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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
Concrete Sunset 1 - Bold Meditative Gold Leaf Red Painting on Linen Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Big Size Abstract Pastel 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, Acrylic

"Hawaii Beach Series", RK43, Landscape Painting, Acrylic and Clay, 21st Century
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Spanish skies - Warm, dramatic abstract landscape sunset painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Spanish skies" is a dramatic, warm abstract sunset and landscape painting. It is inspired by the majestic skies over a small Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean, a place of space a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Cosmic Woman, Late 20th Century Figurative Abstraction w/ Nude Woman
Located in Beachwood, OH
James Massena March (American, 1953-2021) Cosmic Woman Acrylic on canvas Signed center right, signed and titled verso 30 x 40 inches "My paintings are about space, form and energy. ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

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

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Resin, Cotton Canvas, Pigment

Large French Abstract Oil Painting Autumnal Colors
By Andre Copin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Superb large scale French abstract oil painting by the popular 20th century French painter, Andre Copin (1911-1998). The painting is signed to the lower corner and dates to circa 198...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT Contemporary Abstract Brown Earth Colors Nature Yamila Miglioranza NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Off the Charts, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting is part of Tatiana Iliina's latest series "Abstract Landscapes." The sides of the gallery wrapped canvas are painted dark gray.


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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Beginning to shine
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Beginning to shine" is when the darkness is doomed. The picture is filled with light and warmth that awakens hope. This is the moment when the darkness admits its defeat to the ligh...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Artwork by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci 2024 Landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Ethereal Abstraction 35, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of fluid acrylics create a vibrant piece. Artist Patrick O'Boyle painted while standing, keeping the piece flat to maintain precise control. Color flows ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Léon Zack - Lyrical Abstract Composition - Signed Oil on Canvas
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Léon Zack 1978 Lyrical Abstract Composition Signed Oil on Canvas 82 x 117 cm. Provenance -Galerie Visconti, París Léon Zack (1892-1980) Léon Zack ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Hatching XVI" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Black and White, Framed Painting)
Located in Paris, IDF
HATCHING XVI 2017 "Hatching XVI" (Abstract, Bold, Graphic, Black and White, Framed Painting) Contrasting tones of black and white, with hints of creme form this abstract, bold and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Glass, Paper, Acrylic, Wood, Oil Pastel

Vintage Incredible Large Abstract Portrait Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Modernist abstract portrait oil painting by Abraham Pariente. Oil on canvas, circa 2000. Signed. Displayed in a modernist frame. Important large and impressive work!
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage American School Modernist Abstract New York School Minimalist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step into the realm of American abstract art with a remarkable piece that embodies the essence of the New York School and Minimalist movements. This captivating artwork is a testament to the groundbreaking creativity that emerged from the New York art scene during the mid-20th century. Its minimalist approach and bold, abstract expression are a striking reflection of the era's intellectual and artistic exploration. The composition is a study in reductionism, where every stroke and form serves a purpose, creating a symphony of simplicity that is both thought-provoking and visually engaging. The artist's meticulous attention to detail and the careful selection of shapes and colors result in a work that exudes a sense of timeless sophistication. The painting's abstract nature invites interpretation, allowing each viewer to find their own meaning within its elegant lines and shapes. It is a work that beckons you to explore, contemplate, and appreciate the power of artistic minimalism—a movement that forever changed the landscape of contemporary art. Embrace the minimalist elegance of this Vintage American School painting...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Briseus- Achilles Prize: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
Briseus- Achilles Prize is a contemporary abstract oil painting by David Richardson. It is part of his Trojan War series, inspired by Homer’s Iliad. I...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large Antique American Signed Abstract Sandy Beach Scene Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted mid century abstract beach scene. Oil on canvas. Signed illegibly. Framed elegantly.
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Impressionist seaside nature oil painting on paper "The French coast"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract impressionist painting with touches of expressionism, "The French Coast" is a delicate and emotive creation by French artist Natalya Mougenot. Part of a su...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art - James Coughlin
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figural and Pediments - Two Sided Art Mid century figural and architectural painting on paper. Heavy layers of paint with a dog on an abutment and two Japanese wrestlers...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Handmade Paper

