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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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Happy Gypsy Dance 30
Located in Zofingen, AG
A very beautiful large colorful abstract painting with many neon nuances, heavy relief textured with palette knife, vibrant and emotional. READY TO HANG - GALLERY QUALITY It's all ab...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Roses In Bloom By The Lake. Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Roses have long been a favourite subject for artists and this modern expressionist painting by English painter Francesca Owen is a beautiful piece. This work is built up through the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Martini Twist
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life
Located in Atlanta, GA
Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli is a beautifully expressive 12 x 12-inch acrylic painting that blends rich textures with a refined color palette. This piece capture...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT New Artwork Canadian Contemporary Artist Sophie Crichton
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Ink, Color Pencil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled 01 - Contemporary, Organic, Black, Minimalist, Abstract, Monochrome
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 01, 2017 Black adhesive and black oil on canvas (Signed on reverse) 31 1/2 H x 23 5/8 H in. 80 H x 60 W cm Zsolt Berszán treats the first layer of the drawing as a substrat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Adhesive, Oil

Abstract Figurative Red Oil On Canvas. "Polychromy Study" 2024
Located in Bogotá, Bogotá
Oil painting on canvas featuring a mosaic of red, orange, and yellow tones, interspersed with abstract and representational elements and rich texture that imparts depth. It is create...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Small abstract expressive nature painting wood frame "Spring on the horizon"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive nature painting, created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, bursts with color and emotion. "Spring on the Horizon" captures the fresh energy of ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
By Helen Malta
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Helen Malta (b.1912). Tattoo Parlor, ca. 1935. Oil on canvas, 20 x 33 inches. Signed lower right. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on r...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Basquiat' Abstract Street Art Mixed Media Painting, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Originally from North London, Cotton received his art education at the prestigious Central St. Martins School of Art in Holborn, London. Being a teenager in North London during the g...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Chesley Lake Comfort - Abstract Colorful Rural Landscape Impasto Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Using an impasto, painterly technique Dana Cowie creates cubist-inspired farm and rural landscapes. Working within controlled color schemes, her artworks appear abstract up close and...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Color Abstract Twists and Turns
Located in Houston, TX
Vibrant abstract gouache with purple, blues, oranges, and green colors by British artist Stephen Priestner, 2008. Displayed on a white mat with a gold border and fits a standard-size...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Make Yourself Known, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 150 x 100 cm 2024 Signed and dated on the side About the Artist Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

A Moment In Time
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from 2018. I have had it in my home for a few years and have decided to change it out. I love the interplay of color and black marks in this piece. It is lively an ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract Painting Blue Sea II Pigments Contemporary Artist Gabriela Meunie 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Resin, Cotton Canvas, Pigment

