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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
Mixed Media Painting -- Lord of the Animals
Located in Troy, NY
This dream-like mixed media piece depicts an incredible array of imagery and figures. Bright yellows, reds, blues, and oranges blend together throughout the piece with the use of exp...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

The Advanced Practitioners III - Large Contemporary Cubist Monochrome Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Harrison Gilman's large original artworks begin with a layer of fast-paced gestural abstraction followed by organic shapes and geometric structures. Some of his paintings remain in t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork " Golden sunset at the beach" presents an evocative abstract landscape, characterized by sweeping bands of vibrant color that convey a sense of motion and emotion. The t...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Flowers on golden heart - 3D love, Amour, Amore white and gold textured, gilding
Located in Vienna, AT
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, seeking to capture the essence of emotion in a bold yet refined visual language. The work interweaves the dynamism of ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gold, Gold Leaf

Energetic Flow - Large Oversized Blue Magenta Black White Ethereal Space Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Painting - Winter 1992
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Painting - Winter 1992 1993 Oil on prepared card 19.0 x 14.0 cm Vertical orientation George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with t...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

'Orange Colors' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Vibrant Orange and Muted Colored Abstract
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'Orange Colors' 2018 Oil paint, charcoal, ink, paper, glue, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. 'Orange Colors...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Paper, Glue, Charcoal, Ink, Stretcher Bars

Elastic. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Is Anyone Listening?" - Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting, 2023
Located in San Diego, CA
An original, contemporary, abstract expressionist painting, "Is Anyone Listening?" features dramatic gestural brushstrokes dancing across a layered creamy-white canvas. Soft pastel p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Charcoal, Varnish, Crayon, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor,...

Vista No 1 by Murray Duncan, Mixed Media on Artist Board
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Vista No 1 by Murray Duncan is a striking abstract composition that merges bold gestural lines with an earthy, textured surface. Rendered in a muted, organic palette, the piece evoke...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Pencil

LEROY - FRENCH CONTEMPORARY MODERNIST OIL PAINTING - PROVENCE LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Provençal landscape Medium: oil painting on canvas Size: painting: 8.5 x 6.25 inches Provenance: all the paintings we have ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Warped reality Conceptual Large Painting from Science Art Collection Mathematics
Located in Zofingen, AG
Black White abstract painting by Anastasia Vasilyeva from the Science Art Collection. Mathematical formulas, the Greek alphabet, and symbols on the abstract monochrome background, pa...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Engraving

Composition by Franz Stirnimann - Oil on canvas 60x71 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Swiss painter Artist born in 1915, says Franz Sti. Died in 1997. Work on canvas Black American box with gold borders 65 x 75,5 x 3 cm
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Clément ROSENTHAL Oil on canvas n° 4 Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Abstraction 116 x 96 1992 - 2021 Signed and dated
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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

'Afternoon Siesta' Abstract contemporary painting of woman sleeping. Red & Blue
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Afternoon Siesta' a powerful and Vibrant abstract painting. Depicting a woman sleeping on a blue sofa. A beautiful interior scene. Ghislaine was born in Eccles and studied Fine Ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Composition to machines and tools
Located in Genève, GE
Work on cardboard Golden wooden frame 41 x 50.5 x 6 cm
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1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract expressionism, Would you marry me? , Contemporary art.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting size is 32"x24", oil on canvas. with framed size is 34.5"x26.5". In this captivating masterpiece, "Would You Marry Me?", Janet Hagopian skillfully weaves a vibrant tape...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Potentiality - Africa Sunshine Rhino Power Colorful Exclusive Investment Modern
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Potentiality Africa Sunshine Rhino Power Colorful Exclusive Investment Modern Potentiality: "Latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success."...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Pastel, Oil, Acrylic

