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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
Color:  Orange
Square Composition
Located in Quogue, NY
Colorful abstract gouache on paper painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Vortex in Orange, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bold acrylic abstract painting with lots of motion energy as well as lots of light and fast changes in color contrast. Active and contemplative feel with intricate details. Iridescen...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

More Afterthoughts 9, Large Abstract Painting by Nick Wallis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nick Wallis, American XXth Title: More Afterthoughts 9 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 47.5 x 60 in. (120.65 x 152.4 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Peaches and Pears" Abstraction in Yellow, White, Blue, Chartreuse, Blue, Black
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Peaches and Pears" 2019 Oil on Canvas 36 x 36 Inches Vividly colored Abstract Expressionist painting filled with light and energy, primarily in yellow, white, blue, chartreuse an...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Endless possibilities, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one of kind multilayer palette knife abstract painting. Shades of purple and pink, with silver, copper and golden color. Warm and bright colors will certainly brighten up even the darkest room. Golden and copper shine beautifully as the light changes during the day. Full of details. Professional acrylics on a high- quality 400 g/m┬▓ linen loose canvas protected with varnish. I apology for the quality of the picture as the artwork is not stretched on any frame and it is the huge size it was impossible to make it 100% flat. Any local framer will easily mount it for you onto a wooden blind...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled 1 (Graphic Abstract Painting on Paper in Peach, Red & Light Orange)
Located in Hudson, NY
Graphic abstract painting on paper in complementary shades of peach, light orange, and red with details of pale sage green "Untitled 1" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2019 gouache on paper, unframed 15 x 11 inches Signed verso Jenny Kemp’s abstract paintings are inspired by the artist’s desire to represent unseen phenomenon. With intricate and calculated line-work, the artist builds parallel layers against opaque backgrounds, while shifts in color and shape call attention to organic forms that give reference to the human body or atomic structures. Precise lines seem to vibrate the transitions of color in shades of ruby and blush red complemented by amorphous forms in peach and light orange. Two circles of pale sage green contrast against the areas of red and orange. The drawing is currently unframed, measuring 15 x 11 inches. About the artist: Jenny Kemp received a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MFA in Painting from the University at Albany. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently at Gold/Scopophilia* in Montclair, NJ and the Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Schenectady, NY. She has been featured in publications such as 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames & Hudson, New American Paintings, The Huffington Post, Seattle’s City Arts, New York Times, and The New England Review. Kemp is also a recipient of the 2015 NYFA fellowship in painting and the 2015 Emerging Artist Award recipient from the Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy, NY. She sits on the board of Collar Works, an art space dedicated to the support of emerging and under-represented artists exhibiting challenging and culturally relevant contemporary artworks in Troy, NY where she lives and works. EDUCATION MFA - Painting, University at Albany, SUNY 2012 BS - Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2002 EXHIBITIONS 2019 Gold / Scopophilia* Art on Paper, Pier 36, NYC Steady Curve Gold / Scopophilia*, Montclair, NJ (solo) 2018 Slow Grow Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY (solo) FENCE + ECHO, Far x Wide, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Jes Cannon) Crazy Beautiful III, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Three Square, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) 2017 When We Were Young: Rethinking Abstraction from the University at Albany Art Collections (1967-present) University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY Surface 4, ARENA at Brooklyn Dermatology, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renée Riccardo) The Whitney Houston Biennial: Greatest Love of All, Chashama, NYC (curated by Christine Finely) 2016 Reality is Wrong, Dreams are Real, David&Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Phil and Sue Knoll) Squared, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Something Else, The Painting Center, New York, NY (curated by Dee Shapiro and Miriam Brumer) Living Color, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (2 person) 2015 Howdy Doody, Collar Works, Troy, NY (curated by Leona Christie) Remains to be Seen, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Painting Parallels, GRIDSPACE, Brooklyn, NY (solo) Double Vision, Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY (2 person) Mohawk Hudson Invitational Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY Snowbirds Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Valentine’s Day Cardiovascular, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Variations in Paint (invitational), The Painting Center, New York, NY 2014 100 Painters of Tomorrow: New York Exhibition, One Art Space, New York, NY Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art (juror: Stephen Westfall) Tracery, PS209 Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY Connections Todd Art Gallery at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2 person) Perceptions Opalka Gallery at Sage College, Albany, NY Modern Artists Carrie Haddad Gallery, Husdson, NY 2013 Second Nature Albany Airport Gallery, Albany, NY Admit One Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Works by Jenny Kemp and Richard Harrington Gallery 105, curated by MCLA Gallery 51, N. Adams, MA An Early Spring Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2012 Recent work and new paintings on paper Fulton Street Gallery (solo) FISSURE GalleryEll online exhibition, curated by Amanda Kates In Orbit Little Gallery at Sage College of Albany. Albany, NY. Works on Paper Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY MFA National Competition First Street Gallery, NYC. Juror: John Yau BioLogical Salem Art Works Carry House Gallery, Salem, NY MFA Thesis Exhibition University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY 2011 Back to School Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Fence Select The Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Juror: Carrie Haddad Honorable Mention Chain Letter Samson Projects, Boston, MA SUNY Best of Show New York State Museum, Albany, NY Members Only Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Fountain Art Fair Pier 66, New York, NY Nathan Meltz with Jenny Kemp and Doug Holst...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper

