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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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Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph
Located in Soquel, CA
Modern Geometric Green & White Kimono, Abstract Expressionist Collagraph Plate #3 Stunning modern minimalism meets abstract expressionism with green, white and black in this unique ...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Silk, Masonite, Glaze

Geometric Composition - Oil Painting by Aldo Moriconi - 1967
Located in Roma, IT
Geometric Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Aldo Moriconi in 1967. Mixed colored enamel on wood. Hand signed and dated on th...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Paint, Oil

Dot , 60x50cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Dot , 60x50cm, acrylic on canvas
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Table 2, Couple 1, unique signed framed abstract collage by beloved Texas artist
Located in New York, NY
Henry Rayburn Table 2, Couple 1 (unique framed collage by beloved Texas artist), 1995 Acrylic and Mixed media collage on paper Signed in graphite pencil on the front Unique Frame inc...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper, Acrylic

"Four Harpoons" (Abstract, Bold, Neutral, Black Painting on Wood; 50cm x 30cm)
Located in Paris, IDF
FOUR HARPOONS 2021 Paris, France "Four Harpoons" (Abstract, Bold, Neutral, Black Painting on Wood; 50cm x 30cm) Abstract painting. Neutral color palette of black and white on wood....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Paint, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

Lueur d'azur, Blue Abstract Landscape, Seaside, Contemporary, Modern , Framed
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"Lueur d'Azur" captures the essence of a minimalist seascape, where light plays a central role. Through rich textures and layered applications of paint, Sophie Dumont creates an impr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Radcliffe Camera, University of Oxford lithograph by John Piper
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Lithograph

