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
Floral Mind No. 43, Counterparty Floral, Counterparty Flowers, Floral Mind.
By Minas Halaj
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Floral Mind, mixed media on panel 40×36 inches.
The artist signed the front lower right and the back.
The certificate is included.
"Floral Mind No. 43 " by Minas Halaj is a captiva...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sketch No.35/6: The Knotted Castle" Abstract Representational Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
ABSTRACT WOMEN
Located in Three Oaks, MI
Bookatz's artistic practice embodies a dynamic and multifaceted approach to creation. His canvases resonate with an improvisational interplay, a reflection reminiscent of the nuance...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
City Scene with Faces casein tempera on canvas by Vaclav Vytlacil
Located in Hudson, NY
Modernist painting by Vaclav Vytlacil of "City Scene with Faces". Signed and dated "Vytlacil 32" lower right.
Provenance: Estate of the artist #1584; Martin Diamond Fine Art
Exhibi...
Category
1930s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Casein, Canvas
I AM King! - Colorful Striking Modern Abstract Showstopper Investment Intent Joy
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: I AM King!
Colorful Striking Modern Abstract Showstopper Investment Intent Joy
In this artwork with it's bright colors, shapes, symbols and Crowns, the viewer is transporte...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Pastel, Color Pencil
Oh Baby Bay Don't Tell Me Maybe
Located in Dallas, TX
Oil & spray paint on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Spray Paint
"Sketch No.39 Sun Set Knot" Abstract Representational Painting Work on Wallpaper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Pen, Oil, Laid Paper
"Girl with Pink Balloons Paris" Parisian Figure w Dog Haute Couture Oil Painting
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
“Girl with Balloons” was created from a vision aritst Cindy Shaoul had during the height of the pandemic. She wanted to create a piece with a light heart but also translate a message...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Un Noeud V
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Sketch No.35/5: The Knotted Castle" Abstract Representational Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Dolceaqua VII
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dolceaqua I
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dolceaqua II
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Un Noeud III
Located in Dallas, TX
acrylic on paper
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Sketch No.35/4: The Knotted Castle" Abstract Representational Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Sketch No.34/1" Abstract Representational Kinetic Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Sketch No.35/2: The Knotted Castle" Abstract Representational Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Sketch No.36 Yellow Knot" Abstract Representational Painting Work on Wallpaper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Pen
"Sketch No.34/6" Abstract Representational Kinetic Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Paper, Ink, Watercolor
"Sketch No.34/2" Abstract Representational Kinetic Knot Painting Work on Paper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor
Roller Coaster – No.5
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tony Khawam is an established contemporary artist known for his figurative abstract work, and a technique based on accumulative singular strokes or lines in a chaotic but controlled ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Roller Coaster – No.4
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tony Khawam is an established contemporary artist known for his figurative abstract work, and a technique based on accumulative singular strokes or lines in a chaotic but controlled ...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
"Sketch No.38 Sun Set Knot" Abstract Representational Painting Work on Wallpaper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Pen
"Sketch No.37 Red Knot" Abstract Representational Painting Work on Wallpaper
Located in New York, NY
This piece represents a part of the artist's "Kinetic Knots" series which symbolizes shapes of the knots that are not planned. It is like the “Dao” grabbing the artist and the power ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Laid Paper, Pen
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - Skiing with Snowflakes
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled with ecology, making their lives more diverse and fascinating''
Rusiko Chikvaidze is a Georgian artist born in 1970, who lives and works between Tbilisi, Georgia and Chevy Chase...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Bela Kadar Ink Drawing – Townscape with Figures, Horse, Chickens, Trees
By Bela Kadar
Located in Berlin, MD
Béla Kádár (Hungarian, 1877-1956) Townscape with horse and chickens signed 'KÁDÁR BÉLA' (lower right) ink and wash on paper 12 x 18 1⁄2 in. (30.5 x 47 cm....
