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Abstract Animal 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
Untitled II
Located in Kansas City, MO
Bai Ming, is a famous contemporary ceramic artist and painter born in September 1965 in Yugan, Jiangxi Province of China. •Director of the Department of Ceramic Art in the Academy...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Handmade Paper, Ink

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Colors of his Soul
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - The Foal
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Burst of Energy
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide....
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rabbits in New York, colorful abstract rabbit and horse patterns
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cityscape with archetypal figures. Bunny and horse images, colorful w/ pink, blue, green
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Dahna
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Pen

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Trinity
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Nine Wild Rivers and the Seven Wild Rivers, abstract, animals, figures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Inspired by the ballroom ceiling of the Ca Rezzonico in Venice.
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil

I Live Above the Dirty Bookstore, off Euclid Avenue (Fox) abstract pattern red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimitri incorporates and captures free form expression using urban iconography, text, collage and traditions methods.
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Majestic
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. Ins...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Work In Progress - Colorful Original Textural Chandelier Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Texan artist Ash Almonte's vibrant original paintings are inspired by abstract expressionism combined with an optimistic contemporary outlook. Almonte is inspired by beautiful color,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Tallgrass No. 3
Located in Tulsa, OK
Julie Sneed Julie Sneed was born in Saint Benedict, Kansas and has now returned to live with her husband and daughter. Her focus on contemporary art showcases her life on a cattle ra...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

American School New York City Abstract Expressionist Original MCM Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
American school abstract painting. Watercolor on paper, circa 1960. Signed. Image size, 24"L x 18"H.
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1980s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Watercolor, Gouache

Koi Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative and dramatic acrylic painting of abstracted Koi fish titled "Symbiosis" that's a masterful blend of motion and objects. Circa 1980. Unframed, by Chaquille (American, 20th c...
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1990s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Waters Bluff
Located in Tulsa, OK
Julie Sneed Julie Sneed was born in Saint Benedict, Kansas and has now returned to live with her husband and daughter. Her focus on contemporary art showcases her life on a cattle ra...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

French Artist " Dragon Savant" Wise Dragon, Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Symbolizing the Chinese wise dragon, known as Lung or Long, with many things as the Greatness, blessing, power, excellence, perseverance, heroism, boldness, divinity, nobility, optimism, energy, intelligence, etc. Taking on the majestic form and colorful paintings, every detail symbolizes the power of the auspicious mythical creature and the cosmic sheng chi it releases with every breath. Through his work the artist exploits this formidable dragon power Nathalie Fontenoy is a french artist working and living in Paris. Her work has been shown in many personal and collective exhibitions in France and abroad. She comes from a family of artists. Her grand mother Lizica Codréano choregrapher dancer of Romanian origin, arrives in Paris with her sister Iréne Codréano, sculptor. Very quickly they are at the heart of the Parisian artistic avant-garde, with a close friends of Brancusi and Iréne will be assistant of the sculptor and Lizica gives performances at the ege of the performance in Constantin Brancusi's studio, especially on Erik Satie's Gymnopedies with great costumes as Sonia Delaunay decor and fabric. Nathalie works on several series with different techniques, acrylic on canvas, paper...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Contemporary Art by Diana Torje - Head Study
Located in Paris, IDF
Artwork framed Diana Torje is a prizewinning Romanian artist born in 1983 & based in Paris whose works have been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout France & worldwide. ...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Pen

Goat Herders, Morocco
Located in Deddington, GB
Goat Herders, Morocco Trevor Waugh Oil on canvas Unframed Orientalism Landscape Paintings
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Elefante, " Mixed Media on Handmade Paper signed by Miguel-Castro Leñero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Elefante" is an original mixed media painting on paper by Miguel-Castro Leñero. The artist wrote his initials lower right. This piece depicts an abstracted elephant in pink, burgund...
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1990s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media

Tallgrass No. 1
Located in Tulsa, OK
Julie Sneed Julie Sneed was born in Saint Benedict, Kansas and has now returned to live with her husband and daughter. Her focus on contemporary art showcases her life on a cattle ra...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Tallgrass No. 2
Located in Tulsa, OK
Julie Sneed Julie Sneed was born in Saint Benedict, Kansas and has now returned to live with her husband and daughter. Her focus on contemporary art sho...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Untitled Seahorse Abstract Space Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Untitled watercolor surrealist painting with a sea horse and planets. The work is done using bright warm colors and is signed by the artist in the bottom corner. The painting is not currently framed. Artist Biography: Born in the Belgian Congo in 1940, Gustave Alhadeff won his first award at the annual art show in Elisabethville, at age 13. His formal art education began with Mr. Marcel Pire (Prix de Rome). He continued his studies at the Michaelis School of Fine Art, with Mr. Van Nesche in Cape Town, South Africa from 1956 to 1957. He was awarded a scholarship from the Art Academy to continue his studies with Mr.Creytens at the "Institute National Superieur des Beaux Arts" in Anvers, Belgium. The following year he entered the class of Mr. Leon Devos...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Watercolor