Whore by Rene Ricard pink and silver painting with poetry
Located in New York, NY
A fluid wash of bubblegum pink fills the surface of this painting. Ricard has written in bright yellow, blue, and vivid silver the following: So how do you be friends w/a whore? Business being business/Ethically, a ho can’t rat on its tricks; so if the ho is hohoing yr husband Damned if you’ll ever find out. March 26. Whore sharply contrasts the beauty of silver, yellow, and pink with Rene’s pithy, obscene pronouncement. The pink ground is applied in a sheer wash, like Male Cinderella’s background, and the artist’s cursive shimmers in the same silver as One Shoe One You / True Love, Size 3?, and This is not a thanksgiving pumpkin. While Whore shares enticing formal qualities with other works in this group, the text snaps us to cold reality, down into the gutter with a bump. Ricard is happy to visit a fairy tale, but doesn’t stays in the fantasy for long. There’s an intimacy to this work’s smaller scale which compels the viewer to lean in and decode Ricard’s poetry. The artist’s outsized signature is with initials in dark blue, which pop out against that beautiful saturated pink. Canvas floater frame, in maple with .25 inch moulding. Whore is part of a group of works dating from 1989-1990 as Rene Ricard prepared for Mal de Fin at the Petersburg Gallery, New York, in 1990, his very first one-man exhibition. Born Albert Napoleon Ricard, he moved to New York in the 1960s at the age of 18. With that relocation, Albert died, and Rene was born. Instantly adopted into Andy Warhol’s glittering orbit, Ricard thrived in the city, with its heady concentration of art, culture, and debauchery. In New York Ricard found the milieu where he would shine. He acted in underground films, playing Warhol in the artist’s own Andy Warhol Story. He became a renowned poet and writer, published in the Paris Review and Artforum. In typically wry fashion he explained how he became a painter: “I began adding images [to my poetry] because I’ve always liked to draw and paint. And it was hard to find junk-store paintings of the right quality, things that could support some writing, so I just started making the images myself. Unfortunately, people really like that, even though I far prefer just the writing.” Ricard drew on his vast knowledge of literature and art history, weaving these references together with bursts of autobiographical poetry: what the New York Times termed his “seething verbal finesse.” Ricard, having spent years in the Factory’s milieu, learned from Warhol’s creative strategies. Warhol created images quickly with screen printing, with no regard for perfection. Duplication was the method and the ideology. Ricard, too, worked quickly: urgency was part of his visual language of looped cursive and scribbled colors. He often borrowed a lithographic plate or silkscreen from already-completed works, printing the matrix on canvas or paper to create backgrounds for new works (Size 3’s red printed background may be an example of this). He appropriated thrifted paintings and discarded items such as a pinboard or a piece of insulation, so long as the object in question had a flat surface upon which to work. The two artists were both outsiders to the art world in a sense—Warhol coming from the world of design and Ricard, a bona fide author, but both intuitively understanding how to compel the viewer. As Warhol anthologized consumerism, Ricard catalogued desire. For example, Size 3 and One Shoe One You feature Ricard’s take on Warhol’s famous shoe drawings...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Gouache

Body Records #1 Black - contemporary, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
With its bold form and striking black palette, this large circular painting by Yvonne Lammerich makes a dramatic contemporary statement. A close exami...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

All Roads Are Winding, nature, orange, beige, navy blue, Joan Mitchell, red
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "The Untethered Soul." This series delves into the transformative power of nature, capturing the essence of what one feels rather than sees. In...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Raw Linen, Acrylic

Neon Pastel - Colorful Abstract Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Composition III Sasha - abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow and white
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. Abstraction art, made in black, orange, yellow on white foam board. Also, you can read name Sasha in Russian at the middle of the painting. Can be as a s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Epoxy Resin, Foam Board

Daydream 2, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A tonal abstract landscape rendered with an introspective approach. Artist Pat Forbes describes the scene as "the world left behind in the dreamy moments when...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Andre Elbaz (b.1934). Landscape, ca. 1980 . Oil on card panel, image measures 14 x 20 inches; 18.5 x 24.5 inches framed. Signed lower right. Excellent condition. André Elbaz (born April 26, 1934, El Jadida, Morocco) is a famous Moroccan painter and filmmaker. Elbaz studied art and theatre in Rabat and Paris from 1950 to 1961. He started painting only at the age of 21, until which age he had been interested mainly in theatre. A few years later, he managed to combine his two passions into a new approach in art-therapy, inventing together with his wife, a psychiatrist, the Pictodrame, which brought him world recognition. His first exhibition, which was very successful, took place in Casablanca in 1961 and earned him an appointment as Professor at the Beaux-Arts school in Casablanca. Years later, in 1976, he exhibited his paintings at the Tel-Aviv Museum. In parallel to his career as a painter, Elbaz is also known as a filmmaker. He produced several short films in France, Canada and the United States. One of them, La nuit n'est jamais complète (The night is never complete), won a prize at the "5th Biennale de Paris in 1967" .[citation needed] Among the themes chosen for the many films he produced, there was a short one about the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, as well as a series of drawings entitled Seuls (Alone), with texts written by both Elie Wiesel...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Untitled 03 [Dissecting the Unknown 03] - Contemporary, Black, Monochrome
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 03 [Dissecting the Unknown 03], 2015 Mixed technique: oil paint, adhesive on canvas (Signed on reverse) 9 27/32 H x 7 7/8 W in 25 H x 20 W cm Zsolt Berszán’s work speaks of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Adhesive, Oil

