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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Color:  Brown
the digital age (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on plywood - Unframed. This work is part of the series titled Sonnet Paintings where unrecognizable shapes, forms and textures hauntingly allude to the world of nature and r...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plywood, Acrylic

this candour (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on plywood - Unframed. This work is part of the series titled Sonnet Paintings where unrecognizable shapes, forms and textures hauntingly allude to the world of nature and r...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plywood, Acrylic

up against (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on plywood - Unframed. This work is part of the series titled Sonnet Paintings where unrecognizable shapes, forms and textures hauntingly allude to the world of nature and r...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plywood, Acrylic

Sunrise on the Serengeti, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Part of Mark's Woven collection, made from one larger painting cut into strips and woven over a hand-built oval frame. The piece features custom hanging hard...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
Located in Houston, TX
While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how the quick and emotive treatment of the paint still captu...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Oil

"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
Located in Houston, TX
Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses line and texture to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is sudden and playful. In 1958, Wray embarked on a trip to Europe...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas

"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression, whil...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas

Abstract Painting on Paper -- Intuitive Series No.1
Located in Troy, NY
This is part of a group Callner named "Intuitive Series," completed a year before his death in 2007. This stunning painting is done in bold colors, greens, yellows, oranges, and geo...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

El Camino De La Roca
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charbonnet received an MFA from the University of New Orleans. He has work in the public collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the New Orleans Museum of Art, The Speed M...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper, Graphite

Day For Night By Troy Smith Fine Art Abstract Art
Located in Toronto, CA
Title - Day For Night. Acrylic Painting by Artist Troy Smith. The painting is signed by the artist on the back and comes with a small brass plaque with the artist's name. Comes wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

"Bologna", Contemporary Blue Abstract with Found Object Collage on Wood
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract expressionist mixed media piece featuring found object collage layered with blue, black and white paint by Bay Area artist M...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Paper, Oil

American Contemporary Art by Harry James Moody - Abstract Croma n°476
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Harry James Moody is a German artist born in 1952 who lives and works in Los Angeles, United States. He received his training as artist at the Frankfurt Stadel Fine Ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Together", painting by Peter Keizer (12x11'), 2021
Located in Paris, France
"Together", oil painting of flowers (spring) by Peter Keizer. Peter Keizer is a Dutch painter and sculptor, born in 1961. He studied at the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam, and began wor...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Vessel #4, multicolored mixed media sculptural piece, textured, 22" diameter
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic paint and aluminum leaf on acrylic glass. 22" diameter. This is a time that has forced us to redefine. Redefine how we live, how we interact, how we see, what we value. Th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic

24 x 36 Siblings 2-1
Located in Germantown, NY
Acrylic painting on canvas. This is one painting in a series I have named "Siblings " . "Siblings" have been groupings of 2 or 3 paintings, Each group is painted together during the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

New Awakening 48 X 48
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
New Awakening is a collaborative creation of Nancy and Ned Seibert. They have collaborated on painting for 6 years. Nancy Seibert began her art studies ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

RISING, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Rising up together. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Lo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Strengths and Weaknesses", acrylic, charcoal, art history, abstract, portrait
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Strengths and Weaknesses" is a portrait exploring several elements and strategies that fascinate the artist – notably the performance anxiety induced by simply being an artist, staring down the freight train of art history as it hurtles toward you every time you pick up a brush. Luck? Talent? Maybe. There are signposts and guides in this painting, of course (Cubism! Surrealism! Brancusi! Guston!), but they can clobber you too if you're not careful. Even the phrase "strengths and weaknesses" smacks of compromises and rationalization – deadly to an artist looking to construct their own integral world. "Strengths and Weaknesses" is an acrylic and charcoal on canvas measuring 54" tall by 54" wide. It was included in the artist's solo show "Comedy Cellar" at Freight + Volume Gallery, New York City in July 2018. (See last photograph for an installation view.) From Daniel Gerwin – "Schenck’s color is vibrant, wild, saturated to the point of overheating, and altogether brilliant in the balancing of hues, temperatures, shapes, and color quantities. The paintings have a remarkable coherence for their dizzying juxtaposition of so many small chromatic passages." (Essay: The Anxiety and the Ecstasy) Peter Schenck...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled, Cat and Rooster
Located in Miami, FL
The work represents a wide eye cat staring at a rooster. The work is as simple as it's complex. The negative space is as important as the positive space. It's as sophisticated as it'...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Pencil