Chromatic Landscape -Terres fauves, Abstract, oil on canvas, Expressionist
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a contemporary painter who explores the intersection between abstraction and landscape, blending energy and serenity. Her intuitive and subtle approach is inspired b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Maria Floyd, Echoes, Original Landscape Painting, Contemporary Expressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
£975.00 ADD GIFT NOTE BEFORE YOU BUY ADD TO CART ABOUT THIS WORK OF ART Maria Floyd Echoes Original Abstract Expressionist Painting Mixed Media on Board Framed Size: H 41cm x W 125...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Abstract horse, abstract horse oil painting, messenger series horse on road.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Messenger Series - Horse on Road" is a captivating oil painting by the renowned artist Koko, known for their unique abstract-impressionist style. This particular artwork is a strikin...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Plan Ahead, Winter Is Coming" By Andreas Claussen, Surreal Astronaut Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Andreas Claussen’s **"Plan Ahead, Winter Is Coming"** (2023) is a striking oil painting that blends surrealism and contemporary realism. Measuring **31.50 x 42.20 inches**, this comp...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Helen's Garden — Behind The Gate (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Helen's Garden — Behind The Gate (Abstract painting) Mixed media on canvas — Unframed This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. This artwork is from the “Helen Series”, which evolves s...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

In Communion, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Turquoise waves meander along the still ocean in artist Alicia Dunn's abstract landscape. She pictures the day’s end as a hint of light glows over the rim o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Personajes en Fondo Blanco, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 80 x 120 cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultu...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001) UNTITLED signed and dated "1980 Esteban Vicente” (lower right) collage, watercolor and pencil on cardboard 14 x 17 inches (35.5 x 43 cm.) framed: 19-3/4 x...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Blue Energy
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This abstract painting, created on a cardboard base, presents an explosion of energy and dynamism, characteristic of the action painting style. The use of enamel and acrylic paint pr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Blue Energy
Blue Energy
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Turquoise Leaf Cutout on Abstract Cloudy Background, Organic Modern Painting
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a unique mixed media piece: it is a hand-painted botanical abstract colorful shape upon a background that is a cyanotype print of a cloudy texture, giving it a modern, abstract geometric feel that will look great in contemporary and classic homes and businesses. Details: + Title: Turquoise Leaf...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Emulsion, Sumi Ink, Acrylic, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Engraving, ...

Bite The Avarice - Vibrant Street Art-Inspired Artwork Exploring Humanity
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 canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite

Hard Conversations by Murray Duncan, mix media on artist board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Hard Conversations by Murray Duncan, 2023 Mix media on artist board Size - 48" x 60" x 2" Unframed Murray Duncan is a self-taught creative visionary. Know for his large-scale, expre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pastel, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Original-Magic Bell in the Night-UK Awarded Artist-Botanical Abstract Expression
Located in London, GB
In her latest series, "The Weaver," Shizico explores forms, layers, and time onto canvases. Applying the format of diptychs and triptychs, she creates lyrical narratives, capturing t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Untitled I by Alex Kuznetsov, Orange Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Untitled I by Alex Kuznetsov 2024 Acrylic on canvas 63" x 51.25" In a time when everything is loud, fast, and endlessly refreshed, Alex Kuznetsov makes paintings that do not want...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Autumn Sun
Located in Deddington, GB
Autumn Sun by Elaine Ford [2021] original Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:60 c...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract vibrant colorful floral painting "Spring Inspiration"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
"Spring Inspiration," an abstract expressive artwork by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is part of her "Floral" series. Natalya enjoys working in a single, focused setting to convey ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Enchanted - Floral Fantasy Nature Flowers Investment Landscape Mother Earth Joy
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Enchanted - Floral Fantasy in Peach Fuzz Enchanted - Floral Fantasy Nature Flowers Investment Landscape Mother Earth Joy An everlasting bouquet as a joyous gift for Mother's...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Cuban 1998 Abstract/ figurative scene
Located in Woodbury, CT
Very Interesting and unique late 20th-century Cuban Abstract scene. Signed top left and inscribed on the reverse the piece has a great impact and presents. Influenced by Picasso with the Bull...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mirage - landscape impressionistic painting on linen canvas with red roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." — Eckhart Tolle Let your g...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Acrylic

