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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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Style: Abstract
Color:  Pink
Pink Stripes, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A modernist abstract constructed in three vertical columns of expressive color emerging from a black background. Artist Janet Hamilton used a palette knife to create a tactile surface in alternating bands of rich pinks, yellows and tonal greys. Part of Janet's signature series exploring geometric lines and color grids.


About the Artist
Janet Hamilton is an abstract expressionist who creates heavily-textured and multi-layered paintings. She is an Illinois-based artist whose studio space is a converted library complete with stained glass windows, a balcony and fireplace. Throughout her portfolio, she demonstrates a mastery over color choice; each palette creates a specific emotion and mood. She builds the texture of her painting with many layers to reflect the emotional depth of her passion-filled process.


Words that describe this painting: geometric, modern, abstract, colorful, grid, lines, stripes, textured, bold, colorful, abstract, non-representational, modern , oil painting, pink


Pink Stripes...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Desert Days", Southwestern Geometric Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bright, monochromatic abstract in warm, glowing desert tones by Marianne K. Brown (American, 1928-2019), 2000. The free flowing color field background is accented with areas of patterns evoking the Southwest. Signed "Marianne K. Brown" in the lower right and was acquired with a collection of Brown's work. Title "Desert Days" and date 2000 are written on verso. No frame. Marianne K. Brown (American, 1928-2019) has taught watercolor and design for thirty years. Her work has been shown in many art magazines, including Watercolor Magic and The International Artist Magazine, and several books on watercolor painting. She was elected secretary of Orange County Art Association in 1964. Listed in the National Watercolor Society. Author, Watercolor by Design Member, East Bay Watercolor Society 1964 - 3rd Place, non-figurative exhibit of Orange County Art Association 1978 - Honorable Mention, Central California Art...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Persian Rose
Located in Burlingame, CA
Inspired by Taoist teachings and meditations, 'Persian Rose' feels alive with its concentration on a single, pure color. Matuszewski creates meditative and harmonious color field pai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Graphite

Sommelier: abstract expressionism painting on canvas in "very peri", blue & pink
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a jazz-inspired, contemporary abstract expressionist acrylic on canvas painting , predominantly light blue with shades of light blue, lilac, Pantone's Color-of-the Year "very peri...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tectonic 2 - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representation and have meaning beyond visual appearance. Her process begins with concrete images and references, yet over time give way to her process. Her abstractions fluctuate between representation and abstraction of variables.. Her works are reminiscent of American Abstract Expressionists like Helen Frankenthaler but also have a clear Mexican Cubist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Coral Crush, pink abstract expressionist painting on canvas, textured
Located in New York, NY
Lisa Fellerson’s paintings provoke an interplay and tension between line, shape, and color. With no preconceived idea in mind, she begins by dripping, scrapping, and gouging acrylic ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Red and Brown Toned Gallery with Package and Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Located in Houston, TX
Large red and brown toned gallery space of a selection of the artist's own work in the style of Mark Rothko's color field paintings. This piece is part of a series that the artist di...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

SALLY BRADSHAW (b.1962) CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT BRITISH PAINTING - PINKS
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" by Sally Bradshaw (British, b.1962) oil painting on canvas signed on back painting: 10.75 x 13.75 inches Superb original modern abstract expressionist painti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Alizarin Maze ll"
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Maryanne Pollock titled "Alizarin Maze ll". Work is signed and dated 2019 on reverse. Maryanne Pollock received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Rome...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Red and Gold, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
Located in Houston, TX
Energetic and rhythmical, Red and Gold truly exhibits the spirit of Ushio’s process. Born in Tokyo in 1932, Ushio Shinohara (nicknamed "Gyu-chan"), is a Japanese Neo-Dadaist artist...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

