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Medium: Oil
Original Oil Painting of Mediterranean Townscape Framed by a Window
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Original Oil Painting of Mediterranean Townscape Framed by a Window
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 9.5 (height...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bee Line - Rainbow Abstract Patterns Circles Stripes Blue Yellow Orange, 2023
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are cheerful in bright, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Abstract Painting by Chamlin Oil Paint on Canvas
Located in San Francisco, CA
Mid-century Abstract Painting by Chamlin
Oil Paint on Canvas
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Village Street Scene with Church Tower and Figures in Winter Light
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Village Street Scene with Church Tower and Figures in Winter Light
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, u...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Water #424 - Contemporary Abstract Landscape Sunset Oil Painting
Located in East Quogue, NY
Contemporary abstract landscape oil painting titled "Water #424" by Louise LeBourgeois. Size: 12 x 12 inches. Oil on panel. Muted orange, earth tones.
LeBourgeois’s paintings are in...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Oliviers
By Roger Mühl
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work:
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, titled and inventoried verso.
19.75 x 21 in.
23.25 x 24.25 in. (framed)
...
Category
1980s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$30,000
Silver Composition, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
2019 / 8 x 10" original / Oil and graphite on unstretched canvas :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Read...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Habitual II" (rich, cerebral, abstract, floral, black & white, antique canvas)
Located in Paris, IDF
"Habitual II", 2023, Paris, France
This rich and cerebral abstract painting uses a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, pink, and white oil paints and wood stain to create visual texture and depth. The artist selected a French, antique postal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil
Untitled by Anish Kapoor - 2 part painting, Abstract, Contemporary
By Anish Kapoor
Located in London, GB
Untitled by Anish Kapoor (b. 1954)
Oil on canvas
Overall dimensions: 122 cm (48 inches)
composed of 2 parts of 61 x 61 cm (24 x 24 inches) each
Signed and dated on the stretcher, An...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
RENE LEROY (b.1932) SIGNED FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932)
Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed, signed
Size: framed: 26.5 x 22.5 inches
paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
‘’The Beach in Corfu"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "The Beach in Corfu" is not painted from a photo or in the open air. This is an impression of the country, of the people seen, of the beach, of the sea, and of the beaut...
Category
2010s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Impressionist Coastal Village with Boats and Tower in Muted Pastel Palette
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Village with Boats and Tower in Muted Pastel Palette
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 7.5 x 9.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard, unframe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionsit Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 16H by 24L.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$620 Sale Price
20% Off
Set Ines I, II, III and IV. Abstract paintings from the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
lemens Wolf declares himself a champion of sensuality: 'I'm really interested in the process of transforming something trivial into a sensual object.The guided coincidence plays a major role in the making of the works. Clemens Wolf...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist Riverfront Scene with Tower Boats and Seagulls Under Clouded Sky
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Riverfront Scene with Tower Boats and Seagulls Under Clouded Sky
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 15 x 21.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframe...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Monumental NYC Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting on canvas - hand signed
Located in New York, NY
Gail Winegar
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting, ca. 1998
Oil on canvas painting
Hand-signed by artist on the back
This is a unique work
Frame included
in a strip frame
Measure...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
For Now, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
For Now references the color, texture, complexity and balance of my life. It's fleeting. This is the most recent in my series on thoughts about existence. For Now is painte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting on Masonite
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Geometric Abstract Oil Painting on Masonite
No visible signature
36 x 48 unframed, 37.5 x 49.5 framed
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Impressionist River Bridge Scene with Reflections and White Buildings in France
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist River Bridge Scene with Reflections and White Buildings in France
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 16.25 x 13.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on cardboard,...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Blue Fishing Boat and White Cottages
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Coastal Landscape with Blue Fishing Boat and White Cottages
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 16.25 x 22.5 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
C...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Artwork Geometry Colors Raw White Terracotta Lines Spanish Mariona Espinet
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, Acrylic, Oil
$1,239 Sale Price
20% Off
#1691 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
#1691 (Abstract painting)
Oil on Canvas/Wood — Unframed.
Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
France - cityscape
Located in Belgrade, MT
This painting by Lucien Durand is part of my private collection. It is one of a kind, original and signed on the back by the artist.
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,240 Sale Price
25% Off
French Coastal Oil Painting of Seaside Village with Red Roofs Reflected in Water
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Oil Painting of Seaside Village with Red Roofs Reflected in Water
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 13 x 16.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unfra...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"An Impulse Budding" (abstract, floral, energetic, calm, rose, blush, pink)
Located in Paris, IDF
AN IMPULSE BUDDING
2024
Paris, France
This piece is formed first with a pink dye underpainting on canvas, with white acrylic and green oil painted on top. The notion of the title, "...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Dye, Oil
Dreams no. 11
Located in Burlingame, CA
‘Dreams no. 11’ is a vibrant oil on canvas painted in 2025 by mid-career California artist Stephen Henriques. Measuring 37 x 35 inches, the piece pulses with rhythmic color and joyfu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011)
gouache painting on paper/ card
unframed: 14 x 7.75 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we hav...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Song of Love
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Song of Love" is an abstract Post-War oil painting on canvas created by Hans Hofmann in 1952. The artwork is 36.25 x 48.25 inches and is 45.25 x 57.25 x 2 inches with the frame, weighing less than 50 lbs. It is signed on the lower right, "Hans Hofmann" and also signed verso, "Hans Hofmann".
Hofmann's art is characterized by its expressive use of color planes, often overlapping and intersecting to create a sense of tension and harmony simultaneously. With the delicate mark-making and use of negative space across the canvas, “Song of Love” is reminiscent of the automatic drawings and paintings of Surrealists Andre Masson and Joan Miró, blended with the drips of paint in the large blue swaths of the Abstract Expressionist style.
Provenance:
The Artist, 1952-1958
Collection Harvey Kaplan, Chicago,1958-1962
Michael Reese...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$300,000
Solar Series: Yellow - contemporary, abstract, modernist, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary abstract painting was created by a prominent Canadian artist.
Inspired by colors warmed by the intense sunlight of Cuba, David Sorensen, considered to be one of Ca...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American School Impressionist Flower Still Life Signed Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower still life signed oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 25.5L x 21.5H.
Category
1920s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
UNFRAMED
Measurements:
80” W x 72” H
Oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,000
The little Moments by Katharina Hormel - Contemporary abstract Oil painting
Located in DE
Katharina Hormel paints minimalistic every day scenes of life. The people she portrays are out and about going about their daily life, enjoying a walk in the park, cycling, playing f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Grand rising - Large peach color abstract landscape painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Grand rising" is an abstract landscape painting in a peachy warm palette. It is a glorious Ascension painting. It tells the story of that magical moment every time that the earth co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Indian with Pipe
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional oil on canvas by master Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein is an exceptional and unique example of his early pre-pop work. It is signed by the artist, upper right.
After m...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
452 - Framed Square Contemporary Minimalist Blue Ocean Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This original artwork by Jeremy Prim is a minimalist oil painting that exudes tranquility and captures the essence of the Pacific coastline. The painting f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil
Huge Colourful Expressionist Abstract Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Huge Colourful Abstract, Signed Oil Painting
Finnish School, 20th Century
Signed by the artist on the lower left hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, framed
Frame size: 41 x 38 inches
Fabulously colourful abstract painting. This masterpiece is open to interpretation, what do you see? I see the top of buildings, perhaps Moscow with the stars on top.
The wonderful colour palette used is a fun array of pinks, reds, blues and greens.
The artist has signed this oil painting on the lower left hand corner, however it is hard to decipher. The previous owner thought the work was by a Finnish painter...
Category
20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting -
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting
by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016).
oil painting on canvas, unframed
signed and dated verso
canvas: 10.5 x 18 inches...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Located in Carmel, CA
Tropical Fantasy Floral - Still Life Flowers Painting by Marc Zimmerman
Oil on board
Marc Zimmerman creates playful paintings, whether deep mysterious jungle or delightfully whimsic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Dogs Play Ball in Heaven" by Lesley Anne Spowart - White Neo Expressionist Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"Dogs Play Ball in Heaven" 2024
Oil paint, Oil sticks, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom left and back of the...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Vintage American Modernist New Orleans Street Scene Original Large Oil Painting
By Kamil Kubik
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist cityscape painting by Kamil Kubik. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Unframed. Image size, 30L x 24H.