Framed mixed-media collage on paper w/ photographs, Black African American art
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Don't Play in the Sun" is a large, framed collage on paper with acrylic paint, photographs, gold leaf, metallic paint, burns, and other mixed media. The work itself is 22"x30" and i...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Foil

"Dusty Pink". Soft Pink Sculptural Wall Art in Clay from Fake Marshmallow Series
Located in FISTERRA, ES
"Dusty Pink" is a delicate yet striking artwork from Elizabeth Art Candy’s Fake Marshmallow series. Hand-modeled in natural clay, low-temperature fired, and finished with a soft dust...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Canvas, Spray Paint

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Airault (B.1979) Untitled Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm / 36.22 x 28.74 inches With frame : 98 x 79 cm / 38.58 x 31.10 inches 2024 Born in 1979, Juli...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Coral Reef Painting Tropical Ocean Original Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:85x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards packaging, Express Shipping with track...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

#223, 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...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pigment

Paintings n2, n3, n5, n4 from the Impermanence series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Set of 4 Paintings, 2024 by Rosario Briones From the Impermanence series Inks on paper. 1. Impermanence Series n2 2. Impermanence Series n3 3. Impermanence Series n5 4. Impermanence ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Paper

Textured abstract figurative original oil mixed media, vibrant purple/red/white)
Located in Maricopa, AZ
"Philosophical Reflection" is a unique figurative abstract combining textured white, purple, red and brown create a bold original work of art. There is a unique range of expressionis...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Pen

Fractal Nature
Located in BARCELONA, ES
MARC GONZ   THE HIDDEN GAZE   When confronted with the universe of Marc Gonz, we discover creations that seem to be the result of a working session of a hyperactive action painter wh...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Fiberglass

Gray and Green with Red Accents, Contemporary Large-Scale Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary abstract with red and pink accents on a textured grey and pale green background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). There is a small "12" a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Instant suspendu Abstract Landscape, Seaside, Beach, Contemporary Modern French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Choose the color of the frame: black or light wood frame In Instant Suspendu, Sophie Dumont transports us to a quiet, windswept shoreline where the sea and sky merge in an eternal di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

av_825 - Colorful Textured Original Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

