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Medium: Oil
Antique American Female Impressionist Wild Flower Landscape Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist flower landscape painting by Lila Caroline McGillivray Knowles (1886 - 1979). Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Image size, 10 by 12 inches.
Category
1920s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untamed Ocean - Freedom Sea Blue Peace Flow Energy Abstract Contemporary Artwork
By Karnish Art
Located in Pretoria, Gauteng
Title: Untamed Ocean
Freedom Sea Blue Peace Flow Energy Abstract Contemporary Artwork
Living close to nature, brings with it the abundance of life. The blue reflects the state of ou...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled. Contemporary oil abstract painting by Polish Young Artist, Big format
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
Big scale abstract oil painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. Painting can be paired as a dyptich with another Untitled painting from ''transFORMATIONS" cycle.
KLAUDIA LATA (born ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Love-sick" 2025 oil on canvas
Located in New York, NY
Deborah Zlotsky
Love-sick, 2025
oil on canvas
48 x 48 in.
(zlot212)
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Serenity, Abstract Library, oil on canvas, Expressionism, Contemporary, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 50 x 50 cm (15.75 x 15.75 in)
Size framed 57 x 57 cm (22.44 x 22.44 in.)
FRAME: 3 colors to choose from: Black, or light wood or Oak
A certificate comes the paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Water and Violets - Atmospheric dreamy purple/white abstract waterfall painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Water and violets" is the latest in my series of abstract waterfall paintings, dedicated to the eternal spirit of water in the natural world. Made with a dreamy palette of violet, p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Antique American School Modernist Art Deco Bird Still Life Signed Oil Panting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvasboard. Signed.
Category
1950s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$221 Sale Price
25% Off
Three Days Until Autumn. Series "Vibrations of the Earth"
Located in Zofingen, AG
This painting captures a state of anticipation, when summer still clings to the light, but the first whisper of autumn is already vibrating in the air. The space dissolves into a gre...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sea Side" Black Outline Bunny on Aqua Blue 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 an Aqua blue background with thick use of paint. It...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Chinensis Weds" Black Bunnies on Gold Silver Multicolor Background Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold and silver background with colorful accents....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Mixed Media
"Dancing Light" Large Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful painting by Houston-based artist Peter Healy. The work features expressive pink, blue, yellow, and red strokes against a light gray background. Signed, titled, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint
Hunt Slonem "Humming Bill" Hummingbirds and Flowers in Pink and Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Humming Bill" Hummingbirds and Flowers in Pink and Green
A group of hummingbirds gestured in green with red and pink flowers on a bright pink background in a vintage fra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Figures Trees and Red Umbrellas in Summer
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Impressionist Outdoor Café Scene with Figures Trees and Red Umbrellas in Summer
By Fanch Lel
Signed: Yes
Size: 12.25 x 15.75 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unf...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape, Original Oil Paint on Cotton canvas , One of a kind , Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
Oil Paint on Paper
Fabriano Paper
one of a kind
60x70cm
2025
Original Art
Marilina Marchica, born in Agrigento, where she works and lives,
she graduated in Painting at t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Symphony" by known artist Steve McElroy. Oil on canvas musical theme original.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Symphony" oil on canvas original oil painting by known artist Steve McElroy. Search his name for current articles including a brand new article searched as Bold Journey Steve McElr...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Man Playing a Banjo', American Mid-Century Cubist-Derived Figural Oil, Fifties
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Paula Melcher' (American, 20th century) and dated 1956.
Category
1950s Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful Abstracted Landscape in the Style of Diebenkorn by Ellis Hopkins (American, b. 1952).
This dynamic piece features textured blocks of color which resemble an abstracted lan...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Oil
Together through Time - Contemporary Architecture Pool House Oil Painting
Located in DE
Lilly Muth's architectural paintings transport viewers on a visual journey to a different world, where imagination knows no bounds and the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary "Alien Landscape 4"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on panel by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 20" x 20" x 2.5". It is unframed. A certificate of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Landscape" Abstract Paint on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape
mixed media on canvas
40x50 cm
Original Art Ready to hang
Marilina Marchica orients her pictorial research to the theme of subtraction, her attention is focused on the ae...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Destiny's Path, Hawaii - Surreal Mid Century Hawaiian Figurative Abstract
Symbolistic and romantic 1940s surreal figurative of pastel orange figure...