QSKY
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chris Trueman has exhibited his work in numerous exhibitions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington DC, Portland and internationally in Milan, Paris, Berlin, Beijing and Brisbane (AUS). The Lancaster Museum of Art and History presented a solo exhibition of his paintings entitled, "Slipstream." His work was also included in the group exhibitions, “To Live and Paint in LA” and "The Subterraneans" at the Torrance Art Museum. His work has been exhibited at numerous art fairs including: Dallas Art Fair, Pulse New York, Art Aspen, TX Contemporary, Pulse Miami and ArtMRKT San Francisco. Trueman graduated from the San Francisco Art Institute in 2003, earning dual BFA degrees in Painting and Digital Media. He relocated to southern California to attend Claremont Graduate University, earning a MFA in 2010. Trueman currently teaches at Chaffey College and has previously taught at Chapman University, Fullerton College and Santa Ana College. He has guest lectured at Chapman University, Pomona College...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Alek Gerber, Couple with a bicycle, tenderness, Acrylic on canvas, Valentines
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Alek Gerber, Couple with a bicycle, acrylic on canvas, thick layers of paint, figurative work,Tenderness, Israeli artist, Israeli art, bright colors
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Unapologetically Pink 5, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large acrylic painting in bright pink. Painted in acrylics on stretched canvas with 0.7" thickness on the sides. The sides are painted white. The size of the painting is 48"x36". It ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sleeping Arlekin Diptych Pink Abstract Composition
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Sleeping Arlekin diptych each canvas 47"x31"5, total width 63" figurative abstract gallery wrap. Malgosia Kiernozycka was born in Wroclaw, Poland. She graduated high school at the School of Fine Arts and received a scholarship from the Minister of Culture and Art for the University of Fine Arts in Wroclaw. She studied glass design under Prof Witkowski and painting under Prof Wanda Golkowska. She received her master’s degree along with an award. In 1986 she moved to Germany and studied screen design at the Multimedia Academy in Mainz, and worked as a guest speaker at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wiesbaden. In 1989 she participated in an art exhibition for the best Diploma works in Munich, Germany, and was invited to present her pieces at an exhibition in Osaka, Japan, due to her outstanding work. In 1990 she was a laureate at OB ART...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Pink - Oil Paint by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2015
Located in Roma, IT
Pink is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2015. Oil on canvas. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the back. Perfect conditions. Pink is a gorgeous...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

nina H (-onymous series), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this series the artist reflects on how the title of a work influences its meaning, and names each painting with an almost random title. The name of a pop music artist in code. :: ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Alpha Beta (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Alpha Beta (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube if shipped outside the United States. This method is especially sa...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Lawrence, NY
Cajori was an important second generation abstract expressionist painter. In 1952, he founded, along with Fred Mitchell, Lois Dodd and Angelo Ippolito, t...
Category

1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

EQUIVALENCE 95 - Acrylic on Linen - Purple, Orange Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This painting by Linda King Ferguson is part of her equivalence series, which began as a feminist project; works that subvert the historically male gaze and a material language speaking of gendered concerns. The diamond shaped canvas is primarily a brown cardboard color, with two circles dominating the center of the composition. Stacked vertically, the topmost circle is a light lavender color, and the lower circle is a creamy, salmon orange. Two cuts have been made in the canvas on either side of the center, where the edges of the two circles meet. Her color choices first came from Helen Molesworth’s essay, Painting With Ambivalence, published in WACK! Art of the Feminist Revolution. The Essay includes a large reproduction of Mary Heilmann’s 1979 painting...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Femme, abstract gouache painting on paper, pink and purple, 10" x 9"
Located in New York, NY
Liz Rundorff Smith renders visual forms that fluctuate between the stability of present-ness and the loss of clarity that is tied to memory. Memory of space is translated through ele...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

More Equality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
More equality - is an ongoing series that reminds us we are all equal in the eyes of the universe - kindness, generosity, etc. Add your own idea's of what that means to you as a fe...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed. This work is sold as a triptych which could be hung on a wall (cleat system supplied) or displayed on a shelf. Each panel has the follo...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Acrylic

EQUIVALENCE 122 - acrylic on cut linen - pink abstract geometric painting
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
This rectangular painting by Linda King Ferguson is primarily color blocked into two sections, as it is split horizontally down the center into a ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Resurgimiento - 72 x 60 inches - abstract expressionistic oil on canvas
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and celebrated architect Javier Arizmendi-Kalb created this abstract painting with symbols and narrative motif in bold red, pink, green wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Udo Haderlein Untitled Abstract Painting 2016
Located in Berlin, DE
Germany, 2016. This is a very fine example of abstract art done on canvas with acrylic paint. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Ready to hang. Height 47.24 in ( 120,0c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Happiness is Alive
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Acrylic on canvas with whispers of glitter coated with heavy resin.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Glitter, Ink, Acrylic

Cubes Divided Equally into Three #6: abstract geometric painting w/ pink & blue
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...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Panel, Wood Panel, Canvas, Acrylic

Furiosa II - textured contemporary painting, colorful, magenta strokes, abstract
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to life. Tim Nikiforuk...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Architectural Butterfly #09 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on aluminum - Unframed. Hallard works with the themes of space and geometry, manipulating images and arrangements of objects in order to challenge the perception of the view...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

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...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Pasion desbordada, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Miriam Aroeste
Located in Mexico City, MX
Pasion desbordada Mixed Media on Acrylic paper 30"X24" in (framed) Black frame ‘Humo’ (oo-moh) translates as smoke from spanish. The series evokes a visual perception through smoke ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

