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
Warrior and His Horse Original oil and Clay on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Warrior and his Horse Greco-Roman Theme Original oil and Clay on Canvas
Rendition of an ancient warrior and his horse by a unknown but prolific painter (Africa/USA 20th C.).
Possibl...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Clay, Canvas, Oil
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Artist, Angela Wakefield.
Art measures 20 x 16 inches
Frame measures 26 x 22 inches
This original abstract acrylic painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Abstract Composition signed Joe Stefanelli
Located in New York, NY
This Untitled Abstract Composition in Oil on Canvas signed Joe Stefanelli is a gem of Mid-Century American Abstraction. This painting brilliantly exemplifies the approach and movemen...
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of Young Man in Blue, French School, oil on canvas framed modern
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Man in Blue
French School, circa 2000
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 60cm x 50cm
framed: 76cm x 66cm
Superb decorative French portrait of a young man, painted in blue. Wonde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Geometric 3 - Earthy Textural Abstract Painting on Paper Framed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red) /// Contemporary French Painting Minimalism Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Pierre Marie Brisson (French, 1955-)
Title: "Figure Sur Rouge (Figure on Red)"
*Signed by Brisson lower right. It is also signed and dated on verso
Year: 1983
Medium: Origina...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Oil, Handmade Paper, Rag Paper, Mixed Media
Work C.87. Oil on canvas by Masaaki Yamada (1961), geometric abstract painting
By Masaaki Yamada
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
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
"First Snow", Mixed Media Abstract Winter Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful mixed media abstracted landscape evoking the elegant beauty of the first snow in winter by Grace Eichholz (American, b. 1927). Warm neutrals with highly abstracted landscap...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Tissue Paper
Large French Abstract Painting with Cut Out Collage Artwork Listed Artist
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning and completely unique one of a kind original artwork - by the well listed French abstract painter, Bernard Herzog (b.1935).
During the latter part of his career, like Henr...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Magazine Paper, Newsprint
Contemporary figurative abstract expressive oil painting of woman on canvas
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary, expressive figurative oil painting titled No Limits was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot and marks a significant shift in her artistic journey. Part of he...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Tazmania
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Lost Languages #2" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist’s Statement: “After working on my 'Gridish' series for awhile, I went back to revisit a series of work I did in 2020, where I was putting down successive layers of paint in a ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Charcoal, Acrylic
Butterfly Spin Painting, acrylic on paper by Damien Hirst (2009)
By Damien Hirst
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Damien Hirst (1965)
Butterfly Spin Painting (2009)
acrylic and metallic paint on paper
21 h × 27 w in (53 × 69 cm)
Signed and stamped with Damien Hirst's studio's blindstamp; stampe...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Time, It Takes II" (abstract, black & white, blue green ink, orange, diptych)
Located in Paris, IDF
TIME, IT TAKES II
2022
Paris, France
A graphic and bold abstract painting on linen, with dark blue green ink and white acrylic accents. A single, bold, orange line is situated on the right side of the painting, a commentary on markers of time as an ineffective unit of measurement. Time interpreted not as linear, but an experience outside of numbers and outside of logic.
Option to create a pair alongside "Time, It Takes I" (as pictured). Price and size are per painting. Evans Deventer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, India Ink, Acrylic
Antique American Framed Original Vintage Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Finely painted with wonderful color palette.
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in Madrid, ES
MANUEL SALINAS
Spanish, 1940 - 2021
UNTITLED
signed "Salinas" (lower right)
mixed media on paper on cardboard
19-3/4 x 27-1/2 inches (50 x 70 cm.)
framed: 26-3/4 x 34-5/8 inches (68...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Cardboard
Dancers 26 - Minimalist Figurative Original Red and Black Ink Painting on Paper
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 Paintings
Materials
Linen, Ink, Mixed Media
Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Flourish of colors"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The abstract floral artwork "Flourish of Colors" by French artist Natalya Mougenot is part of her Floral series. This vibrant painting bursts with energy, capturing a rich array of c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Signs" Black and White, Abstract Painting Made in Italy
Located in Agrigento, AG
Signs
Mixed Media Paint
80x80 cm
Original Art
Made in Italy
Marilina Marchica, born in 1984, was born in Agrigento, where she lives and works. She graduated in Painting at the Aca...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Multi-Color Abstract Expressionist Horizontal Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold multi-color abstract expressionist oil painting illustrating vivid colors of gold, magenta, teal and yellows by Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957). This high octane colorful hor...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Multicolor Geometric Cubist Gouache and Watercolor Painting by André Morin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This outstanding post-cubist and multicolor geometric composition, gouache, and watercolor painting was designed by French artist André Morin (20th Century).
Geometric art is the use...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
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
Original Painting on board by Serg Graff, Portrait, "Stranger", COA Gold frame
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is a unique original acrylic painting on canvas board in abstract style by Serg Graff, Portrait titled "Stranger".
