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Style: Surrealist
Medium: Oil
Siren
Located in Nashville, TN
Alison Underwood's work evokes various emotions of desires as her artwork proves to display the ideas of temptation and anticipation. These profound feelings are demonstrated in the ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
Before / After (diptych)
Located in Nashville, TN
Alison Underwood's work evokes various emotions of desires as her artwork proves to display the ideas of temptation and anticipation. These profound feelings are demonstrated in the ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Oil Crayon
YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Caprice 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 15 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: YiJian Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Closing Time" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Lisboa, PT
Closing Time - Oil on Canvas Abstract Figurative Painting 2022
Artwork is on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
Tam Ess makes oil paintings that explore...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Von Hyin Kolk (American, 1997 - ) Oil She Can Sew the Sky Before It Ruptures
Located in New York, NY
Title: "She Can Sew the Sky Before It Ruptures"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 36 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: Excellent.
Year: 2023
Artist: Von Hyin ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Von Hyin Kolk (American, 1997 - ) Oil On Canvas "99 Sky Girl Ornament"
Located in New York, NY
Title: "99 Sky Girl Ornament"
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 48 x 36 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: Excellent.
Year: 2023
Artist: Von Hyin Kolk
Signature: S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tribe" Mother and Children Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mother and Children - Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting, 2023
Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
"A tribute to the spiritual and ancestral ties that bind us, with a vibrant undercurrent of shared human emotion. I intended to capture the essence of belongingness and familiar comfort that flows between family and friends, and bonded strangers."
Tam Ess...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Surreal Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted surreal abstract oil painting by Paul Allen Reed (1919 - 2015). Great color and composition. Framed. Signed verso.
Category
Early 2000s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970's Large French Surrealist Oil Painting Figures on the Beach
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Surrealist composition
French School, dated 1975 verso
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 33.5 x 27 inches
canvas: 32 x 25.5 inches
inscribed verso
provenance: private collection, France
...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Changes" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting
Located in Lisboa, PT
"Changes" Oil on Canvas Figurative Painting 2023
Artwork is on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang.
Tam Ess makes oil paintings that explore the subconsciou...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
HUGE ORIGINAL 1970'S FRENCH ABSTRACT MODERNIST PAINTING - SURREALIST NUDE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Contemporary French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 18.5 x 15.5 inches
canvas : 18 x 15 inches
provenance: the ar...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
dated 02'
signed oil on canvas, framed
framed: 26 x 21.5 inches
canvas : 25.75 x 20.75 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
20th Century Surrealist Painting By Philip Krevoruck Wpa Era
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Philip Krevoruck 1919-1999 an accomplished WPA artist . Surrealist Oil on board painted during the 1950s .
Dimensions:
30inch X 25.5inch including frame . 24 X 19.5 without frame .
M...
Category
1950s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
Located in New York, NY
"Two Seas and a Moon" Surrealism American Scene WWII Modern WWI Denver WPA Era
Arnold Ronnebeck (1885 - 1947)
Two Seas and a Moon
30 x 22 1/2 inches
Oil on Canvas, c. 1943
Signed u...
Category
1940s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1960's British Surrealist Oil Painting - 'Pansy Presence' Fantasy Abstract
By Elvic Steele
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by Elvic Steele depicting this surrealist fantasy abstract painting.
Elvic Steele is a fascinating English painter. Her works entrance the observer, d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Surrealist Oil Painting By Fernand Carette, 20th Century
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Fernand Carette 1921- 2005 Futuristic surrealist landscape . oil painting by Belgian artist Carette painted during the 1960s while he was working with the Phases group . 64cm x 49cm ...
Category
1960s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Neo-Romantic Surrealist Painting "Circus" by Kristians Tonny
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Kristians Tonny
(French, born Holland; 1907-1977)
Circus
Oil on prepared board, 16 1/2 x 13 inches
Framed: 22 x 19 inches (approx.)
Inscribed on reverse: (in pencil) "cadre noir/ave...
Category
1920s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Jardin: After Monet. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A riotous explosion from the palette of Sax Berlin. This garden uses the beautiful colours familiar to those who have travelled the southern reaches of France and used to such amazin...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
YiJian Wang Surrealist Original Oil On Canvas "Caprice 2"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Caprice 2
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 15.5 x 11.5 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: YiJian Wang...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Motherhood: Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting by Sax Berlin
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Motherhood is a self portrait of Sax Berlin’s experience as a single father. He had to be mother and father at a time when he was aggrieved after his beautiful wife Susan’s passing ...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Bold Eagle And Figurative Abstraction
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Bold Eagle And Figurative Abstraction
Artist signed lower right corner, : 54 X 68 X 1.25 in.