Category
1940s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Untitled abstract pop art oil painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled
Artist: Isabel Baquedano (1929–2018)
Medium: Oil on canvas mounted on board
Dimensions: 44.9 x 44.9 in (114 x 114 cm)
Estimated date: 1980s
Signature: Not visibl...
Category
1980s Pop Art Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
$25,233 Sale Price
30% Off
American Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Framed Vintage Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Pure mid century abstract expressionist painting. Great colors and movement. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,580 Sale Price
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1950's French Cubist Signed Oil Abstract Shapes Colorful Composition
By Claude Lion
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Compostion
by Claude Lion (French, mid 20th century)
dated 1954
signed oil painting on canvas, framed
framed: 14 x 22.5 inches
canvas: 13 x 21.5 inches
condition: very good,
p...
Category
Late 20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
City Mood (Triptych) - Large Soft Cool Tone Impasto Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original triptych artwork is a breathtaking interpretation of urban skylines, blending abstraction with texture and color to evoke the energy and rhythm of big ...
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: 10.75 x 8.25 inches
condition: excellent
provenance: all the paintings we ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Composition on Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Colorful and dynamic abstract composition by Ross H. Pollette, who also paints under the pseudonyms 'Max West' (American, b. 1948). Pollette has used oil, in...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Measuring: 51 by 51 inches overall, and 50 by 50 painting alone.. In excellent original condition. Handsomel...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Layers Of Time In Jimmy's Garden" Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Tony Magar
Located in Houston, TX
Modern pink, yellow, and blue abstract expressionist painting by English artist Tony Magar. The work features bold, emotive strokes that continue around the edges with a patch of whi...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cecilia Arrospide - ESTRUCTURA, Painting 2024
Located in Greenwich, CT
Cecilia studied Social Studies and Literature at Universidad Catolica del Peru, Drawing with Cristina Galvez, and Watercolors with Juan Pastorelli. She then worked with Leslie Lee, p...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Paint, Oil
"Bird of soul"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Man is born free and always strives for freedom.! It's a maternal instinct. I think the main thing is not to lose this gift.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Visions of Australia", Contemporary Abstracted Landscape with Trees
By John Crawford
Located in Soquel, CA
A gorgeous abstracted plein air landscape of the Australian countryside by California artist John Crawford (American, b. 1947). Painterly, loose brushstrokes in soft green shades dom...
Category
Early 2000s American Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Tomorrow" Cockatoo Parrots on a Blue Metallic Background
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Monsoon Tomorrow" Cockatoo Parrots on a Blue Metallic Background
A pair of birds gestured in white and yellow on a blue, gold and silver background in a vintage frame
U...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Framed Mid Century Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
Category
1960s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,020 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Totem Hutch Visit" Blue, Silver, Gold and Red Bunny Family
A group of seven rabbits gestured in black on a multicolor metallic background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 3...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Fallen Parts 23.3
By Ky Anderson
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil & acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Happiest Place on Earth - Large Monochrome Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Charcoal, Mixed Media
Vintage Signed American Modernist Framed Landscape Architectural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1960s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Hui Sheng Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Outside I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Outside I
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$550 Sale Price
50% Off
BASQUIAT : Caught in the Crossfire: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Basquiat: Caught in the Crossfire is a very heartfelt and personal tribute to Basquiat and a large statement piece and with this painting Sax takes up the mantle and upgrades the con...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mast Of Iceland - Modern Expressive Nature Oil Painting, Lightness, Clouds, Sky
Located in Salzburg, AT
Wiktor Jackowski's biography is reflected in the varied motifs of his works. After completing his academic study on the Academy of Art in Krakow and an Erasmus year at L'Ecole Etienn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition in Green
Located in Astoria, NY
Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Composition in Green, Oil on Canvas, mounted on board, stamped "Studio Elfi Schuselka" to verso, unframed. 21.75" H x 23.75" W. Provenanc...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Refraction of Light Green by Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Contemporary Painting
Located in DE
At the heart of each of Frank’s paintings is the Japanese concept of Ma, which is the space or pause between events, moments, forms, and thoughts. It can be felt, for example, at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil
French Coastal Village with Boats and Lavender Sky by Fanch Lel
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Coastal Village with Boats and Lavender Sky by Fanch Lel
by Fanch Lel
Size: 15.75 x 17.25 inches (height x width)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Condition: Good overal...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tecke, abstract, minimalism, library, oil on canvas, textured, books, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
framed artwork size 107 x 107 cm (42.12 x 42.12")
unframed size : 100 x 100 cm (3937 x 39.37 in)
Frame: Black or light wood (collector's choice)
Abstraction of books in a library in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Twilight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Twilight"
Group of rabbits on black diamond dust background
Unframed: 30" x 40"
Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-expressionist painti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$34,800
Antique American School Modernist Hamptons New York Sandy Path Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 18H x 24L.