Reconciliation of Elements
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting "Reconciliation of Elements" conveys a moment of balance between various natural energies. Dynamic strokes and vibrant colors interact to create harmony in motion. The p...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary art Impressionist abstract nature landscape oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In "Connecting to Nature", French artist Natalya Mougenot masterfully brings the untamed beauty of the natural world to life through a semi-abstract impressionist lens. This vibrant ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Etude (abstract expressionist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fredric Karoly (1898-1987). Etude, 1950. Oil on masonite panel measures 18 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed, titled, dated on reverse. Good condition with minor paint loss at edges. Biography: An abstract painter, Karoly was born in Hungary and studied painting in Paris, architectural eingineering in Berlin, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1926. He began a successful career as a fashion and fabric designer. In 1948 he was working as a fashion director for Simplicity Patters, when he had a solo exhibition of of his oil paintings, wire montages, dry-pen drawings and abstract photography. Solo Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery (Alexandre Iolas) New York 1948; Gallery Mai. Paris 1949; New Gallery (Eugene Thaw) New York 1950; Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1951; Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, Florida 1959; Loft Gallery, New York City, 1966.Group Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery, New York 1947; Salon des Realities Nouvelles, Paris 1949-1953; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (Annual) 1951-1953, 1963; Biennale of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1951; International Independent Exhibition, Tokyo, 1951; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1959; The Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1960; Stuttman Gallery, New York, 1960; The Art Institute of Chicago (Annual), 1960; International Watercolor Exhibition, Brookyln Museum, 1961; Westchester Art Museum, White Plains, NY, 1963; Whitney Museum, Annual, NY 1963; Cleveland Art Festival, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, 1963; Whitney Museum, Sculpture Annual, NY, 1964.Works in Institutional Collections: Museu de Arte, San Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York University, New York; Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Finch College, NY; Barnard College, NY; Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum and Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL. Awards: National Council Arts Awards, 1968. Frederic Karoly died on December 15, 1987 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Manhattan, where he had made his home for many years. Fredric Karoly was born in Budapest in 1893. According to Karoly’s own vitae, his exhibition history began in New York in 1947, when at the age of 54 he took part in a four-person group show at Hugo Gallery. His involvement with visual art however was apparently life long. In a brief introduction to his solo show at Galerie Mai in Paris in June of 1949, Jen Luc de Rudder, reports that Karoly began painting at the age of 12 in Budapest. After several years of studying, then working in London, Paris and Berlin, Karoly emigrated to the United States in 1925 or 1926 (he probably first came to the US on a work visa in 1925). In New York, Karoly worked in women’s fashion as a designer. In 1948 Karoly worked in a manner than was clearly influenced by the work of such European surrealists as Max Ernst, creating spiked automatic bi-chromatic paintings. His style progressed into a progressively more biomorphic vein, similar to explorations by Theodore Stamos, Daphnis, Milton Avery and Mark Rothko around the same period. He was supported with patronage during this period by Mrs. Mimi Baliff, who apparently supported the “Industrial Design Workshop” that she helped open to feature Karoly’s designs in 1948. By the early 1950’s (1951) Karoly started experimenting with the drip and splatter process as well. Drip paintings dominated his process until the late 50’s-early 60’s, when linear compositional elements began to reemerge. By the late 50’s multi-layered drip grid motifs asserted a masque of spatial organization over looser washed fields and splatters of paint that Karoly worked off of. This development was consistent with concurrent explorations into the grid by artist Agnes Martin and others. By the mid-50’s Karoly’s style began another transition into a more surface concerned “Color Field” style of painting. There are elements still reminding one of Abstract Expressionist concerns as such painters as Clifford Still. But the works that began to emerge from Karoly’s studio in 1958 presaged the Morris Lewis fan motifs and Friedl Dzubas’s epic and romantic color spewing expanses of canvas. In 1959 Karoly began experiments using washes of turpentine diluted oil paint directly onto raw linen, and all of these subsequently suffered the consequences of oil oxidation and acidity upon the surfaces. However, many of Karoly’s washes in color field happily occurred on lightly prepared primed canvas surfaces as well. By 1960 Karoly began reintroducing imagistic references to his visual content. There were also various references to Japanese and Zen influences. He experimented with a variety of processes that included mixed media and marbleized surfaces achieved by the intermixture of oil and water mediums. A calligraphic element also enter Karoly’s work in the early 60’s. Then in 1961 glued and assembled objects begin to show up in Karoly’s work in earnest. The influence of early POP artists, particularly Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, become apparent. From 1961-63, a series of the assemblage works transition from canvas to the sculptural to pieces obviously intended for full scale installation. Many of these pieces were among the most fragile of his works primarily due to their reliance upon the of gluing of objects such as plastic or paper cups on flexible surfaces of stretched linen or canvas. In the mid-60’s Karoly apparently produced a number of photo-silk screened series of Picasso, De Kooning and other significant artists of his generation. These were executed in a style somewhere between Rauschenberg’s and Roy Lichtenstein’s, primarily because of their reliance upon half tones and Ben-Day dot effects. Then Karoly began a series of paintings conflating his drip and grid styles with super imposed and painted over string. In the late 60’s Karoly embarked upon a series of multi-paneled stretched linen constructions often with slits and fiber optic back-lit elements that were prescient of the work of Dan Flavin and others. It was this body of work that was shown at Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, and it was these works that suffered perhaps the most irreparable damage from a steam/water infiltration in a space where they were being stored. The late professional start that Karoly had into the art world was balanced by his long life span and early immersion into the design issues of modernism as it emerged in turn of the century Europe and later evolved in America. He was clearly an artist who subscribed to the ethos of the new in abstraction and was obviously impressionable and in some instances prescient with regard to various trends in abstraction. Several noteworthy and influential collectors and institutions during his 40 years of professional engagement acquired his work. The Whitney Museum of American Art had and may still own a large Karoly canvas from 1960, but this is doubtful as the artist failed to list it on the vitae he filed with MoMA in 1965. His work was recognized and honored by the Whitney with its inclusion in four of their annual survey shows (1951,1953, 1963 and 1964). The artist’s surrealist influenced paintings from 1948-1950 were the focus of a solo exhibition held of his work by the Museo de Art in Sao Paulo and eight years later a ten year survey of his work was the focus of a solo show at the Miami Museum of Modern art. The Sao Paulo Museum in Brazil, and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina each acquired Karoly paintings for their collections in the 1950’s. One of Karoly’s surrealist pieces was apparently purchased by Christian Zervos, Picasso’s designated chronicler, who apparently also wrote a piece on Karoly in Cahiers D’Art in 1949. A 60’s piece of Karoly art that is in the New York University’s permanent collection is included in the MoMA Library’s catalog...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Andre Cottavoz (French, 1922-2012) Untitled, Paris scene with multitude of French flags. Canvas on board, framed. Frame: 20 1/2" x 22" x 1 1/4, Board 13 3/4" x 15"
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Inbetween 3035
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sewing on Korean Paper 19 7/10 × 19 7/10 in 50 × 50 cm This is a unique work. This work includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The patchwork of Ro, Shin Kyoung Weaving the network ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Fabric, Watercolor, Mulberry Paper, Pigment

