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Medium: Pastel
April Study #7, Painting on Paper by Rebekah Andrade, 2025
Located in Orange, CA
April Study #7, 2025
Additional information:
Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper
Frame: Included
Dimensions: 30 × 22 in 76.2 × 55.9 cm
Condition: Excellent
Signature: Hand-signed b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic, Paper
ARIETTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Located in London, GB
ARIATTA 6 (Abstract drawing)
Pastel and acrylic on paper - Unframed.
Margaret Neill works for a time on a group of pieces in a series, using classic almost primal materials such as...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
He Was Saying Don’t Give Up (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed
This artwork is on un-stretched canvas as per the artist's aesthetic's choice and does not need to be stretched at arrival.
It w...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Pastel on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerg...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad (American, b. 1953).
Graphite, pastel, and paper collage painting
"Still Life with Quilt and Nantucket Whirligig"
depicting a mixed media still life collage ...
Category
1990s American Modern Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Graphite
Mixed Media Modernist Painting Collage Nantucket Whirligig Americana Folk Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad (American, b. 1953).
Graphite, pastel, and paper collage painting
"Nantucket Still Life with Whirligig and Hydrangea"
depicting a mixed media still life colla...
Category
1990s American Modern Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Graphite
Untitled 1915
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets intuition. H...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
He Was Saying Don’t Give Up (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
He Was Saying Don’t Give Up (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed
This artwork is on un-stretched canvas as per the artist's aesthetic's choice a...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
SCAFFOLD (1) - Framed, Linear, Abstract Mixed Media Painting/Drawing on Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This drawing by Austin Reavis is from a series of abstract works that build lines and forms, suggestive of construction elements, as a foreground to chan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Dye, Watercolor
Untitled (ID 1291)
Located in London, GB
Pastel on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerge when structure meets intuition. He...
Category
2010s Minimalist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 1513 (Abstract painting)
Pastel on paper - Unframed.
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonies that emerg...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Where the Future Comes From (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Where the Future Comes From (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed.
This work is sold as a diptych.
This artwork is on un-stretched...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Untitled (ID 1276) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (ID 1276) (Abstract Painting)
Oil and pastel on paper - Unframed
In her abstract drawings, collages and paintings, Fieroza Doorsen brings to life the tensions and harmonie...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
Trailhead
Located in Bozeman, MT
Crystal Latimer employs the method to create depth. Inspired by 16th centenary tapestry, she combines western iconography with the symmetrical design elements of medieval artisans. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
We Are All Phoenixes Even if We Don’t Know it (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
We Are All Phoenixes Even if We Don’t Know it (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed.
This artwork is on un-stretched canvas as per ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Liquid Geometry of Passion (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Liquid Geometry of Passion (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic and pastel on canvas - Unframed.
This artwork is on un-stretched canvas as per the artist's esthetic's choice and does not ne...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel
Soul Faces n°16 by Gilbert Pauli - Pastel on paper 30x42 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on watercolor paper laminated
Born in the canton of Friborg, Gilbert Pauli (1944 - 2020) lived in Geneva, where he devoted himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he deve...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic
Finding bliss (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Finding bliss (Abstract painting)
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Pastel, Fabric, Pencil on un-streched canvas - Unframed.
The edges are painted off white. Sealed with a protective high qual...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
Flying Allies on Their Way to Antelope Valley (to MB) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Flying Allies on Their Way to Antelope Valley (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed
This artwork is on un-stretch...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Flying Allies on Their Way to Antelope Valley (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Flying Allies on Their Way to Antelope Valley (Abstract painting)
Acrylic and pastel on un-stretched canvas - Unframed
This artwork is on un-stretch...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Pastel
Font Diaz Little original pastel abstract painting
By Font Diaz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Sin titulo original pastel abstract painting
Manel Font Díaz (Barcelona, 1950) es un artista centrado especialmente en la pintura, primero formado en la facultad de Bellas Artes de ...
Category
1980s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Silhouettes, Abstract Painting, Colourfield Style Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
I wanted to create a unique abstract painting with bold multi layered and organic forms inspired by the natural complementary colours found in nature.
Maddie Webb, artist - painter, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Spring Landscape acrylic and pastel painting by Fred Martin
By Fred Martin
Located in Hudson, NY
Exhibited:
1973 San Francisco Museum of Art
2003 Oakland Museum of California "Fred Martin Retrospective"
A native Californian, Fred Martin was born...
Category
1970s American Modern Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Pastel, Acrylic
Abstract, Round, Acrylic, Pastel, Pigment on Canvas, Brown, Black, Grey"In Stock"
By Tapas Ghosal
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Tapas Ghosal - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic, Dry Pastel and Dry Pigment on Canvas
*** Free shipping ***
Style : In Hindu philosophy, the 'Antahkaran' refers to ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel, Pigment
Aggregate #24 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed in a maple floater frame, ready to hang.)
