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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Notable Features
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov is an American artist of Russian origins. He is best known for his abstract oil paintings where calibrated stratifications of intense shades of colors are scraped to ex...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Original Triptych Landscape Memories-Gold Leaf with Oil-British Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Shizico's unique approach to paintings, erasing, rewriting, and destroying the landscape in the background through bold strokes of gold leaf on the top layers in this series, works o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Antique American Modernist Signed Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist large oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 31H by 41L.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1970's French Abstract Original Painting Blues Oranges and Whites Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Landscape by Gerard Guegueniat (French 1970's) signed oil painting on board, framed framed: 22 x 14 inches board: 19 x 11 inches provenance: private collection...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT Artwork Black Dark Wood Panels by Spanish Alicia Gimeno 2024
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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Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Unbreakable Thread" Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Brown Hue Abstract 60"x84"
Located in New York, NY
"Unbreakable Thread" 2025, 60" H x 84" W. Abstract, mixed media painting consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (feature...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Take a Breath, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This abstract painting features a light palette of peach and cream, complemented by areas of blue. Splashes of color add movement, guiding the eye across the ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Contemporary New Abstract Dots Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
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, Oil, Acrylic

1959 Geometric Abstraction by Francis Almeida Luzzatto
Located in New York, NY
Francis Almeida Luzzatto (American, 1935-1999) Untitled, 1959 Oil on canvas 40 x 48 1/2 in. Signed and dated lower right: Luzzatto 59 Partial label verso: The Art Rental Gallery, Wa...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Crossed Arms" Mid Century Abstract Expressionist NYC Female Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Sylvia Rutkoff (1919-2011) Sr5-1 c.1960s “Crossed Arms” Acrylic on Masonite 36x42 period frame Unsigned Collection acquired from family estate
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Abstract Composition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Aaron Levy was born in New York City in 1899. After retiring in 1951 from a career as president of E. Milius & Company, a textile company, Levy began a new career as a fine artist. ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Bohemian Breeze - Original Luminous Dreamlike Textural Floral Abstract 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Abstract Original Painting - Blue Calligraphy on Crimson Water in Oil and Tempera on Paper Wonderful Bay Area abstract composition by San Francisco's artist Honora Berg ...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil, Tempera