7.10.24 #22 - Jewel Tone Emerald Peridot Watercolor Minimalist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Delicate strokes and natural hues shape Shiri Phillips' watercolor, ink, and colored pencil artworks, showcasing her exploration of minimalism and organic forms. Departing from her u...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Improvisational Jazz - Large Oversize Neutrals Abstract Textural Action Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue
Located in Miami, FL
"Blue" is a painting created by Enrico Benetta in 2014. The artwork is part of a series of monochromatic square canvasses created each in one of the primary colors. The painting come...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Painting, "Abiogenesis"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract painting on wood panel by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 24"x18"x1". It is unframed. A certificate of authe...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Flower Monster" by Aromas Artist Frank Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant abstract composition by Aromas, California, Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank Thomas Romero (American, b-1985). Signed ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil, Cardboard

"Abstract Donald - Cartoon Series" , Abstract, Painting, 21st Century, Acryl
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

SINCRONIA ROSA - Angelo Palazzini Abstract Oil on Canvas Painting
By Angelo Palazzini
Located in Napoli, IT
Sincronia Rosa - Abstract Oil on Canvas Paintng , Angelom Palazzini, Italy Angelo Palazzini was born in Lodi in 1953 where he still resides and has his own studio. His encounter wit...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

Provincetown Beach (abstract seascape painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Byron Browne (1907-1961). Provincetown Beach, 1957. Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches, 30 x 36 inches in vintage solid chestnut frame. Signed lower righ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Oil

March of the Zapotec-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Juxtapositions, Bold
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
March of the Zapotec, original oil over acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Ins...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Black and yellow II, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In this work, I explored the duality of human emotions using acrylic on paper. The contrast between vibrant yellow and deep black represents the intensity and complexity of our inner...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Time To Celebrate - Abstract Expressionist Vibrant Yellow Red Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Antique American Impressionist Signed Still Life Framed Interior Scene Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Finely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 22H by 28L.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Around the Corner - contemporary, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Vancouver-based artist Fiona Ackerman has exhibited her masterfully rendered paintings internationally. Known for her refined sense of colour, and her imaginative and dynamic form, A...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Huge 20th Century French Expressionist Abstract Oil Painting Black Grey Yellow
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: French School, dated 1992 verso, inscribed into the paint to the front. Title: Black, Yellow, Grey, Taupe abstract, painted with very thick impasto paint creating a wonderf...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Landscape #240, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bold geometric shards and planer forms float in space. Solid, angular volumes intersect and overlap with thin, translucent ones. The interplay of light and shad...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Present Tense - blue abstract geometric painting
Located in New York, NY
Hadley Radt’s abstract geometric paintings explore the connection between systems in our environment and how they relate to her own impulse to construct order. The structures she dev...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Archival Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Monumental American Abstract Expressionist Signed Contemporary Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
A large and very impressive late 20th century painting by listed Ohio artist, James Massena (1953 - 2021). Oil on canvas. Titled "Storm Surge".
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Geometric Abstract
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. A major exponent of non-objective painting, Rolph Scarlett's career and artistic philosophy is closely linked with the early history of the Solomon R. Guggenhei...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Gyre, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Bayou Reflections Series, White Oak Bayou
Located in Houston, TX
Celadon Sea Gyre is part of C. Ellen Hart’s The Bayou Reflections Series which investigates reflections on my local waterways. An arm of White Oak Bayou meanders across the foot o...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract 2463
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I channeled deep emotions, letting splashes of color collide in a dance of dream and reality. I poured my heart into layering acrylics, letting the interplay ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Bouquet of Energy. Interior expressionism semi-abstract oil painting.30x30cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What gives us the energy of life? All elements are presented in this painting...)) Using Theta-Hilling techniques, this painting is charged with a surge of vivacity, health and ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Erin O'Brien "Mother" - Abstract Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Erin O'Brien Mother, 2020 acrylic and bleach on linen 25 x 20 in. (obri017) This original acrylic painting by Erin O'Brien features painterly abstract shapes in shades of pink, yell...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Raw Linen, Acrylic