Pastel de Nata on the golden beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Maybe I was used to too much gray at home at this time of year. The sun barely came through the clouds or not at all and it remained gray on gray. Depressing. This is what Berlin win...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Aguarius . original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I delved deep into the fusion of realism and surrealism; I wanted to capture the raw essence of the subject while wrapping it in a dreamlike aura. Pastels, pe...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Milla" Figure with White Gown French 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

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Mixed Media, Oil, Archival Paper

Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet Still Life Oil on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modernist Multi-Color Bouquet Still Life Vivid and fun mid century modern still-life of vase of flowers by California artist Virginia Sevier Rogers (American, 1917-2015). A CAL Berkeley...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Multiverse #22 - Abstract Contemporary Painting, Framed
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes framed and ready to hang in black floater frame. (Note: photographed in natural light which gave the painting a bluish cast; it's more white in person. The picture shot at an ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Lacquer, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Graphite

'Surge' by Steven H. Rehfeld - Orange, Blue, and White Mixed Media Abstract Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) 'Surge' 2007 Oil paint, pencil, tape, glue, wax, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. Steven Rehfeld's 'Surge' ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media, Tape, Glue, Pencil, Stretcher Bars, Wax

Large Modern French Converging Geometric Abstraction Oil Painting Signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Hermine Roy (French 1941-2023) oil on canvas, unframed signed/ inscribed verso Canvas: 24 x 20 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very g...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mid Century French Illustration Sketches - blue square
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) signed pastel/watercolor on paper, unframed painting: 13 x 19.5 inches good condition provenance: from the artists estate, France Josin...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Watercolor

One Truth - Impasto Inspired Thick Paint Pink Abstract Painting
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Glitter, Acrylic

Byzantium, original signed painting by renowned Abstract Expressionist, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Ben Wilson Byzantium, 1975 Oil on Masonite painting Hand signed reverse, Titled, "Byzantium", dated 1975 by the artist and also with estate stamp - in addition to Ben Wilson's hand s...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Fall Landscape Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Virgo. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I've intertwined realism with hints of surrealism, woven with the raw emotion of expressionism. Through pastel, pencil, and touches of colored pencil and grap...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Colorful Portrait Painting on Board by Peter Keil
Located in Hudson, NY
This modern abstract painting by Peter Keil is on a smooth masonite board with a painted Tiffany Blue background, black abstract portrait with many ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic, Board

Abstract Geometric Composition with Paper, Fibers, and Acrylic on Canvas (Red)
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Geometric Composition with Handmade Paper, Fibers and Acrylic on Canvas (Red) Whimsical abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Red acrylic paint makes up...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Jute, Acrylic, Washi Paper

Serpens. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've fused realism with surreal elements, capturing the subject's serene grace while weaving in a tapestry of emotions. My strokes of pastel and pencil blend warmth an...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Fiery Spirit, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bold teal and fiery red command attention against the earthy white background. Layers of distressed detailing add a rustic feel to the piece. The abstract des...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Ruz Vertical Blue Black Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work of the artist RUZ Ruz. astract. Vertical. blue .black - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting Perfect state virtual frame While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Georgia Suite: Symmetry - modern, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A ‘symphony’ of colour neatly framed in pale blue bordered quadrants plays against a wash of yellow in this vivid abstract by Milly Ristvedt. A master colourist, in the 1980s Ristved...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

1960's FRENCH MODERNIST ABSTRACT PORTRAIT OF NUDE LADY - BLACK & WHITE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, c. 1960's Title: Abstract portrait (double sided work with image on both sides) Medium: oil painting, on wooden panel, unframed. Size: painting: 2...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Lyra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I've interwoven realism and surrealism with expressionistic strokes to bring to life a profound narrative. Using the tactile qualities of pastel, colored pencil, and...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

