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
Ascent, Original abstract painting
Located in Deddington, GB
original
oil on canvas
Image size: H:38 cm x W:38 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:38 cm x W:38 cm x D:4cm
Frame Size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:5cm
Sold Framed
Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look
The painting has evolved through an intuitive process inspired by colour , movement , music and the performative nature of painting - colours are selected to resonate on both an emotional and aesthetic level . Framed in a simple white wood tray frame .
Artist Bio: Peggy Cozzi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Walk in the Park II
Located in Deddington, GB
A Walk in the Park II By Ana Bianchi [2020]
original
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:21.5 cm x W:21.5 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:50 cm x D:2cm
Frame Size: H:69 cm x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Warm-Toned Abstract Figurative Black Art Portrait of a Mother with Children
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned abstract figurative black art portrait painting of a woman with two children clutching her hips set against tropical foliage. The centr...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Invasive Thoughts
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
I think of my paintings primarily as landscapes. Recently, these landscapes appear to be more manufactured than organic. At first glance the subjects seem to be monumental forms such...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Gordon hunt, St. Michaels Mount Sunshine, Original seascape painting
By Gordon Hunt
Located in Deddington, GB
Gordon Hunt. St. Michaels Mount sunshine. Acrylic on deep edge canvas.
A sunny afternoon on Marazion Beach. People are out enjoying the day. Some are walking, some are riding. The br...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Triptych, "Toothache"
Located in Milford, NH
A fine mixed media abstract expressionist triptych using recycled fashion magazine ads, gouache and paint by American artist Margit Ilika (20th/21st c). I...
Category
20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Paper
Warm-Toned Abstract Figurative Portrait of Boxer Jack Johnson
Located in Houston, TX
Warm-toned abstract figurative painting by an unknown artist. The painting depicts Galveston, TX boxer John Arthur Johnson in profile view. Unsigned. Unframed but framing options are...
Category
1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bouquet d'Estérel
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Suzanne Winn, Whitehead Sands III, Original Seascape Painting, Affordable Art
By Suzanne Winn
Located in Deddington, GB
Suzanne Winn
Whitesands III
Original Landscape Painting
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image size: H 50cm x W 50cm x D 3.5cm
Sold Unframed
Ready to Hang
Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look.
Whitesands III is a contemporary seascape painting by Suzanne Winn. I find the Pembrokeshire landscape very inspiring. It is wild, rugged and timeless. The light is fantastic and there is an immense energy which flows through the landscape. Whitesands III was inspired by visits to Whitesands Bay – a stretch of coastline where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Pembrokeshire cliffs, beneath the wild moorland of St David’s Head...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Hearts
Located in Greifswald, DE
Two Hearts Authentic Feng Shui Art
Spice up your love life and elevate your relationship to the next level with the warm fiery energy of these golden hearts. Real 24K gold emanates ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
Emotions in Optical
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Bonr on December 18, 1940 in Vestignè (Turin) in Italy, Ferruccio Gard is considered to be a central figure in Programmed Art, Kinetic Art and Constructivism since the 1970s.
Gard i...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
REM (Rapid Eye Movement) 2
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
This captivating artwork presents a dynamic interplay of geometric forms and rich, deep hues that command attention. Dominated by bold, angular lines that crisscross energetically, t...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Donna Isham Portrait Female Blue Face Black Abstract Figurative People
Located in Nantucket, MA
The title of this painting is Isis. Dark tones combined with accents of blue present a confident female portrait.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Abstract Figurative Work by Woman Artist and PAFA Alum Elizabeth Osborne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elizabeth Osborne (American, b. 1936)
Interior with Figure
Oil on paper, 10 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches; Framed: 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches
Signed and dated at lower right: "Osborne 68"
Note attached to backing: (handwritten) "Soc/Happy Spring!/I decided life is too/short and I want you to have this--Liz"; "(over)"; (verso) "This is referring to a/drawing of a figure/oil on paper 1968/given to me in exchange for one of my watercolors S.P."
Provenance: the artist; Socrates and Rhea Perakis, NJ"
Elizabeth Osborne was born in Philadelphia PA. Encouraged by her high school art teacher—the artist Hobson Pittman—to attend the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), she enrolled there in 1954 in a joint BFA program with the University of Pennsylvania. Only the third woman to have joined the faculty of PAFA in 1963, she was for many years the sole female faculty member. She retired from the Academy faculty in 2011.