Yankel (Jacob) Ginzburg (Russian/American, Born 1945). An original Surrealist acrylic pa...
Category
1980s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Pianeti, satelliti ed una citta nello spazio.
Located in Firenze, IT
Pianeti, satelliti ed una citta nello spazio.
Firmato da artista Gregor Alexis Vogt - Tamaroff.
Data e luogo della creazione sul retro: Marsiglia 1972.
In un paesaggio surreale appar...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Acrylic
Boats in the harbor, Original Painting by Federico Castellon, Spanish Surrealist
Located in PARIS, FR
This oil on paper piece by Federico Castellón exhibits the hallmarks of his artistic style, blending elements of surrealism with a striking, yet subtle, realism. The composition is r...
Category
1950s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
The Mountaintop
Located in New York, NY
The Mountaintop, 1997
Oil on canvas
54 x 68 in. (137.2 x 172.7 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated, verso
At the heart of Bousfield's work lies a lyrical celebration of color and tactile ...
Category
1990s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bearing the Light
Located in New York, NY
Bearing the Light, 1994
Oil on linen
46 x 48 in. (116.8 x 121.9 cm)
Signed, titled, and dated, verso
At the heart of Bousfield's work lies a lyrical celebration of color and tactile...
Category
1990s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
A Surreal Encaustic on Wood "Growth at a Snails Pace (Diptych)"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original encaustic mixed media artwork by Tiffany Bociek. Its dimensions are 6.1 x 12 x 1.6 in. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
Created...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
A Surreal Encaustic on Wood "The Family Garden"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original encaustic mixed media artwork by Tiffany Bociek. Its dimensions are 16 x 16 x 2 in. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
Created th...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Encaustic, Oil
cubist composition oil on board painting expressionism Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - cubist composition - Oil panel
Oil measurements 50x42 cm.
Frame measurements 58x50 cm.
The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao Paulo, ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Bucket With Dripping Red"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Bucket With Dripping Red
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 27 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Year: 2000 Circa
Artist: Unclear
Provenance: Direct from the art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meet Me @ Dawn
Located in Belfast, GB
Meet Me @ Dawn, 2019
Signed and dated on reverse
Oil on Canvas
35 3/8 x 23 5/8 in
90 x 60 cm
"The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023)
Award winning artist Stephen Johnston...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Qiang Li Still Life Original Oil On Canvas "Comedy 3"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Comedy 3
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 27 x 23 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Year: 2000 Circa
Artist: Qiang Li
Signature: Unsigned
Signature Location: N/A
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Night fishing oil on board painting surrealist
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Josep Vergés Grau (1925-1989) - Night fishing - Oil on panel
Oil measurements 73x92 cm.
Frame measurements 77x96 cm.
Category
1980s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Dos Cuba Libres
Located in Cazadero, CA
Dos Cuba Libres
Never been here before? The busy rhythm, around every corner another bay, and resting will not come soon but still an elegant chaos
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Vintage Signed Contemporary Surreal Apple Strength Portrait Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Image size, 24H x 30L. Signed verso.
Category
1990s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
I Burnt My Hand on a Hot Cake
Located in Cazadero, CA
I Burnt My hand On a Hot Cake
Morning Light through the aging blinds of indecision, together, moving, catching up to the sounds of the opening day.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Oil
Philanthropic Device
Located in Cazadero, CA
Philanthropic Device is a choice to be made, to give or better to be open to receive, lingering at the point of conveyance. A relationship between here and there and ribbons arrayed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Charcoal, Oil
Les travailleurs de la mère
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 102,5x98 cm
Frame size: 110x105 cm
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Alisée Matta.
Provenance: Artist Jean-Pierre Jouffroy, Paris.
The estate of the artist Jean-Pierre Jouffroy, Paris.
“The heart is an eye,” writes Nobel laureate Octavio Paz in an essay on Matta’s paintings. Matta creates a world coloured both by a sunny faith in the future and by visions of impending doom.
Roberto Sebastian Echaurren Antonio Matta, who died aged 91 on 23 November 2002, was born in Santiago, Chile, on 11 November 1911 into a family with Spanish, French and Basque roots, and raised in an atmosphere of religiosity. By the age of 21 he had graduated and begun work as an architect, but his leisure time he devoted to sketching and painting. In 1933 he travelled to Europe for the first time, visiting Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy and other countries, and subsequently taking the initiative to collaborate with the architect, Le Corbusier. As time passed, however, Matta’s enthusiasm for a career in architecture waned, and he began to devote himself full-time to art, making early acquaintances with surrealists such as Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, André Breton and others.
