Abstract 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
Late 20th Century Abstract Oil on Canvas " Flowers ".
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century abstract oil on canvas of flowers by Russian artist Yuri Vassilievich Titov. Signed, titled and dated 1975 to the reverse ...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled in Soft White, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
12-03 - Untitled in White - incl. black floating frame - We love the subtle touch of orange. Balanced with blue and white, it just brings a nice freshness in the room, like a spri...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gen #1 and #4, Diptych. Mixed media Abstract painting on Paper
By Alec Franco
Located in Miami Beach, FL
DNA is genetic information, hidden and encrypted in body fluids. Veiled data that we load, that we do not know and that someone knows how to decipher. Such specifications characteriz...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Haven - Green abstract floral painting
Located in Silverthorne, CO
"Haven" is a green floral abstract painting dedicated to peace in a struggling world. It is an imaginary abstract landscape made with lush greens and earth tones, with hints of crims...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$636 Sale Price
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Primary Colors on Gray Terrazzo, Squared Painting on Watercolor Paper, Minimal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Rag Paper
Untitled
Located in Vancouver, CA
Ron Stonier (1933-2001) was a dedicated Vancouver artist celebrated for his exploration of abstract painting, influenced by his mentors Gordon Smith and Jack Shadbolt, as well as by ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Archival Paper
The Red Cloth 157 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Notable Features
Located in New York, NY
Andrei Petrov is an American artist of Russian origins. He is best known for his abstract oil paintings where calibrated stratifications of intense shades of colors are scraped to ex...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil
Contemporary Red, Brown, Tan, and Black Geometric Hard-Edge Abstract Painting 2
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in red, brown, tan, and black set against a light background. Curr...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Naturea's Duality, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting captures the striking contrast between a restless sky and the quiet strength of the land below. Storm clouds churn in layered blues and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$460 Sale Price
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Contemporary New Abstract Gestural Vivid Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner NEW
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary abstract expressionist still-life painting "Coffee with flowers"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressive still life painting with a touch of art brut was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot.
In Coffee with Flowers, a blue-turquoise vase b...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
French Mixed Media Abstract on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Colourful, French mixed media abstract, acrylic, newsprint and ink from the 1980s. The canvas is signed and dated bottom right but we have not yet managed to decipher it.
A colourful and engaging painting crossing over styles. The colourfield elements are reminiscent of the work of Mark Rothko, three defined bands of colour in orange/pink tones vertically dissecting the painting with one horizontal band across the top, and yet the elongated depiction of the female figures within the bands remind us of Gustav Klimt and his paintings of Adele.
The background of the painting has been worked broadly with a palette knife whilst the detail has been added quickly and deftly with ink or finer brushstrokes. With the addition of newsprint (in French) the artist may...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Newsprint, Ink
Contemporary Happy Abstract Pastel Strokes Colors Artist Christina Gschwantner
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary French Abstract Picasso Style Original Oil Painting Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Regal Style French Abstract, Picasso Style, Original Oil Painting, Signed
By French artist Beatrice Werlie, early 21st Century
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand corner
Oil painting on canvas, unframed
Canvas size: 25.5 x 21.5 inches
Sensational abstract oil painting by a French female artist named Beatrice Werlie.
The abstract style painting shows a medley of coloured flecks, based on a ochre background, with a soft range of reds and greens.
There is a faint outline of a face with what we believe to be a crown, lost amongst the cubist paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,457 Sale Price
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'Still Life & Interior with Windows', by David Crown, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 30" x 24" painting by David Crown, captures an interior scene, rendered in an abstract and simplistic manner. The painting uses a vibrant color palett...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Stanley Boxer Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist Painting on Paper, Gold
Located in Surfside, FL
Abstract, 1987
Hand signed and dated verso
Not sure of technique. this might be a monotype or monoprint with hand painting. The handmade paper is cut somewhat irregularly as per the ...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Archival Paper
Giardino secreto
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sunflowers of Provence, Abstract Expression 20th C/early 21st C Scottish
Located in Hillsborough, NC
Abstract expression of the Sunflowers in Provence sets the traditional fields ablaze with orange. Painted by Scottish artist Sheila McNab MacMillan, who is known for bold outlines of...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1957 Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Terracotta Rhythms
Located in Bristol, GB
TERRACOTTA RHYTHMS
Size: 55 x 78 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A striking mid-century abstract composition characterised by geometric shapes and dynamic forms, executed in oil...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Basic Instincts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract portrait painting is inspired by the work of Picasso. A unique patchwork style composition by artist Ilana Greenberg. The work is framed ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$760 Sale Price
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Flowing Currents No.2
Located in Boston, MA
This abstract painting exudes a sense of fluidity and energy, evoking the impression of light filtering through water or reflections on a shimmering surface. The composition is domin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid Century French abstract oil on canvas by Jean Maurice Lasnier
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Jean Maurice Lasnier (French, 1922 – 2006)
Tempete Industrielle
Signed ‘LASNIER’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
25.3/4 x 32 in. (65.4 x 81cm.)
