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Medium: Paint
Blue Depths- abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful acrylic on canvas by Eran Shmueli will bring color to any room it will be placed in.
Eran Shmueli is an artist whose life and work are deeply intertwined with creativ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
It's Good Business! /// Contemporary Street Art Text War Political Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-)
Title: "It's Good Business!"
Series: Statement
*Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso
Year: 2023
Mediu...
Category
2010s Street Art Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Acrylic
Sagittarius
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bronx Botanical
By Lisa Taliano
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on linen
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Adore, Cherish and Love You - Abstract Brown Tone Graffiti Mixed Media Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Spectrum O'clock Contemporary Art Large Original Painting Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Lyan Amiryan
Title: Spectrum O'clock
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Year: 2025
Style: Contemporary Art
Dimensions: 160" x 60" x 1.5" inch (406 x 152 x 5cm)
Presentation: Unframed,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Abstract Ocean Painting, Textured Contemporary Seascape, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Deeper” is a contemporary abstract artwork inspired by the fluid motion of ocean currents. Layers of teal, green, and soft coral tones intertwine with flowing yellow lines, evoking ...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Monotype
Cup of Green Tea
Located in Zofingen, AG
From the series City Stories
This painting captures the quiet poetry of urban evenings, where every table and every cup of tea has been a silent witness to countless stories and war...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"PaperLandscape" Abstract Paint , Original Art on Canvas made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Title: PaperLandscape – 40x50 cm – Mixed Media on Canvas
Year: 2019
Support: Stretched canvas on wooden frame, depth 3.5 cm, ready to hang, no frame required.
Technique: Hand-painted...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Handmade Paper
$1,379 Sale Price
20% Off
The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. XI: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. X: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. X: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, unsigned (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. III: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting On Canvas. Whispers Of The Jungle
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
The painting is done in oil on canvas using professional Winsor & Newton and Rembrandt paints. The surface is constructed through successive layers of greens, blues, and reds, with a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Fountain of Life // Interior Water Abstract / blue ocean / sea, waves.
Located in Zofingen, AG
#Abstract #Water #Sea #blue #waves
Water is a symbol of the fundamental principle of everything, it is the element from which everything on Earth was born. The painting is filled...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Flower in Bowl - Abstract Cool Tone Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Jax - Abstract Contemporary Colorful Expressive Mixed Media Pop Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Between earth and time, Oil on canvas, Abstract Landscape, Expressionism art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
About the artist:
Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter known for her rich, layered oil paintings that blend abstraction and symbolism. Born in Paris in 1964, she has lived ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Entrelacement 2, Abstract Lanscape, oil on canvas, Expressionism, Contemporary
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Size unframed: 50 x 50 cm (15.75 x 15.75 in)
Size framed 57 x 57 cm or 22.44 x 22.44 in.
Choose the color of frame black or wood.
A certificate comes the painting
the painting is re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions by JG
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. II: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by JG (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Moon Flower Potted Plant - Lively Abstract Colorful Botanical Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Infinite prosperity
Located in IT
XXL EXTRA Large size
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item s...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,185 Sale Price
35% Off
Neptune Flower Arrangement - Abstract Botanical Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil
Pink Abstract - Original Expressive Colorful Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elisabeth Grace, a visionary artist based in Denver, CO (USA), is renowned for her immersive large-scale paintings, collages, murals, and installation art. With a BA in oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Color Pencil
Green to Indigo Staircase, Triptych Fragmentation Hue, Bauhaus Curves Geometry
Located in Barcelona, ES
Green to Indigo Staircase is a contemplative triptych that blends the formal clarity of Bauhaus-inspired geometry with a nuanced sense of spatial deconstruction. Through intersecting...
