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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ABSTRACT Earth Terracotta Tones Lines Forms Artwork Artist Alicia Gimeno 2025
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Geometric Line Study C - 3 by Murray Duncan Mix Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Geometric Line Studies C- 3 is an original mixed-media work on paper by Toronto artist Murray Duncan, part of his ongoing exploration of gestural geometry, spatial rhythm, and atmosp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Pencil
"Challenge 16" - Energetic Abstract Expressionist in Blue, Red, Black, and White
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965)
"Challenge 16" 2019
Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting....
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
"Carnival" Heavily Textured Abstract Expressionist Figurative Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Carnival" Heavily Textured Abstract Expressionist Figurative Oil on Canvas
Bold, textured, Figurative, abstract composition by California artist Harald "Harry" Dry Schmidt (American...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
Original-Primary Red-Sunlit-British Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Primary Colour Series- Red is Shizico Yi's on going project, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition.
The series is a continuation of her "Sunlit ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
White Landscape Unique Abstract Landscape, Marilina Marchica 2025 Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
White Landscape is an original artwork by Marilina Marchica, created in 2025. This abstract and minimalist landscape evokes a silent and contemplative horizon, blending the painterly...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bitcoin" - Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting in Gold, Red, and Black
Located in Carmel, CA
Thomas Whent (Canadian-American, born 1949)
"Bitcoin" 2025
Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
"Bitcoin" is a bold tangle of fire-orang...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a sty...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Nowhere to Land I" Abstract Painting 91" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Nowhere to Land I" Abstract Painting 91" x 87" inch by Carole Baines
Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-born artist based between Townsville and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Finding the Music No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
Renowned career illustrator Stephen Gammell now devotes his energy to a full-time studio practice, and we’re honored to bring the current work of an ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Contemporary abstract expressionist still life painting on canvas "Golden pair"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract still life of two golden apples was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot, whose distinctive style merges abstract expressionism, impressionism, art br...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ensign No. 3
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
Materials
Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 16H by 20L.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$460 Sale Price
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Teal Lace Collotype Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate layered collotype on heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). This piece is unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of other Pearce work. No frame. I...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$540 Sale Price
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"umbrella girl series" RK5TS, Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
By Roger König
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Art measures 11.81 x 11.81 inches
Frame measures 19.68 x 19.68 x 2.76 inches
Framed in a high-quality contemporary wooden moulding by Larson Juhl.
Color: antique black
Artist: R...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Acrylic
"Graces"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Graces
Group of Figures: Four figures, depicted in an abstract manner, are in the central part of the composition. Their poses and arrangement create a sense of interaction or a comm...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Natural Wonder 1, pink, yellow green, blue
Located in Cumming, GA
This original landscape painting captures the ethereal beauty of nature through soft greens, blues, and misty whites, evoking a tranquil and dreamlike atmosphere. The abstract compos...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Mayan Fragments" Vintage Exhibited American Modernist Abstract Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Watercolor on paper. Framed. Gallery label verso. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sagrada Dualidad I. Oil on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The works produced under the name Sacred Duality are inspired by recognizing the impermanent nature of all things and being aware that nothing is static. Appreciating that continuous...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
On Hansen Abstract Mixed-Media Painting in Earth Tones with Gestural Marks, 2025
By On Hansen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
The Divine Goddess - Warm Soft Jewel Tone Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
My Inner Child Garden - Large Soft Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Fort Protected - Large Oversized Contemporary Abstract Blue Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Svetlana's original abstract artworks offer a captivating glimpse into the intricacies of the human experience, drawing inspiration from a diverse range of sources and influenc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Varnish, Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Abstract composition
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
63 x 72 x 5 cm
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,197
Triptych "Paradise Returned"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Anatoly Kost Triptych “Paradise Returned”
2004 - 2008 y. Canvas.Oil. Painting
Flat: 80/201 cm Framed: 84/2013 cm
Triptych “Paradise Returned” is a transformation of music on canvas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilacs In Vase - painting #1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract flower painting with bouquet of lilacs contains a lot of positive energy, the bright picture is a beautiful wall decor for interior and wonderful gift for your loved ones.
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Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Joan Miro Ferra
1893-1983
Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED
1979
Unique.
Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper
...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Vessel 7 (Green, Blue, & Yellow Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting)
Located in Hudson, NY
Vessel 7
Green, Yellow, Blue Abstract Expressionist Painting
Made by Ragellah Rourke in 2025
oil on canvas
30 x 30 inches, unframed
The sides are cleanly painted light grey so framin...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Luminous - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Miniature, Emotions, Art Brut
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I don’t want my relationship with anyone to be defined just by my decline. I wanna do more than just living, and maybe I wanna be Luminous, always radiating my inner light and warmth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Abstract impressionist floral acrylic painting on paper "Rose's embrace"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive impressionist floral piece with a touch of abstract and art brut, Rose’s Embrasse, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot in her Lyon studio in 20...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
#202, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece in this size
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
avp_1143 - Original Blue Cool Tone Contemporary Abstract Painting on Paper
By Alex Voinea
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The colorful abstract artworks of Romanian artist Alex Voinea are inspired by experiments with paint poured over vibrating surfaces, such as speakers at full volume. Alex Voinea coll...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled (PPR441) - Surrealist Color Drenched Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Max Manning is a Houston-based painter whose practice he describes as “algorithmic abstraction”, studio-built systems that he deliberately disrupts to create compositions where loose...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache
"Abstract 1" - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Framed Painting 2024
Located in Zofingen, AG
This is a small colourful abstract painting. The painting is framed in a black wooden frame, ready to hang. (size framed: 34x34x3,5 cm)
Please feel free to ask any questions if need...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
#171, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece
More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request.
Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
"Sky Drama 1" By Brian O'Neill, Original Acrylic Painting with 24K Gold Leaf
Located in Denver, CO
Brian O'Neill's "Sky Drama 1" is a captivating original artwork created in 2024. This piece measures 12 x 12 x 1.50 inches (30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81 cm) and features a sophisticated comb...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Unititled II
Located in New York, NY
Untitled II an excellent example of Anuszkiewicz' work, its strong internal structure highlighted by intense color. The artist's vibrant, regimented compositions earned him notoriety...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Concert (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting by celebrated artist)
By Ben Wilson
Located in New York, NY
Ben Wilson
Concert, ca. 1989
Oil on masonite board (Hand Signed by the artist; also bears the Estate Stamp)
Boldly signed front and back, titled and dated on the back by Ben Wilson and also stamped on the back by the estate of Ben Wilson
42 × 48 inches
Unframed
This stunning painting is done by the second generation Abstract Expressionist artist Ben Wilson - one of the youngest artists to be given a show at prestigious ACA Gallery in 1940. This work "Concert" - depicting instruments, in a light, lyrically abstract painting. Exquisite colors and subtle imagery.
In 2017, he was the subject of a retrospective at the George Segal Gallery at Montclair State University from September 6 to November 4 and it was accompanied by a catalogue.
About Ben Wilson:
Ben Wilson was born in Philadelphia in 1913 to Jewish parents who had emigrated from Kiev and settled in New York City. He was educated in Manhattan public schools and graduated from City College in 1935. To gain exposure to a wider range of styles, he also studied at the National Academy of Design and at the Educational Alliance.
Admired by critics throughout his long career, Wilson was singled out as a “discovery” by the New York Times art critic Edward Alden Jewel even before his first one-man show at the Galerie Neuf in 1946. His paintings of the ’30s and ’40s were expressionistically rendered, often Biblical parables, filled with what he called “the grief of the intolerable” and reflecting an acute awareness of the agony of the time, from the Holocaust to the Spanish Civil War. A WPA artist who identified strongly with the plight of the Jews in Europe, he relentlessly explored themes of war, torment, and futility in his early decades of painting.
When times changed and social pressures subsided, Wilson’s mood lifted. He spent 1952-54 in Paris working at the Academie Julien. During the ’50s his involvement with specific imagery persisted but became more psychological and mythic in orientation. Influenced by Cubism, he created a vocabulary of interlocking shapes and bold, sweeping gestures that served as a transition between his early figurative expressionism and his later abstract constructivist concerns. Towards the end of the decade Wilson reached a crossroads, moving towards abstraction and searching for what he called “a scaffolding under the externals.”
By 1960, influenced by the Russian Constructivists, Mondrian, and Abstract Expressionism, Wilson turned to abstraction. Reexamining the basic elements of painting, he evolved his own personal vocabulary and structure, fusing the cerebral and the emotive. He became increasingly experimental, using house paint, sand, and other unorthodox materials in paintings that he worked from all directions, dripping, spraying, stenciling, and collaging. He employed elements of disjunction, repetitions of geometric motifs, linear networks, and complex overlays to create the transparent, multi-layer development of space that characterizes his later paintings. A consummate draftsman, Wilson filled notebook after notebook with drawings that he amplified in his paintings.