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Carbon Pencil
Georgian Contemporary Art by Rusiko Chikvaidze - The Magic of Winter
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas,
''I offer art collectors series about the world we live in simultaneously with reality, they can live in these colorful, interesting, modern and dynamic world filled with ecology, making their lives more diverse and fascinating''
Rusiko Chikvaidze is a Georgian artist born in 1970, who lives and works between Tbilisi, Georgia and Chevy Chase...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Japanese girl. Mixed media on cardboard 60x43 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Japanese girl. Mixed media on cardboard 60x43 cm
Ivars Zaikins (1942-2017)
Zaikins Ivars - an artist. He was born in 1942. During of the Soviet Union period, he worked as an artist...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Cardboard
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study Of A Woman
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist - Nude Study of A Woman
Abstract expressionist nude study of a brunette woman. The woman is posed, wit...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Paper
Both Sides Of Paradise. Large Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen is an award winning contemporary fine art painter and a former Slade graduate where she studied under some influential artists such as Dame Phyllida Barlow RA CBE, And...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Splashes of Color - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Splashes of Color - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). The backg...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Geisha. 2008. Cardboard, author technique, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Geisha. 2008. Cardboard, author technique, 50x40 cm
Ivars Zaikins (1942-2017)
Zaikins Ivars - an artist. He was born in 1942. During of the Soviet Unio...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cardboard, Mixed Media
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paste, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Scream. Canvas, oil, 100x150 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Scream. Canvas, oil, 100x150 cm
Ivars Muizulis (1936)
1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculpture
1956 – 1960 – Studied at the Art Academy of Latvia, Pa...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paste, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Ramon Poch 17 Especting original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
R. Poch. 121 original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de la...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
They
Located in Ridgewood, NY
Most mornings we wake up to a physical reality of sharp contrast and clear-cut edges. Defined outlines help us navigate everyday life and the world around us. But the blurry fringes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paste, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Untitled, Abstracted Studio Interior
By Diana Kurz
Located in Lawrence, NY
The story of the post-WWII New York School artists is still being written. The role of women in the art of the day still needs examination and study. Kur...
Category
1960s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Columbia, MO
NICOLAS CARONE
Untitled
1948
Oil on canvas
20 x 24 inches
Framed: 21 x 27 inches
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Venus In The Sunlight. Large Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Francesca Owen is an award winning contemporary fine art painter and a former Slade graduate where she studied under some influential artists such as Dame Phyllida Barlow RA CBE, And...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Toy. 1998, canvas, oil, 50 x 60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Toy. 1998, canvas, oil, 50x60 cm
Ivars Muizulis (1936)
1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculpture
1956 – 1960 – Studied at the Art Academy of Latvia, P...
Category
1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
An ancient fable. 1971. Oil on canvas, 100x150 cm
Located in Riga, LV
An ancient fable. 1971. Oil on canvas, 100x150 cm
Ivars Muizulis (1936)
1956 – Graduated from the Liepaja Art College, Department of Sculpture
1956 – 1960 – Studied at the Art Aca...
Category
1970s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AT THE SANBORN'S CAFE 2021 colorful oil/canvas Women & Bar Scene Armenian Artist
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"At The Sanborn's Cafe" is a colorful, abstract, impressionist painting by Armenian artist, Vatche Geuvdjelian painted in 2022.
Artist’s Statement
“𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
COMPOSITION
Located in Aventura, FL
Original oil painting on canvas. Unsigned. Canvas size 23.875 x 16.75 inches. Custom framed as pictured.
Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included....
Category
Early 20th Century Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Chinese Contemporary Abstract Art Mixed Media Collage Painting Wang Tao
Located in Surfside, FL
Wang Tao (Chinese, 1943)
"Blue Clouds with Dragons (Untitled)," 2007,
Acrylic and vintage antique paper collage on canvas,
Hand signed and dated L/R,
Verso inscribed and dated
Di...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Selfie, 100x110cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Selfie, 100x110cm
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"After the Masquerade" Oil Painting 47" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"After the Masquerade" Oil Painting 47" x 35" inch by Anastasiia Danilenko
Anastasiia Danilenko is an artist and graphic designer.
But the area of her occupation is painting and su...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Thumbprint - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Red Thumbprint - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
A bold abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). This piece i...
Category
1980s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
A Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Isadora Duncan On the Beach"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Larry Caveney. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.
Larry Ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Pop Art Expressionist Acrylic on Unstretched Canvas Painting, "Wonder Woman 2"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 19" x 28" Pop Art Expressionist Acrylic on Unstretched Canvas Painting executed by artist Larry Caveney. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purch...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
R. Poch. 5Two Women in Armchair with Cat and Window. original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
70 R. Poch. Two women in armchair with cat and window. original acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the adv...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Figurative Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Josephine Baker"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind Figurative Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Larry Caveney. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Figurative Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Tina Turner"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 32x45 Figurative Pop Expressionist Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Larry Caveney. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or de...
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Nocturne", 100x90cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
"Nocturne", 100x90cm
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Thaw, 75x75cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Thaw, 75x75cm
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Leaf fall, 65x65 cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
leaf fall, 65.5 x 65.5 cm
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Dance with Drums", 97x78cm, oil on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
"Dance with Drums", 97x78cm
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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