Specifically Nowhere, Yellow (Abstract Geometric Painting with Grids on Yellow)
Located in Hudson, NY
Large abstract geometric painting with intricate line work in pencil and gouache on a bright yellow background "Specifically, Nowhere (Yellow)" made by Hudson Valley artist, Donise English, in 2022 gouache, acrylic, pencil, and colored pencil on paper, mounted on panel 48 x 48 inches unframed, 50 x 50 inches with a dark brown stained wood floater frame Surface is protected with four coats of an archival UV protective varnish Signed, verso Excellent condition and ready to hang This large abstract geometric painting was made by Hudson Valley based artist, Donise English, in 2022. The composition begins with a bright yellow background overlaid with intricate line work in graphite and colored pencil. Thousands of hand drawn lines serve as a backdrop for a bold geometric form in a dusty violet and dark gray gridded pattern that references "an imagined city grid", says the artist. The painting on paper is mounted to wood panel and complemented with a dark stained wood floater frame. It's in excellent condition and ready to hang as is. The surface is protected with four coats of an archival UV protective varnish. More about the work: Donise English emphasizes lines, grids, and fields of subtle color to evoke imagined places and invented structures. While precise lines and straight angles are often associated with themes in architecture and urban planning designs, English conveys a geometric motif guided by intuition rather than a ruler. Variations on grids retain flaws and unmistakable traces of the artists’ hand; her style of draftsmanship shies away from intellectualism and instead makes her compositions feel very personal. Each design is intensely intricate, incorporating gouache, acrylic, pen, graphite, ink and colored pencil. Artist Statement: My work is about the way visual diagrams present information that describes how something is made or the way it is. I am interested in drawing and collaging multiple layers of information that refer abstractly to maps, architectural drawings and blueprints or patterns and structures found in such things as roller coasters, power lines and fences. I use gouache and collaged paper in a series of layers that are a visual and ideological response to the previous layer to define my pictorial space. For each piece I create a set of rules to follow about the use of a limited palette, a grid format, opacity of paper and whether a piece may include curving lines or maintain a rectilinear structure. Artist CV: EDUCATION Master of Fine Arts in Painting Bard College 1986 Bachelor of Science in Art History State University College at New Paltz 1977 Additional Study: New York Studio School (Drawing Marathons) Columbia University, School of Architecture Women’s Studio Workshop TEACHING Professor of Studio Art, Department of Art and Art History, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY Coordinator, Interior Design Program, Florence, Italy campus 1992-present AWARDS NYFA Fellowship in Painting 2018 Invitational Award for Outstanding Contemporary Talent, University of Bridgeport, CT 2000 Purchase Prize, “11th National Juried Exhibition” College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore 1999 First Prize, “Women in the Visual Arts ‘95” Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT 1995 Joseph A. Cain Memorial Purchase Award for Sculpture Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, TX 1994 Honorable Mention, “National Juried Exhibition” University of Bridgeport, CT 1993 Individual Artists Fellowship in Sculpture Dutchess Arts Fund 1992/93 Tallix, Morris, Singer Internship in Sculpture Tallix Foundry, Beacon, NY 1990/91 MEMBERSHIP Royal British Society of Sculptors SELECTED JURIED/INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS 2020 “edu: Art Faculty of the Hudson Valley”, Hudson Valley MOCA, Peekskill, NY 2019 “Contemporary Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Mixed Media”, SITE Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2018 “JuxtaPositions”, The Painting Center, New York, NY “Peculiar Rarities”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2017 “Interlock: Color and Contrast in Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Donise English: Encaustics”, Catskill Art Society, Livingston Manor, NY 2016 “Let’s Stay in Touch”, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD “Under, Over, After Over”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 2015 “Off the Grid”, Arts & Culture Program, Albany International Airport, Albany, NY “Gridspace”, KMOCA, Kingston, NY “Abstraction”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Assuming Identity”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY 2013 “Modern Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region”, The Hyde Collection, Glens Falls, NY Stone Canoe/Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY 2012 New York Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Contemporary Painters (Who Just Happen To Be Women)”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Strange Glue: Collage at 100”, Cambridge School, Weston, MA “Dear Mother Nature”, Dorsky Museum, SUNY New Paltz, NY “Fresher Paint”, Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, NY Courthouse Gallery, Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, NY 2011 “Process+Content: Donise English”, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY “Donise English-Paintings”,Orange County Community College, Newburgh, NY “Gender Matters/Matters of Gender”, Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA 2010 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Encaustics: Wax and Image”, Westchester Community College, White Plains, NY “Dots, Lines and Figures”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Spring Awakening”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Clay City Dreams”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Texture,Pattern, Fragment”, Krause Gallery, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI 2009 “Collage”, NY Institute of Technology, New York, NY “Working in Wax”, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA “Encaustic 2009”, College of New Rochelle, NY “Three Artists”, Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY “Convergence: The Human Experience”,Howard County Center for the Arts, MD 2008 “Suckers and Biters: Love, Lollipops, and Exquisite Corpse” Chashama Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson NY 2007 “Patterns and Light”, Blue Hill Gallery, Blue Hill, ME “Suckers and Biters”, AG Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2006 “100 Artists, 100 Watercolors”, Jeannie Freilich Fine Art, New York, NY “On/Of Paper”,Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY “The Love Show”, Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT 2005 The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN “Small Tales”, Valdosta State University, Georgia National Juried Exhibition,Art Institute and Gallery Salisbury, MD, Juror: Stephen Haller “Greed, Envy, Jealousy, Fear”, TSL Warehouse, Hudson, NY 2004 “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers, Intersections” University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee “Girl Art Now”,Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI 3 Person Exhibition, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA “The Feminine Eye”, Bradley University, Peoria, IL “Women Painting Women”, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA “Thought Patterns”, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ “Surface, Matter and Artifice”, Dutchess Community College Art Gallery Poughkeepsie, NY 2003 “Beefcake/Cheesecake”,Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA,Juror: Jamie Wilson, Curator Halpert Bienniel, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC Juror: Jeff Fleming, Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center “The Great White Oak”, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY 2002 “Cat Calls”, Red Clay Arts, Brooklyn “Hudson Valley Regional”, SUNY New Paltz Juror: Sydney Jenkins, Director, Ramapo College Art Galleries 2001 One-Person Exhibition, Davis and Hall Gallery, Hudson, NY “Beyond the Surface”, Womanmade Gallery, Chicago One-Person Exhibition, Garrison Art Center, Garrison, NY 2000 “Vision 2000...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache, Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite

Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Helen’s Paradise (Abstract painting) (Abstract painting) Oil and earth on cotton paper (640g) — Unframed This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork will be shipped rolled i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Pink, Brown, and Tan Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in pink, brown, black, and tan set against a light background. Sig...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract 2514
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this work, I harnessed the fluidity and spontaneity of acrylics to explore a dynamic interplay of forms. Inspired by nature's unpredictable beauty, my brushes danced acro...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Abstract expressionist blue, black & green mid-century geometric painting
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres (American, 1927-2013) Untitled, c. 1949 oil on canvas 18 x 32 inches Richard Andres was born in Buffalo, New York in 1927. A graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1950, he was immediately drafted and served for two years in the army as a mural painter. He received his Master of Arts from Kent State in 1961. A frequent exhibitor at galleries and museums and winner of multiple May Show prizes, Andres taught art in the Cleveland Public Schools for 28 years, as well as teaching the University of Buffalo, the Cleveland Institute of Art and the Western Reserve University. Very little in Richard Andres’ childhood would have predicted his love of classical music, mid-century-modern architecture and certainly not his lifelong passion for art and in particular abstract art. Richard’s father, Raymond, had no more than a third-grade education, and his mother, Clara, was one of thirteen children – only three of whom lived into adulthood and none of whom attended high school. They lived, when Richard was a boy, in a dingy area of Buffalo, NY in a walk-up apartment situated above a tavern. Raymond and Clara supplemented the income from their factory jobs in the bar downstairs with Raymond playing ragtime on the piano and Clara serving drinks. This often left Richard and his two older brothers at home alone to fend for themselves. The two older boys, Raymond and Russell, were - unlike Richard- rather rough and tumble and entertained themselves with stickball, boxing and the like. Richard, on the other hand, from a very young age liked to draw, or better yet even, to paint with the small set of watercolors he received for Christmas one year. Paper, however, at the height of the depression, was hard to come by. Luckily, Clara used paper doilies as decoration for the apartment and Richard would contentedly paint and then cut up doilies, gluing the pieces together to create collages. At eight-years-old, he discovered the Albright-Knox Museum (then known as the Albright Art Gallery) and spent several hours a week there studying the paintings. He was particularly fond of Charles Burchfield‘s landscapes, enamored with their ‘messiness’ and thinking that they somehow captured more ‘feeling’ than works he was previously familiar with. For his tenth Christmas, he asked for and received a ‘how-to’ paint book by Elliot O’Hare. Through this self-teaching, he assembled the portfolio needed for acceptance to Buffalo Technical High School where he studied Advertising Arts. In his Junior year, he was encouraged to enter a watercolor painting, “Two Barns,” in the national 1944-45 Ingersoll Art Award Contest and was one of twelve grand prize winners – each one winning one hundred dollars. More importantly the painting was exhibited at the Carnegie Institute Galleries, which resulted in his winning a national scholarship to the Cleveland School of Art (The Cleveland Art Institute). He flourished at the art school under the tutelage of faculty members such as Carl Gaertner, as well as that of visiting artists such as William Sommer and Henry George Keller. He would say in later years that Gaertner, in particular, influenced his attitude toward life as well as art. “Gaertner,” Andres said, “believed that there was no need to be a ‘tortured artist’, that an artist should rather enjoy beauty, family, and life in general.” Free to spend his days as he chose, he wandered the Cleveland Art Museum for most of the hours he was not attending classes or painting; the remaining time was spent drinking coffee at a local hangout with art school friends – which is where he met fellow Henry Keller scholarship winner, Avis Johnson. Richard was immediately smitten with Avis, but being rather shy, it took him the entire summer of 1948 to build up his courage to ask her out. Over that summer he ‘thought about Avis’ and worked in a diner to save money. He also used the hundred-dollar prize money won in High School to visit the first Max Beckmann retrospective in the United States at the City Art Museum in St. Louis. Over a half century later he spoke of that exhibit with a reverence usually reserved for spiritual matters, “I walked in and it was like nothing I had ever seen before... the color...It just glowed.” Returning to campus in the Fall, the first thing he did was go to the coffee shop in hopes of finding Avis. He did, and she, upon seeing him, realized that she was also smitten with him. They quickly became known as ‘the couple’ on campus, and a year later, with Richard being drafted for the Korean war, they were quickly married by a Justice of the Peace, celebrating after with family at Avis’s Cleveland home. As a gift, faculty member John Paul Miller designed and made the simple gold wedding ring Avis wore for their 65 years of marriage. During those 65 years neither wavered in their mutual love, nor in the respect they shared for one another’s art. The couple lived in a converted chicken coop in Missouri while Richard was in boot camp. At the camp, he would volunteer for any job offered and one of those jobs ended up being painting road signs. His commander noticed how quickly and neatly he worked and gave him more painting work to do - eventually recommending him for a position painting murals for Army offices in Panama. Until her dying day, Avis remained angry that “The army got to keep those fabulous murals and they probably didn’t even know how wonderful they were.” In Panama, their first son, Mark, was born. After Richard’s discharge in 1953, they moved back to the Cleveland area and used the GI bill to attend Kent State gaining his BA in education. The small family then moved briefly to Buffalo, where Richard taught at the Albright Art School and the University of Buffalo – and their second son, Peter, was born. Richard had exhibited work in the Cleveland May Show and the Butler Art Museum during his art school years, and during the years in Buffalo, his work was exhibited at the gallery he had so loved as a child, the Albright Art Gallery. In 1956, the family moved back to the Cleveland area and Richard began teaching art at Lincoln West High School during the day while working toward his MA in art at Kent State in the evenings. Avis and Richard, with the help of an architect, designed their first home - a saltbox style house in Hudson, Ohio, and in 1958, their third son, Max (after Max Beckmann) was born. Richard enjoyed the consistency of teaching high school as well as the time it gave him to paint on the weekends and during the summer months. In 1961, he received his MA and his daughter, Claire, was born. With a fourth child, the house was much too small, and Avis and Richard began designing their second home. An admirer of MCM architecture, Richard’s favorite example of the style was the Farnsworth house – he often spoke of how the concepts behind this architectural style, particularly that of Mies van der Rohe, influenced his painting. Andres described himself as a 1950’s...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Grey books, Abstract, Expressionism, Oil on canvas, Library serie, French art
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Painting of a library with gray, blue and black books worked in oil and knife. Les Livres Gris by Sophie Dumont is a captivating oil on canvas t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