Ethereal, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Glaciers stand still, weaving into the vast expanse of the sky and reflecting in icy waters while breaking apart slowly. Artist Jason Astorquia explores clima...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Reconciliation of Elements
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Reconciliation of Elements" conveys a moment of balance between various natural energies. Dynamic strokes and vibrant colors interact to create harmony in motion. The p...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Dream of an Infant, Squared Grid, Pastel Tones, Pink & Blue, Naif Pattern Circle
Located in Barcelona, ES
Details: Title: Dream of an Infant Medium: Acrylic on Watercolor Paper Size: 70x70cm (28x28 inches) Year: 2023 * Frame is for illustrative purposes only, artwork is packaged and shi...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Nita. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

'Idols, ' by Katarina Dordevic, Acrylic on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 24.41" x 33.46" acrylic on canvas painting by Katarina Dordevic features an abstracted depiction of the landscapes at the Volcanic Natural Park of Ca...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Table 2, Couple 1, unique signed framed abstract collage by beloved Texas artist
Located in New York, NY
Henry Rayburn Table 2, Couple 1 (unique framed collage by beloved Texas artist), 1995 Acrylic and Mixed media collage on paper Signed in graphite pencil on the front Unique Frame inc...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Acrylic

Large Original Oil Painting Abstraction Green Teal Turquoise colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning and very large French Post-Impressionist oil painting depicting this deeply colourful abstract oil painting featuring an incredible blend and range of colors - aquamarines, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Figurative Composition in Oil on Board Boldly colored abstract composition by an unknown Bay area California artist (20th Century)...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Fiberboard

