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Medium: Oil
Poppy Seed - Abstract Botanical Green Bird Red Orange Yellow White Flowers, 2022
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, lively abstract brushwork in bright yellow, white, purple and lush green against a dramatic crimson red orange background suggests flower...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary British Oil Painting Pink Town On Purple Mountains Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Landscape
signed by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century)
oil painting on board, unframed
size: 8.25 x 7.5 inches
condition: overall very good
inscribed verso
provenance: all t...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Framed American Modernist Surreal Beach Scene Fauvist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist beach scene oil painting by Brooks Kelly (1935 - 2012). Framed. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition on Blue Background
Located in London, GB
'Composition on Blue Background', oil on board (circa 1960s), by Edgar Stoëbel (1909-2001). In his inimitable style, artist Stoëbel's abstract image with blue background is a lively and colourful modernist work. The image has a pop art quality to it and was created just as that movement was emerging. Pop art challenged traditional painting by embracing colourful images from advertising, popular culture, comic books and mundane objects from everyday life. This artwork has a powerful intensity of tone and colour which speaks to Stoëbel's very distinctive style but remains completely approachable and appealing. In fact, this is not pop art. This is part of the post-war concrete abstract movement, or Constructive Art...
Category
1960s Constructivist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$806 Sale Price
30% Off
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: 13 x 10 inches Signed
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fred Kenknight "Midday Sun" Abstract Oil Painting c.1963
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fred Kenknight Vintage 1960s "Midday Sun" Abstract Oil Painting
Fantastic vintage oil painting signed by Fred Kenknight.
Though untitled, we are call...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Cubist portrait woman. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. 1970s.
Located in Firenze, IT
Cubist portrait woman. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. 1970s.
Technique: oil on canvas, very textural and colorful.
Patrick BOUDON (1944-2019), signed.
Oil on canvas....
Category
1970s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Found Love in Portofino" Colorful Pop Art Hearts Abstract Oil Painting on Paper
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured acrylics and oils in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energe...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
Mary Didoardo Blue Poem , 2024 oil on wood panel
Located in New York, NY
Mary Didoardo
Blue Poem , 2024
oil on wood panel
30 x 30 in
(dido118AP)
Artist Statement
In order to make a meaningful painting I have to establish form somewhere in the swirl of
l...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Vintage American Modernist Fauvist Landscape Oklahoma Lake Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1970. Signed. Image size 24L x 18H. Housed in a period modern frame.
Category
1970s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$796 Sale Price
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"On The Water XXII: Spinnaker" Contemporary Framed Oil and Wax on Panel
Located in Baltimore, MD
"On the Water XXII: Spinnaker" is a framed oil and wax work on panel by Jeff Erickson, with an abstract composition with color blocks of creamy light blues and vibrant cool blues wit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wax, Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Fire Escapes
Located in Greenville, DE
Edward L. Loper Jr. was a self-taught artist, while being strongly influenced by his father's later work.
34 1/2" x 45 1/2" Framed.
Signed lower left.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French Contemporary Art by Audrey Margeridon - Voyage Fleuri
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil, collage on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$6,240 Sale Price
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GENEVIEVE ZONDERVAN (1922-2013) FRENCH SURREALIST OIL PAINTING INTERIOR ROOM
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Interior Scene"
by Geneviève Zondervan (French 1922-2013)
oil painting on board
board: 9 x 10.5 inches
Superb mid-century oil painting on board by the French artist, Geneviève Zon...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Loving Life Lilly Muth - Contemporary geometric abstraction - Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's geometric abstractions are colourful works full figures that of space such as the distance, shape, size, and relative position of figures. Her use of colour is bold yet ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Philadelphia Market
Located in Greenville, DE
Edward L. Loper Jr. was a self-taught artist, while being strongly influenced by his father's later work.
39" x 39" Framed
Signed lower right.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Color Boundaries #62, From Tactile Memory Series. Oil, fabric 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, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
Lost in Reverie
Located in Santa Fe, NM
lake, water, calm, green, blue, teal, aqua, dusk, lake, trees, reflection, mountains.