EQUIVALENCE 82- Tint and Acrylic on Linen - Red Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Linda King Ferguson is painted on linen with a gradient tint, transitioning from red to yellow as our eyes descend the canvas. A hard-edged red section curves diagon...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

A la Lumiere - Abstract Painting Purple Blue Grey Yellow Green Pink Red White
Located in Sofia, BG
"A la Lumiere" is an oil painting by Nikolay Yanakiev. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, love and energy, represented by the vast creative power of his tal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Surrender" Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Ana Hefco's (US based) "Surrender" is an original, hand made mixed media painting that depicts an abstracted color field of blue, teal and swirling white, that is reminiscent of an a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Wood, Mixed Media

Landscape of the Sun Gods XIV
Located in White Plains, NY
Exhibited at the Jose Luis Cuevas Museum in Mexico City in September 2016 and at the National Arts Club in Manhattan NY in October 2016. This piece is part of the Collection Paisaje ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Red Movement
Located in Bristol, CT
Abstract acrylic on canvas composition 'Red Movement' (New York 2003) by Christos Angelakis of Samos, Greece & a contemporary of Brice Marden Art Sz: 21 1/2"H x 49 1/2"W Frame Sz: ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

HEALING, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
It's time to start healing. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Sign...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Pray I - IV
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Hyun Ae Kang is a famous Korean Artist, born in Seoul, South Korea. Today she lives and works in California, USA. In her work Hyun combines traditional Korean spirit and Western ab...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Wood, Oil, Wood Panel

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Jérémie Rebourgeard - l'Entité des Eloges
By Jérémie Rebourgeard
Located in Paris, IDF
Shipped in a tube Acrylic on Canson paper 300 g Artwork signed at the bottom right & countersigned on verso Born in 1983 in Chinon, France Lives & works in Paris, France Jérémie Rebourgeard is a young French artist devoted to abstraction on canvas and paper. Guided by spontaneity, he uses different pigments of acrylic, ink & pastels and mainly focuses on abstract subjects with harmonious and colorful topics. He is represented internationally by many operators as CATAWIKI or JASPER 52...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Mid Century Abstract Geometric painting Gold Balls Maroon Framed American
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original abstract geometric painting by an unknown artist in an artist made natural wood frame.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled (ER41) Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edward Pechmann Renouf (1906-1999). Oil on panel measures 16 x 24 inches. Signed lower margin. Excellent condition. Provenance: Allan Stone Projects, New York, NY. Biography: Bi...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

24 x 36 Siblings 2-2
Located in Germantown, NY
Acrylic painting on canvas. This is one painting in a series I have named "Siblings " . "Siblings" have been groupings of 2 or 3 paintings, Each group is painted together during the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Joy of life. 2008., oil on canvas, 100x100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Joy of life. 2008., oil on canvas, 100x100 cm Stylized colorful figures on green background Ivars Muizulis (1936) 1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculp...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Let Me Say This About That, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A colorful array of overlapping forms outlined with an off white line. May textures here, with previous layers showing through the finished surface. A cheerful painting. :: Painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Sudden change, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by nature - STATEMENT PIECE An original one-of-a-kind abstract painting with a gentle texture. Neutral earthy-toned colors with golden, copper, silver The metallic colo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