Signed Female Artist Abstract Expressionist Original Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Brown and Red Surface - Acrylic on Canvas by Genny Puccini - 1972
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract brown and red surface is a contemporary artwork realized by Genny Puccini in 1972. Mixed colored acrylic painting on canvas. Hand signed and dated on the back.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Etude (abstract expressionist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fredric Karoly (1898-1987). Etude, 1950. Oil on masonite panel measures 18 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed, titled, dated on reverse. Good condition with minor paint loss at edges. Biography: An abstract painter, Karoly was born in Hungary and studied painting in Paris, architectural eingineering in Berlin, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1926. He began a successful career as a fashion and fabric designer. In 1948 he was working as a fashion director for Simplicity Patters, when he had a solo exhibition of of his oil paintings, wire montages, dry-pen drawings and abstract photography. Solo Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery (Alexandre Iolas) New York 1948; Gallery Mai. Paris 1949; New Gallery (Eugene Thaw) New York 1950; Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1951; Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, Florida 1959; Loft Gallery, New York City, 1966.Group Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery, New York 1947; Salon des Realities Nouvelles, Paris 1949-1953; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (Annual) 1951-1953, 1963; Biennale of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1951; International Independent Exhibition, Tokyo, 1951; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1959; The Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1960; Stuttman Gallery, New York, 1960; The Art Institute of Chicago (Annual), 1960; International Watercolor Exhibition, Brookyln Museum, 1961; Westchester Art Museum, White Plains, NY, 1963; Whitney Museum, Annual, NY 1963; Cleveland Art Festival, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, 1963; Whitney Museum, Sculpture Annual, NY, 1964.Works in Institutional Collections: Museu de Arte, San Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York University, New York; Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Finch College, NY; Barnard College, NY; Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum and Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL. Awards: National Council Arts Awards, 1968. Frederic Karoly died on December 15, 1987 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Manhattan, where he had made his home for many years. Fredric Karoly was born in Budapest in 1893. According to Karoly’s own vitae, his exhibition history began in New York in 1947, when at the age of 54 he took part in a four-person group show at Hugo Gallery. His involvement with visual art however was apparently life long. In a brief introduction to his solo show at Galerie Mai in Paris in June of 1949, Jen Luc de Rudder, reports that Karoly began painting at the age of 12 in Budapest. After several years of studying, then working in London, Paris and Berlin, Karoly emigrated to the United States in 1925 or 1926 (he probably first came to the US on a work visa in 1925). In New York, Karoly worked in women’s fashion as a designer. In 1948 Karoly worked in a manner than was clearly influenced by the work of such European surrealists as Max Ernst, creating spiked automatic bi-chromatic paintings. His style progressed into a progressively more biomorphic vein, similar to explorations by Theodore Stamos, Daphnis, Milton Avery and Mark Rothko around the same period. He was supported with patronage during this period by Mrs. Mimi Baliff, who apparently supported the “Industrial Design Workshop” that she helped open to feature Karoly’s designs in 1948. By the early 1950’s (1951) Karoly started experimenting with the drip and splatter process as well. Drip paintings dominated his process until the late 50’s-early 60’s, when linear compositional elements began to reemerge. By the late 50’s multi-layered drip grid motifs asserted a masque of spatial organization over looser washed fields and splatters of paint that Karoly worked off of. This development was consistent with concurrent explorations into the grid by artist Agnes Martin and others. By the mid-50’s Karoly’s style began another transition into a more surface concerned “Color Field” style of painting. There are elements still reminding one of Abstract Expressionist concerns as such painters as Clifford Still. But the works that began to emerge from Karoly’s studio in 1958 presaged the Morris Lewis fan motifs and Friedl Dzubas’s epic and romantic color spewing expanses of canvas. In 1959 Karoly began experiments using washes of turpentine diluted oil paint directly onto raw linen, and all of these subsequently suffered the consequences of oil oxidation and acidity upon the surfaces. However, many of Karoly’s washes in color field happily occurred on lightly prepared primed canvas surfaces as well. By 1960 Karoly began reintroducing imagistic references to his visual content. There were also various references to Japanese and Zen influences. He experimented with a variety of processes that included mixed media and marbleized surfaces achieved by the intermixture of oil and water mediums. A calligraphic element also enter Karoly’s work in the early 60’s. Then in 1961 glued and assembled objects begin to show up in Karoly’s work in earnest. The influence of early POP artists, particularly Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, become apparent. From 1961-63, a series of the assemblage works transition from canvas to the sculptural to pieces obviously intended for full scale installation. Many of these pieces were among the most fragile of his works primarily due to their reliance upon the of gluing of objects such as plastic or paper cups on flexible surfaces of stretched linen or canvas. In the mid-60’s Karoly apparently produced a number of photo-silk screened series of Picasso, De Kooning and other significant artists of his generation. These were executed in a style somewhere between Rauschenberg’s and Roy Lichtenstein’s, primarily because of their reliance upon half tones and Ben-Day dot effects. Then Karoly began a series of paintings conflating his drip and grid styles with super imposed and painted over string. In the late 60’s Karoly embarked upon a series of multi-paneled stretched linen constructions often with slits and fiber optic back-lit elements that were