Tallgrass No. 4
Located in Tulsa, OK
Julie Sneed Julie Sneed was born in Saint Benedict, Kansas and has now returned to live with her husband and daughter. Her focus on contemporary art sho...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

A New Beginning - Colorful Abstract Figurative Textural Peacock Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Texan artist Ash Almonte's vibrant original paintings are inspired by abstract expressionism combined with an optimistic contemporary outlook. Almonte is inspired by beautiful color,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Tiger Painting, Mixed Media Textured on Canvas 60 H X 40" W Farmhouse, Big Cat
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Tiger Painting 40 x 60” inches, Mixed Media: Digital, Watercolor, Acrylic, Gel Medium One-of-a-kind 2017 in Los Angeles One of a kind Mixed Medium o...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas, Digital

"Penguin" Large Mid Century Piece on Masonite.
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leopoldo Gonzales Jr Born 1921 San Antonio Artist Image Size: 48 x 36 Frame Size: 52 x 40 Medium: Oil / Casein Circa 1958 Mid Century Modern "Penguin" Signed and titled on verso. ...
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1950s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Riverbed in Morocco
Located in Deddington, GB
Trevor Waugh Oil on boxed canvas 50cm x 50cm
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

British, 21st Century abstract oil painting 'Moonlit Horses'
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Max Andrews (British, b. 1969) Moonlit horses Signed and dated ‘Max Andrews 19’ (lower right) Oil on board 12.1/5 x 12.1/5 in. (32 x 31.8 cm.)
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

High Atlas Mountain, Morocco
Located in Deddington, GB
High Atlas Mountains, Morocco Trevor Waugh Oil on canvas Unframed Landscape painting
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Woman, Dog & Spring Flowers, Large Scale Figurative Abstract with Petroglyphs
Located in Soquel, CA
Woman, Dog & Spring Flowers, Large Scale Figurative Abstract with Petroglyphs by Cindy Kane Absolutely stunning large scale abstract expressionist painting titled "Bending Forward," by San Francisco and now Martha's Vineyard artist Cindy Kane (American, b. 1957). This unique monumental piece, created in 1987, has a netherworld primal quality depicting a petroglyph-like blonde woman and her animal spirit dog bending toward a flower-strewn earth. Additional petroglyph vignettes add mystery to narrative. Signed and dated "Kane '87" upper right. Unframed. Image size: 66.5"H x 84"W. Her early works were influenced by her memories of these hieroglyphs, and embellished with symbols from her dreams. “I hope [that viewers] get what I get from my work, which is enjoyment, visual satisfaction, and a story — whatever their own story is,” she said. “I can’t give them one, but I can tell my own, and the story they take with them is something personal.” Her early work was influenced by the experience of living and working at the bottom of the Grand Canyon National Park, where she had the opportunity to document Anasazi Indian pictographs in pen and ink drawings. These images would inform her work for years to come. While working in Grand Canyon National Park, she became familiar with the Anasazi Indian ruins...
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1980s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alligator, Celluloid, Rattles, Trumpet, Mixed Media by Anton Solomoukha
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Anton Solomoukha, Russian (1945 - ) Title: Alligator, Celluloid, Rattles, Trumpet Year: 1991 Medium: Oil and Collage on Canvas, signed and dated l.r. Size: 63.5 x 51 inches [...
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1990s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

The Herd
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the idea that we are shaped by outside forces, but remain unchanged, we persist in the face of adversity. It is what makes us human. My energetic oil paintings of stallions explore and illustrate movement through nature. This work represents an immigrant journey or strength and perseverance. I incorporate both contemporary (watercolor) and traditional (ink calligraphy) painting styles into this series.

About the Artist
Art has been with Shao Yuan Zhang for the majority of his extraordinary, and at times difficult, life journey. Raised in communist China...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Modernist Impasto Goldfish
Located in Soquel, CA
Stunning modernist impasto painting of a goldfish with coral reminiscent of California Abstract Expressionist painter Joan Brown's early work. Circa 2000. W...
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Early 2000s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil

The Derby Race
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the idea that we are shaped by outside forces, but remain unchanged, we persist in the face of adversity. It is what makes us human. My energetic oil paintings of stallions explore and illustrate movement through nature. This work represents an immigrant journey or strength and perseverance. I incorporate both contemporary (watercolor) and traditional (ink calligraphy) painting styles into this series.

