Skip to main content

Tar Abstract Paintings

to
13
3
4
8
5
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
2
18
1
1
9
6
7
5
5
1
1
73
53,323
29,996
29,883
27,873
5
4
1
8
20
Medium: Tar
Theloneus (Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Theloneus (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Theloneus (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the years -- ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Rubber

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)
Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

Prediction (Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Painted on deep-profile gallery-wrapped canvas, comes ready to hang. Artist's Statement: "A new take on an earlier series of paintings I did called "Aggregate," this time with fewe...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Tar, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic

Stop Proving (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, Framed)
Stop Proving (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, Framed)

Stop Proving (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the years -- ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Rubber, Wood, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

Rosetta #17
Rosetta #17

Guy LymanRosetta #17, 2022

$960Sale Price|20% Off

Rosetta #17

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

(Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple frame.) Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up by ...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

Donald's Garden (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Donald's Garden (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Donald's Garden (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "A tribute to Donald Sultan, who influenced me long ago (along with Sam Gummelt, Michael Whitehead and others) to incorporate industrial and 'homely' materials i...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"The Announcement" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and house paint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Artist's Statement: "I have been making t...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

One State Further In (Contemporary Painting, Framed)
One State Further In (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

One State Further In (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "The first in a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really excited about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the y...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)
The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

The Object of My Affection (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is figurative and symbolic. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism - my favorite contemporary art movement. I tend not to beat collectors over the head with fatuous "meanings" of my work, but this one does have a subtext, a rather personal one. But you are welcome to read whatever you want into it." Comes framed in a professional high-profile float frame. “Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. " Artbeit Zeitschrift “His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.” ArtSeen, 2018 (from a 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 Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

The Philosopher Classifies Candy Corn (Large)
The Philosopher Classifies Candy Corn (Large)

The Philosopher Classifies Candy Corn (Large)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Comes framed and ready to hang. Artist’s Statement: “I did some paintings years ago incorporating simple, meditative iconic forms, and they had a quiet, brooding formality about the...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, House Paint, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Tar, Handmade Paper

Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)
Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)

Vector (Large Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "I typically paint abstractly, but this is part of a recent series of paintings that is loosely figurative. They harken back to 80s neo-Expressionism and Figurat...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

"Visitation" - Contemporary Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Part of the current series of paintings using tar and housepaint in addition to more conventional artists' media such as oil and acrylic. Free shipping on this piece: Artist's State...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil, Acrylic

A Spirited Walked
A Spirited Walked

A Spirited Walked

By Giancarlo Impiglia

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

A recent, large work by the masterful Giancarlo Impiglia, whose value has been steadily increasing. Born in Rome, Impiglia moved to New York in the 70s, where he established a signa...

Category

2010s Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Tar, Oil

Lexicon (Large)
Lexicon (Large)

Guy LymanLexicon (Large), 2023

$1,960Sale Price|30% Off

Lexicon (Large)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "This painting harkens back to a series called "Gridish" that I created over the past couple of years, comprising similar rectangular shapes with complex surfaces incorporating tar, house paint, enamel safety paint and other materials. Here, though, the forms are isolated in negative space rather than stacked in a grid, which gives them a more iconic quality." “Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. " Artbeit Zeitschrift “His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.” ArtSeen, 2018 (from a 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 Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Related Items
Untitled: (Totem Pole) - Abstract Sculpture, c. 1960
Untitled: (Totem Pole) - Abstract Sculpture, c. 1960

Untitled: (Totem Pole) - Abstract Sculpture, c. 1960

By Elaine de Kooning

Located in Palm Desert, CA

A major figure in both the Abstract Expressionist and American Figurative Expressionist movements of the 1940s and 1950s, Elaine de Kooning's prolific output defied singular categorization. Her versatile styles explored the spectrum of realism to abstraction, resulting in a career characterized by intense expression and artistic boundary-pushing. A striking example of de Kooning's explosive creativity is Untitled (Totem Pole...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Large Woven Mixed Media Painting "Autumn is a Time for Looking Within"
Large Woven Mixed Media Painting "Autumn is a Time for Looking Within"

Large Woven Mixed Media Painting "Autumn is a Time for Looking Within"

By Anushka Kempken

Located in Cape Town, ZA

This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Puzzle 83, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture
Puzzle 83, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture

Puzzle 83, David E. Peterson, Contemporary Colorful Wooden Wall Sculpture

By David E. Peterson

Located in Dallas, TX

David E. Peterson Puzzle #83, 2013 Acrylic, Exotic wood, MDF, UV resin 2 piece set of 60h x 8w x 2d in (30h x 7w x 2d in. and 30h x 8w x 2.5d inches) 152.40h x 20.32w x 5.08d cm Thi...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Acrylic

"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"
"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"

"Divine Spontaneity II" Acrylic, Oil Pastels, Pencils Abstract Painting 48"x36"

By Karina Gentinetta

Located in New York, NY

"Divine Spontaneity II" 2023, 48" H x 36" W. Vertical abstract painting consisting of acrylics, house paint, oil pastels, color pencils, and carbon pencils on canvas by Argentine-bo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

House Paint, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Oil Pastel, Color Pencil

Subsurface

John VitaleSubsurface, 2025

$3,200Sale Price|20% Off

H 36 in W 30 in D 2 in

Subsurface

Located in New York, NY

John Vitale is a young abstract artist to watch with an expressive, intuitive voice. He works on many canvases at once, moving between them, adding brushstrokes in acrylic paint, hou...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

House Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Pencil

My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving
My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving

My Joyful Heart - Lively Colorful Abstract 3-D Painted Weaving

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 Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wire

"Ocean Waves #09" Mixed Media Painting

"Ocean Waves #09" Mixed Media Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Ana Hefco's (US based) "Ocean Waves #09" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and beige, that is reminiscent of an aerial/satellite image of a coastal beach where the waves crash on shore. Artist Bio and Statement: Born and raised in Bucharest Romania, I am a self-taught dreamer and artist. To dream is my path and to paint is my dream. Lack of control is not my strong suit, but in the painting process things are different. The resin (also known as liquid glass) has a mind of its own and I learn to mindfully let go every time I paint. I allow those liquid color induced emotions I feel to drive me and take lead of my hands and at the end of the process, it’s just music and bliss. My inspiration is always nature's force, balance, perfection in purpose and beauty. It can be a place I travelled or sailed to or just a feeling floating on our boat docked in a Turkish marina or just on anchor nearby a Greek taverna on a remote tiny island in the Mediterranean or Aegean Sea. It can be this artist as a little girl reading...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Mixed Media

Cooler Heads Prevail - Large Abstract Expressionist Textural Painting in Blue
Cooler Heads Prevail - Large Abstract Expressionist Textural Painting in Blue

Cooler Heads Prevail - Large Abstract Expressionist Textural Painting in Blue

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Latex

The Fort Protected  - Large Oversized Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting
The Fort Protected  - Large Oversized Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting

The Fort Protected - Large Oversized Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting

By Sarah Svetlana

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Sarah Svetlana's original abstract artworks offer a captivating glimpse into the intricacies of the human experience, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources and influenc...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Varnish, Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

"Ocean Waves #12" Mixed Media Painting

"Ocean Waves #12" Mixed Media Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Ana Hefco's (US based) "Ocean Waves #12" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and beige, that is reminiscent of an aerial/satellite image of a coastal beach where the waves crash on shore. Artist Bio and Statement: Born and raised in Bucharest Romania, I am a self-taught dreamer and artist. To dream is my path and to paint is my dream. Lack of control is not my strong suit, but in the painting process things are different. The resin (also known as liquid glass) has a mind of its own and I learn to mindfully let go every time I paint. I allow those liquid color induced emotions I feel to drive me and take lead of my hands and at the end of the process, it’s just music and bliss. My inspiration is always nature's force, balance, perfection in purpose and beauty. It can be a place I travelled or sailed to or just a feeling floating on our boat docked in a Turkish marina or just on anchor nearby a Greek taverna on a remote tiny island in the Mediterranean or Aegean Sea. It can be this artist as a little girl reading...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Mixed Media

Puzzle #119: Pastel Pink and Grey Geometric Abstract Wall Sculpture in Wood
Puzzle #119: Pastel Pink and Grey Geometric Abstract Wall Sculpture in Wood

Puzzle #119: Pastel Pink and Grey Geometric Abstract Wall Sculpture in Wood

By David E. Peterson

Located in Dallas, TX

David E. Peterson – Puzzle #119 (2022) Acrylic, Birch wood, Art Resin 32 x 13 x 3 inches Dynamic, architectural, and deeply textural, "Puzzle #119" by David E. Peterson seamlessly...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Acrylic, Birch