West of Unknown, Painting, Gouache on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This piece is a large acrylic art piece on canvas (30x48"). My hope is that my art comforts and inspires those around me through my bold, colorful abstract art. During a near death...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Julius Njau – Tanzanian (1961- ) Title: Untitled Year: 1987 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas Sight size: 27.5 x 36.5 inches. Framed size: 29 x 38 inches Signature: Signed, dated lower right Condition: Very good Frame: Framed in original frame. Frame in fair condition This colorful painting of figures is by the well-known Tanzanian artist Julius Njau. It is in very good condition and signed “Julius N” and dated 1987 in the lower right. The frame is simple unfinished wood. It has a few small scratches Tanzanian artist Julius Njau was born in 1961 Marangu, Moshi in Tanzania. He attended the Primary School Kilimanja. In 1972, a serious fracture of the leg caused him to spend two years in hospital where he began to paint and his career as an artist commenced. Julius was encouraged by a Finnish radiology specialist who supplied him with material and purchased his works. She also organized his first exhibition in Finland in 1983. The first works of Njau are very representative, inspired by the nature and the traditional aspects of his country. In 1984 his technique changed and his style transformed. Julius Njau paintings are characterised by the interaction of primary colors and the mixture of forms. Julius Njau's artworks works are part of the collection of Osaka Prefecture and Toyama Museum of Modern Art in Japan. They are also in the Frankfurt Museum of Ethnology (fur Volkerkunde), in the ZAK Gallery (Zeitgenossische afrikanische Kunst), Furth in Germany, in the Amos Anderson Helsinki Gallery, Finland, and in the 5th British Museum in England. In 2002, Julius Njau received a Nagoya City Hall Award and in 2003 the Grand Prize at the Toyama Prefecture International Competition at the "Sukiyaki Encounter the World" Poster Design Festival. Julius Njau is President and a founding member of the Marafiki group. EXHIBITIONS 1983 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Amos Anderson Museum, Helsinki, Finland 1984 'Group Exhibition' Gallery of Denmark 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Tynset, Norway 1985 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery of Sweden 1986 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Danish Volunteer Training Centre, Tanzania 1987 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Vogue Gallery, Nairobi, Kenya 1988 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Centre culturel francais, Nairobi, Kenya 1989 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Into the Nineties' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1990 'Portraits of Kenya' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Gallery Artists' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'The Custodian's View' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nairobi Safari Club, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' Nagoya City Network Centre, Nagoya, Japan 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya 1991 'Julius Njau One Man Show' The German Culture Centers, Goethe Institut, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Julius Njau One Man Show' International Gallery, Madrid, Spain 1992 'Through the Artists' Eyes' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Rafiki wa zamani' Gallery Watatu, Nairobi, Kenya 1992 'Kenya Art...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

A Ballet
Located in Dallas, TX
Otis Huband begins his work with no preconceived ideas, but rather to discover what will reveal itself. He states, "I work from the inside out rather than from the outside in. I do n...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Gournaise lI
Located in Burlingame, CA
La Gournaise ll is a warm elegant golden cloud at sunset. Evocative, modern and unique. French American Frédéric Choisel, has had multiple solo and group exhibitions in New York, Pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Geometrical Composition - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2010
Located in Roma, IT
Geometrical Composition is an original Contemporary Artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2010. Original Oil painting on canvas. Hand-signed and dated on the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Figure Woman Emerging
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist figure by R. Navarro. Signed "R. Navarro" and dated "2000" lower right. Sand Francisco bay area find by undiscovered artist. Image, 30"H x 20"W.
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Miles Cole, Squares in a Space, Abstract Geometric Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Squares in a Space [2017] Original Abstract Oil Paint on Canvas Image size: H:46 cm x W:56 cm Frame Size: H:50 cm x W:60 cm x D:4cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are pur...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Golden sand terrain, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. Three canvases 16W x 20 H x .7in each. Expressive contemporary modern abstract, minimalist, golden, gloss and shimmer! inspired by nature, shades o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Indra
Located in New York, NY
This stunning acrylic on birch/mahogany painting was realized by the celebrated American painter Jim DeFrance in the United States in 1987. It features ov...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Birch, Acrylic

"Abstract Rose" Sand Fresco on Panel by Donald Gerola
By Donald Gerola
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Donald Gerola, American XXth Title: Abstract Rose Year: circa 1990 Medium: Sand Fresco on Panel, signed verso Size: 36 x 47.5 in. (91.44 x 120.65 cm)
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Panel

