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Abstract Abstract Paintings

ABSTRACT STYLE

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

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

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

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

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

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Style: Abstract
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A Country Like You (Le Pays Qui te Ressemble) - abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This lyrical, colourful abstract painting is by Canadian visual artist Richard Tosczak- one in a series created in collaboration with an Italian artist, Angela Letizia Renzi, a lover...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

White Series n3. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
White Series n3, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the White series Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor on canvas. Dimensions: 160 H x 10...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n12. Abstract Pigments on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n12, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Pigments on paper. Dimensions: 100 H x 70 W cm. Unframed Signed by the ar...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Pigment

Cielo de Platón Set of 4 drawings. Painting From the series Plato’s Heaven
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Cielo de Platón set of 4 drawing, 2021 by James Bonachea From the series Plato’s Heaven Soluble graphite on canvas Overall size: 160 cm H x 480 cm W Image size: 160 cm H x 120 cm W ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Graphite

Natural Flow Series n9. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n9, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor, and betum on canvas. Dimensions: 138 H x 108 W cm....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n5. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n5, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor, and betum on canvas. Dimensions: 160 H X 120 W cm....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n11. Abstract Pigments on paper
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n11, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Pigments on paper. Dimensions: 100 H x 70 W cm. Unframed Signed by the artist The ''Natural Flow'' seri...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pigment, Archival Paper

White Series n2. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
White Series n2, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the White series Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor on canvas. Dimensions: 160 H x 10...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n6. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n6, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor, and betum on canvas. Dimensions: 165 H X 105 W cm....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n2. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n2, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor, and betum on canvas. Dimensions: 210 H X 117 W cm....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

Natural Flow Series n8. Abstract Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Natural Flow Series n8, 2023 by Rosario Briones From the series Natural Flow Mixed media: natural pigments, Indian ink, watercolor, and betum on canvas. Dimensions: 164 H x 105 W cm....
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Lacquer, India Ink, Watercolor, Pigment

"Close Call"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
From the time he was four years old Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Illogically Logical"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
From the time he was four years old Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Largess"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
From the time he was four years old Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lower Junction Higher Function"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
From the time he was four years old Max Hammond was destined to paint, as he began on the walls of his home, a budding muralist. As he ran along the edges of the salt marshes of the ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chanson - large, colourful, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Harold Feist’s gloriously colorful acrylic abstract painting called Chanson radiates joy. Known for his innovative color field work, Feist has chosen a bright rainbow palette in broa...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Piano Reflections 2 - dark, cool, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Every morning for 15 minutes, Pat Service finds peace in playing the piano—classical music she learned as a teenager. This lyrical composition was inspired by such a moment rendered ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ines IV, Abstract Painting From the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ines IV, 2012 by Clemens Wolf From the series Ines Oil on canvas Size: 190 H x 140 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg Approx. Hand-signed back by the artist Mounted on a stre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ines V, Abstract Painting from the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ines V, 2012 by Clemens Wolf From the series Ines Oil on canvas Size: 190 H x 220 W CM Unpacked: 10 kg Approx. Crated: 45 kg Approx. Hand-signed back by the artist Mounted on a stre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled (View of Provincetown Harbor)
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Untitled (View of Provincetown Harbor)", is an oil on panel work made by Hans Hofmann circa 1937. The work is stamped verso by the estate of Hans Hofmann. The artwork size is 17 1/4...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Rhythmic Meditation (Titan #1)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rhythmic Meditation (Titan #1) is acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dynamo, 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dynamo is an acrylic on canvas painting, 60 x 48 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Satyr is Turned into Salt Water - colorful, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Inspired by a famous Italian sculpture, this expressive series of abstract paintings in vivid colours was created by Canadian visual artist Richard Tosczak in collaboration with an I...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Unearthed (#2), 2023
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unearthed (#2) is an acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36) is an acrylic painting on canvas, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 18 x 22 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis estate stamp. F...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Floriography Cobalt Blue #2
Located in Greenwich, CT
Floriography Cobalt Blue #2 is an acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rapids, 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rapids is an acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary wood frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Polarities, 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Polarities is an acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary black frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Source
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Source is an acrylic on canvas painting, 30" in diameter, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Equinox III - black, white, gray, gestural, abstract, acrylic, ink, mixed media
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Passages of black and grey lit with subtle marks of ecrue, pink, blue and yellow bring to life Andrew Lui's theme of inexorable change. Born in Guangzhou, China, Lui participated in the Chinese Cultural Revolution as a member of the Red Guard but escaped to Hong Kong in 1970. Making his way to Toronto, Lui studied at the Ontario College of Art before traveling to the UK, and Italy. In Florence, he was drawn to the dynamic Uccello's Battle of San Romano (c. 1456). Lui is represented in multiple public, corporate and private collections in Canada, Europe and China: Musée d'art contemporain, Musée de Dijon, France, L'Ecole des Beaux Arts, Bruxelles, Pallazo Strozzi, Florence, Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Quebec, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Sherbrooke, Grimsby Art Gallery, Robert McLaughlin Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Stratford, Stratford, Coburg Art Gallery, Rodman Hall Art Centre, Canadiana Foundation (Art Collection of Governor General of Canada). He is part of a large number of private and corporate collections, including HSBC of Canada, DKNY and Sun Life Insurance...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Rice Paper