Between 1939 and 1948 Matta, like many of his artistic contemporaries, lived in self-imposed exile in the USA, but, after almost 10 years’ absence from Europe, he returned to make first Rome and then, a few years later, Paris his home. Throughout most of the rest of his life Matta commuted between his studio in Paris and his creative refuge in the monastery outside Rome. And it is here, in Italy, that he produced his greatest paintings.
Matta’s first retrospective in Sweden was organised in 1956 when his works were exhibited in what was then Galerie Colibri – run by, among others, the artist C O Hultén...
Category
1980s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jin Liu Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Production Plan-2"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Production Plan-2
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 12 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This paintin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Personal Equation" Jimmy Ernst, Abstract Surrealism, Black, Red, Blue, White
By Jimmy Ernst
Located in New York, NY
Jimmy Ernst
Personal Equation, 1950
Signed and dated lower right
Oil on canvas
41 x 39 1/2 inches
Provenance:
Laurel Gallery, New York
Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York
Collection ...
Category
1940s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Just Fine
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Musicians At a Party 2022 colorful oil/canvas abstract surreal Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Musicians At a Party is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰�...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
oil on canvas, framed
canvas : 18 x 18 inches
provenance: the artists estate, France
condition: ve...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Visitor In My Studio" 2021 colorful oil on canvas abstract Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"Visitor In My Studio" is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘱�...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Elephant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Matheus is greatly influenced by the city he now calls home -- New York has long been the epicenter of fashion, hip hop, and street art, where he feels his interest in contemporary a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
“Traveling Together” 2012 colorful oil/board abstract surrealist Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
“Traveling Together” is a colorful, abstract, surrealist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2012.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩�...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge French Surrealist Oil Painting Calm Orange and Grey Colors 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 32 x 26 inches
canvas : 31 x 25 inches
provenance: the artists esta...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Separate"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Separate
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 11.5 x 8 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: ShaoHua Nong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Picassian surreal scene oil on board painting surrealism Picasso Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Picasian scene - Oil panel
Oil measurements 50x41 cm.
Frameless.
The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mr Bomb
Located in Belfast, GB
Mr Bomb, 2019
59 1/8 x 39 3/8 in
150 x 100 cm
"The quirky manner in which Johnston pulls and twists narratives, highlighted by the realistic nature of his work, sheds light on the camouflaged absurdities hiding in plain sight. Johnston invites the viewer to dig through the layers of mundane normality with the shovel of imagination to unearth new perspectives." - Saatchi Art (2023)
Award winning artist Stephen Johnston was born in County Down in 1987, and graduated from the University of Ulster with a first class honours in Fine and Applied Art. Johnston’s work explores the relationship between our humanity, changing culture, and the link between them.
Johnston places realistic figures and ordinary objects in unusual contexts, giving new meanings to familiar things while challenging the observers perceptions of reality. His quirky and thought-provoking work is closely related to surrealism and is inspired by Belgian artists René Magritte and Michaël Borremans...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Picassian surreal scene oil on board painting surrealism Picasso Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Picasian scene - Oil panel
Oil measurements 41x50 cm.
Frameless.
The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Screams for Peace
Located in Sempach, LU
Sometimes I like to let my paintings do the talking for me when we switch on the news at the moment, it's full of horror when the world is crying out for peace
To say that Ta is a v...
Category
2010s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Surrealist Oil Painting Evolving Shapes and Movement Grey Ochre Soft tone
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Jack Penouel (French 1936-2018)
dated 01'
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 16 x 16 inches
canvas : 15.75 x 15.75 inches
proven...
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled, Composition with Jagged Forms
Located in Lawrence, NY
Provenance: Estate of the artist, his estate executor Harriette Tanin, New York collector
Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the wo...
Category
1940s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ShaoHua Nong Surrealist Original Oil Painting "Embrace"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Embrace
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 16 x 12 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is unstretched
Year: 2015
Artist: ShaoHua Nong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Picassian surreal scene oil on board painting surrealism Picasso Ubeda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Gustavo Úbeda (1930-1994) - Picasian scene - Oil panel
Oil measurements 41x50 cm.
Frameless.
The painting by Gustavo Úbeda Romero (Herencia, 1930 – Sao ...
Category
1970s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Vintage Signed Surreal Street Scene Skeleton Modernist Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist surreal oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed illegibly.
Category
1930s Surrealist Oil Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original Abstract Oil Paintings for Sale on 1stDibs
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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.
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