OH MY, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting Size: 38 H x 28 W x 0.1 in Ships in a tube Painting: latex, acrylic and Oil crayon on Paper. Oh My... is an exclamation of joy to me. This painting is created on a be...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Deer Animal Pink Red Green
Located in Buffalo, NY
This work, "We Could Sit Outside" by contemporary female painter Dorothy Fitzgerald is part of the artist's Smile Art series, created during the quarantine a...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Original Oil Painting Titled: Unfolding Path
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Oil on wood panel, custom framed in Acrylic floater (colors: hot pink, newport blue, baby blue, black, red) Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of re...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled Figure (c. 1950s)
Located in Summit, NJ
Gorgeous oil and watercolor on paper by abstract expressionist artist Adine Stix. Beautiful shades of pink, purples, cobalt blue with s hint of orange cover the paper to create the h...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Watercolor

The waiting
Located in La Canada Flintridge, CA
Rostom, the waiting, 26x22 inches, acrylic on canvas.
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

PGB Slurp
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on aluminum - Unframed Hallard works with the themes of space and geometry, manipulating images and arrangements of objects in order to challenge the perception of the viewer.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

'Abstraction in Coral and Scarlet', American Abstract, 1970's
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'N. Flynn' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1975. A large and turbulent oil abstract showing a conflagration of hot colors contrasted against an auberg...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Maryanne Pollock "Alizarin Maze lll"
Located in Washington, DC
Painting by Maryanne Pollock titled "Alizarin Maze lll". Work is signed and dated 2020 on reverse. Maryanne Pollock received her BFA from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and Ro...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Enter my Soul, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one of kind multilayer palette knife abstract painting. Warm and earthy colors full of details and movement. Shades of pink, light purple, burnt sienna with a touch...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Patricia Fabricant, 062820, 2020, Gouache On Panel, 12 x 9 inches, Optics, Color
Located in Darien, CT
Throughout her career as a painter Patty Fabricant has pivoted back and forth between figurative and abstract work. Each time she makes the switch it feels abrupt, and yet increasing...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Panel, Gouache

Kiss & Tell, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Every shade from violet through reds and pinks to orange explode in this painting offering a romantic take on this limited palette acrylic painting. You can a...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Oblivion Of Flowers
Located in Fairfield, CT
When a simple vertical line finds itself in the midst of accidental organic chaos, a sense of directionality and stability is introduced. The line itself can act as a tool used to di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

"Macroblast 7", pastel, drawing, microscopic, orange, pink, purple, black
Located in Natick, MA
Kay Hartung’s “Macroblast 7” is a 19.5 x 25 inch pastel drawing done on black Canson Mi Teintes paper. In pinks, oranges and purples this drawing is beautifully detailed with both br...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Girl in Front of a Mirror - Abstract Painting Colors Purple Black Pink Red
Located in Sofia, BG
"Girl in Front of a Mirror" is an oil painting by Nikolay Yanakiev. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, love and energy, represented by the vast creative pow...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spring Fever, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This painting is part of an ongoing series in which Natasha Tayles abstracts the world around her. Her color palette and mark-making adjust to reference the sea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"June". Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
'June, Cartrefle'. oil on canvas 24" x 30". Inspired by an informal country garden that became neglected for a year and subsequently burst into an exuberant and uncontrolled celebra...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Red and Blue Composition - Acrylic on Plywood by M. Goeyens - 2000s
Located in Roma, IT
Red And Blue Composition is a beautiful painting realized by the Belgian artist Martine Goeyens in the 2000s. Acrylic on plywood. Hand-signed on the lower right margin. Very good c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"IMAGINED HEAT SPOTS 06212018 807pm", Abstract, Digital, Rose, Pink, Blue, Gold
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract print "IMAGINED HEAT SPOTS 06212018 807pm" is a digital artwork, created with the Brushes Redux iPhone app, and printed at 36x36" on museum-quality Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm archival paper. As the title indicates, the artwork was created on June 12, 2018 at 8:07 pm. While Justin Neely...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

RESISTE
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
RESISTE - 2019 30 x 20 cms Techniques mixtes sur toile coton Signé au dos par l'artiste / avec son certificat PRIX: 550 euros
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

Andra Samelson, Target Practice, 2016, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, the celestial and terrestrial. Her imagery is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. Combin...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Weight Of Air I
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Weight of Air I, 2019 Oil & wax on deep-fame canvas
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

Bull, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A minimal abstract painting with minimal geometric shapes on juta canvas. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Tone on Tone, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Like most of my work my inspiration comes often from the urban art with its colors and rhythms. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentici...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Room with a View, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Oil on linen
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Why Not Ask For More?" Figurative Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Linda Delaney
Located in Houston, TX
Two abstract women by Houston artist Linda Delaney in the 20th century titled, "Why Not Ask For More". Currently unframed.
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fade to Pink
Located in Denver, CO
Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the mystery and spiritual element of the Indian culture ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

A20 - Make it sexy
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper - Unframed. The artist created this series shortly afterward arriving in NY. His interest was to see what responses the paintings evoke.
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

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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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