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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:  Red
Antonio Buonfiglio - OUT OF RED - Red - Oil Painting
Located in Stienta, IT
Technique Mixed oil on wood. The artist, In order to give more character and personalization to this work of great effect and color, decorates the painting with his own fingerprints. In Antonio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Right Missing: contemporary abstract painting, red w/ blue & yellow circles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Originally from Detroit, Michigan, Paula Cahill pursued an education in the arts after relocating to the Philadelphia area. She studied the figure for many years before transitioning...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Graphite

Towards East, Breaking Dawn - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2017
Located in Roma, IT
Towards East, Breaking Dawn is one of the best works of the artist Giuseppe Zumbolo. It is made on canvas, painted in acrylic in 2017. The canvas is folded vertically, creating prec...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Encounter: large contemporary abstract painting in red with blue & green imagery
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a large, bold red abstract painting with green and dark blue accents. All hanging hardware is attached, and it is ready to install. No need for additional framing. Please sen...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil, Graphite

Dragon Parade, Modern Impressionist Figurative Painting, Chinese New Year, LE
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition figurative, abstract painting titled Dragon Parade is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sublimated onto aluminum...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal

A12 - I am having so much fun (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
A12 - I am having so much fun (Abstract painting) Acrylic on paper - Unframed. The artist created this series shortly afterward arriving in NY. His interest was to see what respons...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Red With Circles, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Red With Circles, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 36"W x 24"H Signed by the artist Artist Commentary: Red is a favorite color of mine although I find it so power...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red and Yellow Composition - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Red and Yellow Composition with some Green is one of the best works of the artist Giuseppe Zumbolo. It is made on canvas painted in acrilyc in 2021. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

There (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
There (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and Flashe on canvas - Unframed Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube if shipped outside the United States. This method is espec...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Farm (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Farm (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on honeycomb aluminum - Unframed. Hallard works with the themes of space and geometry, manipulating images and arrangements of objects in order to...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Pink, Red by Contemporary Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be represented by his commitment to experimenting with social engagement through the arts. It is here his strength lies. Through his deep connection to a cultural expression of a universal spirituality and passionate sense of humanity Kalla, continuously draws people from all communities into acts of creativity in the belief that through creativity people are empowered and communities move incrementally closer to truth. His poetry and paintings are spiritually intuited. While his poems create a secretive world of words, where silence speaks his paintings are calligraphic and draw on the same silent unknowing of invented texts. His paintings represent moments on the continuum; a slice snatched from his deeper hidden journey. The strength of Kalla’s work is that it represents an Indian artist’s quest for an indigenous tenor rather than a superficial inventory of native motifs, there is nothing about his work which relies on a static Indian Identity. About the Artist & his work : Born : 1980 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Education : 2005 - Masters in Art and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2003 - Graduation in Art History, National Museum Institute specializing in ancient Indian art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Red Lava, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas signed on the back. Certificate of authenticity included. SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Instant Quiet Love, Sarah Foat, Original Abstract Graffiti Painting, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Instant Quiet Love by Sarah Foat [2021] original Acrylic paint on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Prevalent Red - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Prevalent Red is one of the best works by the artist Giuseppe Zumbolo realized in 2018. It is made on a vertically folded canvas painted in acrylic. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mardi Gras, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Dramatic abstract with beautiful colors. This painting is mailed from Switzerland rolled up. Stretching required. No framing is required since there are no staples on the sides...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Jam Spread
Located in Deddington, GB
Jam Spread [2021] original Acrylic on board Image size: H:40cm cm x W:40cm cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:2cm cm x W:40cm cm x D:2cmcm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Warm pinks and orange with a shot of blue, evocative of my sunny morning walks along my favourite beach in Santa Teresa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

French Contemporary Art by Raphael Durans - No.420
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas on divided frame
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Clear Spot (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pumice on sacking, sailcloth and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibran...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