The Last Sunset
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

German Contemporary Art by Harry Moody - Jarboe n°413
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

Coppered
Located in Santa Monica, CA
The Strata series continues Brindle’s investigation into the expressive possibilities of color. Brindle’s Strata paintings exist in the space where Color Field painting, Light and Sp...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Automotive Paint, Acrylic, Panel

Titan, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is oil and acrylic painting on high quality linen and custom made canvas. The style is defined by sculptural use of paint. It is 3-D, built-up mixture of many layers of thick ge...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

ARLETTE MARTIN (b.1924) SUPERB FRENCH BURNT ORANGE ABSTRACT PAINTING - SIGNED
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Arlette Martin (French, b.1924) signed lower corner gouache painting mounted on card, unframed mount: 6 x 7.5 inches painting: 2.75 x 4.5 inches Stunning ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Homage to Alberto Burri - Oil Painting 1996 by Giorgio Lo Fermo
Located in Roma, IT
Homage To Burri is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 1996. Oil on canvas. Hand-signed on the lower left. This contemporary artwork is a wonderful exemplar of abst...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sunset 1, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
To me, sunsets are more than just beautiful natural phenomena. They are the transition between the daytime world and the world of night. In a way, the sunset is a path from one world...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract composition with Orange and Blue, 54x38" framed
Located in Southampton, NY
This painting by French Abstract expressionist painter Christophe is titled "Abstract Composition with Orange and Blue" it is on heavy-weight paper It is acrylic and oil stick with c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

ARLETTE MARTIN (b.1924) SUPERB FRENCH GEOMETRIC ABSTRACT PAINTING - 1979
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Design" by Arlette Martin (French, b.1924) signed and dated lower right hand-side, painting mounted on card, unframed painting: 2.75 x 6 inches card: 6.5 x 12 inc...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Getting Late, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Last light on a hot summer day. Gallery wrapped canvas is painted so that no frame is necessary. Wired and ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

WE ARE STARS 7, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"We are star stuff that has taken its destiny into its own hands." - Carl Sagan, Cosmos :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an offici...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Papaya, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Tropical papaya abstract painting. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Ye...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

342 From the Sky, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Shapes, Schwartz's newest series, paintings contain simpler sculptured shapes derived from memories of her jewelry designing career. Here, vibrant col...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Sun in the grass - XL abstract painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one of a kind textured palette knife paintings. Layers of bright, vivid and warm colors. Shades of pink, magenta, orange, yellow, in contrast with the green. Pro...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

'Pink Orange Summit", Large Scale Abstract Painting
Located in New York, NY
Hot pinks and tangerine orange intertwine in this gestural abstract painting by Debra Drexler. This painting is inspired by the intensity of light and colors in Hawaii, where the artist splits her time between there and New York City. Debra Drexler maintains studios in both New York and Oahu, and her work is informed by her unique bi-coastal experience. Her work translates the inner experience into outer form through a vigorous athletic painterly process. Drexler has had over 30 solo exhibits and over 100 group exhibitions at galleries and museums in New York, Hawai’i, Australia, Berlin and across the states. New York, NY. In 2017, her two-person exhibition was reviewed in Whitehot Magazine and Arte Fuse. Her most recent solo New York exhibits were at Van Der Plas Gallery in 2015 and 2017. She had a solo exhibition at The Majestic Theater curated by The Dorado Project in Jersey City in 2016. Other recent New York solo exhibits include: Pool Art Fair, Chelsea Hotel Blue...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Bolder Strokes 14
Located in Long Island City, NY
Bolder Strokes 14 Julia Marc, American Date: circa 1980 Oil on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 48 x 84 in. (121.92 x 213.36 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Emily Berger, Morning, 2014, oil paint, wood panel
Located in Darien, CT
These paintings and drawings are based on a structure of repetitive and deliberate gesture that is intuitive but carefully considered. Emily Berger brushes, wipes, rubs, and scrapes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

