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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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Candy Cone (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Candy Cone (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 bet...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Attraction 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting: Acrylic on Canvas. Attraction can be defined as a psychological feeling of the human being who identifies with another person. This feeling brings you closer and attract...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Smoke and Bones, Abstract Ink Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Virus is a piece that ended up being an accident. I was experimenting with trapping alcohol ink inside circular objects. I got frustrated at one point and dragged...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink

Passeig de Gracia Series #10
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Monotype, Paper

BRIGHT LOVE - White Floating Frame, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.“ Paulo Coelho “The Alchemist” Have you ever read the book “The Alchemist” ? It’s the st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Mixed Colors Composition - Mixed Media by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed Colors Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020. Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper Hand-signed and dated by the artist o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor, Paper

Collaborate, Abstract, Oil, Graphite, Wood Panel, Red, Orange, Blue, White
Located in Riverdale, NY
Collaborate by Rose Umerlik is an abstract painting, Oil and Graphite on wood panel, 36 x 48. Rose Umerlik extracts the intangible emotional moments that live in our collective human psyche and interprets them abstractly through form, line and color so that they may also exist outside of ourselves. In recent years, Umerlik has shown in seven solo exhibitions and innumerable group shows domestically and internationally, published a book of work titled Intimacy of Forms, received notable reviews in such publications as Art New England, and been awarded the Clowes Award by the Vermont Studio Center. The most affecting experience of Umerlik’s career to date has been her two-month stay in the Takt Kunstprojektraum Artist Residency in Berlin, Germany. She was named a 2018 Vermont Artist...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite

Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Covers 3 - orange (Abstract painting) Aquatint made with oil based Charbonnel Etching Ink, printed on 100% rag paper Copperplate Warm White. Unframed. "Edition 5/20 This piece is ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Handmade Paper

Passeig de Gracia Series #9
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Monotype

Passeig de Gracia Series #8
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Monotype

More Afterthoughts 3, Large Abstract Painting by Nick Wallis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Nick Wallis, American XXth Title: More Afterthoughts 3 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Oil on Canvas, Signed l.r. Size: 60 x 60 in. (152.4 x 152.4 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

P1.14 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.14 (Abstract Painting) Gouache on Japanese paper. Unframed. This gouache paint on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements of found colored papers ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Hiding Sun with Black - bright, colorful, intersecting abstract shapes on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A brilliant yellow sun peeks out behind hot pink, deep blue and contrasting black shapes in this abstract landscape by Calgary artist Aron Hill. This is one of a series of acrylic paintings they recently created. Conceptually, Hill’s work finds company in the art of famed modernist Jack Bush. The background color shifts and lightens toward the top of the work. “In the last year I’ve become really comfortable with what I’m doing. I think I stopped asking art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"My Pink & White Heart" Colorful Contemporary Oil Painting with Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Volley (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Volley (Abstract Painting) Oil on canvas - 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 them as each begins to form, then isolating a work to bring to completion. Her saturated surfaces are luminous, with alternate glossy and matte layers, but also bear rough nail marks that scar and deconstruct the work. These etched lines and marks relate to an image and idea, and are often the underlying structure, the submerged language of a work. Her use of reds and pinks link to flesh and blood...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Duality Series 1, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This Series began after six months of quarantine due to the Covid 19 pandemic. I often check-in with my (out of state) parents; they are both retired and generall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Tizdaynu 1 - abstract painting
Located in New York, NY
This quadriptych (4 individual works of art presented together to create one work) are sold together. Each is 40X30 cm and if hung together will be 85X65 cm (as seen in the image). T...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper

Give and Take, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Give and Take is a perfect example of Hunter's highly fluid, calligraphic style -- which so often results in arresting (and thought-provoking) images with a sense of depth and sculpt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Pierced (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Pierced (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Modernist Abstract Silhouette of a Figure in White
By Jean Wallin
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling figurative abstract of the silhouette of a figure in white, in a minimalist monochromatic background by Jean Wallin (American). Signed “Wallin” in bottom right corner. Pre...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

White light (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
White light (Abstract Expressionism painting) Oil and acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fields, dynamic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Quilted Dream, Clear Passage, Through Needle's Eye, Dance of Night
Located in Dallas, TX
Dallas artist David A. Dreyer’s eighth solo exhibition at Valley House Gallery was presented early in 2021, accompanied by an exhibition catalogue. His recent paintings are inspired ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Chalk, Charcoal, Oil, Graphite

Life Is Precious, Abstract Ink Painting, 2019
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: This is the 2nd in a series that was created out of a place of sorrow but comes from a place of healing. A dark place came bubbling out. But a beautiful one resul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink

UNTITLED (1969), [SF69-005], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Sam Francis (1923‐1994) UNTITLED [SF69-005] acrylic on paper 104.7 x 74.9 cm (41 1/4 x 29 1/2 in) Executed in 1969 Signed and dated on the base This work is identified with the int...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

California's Bollinger Canyon Abstracted Monochrome Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful abstracted California landscape of Bollinger Canyon (Bay Area in Henry Coe Park) by James McCray (American, 1912-1993). Signed and dated "JM 4-74" ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Survey 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Survey 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Fabriano paper - Unframed. This work is part of an ongoing series started in 2012 and titled Survey. McGlynn is interested in how a minimal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Hillsdale, Aug 14th, Large Oil Painting Richard Weston
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Richard Weston, American XXth Title: Hillsdale, Aug 14 Year: circa 1980 Medium: Acrylic on Canvas, signed u.l. Size: 48 x 48 inches (121.92 x 121.92 cm)
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Fiiane was Ilaand 8 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
A Fiiane was Ilaand 8 (Abstract painting) Color tape on paper - Unframed Philippe Halaburda is a French artist who has coined the term Geographic Abstraction to describe his work. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Tape