"Branches in Bloom" French Vase with Colorful Flowers Oil Painting on Linen
Located in New York, NY
An impressionistic depiction of a Saint-Cloud factory porcelain vase ca. 1695–1710 with a burst of flowers exploding with color and bold marks. Alfaro bridges the Baroque cultural mo...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Reconstruction, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Several shades of blue sweep across a lightly textured background. Bits of orange highlight the focal point, adding warmth to the composition. Sections of gray ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Couleurs éphemeres, landscape, oil on canvas, expressionism, multicolor, french
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"couleurs ephemeres" by Sophie Dumont, presented on a canvas measuring 27x35 cm (approximately 10.6x13.8 inches), is a captivating journey into France countryside. The artist's bold ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Blue Hydrangeas by Honora Berg
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Blue Hydrangeas in Acrylic on Paper Vining Blue Hydrangeas by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985), 1946. The vertica...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Textured abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Blended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Tonos en La Luz Solar, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Hay tonos en la luz solar muy apegados al sonido, 2024 Contemporary Mexican Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 80x60cm Signed and dated Yumnia's artistic journey is deeply ro...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Summer by Julien Dinou - Oil on canvas 60x73 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas blue wooden frame 74,5 x 61,5 x 2,5 cm
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

“Listen to Time”
Located in Zofingen, AG
A monochrome minimalist portrait in a restrained palette. The white face, resembling a mask, is immersed in music, dissolving into time. Simple yet expressive brushstrokes create a s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Abstract Mexican Era Composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1945 painting by American artist, Eve Peri. Watercolor on tissue paper, image measures 18 x 14 inches; 20.5 x 24.5 inches matted behind scratched plexiglass. Artwork and ma...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Antique American School Nicely Framed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive early American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Housed in a wonderful period wide modernist frame.
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary abstract floral expressive oil painting canvas "Flowering fields"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive oil painting titled "Flowering Fields" was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and is part of her series inspired by the scenes of the summer seas...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A l'orée des champs, abstract, vert, expressionism, oil on canvas, countryside
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Abstract countryside landscape with colored plots worked in oil on linen canvas.. The construction takes precedence over the motif, the artist works on his composition until he finds...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled 06 [Dissecting the Unknown 06] - Contemporary, Abstract, Organic, Black
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 06 [Dissecting the Unknown 06], 2015 - 2016 Mixed technique: oil paint, adhesive, silicone on metal sheet (Signed on reverse) 9 27/32 H x 7 7/8 W in. 25 H x 20 W cm Zsolt B...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Nature's Printing Press
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nature's Printing Press Gouache, tempera, pigments and ink on masonite board, 1967 Signed lower left corner (see photo) Thompson was part of the late 1960’s Black Emergency Cultural Coalition along with Benny Andrews The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition Inc. (BECC) was organized in January 1969 by a group of African American artists in response to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Harlem on My Mind" exhibit, which omitted the contributions of African American painters and sculptors to the Harlem community. Part of a series of works the artist created in 1967. The tree motifs vary as does the color of the background. Please see photo of another work from the series. Condition: Excellent/very good Three tiny while flecks in the green border of the painting Image size: 10 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches Painting board size: 20 x 16 inches Frame size: 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches Russ Thompson (Born 1922- Jamaica Part of the late 1960’s Black Emergency Cultural Coalition along with Benny Andrews The Black Emergency Cultural Coalition Inc. (BECC) was organized in January 1969 by a group of African American artists in response to the Metropolitan Museum of Art's "Harlem on My Mind" exhibit, which omitted the contributions of