Large Abstract Biomorphic Spanish Bold Modern Oil Painting Angel Ponce de Leon
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstracto Rojo (Red Abstract) Hand signed and dated 1966 Angel Ponce de León (Spanish-French, 1925-) The artist, apparently still living in his ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Inner Strength, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft blues and purples create a soothing blend of hues in this abstract painting. The black, gray, pops of orange, and line work guide the eye through the com...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

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

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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Ross Bleckner Abstract Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949) Untitled, c. 20th century Oil on board 18 x 20 in. Ross Bleckner grew up in Hewlett, Long Island, New York; drawing all the time without being aware that other artists existed. He was the middle child between two sisters; his father manufactures electronic parts He attended New York University where Sol Lewitt, Chuck Close and others were his teachers. He graduated in 1972, then spent a year at the California Institute of Arts. His contacts in the next few years were very fortuitous; Sol Lewitt and Chuck Close, Carl Andre, David Salle, Julian Schnabel, etc. Bleckner is on the nervous side, beset by self-doubt, insomnia, and gloom. He is unpretentious, although he is bluntly handsome, with olive complexion, and a compact build. He is "10 percent that is superficial and 90 percent that has to do with the depths and that is threatened by living. He is a very complicated individual. He is a very, very morose, deeply feeling, hardworking artist- he takes a lot from within himself - but always, no matter how successful he is, he feels he is going to fall into those depths." 1 Bleckner first exhibited his work in New York in 1974. The following year he was given his first one-man show; he was included in the 1975 Whitney Biennial.. Since about 1985 has addressed many of his paintings to the subject of AIDS- both documenting it as a historical phenomenon and commemorating specific individuals who have died. Written and submitted by Jean Ershler Schatz, artist and researcher from Laguna Woods, California. Bio sourced from the Archives of askArt. Sources include: Ross Bleckner's Mood Indigo...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Eye of the Beholder" Acrylics, Pencils, Oil Pastels in Neutral Hues of Taupe
Located in New York, NY
"Eye of the Beholder" 2024, 48"x60" horizontal abstract painting by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta (featured in Elle Decor, Architectural Digest, the New York Times, Traditi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Mid Century Abstracted Figurative -- Downtown Couple Art Exhibit
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant mid century modern abstracted figurative in orange, red and black by Bay Area artist Paul Sheppard. Dated 1959 and signed "Sheppard." Presented i...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Replicas, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100 x 80 cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta (Mexico, 1987) I studied Hispanic Literature a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'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

#1625 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
#1625 (Abstract painting) Oil on Canvas - Unframed. Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that will ev...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Partners - Abstract Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Contemporary Abstract Earth Colors Nature Yamila Miglioranza NEW
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, Oil, Acrylic

Flourishing Florals, original 30x40 abstract expressionist floral landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Flourishing florals blowing in the wind encounter a wrinkle in time which adds calm and relaxation into this exquisite contemporary abstract expressionist landscape. Impressionisti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

American School Modernist Large Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 36L x 36H.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hike Flow
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