About the Artist
Art has been with Shao Yuan Zhang for the majority of his extraordinary, and at times difficult, life journey. Raised in communist China...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Equine Horse Grid
Located in Burlingame, CA
Complex and bold mixed media painting: acrylic with abstract horse motif. Orange, yellow red stripes and symbols painted in a grid. Media includes acrylic paint, ink, pencils, gouach...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Pencil, Permanent Marker, Gouache, Mixed Media, Ink

The Evolving Space:Excavation, Archaeology, Habitation, Transformation"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Jayashree Chakravarty - Untitled - 21 x 16 inches (unframed size) Mixed Media on Paper Evolving Space (2008-9) the artist seems to be continuously drawing...
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Early 2000s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

"Dusk Till Dawn" An unusual perspective of a herd of horses. Looking from above
By Joel Sidney Kelly
Located in San Antonio, TX
Joel Sidney Kelly Alabama Artist Image Size: 32 x 48 Frame Size: 41 x 57 Medium: Textured Oil on Canvas "Dusk Till Dawn" Primarily known as a portr...
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Early 2000s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

"Blue Fish"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Jim’s of Lambertville is proud to offer this artwork by: Vaclav Vytlacil (1892-1984) He was born to Czechoslovakian parents in 1892 in New York City. Living in Chicago as a youth, he took classes at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, returning to New York when he was 20. From 1913 to 1916, he enjoyed a scholarship from the Art Students League, and worked with John C. Johansen (a portraitist whose expressive style resembled that of John Singer Sargent), and Anders Zorn. He accepted a teaching position at the Minneapolis School of Art in 1916, remaining there until 1921. This enabled him to travel to Europe to study Cézanne’s paintings and works of the Old Masters. He traveled to Paris, Prague, Dresden, Berlin, and Munich seeking the works of Titian, Cranach, Rembrandt, Veronese, and Holbein, which gave him new perspective. Vytlacil studied at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich, settling there in 1921. Fellow students were Ernest Thurn and Worth Ryder, who introduced him to famous abstractionist Hans Hofmann. He worked with Hofmann from about 1922 to 1926, as a student and teaching assistant. During the summer of 1928, after returning to the United States, Vytlacil gave lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, on modern European art. Soon thereafter, he became a member of the Art Students League faculty. After one year, he returned to Europe and successfully persuaded Hofmann to teach at the League as well. He spent about six years in Europe, studying the works of Matisse, Picasso, and Dufy. In 1935, he returned to New York and became a co-founder of the American Abstract Artists group in 1936. He later had teaching posts at Queens College in New York; the College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, California; Black Mountain College in North Carolina; and the Art Students League. His paintings exhibit a clear inclination toward modernism. His still lives and interiors from the 1920s indicate an understanding of the art of Cézanne. In the 1930s, his works displayed two very different kinds of art at the same time. His cityscapes and landscapes combine Cubist-inspired spatial concerns with an expressionistic approach to line and color. Vytlacil also used old wood, metal, cork, and string in constructions, influenced by his friend and former student, Rupert Turnbull. He eventually ceased creating constructions as he considered them too limiting. The spatial challenges of painting were still his preference. During the 1940s and 1950s, his works indicated a sense of spontaneity not felt in his earlier work. He married Elizabeth Foster in Florence, Italy, in 1927 and they lived and worked in Positano, Italy for extended periods of time. Later on, they divided their time between homes in Sparkill, New York and Chilmark, Massachusetts, where Vyt, as he was affectionately called, taught at the Martha's Vineyard Art...
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1960s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil, Board

Dog and Walker on St. Germain
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by my view from a hotel balcony in Paris. I captured the motion and texture of the moment in my signature style to inspire the view...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Fish and Owl
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Medium: Oil on linoleum This ceiling to floor large scale classic work is a masterpiece by one of Mexico's most noted contemporary artist today. In its purest style, Lazard disfig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

"My Cat Named Dog" OilExpressionistic Animal & Landscape by Joseph Rozman
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"My Cat Named Dog" is an original oil painting by Joseph Rozman. It depicts an abstract animal in an environment made of geometric shapes of solid color. Artwork Size: 32 3/8" x 27...
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1960s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar Untitled, 2014 Mixed media on paper 59 x 61 in (149.86h x 154.94w cm)
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Acrylic

