Abstract Figurative 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
Woman of the Earth - Mid Century Figurative Abstract by Renard
Located in Soquel, CA
Arresting woman and faces figurative abstract oil painting by Renard (American, 20th Century). Unframed. Signed "Renard" on verso, an undiscovered bay area figurative artist...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,480 Sale Price
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"Mystic Woman"
Located in Southampton, NY
This is a oil on masonite painting by Nahum Tschacbasov done in 1946. Signed lower left and housed in a hand carved wood frame circa 1920. Overall size with frame is 40 x 33 inches.
Category
1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Masonite
$12,800 Sale Price
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Yellow Figure in Black Stockings
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative yellow figure in black stockings oil painting by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection o...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Nude Study in Sausalito Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and compelling nude study with Sausalito in the background by Patricia Gren Hayes (American, 20th Century), circa 1980. Artist's name on verso. Unf...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Encounter: large contemporary abstract painting in red with blue & green imagery
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please contact me with zip code for best shipping rates and timely delivery. This is a large, bold red abstract painting with green and dark blue accents. All hanging hardware is att...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Graphite
"My dog"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
There are people who don't like dogs. it's impossible to understand! In my opinion they are our most faithful friends!!!They are always next to you...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Portrait
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract expressionist figurative portrait by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signed...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Paper
$479 Sale Price
20% Off
Black and White - Oil Paint by Leo Guida - 1970s
By Leo Guida
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white is an original contemporary artwork realized by Leo Guida in 1970s.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes frame: 100 x 3 x 123 cm
Titled on the back.
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Boyh- Painting by Juan Rodrigo Piedrahita Escobar - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Acrylic painting by Juan Rodrigo Piedrahita Escobar, realized in 2022.
"My art is for get a peace and pleasing in painting world and gets an armory space, and see the life until d...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract impressionist landscape southern village France acrylic painting
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This captivating piece, titled "Southern France Serenity", was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as a heartfelt tribute to the south of France, particularly the enchanting vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
The sky begins behind the clouds
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Art, painting - this is what helps me notice details, see and feel beauty. Now, when the colors are gradually disappearing outside the window, I can immerse myself in them here, get ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Jackson Pollock steppe"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
A series of abstract paintings. I like to paint instinctively, without thinking about what I'm doing. These paintings express only feelings and emotions.
I enjoy exploring new ho...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Figurative Couple
Located in Soquel, CA
Evocative abstract expressionist figurative painting of earth-toned highly abstracted couple by Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). ...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Dream Under Construction - Acrylic on Canvas by Lillo Sauto - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Dream Under Construction is an acrylic painting on canvas realized in 2018 by the Artist Lillo Sauto.
Excellent condition.
To reach ever greater levels ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blue Woman - Figurative Abstract
By Erle Loran
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and evocative San Francisco Abstract Expressionist painting with figure by Erle Loran (American, 1905-1999), c. 1980. Estate stamp on verso. Purchased directly form the Estate of Erle Loran. Provenance: Estate of Erle Loran; David Carlson...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,400 Sale Price
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Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Skittles & Riddles" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant blue. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 2...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
Night Shade
By Vicki Sher
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ring Three" Abstracted Caryatid Figurative
By Doris Warner
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstracted figurative of Caryatids titled "Ring Three" by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Signed, titled, and dated "Warner 1970" on verso. Displayed in rustic wood ...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Diminutive Mid Century Seated Nude Study - San Francisco Figurative Movement
Located in Soquel, CA
Charming diminutive nude study of a seated figure on raw linen in pastel tones. Signed "Jan" lower right corner. Framing stamp on back from San Francisco. Presented in gilt-toned rus...
Category
1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
"Dance of flowers"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This painting is a continuation of my creative search for the theme of nature and the color green. The purpose of creating the work was to try to convey the movement of grass and flo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Restraint" Oil Painting 43" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Restraint" Oil Painting 43" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Ships rolled in tube
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupation is pain...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition - Oil Painting by Tato - Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This Abstract Composition was realized by the Italian artist Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni, 1896-1974) in the early 20th century.
Oil painting on canvas. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Framed mixed-media collage on paper w/ photographs, Black African American art
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Don't Play in the Sun" is a large, framed collage on paper with acrylic paint, photographs, gold leaf, metallic paint, burns, and other mixed media. The work itself is 22"x30" and i...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Foil
Optic Diamond IV - contemporary abstract mixed media painting w/ geometric cubes
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Optic Diamond IV" is a geometric abstract acrylic on canvas painting with mixed media elements. It is a square 36" x 36" canvas that hangs on the diagonal to measure 52" x 52 x 2". ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract -- Two Figures and Interior
Located in Soquel, CA
Two figures in a brightly colored interior with abstracted elements by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Signe...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very powerful and colorful abstract, expressionist painting. Seems to be a mixed media of oil and gouache. The painting measures 15 inches high by 12 inches wide. The frame measures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
3rd Avenue
By Kim Dorland
Located in Vancouver, CA
Kim Dorland is a contemporary Canadian artist known for his expressive landscape paintings that blend abstraction and realism. Born in 1974 in Wainwright, Alberta, Dorland earned his...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
$60,000 Sale Price
20% Off
"Salvador Dalí Apocalypse"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The picture is framed in a wooden frame. Size in frame 65-51-3 centimeters. This landscape I saw in the park in the fall. Leaves and strong wind fell, leaves circling in the wind. . ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pen
Birth of the Blues: abstract collage painting w/ found objects, Jazz music image
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Contact me with zip code for best shipping rates and timely delivery. "Birth of the Blues" is a large acrylic painting with a photograph portraits and a number of found objects integ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden Reimagined in Jacmel, Haiti Folk Art Painting
By Dieudonne Vital
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful, tropical interpretation of the Garden of Eden in Jacmel, Haiti by Haitian artist Dieudonne Vital. The work features a pair of central figures...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Through the Ages"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"“Scorza (Ancestor’s Carpet)”
This expressive painting merges abstraction and portraiture, creating an immersive experience into the depths of human memory. The face emerging from c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amber Waves
Located in Dallas, TX
ink, acrylic & flashe on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
"Connection"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This series of paintings explores the depth of human relationships and the spiritual world through dynamic compositions, where lines and color planes create a sense of constant movem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
British Abstract geometric figure in greys by Ron Sims
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Ron Sims (British, 1944 – 2014)
Ghost
Oil on canvas
48.1/4 x 22.5/8 in. (122.5 x 57.5 cm.)