Untitled (Ref 19005) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 19005) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

Yellow Sun, 1970s Geometric Abstract Acrylic Painting, Yellow, Blue, White
Located in Denver, CO
Yellow Sun, vintage circa 1970s abstract painting in Yellow, Blue, White & Black by 20th century New Mexico woman artist, Beatrice Mandelman (1912-1998). Acrylic on canvas, signed by the artist lower right. Presented in a custom blonde wood frame, outer dimensions measure 33 ½ x 25 ½ x 2 inches. Image size is 32 x 24 inches. Expedited and international shipping is available - please contact us for a quote. About the Artist: Beatrice Mandelman Studied at the Arts Student League and soon established herself in the New York art scene. In 1944 she and her husband, Louis Ribak arrived in New Mexico. The two of them founded the Taos Valley Art School and helped create the Taos Art Association. Mandelman’s kaleidoscopic abstractions display a wide range of influences, from stained-glass windows to the School of Paris, from Native American art to the New York School. She was a sophisticated and capable painter. ©David Cook Galleries...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Lumenis 43 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Lumenis 43 (Abstract Painting) Encaustic, collage and oil on panel - Unframed Adams works on panel and paper, using a mixture of paint, encaustic and graphite as well as elements o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel

Abstract Composition -Original Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original drawing in Tempera and Watercolor on paper realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2021. Good Conditions. The Artwork is Depicted through strong strokes...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Tempera, Watercolor

Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting) Ink and acrylic on arches watercolor paper - Unframed Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric de...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Colored Composition - Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Composition is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020. Tempera and Watercolor on Paper. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower right ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Emotional color chart 150 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Emotional color chart 150 (Abstract painting) Pencil and acrylic on Fabriano-pittura paper - Unframed. "This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Scoop in Black, White and Linen
Located in Atlanta, GA
Original Stephanie Henderson acrylic on Belgium linen.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The Surface of Things (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
The Surface of Things, (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Artwork exclusive to IdeelArt. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and ric...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

White Melody, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Memories On Canvas series ____________________________________________ All beautiful ,fleeting and full of love moments captured on canvas. _______________________________________...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Weeds (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Weeds (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed. Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic world...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled (Ref 16103) (Abstract Painting) Ink on paper - Unframed. Martín Reyna is an Argentinian-born abstract painter living in Paris, France. His gestural abstract paintings deli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink

P1.14 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
P1.14 (Abstract Painting) Gouache on Japanese paper. Unframed. This gouache paint on Japanese paper is a result of working with the accidental arrangements of found colored papers ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Candy Cone (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Candy Cone (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 bet...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Lumenis 43 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Lumenis 43 (Abstract Painting) Encaustic, collage and oil on panel - Unframed Adams works on panel and paper, using a mixture of paint, encaustic and graphite as well as elements o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic, Oil, Wood Panel

Survey 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Survey 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Fabriano paper - Unframed. This work is part of an ongoing series started in 2012 and titled Survey. McGlynn is interested in how a minimal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Pierced (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Pierced (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on Montval paper - Unframed Martina Nehrling is an American abstract artist whose dynamic and richly textured paintings evoke kaleidoscopic worl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Blue Lines - Tempera and Watercolor by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2020
Located in Roma, IT
Blue Lines is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2020. Mixed media in tempera and watercolor on paper Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower ri...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Tempera, Watercolor

Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
Diagram (Abstract Expressionism painting) Ink and acrylic on arches watercolor paper - Unframed Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric de...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Survey 1 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Survey 1 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Fabriano paper - Unframed. This work is part of an ongoing series started in 2012 and titled Survey. McGlynn is interested in how a minimal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Emotional color chart 150 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Emotional color chart 150 (Abstract painting) Pencil and acrylic on Fabriano-pittura paper - Unframed. "This series, started in 2016 conveys a color and emotional language and is i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Yin & Yang (Black Over Ochre)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Peter Lodato offers new oils on canvas, whose layers of paint and scumbled surfaces resonate like tuning forks to the soul.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Day In The Desert No 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Organic shapes influenced by the simplicity and colours of the desert. Monotype on Arches printmaking paper. Layering texture and colour, wash and mark, paint and canvas evolve in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Parisian Nights" Figure w White Gown French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

White light (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
White light (Abstract Expressionism painting) Oil and acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fields, dynamic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Brainiac III Abstract, Large-Scale Vertical Abstract in Neutrals, Black & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale vertical abstract of brains in a neutral color palette of black & white by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

White light (Abstract Expressionism painting)
Located in London, GB
White light (Abstract Expressionism painting) Oil and acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Laura Newman's paintings combine geometric delineations of space, ephemeral color fields, dynamic...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Oil

A Fiiane was Ilaand 8 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
A Fiiane was Ilaand 8 (Abstract painting) Color tape on paper - Unframed Philippe Halaburda is a French artist who has coined the term Geographic Abstraction to describe his work. ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Tape

Self Propelled Flowers No 1, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Butterflies are self propelled flowers" Robert A Henlein Layers of monotypes and acrylic wash stain on raw canvas inspired by spring. Framed in a natural maple edge frame. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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

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