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,836 Sale Price
20% Off
Atonal
Located in Sheffield, MA
Emory Ladanyi
Hungarian, 1902-1986
Atonal
Oil on canvas
38 ¼ by 46 in, w/ frame 39 ½ by 47 ½ in
Signed lower right
Born November 8, 1902 in Kecskemet, Hungary, the child of Mihaly ...
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,200
Landscape BW – Contemporary Minimalist Art Diptych Small Format 24x18 cm
Located in Agrigento, AG
🔹 Landscape BW – Contemporary Minimalist Art Diptych Small Format 24x18 cm Pure Pigment, Mineral Oxide & Oil on Canvas Panel
Descriptio...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Pigment
"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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wire
Mid Century Abstract
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1940. Unsigned. Image size, 37"L x 25"H.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$595 Sale Price
33% Off
"The Bather" Modern Abstract Woman in Style of Modigliani Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
Category
2010s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Archival Paper
Silver and Gold (Abstract Landscape in Blue & Yellow Encaustic by Regina Quinn)
By Regina Quinn
Located in Hudson, NY
Silver and Gold (Abstract Landscape of Winter Forest in Blue & Yellow Encaustic) by Regina Quinn
2024
encaustic, India ink, and oil with wax on panel
6 x 6 unframed / 8 x 8 framed
"...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Encaustic, Oil, Panel
Time Transfixed - Horizontal Abstract Green Landscape Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov's Time Transfixed is a 24 x 48 inch abstract landscape oil painting on canvas.
It is a lyric abstraction in green with accents of blue and purple. The reference to a natural landscape is clearly there, almost like falling tree branches reflecting on the water surface of a lake. Petrov works by applying layers of paint and then scraping off some parts to reveal the shades underneath. The play of transparencies, brushstrokes and lights brings to life an emotional and relaxing composition.
Andrei Petrov is an American Artist of Russian origins. He lives and works in New York. He states "In my approach two roads...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lavender Fog 2" Bunny on Lavender Diamond Dust Background Oil Painting 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 Light Lavender background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT Contemporary Abstract Earth Colors Nature Yamila Miglioranza 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, Oil, Acrylic
Vintage European Impressionist Seascape Coastal Mediterranean Sea Town Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage European impressionist coastal town oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a wood molding. Excellent condition...
Category
1950s Realist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
ABSTRACT Artwork Orange Red Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle Landscapes
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
November Light (Encaustic Landscape of Forest at Late Autumn by Regina Quinn)
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 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Oil, Panel
"PaperLandscape" Origina Paint on Canvas , Large size , Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
PaperLandscape
mixed media and collage on Canvas
2019
Original Artwork
Ready to Hang
Original Created:2019
Subjects: #Landscape
Materials:Canvas
Styles:#Abstract #Minimalism #Moder...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$3,413 Sale Price
20% Off
1950s "The Schoolgirl" Oil and Sand Figurative Painting NYC Brooklyn Museum
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011)
26-1
"The Schoolgirl"
c.1950s
Oil paint, sand on Masonite
36x48 wood period frame
Unsigned
Collection acquired from family estate
Sylvia Weinreb Rutkoff (...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Masonite, Oil
Passage Abstrait, Warm colorful Horse oil painting, abstract realism and texture
Located in Dallas, TX
"Passage Abstrait" is a contemporary large scale oil painting by Canadian artist Eric Robitaille depicting a racy, colorful and powerful horse. Created using a bold color palette, la...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 45 (For Pablo Neruda) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 45 (For Pablo Neruda) (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
"This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resist...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Naturea's Duality, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting captures the striking contrast between a restless sky and the quiet strength of the land below. Storm clouds churn in layered blues and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Zhizhi Cui Abstract Original Oil On Canvas "Sky View"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sky View
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 12 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary 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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