It comes signed, dated, and with a COA (Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Mid Century Modern Floral Still Life Bright Painting Framed Rare Female Artist
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original watercolor painting by American female artist Genevieve D. Anderson Morgan (1900 - 1987)
This modernist vivid abstract expressionist painting depicts a still life with l...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Rainbow"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This vibrant composition, titled “Rainbow”, radiates with a harmonious interplay of colors, creating a visual symphony that uplifts the spirit. The seamless transition between hues—d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
Snow Field, signed painting Ceiba-Geigy coll w/original Poindexter Gallery label
By Hyde Solomon
Located in New York, NY
Hyde Solomon
Snow Field (Poindexter Gallery), 1974
Oil on Canvas (Signed, Dated & Framed)
Hand-signed by artist, "Hyde Solomon 74", upper left on the front and on the back. Poindexte...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Giardino secreto
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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
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
Contemporary abstract impressionist acrylic painting of a woman on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork, titled "Lonely seaside moment", by French artist Natalya Mougenot, captures the essence of a carefree summer day. The painting depicts a woman in a red dress si...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Library 3, Books, Abstract, Expressionism, Geometric, Modern, textured
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont, as an artist, excels in mastering the material and layering on the canvas, a technique that allows her to create works rich in texture and depth. When she chooses the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage Modernist Abstract Oil Painting by Texas artist, 1961; Religious theme
Located in Baltimore, MD
If you are looking for a powerful mid century modernist abstract with meaning, this could fit the bill. The oil on board is signed John M. Good and dated on a back board 1961. It is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Collage - Still Life
By Marion Huse
Located in Storrs, CT
Brilliantly-colored collage with various texts and butterfly prints. Oil on canvas measures 20 x 24, presented in a modern frame with white linen liner; frame measures 26 5/8 x 30 5/...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
NEW CONTEMPORARY Figurative Abstract Flowers Plant Food Fruits Flora Castiglia
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, Mixed Media, Acrylic
20th Century French Geometric Abstract Geometry in a Cosmic Green and Blue
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on canvas, unframed
size: 26 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
condition: overall g...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Forest Landscape in Sumi Ink on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Forest Landscape in Sumi Ink on Paper
High contrast abstracted landscape by an unknown artist "Shmitt" (20th Century). The edge of a forest is shown in bold strokes of sumi ink, cre...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink
Abstract expressive floral acrylic painting on paper "Floral Vitality""
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
The vibrant artwork "Floral Vitality" by French artist Natalya Mougenot bursts with color, featuring dynamic vertical strokes that evoke the sensation of a wild, abstract field in mo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Paper collage Abstract Expressionist painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful collage painting by unknown artist. Acrylic on torn paper segments, reassembled as collage.
Art object assempled on rectangular sheet of hand made rag paper measures 12.5...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Erin O'Brien "Wild Silence" - Abstract Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas
By Erin O'Brien
Located in New York, NY
Erin O'Brien
Wild Silence, 2020
acrylic on linen
25 x 20 in.
(obri021)
This original acrylic painting by Erin O'Brien features painterly abstract shapes in shades of lavender, blue,...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Raw Linen, Acrylic
'Forms in Charcoal and Jade', San Francisco Bay Area Abstraction, SFMFA, CWS
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Gilberg' for Robert George Gilberg (American, 1911-1970) and dated '58'.
Born in Oakland, Robert George Gilberg first studied at the Oakland Art Center during t...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Gouache, Laid Paper
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
"Once Verdant" (abstract, roses, floral, blush, pink, green, dye, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
ONCE VERDANT
2024
Paris, France
This enchanting painting portrays the artist's vision of an abstracted, organic floral pattern. The floral shapes and shadows allude to traces of a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Dye, Oil
I Love You Babe
Located in Zofingen, AG
"What inspired the creation of this floral abstraction:
The excellent intensive pink and red colours supporting with tender light rose and violet hues.
Dimension in inches: 31 x 31
D...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Lacquer, Varnish, Ink, Acrylic
Bright & Colorful French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Flowers in Vase, 20thC
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed initials ' MD', French mid 20th century
Title: cubist abstract still life composition
Medium: oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 28.75 x 19.5 inches
Provenan...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pacific Tide Pool
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Kupferman". Inscribed lower right: "2317". Titled, signed, dated, and inscribed verso: "GK:2,317.D / "Pacific Tide Pool" / Lawrence Kupf...