Diptych Inspired By Rembrandt ,
Located in Sofia, BG
"Diptych Inspired By Rembrandt I & II " is an abstract painting by maestro Darina Zlatareva. The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Darina's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmerizing, grand, that it liberates the imagination. You can observe her paintings hours and hours discovering every time its hidden beauty. Her paintings bring emotion of happiness, purity, energy and beauty represented by the vast creative power of her talent.” About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting on canvas STYLE: Abstract, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 4 kg. Dear art lovers, if you like the art of maestro Zlatareva, please click the link to follow this artist and art gallery Snow Pearl to discover all our artists and beautiful artworks. Thank you so much! We appreciate your interest to our work. Maestro Darina Zlatareva was born in 1968. Her paintings are suitable for decoration of homes, offices, large scale of public areas like art galleries, hotels, shopping malls, retail shops, restaurants and bars etc. Her artworks are owned in several privet collections around the world. Maestro Darina Zlatareva is graduated in 1997 in the National Academy of Art in Sofia, Bulgaria, specializing painting She is member of the Union of the Bulgarian Artist since 2001. Solo exhibitions:   2018 "Surfaces" Snow Pearl Art Gallery 2017 "SURFACES", " cube ", Sofia 2016 "Stone Reflections", Sofia Press Gallery, Sofia 2014 "The Silence of Color", Arthur Gallery, Sofia 2010 Mercedes Benz, Dresden, Germany 2007 "Maxim" Gallery, Sofia 2005 Dusseldorf, Germany 2004, 2005 - Castle Wilkrat Nassauer Stahl, Munich, Germany 2002 Munich, Germany 2000 Seasons Gallery, Sofia Selected joint exhibitions after 2000: 2017 "Four generations of women artists-graphics, painting", Pentimento Gallery, Sofia 2017 "IDE-1" Izmir, Turkey 2016 "From Careers to Sculpture Park", Seasons Gallery, Sofia 2016 "Salon of Galleries" National Palace of Culture 2016, 2008, 2006, 2004        Biennale of Small Forms, Pleven 2016 2016, 2014        Biennale for Contemporary Bulgarian Art Bourgas "Friends of the Sea" 2016 Exhibition "Abstract 42", "(a) cube contemporary", Sofia 2016 "Solstice", Pentimento Gallery, Sofia 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007        Format 30/30, annual exhibition, Astris Gallery, Sofia 2015 Plamen Art Center Ilindentsi 2015 "Art Pathways", UBA 2015 Pljer Sv.Joakim Osogovski, Kriva Palanka, Macedonia 2015 "Nine", Pentimento Gallery, Sofia 2015 "The Unseen," Bogoridi Gallery, Burgas 2014 "Color Forum", Arthur Gallery, Sofia 2014 "Bulgarian Art", Maslarski Gallery, Warsaw 2014 International Mail-Art Exhibition «Fire, water, earth», Gourin, France 2011 Arosita Gallery, Sofia 2011 "Dreams Boxes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Autumnal Rhythm
Located in East Hampton, NY
Abstract Landscape Painting of the Hamptons (Long Island, New York) Gestural Expression Mixing of warm and cool hues Comes framed About the Artist: Beth Barry...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Unadorned" Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Dan McCaw's (US based) "Unadorned" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts an abstracted figure of gray and white standing within a black interior where two orange and gre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Panel, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Gérard Pairé - Peinture 201113
Located in Paris, IDF
Polymer and spray paint on canvas supported by polycarbonate & canvas key frame Unique & hand signed work Gérard Pairé is a French autodidact artist born in 1950 who lives & works i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Spray Paint, Polymer, Polymer