RED1 - XXI Century, Contemporary Acrylic Abstract Painting, Vibrant Colors
Located in Warsaw, PL
Magdalena Żołdowicz-Penke (born in 1979). Artistic pseudonym: Magdallene Penke. In 2012, she finished painting studies at the University of Arts in Poznań. The artist took part in ma...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Morning Glow II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Jo Moore's compelling original artwork draws on inspiration from nature, displaying dramatically rich textural surfaces.Sought after both nationally and internationally, and collecte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Morning Glow I, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Jo Moore's compelling original artwork draws on inspiration from nature, displaying dramatically rich textural surfaces.Sought after both nationally and internationally, and collecte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Moments Of Creation" Abstract Painting, 2014 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic paint and some paper on board, 2014. Signed, dated and titled verso. 22 carat gold frame. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height: 25.19 in ( 64 cm ), Width: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Board, Paper, Acrylic

Bury (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Bury (Abstract Painting) Oil on paper - Unframed Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Untitled 10 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 10 (Abstract painting) Acrylic and oil on paper - Unframed Claude Tétot is a French abstract artist whose work expresses harmony in disharmony...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Oil Painting by Linda Touby 'Pigeons 562'
Located in White Plains, NY
“Pigeons 562” by Linda Touby, circa 2010. Oil and wax on canvas, 30 x 30 inches. This painting features textural stripes of bright pigments including red, orange, blue, black, green,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

"Expanding Colors II" Acrylic Painting, 2016 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic ink and color on canvas, 2016. Signed, titled and dated on the back. Minor scretches on the lower edge. Ready to hang. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"Ardor" Red Mixed Media Small Contemporary Abstract by Steven Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
"Ardor" by Steven Rehfeld is a captivating 19" x 19" mixed media contemporary abstract that invites viewers into a vivid realm of exploration. Dominated by passionate reds and fiery ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil, Magazine Paper

Movement in red - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Cardboard

Red
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Made with plastic bags, beeswax, oil paint and graphite Keywords: flower, rose Artist Biography: Toby Zallman has always combined un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plastic, Wax, Oil, Graphite

Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting) Acrylic and pumice on post office bag, linen, hessian sacking and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abst...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Pink, Red by Contemporary Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be represented by his commitment to experimenting with social engagement through the arts. It is here his strength lies. Through his deep connection to a cultural expression of a universal spirituality and passionate sense of humanity Kalla, continuously draws people from all communities into acts of creativity in the belief that through creativity people are empowered and communities move incrementally closer to truth. His poetry and paintings are spiritually intuited. While his poems create a secretive world of words, where silence speaks his paintings are calligraphic and draw on the same silent unknowing of invented texts. His paintings represent moments on the continuum; a slice snatched from his deeper hidden journey. The strength of Kalla’s work is that it represents an Indian artist’s quest for an indigenous tenor rather than a superficial inventory of native motifs, there is nothing about his work which relies on a static Indian Identity. About the Artist & his work : Born : 1980 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Education : 2005 - Masters in Art and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2003 - Graduation in Art History, National Museum Institute specializing in ancient Indian art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ink #4 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Ink #4 (Abstract painting) Ink, watercolor, gouache on Arches watercolor paper - Unframed. Image size: 12” x 8.25” - 30,5 x 21 cm. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

Modular 5
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jodi Fuchs' abstract geometric artworks exude a sense of order and balance with their precise lines, shapes, and layered fields of color. Influenced by her years of contemplation of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Liminal Icon (Monument I), (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Liminal Icon (Monument I), (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Although the initial inspiration for a painting might come from a fl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Day for Night 4 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Day for Night 4 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between for...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Poem #1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original mixed media painting by Ala Ilescu "Poem #1" 16 x 12 inch "Poem #1" 2021 Mixed media: acrylic, watercolor crayons, ink, and acrylic markers on canvas. Modern, contemporary...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Cut-Up Paper 2001 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up Paper 2001 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on paper - Unframed. Pedersen works with acrylic paint. When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Dreams of Peace, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Dreams of Peace, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 This is a finger painted, original painting. Created in Los Angeles, CA Professional grade acrylic paint on wood panel Ready to ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Cut-Up Canvas I.5 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up Canvas I.5 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Pedersen works with acrylic paint. When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Circular Souls (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Circular Souls (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on linen - Unframed. Australian abstract artist Louise Blyton employs precise, Reductivist methods to create...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Linen