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sulking - Oil on Canvas by Sergio Capitani - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Sulking is an original modern artwork realized by the artist Sergio Capitani in 1977
Mixed colored oil on board.
Hand signed on the lower left margin.
Authenticity label on the ba...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figure in Purple Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract figure in purple by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (AKA, Xavier Lundt) (American, 1978-2016). Bay area abstract expressionist and landscape artist dur...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$540 Sale Price
20% Off
All Spheres
Located in Dallas, TX
oil on canvas
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Simple Summer Days, Figure in a Hammock Pop Art Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Fun pop art acrylic painting of a blonde woman lounging in a rainbow colored hammock in front of a blue background by Marc Foster Grant (American, b....
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Euphoria
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on canvas. Organic forms are assembled to create a loud vibrant and boisterous scene in deeply saturated blues, white, and black. Anthropomorphic and zoomorphic figures are s...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$660 Sale Price
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Brainiac VIII Abstract - Large Scale Abstract with Blue, White, & Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale abstract with cyan, blue, & white brains layered on a black background by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Oz El Hai Israeli Pop Art Vibrant Lacquer Enamel Painting Colorful Love
By Oz El Hai 1
Located in Surfside, FL
Oz El Hai (Israeli, b. 1976)
Polychrome Figural Painting Lacquer on Wood (possibly acrylic panel)
Oz El Hai, born in Israel in 1976, channels his passion a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
The Yellow Dress 1 - Yellow Fuchsia Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Contemporary performing artists, Performing artist, Robert Elibekian.
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
The painting size is 16x15.75 inches.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man Walking Against a Red Wall
Located in New York, NY
Oil on paper laid down to board
Signed William Brown date 1961 below right
Provenance
Felix Landau Gallery LA
Andre Previn Private Collection
Painted in 1961 the year East German ...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
River - Oil Paint by Elena Mardashova - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Original oil painting on canvas 60 x 50 cm, entitled RIVER.
It could remind the genuine untouched nature, could be somewhere in the North.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Patterned Rug" (2024) By Danny McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Patterned Rug" is an original, handmade oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts an ambiguous human figure.
Bio/artist statement:
Danny McCaw is...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
China Patch Abstract
By John Thomson
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and vibrant oil abstract work by Monterey Bay artist and gallery owner John O. Thomson. Signed lower right. Signed on verso John O Thomson and titled "China Patch 6-5-11 S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Bubunauri - Will You Play With Me?
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil, acrylic on canvas
Keti Bubunauri is Georgian artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her source of inspiration are people, their faces, facial expressions,...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
1946 Antique German American Abstract Expressionist Jesus Christ oil Painting
By Joachim Probst
Located in New York, NY
Joachim Probst
(1913-1980)
signed and dated verso 1946
oil on canvas
original frame
Joachim Probst was an American German Abstract painter
Here we have a an image of Christ done i...
Category
1940s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Kader Boly is known for painting pastoral and communal scenes from his life as a nomadic herder in the Fulani tribe, on the plains of West Africa. Kader’s w...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Pencil
A Leather Story
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract art with an abstract story by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th century). From a collection of his works. Unsigned. Unframed. Image, 47.75"H x 3...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Gone 5
By Frank Arnold
Located in Fresno, CA
“Gone 5” is 40”x30” The impasto surface stages muted shades of greys and blue green enveloping the central figure. Frank Arnold’s paintings exhibit the highest quality materials for ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$24,800
Happy Hour Abstracted Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Expressionist painting of a very happy person in a colorful environment by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th c.). From a collection of his works...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Body in the Field #2 - 21st Century, oil painting, landscape, green, blue
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Body in the Field #2, 2023
oil on canvas
15 3/4 H x 11 13/16 W in.
40 H x 30 W cm
Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of the human body through the prism of the frag...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"So What" Calligraphy Painting 45" x 33.5" inch by Mohamed Hassan
Located in Culver City, CA
"So What" Calligraphy Painting 45" x 33.5" inch by Mohamed Hassan
Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official license to practice this art from th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Ramon Poch 18 Publicidad acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas:
He has ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Blonde Triple Flute Player
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and vibrant, blonde figurative playing flute by San Francisco artist Michael William Eggleston (American, 20th Century). Unframed. Measures: 22"H x 28"W. Unsigned, from a coll...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper
Posthumous, abstract nude female figure, grey, blue
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract Expressionist figurative painting. Cool greys and a textured abstracted surface reveals a subtle yet powerful nude figure in hidden repose.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ansia - Acrylic on Canvas by Lillo Sauto - 2016
Located in Roma, IT
Ansia is an acrylic painting on canvas realized in 2016 by the Artist Lillo Sauto. Excellent condition
The quarantine for the covid-19 has locked us up wi...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Warm Thoughts" by Danny McCaw (2024) Abstracted Figures, Oil Painting
By Danny McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
Danny McCaw's (US based) "Warm Thoughts" is an oil painting with impasto brushstrokes that depicts two abstracted figures in an interior with a green chair.
Bio/artist statement:
D...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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