Trapezium with Ionized Spectral Corona - Original Abstract Minimalist Artwork
Trapezium with Ionized Spectral Corona - Original Abstract Minimalist Artwork

Trapezium with Ionized Spectral Corona - Original Abstract Minimalist Artwork

By Len Klikunas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Artist Len Klikunas paints to modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering between painting and sculpture. It employs shiz...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Minimalist Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Previously Available Items
Redemption (Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Redemption (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Redemption (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Part a new series of paintings I have been working on that I am really enthusiastic about. I am incorporating a lot of media I have been exploring over the year...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, House Paint, Acrylic, Tar

Flowers Never Seen #9  (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting)
Flowers Never Seen #9  (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting)

Flowers Never Seen #9 (Contemporary Mixed Media Painting)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Lately I have been making paintings incorporating a large range of materials I have explored over the years. This one harkens back to a series a did awhile back called 'Flowers Never Seen...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard, Lacquer

Gauge (Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Gauge (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Gauge (Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "Having a good time with metaphor and all kinds of odd media. To me, harkens back a bit to late 50's/early 60's Rauschenberg, Johns and Dine, some of my all-time...

Category

2010s Contemporary Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Rosetta #14 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)
Rosetta #14 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

Rosetta #14 (Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed)

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple float frame. Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Chalk, Tar, House Paint, Polyurethane

"St. James Infirmary Blues" - Large Contemporary Painting
"St. James Infirmary Blues" - Large Contemporary Painting

"St. James Infirmary Blues" - Large Contemporary Painting

By Guy Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "I am primarily an abstract painter, so this one was an anomaly. As it developed, it became a painting about Jean-Michel Basquiat, in a style reminiscent of what...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Watercolor, Tar

"Ur" - Framed Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
"Ur" - Framed Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting

"Ur" - Framed Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "This is part of a series of work I created using a complex mix of media to evoke age and tropes and paradigms of human culture. Our obsession with the new somet...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Paper, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

"Dawn of Reason" - Framed Abstract Contemporary Multimedia Painting
"Dawn of Reason" - Framed Abstract Contemporary Multimedia Painting

"Dawn of Reason" - Framed Abstract Contemporary Multimedia Painting

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "This is part of a series of work I created using a complex mix of media to evoke age and tropes and paradigms of human culture. Our obsession with the new somet...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Ark
Ark

G. Campbell LymanArk, 2020

Sold

H 20 in W 16 in

Ark

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's Statement: "This is part of a series of work I created using a complex mix of media to evoke age and tropes and paradigms of human culture. Our obsession with the new somet...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Lacquer, Paper, Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

Tar Baby Mixed Media
Tar Baby Mixed Media

Randi GranthamTar Baby Mixed Media, 2020

Sold

H 19 in W 23 in D 1.5 in

Tar Baby Mixed Media

By Randi Grantham

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Tar Baby. Mixed Media, tar, acrylic, crystal powder, on wood panel artist unique style and technic, the frame is pure white and part of the artwork. Randi Grantham was born and rai...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Tar, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Pigment

Primary Forms #13
Primary Forms #13

Primary Forms #13

By G. Campbell Lyman

Located in New Orleans, LA

Artist's statement: "I did this series of painting with these simple forms having very complex surfaces a few years ago. I sold them, but kept a couple back, including this one. Thes...

Category

2010s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Tar Wax Study
Tar Wax Study

Jeffrey KeithTar Wax Study, 2002

Sold

H 25.5 in W 22 in D 1 in

Tar Wax Study

By Jeffrey Keith

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Jeffrey Keith (American, 1954- ) Title: Tar Wax Study Year: 2002 Medium: Tar and wax on mylar Sight size: 12 x 12 inches. Framed size: 25.5 x 25 inches Signature: Signed ...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Tar Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mylar, Wax, Tar

Tar abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Tar 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. There are many well-known artists whose body of work includes ceramic sculptures. Popular artists on 1stDibs associated with pieces like this include G. Campbell Lyman, Leslie Zelamsky, Giancarlo Impiglia, and Randi Grantham. Frequently made by artists working in the Abstract, 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 Tar abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 12 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 $3,500 and tops out at $12,000, while the average work can sell for $5,900.