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Medium: Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. XIII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XIII: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Diamond Rose - Contemporary Abstract Neon Pink Sage Green Blue Olive, 2019
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract oil painting on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are lively and c...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Olive Trees in Manosque, Provence, Large French Modernist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: A. Davy, French School, late 20th century
Title: Olive Trees, Manosque (Provence).
Medium: signed, oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso.
Size:
...
Category
Late 20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,143 Sale Price
30% Off
Abstract 2, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Layers of colors and gestures define this abstract piece. Soft green, orange, and blue contrast with touches of black. Expressive scratches and marks bring text...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Muted Colours French Impressionist Oil Painting Gold and Purple Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011)
Oil on thick card, unframed,
7 x 9.5 inches
Signed Initials ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Impasto-Moonlit Dahlias-Jardin d'Hiver-British Awarded Artist-Gold leaf
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
Gold Leaf
Reflection in the water. Lago di Garda.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this artwork, I let my emotions guide each stroke, aiming to evoke a sense of vibrant life and growth. I used swirling, fiery hues of red, orange, and yellow to capture t...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dopaminum 5 - Large Format Painting, Modern Abstract Oil Painting, Color Field
Located in Salzburg, AT
About Prymon’s Exhibition Dopaminum and his paintings:
”Dopaminum” - Tomasz Prymon
Dopamine – colloquially referred to as the hormone of love and happiness. Why is this organic che...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Abstraction. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Abstract painting by Polish artist living in USA Monika Rossa. Painting in style of gestural abstraction with dynamic brush strokes and shapes. Do to the composition, the artwork can...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,090 Sale Price
20% Off
Abstract 1, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Green, blue, and orange with black accents create a dynamic abstract composition. Scratches and marks add texture and energy. Artist Dorothy Gaziano used oil pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vase of Flowers (Still Life)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Louise Delorme (b. 1928). Vase of Flowers, 1969. 26 x 36 inches; 27 x 37 inches framed. Signed lower left. Titled and dated on verso. Excellent condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage American Abstract Expressionist Framed Modernist MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Measuring: 24 by 31 inches overall, and 18 by 26 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Nicely fram...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Pink Red & Blue Modern Abstract Painting of Inside Antelope Canyon Arizona USA
Located in Preston, GB
Pink Red & Blue Modern Abstract Painting of Inside Antelope Canyon Arizona USA by Polish Artist, Katarzyna Szulc. This original oil painting is part of an inspired body of work based...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dawn Stroll - Expressive Color Drenched Textured Impasto Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Doves for the Dorians I" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
The Dorians played a significant role in the development of the Greek city-states during the Bronze Age -- and Doves are widely recognized as symbols of peace, primarily in the bibli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Dye, Oil, Acrylic
untitled 607
By Ky Anderson
Located in Dallas, TX
Acrylic & oil on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
Mountains in Spain, Colourful Original Oil by 20th Century Spanish School Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Mountains in Spain, Colourful Original Oil by 20th Century Spanish School Artist, G Munar
Art measures 11 x 9 inches
Frame measures 17 x 15 inches
Presented in a period ornate f...
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Giltwood Framed Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, re...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Antique French Impressionist Family Portrait Landscape Signed Oil Painting
By Gabriel Spat
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French impressionist portrait landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Signed. Framed. Measuring: 12 by 15 inches overall, and 6 by 9 painting alone.. In excell...
Category
1930s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,980 Sale Price
20% Off
Large British Abstract Expressionist Painting Green Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Sally Bradshaw, British contemporary
Title: abstract expressionist composition
Medium: oil on board, framed
Framed: 33 x 25 inches
Board : 31 x 23 inches
Provenan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,905 Sale Price
30% Off
Original-To make a Garden-British Awarded Artist-oil and gold leaf on canvas
Located in London, GB
[To make a garden ] is a part of her "Landscape Memory" Series. Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases.