BURST
Located in Tulsa, OK
Burst by artist Jen Bradford is a orange, and tan contemporary abstract oil on panel that measures 78 x 72 and is priced at $9,400. Several themes recur as a private narrative while...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

LETTER PRESSED INK ON PAPER, PANEL III - Contemporary Abstract w/ Earth Tones
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Jessica Gatlin uses the process of letter pressing to create these pieces on paper that have been mounted to a small panel. An exercise in language and rule making. Partly intuitive,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Archival Ink, Wood Panel

Between Then and Now
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
I love the rich transparent tones of that rusty brown pigment called iron oxide, says Karen Hansen. And that;s where I started, adding other earth tones as I ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Almost Forever, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
My abstract paintings are all about creating excitement for the viewer through concentrated exploration. Each painting is inspired by nature, travels, or imagination and created to e...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Orange Abstract and Collage Painting on Canvas by Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis, American (1925 - 2002) Title: Orange Abstract Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic and Collage on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 36 in. x 48 in. (91.44 cm x 121.92 cm) F...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mixed Together
Located in Santa Monica, CA
These daily drawings are a meditation on the moment as a process to make space for the current pandemic on a personal and collective experience.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Colorsphere 1
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil and oil crayon on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Watercolor Abstract - Composicion Cafe
Located in Houston, TX
Watercolor abstract by Mexican artist Oscar Arturo, 2010. The piece's brown's, reds, and yellows radiantly blend together as the viewer's eyes fo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Candy Stripes X, Geometric Abstract Painting by Dan Teis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Dan Teis Title: Candy Stripes X Year: 1979 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 48 x 64 in. (121.92 x 162.56 cm) Frame Size: 49.5 x 65....
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dark Stripes
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media painting and collage on board by American artist James Koenig. Created in 1970, this work is part of the Draw Near exhibition currently on view at Benjaman G...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Mixed Media, Oil

Fiery Abstract, Orange Colour, Original Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fiery Abstract, Orange Colour, Original Oil Painting By French artist Sophie Danielle Rubinstain 1922-2018 Stamped by the artist verso Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 3...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mad Woman at Work
Located in New York, NY
Acrylics and oils on canvas that is one inch deep. Abstract Focus. Vibrant Colors. Not framed. About the Artist: "Alicia is a versatile painter working in a variety of styles ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Tiger Hiver
Located in New Orleans, LA
Kurt Herrmann creates both figurative and abstract work, but above all he is a colorist at heart. He intends for his paintings to radiate across the room but to also whisper quietly ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Breathing Space for Agnes - large, bright, yellow, stripes, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vertical stripes of buttercup yellow and cloud blue are each separated from the other by a mere whisper of white canvas. The verticals appear to breathe rhythmically against the picture plane in this homage to American painter Agnes Martin. They evoke Martin's delicate, meticulously penciled grid works and her pursuit of inner peace. Milly Ristvedt, MA, RCA, began her career in Toronto in 1964 after studies with Takao Tanabe at the Vancouver School of Art. At 24, her work was included in the Centennial Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Ontario...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