African American painters and sculptors to the Harlem community. Members of this initial group that protested against the exhibit included several prominent African American artists, including Benny Andrews and Clifford R. Joseph, cofounders of the BECC. The primary goal of the group was to agitate for change in the major art museums in New York City for greater representation of African American artists and their work in these museums. Studied: Pratt Inst.; Carlyle College; NY Sch. Mod. Photography Exhibited: MoMA; BM, 1968; Nordness Gals., NYC; Phila. Civic Center; Ruder & Finn FA, 1969; Smithsonian Inst.; Mount Holyoke College, 1969; BMFA, 1970; RISD, 1969; Mem. Art Gal., Rochester, NY, 1969; SFMA, 1969; Contemp. Arts Mus., Houston, TX, 1970; NJ State Mus., 1970; Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghampton, NY, 1970; UC Santa Barbara, 1970; Plaza Hotel, NYC; Westchester Art Soc. Gal. (prize); Nassau Community College; Brooklyn Pub. Lib.; Allentown (PA) Art Festival; Quinnipiac College, CT; Parrish Art Mus.; NY State Pavillion; Huntington Township Art Lg. Awards: Mitchell College, CT; BM; Armonk Lib. Show Award; Bedford Hills Lib. Show Award. Sources: Cederholm, Afro-American Artists. Public Collections: Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Brooklyn Museum Museum of Modern Art, New York Smithsonian American Art Museum Exhibitions: MOMA Brooklyn Museum, 1968 Nordness Galleries, NYC Smithsonian Institution Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1970 Rhode Island School of Design, 1969 San Francisco Museum of Art, 1969 Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1970 Parrish Art Museum Courtesy of Afro-American Artist; a biographical directory THOMPSON, RUSS (Born Jamaica, 1922) Painter. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, 1922. Studied at the Pratt Institute; Carlyle College; New York School of Modern Photography. Works: Cloud Flowers ; My Breath Is One with the Clouds ; The Acrobats; Relatives; Thoreau; Clothes to the Body; America- Amer- ica; Hanging Garden; Poor Room, Rich Room; Epigram a Bromide; Passage, 1969 (wood, epoxy, iron). Exhibited: Museum of Modern Art; Brooklyn Museum Fence Show, 1968; Nordness Gal- leries, NY; Phila. Civic Center; Ruder & Finn Fine Arts, 1969; Smithsonian Institution; Mount Holyoke College, 1969; Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1970; Rhode Island School of Design, 1969; Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY, 1969; San Francisco Museum of Art, 1969; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 1970; NJ State Museum, 1970; Roberson Center for the Arts & Sciences, Binghamton, NY, 1970; Art Galleries, Univ. of Cal. at Santa Barbara, 1970; Plaza Hotel, NYC; Westchester Art So- ciety Gallery; Nassau Community College; Brooklyn Public Library; Allentown (Pa.) Art Festival; Quinnipiac College; Parrish Art Mu- seum; NY State Pavillion; Huntington Town- ship Art League. Collections: Frederick Douglass Institute, Wash- ington, DC; Spiro & Levinson Corp.; Mr. William Haber; Mr. & Mrs. B. Friedman; Mr. & Mrs. Samuel J. Rosen; Mr. David Scribner; Unigraphic Corp.; Mr. Benny An- drews; Jeanne Paris; Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Strauss. Awards: Westchester Art Society; Mitchell College, Conn.; Brooklyn Museum; Armonk Library Show Award; Bedford Hills Library Show Award. Sources: Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Afro- American Artists: New York/ Boston, 1970; Nordness Galleries. 12 Afro-American Artists, 1969; Mount Holyoke College. Ten Afro- American Artists, 1969; Ghent, Henri. “The Community Art Gallery,” Art Gallery, April 1970; Paris, Jean. “Black Art Experience in Art,” Long Island Press, Jamaica, NY, June 14, 1970; Ruder & Finn Fine Arts. Contemporary Black Artists’, Brooklyn College. Afro-Amer- ican Artists: Since 1950, 1969; Walker, Roslyn. A Resource Guide to the Visual Arts of Afro- Americans, South Bend, Ind., 1971. NEW YORK (NY). Acts of Art, Inc. Rebuttal to Whitney Museum Exhibition: Black Artists in Rebuttal at Acts of Art Gallery. 1971. Unpag. (20 pp.) exhib. cat., 54 b&w illus., brief biogs. of 48 artists. The text consists of an unsigned foreword (probably by Nigel L. Jackson, director of Acts of Art); a reprint of Z. D. Allen's review of the exhibition, "Rebuttal to the Whitney," from Chelsea Clinton News (Apr. 15, 1971). The catalogue was published after the show opened. Artists included: Benny Andrews, James Belfon, Betty Blayton, Lynn (Chuck) Bowers, Vivian Browne, Calvin Burnett, Jo Butler, Robert Carter, Art Coppedge, Adger Cowans...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free. In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color. In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Song of the Sea - Large Contemporary Cubist Colorful Green Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Impermanence Series n6. From the Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Impermanence Series n6, 2025 by Rosario Briones From the Impermanence series Inks, natural pigments and bitumen on canvas Dimensions: 165 H x 104 W cm. Unframed Signed by the artist ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Canvas, Pigment