Category
1940s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Stewart's Stream, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Ronda Waiksnis says of this atmospheric landscape, "I love a direction through nature that leads to the unknown!"
About the Artist
Ronda Waik...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Les lopins, Green Landscape, Expressionism, Textured, Fields, Oil on canvas
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or wood
Framed dimensions: 72 x 88 cm (28.3 x 34.6 in)
Signed by the artist and a certificate is delivred.
Ready to hang
In Les Lopins, French p...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Arthur Best Impressionist Signed Flower Garden Landscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American impressionist flower landscape painting by Arthur William Best (1859 - 1935). Oil on board. Signed. Framed. Image size, 14L x ...
Category
1890s Impressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rare Early Antique American School Fauvist Woman Portrait Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist portrait oil painting. Oil on canvas, lain to board. Framed. Very finely painted and a rare fauvist palette. No signature found.
Category
1920s Modern Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$7,800 Sale Price
20% Off
"Dogwoods in Green", Contemporary Abstracted Floral Oil Painting
By Beth Munro
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary floral painting captures the elegant simplicity of white blossoms arranged artfully within a translucent green vase. Set against a lush, soothing green backdrop, th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid Century European Cubist Abstract Geometric Shapes Composition Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Cubist Still Life
European School, mid 20th century
oil painting on board, unframed
painting: 18 x 11 inches
condition: very good
provenance: private collection, Cotswolds, England
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Forming 6 - Contemporary oil abstract painting by Polish Young Artist
By Klaudia Lata
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary large abstract painting
ABOUT THE ARTIST
KLAUDIA LATA (born in 1993) Graduate of painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice. Diploma in 2017 in the studio of pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,829 Sale Price
20% Off
Dahlias in Dusk-Gold Leaf and oil -British Awarded Artist-Exhibition Collection
Located in London, GB
With strokes of Gold, Oil, Gesso and Acrylic, Shizico orchestrates a visual symphony of abstract expression in this on-going series [Landscape Memories]; it's a part of her [Sunlit S...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Andrea Bonfils - Beehives, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Beehives
Beehives, Encaustic Beeswax, Fabric, Beehives
Size: 18" x 46"/ 46" x 18"
Using unconventional hardware - a blow torch, iron and other heated tools - along with pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Encaustic, Oil
Night Garden and Fireflies II, landscape painting, flora, night, purple, flowers
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic, spraypaint, oilbar, oil on linen
During the days of painting en plein air, Krieger describes how she began to dream about painting while sleeping, and thus turned those night visions into this series of night time paintings. In these, we see the landscape transformed into a dream-like setting. These surrealist imaginings of the natural world place Krieger’s paintings within a cohort of contemporary women painters reimagining the tradition of the landscape genre, such as Shara Hughes...
Category
2010s Contemporary Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Whirl Reflection (Whimsical Figurative Painting of Two Dancing Figures)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large, whimsical figurative painting of two abstract figures dancing in a country field
"Whirl Reflection", oil on panel, 55 x 60 inches
Framing is optional, sides are cleanly paint...
Category
2010s 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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