Provena...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Quiet Beauty in Nature, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This abstract painting invites quiet reflection, evoking the stillness of a misty landscape mirrored in calm waters. A gentle palette of greens and blues wash...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract geometric composition with hints of the female body.
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract geometric composition with hints of the female body
Date: Circa 1970
Medium: Tempera on thick cardboard
Dimensions: H 64 cm x W 50 cm approx.
Description: This abstract geo...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Illustration Board
$216 Sale Price
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Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Jerrold Davis
By Jerrold Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Black Abstract
Jerrold Davis
American (1928)
Oil on Canvas, signed 'Davis' verso
Size: 14 x 28 in. (35.56 x 71.12 cm)
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Original-Framed-Winter Bloom-British Awarded Artist-ExhibitionCollection2024
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
Large Impressionist Oil Painting of a Lady in Aquamarine
By Nathalie Poz
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Impressionist Oil Painting of a Lady in Aquamarine
French School, Nathalie Poz, contemporary
Signed by the artist on the lower right hand...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,193 Sale Price
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Large 1980's French Abstract Surrealist Original Oil Amazing Bright Colors
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French abstract, signed by T. Fabris dated 1987
Title: Abstract Surrealist Composition
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Painting: 26 x 21 inches
Colors: Black, red...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,365 Sale Price
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The Awakening - Floral Landscape Nature Colorful Vibrant Joy Mother Earth Flower
By Karnish Art
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Awakening 2
Floral Landscape Nature Colorful Vibrant Flowers Joy Delight Texture Layers
Little Gem
A joyful gift for Mother's day - or to celebrate Mother Earth and our ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
ARMAND ROTTENBERG (1903-2000) LARGE SIGNED FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT OIL
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition"
by Armand Rottenberg (French 1903-2000)
signed lower right, oil painting on board, unframed
board: 28.5 x 21 inches
Stunning original Cubist painting by the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Minglewood, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Dan Louth
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by a strange combination of street art and hippie music. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Rea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Susan English "WOY 26-20 no.28" Polymer on Yupo Paper
Located in New York, NY
"Over the past decade, I have developed a process of pouring layers of tinted polymer on panel that has expanded the breadth of what I can achieve with color and surface in my abstra...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
In octavo, Abstract, Minimalism, Textured, Expressionism, Oil, Books, Library
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a French artist whose work is recognized internationally. She works on several themes such as books here or landscapes and artists' studios
Table of red, white and g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Refraction of Light Green by Bernadette Jiyong Frank - Contemporary Painting
Located in DE
At the heart of each of Frank’s paintings is the Japanese concept of Ma, which is the space or pause between events, moments, forms, and thoughts. It can be felt, for example, at the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Oil
Untitled - Acrylic on Canvas by Laura Placa - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful abstract painting Untitled was realized by the artist Laura Placa, an Italian documentary director, street photographer, and abstractionist ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$702 Sale Price
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Antique American Modernist Interior Scene Framed Abstract Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Incredible early American modernist interior scene by Anthony Toney (1913 - 2004) . Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Measuring 26 by 32 overall and 18 by 24 painting alone.
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,400 Sale Price
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Contemporary impressionist expressive floral oil canvas "Vase with Pink Roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary vibrant, expressive abstract floral painting, "Vase with Pink Roses", is a striking work by French artist Natalya Mougenot, ren...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Work C.87. Oil on canvas by Masaaki Yamada (1961), geometric abstract painting
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Masaaki Yamada (1929-2010)
Work C.87
Executed in 1961
Oil on canvas
65.2 x 45.6 cm. (25 5/8 x 17 6/8 in.)