Inspired by the drama of nature and light, Cynthia creates abstracted landscapes with oil on can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
There with the dog. Gestural Abstraction, Orange, Oil painting, Polish artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary pruple abstract oil on canvas painting by Polish artist Piotr Butkiewicz. Composition consists of dynamic rounded shapes. Title of this painting is 'Silent stars'. Artwo...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The light and the heavy (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
The light and the heavy (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
German artist Petra Schott uses colour, line...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dimitri Likissas - Salvator Mundi, Painting 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1970's French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Signed, Blue & White Flowers in Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French cubist/ abstract artist, signed, circa 1970's
Title: Blue & white flowers in a vase
Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed
fram...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Morat, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
By Stanley Bate
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate combines deep, textured red with creme and dark blue and grey. Geometric shapes throughout the painting are softened by the en...
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dripping Dots - Manhattan" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
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 thick textured oils to add a very contemporary...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Turquoise world 2, Painting, Oil on Paper
By Laura Spring
Located in Yardley, PA
This is cold wax painting on paper. Cold wax medium is made from beeswax, it is mixed with oil paints to paint. Golden accents add gentle spark. The painting needs to be framed for d...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Swimming Under A Full Moon. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Paul's India Series; pearlescent moonlight glints off the water and casts shimmering light onto the surface. A beautiful place to relax and wash away the days heat and dust. The...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Reeds 8 July 11:56 - Modern Nature Oil Painting, Abstract, Minimalism
Located in Salzburg, AT
Robert Motelski's paintings are exceptional visions of nature, visions of space which surrounds us. They tell about being, fate and passing. They depend on the season of year, the ti...
Category
2010s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century Black Cat and Vase Still Life
By Joseph Tanous
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming mid century still life of fruit, vase and black cat by Monterey artist Joseph Tanous (American, b. 1925), c. 1940-50. Signed lower left corner. Presented in rustic painted w...
Category
1940s American Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary New Abstract Artwork Colours Artist Christina Gschwantner 2024
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
Oil, Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Code Green Blue II - Textured Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich textures and patterns, referencing popular European textile designs of the fifties and sixties. Rös-Nickel’s work translates the geometric and organic elements of an era that hoisted the flags of modernism and which, due to a trend to return to a rather retro style, has become topical once more.
This 66-inch high by 39-inch wide contemporary oil painting on canvas is wired and ready to hang. This artwork is double wired and may be installed vertically or horizontally. The sides of this artwork are painted and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Affordable U.S. and global shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included.
Petra was born 1963 in Wathlingen near Celle, Germany, and breaks completely new ground with her abstract forms of painting and expression. After studying fashion design at the professional school for clothing in Bremen, 1980, Petra Rös-Nickel changed her field of study to architecture in Eckernförde, 1982. She now lives in Hamburg, Germany. Preferring the creative aspects of the studies to the technical ones, the artist developed the basics of her painting, never denying the roots of applied design and soon ending in a refreshing, distinctive style.
Petra Rös-Nickel experiments with form, along with the use of a technique that draws attention to the processes used in creating a painting. Essential is the color space presented in multiple layers that offers the beholder access to more profound color planes. These details, scratchings, and rubbings lead to various elements of tension, such as “patchwork” or harmonious-contemplative forms (“windows”) and “oscillating lines”.
