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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
Against The Current - Original Geometric Blue Abstract Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Against The Current 24.0 x 24.0 x 2.0, 3.0 lbs Acrylic paint Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "Glenn Fischer is an abstract artist working in collage and painting t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Yellow Grid Play - orange, grey, green, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Precise squares in orange, rust red, green, grey, maroon and white dance, overlap and swirl on a washed canary yellow ground in this intimate canvas by Milly Ristvedt. Color and the grid are the focus of Ristvedt's paintings that through one's lens of experience will reveal a narrative. "Painting is my freedom 'to be' in the world, to transform what I think and feel about life, to express the essence of things that matter. Colour is the magical sensation and substance, the 'philosopher's stone,' that for me represents hope in a time of great challenge for us all." Milly Ristvedt Early in her career in Toronto in the late 1960s, Ristvedt shared a studio with Canadian painter Jack Bush, met art critic Clement Greenberg and was inspired by American painters Jules Olitiski and Frank Stella. Ristvedt's work can be found in major public collections including the Art Gallery...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Suspension (East Sky) VIII
By Peter Roux
Located in East Quogue, NY
Peter Roux combines principles of landscape and abstract painting. His cloud paintings oscillate between representational and non-objective painting by rendering recognizable cloud f...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel

Dajun Zhang Landscape Original Oil Painting "Journey West to Tibet Series-Snow"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Journey West to Tibet Series ▪ Snow Mountain Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 12 x 24 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excelle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Texture Golden 2019 - Geometric Abstract
Located in New York, NY
This hand painted piece by Lucchetta is part of the op art series where he is able to catch movement with his unique technique. Lucchetta is challenging himself. His precise stable h...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Geometric Abstract Oil Painting Duanye Hatchett Original Modernist Early Work
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract painting by Duayne Hatchett from his Trowel Painting Series. Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed. Framed. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included print...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

YVETTE DUBOIS-HABASQUE (1929-2016) FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT PAINTING
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" original Oil Painting on board by Yvette Dubois Habasque (1929-2016) card: 19.75 x 19.75 inches Fine original abstract painting by the French artist, Yvette ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Goldie" Gold Abstract Figure in Chanel Gown Haute Couture Oil Painting on Paper
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Acrylic

Nude Study (1)
Located in Columbia, MO
Norman Carton Norman Carton (Russian American, 1908–1980), a vibrant force in Abstract Expressionism, was known for his dynamic use of color and expressive, gestural brushwork. Born...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Lucciole - Tecnica mista su carta Astratto Italia 1981
Located in Napoli, IT
Lucciole - Tecnica mista su cartone telato anno 1981, Domenico Spinosa. Domenico Spinosa, titolare di pittura per lunghi anni presso l’Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli, è considerat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Cardboard

The last breath by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 40x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"The Ballerinas" Abstract Figures with Gowns French Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches Superb - bold - and very co...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Still life with pears. Oil on cardboard, 50 x 60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with pears. Oil on cardboard, 50 x 60 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad Schoo...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Green Laguna Beach, Coastal Landscape Painting, Colourful Abstract Sea Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Wioletta Gancarz's original paintings are available to buy online and in our art gallery in Oxfordshire. Born in Poland, living and working in Switzerland, the visual artist Wioletta...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Quadrants With Flower Petals - Abstract Impressionist San Francisco School
Located in Soquel, CA
Quadrants With Flower Petals - Abstract Impressionist San Francisco School Abstract impressionist oil painting by California artist Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). This piece is ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Organic Material, Oil