'Radiant Abstraction', Kinetogenics, AIC, SFMoMA, SFMA, São Paulo Biennial
By Richard Irving Bowman
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'R. Bowman' for Richard Irving Bowman (American, 1918-2001), titled, 'Kg. 55' (Kinetogenics 55) and dated February 1962. Additionally titled, on stretcher bar verso, 'Kg 55'. Accompanied by a first edition copy of 'Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions', by Patricia Watts and Stefanie De Winter, published 2018. Richard Bowman's work is featured in the July/August 2024 issue of Architectural Digest, in an article titled, 'Inside a 1920s LA Respite, Re-envisioned by Jamie Bush. Richard Bowman was awarded a scholarship to study at the Art Institute of Chicago and received his Bachelor's degree in 1942. He subsequently attended the University of Iowa, receiving his Master's degree in 1945. Over the course of a long and distinguished career, Bowman exhibited internationally with success and was the recipient of numerous gold medals, prizes and juried awards. With the Kinetogenics Series, which he began in 1956, Bowman explored the intersection of color and light using contemporary advances in light theory and fluorescence technology. "For this series, he started using fluorescent enamel alkyd paint, which, Bowman stated, emitted an actual, measurable energy from the canvas. He combines his early concept of elemental radiants with the gestures of a mature Abstract Expressionist. Incorporating bold fluorescent strokes of orange, yellow and blue, which are activated by the ultraviolet in daylight, Bowman's new abstractions represented a synthesis of the physical and sensorial transmissions of energy. The combination of the artist's interests in nuclear physics, atoms, and dynamism with these vibrant colors reflected Bowman's increasing confidence as an unconventional artist working in an unconventional medium." (Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions, p. 13) "The 'kinetogenic' series which Bowman has been painting recently, are whorls of pure energy in colors from the violet edges of the spectrum in vibrant relationship to the vivid primaries of the center. These paintings have much less sense of place or landscape than Bowman paintings we have seen before. The “Environs” group accompanying the energy pictures in this exhibition, are, on the other hand, specific about place: are of flower beds and branches of trees, painted with the same brilliant color intensity. This use of vibrant colors gives an all-over electric, textural effect in contrast to the after-image jump which obtains when the vibrants are painted flat and geometric. This textural mosaic effect is close to the vision of heat and passionate rhythm which was central to pre-Columbian art, and is still present in the Mexican arts and crafts, which were one of Bowman’s formative sources. It is interesting to note that several of the painters who have influenced many others to experiment with vibrancy and glow in color, found their own impetus in this direction while painting in Mexico. Bowman was one of the painters who was working with fluorescents when the general tendency was to paint with muck. One feels that using color thus leads the artist, as it did his pre-Columbian esthetic ancestors, in the direction where the ecstatic becomes mystic." (courtesy: Artforum, April 1964) Thomas Albright writes of the artist, "Visiting Mexico on a traveling fellowship in the early 1940s, [Bowman] met Gordon Onslow-Ford, with whom he renewed a friendship after moving to San Mateo County in the early 1950s. His paintings, although gestural and abstract, were close in spirit to those of the Dynaton artists than to the mainstream of Abstract Expressionism. They constituted an intensely lyrical and metaphorical abstract Impressionism inspired by Bonnard and an intimacy with the natural environment. Bowman was also influenced by jazz improvisation and the jazz poetry of Kenneth Patchen, a close friend" (p. 263) EDUCATION Art Institute of Chicago, BFA, 1944 University of Iowa, MFA, 1949 AWARDS 1942 Edward L. Ryerson Foreign Traveling Fellowship, Art Institute of Chicago (Mexico) 1945 William M. R. French Memorial Gold Medal, Art Institute of Chicago 1952 Modern Painting Prize, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1972 Gift of Time Grant, Roswell Museum and Art Center, Roswell, New Mexico SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1945 The Pinacotheca Gallery (Rose Fried Gallery) New York 1946 Milwaukee Art Institute, Wisconsin 1949 Swetzoff Gallery, Boston 1949 Bern Porter Gallery, Sausalito, CA 1950 Kinetic ... A commentary on the relationship of SCIENCE and ART. Stanford Art Gallery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 1956 Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 1957-1977 (every 18 months) Rose Rabow Galleries, San Francisco 1961 Richard Bowman: Paintings and Reflections.1943-1961. San Francisco Museum of Art 1970 Richard Bowman: Paintings from 1966-1970. San Francisco Museum of Art 1972 Richard Bowman: Paintings, 1943-1972. Roswell Museum and Art Center, New Mexico. Traveled to the Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, 1972; and Sacred Heart Convent Gallery, Menlo Park, 1972 1986 Richard Bowman: Forty Years of Abstract Painting. Harcourts Modern Gallery, San Francisco 2000 Rock and Sun: Richard Bowman's Pioneer Abstractions of the 1940s. Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco 2019 Radiant Abstractions, Curated by Patricia Watts. the Landing Gallery, Los Angeles TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 1945 Room of Chicago Art: Paintings by Richard Bowman and Russell Woeltz. Art Institute of Chicago. 1947 Joan Mitchell and Richard Bowman: Oil Paintings. Harry and Della Burpee Art Gallery, Rockford, Illinois. Traveled to University of Illinois. Sponsored by Rockford Art Association. 1959 Gordon Onslow Ford and Richard Bowman. San Francisco Museum of Art 1990 Independent Abstraction: A Survey of Paintings by Richard Bowman and Emerson Woelffer. Harcourts Modern & Contemporary Art, San Francisco. SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1943 Ras-Martin Gallery, Mexico City 1945 56th Annual American Exhibition of Oil Paintings. Art Institute of Chicago 1945 Art of This Century Gallery, New York 1947–48 Abstract and Surrealist American Art: Fifty-Eighth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture. Art Institute of Chicago. Curators: Daniel Catton Rich, Frederick A. Sweet, and Katherine Kuh. Catalogue. 1948 Fourth Summer Exhibition of Contemporary Art. State University of Iowa, Iowa City. Organized by Lester D. Longman. Included Milton Avery, Max Beckmann, Leonora Carrington, Max Ernst, Hans Hofmann, and others. Brochure. 1948 Joslyn Memorial Art Museum, Omaha, NE 1949 2nd Biennial Exhibition of Paintings and Prints. Walker Art Center, juried show, Minneapolis, 1949. Brooklyn Museum. 1951 [Group exhibition of University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, artists.] Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Included William McCloy, Robert Gadbois, John Kacere, and other instructors from the School or Art, University of Manitoba. 1952 Sixty-ninth Annual Spring Show. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Bowman awarded Modern Painting Prize. 1953 Annual Exhibition of Canadian Painting. The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Included John Kacere, William McCloy, Roland Wise, and Takao Tanabe. 1953 Winnipeg Group. Vancouver Art Gallery. Included William McCloy, John Kacere, Cecil Richards, Roland Wise. 1953–54 São Paulo Biennial of Modern Art, Second edition. Canadian section. Traveled to Caracas, Venezuela, and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City. Catalogue. 1954 [Group exhibition of Winnipeg artists.] Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto. Included Oscar Cah n, William McCloy, and Cecil Richards. 1954 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto 1958 Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles 1959 Rabow Galleries, San Francisco. Included Julius Wasserstein, Gordon Onslow Ford, and Fred Reichman. June 18, 1960 David Cole Gallery, Inverness, CA. Included Ruth Awasa, John Baxter, Nankoku Hidai, Onslow Ford, Fritz Rauh, David Simpson, and Jean Varda. 1961 Paintings from the Pacific: Japan, America, Australia, & New Zealand. Auckland City Art Gallery, New Zealand. Catalogue. 1961–62. Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Paintings and Sculpture. Fine Arts Gallery, Carnegie Institute. 1962 50 California Artists. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Art, with assistance of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Traveled to Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY; and Des Moines Art Center, IA. Catalogue. February 1966 Contrasts. San Francisco Art Institute. Included Hassel Smith, Gordon Onslow Ford, and Ruth Asawa. October 1967 Arleigh Gallery, San Francisco. Included Lee Mullican, Fred Reichman, Amalia Schulthess, and John Baxter. 1975 Gallery 865, San Francisco 1976 Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 1978 Creation. Galerie Schreiner, Basel, Switzerland. Included Joan Mir , Fritz Rauh, John Anderson, Ruth Asawa, J.B. Blunk, Roberto Matta, Lee Mullican, Gordon Onslow Ford, Wolfgang Paalen, Fritz Rauh, Yves Tanguy, and others. Accompanying book by Onslow Ford. 1984 A Personal Selection/Collection. David Cole Gallery, Inverness, CA. Forty-eight artists including Richard Diebenkorn, Claire Falkenstein, Richard Faralla, Sam Francis, Arthur Holman, Frank Lobdell, Ed Moses, Gordon Onslow Ford, Fritz Rauh, David Simpson, Amalia Schulthess, Jean Varda, Jack Wright, J.B. Blunk. 