1960s Bay Area Landscape Blue Mountains
Located in Arp, TX
Thelma Corbin Moody Blue Mountains c. 1960's Gouache on Arches Paper 19 1/4" x 24 3/4", Unframed Unsigned Lovely, mid century gouache painting, b...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Andromeda. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
These paintings, executed on thick paper, are very sensual and intuitive. My favorite topic is: women. Often I immediately make a seria of paintings that are caused by either materi...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

J'aime La Vie - Colorful Abstract Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

#1400 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas - Unframed. Boecker begins each new work by penciling in his composition. But the work ultimately is about the colors and layers that will evolve on the surface over t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pop of Color For Your Wall - Impasto Thick Paint Abstract Painting
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Walk at Dusk in Beverly Glen - Framed Textural Abstract Mixed Media Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract artist Paul Kirley crafts visual journeys that seamlessly intertwine individuals with their surroundings, evoking the ethereal nature of dreams. Blurring the boundaries betw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Original-Summer Bloom-Gladiolus Glow -UK Awarded Artist-Exhibition Collection
Located in London, GB
Summer Bloom series began in 2022, which Shizico Yi celebrates the season by painting en plein air in her garden. In 2024, she embarks on a fresh chapter with her new cottage garden;...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

My Mini-original realism still life paintings-artworks-contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "My Mini" by Fabriano is a captivating still life painting that...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School Signed Abstract Expressionist Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school signed abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Image size, 19L x 13H.
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

So British-original photo realism animal-bulldog 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. "So British" by Fabriano is a delightful portrayal of quintesse...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Summer Studio" Wolf Kahn, Vermont Landscape, Abstract Impressionist, Pastels
Located in New York, NY
Wolf Kahn Summer Studio, 2012 Signed lower center Pastel on paper 9 x 11 1/2 inches An important member of the second generation New York School, Wolf ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Pastel

Smiles Alot - Framed Original Pop Art Inspired Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Amber Goldhammer paints dramatic abstract compositions in acrylic on canvas featuring energetic brushstrokes. Goldhammer uses her contemporary paintings to express...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic

'Abstract of Lines and Colours' German School (circa 1960s)
Located in London, GB
'Abstract of Lines and Colours', oil on panel (circa 1960s), German School, signed, 'X. Kruger'. This artwork is a clear homage to Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Recognised for the purit...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Staro. 2019. acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 50x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
This abstract work represents artist's perception of the starry night, where the sky is an absorbing darkness with no limits. Expressive lines coming from the center radiate the ener...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vertigo (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer Title : Vertigo Materials : oil on canvas Date : March 2020 Dimensions : 20" x 20" x 20" Description : Tilted green oval balanced between orange and brown oval...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century red White lemon
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on masonite This lively abstract painting reads like an interior and still life with lemons on a tabletop in vivid shade...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

Mémoire d'Atelier, Composition, Abstract Geometric, Contemporary, Cubism, French
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
In "Mémoire d'Atelier", Sophie Dumont encapsulates the spirit of artistic creation, drawing the viewer into the intimate environment of the artist's workspace. Through the use of abs...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Imagine-Original abstract painting- contemporary artwork- contemporary art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Imagine" by Roman Goss is a captiva...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Untitled - Contemporary, Abstract, Black, Dark Gray, Monochrome, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled (Decomposition), 2014 Oil on canvas (signed on reverse) 19.68 H x 15.74 W in. 50 H x 40 W cm The notion of “abjection”, which at the beginning referred to the idea of spiri...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Composition in Pink and Black in Acrylic on Cardboard
Located in Soquel, CA
Abstract Composition in Pink and Black in Acrylic on Cardboard Dynamic abstract in black and pink by Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985). This piece is composed of multiple layers, with bright, bold colors at the bottom, building to black on top. Pink, magenta, yellow, and orange shine through a net of black. Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Estate stamp on verso "Estate of Honora Berg - Miller Fine Art" Numbered "246" on verso Unframed. Art size: 21.25"H x 14"W Honora Berg (American, 1897-1985) was an Abstract Expressionist and Bay Area Figurative School artist who studied at the San Francisco Art Institute with David Park, Elmer Bischoff and James Budd Dixon. Berg's friend Edith Truesdell — David Park's aunt — suggested a move to California in 1951 to study under Park. She exhibited at the 25th Annual Drawing, Print and Sculpture Exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1961. Provenance, Estate of Honora Berg - David Carlson Gallery, Larry Miller...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Cardboard, Acrylic