This is one of a series we have posted on 1stDibs. The first got more clicks and saves on its first day than any of the many hundreds of artworks we have ever posted. If you search on "G. Campbell Lyman" on 1stDibs you can see others in this series. Here's a recent message from a 1stDibs buyer of a painting in this series, a seasoned collector:
"Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, House Paint, Acrylic
Font Diaz Little Blue original pastel abstract painting
By Font Diaz
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
sin titulo original pastel abstract painting
Manel Font Díaz (Barcelona, 1950) es un artista centrado especialmente en la pintura, primero formado en la facultad de Bellas Artes de l...
Category
1980s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Black and Red Column, David Nash - Framed Chalk Pastel, 1990s, Sculpture Drawing
By David Nash
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Black and Red Column, Chalk Pastel Painting by David Nash, 1996
Additional information:
Medium: Chalk pastel
15 x 11 cm
5 7/8 x 4 3/8 in
Signed and dated
Category
20th Century Modern Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Black and white in acrylic, cityscape, landscape, snowfall, by ace Indian artist
By Tapas Ghosal
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Tapas Ghosal - Untitled - 32 x 32 inches (unframed size)
Acrylic, dry pastel and dry pigment on canvas
Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. should you want it framed it would attra...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel, Pigment
Tropicalisimo (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Through my window II (Abstract painting)
Mixed media - acrylic, oil pastels, gouache on cotton canvas - Unframed.
This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This ...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
$4,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Maria Pierides, History Maps, Original Abstract Painting, Mixed Media Art
Located in Deddington, GB
History Maps by Maria Pierides [2020]
Original
Oil, oil stick collage, pastel and wax on cradled panel
Image size: H:20 cm x W:20 cm
Complete Size of Un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil, Panel
Abstract Expressionist Color Gouache Painting Mid Century Mod WPA Jewish Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Louis Wolchonok was a social realist painter and member of the Woodstock Art Association. His work was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the National Academy of Design...
Category
20th Century Modern Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Judith Brenner, Rich Seated 2, Original Contemporary Life Drawing, Nude Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner
Rich Seated 2
Original Figurative Painting
Mixed Media on Paper
Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look.
Rich Seated 2 is a contemporary nude painting by Judith Brenner. This is an original drawing from life on paper using acrylic, pan pastel , ink and watercolour pencil. The idea is to capture the essence of the pose using line and wash...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Aesthetic Movement Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Judith Brenner, Alberto Standing 2, Contemporary Figurative Life Painting, Nude
Located in Deddington, GB
Judith Brenner
Alberto Standing 2
Original Figurative Painting
Mixed Media on Paper
Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm
Sold Unframed
Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
Creation I (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Creation I (Abstract painting)
Mixed media - acrylic, oil pastels, gouache on cotton canvas - Unframed.
Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
Daniela Marin stands as a pioneering figure...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
The stories we tell ourselves
Located in Deddington, GB
The stories we tell ourselves [2022]
original
Oil, oil stick, pastel and wax on canvas
Image size: H:100 cm x W:100 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:100 cm x D:2cm
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Pastel, Wax, Oil
Shape of Resonance 17
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel and micron pen on paper, framed
b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK
In this new series of work, I explore the intersection of minimalist architecture, design, and the raw beauty of ma...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper, Pen
Shape of Resonance 15
Located in Phoenix, AZ
pastel on raw canvas
b. 1979, Poole, Dorset, UK
In this new series of work, I explore the intersection of minimalist architecture, design, and the raw beauty of materials. Drawing i...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Raw Linen
Georgian Contemporary Art by Lika Sarishvili - Landscape 3
Located in Paris, IDF
Pastel, Acrylic on canvas
Lika Sarishvili is a Georgian artist born in 1988 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. She was awarded with a master’s degree at the Tbilisi State Acad...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
"Image, " Abstract Figurative Acrylic & Pastel on Paper signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Image" is an original acrylic and pastel painting on paper by Reginald K. Gee. The artist initialed the piece on the back. It features abstracted, simplified figures and faces in fr...
Category
1980s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic
Composition with tools
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard
Black wooden frame with glass pane
49 x 49 x 3.5 cm
This artwork, signed by the artist, illustrates a complex and intriguing cubist composition. Geometric shapes in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Watercolor
South West Facing
Located in London, GB
Tim’s main concern within his work is exploring the colour field. Although vivid Tim’s works are invariably balanced, using a signature colour palette of extremely bright and intense...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Graphite
Abstract Face - Mid 20th Century Mixed Media Piece by George De Goya
Located in Watford, Hertfordshire
Professor George De Goya. PhD. MA. FRSA. Born In Budapest, 1915-1992, related to the Spanish artist Goya on his mother’s side. Educated in Budapest and France where he received a de...