Eschewing popular movements, Wilson was always one to pursue a personal aesthetic. Despite more than 30 one-man shows and 50 years of teaching, he increasingly withdrew from the gallery scene but continued to paint daily until his death at age 88 in 2001 in Blairstown, New Jersey, where he and his sculptor wife Evelyn Wilson...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Ensign No. 2
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Untitled XXIII by Ferle - Abstract painting, lines, deep colours, red, blue
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled XXIII is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 100 cm x 70 cm (39.4 × 27.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leave Me Alone (Abstract Geometric Painting in Pastel Tones with Blue & Yellow)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric painting in pastel shades of off-white, yellow, green, and light blue - inspired by abstract expressionist Richard Diebenkorn
"Leave Me Alone" painted by Hudson Va...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Timeless No. 2-original abstract brushwork multimedia painting- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online.
"Timeless No. 2" by Cat Tesla is a captivating exploration of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,818 Sale Price
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Hydrangea - Soft abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Hydrangea" is a beautiful soft abstract floral painting and a lyrical ode to spring. It is made with ample paint and texture, in a beautiful palette of chromatic grays, violet, rose...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,393 Sale Price
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American Figurative Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Modern Art New York
By Jay Milder
Located in Portland, OR
Modern abstract painting acrylic and oil paint, by the celebrated New York artist, Jay Milder (B. 1934), signed & dated.
Milder is an abstract painter who made a significant impact ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,400 Sale Price
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"Love for Meadow VII" - Colorful Rainbow Textured Impasto Contemporary Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Sveta Hessler (Russian, born 1973)
"Love for Meadow VII" 2025
Acrylic paint, Gel, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the back of the painting.
The artist notes th...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
$187 Sale Price
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Israeli Contemporary Abstract Geometric Pigment, Oil Painting Aharon Gluska 1985
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Gluska (b. 1951)
Pigment and oil paint, mixed media painting on archival paper.
Dimensions (H, W, D): 22.5"h, 13"w image; 32"H, 24"w frame
Provenance: Siegel Collection, Flor...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
ABSTRACT Painting Texture Landscapes Earth by Contemporary Artist On Hansen 2023
By On Hansen
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Large Signed Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Original Framed Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
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Untitled
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Untitled, 1983. Ink on paper, measures 17 x 23 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower left. 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
$960 Sale Price
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Deja Vu 3(ii), Contemporary, Abstract
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting is part of a series of work titled Deja Vu. The series is inspired by the feeling of having aleady experienced something even though it is new and unfamiliar. The eleme...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A586 - Large Contemporary Blue Abstract Painting With White Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmos, Mixed Media Art on Paper, Pink Monoprint and Gouache
By a.muse
Located in New york, NY
In the artist's abstract print series, Cosmos, 2023 by a.muse represents an imaginary cosmos - the universe as a place of longing, dreams, wonder, and ethereal beauty. A 13.75" x 11"...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Rag Paper, Monotype, Gouache
Glow 2, fantasy landscape, pink, blue, luminous, sunset, waterfall
Located in Cumming, GA
"Glow 2" transports viewers into a mesmerizing fantasy landscape, where the boundaries of reality blur with the ethereal. Dominated by hues of pink ...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,000 Sale Price
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Vintage American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract expressionist painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ORÍ GUERREIRA TAMOYA, Painting. From the Series Figures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
For Jose Ignacio Suarez an abyss of time and space distances him from those who were the first inhabitants of the Brazilian coasts and of this vast American continent. His initial la...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Saturday on Wednesday, Large Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting, 20th C.
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927–2013)
Saturday on Wednesday, c. 1975
acrylic on canvas
signed lower right, signed and titled verso
48.5 x 62.5 inches
Richard Andres was born in Buff...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Twist - Painting by Alfredo Pizzi - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Twist is a contemporary Artwork realized by the artist Alfredo Pizzi. It is made on jute canvas, painted in acrylic in 2022.
The author has a multifacet...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Waves of Time
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract acrylic painting on wood is inspired by the mid-century masters. This bold composition is created with pale blue, ecru and dark blue highlights.
Framed in a vintage g...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
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.