In this outstanding painting, Shizico applied layers of mater...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Contemporary Large New Abstract Gestural Grey Colors Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Due to the large size of this piece, it will be shipped in a tube. We can assist you in finding a framer in your area who can mount the artwork once it arrives at its destination. If...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Colors of Reading– Original Textured Abstract Library, Oil Paint, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
French contemporary painter Sophie Dumont is celebrated for her refined series of abstract libraries, where the geometry of books becomes a meditation on rhythm, knowledge, and memor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Colourful Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting With Floral Tones
Located in Cape Town, ZA
"Nature is the indirect perception of human personification, emotion and imagination which is emphasised in colour, texture, patterns and line as it is captured in my paintings, with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Louis Carmeil, Untitled, anthropomorphic composition, 1971 , oil on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Louis CARMEIL (1920-1999)
Untitled, anthropomorphic composition, 1971
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated on the back
48 x 36 cm
Nothing predestined the man nicknamed the “painter butch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Ospedale III (Contemporary Abstract Geometric Painting in Yellow and Black)
Located in Hudson, NY
Contemporary Abstract geometric painting in vivid shades of yellow, greys, white, and black
"Ospedale III" painted by Hudson Valley, NY based painter, Anthony Finta, in 2019
36 x 24...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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
Vintage American School Western Seascape Fauvist Modern Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American school fauvist landscape oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a giltwood molding. Excellent condition, read...
Category
1940s Fauvist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
French Modernist 20th century Oil Painting Yellow Landscape Cubist Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Yellow Landscape
signed by Lucien Gondret (French 1941-2023)
signed oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 18 x 24 inches
provenance: the artists estate, Franc...
Category
20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Trophy, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, unique signed painting w/provenance
Located in New York, NY
David Humphrey
Trophy (Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago), 1983
Oil on Canvas painting
Signed Twice: Hand signed and dated verso, also artist has signed his name and written his ho...
Category
1980s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Impressionist seascape nature painting paper "Dreaming of the south of France"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary seaside landscape, infused with the spirit of Impressionism and a hint of Expressionism, is part of my ongoing series celebrating the essence of summer. Titled "Dre...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Abstract Composition – Original Oil on Canvas – 31.5 x 31.5 in
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
"A masterful expression of French lyrical abstraction, in a timeless, elegant palette."
Pierre Coquet (1926–2021)
Abstract Composition
Oil on canvas, 80 x 80 x 2 cm (31.5 x 31.5 x 0...
Category
1960s French School Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Large American Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting "Blue Landscape" Oregon 1955
Located in Portland, OR
A large American Abstract Expressionist oil on canvas painting by Pacific Northwest artist Frederick Heidel ( 1915-2000), "Blue Landscape", Oregon, circa 1955.
This is a large & earl...
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract,
by Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016)
signed with initials and dated verso
oil painting on artists board, unframed
painting measures: 9.5 x 13 inches
Stunning original ab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$619 Sale Price
30% Off
The Orchestra
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Orchestra, 1950, oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 21 1/2 x 25 3/4 inches, labeled verso “Brown University, Trustee, The Walter Feldman Trust for Artwork” titled verso,...
Category
1950s Abstract Geometric 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
Large Abstract Oil, Red and Black, Signed
By Gabriel Jenny
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Red and Black
By French artist Gabriel Jenny, 20th Century
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Canvas size: 25.5 x 32 inches
Dramati...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,047 Sale Price
30% Off
Original-Landscape Memory-Large Seascape-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf, Oil
Located in London, GB
This work began as Shizico Yi’s Wild Card painting for Sky Arts: Landscape Artist of the Year 2026, created on location in Dover, England, looking across the English Channel toward F...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,235 Sale Price
21% Off
"Break" Original Painting by Hiroshi Sato, Vibrant Landscape
Located in Denver, CO
Hiroshi Sato's "Break," completed in 2024, is a striking oil on canvas painting measuring 44 x 80 inches (111.76 x 203.20 cm). This original artwork features a vibrant urban landscap...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Nowhere to Land III" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nowhere to Land III" Abstract Painting 83" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Austral...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Man with a Glass of Wine - Painting by Adriano De Laurentis - mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man with a Glass of Wine - is a modern artwork realized by the painter Adriano De Laurentis.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame.
Hand signed on the lower margin.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blue Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting by British Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Blue, Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, entitled 'Tropical City #1', an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
$102,058 Sale Price
25% Off
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Painting by 20th Century Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Californian Coastline Seascape Landscape Impasto Oil Painting by 20th Century Artist, Constance Lee
Art measures 19 x 15 inches
Frame measures 21 x 17 ...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Untitled" - Contemporary Textured Oil Paint Abstract in Blue and Earth Tones
By Kobi Raz
Located in Carmel, CA
Kobi Raz (Israeli, born 1959)
"Untitled" 2024
Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars
The artist signed the bottom left of the painting.