Habitat Floriography (Deep Red), 2022
Located in Greenwich, CT
Habitat Floriography (Deep Red) is an acrylic on canvas painting, 36 x 24 inches, signed, titled and dated verso. Framed in a contemporary white frame.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"They Have a Pool"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Landscape painter, Gail Morris, has won many prestigious awards for her paintings and her work can be found in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, Japan, ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6) is an acrylic painting on canvas, laid on board, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 12.5 x 16 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Dancing Satyr - bright, colorful, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Fluid lines of colour appear to dance across the canvas in this colourful abstract painting –a collaboration between Canadian visual artist Richard Tosczak and an Italian artist, Ang...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Text Tonic - vivid, colourful, lyrical, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Translucent layers of periwinkle, blue and steel-grey compose the background of this rich and energetic painting. Dragged horizontally across the canvas are thick bands of black, whi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic

Blue Lagoon - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Magenta, Sienna and Turquoise - expressive, abstract, pastel on paper
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This ethereal abstract pastel on paper is an early work by Milly Ritsvedt known as one of Canada’s foremost abstract artists. Soft clouds of magenta, sienna and turquoise float acros...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Piano Reflections 3 - bright, warm, expressive, abstracted, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once expressive and lyrical, this abstract work was painted by Pat Service renowned as one of Canada’s finest landscape artists. Service is often inspired by natural forms and col...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tia Maria - large, colourful, modernist, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt has captured, in vivid colour, and expressive form the wonders of the ‘deep’ in this gorgeous abstract painting. Against a rich blue colour field, ethereal forms and g...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mata de verde, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mata de verde, 2019 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis From The Series Matas Acrylic paint on canvas Size: 110 H x 160 W cm. Unframed _____ Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Water Song"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Licuri, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Licuri, 2004 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis From The Series Matas Acrylic paint on canvas Size: 160 H x 150 W cm. Unframed _____ Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis arrived...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Line Dance"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ines I, From the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ines I, 2012 by Clemens Wolf From the series Ines Oil on canvas Size: 190 H x 140 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg Approx. Hand-signed back by the artist Mounted on a stret...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ines II, Abstract Painting From the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ines II, 2012 by Clemens Wolf From the series Ines Oil on canvas Size: 190 H x 140 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg Approx. Hand-signed back by the artist Mounted on a stre...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ines III, From the Ines series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ines III, 2012 by Clemens Wolf From the series Ines Oil on canvas Size: 190 H x 140 W CM Unpacked: 5 kg Approx. Crated: 30 kg Approx. Hand-signed back by the artist Mounted on a str...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Sheba"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
In the formalist tradition of Joan Miró, Ellsworth Kelly, Josef Albers, and Alexander Calder, Slonim explores the tension between structure, form, color, gravity, and spontaneity. Sl...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Colapesce Sinks into the Depths of the Ionian Sea - abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
At once elegant and expressive, this dynamic and colourful abstract painting is one in a series created by Canadian visual artist Richard Tosczak in collaboration with an Italian art...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

(Untitled) Fabric Design
By Marguerite Gross
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Fabric Design) Annotated on the verso with the studio address of the artist Signed in ink lower right corner: “Marguerite Gross” Gouache on heavy paper, 1930-1939 In 1930 ...
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1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

6/11. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
6/11, 2023 by Alec Franco Acrylic painting on canvas Image Size: 90 cm H x 110 cm W Unframed Signed by the artist _______ The artist's works are based on time and on informal aesthe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Indefinido. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Indefinido, 2023 by Alec Franco Acrylic painting on canvas Image Size: 180 cm H x 130 cm W Unframed Signed by the artist _______ The artist's works are based on time and on informal...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Mata Abstrata. Pindorama. SecXV, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mata Abstrata. Pindorama. SecXV, 2023 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis From The Series Matas Acrylic paint on canvas Size: 40 H x 20 W cm. Unframed _____ Son of Cuban parents, José Ignac...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

AZULES 1 & 2 Diptych. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
AZULES 1 & 2 Diptych, 2021 by Alec Franco Mixed envelope on raw rustic canvas Mixed Technique (Acrylic and oil Pastel) on canvas Overall size: 117 cm H x 172 cm W Image Size: 117 cm ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

St. George, Painting. From the Series Figures
Located in Miami Beach, FL
St. George, 2021 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis From the Series Figures Acrylic paint on canvas Size: 130 H x 140 W cm. Unframed _____ Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis a...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Trama de bambu, Abstract painting. From The Series Matas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Trama de bambu, 2022 by José Ignacio Suarez Solis From The Series Matas Acrylic paint on canvas Size: 140 H x 170 W cm. Unframed _____ Son of Cuban parents, José Ignacio Suarez Solis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Artemis and the Cloud Over Arethusa - colorful, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Washes of colour in blues, orange, and green are expressed in gestural brush strokes in this abstract painting by visual artist Richard Tosczak. Working in collaboration with an Ital...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue and White II, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Blue and White II, Expanded Metal Painting, 2023 by Clemens Wolf From the series Expanded Metal Paintings Oil on paper Size: 70 H x 50 W CM Hand-signed back by the artist Unique Ex...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Blue and White I, Expanded Metal Painting
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Blue and White I, Expanded Metal Painting , 2023 by Clemens Wolf From the series Expanded Metal Paintings Oil on paper Size: 70 H x 50 W CM Hand-signed back by the artist Unique Ex...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil

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

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