Category
1970s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Contemporary expressive abstract vibrant nature painting on canvas "Warmth"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive abstract vibrant nature painting is dedicated to "Springtime" . This series symbolizes a new beginning, a fresh start whether it concerns a person's life...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Large Signed Exhibited Abstract Expressionist Original Framed Oil Painting
By Adele Becker
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American signed abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
Flower of Inspiration. Abstract painting / Water / Lotus / Floral / 80x60cm
Located in Zofingen, AG
#lotus #meditation #enlightenment
Inspiration is a state of highest ascent, when the physical and emotional spheres of a person are connected and aimed at solving a creative proble...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Artwork Landcapes Blue Grey Contemporary Artist Giorgio Petracci
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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If painting still respects a logic that legitimizes its practice and existence in our hyper-saturated civilization of the image, it is its ability to break the representation, to open a crack on the slippery LCD surface behind which reality takes shape and action, a crack that even if it was imperceptible, has permanent and incisive effects, destined as it is to open more and more. And it’s just around the idea of the crack that Giorgio Petracci...
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2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
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
Damien Hirst Spin Painting (Damien Hirst shark spin painting)
By Damien Hirst
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Damien Hirst Spin Painting 2009:
A mesmerizing Damien Hirst Spin painting with explosions of vivid color amidst the timeless, mysterious form of a shark. This Damien Hirst Spin painting originates from Hirst’s ‘Spin Workshop’ - a public event hosted by the artist to celebrate the opening of his heralded 2009 exhibition: ‘Requiem’ at the PinchukArtCentre, Ukraine.
Acrylic on paper. 2009.
19.25 x 26.5 inches.
Excellent overall condition.
Unique; one of. Features a stamped (printed) signature on the reverse and inscription: © Damien Hirst.
A beautifully rendered Damien Hirst painting defined by strong colors, classic Hirst motifs & a unique overall presence.
Artist Bio:
Damien Hirst is a British Conceptual artist known for his controversial take on beauty and found-art objects. Along with Liam Gillick, Tracey Emin, and Sarah Lucas, Hirst was part of the Young British Artists movement that rose to prominence in the early 1990s. “I have always been aware that you have to get people listening before you can change their minds,” he reflected. “Any artist's big fear is being ignored, so if you get debate, that's great.” Born on June 7, 1965 in Bristol, United Kingdom, Hirst was raised in Leeds. As a student at Goldsmiths College in London, his work caught the eye of the collector and gallerist Charles Saatchi, who became an early patron. Hirst’s The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991)—a large vitrine containing an Australian tiger shark suspended in formaldehyde—was financed by Saatchi and helped to launch the artist’s career. Hirst went on to win the coveted Turner Prize in 1995. In 2012, he showed what went on to be one of his most controversial work in decades, the installation In and Out of Love, which consisted of two white windowless rooms in which over 9,000 butterflies flitted around and died. In 2015 Hirst opened the Newport Street Gallery in London, which grew from his long-term ambition to share his art collection with the public. The artist lives and works in London, United Kingdom. His works are held in the collections of the Tate Gallery in London, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and the Rubell Family Collection in Miami.
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French 20th Century Abstract Geometric Pastel Grids and Contrasting Color Blocks
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed, inscribed verso
dated 78'
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Bermuda, original abstract expressionist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
The beauty and mystique of the popular and legendary island of Bermuda is explored in this original abstract expressionist marine landscape. Stone walls overflowing with magenta bou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
ABSTRACT Artwork Geometry and Colors Totem I by Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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2010s Abstract Paintings
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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Joan Kahn Indigo Denim Blue Color Abstract Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil paint on heavy paper. (this might possibly be acrylic paint)
This does not appear to be signed.
Joan Kahn (USA 1953-) grew up in New York City; Princeton, New Jersey; and Vermont; in an environment that patronized the arts. At home her father, a professor, and mother, a state economist and homemaker, collected nineteenth and twentieth century drawings and prints, Middle eastern rugs, and ceramics, pewter, and old tools. Her grandfather, Max Westfield, was an academically trained portrait painter and her great uncle was a well-known gallery owner and art dealer in pre-World War II Germany. One of the influential experiences of Joan’s youth was visiting her grandfather in his studio in Tennessee where the family had first immigrated.
Growing up near New York, and spending a year in Paris during high school, provided formative visits to museums and galleries. Joan was academically talented in grade and high school, but after her father’s death during her first years at university she found herself concentrating on studio and history of art. It was a subject above others absorbed and concentrated her focus.
Influential in Joan’s development and later work are the historic movements of the Bauhaus and Modernist design and architecture, geometric art and design of diverse cultures, Color Field Painting. Many artists have had a impact on her work, such as Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delaunay, Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt, Antoni Tapies, David Smith, John McLaughlin, Tony Smith, Louise Nevelson, Robert Mangold, Ellsworth Kelly, Agnes Martin, Valerie Jaudon, Jasper Johns, James Turrell, Robert Irwin, Vija Celmins, Caio Fonseca, Peter Halley, Ed Moses, Juan Usle, and Nancy Haynes...
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1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Airault (B.1979)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm / 28.74 x 23.62 inches
With frame : 79 x 66 cm / 31.10 x 25.98 inches
2024
Born in 1979, Julien Airault is a French painter...
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2010s Abstract Paintings
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Oil
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
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