Paper Abstract Paintings
Color: Beige
Medium: Paper
Hope ducks 3 - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This quadriptych (4 individual works of art presented together to create one work) are sold together. Each is 32X24 cm and if hung together will be 72X52 cm (as seen in the image).
They will be shipped not framed (paper only), but framing is optional upon request.
Like to "erase" my failiure's calligraphy poems with colors and fill "the body" of the image like it was a prehistoric animal or an imaginery figure . This way, I can recycle my images and paint new creative images. In this serie,
"HOPE DUCK" I decided, on purpose ,to write a lot of HOPE and to fill their body like it was a duck. "To call a duck a duck" means to say the true without blemishes. "Lame duck" means helplessness. "Duck soup...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Untitled (ID 1297) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1297) (Abstract painting)
Watercolour on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies t...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Untitled (ID 1293) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1293) (Abstract painting)
Tissue paper on paper. Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Tissue Paper
Cycle 19, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cycle 12, Ink Painting on Paper, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled (ID 1295) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1295) (Abstract painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emer...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
4.29 15 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
By Jill Moser
Located in London, GB
Gouache on archival paper - Unframed.
Jill Moser is an American abstract artist whose work explores the intersection of “painting, writing and the animated image.”
Her work is in t...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
English Abstract Painting - Modern Grass
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a go...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Querencia- oil on paper, framed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
"Querencia "- oil on paper, framed
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Cycle 14, Ink Painting on Paper, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled (ID 1283) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1283) (Abstract Painting)
Oil on paper. Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emer...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
French Contemporary Abstract Art by J.-L. Veret - Bridges
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic & marouflaged paper mounted on canvas
Jean-Luc Veret is a French artist born in 1953 who lives & works between Paris & Corancy, France. He recognizes himself as a protean ar...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Hope ducks - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This quadriptych (4 individual works of art presented together to create one work) are sold together. Each is 32X24 cm and if hung together will be 72X52 cm (as seen in the image).
They will be shipped not framed (paper only), but framing is optional upon request.
Like to "erase" my failiure's calligraphy poems with colors and fill "the body" of the image like it was a prehistoric animal or an imaginery figure . This way, I can recycle my images and paint new creative images. In this serie,
"HOPE DUCK" I decided, on purpose ,to write a lot of HOPE and to fill their body like it was a duck. "To call a duck a duck" means to say the true without blemishes. "Lame duck" means helplessness. "Duck soup...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
"Gridish #17" - Framed Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
(NOTE: if you enter "Gridish" into the 1stDibs search field you will see others in this series come up)
Artist’s Statement: “As I often do, I chose a very simple form to work with h...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Varnish, House Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Lapin (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Lapin (Abstract Painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed
Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Warren St 8 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Warren St 8 (Abstract Painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work fr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
"No. 1741" Miniature Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Miniature paper collage by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). Titled/numbered, initialed, and dated on verso. Acquired with a collection of his work. Presented in a new mat with foa...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Square
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This Colorful square abstract digital artwork is one of my favorite images. It features a nice colorful image with great color blending. Superb line work with ple...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Digital, Paper
Tumbling Autumn and SUNSHINE Diptych
By Janet Keith
Located in Deddington, GB
Tumbling Autumn by Janet Keith [2020]
original
acrylic paint on heavy watercolour paper
Image size: H:100 cm x W:70 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:70 cm x D:0.10cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper
Calligraph (Abstract Expressionism painting)
By Laura Newman
Located in London, GB
Calligraph (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Ink and acrylic on handmade wasli paper - Unframed
Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
By Claude Tétot
Located in London, GB
Untitled 7 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and oil on paper - Unframed
Claude Tétot is a French abstract artist whose work expresses harmony in disharmony by exploring the enigmatic u...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled (ID 1298) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1298) (Abstract painting)
Ink and acrylic on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmoni...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Untitled (Ref 19008) (Abstract Painting)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 19008) (Abstract Painting)
Ink on paper - Unframed.
Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Oberkampf 2 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oberkampf 2 (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
Peter Soriano works on relatively large sheets of Japanese paper with a tendency to work fr...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Cycle 06, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x41" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Colby 10 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Colby 10 (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper - Unframed
Peter Soriano is an abstract artist who divides his time between New York City and Penobscot, Maine. Although he began his career as a sculptor, his work is now two-dimensional.
He is known for his bold spray-painted wall murals...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Newgrange Group II (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Newgrange Group II (Abstract Painting)
Mixed media on paper - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Although the initial inspiration for a painting might come from a fleeting e...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Slouch (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Slouch (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Austin (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Austin (Abstract painting)
Spray paint, pencil, ink, watercolor on paper. Unframed.
This artwork, Austin, is a drawing made in a hotel while staying in Austin, Texas. Soriano worked from objects observed from the window, having a fine view of some complicated piping attached to a building facing him.
Peter Soriano is an abstract artist who divides his time between New York City and Penobscot, Maine. Although he began his career as a sculptor, his work is now two-dimensional. He is known for his bold spray-painted wall murals...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Spray Paint, Watercolor, Pencil
Cycle 17, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cycle 04, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Glance (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Glance, (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt.
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
All over the world (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed
Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleido...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Stem in Black #12 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Stem in Black #12 (Abstract painting)
Charcoal & Oil stick on paper - Unframed.