Mid Century Langostina Abstract Figurative by Harold Black New York 1960
Located in Soquel, CA
Large scale and dramatic, ""Langostina, an abstract painting by Harold Black (American, 1913–1993). Signed lower right and on verso. Presented in giltwood frame. Image, 40”H x 22”W. ...
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1960s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Butter
Located in Denver, CO
Bruce Lauritzen has been making art since he was old enough to scribble on walls. At eight years old he was introduced to adult figure drawing at the College of Marin ''barn'' under ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Bird
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bird Just pure painting Series 2005 Acrylic on raw canvas 14X10 inches Signed, dated and titled on the reverse side Robert Petrick's artwork draws a link between the street culture...
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Early 2000s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic

Cruzada
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar Cruzada, 2015 Acrylic, chalk and pencil on paper 74.4 x 59 in (188.98h x 149.86w cm)
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Chalk, Acrylic

Ocelots
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist and collector Hunt Slonem is best known for huge Neo-Expressionist oil paintings of tropical birds based on his personal aviary. His lavishly colored canvases are populated wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on paper 22 x 25 in (55.88h x 63.5w cm)
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Chalk

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar Untitled, 2014 Mixed media on paper 22 x 30 in (55.88h x 76.2w cm)
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Chalk

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Valeria Vilar Untitled, 2013 Mixed media on paper 20 x 23 in (50.8h x 58.42w cm)
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper, Chalk

Mid Century Modern Original Oil Painting - Prehistoric Deer Migration
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid Century Modern Oil on Canvas Painting - Migration of a Prehistoric Herd A striking Mid Century original oil painting of deer reminiscent of the paleolithic art found in the cav...
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1950s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Red Tones, Abstract Figurative Painting of Red Sea Fishes Patterns on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a sal...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"A Good Day" Abstracted Dog Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstracted painting of a dog features a loose, energetic style and vibrant colors. The artist layers wide brush strokes and thin, swirling white lines to create the dog's colorful form, with a blue background. The painting is made with acrylic paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It has clean, painted sides and is signed by the artist in the lower right-hand corner of the painting. It is wired and ready to hang. Russell Miyaki...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Kajsa
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original Collage painting
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Animal Paintings

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Magazine Paper

Original-Jay and Butterflies-Abstract-Expression-Gold Leaf-UK Awarded Artist
Located in London, GB
Primary Colour Series-Jay and Butterflies is one of Shizico Yi's latest projects, inspired by Japanese woodblock Print and the a nod to calligraphy tradition. The series is a continu...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Modern Early Texas Rainbow Colored Abstract Linear Textured Oil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting by early Texas artist Dick Wray. The work features thick, textured lines of oil painting in a variety of colors that reference Wray's iconic crow shape. Curr...
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1970s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Winter Pasture
Located in Missouri, MO
Oscar E. Berninghaus (American, 1874-1952) "Winter Pasture" Oil on Canvas Unframed: 20 x 24 inches Framed: 25.5 x 29.5 inches Provo: Noonan-Kocian Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri, Dec. 23, 1954 (Copy of Original Receipt Included) * Will be included in Kodner Gallery's upcoming Oscar E. Berninghaus Research Project on the artist A founder in 1898 of the Taos Society of Artists, Oscar Berninghaus excelled at drawing animals and figures in contemporary garb in Southwestern landscapes. Many of his early paintings were Impressionistic, "suffused with color and light". (Gerdts 254) He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and developed an interest in art through his family's lithography business. He attended night classes at the St. Louis School of Fine Art. In 1898, he was on an illustration assignment for "McClure's" magazine, which took him for the first of many times into New Mexico and Arizona. He had heard of the special beauty of Taos and there met Bert Geer Phillips, who was already a resident, and Phillips invited him to return. This visit began a tradition of spending the winter months in St. Louis and the summers in Taos. He remained active in both communities, and for many years designed the costumes and floats for the Veiled Prophet parade, a famous annual event in St. Louis. He also did a series of western scenes commissioned by the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Association to promote a manly, ruggedness theme in their products and to enhance their image as good Americans, an image that was being attacked by suffragettes. In this capacity and without visiting the area, Berninghaus did a painting titled "Old Faithful, Yellowstone" in 1914, which was used as a calendar illustration in the series. Berninghaus was a sketch artist for the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad to depict landscape of Colorado...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Animal Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Love Bug
Located in Miami, FL
Acrylic on canvas. Unique. Jonah Waterous is a Canadian artist living and working from his studio in Nassau, Bahamas. As the youngest son of world-famous artist Jane Waterous...
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2010s Abstract Animal Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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