Category
2010s Analytic Cubist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Mystic Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical 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 Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Australia" Black Outline Bunny on Soft Pink Background Oil Painting Gold Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a soft Pink background with thick use of paint. It ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Shade of Red" Black Outline Bunny on Cerise Red Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a cerise red background with thick use of paint. In...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Contemporary Abstract - Oil On Canvas. "Paths of being"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
This oil painting on canvas unfolds in an abstract language, rich in chromatic energy and movement. The composition is dominated by warm tones such as reds, oranges, and yellows, in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Abstract Oil Painting Trees Landscape Signed
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
5144 Vintage American abstract trees landscape
Category
1970s Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Figurative Oil On Canvas. "Polychromy Study Red"
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas featuring a mosaic of red, orange, and yellow tones, interspersed with abstract and representational elements and rich texture that imparts depth. It is create...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Castaway - Abstract Playful Earth Tone Textural Paint Splat Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Yellow Roses in Cold Water"
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Yellow Roses in Cold Water" by Volskaya Liliуа. The painting is made with ceramic paints on 350-gram cardboard. It is an original technique. The painting features charming yellow ga...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Oil, Board
Just A Stunner - Colorful Impasto Inspired Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glitter
The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions
By STM
Located in London, GB
"The Vanguard Series Nr. IV: A Collection of Postwar European Abstractions", oil on board, by STM (circa 1950s–70s). A compelling body of work emerging from the forgotten studios and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Farfalle - Original Abstract Vibrant Colorful Geometric Shape Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designs, shapes, and colors find a balance between a polite instinct and a domesticated confusion within the cubist-inspired artworks by Tuscan artist Federico Pinto Schmid. Partiall...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Winged Kaleidoscope" Butterflies on Silver & Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful colorful, gold and silver ton...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Books of Peace, Abstract Gray Library, Expressionism Contemporary, Oil
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Oil on canvas – 120 x 40 cm (47.2 x 15.7 in)
Framed size: 127 x 47 cm (50 x 18.5 in)
Presented in a natural or black wood floater frame (collector’s choice)
Year: 2025 – Signed lower...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wiggle Room 16-1 - Modern Resin Minimalist Blue Cool Tone Gradient Abstract Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Pleasure map
Located in IT
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
full size 94x108cm
90x104cm
original painting on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
flowers & stars
Located in IT
The item is located in Rome, Italy.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free to...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Fusion
Located in IT
The item is located in central London, United Kingdom.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed....
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$5,710 Sale Price
20% Off
A Look Inside - Impasto Inspired Rhythmic Textural Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Seashore
Located in Zofingen, AG
The ocean is a mystery, full of secrets and deep emotions. Its power can be frightening, yet it beckons and offers freedom. In every wave lies a story of fear and love, intertwined i...
Category
2010s Realist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Second Story - Orange Olive Green Yellow Ochre Blue White Abstract, 2017
By Josette Urso
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary abstract painting in oil on canvas, thoughtfully combined sections of varying textures and areas of pattern, stripes, circles, dots and undulations are bright an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Applehead Arboretum - Large Contemporary Abstract Geometric Botanical 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 Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vessel 7 (Green, Blue, & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vessel 7
Green, Yellow, Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so framin...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
A Provençal Coastal Scene. Scenario 2..
Located in Cotignac, FR
A Provençal Coastal landscape in oil on canvas by Dutch artist Bernadette Van Baarsen. Signed bottom right.
This vibrant artwork captures a lone tree perched on a rocky cliff agai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Double Vision 69 - Modern Shiny Resin Minimalist Vibrant Yellow Abstract Art
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Flowering Coast - contemporary, gestural, abstract, impasto, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Beneath a deep blue, cloudy sky, the bright colours of what appears to be a tropical landscape –red, yellow, purples and green pop from the canvas in this beautiful composition by Pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
ABSTRACT FORCES
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
100% hand made painting, unique piece.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$535 Sale Price
50% Off
Bubbles - Impasto Inspired Textural Pink Accented Thick Paint Abstract Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary semi-abstract small oil painting on canvas "Nature hides home"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format semi-abstract expressive oil painting Nature Hides Home by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Measuring just 20 x 20 cm (7.9 x 7....
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elemental Drift (Grey, Blue, & White Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Elemental Drift
Grey, White , Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
36 x 48 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage American Modernist Framed Landscape Mid Century Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas board. Framed.
Category
1960s Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Haiku flowers
Located in IT
The item is located in Rome, Italy.
The painting will be shipped rolled
without stretcher bars, unframed.
It is possible to ship this item stretched and framed.
Please feel free ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$6,661 Sale Price
30% Off
Aegean XI
By Jacob Kainen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Jacob Kainen– American (1909 - 2001)
Title: Aegean XI
Year: 1981
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 48 x 60 inches
Framed size: 49 x 61 inches
Signature: Signed, dated lower right. ...
Category
1980s Abstract Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$27,500
Camellia - Vibrant green and pink expressionist abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Camellia" is a vibrant expressionist abstract floral, made with bright green and pink and white hues, with dynamic palette knife and brush strokes. It is made on a deep frame that l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
REST AT SUNSET
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
100% hand made painting, unique piece.
Category
2010s Post-Modern Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$98 Sale Price
44% Off
Abstract Expressionist impressionist nature oil painting "Calling to nature""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This small-format oil painting "Calling to nature " by French artist Natalya Mougenot evokes the quiet ambiguity of nature.
Painted on stretched cotton canvas (20 x 20 cm / 7.9 x 7...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paint Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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