Category
1950s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Ink, Mixed Media
$1,337 Sale Price
20% Off
Peau-ésie
Located in PARIS, FR
This poignant piece by Mai Khanh Pham is part of the 'Venus Erotica' Series, dedicated to exploring a feminine voice of desire, pleasure, eroticism and sensuality, in homage to Anaïs...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil
Boats. Paper/pastel. 9, 5x13, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Boats. Paper/pastel. 9,5x13,5 cm.
Georgs Barkans (1925-2010)
Textile artist, architect, artist
Professional education:
University of Latvia, Faculty of Architecture (1945-1952)
Art ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Grisaille
Located in Genève, GE
Work on paper
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
83 x 102 x 4 cm
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
$1,237
Summers Eve Basketball Game, Oil on Canvas Painting by Rebekah Andrade, 2024
Located in Orange, CA
Summers Eve Basketball Game, Oil on Canvas Painting by Rebekah Andrade, 2024
Additional information:
Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Pastel on Canvas
Dimensions: 30 × 24 in (76.2 × 61 cm)
Re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pastel, Acrylic
SCAFFOLD (3) - Framed, Linear, Abstract Mixed Media Painting/Drawing on Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This drawing by Austin Reavis is from a series of abstract works that build lines and forms, suggestive of construction elements, as a foreground to chan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Watercolor, Gouache
Brahms and the Twilight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Rita Letendre (b.1928) is one of Canada’s leading female abstract painters.
While Letendre was associated with Les Automatistes in Montreal (which included Borduas, and Riopelle am...
Category
1980s Color-Field Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
The Sleek Look, Oil on Canvas Painting by Rebekah Andrade, 2023
Located in Orange, CA
The Sleek Look, Oil on Canvas Painting by Rebekah Andrade, 2023
Additional information:
Medium: Oil, acrylic, tissue paper, and pastel on canvas
Dimensions: 60 x 48 in
Rebekah Andr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Pastel, Acrylic, Tissue Paper
SCAFFOLD (2) - Framed, Linear, Abstract Mixed Media Painting/Drawing on Paper
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This drawing by Austin Reavis is from a series of abstract works that build lines and forms, suggestive of construction elements, as a foreground to chan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Dye, Watercolor, Gouache
"Together, Apart" - Large Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement
"This series of intensely colorful paintings was begun in reaction to the gray oppressive weight of the social and political polarization that has descended like...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Acrylic
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
FROLIC, Original Signed Contemporary Blue Green Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Boston, MA
FROLIC, Original Contemporary Blue Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, 2021
30" x 24" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic, Watercolor, Pastel, Marker, and Pencil on Canvas
Hand-signed and dated by the artist in verso.
This contemporary mixed-media abstract painting by artist Julia Di Sano...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Pencil
"Door #1 (Reanimator)" Oil & pastel on panel, rust color earth tones, textured
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Door #1 (Reanimator)" (2017) by Francesca Reyes
Original oil and pastel on wood panel; measures 8" H x 6" W x 1" D
From the artist's door series, depicting doors that she has photog...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Pastel
How Sweet Thou Be, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"How Sweet Thou Be" is a 20 x 24 inches, original, abstract landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman" in the lower right.
Born in 1936 in New York City, Alan Lachman...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Pastel
Lungs
Located in Bozeman, MT
Crystal Latimer employs the method to create depth. Inspired by 16th centenary tapestry, she combines western iconography with the symmetrical design elements of medieval artisans. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Imbaba Bridge" Pastel on Paper 12" x 16" inch by Anna Boghiguian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imbaba Bridge" Pastel on Paper 12" x 16" inch by Anna Boghiguian
Anna Boghiguian (Cairo, 1946) is one of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists. Of Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
I Can Buy Myself Flowers
Located in Bozeman, MT
Crystal Latimer employs the method to create depth. Inspired by 16th centenary tapestry, she combines western iconography with the symmetrical design elements of medieval artisans. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
Small Mound, Chalk Pastel Work by David Nash, 1992
By David Nash
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Small Mound, Chalk Pastel Painting by David Nash, 1992
Additional information:
Medium: Chalk pastel
15 x 11 cm
5 7/8 x 4 3/8 in
Signed and dated
Category
20th Century Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
It Takes a Long Time to Become the People We Become
Located in Bozeman, MT
Crystal Latimer employs the method to create depth. Inspired by 16th centenary tapestry, she combines western iconography with the symmetrical design elements of medieval artisans. T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold
"Paladin" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Painted on thick gallery-wrapped professional canvas, ready to hang or be framed if you prefer. A video has been included to provide a dimensional view of the piece.)
Artist's Stat...
Category
2010s Abstract Pastel Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite, Pigment
Pastel abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Pastel 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, orange, purple, pink 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 Kay Hartung, Marilina Marchica, Fieroza Doorsen , and Macha Poynder. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, Contemporary, 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 Pastel abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available
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