prescient of the work of Dan Flavin and others. It was this body of work that was shown at Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, and it was these works that suffered perhaps the most irreparable damage from a steam/water infiltration in a space where they were being stored. The late professional start that Karoly had into the art world was balanced by his long life span and early immersion into the design issues of modernism as it emerged in turn of the century Europe and later evolved in America. He was clearly an artist who subscribed to the ethos of the new in abstraction and was obviously impressionable and in some instances prescient with regard to various trends in abstraction. Several noteworthy and influential collectors and institutions during his 40 years of professional engagement acquired his work. The Whitney Museum of American Art had and may still own a large Karoly canvas from 1960, but this is doubtful as the artist failed to list it on the vitae he filed with MoMA in 1965. His work was recognized and honored by the Whitney with its inclusion in four of their annual survey shows (1951,1953, 1963 and 1964). The artist’s surrealist influenced paintings from 1948-1950 were the focus of a solo exhibition held of his work by the Museo de Art in Sao Paulo and eight years later a ten year survey of his work was the focus of a solo show at the Miami Museum of Modern art. The Sao Paulo Museum in Brazil, and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina each acquired Karoly paintings for their collections in the 1950’s. One of Karoly’s surrealist pieces was apparently purchased by Christian Zervos, Picasso’s designated chronicler, who apparently also wrote a piece on Karoly in Cahiers D’Art in 1949. A 60’s piece of Karoly art that is in the New York University’s permanent collection is included in the MoMA Library’s catalog...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Illustrate Illusion, oil painting on panel, signed 2X Andre Zarre gallery Framed
Located in New York, NY
Dee Shapiro Illustrate Illusion, 1990 Oil painting on panel Signed twice: once on the front, and once on the back, with copyright, date and title Unique Oil on panel painting, unique Signed twice: once on the front, and once on the back, with copyright, date and title Provenance: Acquired from the estate of renowned New York art dealer Andre Zarre Frame included: Double framed in an elegant white wood museum quality frame Measurements: Framed 14.5 inches by 16.75 inches by 1.75 inches Artwork: 7.75 inches by 9.5 inches DEE SHAPIRO BIOGRAPHY Biography • Dee Shapiro (b. 1936) Dee Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, NY. She studied art and psychology in college, receiving both a BA and an MA from Queens College (1954-1960). There she studied color with abstract artist John Ferren. A semester in Mexico in 1956 introduced her to bright patterns and colors, as well as the murals of River, Orozco, and Siqueiros. From 1960 to 1968, Shapiro taught, got married, and raised kids. She still made time for art, taking painting classes with Richard Mayhew at the Brooklyn Museum. When she and her family moved to Great Neck in 1968, she founded Central Hall, the first women’s cooperative gallery in Long Island. Shapiro was also a contributor to Heresies, a feminist publication on art and politics. Shapiro explores the intersections of pattern, geometry, nature, and craft in her work. As a child, knitting instilled an interest in how patterns develop from small individual components into larger compositions, as well as the importance of counting and learning numerical patterns. Her first abstract paintings in the 1970s were based on mathematical concepts, particularly the Fibonacci sequence that generates the Golden Mean. Early works included arrangements of ordered tally marks in bright colors or gridded diagrams of the Fibonacci sequence. Shapiro soon moved to patterns that allowed her to use color intuitively within a grid. She built up the surface of the paintings by squeezing paint directly from the tube to create a woven or knitted texture. Shapiro was included in Pattern Painting at PS 1 in 1977, organized by noted curator John Perreault, which presented work by twenty-two artists working in the P&D Movement. The Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY organized a solo exhibition of her work in 1981. Her New York dealer was Andre Zarre. Shapiro was a member of the Criss-Cross Artist Collective, founded in 1974. The group originated in Boulder, CO as artists interested in Systemic Pattern Painting or Structuralism. The group expanded into New York, California and Europe with its art journal Criss-Cross Art Communications, published from 1974 to 1981. They aimed to foster group work, interaction, integration, and synthesis. The artists were interested in geometry and pattern yet worked in a variety of art forms including text, sound, film, and dance. What connected the artists were: a capacity for visual organization; valuing the importance of pattern on perception and knowledge; and a methodology of system, ordering, and counting. The artists that crossed over with the Pattern and Decoration Group were Dee Shapiro, Gloria Klein...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Pastel Diagonal Tiled Floor, Abstract Sun Shapes, Pink, Yellow and Red Triangles
Located in Barcelona, ES
These series of paintings by Natalia Roman gather their inspiration from geometric, minimalist shapes and paintings from the beginning of Modernism, with a special emphasis on Art De...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper

Hommage à Robert de Visée
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Born in Ottawa in 1976, Jean-François Provost holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. He has received several awards and honours for his ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Inbetween 3035
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sewing on Korean Paper 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 cm This is a unique work. This work includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The patchwork of Ro, Shin Kyoung Weaving the network ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Impressionist expressive oil floral painting on canvas "Blooming summer roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary impressionist abstract expressive floral painting, "Blooming Summer Roses", was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot. Radiating energy and emotion, the pie...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Linen

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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