LOOPED, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Thick, vibrant, oils on canvas influenced by the color, movement and texture found in the natural world around us. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certif...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Coming/Going" Small abstraction, shades of orange, blue, red, linear/geometric
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Coming/Going," 2018, Oil on Panel, 24 x 24 1/2 Inches. Abstraction in shades of orange, cream, yellow, burgundy and blue. Susan Sharp is an outstanding abstract painter of biomo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Jane Sangerman_ Seethe D73, 2018, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Abstraction
Located in Darien, CT
Jane Sangerman's artwork exists in two worlds—one tangible, informed by the inherent entropy of the urban spaces she encounters daily and, the other, a vibrant metaphysical space t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Crown - large abstract earth tone, yellow, blue and red stripe oil painting
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Dintino paints vertical bands of glowing color in a horizontal or rectangular format that read as both a scientific representation of the spectrum and an emotional landscape ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Bio Fusion 9", abstract, microscopic, yellow, orange, green, encaustic, pastel
Located in Natick, MA
Kay Hartung’s "Bio Fusion 9" is composed of forms multiplying and connecting in colors of orange, yellow, and green. Cellular forms flow and migrate across the surface. Painted with ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Thread, Pastel, Encaustic, Wood Panel

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Fabrice Penaux, Untitled, Abstract Oil on Canvas, 32 x 39.75, 2015 Colors: Orange, Red, White, Green, Blue Fabrice Penaux was born in Niort, France and started painting to understan...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Ace in the Hole" - Colorful Non-Objective Paintings - Sonia Delaunay
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Ace in the Hole" is an abstract work on canvas featuring bold shapes and hues of bright yellow, orange, turquoise, blue and black. Laura Dargan is inspired ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Red Sun - Abstract Oil Painting Blue Brown White Red Orange Yellow
Located in Sofia, BG
"Abstract Red Sun" is a modern, abstract oil painting by Maestro Dimitar Mitov-Komshin About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: oil painting STYLE: Abstract, Contemporary Edition : Unique, s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flower Portrait (Dahlia) II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower Portrait (Dahlia) II Acrylic, Gouache & Pencil on Linen ------------------------------------------- About the Flower Portraits: Working intentionally with live flowers, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Code Geometric Black - Colorful Oil Painting Stripes and Pattern with Texture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petra Rös-Nickel’s original paintings merge playful forms, bright colors, and architectural compositions in oil and mixed media on canvas. Her contemporary artworks contain rich tex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Retro - Mixed Media Abstract Painting Colours Red Yellow Grey Black White
Located in Sofia, BG
"Retro" is a modern, abstract art line painting by Maestro Deyan Valkov, The painting is unframed. “The impressions of Deyan Valkov's paintings on the viewer is so mighty, mesmer...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Untitled
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mid century modern abstract expressionist painting by American artist Toma Yovanovich. Toma Yovanovich (1931-2016) was a painter/printmaker whose work is in collect...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (18.20)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Leslie Wilkes’ pieces are an explosion of shape and color. With near perfect symmetry, these works exhibit opaque and smooth surfaces. “Wilkes’ geometric patterns are unique in that ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Archival Paper