"Woods' Edge", Blue Yellow Green Poetic Figurative Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This landscape oil painting titled "Woods' edge" is by Marcel Demagny. This piece is not framed. Marcel Demagny is a French artist, former architect,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Same Tune, Different Drummer: abstract painting w/ found objects, military items
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Same Tune Different Drummer" is an acrylic collage painting with photograph portraits and a number of found objects integrated into the painting such a as military reference such as drums, guns, bullets, American flags, and imagery referencing American history. This painting "collects fragments from the artist's everyday life -- discarded objects found on the streets of Philadelphia that are saved and later repurposed to germinate an idea." Signed and dated by the artist. Already framed (with a second frame collaged into the work). All hanging hardware included and ready to install on your wall. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Forest Interior Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. No signature found. Image size, 24L x 20H. Framing available.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Lace Swirls - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Lace Swirls - Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Paper A dynamic abstract painting by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Brazil, 20th C). A brownish-r...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Portrait, Red Colour, Stylised, Glazed Frame By European schooled artist, Late 20th Century Gouache and Ink on canvas Framed size: 14.5 x 16 inches ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Gouache

Through the wall --abstract painting, made in black, beige, grey and white color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink and acrylic in black and white color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a m...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, India Ink, Acrylic

Cottage Garden With Achillea II, Elaine Kazimierczuk
Located in Deddington, GB
Cottage Garden with Achillea II [2021] original oil and acrylic on canvas Image size: H:60 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:60 cm x W:6...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Modern British 20th Century Colourful Abstract Painting - Geometric shapes
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition British School, monogrammed/ dated lower corner gouache painting on paper laid over card, unframed actual painting: 22 x 15.5 inches Superb - bold - and very co...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6) is an acrylic painting on canvas, laid on board, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 12.5 x 16 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting -
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). oil painting on canvas, unframed signed and dated verso and lower corner canvas: ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Square - Oil painting by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2018
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Square is an original contemporary artwork realized by the Italian artist Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2018. Original oil painting on plywood. Hand-signed and dated on the back by...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Plywood

Contemporary American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist still life oil painting. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 24L.
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nude Study (3)
Located in Columbia, MO
Norman Carton Norman Carton (Russian American, 1908–1980), a vibrant force in Abstract Expressionism, was known for his dynamic use of color and expressive, gestural brushwork. Born...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Expansion/Contraction #23: geometric abstract Op Art painting, pink squares
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Pinks, Greens, Charcoal
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unknown - abstract painting, made in blue, grey, brown color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue, grey, brown color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene fac...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Batik, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Terri Bell presents an abstract grid in various colors and arrangements. She pays homage to Batik, a traditional Indonesian technique of dyeing wax-cov...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Paris at Night" Chanel Dress French Haute Couture Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Exploring the purity of the feminine form and the drama of French haute couture, artist Cindy Shaoul creates a dialogue between the figurative and the abstract. Her spirited composit...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

CONTEMPORARY Abstract Figurative Devil Ed Warner Handmade paper
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Handmade Paper, Permanent Marker

Antique American Abstract Expressionist Vintage Signed Original Framed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist mixed media painting by Bernyce Alpert Winick 1922-2022. Watercolor and collage paper. Signed. Framed. I...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Samphire Autumn, 2013 - Acrylic on Board Abstract Painting, Yellow and Brown
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Peter Joyce was born in Poole, Dorset, and was educated at Bournemouth & Poole College of Art & Design from 1980. He went on to study at Stourbridge College of Technology & Art and q...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Lilac Symphony, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Sarah Parsons displays a spirited abstract with bold green, yellow, and blue accents. She presents an exploration of color and movement with contrastin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Playing in My Mind, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Evening on Randolph Street in Chicago, home to many of the city's theatres. "The lights are on, the musicals in the theatres are on," says Yangzi. "I painted ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Unknown Flower-abstraction art, made in pale pink, rose colored
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work is made with alcoholic ink in pale pink, rose color on Yupo paper. It is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold) with styrene face on a double mat...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Sprouts with Snake bite, I-Ching Hexigram, Aruna Ghar Studio, New Dehli
Located in Vancouver, CA
Mullvihill's work is comprised of Chinese characters written in four directions, creating a mandala effect. His Calligraffiti, employing 'Cut-Up' and 'Permutation' processes, results...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Pieces of A Mystery-original realism still life oil painting-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Pieces of a Mystery" is an intriguing still life painting by ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Fragment, abstract expressionist mid-century painting, Cleveland School artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Richard Andres American, 1927-2013 oil on canvas signed and titled verso 19.5 x 24 inches 20 x 25 inches, framed Richard Andres was born in Buff...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Earthen Vessel
Located in Dallas, TX
"The art I make does not tell a direct story, but prompts one to find things truly unseen. The works develop through intuitive improvisations, actions upon surface, and lines perpetu...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Graphite