1987 Visions of Inner Space: Gestural Painting in Modern American Art. Wight Gallery, UCLA. Fifteen artists including Sam Francis, Morris Graves, John Anderson, Lee Mullican, Gordon Onslow Ford, Mark Tobey, and Ed Moses. Co-curated by Merle Schipper and Lee Mullican. Catalogue. Traveled to National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India, 1988 1997 Through the Light: An Exploration into Consciousness. Arts and Consciousness Gallery, John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, California. Curated by Farbiba Bogzaran. Catalogue. 1998 Lee Mullican Memorial Exhibtion. Herbert Palmer Gallery, Los Angeles. 2007 The Rose Rabow Galleries Retrospective: 1959-1977. The 8 Gallery, San Franicsco. 2008 Landscapes of Consciousness: A Circle of Artists at the Beginning of Lucid Art. Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco. Included Gordon Onslow Ford, Fritz Rauh, John Anderson, and Jack Wright. Catalogue. 2016 Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, the Landing Gallery, Palm Springs, CA 2018 Ship of Dreams: Artists, Poets, and Visionaries of the S.S. Vallejo. Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA. Catalogue. 2019 FOG Design+Art. the Landing Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2020 FOG Design+Art. the Landing Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2022 FOG Design+Art. the Landing Gallery, San Francisco, CA MUSEUM COLLECTIONS Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, Logan Oakland Museum of California San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California The Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, Virginia BOOKS AND CATALOGUES 1947 Rich, Daniel Catton. Abstract and Surrealist American Art: Fifty-Eighth Annual Exhibition of American Paintings and Sculpture. Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago. 1948 Fourth Summer Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Iowa City: State University of Iowa. 1956 Porter, Bern. Kinetic: A commentary on the relation of Science and Art in conjunction with a retrospective exhibition of paintings by Richard Bowman. Palo Alto: Stanford University Art Gallery. 1986 Kim Eagles-Smith, ed. Richard Bowman: Forty Years of Abstract Painting. San Francisco: Harold Parker in association with Harcourts Modern Gallery, Inc. 1961 Culler, George D. Richard Bowman, Paintings and Reflections, 1943-1901. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Art. 1962 Culler, George D. 50 California Artists. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art. 1972 Nordland, Gerald. Richard Bowman, Paintings, 1943-1972, Roswell, NM: Roswell Museum and Art Center. 1978 Onslow Ford, Gordon. Creation. Basel: Galerie Schreiner. 1987 Schipper, Merle. Visions of Inner Space: Gestural Painting in Modern American Art. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, UCLA. With introduction by Lee Mullican. 1997 Bogzaran, Fariba. Through the Light: An Exploration into Consciousness. San Francisco: Dream Creations. 2008 Bogzaran, Fariba. Landscapes of Consciousness: A Circle of Artists at the Beginning of Lucid Art. San Francisco: Weinstein Gallery. 2018 Bogzaran, Fariba, ed. Artists, Poets, and Visionaries of the S.S. Vallejo: 1949-1969. Inverness, CA: Lucid Art Foundation. ARTICLES AND REVIEWS [Review of Solo Exhibition at The Pinacotheca Gallery.] Art News. March 1945. “Joan Mitchell, Richard Bowman Open TwoMan Show Tomorrow at Art Association Meeting.” Rockford Morning Star (IL). January 1947. Robert Ayre. [Review of Exhibition, Montreal Mu-seum of Fine Arts.] Montreal Daily Star. 1951. Ben Metcalfe. "Varsity Art Shock —A Morbid Hoax?" Winnipeg Tribune, December 3, 1951. Beverly Wright. "Richard Bowman, abstract painter, has one-man show at Stanford Gallery." Palo Alto Times. February 17, 1956. "Atomic Art Show at Stanford." San Francisco Chronicle. February, 19, 1956. "P.A. Artist Portrays Energy in Oils." San Jose Mercury News. July 25, 1958. Neita Crain Farmer. "A Solitary Voice: Richard Bowman's Paintings Say Something, In A New Way." Palo Alto Times. May 30, 1959. Barbara Bladen. "Dick Bowman's Paintings Show Atomic Awareness," San Mateo Times. July 18, 1959. Arthur Bloomfield. "Two Top Painters at San Francisco Museum." San Francisco Call Bulletin. July 31, 1959. Alfred Frankenstein. "Slow and Fast Sculpture and Kinetogenics." San Francisco Chronicle. May 24, 1959. "Paintings on Display: Bowman and Onslow Ford Show." San Francisco Weekly. July 1959. Herman Wong. "Bowman's Art Seen At Show, Artist Builds Studio Near Hillside House." Red-wood City Tribune, September 15, 1960. Dean Wallace. "Four Bring Their Art to Perfec-tion." San Francisco Chronicle. September 30, 1960. Dean Wallace. "A Painter Looks at the Atom." San Francisco Chronicle. May 29, 1961. Alfred Frankenstein. [Review of retrospective at San Francisco Museum of Art.] San Francisco Chronicle. November 12, 1961. "International Art." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sunday Magazine. October 29, 1961. "Pacific Paintings Show Common Character-istics." The Press (Auckland, New Zealand). August 5, 1961. Naomi Baker. "San Francisco's Art Is Viewed." San Diego Evening Tribune. January 26, 1962. John Canaday. "Visitors From the West." New York Times. October 28, 1962. Arthur Bloomfield. "Lost in a World They Were Never Made For." San Francisco News-Call Bulletin. August 3, 1963. Arthur Bloomfield. "Bowman Paints His Own Path." San Francisco News-Call Bulletin. February 11, 1964. "The Rockford Fifty States of Art Exhibition." Palo Alto Times. October 5, 1965. Alfred Frankenstein. "Bowman's Radiant Ab-stract Art." San Francisco Chronicle. November 12, 1965. Thomas Albright. "A Kind of Non-Art Show: Brilliant Work by Bowman." San Francisco Chronicle, February 14, 1970. Paul Emerson, "Menlo Gallery Shows Bow-man Art: Major Retrospective Show." Palo Alto Times. October 6, 1972. Arthur Bloomfield. "A Luxuriant Impact to Bowman Paintings." San Francisco Examiner. November 20, 1972. Thomas Albright. "Two Artists Views of Na-ture." San Francisco Chronicle. October 9, 1974. Arthur Bloomfield. "All But the Kitchen Sink." San Francisco Examiner. September 24, 1974. Thomas Albright. "Realism Moves In." San Francisco Chronicle. Thursday, September 4, 1975. Suzanne Muchnic. "Inspired Visions of Inner Worlds at UCLA." Los Angeles Times. January 10, 1988. Reference: Who Was Who in American Art 1564-1975: 400 Years of Artists in America, Peter Hastings Falk, Sound View Press 1999, Vol. 1, page 404; E. Benezit, Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs, Jacques Busse, 1999 Nouvelle Édition, Gründ 1911, Vol. 2, page 701; Art in the San Francisco Bay Area: 1945-1980, Thomas Albright, University of California Press, 1985, page 263; A Dictionary of Contemporary American Artists, Paul Cummings, St. Martin’s Press: New York 1966, page 66-67; Mallett’s Index of Artists, Supplement, Daniel Trowbridge Mallett, Peter Smith: New York 1948 Edition, R.R. Bowker Company 1940, page 31; Richard Bowman: Radiant Abstractions, essays by Patricia Watts and Stefanie De Winter, published by Watts...
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French 1980's Geometric Abstract Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Squares & Shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated 81' oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 20 inches condition: overall very ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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"Rubber Jungle I" (abstract, modern, bold, black & white, sculptural diptych)
Located in Paris, IDF
RUBBER JUNGLE I 2022 Paris, France A graphic and bold abstract painting. Primarily black and white acrylic painted on canvas. Neutral and modern, with loose, playful and energetic movement. Inspired by childhood interpretations of shapes in the dark - there is a sense of unknown when the imagination takes over. Subtle color comes into play with accents of Indian ink, dried terra cotta pigment and sage green paint. Option to create a pair alongside "Rubber Jungle II" (as pictured). Price and size are per painting. Evans Deventer stamp and signature on back. We are happy to offer subsidized shipping options. -- Nicholas Evans (b. 1982) is an American, Paris-based artist, designer and creative director. Painting is a cornerstone of Evans’ artistic expression, which is largely inspired by personal events, religious symbolism, and historical allegories. In addition to traditional oil and acrylics, Evans uses materials such as plasters, wax, salt and found objects in his works, presenting a way to seek new meaning in elements that have collapsed or eroded over time. Threads of poetry convey the fragmented logic of suffering, lost love...
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Sunflowers. 1984, oil on canvas, 90x60 cm
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Vintage American Abstract Geometric Modernist Signed Mid Century Oil Painting
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Vintage American abstract geometric signed oil painting by Paul Kelpe (1902 - 1985) . Oil on board. Vibrant color and confident composition. Framed. Artist Bio: A German arti...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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1970's French Geometric Abstract Large Oil Painting on Canvas, signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Located in Cumming, GA
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Regeneratio, Original Acrylic Painting, 2021 This is a finger painted, original painting. Created in New York City Professional grade acrylic paint on wood panel Ready to hang with ...
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Diorama, abstract landscape oil painting
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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