Rös-Nickel's modernist paintings develop an energetic impact on the space they‘re displayed in, conveying her joy of life and self-confidence. Her abstract geometric textured...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Abstract Composition N°8 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 64x80 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Black White Orange Abstract - Italian/South African art fifties oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb large abstract oil painting is by Italian born but South African based artist Armando Baldinelli. It was painted circa 1958 after Baldinelli left Italy for South Africa a...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Silence, Expessionnist Landscape, French, Modern, Oil on canvas, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
This painting and 4 others is selected for the film: Adieu monde cruel from Felix de Givry
Sophie Dumont is a french artist . She has been painting the landscapes of Normandy for 40 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait Magenta - Hyperrealistic Figurative Contemporary Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Combining photorealistic oil painting on canvas with the illusion of computer-rendered graphics, Jose Carlos Zubiaur’s original artworks transcend the depth of a hyperrealistic three...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Red Butterfly" Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting with Black 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 Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century Modern Geometric Abstraction on Wood
Located in New York, NY
Geometric Abstraction
Oil on wood construction
26 x 25 1/4 in.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Flowers and Bugs" Abstract Painting 1963 CA Female Artist
By Selma Moskowitz
Located in Arp, TX
Selma Moskowitz
"Flowers and Bugs"
2/19/1963
Oil paint and paper on paper
25.5"x15.25" unframed
Signed and dated lower right in pencil
With a career spanning over five decades, Selm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$480 Sale Price
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Northeast 88, abstract landscape oil painting with vibrant color
Located in Rockport, MA
Northeast 88 is a wonderful abstract landscape by Alison Cooley who was born in Washington, DC and studied at Sarah Lawrence College. Cooley’s atmospheric abstraction is simply beaut...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$600 Sale Price
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Tumultuous Sky - Original Cool Tone Abstract Landscape Textural Impasto Painting
By Dana Cowie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
French 20th Century Abstract Geometric Pastel Grids and Contrasting Color Blocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed, inscribed verso
dated 78'
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 16 x 31.5 inches
condition:...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Come Together VI - Playful Abstract Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich text...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Normandy , landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism, multicolor, french, fields
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Normandy" transports viewers on a visual journey through the captivating landscapes of Normandy. Executed with masterful command of oil on canvas technique and palette knife, this a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Four Horses" Contemporary Naturalistic Equestrian Animal Painting of Horses
Located in Houston, TX
Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a group of brown and tan horses running through an abstract gr...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My Ruby Butterfly" Red Contemporary Pop Art Oil Painting with 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 Butterfly Collection” is a vibrant and energetic...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
HUGE 1970'S FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT SIGNED FRENCH OIL - BRIGHT & COLORFUL NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, signed lower corner, circa 1980's period.
Title: Cubist abstract composition of figures.
Medium: oil painting, on canvas.
Size: frame: 32.5 x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ENERGY OF LIGHT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Oil painting on canvas
Original art by Grigori Ivanov.
Founder of art style "Svetizm"
healing paintings with light and color.
Ready to hang.
Shipping from Belarus, Minsk.
Category
2010s Folk Art Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil on Canvas “Bird”
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master whose work is considered to be both personal a...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Portrait of a Gentleman in Blue with Glasses - Expressive Oil Painting
Artist: Roland Pichard
Signed: Bottom right
Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card
Size: 14 (heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
1960's French Abstract Expressionist Pair Oils on Canvas Turquoise Blue Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Post Impressionist, circa 1968
Joysne Gallet
inscribed verso
oil on canvas, framed
14.5 x 22 inches
private collection, France
the painting is in overall very good and sound ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Autumn Glory - rich, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In a riot of rich colours—burgundy, red, and yellow, the palette of autumn is expressed in this lyrical abstract by Canadian painter Noreen Taylor. Her w...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Helen Taylor, Par Avion, Contemporary Female Artist, River landscape
Located in Harkstead, GB
Helen Taylor
Par Avion
Oil on canvas
100 x 76 cm
Unframed
Helen Taylor’s practice follows an interest in belonging, connection, and journeys. She spent her formative years in the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Striking Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting with Dynamic Movement
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This powerful abstract expressionist oil painting on canvas by Jean Soyer is a particularly imposing work, measuring 63.8 inches by 44.9 inches. This striking composition features bo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow B by Doris Marten - Installation
By Doris Marten
Located in Paris, FR
SOUND AND VISION – You called me mellow yellow (9 pieces, B) is a unique oil on vinyl installation by German contemporary artist Doris Marten, dimensions are 100 × 100 cm (39.4 × 39....
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed
board: 28.5 x 21 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
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 Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Joy flows away
Located in PARIS, FR
Famous french painter of XXth century, born in Moscow in 1902 and died in Paris in 1976. The Count André Lanskoy works are exhibited in the world's greatest museums like : National ...
Category
1960s French School Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Freed 58
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
"Freed 58" Oil on Canvas is full range of blues from near white to Blu Black surrounding central figure. Frank Arnold is thought by many to be one of the foremost abstract figurative...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$95,800
Antique American Abstract Expressionist New York School Circa 1940 Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board, circa 1940. Image size, 24L x 20H.
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
1960’s French Surrealist Abstract Collage Oil Painting Nude Figurative Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Surrealist artist, circa 1960’s
oil painting on canvas with stuck on magazine art, unframed
canvas: 15 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: overall good
Category
1960s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Magazine Paper
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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