Baribeau constructs his paintings layer upon layer, building color, form and texture into viscous, i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Cut-Up Paper II.3 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up Paper II.3 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
Pedersen works with acrylic paint.
When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often r...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled Quarantine #1 (Abstract Painting)
By Irene Nelson
Located in London, GB
Untitled Quarantine #1 (Abstract Painting)
Watercolour and ink on paper - Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
The works of San Francisco Bay Area-based abstract paint...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Untitled (Ref 19010) (Abstract painting)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 19010) (Abstract painting)
Ink on paper - Unframed.
Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Tan and Magenta Abstract Textured Monotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monotype painting by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Painted on glass and pressed onto paper and then, sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressin...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
4.29 15 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
By Jill Moser
Located in London, GB
4.29 15 (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Gouache on archival paper - Unframed.
Jill Moser is an American abstract artist whose work explores the intersection of “painting, writing...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
"Cuernavaca" Warm Toned Modern Abstract Mixed Media Painting of Mexico
By Carole Myers
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow, orange, and red modern abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of bright colors loosely forming a panoramic view of Cuernavaca, Mexico. The piece is signed in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a metal silver frame with a complementary white matting.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 21.5 in. x W 29.25 in.
Artist Statement “My work as a painter has been inspired for many years by the beauty of landscapes. I express both the vast panoramic views and intimate bits of nature with a spiritual response, rather than a literal interpretation. Various symbols are often included to add to the mystery of my paintings that may be inspired by petroglyphs, pictographs or personal calligraphy, leaving the interpretation to the viewers. As an experimental artist working on canvas or paper, I use a variety of water media, (fluid acrylic, Interference acrylics, transparent watercolors, watercolor crayons, etc.) along with collage and found objects. Painting in response to the sounds of nature or music (Native American flute...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Untitled (Ref 19013) (Abstract Drawing)
By Martin Reyna
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 19013) (Abstract Drawing)
Ink on paper - Unframed.
Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings delig...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Tayo Heuser, Nomad, 2013, Ink on handburnished paper, Abstraction, Meditative
By Tayo Heuser
Located in Darien, CT
By developing a geometry between line and the spaces in between in their work, the abstract paintings of Tayo Heuser create a point of departure for the mind into a spiritual consci...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment, Paper, Ink, Handmade Paper
Vertical Geometric Composition in Sepia III
Located in Quogue, NY
Abstract geometric gouache on paper painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Composition No.248
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on archival paper - artwork can be shipped in a tube or framed in a crate
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Untitled (ID 1296) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1296) (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Quiver (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Quiver (Abstract painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed.
Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between them as each begins to form, then isolating a work to bring to completion.
Her saturated surfaces are luminous, with alternate glossy and matte layers, but also bear rough nail marks that scar and deconstruct the work. These etched lines and marks relate to an image and idea, and are often the underlying structure, the submerged language of a work.
Her use of reds and pinks link to flesh and blood...
Category
2010s Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Dense Route 3
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Dense Route 3" is an original pencil and acrylic on panel artwork by Miriam Singer measuring 8"h x 6"w.
Miriam Singer grew up in Buffalo, New York, In 2000 she received her BA from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Nathalie Fontenoy French Artist, Paper collage, Fragment #4, Rose Pink
Located in Paris, FR
Technique collage of paper on canvas, Indian ink and charcoal acrylic paint "series Fragment # 4" signed.
- Unframed canvas (no frame)
Paper collage is a technique of artistic crea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Charcoal, Acrylic
Cycle 07, Ink and Paper Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Paper
Abstract 62 - Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media (Black + White + Yellow + Gold)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Abstract 62," is a contemporary Abstract painting by San Jose-based artist Helen Bellaver. In this work, Helen layers a medium onto her paper to create a subtle texture, which she t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper, Mixed Media
PCH (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
PCH (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
This piece comes out of the more informal Painting A Day series. While these are more interested in scale, stroke, and surface, ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled (ID. 1279) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID. 1279) (Abstract Painting)
Oil and pencil on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmoni...
Category
2010s Minimalist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Pencil
Cycle 11, Ink and Paper Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Cycle 15, Ink and Paper Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper
Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic
Artist Biography:
Allison Kunath is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Untitled
By Adine Stix
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous watercolor by Adine Stix. This piece was painted in the 1950s and was acquired directly from Adine's daughter. It is beautifully framed and matted in a gold cube frame under...
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Beings 2, Nicky Marais, Acrylic paint and ink on paper
By Nicky Marais
Located in Windhoek, NA
Beings 2, 2018. Acrylic ink on paper. 298x210mm
Nicky Marais is a Namibian artist, educator and activist who lives and works in Windhoek. Marais is well-known for her abstract artwo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Maryanne Pollock "Beige Haze"
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Maryanne Pollock titled "Beige Haze". Work is signed and dated 2020 on reverse.
Maryanne Pollock received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Rome, Ital...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paper Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Paper abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Paper abstract paintings available on 1stDibs. While artists have worked in this medium across a range of time periods, art made with this material during the 21st Century is especially popular. If you’re looking to add Abstract paintings created with this material to introduce a provocative pop of color and texture to an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, pink, green and other colors. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include Cindy Shaoul, John M White, Martin Reyna , and Mila Akopova. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Minimalist, all of these pieces for sale are unique and many will draw the attention of guests in your home. Not every interior allows for large Paper abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 11 inches across are also available Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $230 and tops out at $1,375, while the average work can sell for $477.
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