Canyon /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Canvas Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Canyon" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, titled, and dated on verso Year: 2021 Medium: Original Ac...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Visitation, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Visitation" is painted in red, yellow and teal blue with acrylic on an 16 x 20 x .25 inch canvas panel. Ready to frame. This expressive and colorful image is a reflection of Hunter'...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Fleeing the Scene, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Fleeing the Scene" is painted in red, yellow and teal blue with acrylic on an 16 x 20 x .25 inch canvas panel. Ready to frame. This expressive and colorful image is a reflection of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Dakota (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Dakota (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pumice on tuile; sail, netting, sacking, ripstop and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract arti...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Color of Place. Lotus (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Color of Place. Lotus (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed This work is from a series started in Feb-Mar 2018 when Ramsay visited Thailand. She collected colors ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plexiglass, Acrylic

Red Cloud (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Cloud (Abstract Painting) Mixed media on canvas - Unframed. Fattovich calls his style Abstract Punk. His compositions evolve according to a subliminal ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

'Biomorphic Abstract, Cobalt & Red', Bay Area Oil, Rhode Island School of Design
By Donald Roberts
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Roberts' for Donald Roberts (American, 1923-2015) signed, verso, dated 2012 and inscribed, 'S.F. CA'. This noted lithographer, pai...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fire & Water
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil and silver leaf on canvas
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Intersect (High Frequency) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Intersect (High Frequency) (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension b...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pumice on hessian and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, col...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

In a Heartbeat (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
In a Heartbeat (Abstract painting) Oil on wood panel - Unframed. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left to right, stacking the horizontal bands from top to botto...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Red Swash (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Red Swash (Abstract painting) Oil on gessoed Arches paper. Unframed. For Russinof, everything begins with color. She begins a painting by applying color in lyrical, gestural marks....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Burning Bush from Jerusalem Series
Located in New York, NY
Burning Bush, 1989, by Theodoros Stamos (1922-1987) Acrylic on canvas 66 x 50 inches unframed (167.64 x 127 cm) Inscribed (Infinity Field Jerusalem Series...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Joanne Freeman Cadmium 40, 2021 oil on linen 40 x 30 in. (freem173)
Located in New York, NY
Joanne Freeman Cadmium 40, 2021 oil on linen 40 x 30 in. (freem173) This original oil painting on linen by Joanne Freeman features rich, red abstracted shapes on the linen background. "My drawings and paintings utilize geometry and are influenced by architecture and design. They were initially influenced by the symbols and signage found on the streets of New York. That early visual language emerged into a reductive formal language with roots in modernist aesthetics and ideology. My drawings are made with gouache on handmade Indian Khadi paper. The source for the work can be found in the geometry of the city and the effects of light and shadow. They also reference graphic popular culture, specifically the simple direct designs of midcentury media...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Infinity Field T Series 2 128
Located in New York, NY
Infinity Field T Series #2, 128, 1992 by Theodoros Stamos (1922-1997) Acrylic on canvas 64 x 50 inches unframed (162.56 x 127 cm) Inscribed (INFINITY ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Bury (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Bury (Abstract Painting) Oil on paper - Unframed Spielman uses oil paint on canvas, paper and panel in various sizes; she works on up to forty paintings at a time, moving between t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Relay Race 2 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Relay Race 2 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between foregr...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mindscape Large Abstract Painting with Vibrant colors red blue green yellow
Located in Brookville, NY
In a series from some of the last paintings the artist finished before his death in 2019, Mindspring was from a series of paintings where the artist had a clarity and energy to his w...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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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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