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: The ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Composizione con Uccelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting.
Pietro Piccoli was born in 1954 in the small town of Montopoli di Sabina in central Italy. At...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Landscape" Abstract Paint on cavas large Size - Contemporary Art Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Artist (Artista): Marilina Marchica (1984, Agrigento – Italy)
Title (Titolo): Landscape
Year (Anno): 2024
Technique (Tecnica): Mixed media – paper and oil on canvas
Dimensions (Dimen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Vintage European Modernist Village Fauvist Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage modernist town scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enj...
Category
1950s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Village Square with Figures Playing under Trees by Fanch Lel
by Fanch Lel
Size: 10 x 14 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Good overall ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Festival of Joy - Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Texture Statement
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Festival of Joy
Abstract Expressionism Colorful Delight Joy Movement Texture Statement Vibrant
Festivitas Laetitiae - Festival of Joy
This vibrant artwork, set on a deep cr...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"For Granted I." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted I.", 2024, Paris, France
"For Granted I." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Trames du Temps — Abstract Minimalism, Textured Oil Painting, Library Series
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Created by a contemporary French artist recognized for his refined approach to material and abstraction, this painting reflects a deep exploration of memory, silence, and time throug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Potential" Abstracted Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Westport, CT
Potential pulses with kinetic color and form, offering a vibrant abstraction of a forest path flooded with light. Bri Custer’s distinctive approach blends bold geometry with nuanced ...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Impressionist Large Tropical Red Flower Painting
By P. Russo
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5-3048 Oversized red floral painting on canvas applied to board
Set in a vintage wood frame
Neapolitan artist P. Russo
Category
1970s Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cockatoo Whisper Divine" White & Blue Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of paint and adds a g...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Blue-Green Abstract Ocean Painting on Wood with Textured Brushwork – "Sea", 2024
By Sula Repani
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Original abstract ocean painting by Greek-Galician artist Sula Repani, titled "Sea". This intimate work captures the shifting tones and meditative presence of the sea through soft, l...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Pink Chat" Black Bunny on Cherry Blossom Pink Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Cherry Blossom pink background with thick use of ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 25 inches overall, and 12.5 by 18.5 painting alone. In excellent original cond...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 35 by 29 inches overall, and 25 by 30.5 painting alone. In excellent original conditi...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Birth of a Star in Daylight
Located in San Francisco, CA
Someone had Coltrane on the HiFi as they channeled Jackson Pollock. There’s a dark Gauloise going—a habit picked up in those student years in Paris—with smoke emitting from the chrom...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Metropolitan Abstraction" Signed Mid Century Cubist Architectural Abstraction
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract cubist street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 31 by 42 inches overall, and 25 by 36 painting alone. In excellent original con...
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original-Once in a Sturgeon Moon-British Awarded Artist-plein air-Gold Leaf
Located in London, GB
Painted en plein air under the last full moon of summer—the Sturgeon Moon; this painting captures a fleeting moment when Shizico’s garden blooms glow beneath the brilliant lunar glow...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Gust" White Butterflies on Gold Background with Light Purple Accents Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts two delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slonem ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Antique American Modernist Southwestern Framed Mountain Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring: 19 by 23 inches overall, and 16 by 20 painting alone. In excellent original condition. H...
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Olive Trees in a Serene Landscape with Distant Hills
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Modernist Oil Painting Nice Coastal Mediterranean French Rivera City
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nizza (Nice, South of France)
by Artan Shabani, signed and dated 1999
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28 x 32 inches
canvas : 20 x 24 inches
inscribed verso
Provenance: private ...
Category
1990s Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Before The Wire (Green, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Before The Wire
Green, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Traces Oil and collage Expressionism, Landscape, French, Abstract, Minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Traces unfolds in subtle horizontal layers of sky, horizon, and earth, through a palette of natural, earthy tones. The composition feels carved from memory, as if each painted stratu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Young Woman
Located in London, GB
'Portrait of a Young Woman', oil on board, by Peter Robert Keil (1983). A wide-eyed woman gazes out to the viewer with an inquisitive gaze. The artist's use of exuberant colours beli...