Her work is in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the McNay Art Museum, the Reading Art...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
CRUZ CAÍDA
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
We can see a huge cross in the middle of the work, it takes all the protagonism, with a very warm background.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Für Sascha
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Für Sascha
2022
Acryl auf Leinwand
150 x 150 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ibet un Arbeiret in Polling
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bernd Zimmer is a contemporary German artist. Often discussed as representative of the Neue Wilde group, Zimmer's paintings are characterized by their mon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Maybe, Maybe Not" Blue and Red Abstract Longitudinal Female Portrait Painting
By Paul Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Red and blue longitudinal abstract figurative painting by Reeves Art + Design owner and Houston, TX artist Paul Reeves. This piece depicts a woman with blue and white hair against a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
White Buildings for H.C.
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original tempera on paper painting by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone, currently featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera
Winterholz
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Winterholz
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei P...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
THE DECORATOR 42 - Abstract Figurative Painting on Canvas, Marine Purple, Blue
By Chloe York
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
"Decorator 42" is part of an on-going series of paintings by Chloe York centered around marine biology. Chloe’s work is flat and linear and always begins with a human head and shoulders. She call's the process "decorating", which is in her word “metaphorical for the way clothing and makeup prepare her for social interaction. These paintings are anthropomorphic portraits encrusted with oceanic and organic shapes and patterns, a nod to the decorator...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Zwei Wege
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Zwei Wege
2017
Acryl auf Leinwand
100 x 130 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Here and There - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract vs Figurative, Acrylic
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Kerry’s education followed the principles of the Bauhaus . He has practiced professionally in all three disciplines of Art, Design, and Architecture. Often as the liaison between the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Enigma
Located in New York, NY
Engima
2021
Acrylic on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Caption: The title for Engima is inspired by the interesting shape this painting has in it as if there is a mythical reason for it.
"Nat...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Encapsulated
Located in New York, NY
Encapsulated
2021
Acrylic on canvas
10 x 8 inches
Caption: Encapsulated is a pod like enclosure holding something within.
"Natural Tendencies" by Jessica Krause Smith showcases work...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
By Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted grey background, black abstract portrait with many colors. Here you certainly see the Picasso...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic, Board
Die Meise
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Die Meise
2021
Acryl auf Leinwand
50 x 60 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Aufstieg
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Aufstieg
1997
Acryl auf Leinwand
160 x 80 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pr...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dragon Parade, Modern Impressionist Figurative Painting, Chinese New Year, LE
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition figurative, abstract painting titled Dragon Parade is a bold vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digital painting, dye-sublimated onto aluminum...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
The Dreaming Girl
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed upper left.
TIBOR JANKAY (1899-1994), as he used to mention so many times, felt special and deep leaning towards his hometown of Békéscsaba, Hunga...
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
PONCHO (ZIG-ZAG) - Eleanor Aldrich - Contemporary Figurative/Abstract Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
Aldrich uses spray paint and a grouting tool to create a figure wearing a poncho. An electrifying intensity is carried throughout the painting.
More info below:
Eleanor Aldrich wa...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Abstract Modern Charcoal on Paper, Figurative Portrait Black & White
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Gazing Figures
Description: Charcoal on paper, black and white, figurative, abstract
In this beautifully rendered drawing two faces emerge from a mist of light and shadow gazing in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
Felder
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann
Felder
2015
Acryl auf Leinwand
90 x 70 cm
Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Profe...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nube Amarilla
By Sol Halabi
Located in Atlanta, GA
Sol Halabi is an artist who specializes in painting, but has been known to experiment with drawings, sculpture and installation. She combines the techniques of informality and abstr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue balls
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 100 x 100 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Dark Floral and Figural Painting; Wildflowers, 2024
Located in New York, NY
Born in Central Jersey, Alysha Grace Marko is an NYC-based painter and the owner of AMRM Gallery. Growing up, Alysha was always involved in art: singing, dancing, and theatre. Moving...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled Expressionist Style Figurative Abstract On Masonite
By Morris Gluckman
Located in Houston, TX
Early Morris Gluckman abstract painting of a black shadow figure holding a pink item.
Artist Biography: Morris Gluckman was born in 1894 in Kiev, Russia. He was an active artist in...
