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Abstract Abstract Paintings

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
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Organic Forms R15
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Organic Forms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. This work wil...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Collection of Three French Oils on Board. "La Cagole, Redoutable & La Corrida".
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century collection of three abstract expressionist oils on board by French artist Emmanuelle Bardet. All signed to the front and each dated 1995 and titled to the reverse. The three paintings are titled; La Cagole...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Invisible Women Rosa
Located in New York, NY
Angels Grau is a Catalan artist who spends her time between Barcelona, New York, and a small village located in the breathtaking Priorat, one of the most notorious wine regions in Europe. This combination allows her to have the best of three worlds; it brings together the creativity and passion that her paintings demand. "I invest time in my work. You must look at paintings on different days, with different eyes. There is a need to go back to it again and again.” Born to a family of artists, she grew up surrounded by drawings, tapestries, and paintings that awakened a special sentiment that over time matured into her work. A graphic designer first and painter by evolution, in 2018 she decided to make the leap into becoming a full-time artist. Nothing has deterred her since. After traveling the world and bringing up four children who are almost living their own lives, the artist feels the need to empower the role of women inspired by her own journey. “Invisible Women” is a tribute to each and every woman that fights from anonymous positions, in everyday jobs and everyday lives, to improve their family, their society, their world. Some of her pieces are part of the personal art collections of different CEOs of fortune 100 companies. “Invisible Women” is part of a recent purchase...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Stretcher Bars, Canvas, Acrylic

'Canyon River', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, Mid-Century, Maxwell Gallery
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed center right, 'Ide' for Tom Ide (Canadian-American, 1919-1996) and dated 1965. Exhibited: Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, circa 1965. Ide studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1951-1955) and moved to San Francisco in 1960, where he became a notable exponent of Bay Area abstract expressionism. He exhibited with success including at Maxwell Galleries (1964 solo), where the present piece was exhibited. Tom Ide's work was included in the 2021 exhibit “East/West Abstraction: Asian American Artists...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"R Flower" Abstract Acrylic Painting 39" x 28" inch by Elena Lyapina
Located in Culver City, CA
"R Flower" Abstract Acrylic Painting 39" x 28" inch by Elena Lyapina
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Bao Hongyan - Out From the Clothes
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas When do people become clothed? In the earliest days, weren't we just openly honest with each other? When will we become unclothed again? On the contrary, the naked pe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Seated Model" Oil Painting 49" x 45" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seated Model" Oil Painting 49" x 45" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Construct 4.25.23
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In all of James' work, he is intrigued by the ability of the individual to distinguish form when staring into the unrecognizable and, how, when confronted with mystery and uncertaint...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Silent Dreams
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Due to the size of the work, it was sent rolled in a tube El cuadro abstracto es una obra de arte sorprendente y cautivadora que evoca una sensación de ensoñación y fantasía. La pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Red Metaverso
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its vibrant display of colors against a pristine white backdrop, this artwork emanates an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Puzzle" No5, Absrtact Oil Painting, 2018
Located in London, GB
Hsu Tung-Lung (b.1947) is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, who specializes in paintings. His latest collection "Memory Landscape" features an original abstract oil painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled (Memory after Memory series)
Located in Lisboa, PT
Filipe Cortez (Portugal, 1986) holds an MA in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto and a BA in Painting from the same instit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil, Polyurethane

Abstract Expressionist Textured Art Informel Oil Painting Signed Noel
Located in Surfside, FL
As there are no labels and this came out of an estate I am selling this as an attribution. It is a lovely piece reminiscent of Jean Dubuffet and the American Abstract Expressionism of Milton Resnick. Frame measures 28 X 24 board measures 24 X 20. Georges Noel...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Md Tokon - Walk with the light, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Beyond the Valley, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Freedom, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled -- 1961
Located in Washington, DC
Signed and dated lower left
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Act 1, Don Giovanni.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The artist has captured the emotions inspired by Don Giovanni's opera on canvas, using bold and expressive brushstrokes that convey a sense of joy and str...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sails
Located in Greenwich, CT
SQUARE UP Series: "I love working in squares because they naturally evoke a sense of balance. Whatever tension is created in the image itself, a square resolves with its ‘even’ sides...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Birch, Acrylic

Faith 2
Located in Fairfield, CT
Represented by George Billis Gallery. "I have always been a creative who thinks "outside the box". Art is easiest for me; it flows from whatever I've been thinking about, emotion, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Rain in the Autumn, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Architectural Rare Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 12L x 7H.
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Abstract Contemporary Art by Daniel Cayo - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas 33 x 24 x 3 cm Framed in a white American box Daniel Cayo is a French artist born in 1947 who lives & works in Eragny sur Oise, France. According to the artist, contem...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

untitled in the manner of Gaetano Pesce
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract conceptual painting. it has a lacquer resin like finish to it. it is not framed. Siren Bliss was born Michael Whipple in Salt Lake City in 1947. He attended the University ...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer

Edge
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on board. Signed and dated lower right and verso, titled verso. 36.25 x 48 in. 40.5 x 52.25 in. (framed) Framed in contemporary silver, tiered floater frame. Dennis Eugene Norman Burton was a Canadian modernist who was born in Lethbridge, Ontario. He attended the Ontario College of Art from 1952 to 1956, and worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) as a graphic designer until 1960. Inspired by a 1955 exhibition of the “Painters Eleven” at Toronto’s Hart House, as well as American Abstract Expressionist artists such as Robert Motherwell, Jack Tworkov, and Willem de Kooning, Burton shifted his focus toward abstraction in the mid-1950s. Burton showed with the famed Isaacs Gallery in Toronto, becoming one of the youngest members on the gallery’s roster. A talented musician, he also played saxophone in the Artist’s Jazz Band in Toronto - a pioneering Canadian free-jazz group...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil, Board

Md Tokon - The Evening Light, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Silent Space Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The phys...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Erie (Great Lakes), " Mixed Media on Wood Panel, 2023
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract work by Chicago artist Patrick Fitzgerald belongs to a series of “track paintings” that materialize the imagined tracks navigated by his miniature soap-box car sculptur...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Md Tokon - Lost in Cropland, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Shadows are Falling, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Landscape" Abstract Landscape MInimal Painting made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Landscape mixed media on canvas 46x65 cm 2022 Original Abstract Paint medium size the painting is sold stretched on a wooden frame ready to hang single piece Marilina Marchica, b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Oil

Md Tokon - Spirit of Nature 2, Painting 2015
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Music on the Land, Painting 2014
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Earth Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. The physicality...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Wish You Were Here, Original Mixed Media Artwork, Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Wish you were here, is evocative of my time spent painting at Cape Cornwall over many years as artist in residence , at Brisons Veor. It references the colours and emotions felt, the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Captivated by Magic. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A recent sojourn to India has provided a very productive creative period for Francesca Owen. Her palette reflects the warmth, spice and amazing colours of the subcontinent. These myr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Utopia
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Due to the size of the work, it was sent rolled in a tube El cuadro abstracto es una obra de arte sorprendente y cautivadora que evoca una sensación de ensoñación y fantasía. La pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Mid-Century "Bright Shapes" Abstract Painting
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal "Bright Shapes" 1965 Encaustic & Oil paint on paper 19"x13" unframed Signed and dated in ink lower right *Custom framing available for additional charge. Please exp...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Encaustic, Oil

Almanac, Original Abstract Painting, Neutral Blue and Pink Contemporary Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
The painting has evolved through an intuitive process inspired by colour , movement , music and the performative nature of painting - colours are selected to resonate on both an emotional and aesthetic level . Peggy Cozzi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

After the Starlings, landscape art, abstract art, original art
Located in Deddington, GB
Joyful abstract inspired by stunning dusk skies above the West Pier Brighton at low tide after the starling murmurations. Tiffany Lynch, printmaker and artist, is available for sale ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Culmination of Things - 21st C., Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative, Acrylic
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Kerry’s education followed the principles of the Bauhaus . He has practiced professionally in all three disciplines of Art, Design, and Architecture. Often as the liaison between the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rolling Hill No. 10, Contemporary Modern Landscape Painting, Harvest Fields Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Rolling Hill no.1 by Alexa Roscoe [2022] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Rolling hill no. 1 is an original oil painting by artist Alex...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Evening in The Tropics, Miami Sunrise Pattern, Geometric, Yellow, Gray and Coral
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache

With Each Step
Located in Burlingame, CA
'With Each Step' is 60 x 12 inches. Matuszewski creates meditative and harmonious color field paintings to invoke a sense of peace through a visual rhythm. Each painting starts with ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Graphite

Untitled Abstract Painting 2023 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic ink and paint on canvas, 2023. Signed and dated on the back. Ready to hang. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height: 33.46 in ( 85 cm ), Width: 33.46 in ( 85 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

This Is Us (Abstract, Contemporary, Minimal)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Lukaszs Olek This Is Us Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 47x39x0.8in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1583 *comes framed on stretcher ready to h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Lovely decorative piece in red, white and black by experimental painter Bill Alpert. Oil on arches paper.
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ecuadorian Contemporary Art by Doïna Vieru - Untitled
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Doïna Vieru is an Ecuadorian-Moldavian artist born in 1978 who lives & works in France, Paris. She always preferred pas/pas/passionately the image to the word and all ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Citrus With Drapery - colourful, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colour--bold and bright juicy shades of orange, yellow, purple and green play off a pale blue backdrop in this delightful still life by Montreal born artist Mel Davis. She creates ab...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

"Untitled 1" Abstract Painting 39" x 51" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 1" Abstract Painting 39" x 51" inch by Zelimkhan Saidzhanov
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Chinese Contemporary art by Du Ke - Big Sofa Series 20
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Du Ke is a Chinese male artist born in 1968 who lives and works in Tongzhou district, Beijing, China. He was graduated from the Painting Department of Tianjin Academy ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Lisboa, PT
UNTITLED, 2022 oil, acrylic, pigment and latex on canvas 50 x 35
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Latex, Acrylic, Pigment, ABS

Heavenly Gaze
Located in Washington, DC
Pastel pigment on cork
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pastel, Mixed Media

Two Face Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Two Face Abstract on Wrapper of Interview Magazine in Acrylic on Paper Lively abstracted portrait by Ricardo de Silva (Brazilian, 20th Century). A face is divided in two parts, righ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

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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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