Category
1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,479 Sale Price
40% Off
Untitled
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009)
Untitled, 2004
Image: 4.5 x 3.5 cm
Frame: 21.5 x 19.5 cm
George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artist’s death in 2009 at ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Still Life - Original Oil on Canvas, Handsigned
Located in Paris, IDF
Roland Bierge
Surrealist Still Life, 1968
Original Oil on canvas
Handsigned on the lower right corner
Signed, dated and titled on the back
On canvas 54 x 70 cm (c. 22 x 28 in)
Pres...
Category
1960s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', German School (circa 1980s)
Located in London, GB
'Feminine Forms: Harmony in Curves', oil on board, German School (circa 1980s). Two nude figures portrayed in the abstract posture differently. Both are curvaceous and Rubenesque. Re...
Category
1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
This mid-century abstract composition employs a dynamic interplay of geometric planes and gestural brushwork, rendered in a vibrant yet balanced palette of pastel pinks, acid yellow...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bronx Botanical
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
White Landscape Unique Abstract Landscape, Marilina Marchica 2025 Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape is an original artwork by Marilina Marchica, created in 2025. This abstract and minimalist landscape evokes a silent and contemplative horizon, blending the painterly...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Architecture du savoir, Abstract Contemporary Library, Expressionism, Oil French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Medium: Oil on linen canvas
Canvas size: 50 x 50 cm (19.68 x 19.68 in)
Framed size: 57 x 57 cm (22.44 x 22.44 in)
Frame: American box frame (collector's choice of black or natural wo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"A Time To Remember" Contemporary Oil On Canvas Framed Painting
Located in Baltimore, MD
"A Time To Remember" is a framed contemporary oil on canvas painting by Amy Donaldson featuring a vibrant, abstract impression of a water garden, reminiscent of Monet’s water lilies ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
"Veiled Morn" Contemporary Abstract Landscape Oil on Canvas Framed
By Eric Abrecht
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Veiled Morn" is a framed oil painting on canvas by Eric Abrecht, depicting an abstracted landscape with warm coloring. The artist's technique of painterly, smooth brushstrokes gives...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
Myriad passion
Located in London, London
The item is located in London,UK.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
AQUA-PRIMA
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Silence dissolved in eternity. In this moment — the depth of all being.”
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rainbow Curves, Painter's Palette Translucent Shapes, Large Diptych on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a modernist-inspired painting, drawing influence from the bold creativity of 1950s, 60s, and 70s art. The composition features overlapping painter’s palette silhouettes, crea...
Category
2010s American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
VEIL
Located in Zofingen, AG
“What appears clear fades behind a translucent layer, symbolizing the noise of information, emotional distance, and the challenge of discerning truth through layers of interpretation.”
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Virgo" Black Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French pink background with thick use of paint. I...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Petrified Origin oil on canvas painting Antoni Pitxot
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: The Petrified Origin
Artist: Antoni Pitxot i Soler (1934–2015)
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 25.6 x 31.9 in (65 x 81 cm)
Date: 1967
Condition: Unframed
Signature: Signed lower right: Pitxot
Provenance: Private collection
Notes: Early work from Pitxot’s mature period, featuring the symbolic and meticulously rendered stone forms that would define his artistic identity.
📝 Work Description
In The Petrified Origin, Antoni Pitxot presents a haunting and timeless vision of a single, eroded rock suspended in a dreamlike, undefined space. The stone, modeled with sculptural precision, appears to float over a subtly reflective surface, devoid of background or narrative context. Its porous texture, cracks, and shadows evoke a fossilized memory — a silent relic of geological time.
Painted in 1967, this piece exemplifies Pitxot's unique visual language, developed through his practice of collecting stones along the Costa Brava and transforming them into anthropomorphic and symbolic compositions. The result is both surreal and solemn, an ode to nature’s memory and the enduring presence of the inanimate.
👤 About the Artist
Antoni Pitxot i Soler (born in Figueres, 1934 – died in Barcelona, 2015) was a Catalan painter deeply rooted in the surrealist tradition. Coming from an artistic family —his uncle was Ramon Pichot, a friend of Picasso and Dalí— Pitxot trained as a draughtsman and painter from a young age. In the 1960s, he settled in Cadaqués, where he developed his distinct artistic universe.