Category
1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Boxer Knockout Punch - Esquire Magazine Mid- Century Sports - Action Painting
By Bob Peak
Located in Miami, FL
Brilliant American Illustrator Bob Peak captures the fury and power of a punch to the face with rapid broad strokes of the brush. Combined with a somber color scheme and gestural bru...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Donna Isham Gold Portrait Face Female Bright Colors Abstract Figurative Blue
Located in Nantucket, MA
Pheobe is part of a series of abstract portraits Donna Isham created in 2022. Bold brush strokes and the use of brilliant colors form into confident and strong female images.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Donna Isham Portrait Female Abstract Figurative Modern Face Gray Red
Located in Nantucket, MA
Blurred is the title of this painting. A softer pallet of grays with touched of red gives a more gentle image of the female than her newer works.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
Puglia II, Oil, painting, Musician, Dire straits, British, Abstract, aerial
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Puglia II is an abstract oil painting with an aerial viewpoint by Artist & Musician John Illsley. It focuses on the landscape & coastal lines of the South...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Ganesha, Modern Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Painting, 2022, Limited Ed
Located in Golden, CO
Immerse yourself in the mystical realm of the Hindu deity Ganesha with Topher Straus' captivating "Ganesha" Limited Edition. This awe-inspiring digital artwork portrays the elephant-...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Mom, Bart's Twisting Facts in an Orwellian Fashion! colorful abstract faces
By C. Dimitri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil, acrylic, gesso on panel.
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Yellow balls
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Pintura de Jeff Engberg con las siguientes dimensiones: 100 x 100 cm
Técnica: Óleo sobre tela
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas
John Paul George & Ringo
By Wyona Diskin
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wyona Diskin, American (1915 - 1991)
John Paul George & Ringo
Acrylic on canvas, Unsigned. Framed.
Measurements: Frame H 50.5 x W 60.5 x D 1.5 - Sight H 50 x W 60 inches
Wyona Diski...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Monument to a Poet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Yari Ostovany is an American abstract artist of Iranian origins. He has lived in Tehran, Cologne, Los Angeles, San Francisco and in Reno. He is currently based in New York City. His ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Colourful, op-art modern painting "Movimenti Percettivi 70-69"
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Ferruccio Gard (Italy, 1940) is one of the pioneers and leading artist representatives of the Neo-Constructivist art, Programmed Art and Optical Art, which he has practiced since 1969. He is considered to be a master of colour, in his painting Gard creates original formal and compositional solutions of forms and colours. Exploring the geometric composition with chromatic and special themes Gards clasps the complexity of black and white and the extremes of the tonal scale of colours.
Gard's work have been the subject of many writers, including Piero Dorazio and Virgilio Guidi, as well as renowned poets art art curators such as Jorge Amado...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Bubunauri - Two Poplar Trees
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil, acrylic on canvas
Framed 88 x 67 x 4 cm
Keti Bubunauri is Georgian artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her source of insp...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Georgian Contemporary Art by Keti Bubunauri - Evening
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil, acrylic on canvas
Framed 67 x 87 x 4 cm
Keti Bubunauri is Georgian artist born in 1993 who lives and works in Tbilisi, Georgia. Her source of insp...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
El Tiempo me Illeva lejos de la casa
Located in Basel, BS
"This project deals with a sense of de-realization and the experience of loss, but there is also room for self-irony," says Anna.
Anna Andrzhievskaia is a visual artist, based in Ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Banana
Located in Basel, BS
"This project deals with a sense of de-realization and the experience of loss, but there is also room for self-irony," says Anna.
Anna Andrzhievskaia is a visual artist, based in Ba...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Father, Son-Modern Figurative Expressionist Painting, Cityscape, Chinatown, LE
Located in Golden, CO
This large limited edition modern figurative expressionist painting of a Father and Son in San Francisco's Chinatown is a boldly vivid work of contemporary art. The large-scale digit...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
R
Located in Aventura, FL
Original acrylic on canvas. Hand signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will ...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Doppio Volto, 2015
Located in Atlanta, GA
Jacopo Scassellati was born in Sassari (Sardinia) in 1989 where he still resides today. His family is originally from Umbria. Very early on, he disp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Chromanthropus" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"The Inquisitor" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Portrait Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Saturday Shoppers, Provincetown"
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Signed lower left. Complemented by a hand carved and gilt frame.
Nancy Maybin Ferguson (1872 - 1967)
A native Philadelphia, Nancy Ferguson wa...
Category
1910s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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