Triangle - Yellow, Orange, and Pink Geometric Abstract Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
This work by Martin Canin is a 60 x 50 inch geometric abstraction oil painting from 1974. Color is freed from objective context and becomes the subject in itself. The stillness of t...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A closer look (Optical Spectra), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
ECLECTIC, COLORFUL AND IMPACTFUL! It all started with a solid teal and blue background and carefully bringing light and colors forward. Bold and eclectic painting many colors and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Keeper (Graphic Abstract Painting on Linen in Teal, Sienna and Warm Yellow)
Located in Hudson, NY
Graphic abstract painting on linen in contrasting shades of teal, sienna, and warm sunflower yellow "Keeper" by Jenny Kemp, painted in 2019 acrylic on linen over panel 14" X 11" unframed Jenny Kemp’s abstract paintings are inspired by the artist’s desire to represent unseen phenomenon. With intricate and calculated line-work, the artist builds parallel layers against opaque backgrounds, while shifts in color and shape call attention to organic forms that give reference to the human body or atomic structures. Waves of yellow contrasts against earth toned hues of sienna and teal while precise lines seem to vibrate the transitions of color. The abstract painting is part of a series of paintings on linen that can be hung together. About the artist: Jenny Kemp received a BS in Art from the University of Wisconsin - Madison and an MFA in Painting from the University at Albany. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the country, most recently at Gold/Scopophilia* in Montclair, NJ and the Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Schenectady, NY. She has been featured in publications such as 100 Painters of Tomorrow published by Thames & Hudson, New American Paintings, The Huffington Post, Seattle’s City Arts, New York Times, and The New England Review. Kemp is also a recipient of the 2015 NYFA fellowship in painting and the 2015 Emerging Artist Award recipient from the Art Center of the Capital Region in Troy, NY. She sits on the board of Collar Works, an art space dedicated to the support of emerging and under-represented artists exhibiting challenging and culturally relevant contemporary artworks in Troy, NY where she lives and works. EDUCATION MFA - Painting, University at Albany, SUNY 2012 BS - Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison 2002 EXHIBITIONS 2019 Gold / Scopophilia* Art on Paper, Pier 36, NYC Steady Curve Gold / Scopophilia*, Montclair, NJ (solo) 2018 Slow Grow Mandeville Gallery, Union College, Schenectady, NY (solo) FENCE + ECHO, Far x Wide, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Jes Cannon) Crazy Beautiful III, Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Three Square, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) 2017 When We Were Young: Rethinking Abstraction from the University at Albany Art Collections (1967-present) University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY Surface 4, ARENA at Brooklyn Dermatology, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Renée Riccardo) The Whitney Houston Biennial: Greatest Love of All, Chashama, NYC (curated by Christine Finely) 2016 Reality is Wrong, Dreams are Real, David&Schweitzer Contemporary, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Phil and Sue Knoll) Squared, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Something Else, The Painting Center, New York, NY (curated by Dee Shapiro and Miriam Brumer) Living Color, Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY (2 person) 2015 Howdy Doody, Collar Works, Troy, NY (curated by Leona Christie) Remains to be Seen, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Painting Parallels, GRIDSPACE, Brooklyn, NY (solo) Double Vision, Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, NY (2 person) Mohawk Hudson Invitational Albany Center Gallery, Albany, NY Snowbirds Kenise Barnes Gallery, Larchmont, NY Valentine’s Day Cardiovascular, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA (curated by Phil & Sue Knoll) Variations in Paint (invitational), The Painting Center, New York, NY 2014 100 Painters of Tomorrow: New York Exhibition, One Art Space, New York, NY Mohawk Hudson Regional, Albany Institute of History and Art (juror: Stephen Westfall) Tracery, PS209 Gallery, Stone Ridge, NY Connections Todd Art Gallery at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN (2 person) Perceptions Opalka Gallery at Sage College, Albany, NY Modern Artists Carrie Haddad Gallery, Husdson, NY 2013 Second Nature Albany Airport Gallery, Albany, NY Admit One Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Works by Jenny Kemp and Richard Harrington Gallery 105, curated by MCLA Gallery 51, N. Adams, MA An Early Spring Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2012 Recent work and new paintings on paper Fulton Street Gallery (solo) FISSURE GalleryEll online exhibition, curated by Amanda Kates In Orbit Little Gallery at Sage College of Albany. Albany, NY. Works on Paper Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY MFA National Competition First Street Gallery, NYC. Juror: John Yau BioLogical Salem Art Works Carry House Gallery, Salem, NY MFA Thesis Exhibition University at Albany Art Museum, Albany, NY 2011 Back to School Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, NY Fence Select The Art Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY. Juror: Carrie Haddad Honorable Mention Chain Letter Samson Projects, Boston, MA SUNY Best of Show New York State Museum, Albany, NY Members Only Collar Works Gallery, Troy, NY Fountain Art Fair Pier 66, New York, NY Nathan Meltz with Jenny Kemp and Doug Holst...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Linen

Deliquescence XVII, Painting, Pastels on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract figure, drawn from life; pastels, inks, metallic gouache powder :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pastel

Parallels on Peach, Large Painting by Nick Wallis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nick Wallis, American XXth Title: Parallels on Peach Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed l.r. Size: 60 x 48 in. (152.4 x 121.92 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Meg Atkinson, Sunset at Waverly Park, 2016, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches
Located in Darien, CT
It was Picasso who said, "Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up." While her work in the exhibition Child's Play is not meant specifically...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled (18.11)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Leslie Wilkes’ pieces are an explosion of shape and color. With near perfect symmetry, these works exhibit opaque and smooth surfaces. “Wilkes’ geometric patterns are unique in that ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Archival Paper

"Aerial", Vertical Multicolor Abstract Acrylic Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
In his artworks, the painter Philippe Saucourt seeks the harmony of opposites between movement and flatness, between transparency and opacity, between density and emptiness, and betw...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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