"My Purple Diamond Heart" Purple Contemporary Oil Painting with Antique Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board, Glass, Acrylic

Lilacs In Vase - painting #1
Located in Zofingen, AG
Abstract flower painting with bouquet of lilacs contains a lot of positive energy, the bright picture is a beautiful wall decor for interior and wonderful gift for your loved ones. ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Abstract in Coral and Jade', Painters Eleven, Ontario, Canadian Modernist Oil
By Hortense Mattice Gordon
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Hortense M. Gordon' for Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon (Canadian, 1886-1961) and dated 1949. Previously with: Dominion Gallery of Montreal (stamp, verso). Photo courtesy of Art Gallery of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Hamilton artist Hortense Crompton Mattice Gordon was one of Canada’s earliest non-representational painters, embracing abstraction in the 1930s. She was also an active member of Canada's first English-speaking abstract group, Painters Eleven. A scholarship recipient, Hortense Mattice first attended the Hamilton Art School and, subsequently, moved to Chatham, Ontario. Initially focusing on porcelain painting, Mattice quickly began building a portfolio of oils and, from 1908, was exhibiting both her porcelain and landscapes at what is now the Chatham Cultural Centre (1908) and the Art Gallery of Ontario (1909). During this time, Mattice frequently traveled to the United States and, in 1915, visited the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she would have seen early works by important modernists including Picasso and Matisse. She started her teaching career in Chatham but, having received a job offer from the artist John Sloan Gordon, returned to Hamilton to teach at the Hamilton Art School in 1918. The two artists married in 1920. In 1922, Gordon and her husband took a study trip to France and, inspired by the fervent of Modernist ideas in Paris, expanded her own approaches to art, developing an increasingly soft, loose paint handling style. It was not until the 1930’s, after a few more trips to France and her discovery of Piet Mondrian’s work, that elements of abstraction began to appear in Gordon’s work. After the death of her husband in 1940, Gordon attended the Cranbrook Academy of Art and studied with Hans Hoffmann (1941-1945) whose influence and friendship pushed her to explore non-objective painting. After her training with Hofmann and in Cranbrook, Gordon began to exhibit regularly and with success in both Canada and the United States including at the Riverside Museum (New York, 1947), Creative Gallery (New York, 1952), in Ann Arbor (Michigan, 1952), Phillips Gallery (Detroit, 1952), the Flint Institute of Arts (Michigan, 1952), Mount Allison University (New Brunswick, 1952), the Galerie Agnes Lefort in Montréal and Art Gallery of Hamilton (retrospective, 1960). She was a member of the Contemporary Artists of Hamilton (honorary president in 1948), the Ontario Society of Artists, the Hamilton Women...
Category

1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ticket To Ride, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This original abstract painting is on gallery wrapped canvas. Ready to hang :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the art...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Pink Study, 1960s Abstract Mixed Media Painting Pink & Blue, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Denver, CO
This original vintage 1960 abstract painting by Hilaire Hiler (1898-1966) showcases the artist's structuralist style, created in the mid-20th century while Hiler was based in New Mexico. Signed lower right, this striking piece is painted in soothing tones of pink and blue, capturing the essence of Hiler’s unique modernist approach. The framed dimensions measure 15 ½ x 18 ¾ inches, with the image size measuring 14 x 17 ½ inches. About the Artist: Hilaire Hiler was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, and raised in Providence, Rhode Island, where he began his art education at the Rhode Island School of Design. His artistic journey led him to study at several prestigious institutions, including the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania School of Industrial Art, Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, and the University of Paris in 1919. In Paris, from 1919-1934, Hiler supported himself as a jazz musician and pianist for The Jockey Club, all while immersing himself in the European art scene. After returning to the U.S. in 1934, Hiler made San Francisco his home, where he was commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to paint murals in the Aquatic Park...
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Graphite

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