Critics and Jurors, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Onelio Marrero shows three people observing a grand ornate painting in a museum. The mostly fictitious scene displays hi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Arched Pathway in Monet's Garden, Giverny, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Monet's Garden in Giverny, France - just a delightful train ride outside of Paris - never fails to inspire artists just as it was intended to do when it was ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Six Bottles Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Six bottles, vintage still life watercolor painting by by Doris Ann Warner (American, 1925-2010). Doris Warner in pencil on verso, from her estate. Unframed. Image size, 14.25"H x 19...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Dare to Play 2 - Vibrant Colorful Abstract Playful Organic Shapes Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The original artworks by Canadian artist Julie Naima feature visually appealing abstract compositions with organic shapes that evoke a sense of tranquility and serenity. The harmonio...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Influence of Autumn (Gestural Abstraction, Orange, Red, Blue, Green, Black)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Influence of Autumn Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2023 Size: 16.5x20in Framed: 18x21.5x1.75in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1784 *Framed in black Wood Tags: Abstra...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Thoughts in Space 8
Located in New York, NY
Orange, Green, Yellow, Turquoise, black - mixed media on canvas. Several pieces of this series hung together or as a single piece of art make for a very powerful statement. Drawn t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Felt Pen, Color Pencil

In the clouds - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in white with sizes 16 by 20 in. Mila Akopova is New York artist . She graduated from Moscow State University with a degree in History and Theory of Art. Her Artwork got 3rd place at the 2020 and 2021 American Art Awards, juried by 25 best galleries and museums in America, with artist from 63 countries, in category: minimalism. Also, several works took part in exhibitions of the All-Russian Decorative Art Museum and in the Cube Moscow exhibition space . It was published as the catalog: “The game of tic tac toe, or creating a collection in one year”. Several works by Mila Akopva were created specifically for the collaboration with Vintage Dream...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

Abstract Geometric Composition with Bottles in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition with Bottles in Acrylic on Canvas Bold geometric abstract by an unknown artist (20th Century). Rectilinear shapes are overlapping each other, creating...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

2022 Contemporary Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel-Still Life Coral Ochre
Located in Bristol, GB
STILL LIFE CORAL OCHRE Graphite and oil pastel on paper Size: 39 x 46.5 cm (including frame) An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durli...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Graphite

Gallura , Sardinia '. mixed media Signed original painting c 2003
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Gallura ,Sardinia' cira 2003. signed original mixed media. painting: 27cmx 27cm glazed oak wood frame : 50cm x 58cm. An Archetypal understanding of the artist's experiences of t...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, ABS

Big Gunpowder Falls, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Derived from a personal photo, this semi-abstract work attempts to recreate a sunlit autumn stream in Fauvist color and exuberant paint handling," says artis...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fields at Sunset, Provence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer exhibits a picturesque view of a summer sunset in Provence. Groves of trees flourish in the evergreen landscape. She captures the distinct f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Troy", Contemporary Abstract Painting with Found Object Collage
Located in Soquel, CA
Contemporary abstract painting with found object collage by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Blue and red oil paint covers the w...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Oil

Village Night (Abstract, Acrylic, Gestural Abstraction, Blue, Light Blue, Teal)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Village Night Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2020 Size: 18x24in Framed: 20x26x2in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 24802-1721 *Framed in naural ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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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