Signed, dated and artist’s seal in Japanese (on the reverse)
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Iris-abstract painting, made in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with acrylic in violet, black, beige, pale pink, rose color on Yupo paper. The work is 20 by 26 inches in size, framed in fine-quality so...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink, Acrylic
Original 1970'S French Abstract Composition with Thick Organic Lines
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist: Claude Lagouche (French 1943-2020)
Claude Lagouche was born January 2, 1943 in Naves, died January 16, 2020.
He quickly gained recognition for his talent and his work, exh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Garden Flowers Variegated - Cool Tone Floral Still Life on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Neutral Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Large Neutral Abstract Oil Painting, Signed
By British artist, M.Longhorn, 21st Century
Signed by the artist on the top left hand corner
Oil painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,170 Sale Price
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Original abstract oil painting by prominent searchable artist Steve McElroy.
Located in Dallas, TX
"Live a Colorful Life" original oil on canvas painting by Steve McElroy, 2025.
22 x 28 inches. This is the original painting!
Beautiful archival quality limited edition of 50 han...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Opening in Sun" 2025 tinted polymer on Yupo paper
Located in New York, NY
Susan English
Opening in Sun, 2025
tinted polymer on Yupo paper
26 x 20 in
(eng275)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
Sun with Bridge (Contemporary Abstract Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. His work has not be...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$731 Sale Price
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Time Zone 2 - Blue Modern Acrylic Abstract Geometric Resin Artwork
By Ricky Hunt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ricky Hunt’s mixed media minimalist wall art is influenced by his tumultuous past that led to a paradigm shift in creativity and life. He covers the wood panel with layers of acrylic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Forest Bloom" 2025 tinted polymer on Yupo paper
Located in New York, NY
Susan English
Forest Bloom, 2025
tinted polymer on Yupo paper
26 x 20 in
(eng274)
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Polymer
Large French Abstract Oil Painting Palette Knife Original Mid 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Abstract Expressionist work,
mid/ late 20th century
indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches
condition: very good
provenance: from a coll...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$955 Sale Price
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Complementary Patterns 13 - Large Abstract Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG with the edges painted.
Size: 80x80X2 cm, 31.5x31.5x0.8 inches.
I signed and dated on the front and I also put my relief signet as you can see an example at the last pi...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Rooster Fight Philippines 1970
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright and dynamic depiction of two birds fighting by Filipino artist JG Rivera (20th Century). Splashes of color surround a flourish of feathers. At the center of the composition, t...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,500 Sale Price
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Rosetta #17
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple frame.)
Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic
$960 Sale Price
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1950's Mid Century modern oil portrait of a nude woman a bed
Located in Woodbury, CT
Well painted 1950's mid-century modern English portrait of a nude woman laying on a bed.
The artist was a portrait and figure painter active during the 1950s-1960s
Oils on artists ...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$1,960 Sale Price
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20th Century French Abstract Painting Black White & Grey Composition
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
French School, 20th century
signed oil on board, mounted in card frame into a wooden frame
framed: 26.5 x 20 inches
board: 18.5 x 14 inches
provenance: private c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$975 Sale Price
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20th Century French Geometric Abstract Composition Ink Drawing 1970's
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
dated 1970 verso
ink painting on artist paper, unframed
size: 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, Fran...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink
$487 Sale Price
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Moonlight - contemporary, gestural, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary painting by Fiona Ackerman references moonlight.
The bold artistic vision of Vancouver painter Fiona Ackerman is often inspired by nature. This painting, entitled ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The garden XV. Butterflies
Located in Zofingen, AG
The garden XV. Butterflies
The original painting, inspired by the feeling of summer, was painted by Andrei Sisko using purple, pink, blue, lilac, yellow and light green tones in his ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paris Rooftops
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Claudine Berechel (1925-2011)
Parisian Rooftops, ca. 1955-60
Oil on canvas measuring 15 x 24 inches. Framed measurement, 20 x 29 inches.
Signed lower center.
Janet Fleisher Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1958 Mid Century Modern Abstract Landscape Oil Painting - Geometric Pathway
Located in Bristol, GB
GEOMETRIC PATHWAY
Size: 64 x 81 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A bold and striking mid-century abstract landscape composition, painted in oil onto canvas and dated 1958.
The pa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
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