His paintings revolve around stone as a symbol of permanence, transformation, and memory. Pitxot created sculptural assemblages from real coastal stones and later immortalized them in oil on canvas. His works often hint at human figures, ancient myths, and allegories of time.
🎭 Connection with Salvador Dalí
Pitxot was not only a close friend of Salvador Dalí but also one of his closest collaborators. Dalí admired his work and invited him to co-design the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. After Dalí’s death...
Category
1960s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,756 Sale Price
33% Off
The Books of Peace, Abstract Gray Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas – 120 x 40 cm (47.2 x 15.7 in)
Framed size: 127 x 47 cm (50 x 18.5 in)
Presented in a natural or black wood floater frame (collector’s choice)
Year: 2025 – Signed lower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Triptych-Sunlit Series-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
This stunning Original Set of 3 paintings by Shizico Yi on Canvas includes:
Sunlit-Primary Blue
Sunlit-Primary Red
Sunlit-Purple with Red
these are a part of Shizico Yi's Sunlit proj...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,402 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Matter and Antimatter - Italian Abstract Art, Gestural Abstraction, Blue, Yellow
Located in New York, NY
Materia et Antimateria by Ruggero Vanni is an exceptional example of abstract expressionism meeting sculptural sensibilities. This unique mixed-media painting blends pigments and tex...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Figurative Oil Painting with Nude Greyhounds and Surreal Red Landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube to your adress. For other shipping options please contact with our gallery.
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chromatic Landscape -Terres fauves, Abstract, oil on canvas, Expressionist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a contemporary painter who explores the intersection between abstraction and landscape, blending energy and serenity. Her intuitive and subtle approach is inspired b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Abstract Landscape with Cypress Trees and Pavilion - Contemporary Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 11 (height) x 14.25 (w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Golden Girl" Black Outline Bunny on Gold Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts a gestural figure of bunny against a gold background. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn fro...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Earth Tones Black Lines Painting Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno New
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, Ink, Acrylic, Oil
Original Oil Painting of Rustic Kitchen Scene with Copper Pot and Onions
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Rustic Kitchen Scene with Copper Pot and Onions
Artist: Roland Pichard
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (height) x 10.5 (width), ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French 1970's Abstract Composition Mixed Media Painting on Canvas signed/ dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed and dated 73'
oil painting with other media on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 20 x 24 inches
conditio...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cathedral Meadow oil on canvas Spring meadow kaleidoscope of wildflowers
Located in Houston, TX
Cathedral Meadow 30” x 60” oil on canvas $13,000.00
“Cathedral Meadow” is a delightful depiction of a spring meadow with a kaleidoscope of wildflowers. This soft abstraction will br...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large 20th Century French Abstract Cubist Composition Signed Oil Painting
By Jean Besnard
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Composition
by Jean Besnard (1922-2007)
oil on board, unframed
signed with initials, dated
board: 27 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sou...
Category
1980s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Things to Come by Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Things to Come is an original oil painting, where colorful circles are inter-lapping on top of a grey color plane, surrounded by beige and black squares.
Lilly Muth conveys emotiona...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Floral Still Life with Shell
By Edgar Levy
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edgar Levy (1912-1975). Floral Still Life with Shell, ca. 1955. Oil on canvas measuring 28 x 36 inches. Unframed. Signed with artist monogram lower left.
Edgar Levy is remembered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tree" Original abstract painting . Large .Abstract expressionist works
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
Blue, Yellow, and Salmon - Colorful Contemporary Figurative Fashion Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Born in 1982 in Manzanillo, Cuba, artist Darwin Estacio Martinez honed his artistic skills at the Professional Academy of Fine Arts "El Alba" in Holguin, and furthered his education ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Colors in the Breeze 1, " Abstract Landscape Painting
By Ken Elliott
Located in Westport, CT
This striking original oil painting by Colorado-based artist Ken Elliott captures the emotive rhythm and chromatic energy of a wooded landscape rendered in motion. Layers of rich pig...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
You Make Me So Very Happy - floral abstract contemporary landscape oil painting
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Naturalistic Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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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