This vibrant abstract by Kobi Raz blends expressiv...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Large Figural Abstract Late 1960s Painting, Mexican American Artist
By Miguel Conde
Located in Beachwood, OH
Miguel Condé (Mexican/American, b. 1939)
Untitled, 1968
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated verso
55.25 x 44 inches
Miguel Condé is a Mexican figurative painter, draughtsman, and print m...
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Multicolor Abstract Cubist Oil Painting with Monogram Signature MJ
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking abstract Cubist oil on board, signed with the monogram "M.J." in the lower right corner, is the work of a 20th-century German artist. The composition is bold and archit...
Category
1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstraction - Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting, Colorful, Dynamic, Polish art
By Monika Rossa
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary colorful oil on canvas abstract painting by Polish artist Monika Rossa. Artwork is a gestural abstraction, there are many dynamic shapes and composition consists of many...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary 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
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
Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III - Florentine School
Located in London, GB
'Expressions in Bloom: Portraits from the 20th Century III', oil on canvas mounted on board, Florentine School (circa 1980s-90s). This gallery has acquired a number of paintings thro...
Category
1980s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$1,306 Sale Price
20% Off
Lotus Rhyme 4
Located in New York, NY
Title: Lotus Rhyme 4
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 20"" x 25""
Frame: Framing options available!
Age: 2000s
Condition: Painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$700 Sale Price
50% Off
Superb Original 1960's French Modernist Signed Oil Painting Figurative Blues
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Blue
French, circa 1950-1960 period
indistinctly signed
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 29 x 21.5 inches
Provenance: private collection, France
Condition: very good condi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,133 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Impressionist Oil Painting - Colourful Flowing River Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School/ Date:
Douglas Stuart Allen (American/ French 1923-2021)
American born artist from Chicago, retiring to France during his latter years to become a full time painter.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract R 2506
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I harnessed the dynamic and evocative qualities of acrylics paints to sculpt a vivid landscape of emotion and expression. My aim was to capture the ephemeral play o...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
American Figurative Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Modern Art New York
By Jay Milder
Located in Portland, OR
Modern abstract painting acrylic and oil paint, by the celebrated New York artist, Jay Milder (B. 1934), signed & dated.
Milder is an abstract painter who made a significant impact ...
Category
1990s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Oil
Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A serene and subtly rendered coastal scene by H. J. Schneider, this oil on canvas painting captures the quiet expanse of East Hampton’s beachfront architecture and dunes. Executed wi...
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting Artists Paint Colours
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Elisabeth Hahn (German 1924-2021),
Elisabeth Hahn was born in Dortmund, Germany, where she began her artistic studies. In 1953, she moved to Paris. She continued her studie...
Category
20th Century Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Black & White Minimal Neo-Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive black and white abstract, with scribbled linear patterns in the style of Jean-Michel Basquiat, by by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). circa 1977. Oil on canvas. Titled "Baldwin" and dated "Summer 77" on verso. Here he revisits a piece he did early in his carrier of the same title "Baldwin" in 1967. Unframed. Image size: 16"H x 12"W.
“I’m driven by curiosity...where it comes from I can’t tell you; it’s just there. And early 20th-century modernist art is the thing that I keep returning to.” - Michael Pauker
Bay Area artist and art educator Michael Pauker was born in New York in 1957 and knew he wanted to be an artist from the age of 15. He earned a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts at SUNY Purchase in his native state of New York. In 1989 he went on to earn an M.F.A at Mills College in Oakland and was awarded the City of Oakland Artist Fellowship in Painting. He has been a Bay Area resident since 1988. His work has been exhibited widely across the U.S., as well as in Japan and Costa Rica, and is included in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
Exhibitions include:
2007 Contemporary Art Museum, San Jose, Costa Rica
2007 “The Ebay Art Project,” Works/San Jose, San Jose, CA
2003 “Found Imagery: The Art of Collage,” Fresno Art Museum,Fresno, CA
2003 “Cut, Copy, Paste,” De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2003 “20th Annual Exhibition,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2002 “40 by 40,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, N.Y., NY
2002 “Works on Paper,” Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
2002 Dolby...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Landscape - Abstract painting by Lesley Anne Spowart
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart, an abstract artist hailing from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is renowned for her transformative creations that blur the boundaries of mediums and styles.
With a di...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$504 Sale Price
20% Off
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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