"Geometric Rainbow"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork. Signed Lower Right Joseph Meierhans (1890 - 1980) Joseph Meierhans is one of the most important modernist painters associate...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Natalie Bird, Spring Hedgerow, Original Abstract Expressionist Landscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Spring Hedgerow [2021] Original Landscape Mixed media Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:20 cm x W:20 cm x D:1cm Framed Size: H:36 cm x W:36 cm x D:3cm Sold Framed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look "Inspired by the common I have on my doorstep when the spring flowers were rising up recently. " Spring Hedgerow is an abstract composition by Natalie Bird...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Following the Path, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting was inspired by mood rather than imagery. I experimented with textures and structure in this work. Many layers of natural material including marble dust and pigments wa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Floral Explosion
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and expressive abstract painting of flowers by Allie Bill Skelton (American, 1942-1986). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Allie "Bill" Skelton works. Unframed. Image, 12”H x 9”W, oil on artists canvas board. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Carnival
Located in Lawrence, NY
Like many of his compatriots in the New York School, Ben Wilson (1913-2001) began his career painting figuratively before transitioning to abstraction after WWII (and somewhat later ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled: Abstract Painting of Decorative Leaf Motif in Bronze & Gold
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract acrylic painting of a decorative fern motif with a patina of dark gold and bronze "Untitled (Hudson, NY)", painted by Frank Faulkner, c. 2007 60 x 48 x 1.5 inches, acrylic on wood panel Wire backing for secure installation Signed, verso This abstract painting was made by Frank Faulkner in 2007. This composition features a decorative leaf motif that radiates outwards from the center. The design is constructed with built up acrylic which creates an impasto surface, similar to a relief. The painting is unframed and the edges reveal drips from the layers of paint applied the surface. It's in excellent condition and ready to hang as is. More about the work: Revered artist and designer Frank Faulkner was well known among locals for his handsome restorations of prominent historic proprieties on Hudson’s Warren Street and beyond. It is apparent that the applied arts like classical architecture, Persian rugs, chinoiserie, and Samurai armor greatly influenced his own painting style. His technique employs a rich variety of texture and color evoking the qualities of mosaics and tapestry. According to the artist, the paintings on view experiment with representational imagery. Central designs are positioned in spaces suggestive of landscapes where the settings utilize horizon lines and natural, atmospheric light. Organic compositions take their cues from natural flora endowed with fantasy, which intentionally disorient the viewer. These works present the argument for the imaginary versus the empirical world. About the artist: Born in Sumter, South Carolina in 1946, Frank Faulkner received his B.F.A. from the University of North Carolina in 1968, Phi Beta Kappa, and his M.F.A. from the same institution in 1972. Faulkner’s work quickly won him numerous grants and awards, including an individual artist grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1974. He was selected for the Whitney Biennial in 1975, which prompted him to settle in New York. There, he came to the attention of Dorothy Miller, Curator Emeritus of the Museum of Modern Art with a legendary eye for new talent. Since then, Faulkner has continued to garner acclaim and awards. He has been featured in dozens of one-person exhibitions (not to mention group exhibitions) in this country, as well as in Japan, Switzerland, and Germany. Faulkner’s work is owned by leading museums (the Smith College museum in Northampton, Massachusetts, for example, the National Museum of American Art and the Hirshhorn in Washington, D.C.) and by renowned collectors such as Nelson Rockefeller, Baron Leon Lambert, Phillip Hanes and Abba Eban. What a viewer first notices is the sheer elegance of the pieces, no matter what materials Faulkner uses—metal, wood and fabric as well as canvas and paper. Obvious, too, is the artist’s originality. Faulkner belongs to no school. His work is patterned but is far too intellectual to qualify as so-called “pattern art,” which mainly strives to be merely pretty. Rather, he paints in his own highly organized way, filling the surface without being excessive or boring. Faulkner sets up a system, say, of dots or dashes, then subtly changes the visual rhythms in order to add life and surprise—what he calls “the gymnastics of seeing.” He works and reworks the surfaces of his canvases, often laying down one thin layer of slightly reflective gold, silver or bronze paint upon another until the final work seems to glow with inner light. John Ashbery, a leading critic and poet, has likened Faulkner’s art to minimalist music, which achieves both simplicity and beauty from its obsessive repetitions. The critic Carter Ratcliff describes it more simply as “brilliant artifice.” Faulkner’s current work, a series of paintings on paper, continues and deepens this exploration of the relationship between wrought surface and changing light. Another striking aspect of the work is the influence of the decorative arts. Faulkner has made some paintings on wood that stand independently and fold open like screens. Other pieces resemble large tapestries, and yet others take their inspiration from Art Nouveau inlays...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Dodecahedron Of The Kepler Polyhedron", Abstract Painting by Claudia Fauth
Located in Berlin, DE
Sacred geometry acrylic paint on canvas, 2018. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Ready to hang. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height 15.75 in ( 40 cm ), Width ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Painting on Wood -- Tigers Home
Located in Troy, NY
This work features unique brushstrokes of various bright colors. Goldenrod yellow, a bright apple green, deep black, and Alizarin crimson come together to create a symphony of intent...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic, Board

"Between 11", abstract, orange, teal, gold, red, white, dots, acrylic painting
Located in Natick, MA
In "Between 11" by Denise Driscoll, textured webs of tiny dots in orange, teal, gold and iridescent white are interwoven against a warmly muted red surface. The mesmerizing patterns ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Série Pastels N°5 by Gilbert Pauli - Pastel 33x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Watercolor

One (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on wood - Unframed. Ghetti is interested in cross-disciplinary methods and tools. She originates her compositions on the computer, utilizing digital tools to develop images ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Nestor Toro, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Newel Hunter, and Sumit Mehndiratta. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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