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
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1950s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original-LargeCanvas-Summer Bloom-Tree-UK Awarded Artist-Exhibition Collection
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, which Shizico Yi celebrates the season by painting en plein air in her garden and locations. 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new cott...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Large Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 20H by 24L. Excellent ready to hang condition. Impressive colors and compo...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Architectural Rare Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 12L x 7H.
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The deep sea, Contemporary ocean, dark blue, ocean essence, Florida art
Located in Cumming, GA
This contemporary impressionist painting represents the deepest ocean with its varied blues and textures.
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Harmony - Framed Original Abstract Painting Layered Red White Ochre on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mid Century Modern Abstract Expressionist Framed Original Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract cubist oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Coin Shooter - Layered Blue Abstract Shapes Figures Contemporary Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvases are the foundations of a new visual dialogue. Fisch paints with a jazz-like spontaneity, expressing personal emotions, commenting on contemporary society, and exploring old mythologies. Formulating a galaxy of the unknown, Fisch’s textural paintings flood the mind with possibility. His process is instinctive and organic, the paintings energetic and vibrant, emerging from his subconscious without judgment. They are constructed by feelings trying to find harmony. Endless figures, messages, layers, and symbols move in and out of focus as the eye explores his puzzle pieces with varied solutions. Jonas Fisch created this one-of-a-kind colorful 50-inch tall by 55-inch wide painting with mixed media. acrylic, and oil stick on canvas. This artwork is stretched and is ready to hang. This artwork does not require framing. It is signed by the artist on the back of the painting. Free delivery is available for those in the local Los Angeles area, and affordable worldwide shipping is available for US and international art collectors. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included with the artwork, ensuring that the piece is an authentic work of art from Jonas Fisch. Born in a small fisherman's village in southern Sweden, contemporary artist Jonas Fisch discovered his love for drawing and painting at a young age and was inspired to pursue his passion by renowned artist and grandmother Ann-Marie Sjögren. Fisch reflects, “As a fundamentally introspective person, I have an explosive need to express and communicate my innermost rays, reflections, and shadows. The canvas, the brush, and the paint allow me to act out, throw up, confront, and examine those innermost feelings. Painting becomes my outlet. At a certain moment, each shape, stroke, and color suddenly takes over and the painting reveals itself. It becomes an expressive personal collaboration of art." Fisch's artworks have been exhibited across the United States, Switzerland, and Hong Kong. His paintings can be found in private collections worldwide. REPRESENTATION: Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles Exhibitions 2018 Artspace Warehouse Los Angeles, CA 2018 New York Affordable Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Rising Tondo, circular
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ilya Bolotowsky is an important and highly recognized hard edge american abstractionist. He experimented with diamond shaped canvases and circular works as well as square formats wi...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Md Tokon - Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose 3, Painting 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
Collection: Beyond the Horizon Acrylic on canvas Md Tokon's style has reflected the art of American Abstract Expressionists. Md Tokon spent his early years in Jhenidah and Dhaka. Th...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Cotton Canvas, 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 ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist abstract painting. Oil and watercolor on paper. Framed. Image size, 14 by 27 inches.
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Jackson Pollock"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
In creating this work, I turned to the abstract world, conveying the living immediacy of a summer flood. With my acrylic paints, I captured the dynamic interaction of warmth and cool...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The timeless memory of Us by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Letting go, Modern Colorful Abstract Painting 100x100cm by Anna Selina
Located in Zofingen, AG
This paintig is about feeling of freedom. You are free from everything what took your attention. Your mind is so clear and full of new, new hopes and new beginnings. Bright colors of...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

'Action Abstract, Sage and Pineapple'
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'M.S. Bremer' for Marlene Bremer (German-American, 1937-2018); additionally titled, verso, 'Spring Series 96 No. 3', signed and pain...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"What's It All About" (2)
By Stephen A. Peters
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold, heavily textured abstract composition by Stephen A. Peters (American, 20th Century). Titled and signed on canvas verso. Presented in a silver frame with a black mat and glass. ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

20th Century Painting Oil on Canvas by Jonathan Richard Turner C. 1960
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Jonathan Richard Turner (1937–2022) Circuit is a striking abstract oil painting on canvas by Jonathan Richard Turner dating to 1960s This evocative work features a beautifully ren...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Complementary Patterns 13 - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG with the edges painted. Size: 80x80X2 cm, 31.5x31.5x0.8 inches. I signed and dated on the front and I also put my relief signet as you can see an example at the last pi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Rythme, Abstract, Minimalism, Black and White, Collage, Contemporary, Japandi
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Worked in black and white on a greige background, each piece is made with fabric that is glued and painted. Musical rhythm, each piece of fabric takes us to the next and the eye wan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

ABSTRACT Color Lines Artwork by Big Dimensions Contemporary Celia Lees
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
A work of very large dimensions. It would need to be sent rolled to the recipient's address. We can provide support for assembly at the customer's destination. 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 Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. Celia Lees...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Road to Pickens County, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is of a narrow road to Pickens County in South Carolina through the trees and hills," shares artist Kip Decker. In the dramatic colorful scene,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Tantra 92: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circle
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, 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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