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Modern Abstract Paintings

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting “Toot Sweet”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

The View North on Bishopsgate
Located in London, GB
Award winning artist David Walker works in both oil paints and watercolours. Before concentrating on illustration and fine art painting David trained and practiced as an architect. A...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral
Located in Soquel, CA
Botanical Abstract, Vintage 1970s Modern Floral This vivid oil painting of flowers on a bright sunny day is a fresh modernist take on the botanical still-life. California artist El...
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1970s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Mixed Media Toy Car Primary Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Mixed Media primary tonal painting with two metal cars attached to the surface. The work is painted in yellow and red tones. The painting is signed by the ar...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Oil Painting on Canvas by Igor Melnikov 'Dream Of Pilgrim'
Located in Dallas, TX
Custom framed oil on canvas by Russian painter Igor Melnikov titled "Dream of Pilgrim" in 1998. Featured on pages 84-87 of the Book on Melnikov's work titled 'Pictures'.
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

Serious Moonlight, abstract figures on gold metal leaf inspired by David Bowie
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collage and acrylic paint on gold leafed sintra panel, excellent gift Work inspired by David Bowie music
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Panel

Large Black and Yellow Minimal Abstract Painting with Bicycles
Located in Houston, TX
Large Black, yellow and red minimal abstract painting with bicycles. The work is signed by the artist, Francis d'Estaing, in the bottom corner. The work...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Back Fence with Bird. - Mid-Century - WPA Artist
Located in Miami, FL
The Mid-Century mindset As expected, 65 years ago.. people looked at art/painting a little differently. Back then, many artists were concerned with depicting simple and beautiful t...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

"Re Brick Abstract" Graffiti of Two Figures on Brick Wall
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract acrylic painting of two childlike graffiti figures drawn on a brick wall against a bright blue sky by artist J. P. Smith in 1969. Signed and ...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Two Heads -- 1947
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Byron Browne was an important American modernist painter. Ink, tempera, and crayon on paper Signed and dated lower right.
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1940s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Contemporary Abstract Unframed Painting - Blue Tiger, 2023
Located in Bristol, GB
BLUE TIGER Size: 50 x 40 cm (including frame) Acrylic on canvas A bold and dynamic contemporary geometric abstract painting, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2023. Visuall...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Ocean Avenue
Located in East Hampton, NY
fun with Color Theory As seen at Art on Paper 2024 at The Mannix Project East Hampton NY 12"x12" (15"x15" framed) These come in a white frame. Acrylic on Paper Artist Statement: Pa...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Templos Papel" Painting 39" x 29.5" inch by Patricio Gonzalez
Located in Culver City, CA
"Templos Papel" Painting 39" x 29.5" inch by Patricio Gonzalez Oil and silver leaves on paper From "Looking for Happiness" series LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS Like "el dorado", a cultural construction, a myth, the Looking for happiness series talks about the illusion of happiness. Using coordinates between different geographical points and world views, seeking to generate a dialogue between stories. In this way, places speak to tell us about degraded utopias, religious crusades, martyrs and oppressors, wars, victories, and defeats. All searches for what cannot be found. The infinite existing possibilities, in this continuous present and its accumulation, to be history. The utopian idea of achieving completeness or completeness. The transformation of the fabric into jewelry, the transmutation that moves from the sacred to the economic. The "object of desire" is the engine of life and its different permutations. Curriculum vitae Born on February 14, 1974, Santiago, Chile. Study at the School of Fine Arts of t he University of Chile and the University Complutense Hotels guest, Spain. He also attended workshops in painting, drawing and engraving the Circulo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. Work in the study of Guillermo Muñoz Vera, Madrid. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2018 Kadoshiro Art Gallery “Looking for Happiness” Eduardo Lira Art Gallery “IT ́s not here” 2017 Off the wall / serie Golden Bitches/Beaches>(march 9) Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa 2016 ”Razones para la venganza” Galeria Artium-Miami,Usa. 2015 "Out Doors", Gallery Latam Santiago-Chile. 2013 "Coming down like flies" Latam Gallery Santiago, Chile. 2012 "Coto de Caza" Artium Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2010 "Reasons for permanecia" Praxis Gallery, Santiago, Chile. 2009 "Fissure postcard" fifhy one Dot Gallery, Miami USA. 2008 "Connotations Sinister Galeria Trece, Santiago-Chile. 2007 "From the periphery to the center" Gallery 000 ", Santiago-Chile. 2005 "Lost Time" Gallery Forest, Consepcion- Chile. 2006 "Permanent Revolution" Artium Gallery, Santiago-Chile. 2005 Providencia Santiago Chile-Cultural Center, “Carrera” 2004 "personal mythologies", Praxis Gallery, Santiago-Chile GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2019 West palm Beach Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Silver

Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting “Trash”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

RETRO - Modern Abstact Painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TITLE: ""RETRO"" MATERIALS: Gesso, Acrylic Paint / Pintura Canvas MDF Panel / Archival Mount / Satin Black Wood Floater Frame FRAMED SIZE: 19.625 X 15.625 X 1.5 Inches Deep IM...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Modern Acrylic Painting on Panel Titled: "2 Birds in a Tree"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Wood Assemblage painted in Acrylic Paint and clear coat wood cleat on back for hanging Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his famil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Polterabend, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Polterabend" is a vibrant, passionate and energetic artwork on paper. The main colors are red in different shades, blue, green, black and white. "The Beauty of Summer" is a one ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

European School Man and Woman
Located in Astoria, NY
European School, Man and Woman, Oil on Canvas, depicting a couple seated on a garden bench on abstract ground, signed "Kovkas Z (?)" lower right, orange painted wood frame. Image: 41...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sunday in the Garden, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Sunday in the Garden" is a colorful and positive acrylic painting on canvas. It is painted in the Informel tradition, in a dynamic and gestural style. The colors are turquoise, yell...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Still Life Abstract Cubism Art Red Black Yellow White Green Blue Purple Orange
Located in Sofia, BG
"Still Life" is an modern art cubism and abstract painting by the Armenian-Bulgarian artist Maestro Arshak Nersisyan. This painting is dedicated in 2013 to his beloved woman Nadya. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Roman Incident, " 1960s Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This 1960s painting by Modernist artist Stanley Bate is an energetic abstract composition with a warm red and orange palette with small pops of bright blue throughout. The painting i...
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1960s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pomology
Located in Branford, CT
Pomology - acrylic on canvas. 2018. Barbara Holt writes of her work; Ancient Egyptian artists tried to fill the voids in their compositions to discourage evil spirits from finding a ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Up and Down the Hill with his Bicycle, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Up and Down the Hill with his Bicycle" is a vibrant acrylic artwork on paper. The color palette is very soft and tender. There are many layers, lines and visible brush strokes. Th...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The color of silence, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting ready to hang. 100x70x4 cm / 39,37x27,5x 1,5 inch I only use fine colors for artists Rembrandt, Maimeri, Liquitex. High quality Italian canvas, stre...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Twin Suns
Located in Astoria, NY
Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), Twin Suns Abstract Composition, Oil on Canvas, galaxy form swirl of dots in earth tones, signed and with Art Students League Red Do...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Underneath, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
We do not know what is "Underneath" a nice and friendly surface. There may be heaven and there might be hell. In difficult situations one or the other can take over. The artwork i...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Gathering by the Trees, " Charles Marcon, figurative, abstract, 1959, modern
By Charles Marcon
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Born in Terrenoire in the Loire, France, self-taught painter Charles Marcon was encouraged by Madeleine Castaing and Paulette Jourdain. Marcon exhibited throughout Paris and in Arles...
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1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Original Abstract Mixed Media Painting “Sugar”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Modern Acrylic Painting on Panel Titled: "2nd Tri"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

HEATHER - Modern / Minimal Geometric Painting, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Modernist / Minimalist Acrylic & Mercury Metallic Painting on Linen Canvas / MDF Wood Panel. *This Artwork is being SOLD UNFRAMED! - the additional Virtual Image of the f...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

CRESCENDO, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
CRESCENDO, by Pamela Boullier Ross, speaks to the artist's power and energy with palette knife and paint to create her multi-level, distinctly one-of-a-kind original masterpieces. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Beautiful Life at the Lake 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Beautiful Life at the Lake 2" is a lovely acrylic painting on paper. It is inspired by the Bavarian Lake "Spitzingsee" and its gorgeous surroundings. It matches perfect with "Beau...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Under The Sea Series Nº 24. Úbeda. Oil fantasy underwater green landscape
Located in Segovia, ES
Under The Sea Series Nº 24. Oil on paper. Fantasy underwater abstract landscape. Green color. Transparencies effect. Measurements: (H) 30 cm. / 1...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

2024 Contemporary Abstract Still Life Acrylic Painting - Goes Up, Comes Down
Located in Bristol, GB
GOES UP, COMES DOWN Size: 30 x 40 x 2 cm Acrylic on Canvas A playful and captivating still life painting, executed in acrylic onto linen canvas by contemporary Irish artist Jenny B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Mountains - Drawing by Paul-Maurice Chevalier - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mountains is a drawing on paper realized in the mid-20th Century by Paul-Maurice Chevalier. (1898-1984). Ink, Charcoal, and Watercolor on paper. Hand-signed on the lower. Good con...
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Early 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor

Telling Stories, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Dance With Me" is a large, abstract painting with soft colors, full of harmony and movement. It is an invitation to dance, dance and forget about any problems. The main colors a...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Winter Day, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Winter Day" is an abstract acrylic painting on paper. The color palette is very soft and tender. It is inspired by snow, winter, and the atmosphere of winter. There are many laye...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Upside Down, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Upside Down" is an abstract, gestural and dynamic painting on thick paper, painted with high quality acrylic colors. The painting is very vibrant and energetic. Because of the warm ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

A Place to Go, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"A Place to Go" is a colorful and positive acrylic painting on canvas. It is painted in the Informel tradition, in a dynamic and gestural style. The main colors are turquoise, pink, ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

You Leave a Void, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"You leave a gap" is an abstract, gestural-dynamic acrylic painting on paper. It reminds of people we have lost, who have passed away. They leave a void in our lives that cannot be r...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Evolve, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Handmade original painting created using Acrylic paints on Canvas.Created and signed by Preethi Mathialagan. "¢ Gallery Wrapped professional high grade Stretched Canvas "¢ High gr...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 2, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 2" ("When will we meet each other again") is the third of a mini series of three paintings painted during the Corona isolation. It is about the ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Congaree National Park, Modern Impressionism Landscape Painting, Forest, Ltd Ed
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition modern landscape painting of Congaree National Park, in South Carolina, is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sub...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Metal

DIALECTIC RESONANCE, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Modern Painting **Archival Mounted piece "Floats" away from wall approximately .750 Inches via hidden / recessed wooden stretcher sub-frame (See Back Picture)** OVERALL MOUNTED SIZ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Move your Body, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Move Your Body" is a vivid, expressive, positive acrylic painting on canvas. The main colors are green, turquoise, yellow, black and red. A real statement piece of art. The size ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

1991 Modernist Abstract Still Life Oil Painting - White, Yellow, Blue, Black
Located in Bristol, GB
WHITE, YELLOW, BLUE, BLACK Size: 29 x 51 cm (including frame) Oil on board A striking contemporary abstract still life composition that celebrates the beauty and simplicity of every...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ready for a Holiday, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting relates to a time when I was really looking forward to an island-holiday. It shows my pleasant anticipation of a relaxed time. It is a vibrant and happy artwork on c...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 3, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 3" ("When will we meet each other again") is the third of a mini series of three paintings painted during the Corona isolation. It is about the ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Love Yourself, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Love Yourself" is a small abstract, acrylic artwork on canvas. The main colors are turquoise, blue, black and a bit of red. Structures and forms, many layers and all in all a very ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Rückzugsort (Retreat), Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Rückzugsort" is a temperamental and vibrant abstract painting on paper. The main colors are purple, blue, white, yellow, orange, red, black and brown abstract. It is a one of a kin...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

#15-1979
Located in New York, NY
Signed (on stretcher): Twardowicz Stanley Twardowicz (1917–2008), a one-time orphan, Golden Gloves boxer, professional baseball player and auto worker, emerged from a hardscrabble u...
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Late 20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Outside In, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Outside In" combines the fluidity of abstraction and pattern with the opposing nature of more structured forms. The painting is made up of many layers, patterns and colours, which c...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

On The Path, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
40" x 30" x 1.5" original painting on stretched canvas, with the image continuing around the sides so that no frame is required. It comes with picture wire, ready to hang. ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Butterfly Love, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Butterfly Love" is inspired by the beauty of nature - of flowers - of blossoming trees in spring. And butterflies, these wonderfully colorful and beautiful creatures that flutter fr...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Covering Up The Past, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting is the epitome of an emotional abstract creation. It was painted over a very old self portrait in black and white and therefore the title "Covering Up The Past" has bot...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 1, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Wann werden wir uns wieder sehen 1" ("When will we meet each other again") is the first of a mini series of three paintings painted during the Corona isolation. It is about the ...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Follow Your Path, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
If we believe in destiny or if we do not: We have to follow our path. The artwork is done with soft acrylic colors. The painting needs to be framed. Signed on the front. Titl...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Family, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I see an abstract painting with a lot of colors, but I can see a landscape too with flowers, a jungle landscape, a family with children...... but it's not what you look at that m...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

PERSISTENCE II - Modern / Minimal Geometric Painti, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
MATERIALS: Gesso / Acrylic Paint / Stretched 620gram Heavy Weight Linen Canvas SIZE: 36 H x 30 W x 1.5 Inches Deep Gallery Wrapped Linen Canvas DETAILS: The 4 Sides have no sta...
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2010s Modern Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Modern abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Modern 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, orange, red, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Stanley Bate, Christel Haag, Clarence Holbrook Carter, and Carmen Gutierrez. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil 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 Modern abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $380 and tops out at $175,000, while the average work sells for $2,970.

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