Erin O'Brien "A Decade" - Abstract Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Erin O'Brien A Decade, 2021 acrylic on linen 25 x 20 in. (obri013) This original acrylic painting by Erin O'Brien features painterly abstract shapes in shade...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Raw Linen, Acrylic

Original Set-Dahlias, Gladiolus in Bloom-Brit Awarded Artist-Abstract Expression
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

ABSTRACT Black Lines Painting Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Between the lines, Abstract Library, colors, Geometric, Contemporary, Oil, Books
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In "Between the Lines," Sophie Dumont masterfully transforms the canvas into a visual symphony using her expert knife painting technique. This painting, measuring 65 x 54 cm, is dist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Figural Abstract Painting w/ Gears of an Engine, Ohio Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021) Untitled Oil on canvas 30 x 48 inches "My paintings are about space, form and energy. I generally start painting without preconceived notio...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Colorful Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on board. Image size, 36H by 28L.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ensign No. 1
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Plastic, Permanent Marker

Abstract expressive vivid nature acrylic painting on canvas "Soft spring"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This expressive abstract artwork "Soft spring" bursts with vibrant, expressive colors, capturing the essence of an abstract landscape. The artist explores the colors by capturing th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract Geometric Composition. Second half of the 20th century
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Geometric Composition Date: Second half of the 20th century Medium: Gouache on paper Dimensions: H 50 cm x W 65 cm approx. Description: Modular geometric structure with ove...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Untitled 02 - Contemporary, Abstract, Black, Monochrome, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 02, 2015-16 Oil on canvas (signed on reverse) 13.77 H x 9.84 W in. 35 H x 25 W cm The notion of “abjection”, which at the beginnings referred to the idea of spirit degradat...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT Painting Black Lines Canvas by Spanish Artist Alicia Gimeno 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Alicia Gimeno, born in Barcelona (1989), trained in graphic design during her time in Mexico. From the beginning, she was captivated by calligraphy, the gestuality of brush strokes, the trace of the pen... And delving into the depth of the act of writing, she came across oriental calligraphy...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Handmade Paper

"Dior in Paris" Figure in Chanel Gown 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 compositions are both dramatic and invigorating, capturing the fleeting moment of innocence swept up in bold color and seemingly controlled movement. "Dior in Paris...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff, "Welding Spatter", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This painting is a vibrant explosion of color and texture, presenting an abstract composition that radiates energy and spontaneity. The canvas is densely packed with swirling lines, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Oil on Canvas Painting Titled “AbEx Orange Series 004” 24.5 x 29.75
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed, dated, and titled to verso. Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha ...
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Improvisation, 2nd Series, #5. Ink on paper, measures 19 x 24 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left. There are a few minor areas of loss in margins as depicted in close-up photos. Additionally, there a a few minor tears in margins. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney. Biography: Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Two Abstract Expressionist Paintings Green White Contemporary British Paintings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Sally Bradshaw (British, b.1962) 2 x oil paintings on canvas each painting: 20 x 16 inches Superb original pair of modern abstract expressionist paintings...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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