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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
Item Ships From: USA
Kiss From A Rose - Colorful Floral Still Life on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Abstract Painting Mid 20th Century Oil on Board
Located in Arp, TX
Wanda Northen "Blue Abstract" c. 1960s Oil paint on board 20.25"x24.25" silver period frame Signed in paint lower right artists label on reverse
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Large Abstract Harbor Scene
Located in New York, NY
An abstract Avante Garde piece with vivid use of paint and complex lines and color placement. A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 during the rise of Avante Garde express...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

And I Think of You - Contemporary Watercolor Aspen Tree Landscape Painting
Located in Boston, MA
And I Think of You 30.0 x 30.0 x 2.0, 6.0 lbs Watercolor on board Hand signed by the artist Artist's Commentary: "The colors in the painting are vibrant and saturated. A limited p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor

Grey & Tan Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer
Located in Soquel, CA
Grey & Tan Abstract Expressionist Textural Mid-Century Abstract by Peter Witwer Heavily textured, expressive composition by Peter Witwer (American, 1928-1968). Over the top of a heavy base layer of plaster, Witwer has added various layers of oil paint, creating a massive amount of depth and texture. Sections of red peek out from underneath various shades of tan, grey, and black. Spots of blue and purple are used sparingly, hidden in the composition. Presented in a wood frame. Canvas size: 20"H x 40"W Frame size: 26.63"H x 46.63"W Unsigned, but was acquired with a collection of the artist's work. Provenance: Without a will and a family that had little interest in his art, nearly all of his possessions and close to 100 paintings were turned over to SF’s Conservators Office. His friend, Albert Richard Lasker, purchased all of Peter’s possessions (including the art) and has taken care of them until this day, always sensing there was something remarkable about the collection. Wanting Peter’s work to finally be seen, Richard came to Lost Art Salon with Peter’s story after reading about the new gallery in a July, 2005 issue of the SF Chronicle. Born George Peter...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Plaster, Oil

Grace Notes (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer Title : "Grace Notes" Materials : oil on canvas Date : May 2020 Dimensions : 30" x 40" x 1.5" Description : Hard-edged geometric abstract with four overlapping...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Seated Figure (Abstract Woman Collage).
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sam Maitin (1928-2004). Seated Figure, ca. 1970. Charcoal, gouache and decorative paper collage. Measuring 15.5 x 20.5 inches; 22.75 x 27.75 inches framed. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Period frame original to the piece in mahogany with natural wood grain on sides and 22k gold leaf gilt face. After graduating from Simon Gratz High School, Maitin won a scholarship to the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of the Arts). A painter, printmaker, sculptor, muralist, graphic designer, political activist, and beloved teacher, Maitin headed the Visual Graphics Communication Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School for Communication from 1965–1972 and served on the board of Woodmere Art Museum from 1995–2004. He received a number of awards, including a 1968 Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. He created murals and other public art for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania, Temple University’s Kornberg School of Dentistry, the Please Touch Museum, and Hahnemann University Hospital, among others. Maitin's work is museum collections in the United States and Europe, including (but not limited to): Philadelphia Museum of Art Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Museum of Modern Art, New York Tate Gallery, London Bauersche Geisserie, Germany Oakland Museum, California Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts The Currier Gallery of Art...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Gouache

Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful mid-century abstract figurative by North Carolina artist Charles Chapin (American, 20th Century), 1964. signed and dated lower right (Chapin 8/64). Condition: Excellent. Image size: 38"H x 28"W. Presented in painted slat rustic frame. Framed size:: 39"H x 30"W x 1". Charles Chapin received his BA from North Carolina and was associated with the Chapel Hill...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Incredible Antique American Signed Abstract Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive 1969 work by well listed and important female modernist Rita McCarthy. An expressive oil on canvas. Suggestive of a surreal still life to my eye. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage American Impressionist Signed Beach Scene Framed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very nicely painted American impressionist beach scene. A nice summer view with a figures playing near the shore. Signed lower right illegibly. Framed handsomely in a wide gold ...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

100 Circles - Contemporary Golden Abstract Geometric Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brandon Neher is a California artist whose original paintings on canvas embody a profound exploration of space, structure, and balance, infused with a touch of modern minimalism. Dra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil

Le Danseur Bleu (Very Large triptych)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Danseur Bleu" Thriptych, 1985, is a large oil painting and mixed media triptych on canvas linen by noted French artist Pierre Marie Brisson (b. 1955) It is si...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique American School Modernist Abstract Cubist Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract still life oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas board. Signed. Image size, 24H by 16L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist Summer Lake Landscape Giltwood Frame Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist seascape oil painting by Margaret Munro Stratton McLennan (1911 - 1995) . Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Image size, 12H by 16L.
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1920s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Soft Horizons 2
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Encaustic

Erin O'Brien "A Decade" - Abstract Acrylic Painting on Raw Linen Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Erin O'Brien A Decade, 2021 acrylic on linen 25 x 20 in. (obri013) This original acrylic painting by Erin O'Brien features painterly abstract shapes in shade...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Raw Linen, Acrylic

Ruz 9 881 Abstract Acrylic oncanvas Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artwork by Spanish artist Rafael Ruz. Acrylic in perfect condition. While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodrama’, in the sam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted American modernist abstract painting. Oil and watercolor on paper. Framed. Image size, 14 by 27 inches.
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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Triple Toast by Amy Dixon, Abstract Still Life Champagne Bottle Canvas Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
"Triple Toast" by Amy Dixon – Veuve Clicquot Champagne Painting, Mixed Media on Canvas, 11x14 in Celebrate in style with Triple Toast, an 11x14 inch mixed media painting by Amy Dixon...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

NYC Night, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts a lively nighttime scene of New York City. She fills the composition with recognizable aspects such as tower...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Yellowstone - Colorful Abstract National Park Landscape on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Variation 12, green, white, botanical modern composition
Located in Cumming, GA
Green, white, gray original botanical painting.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

At Columbus Circle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
In New York at the entrance of Central Park at Columbus Circle, there is a monument that many people use as a meeting place. On...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Warm Sand and Beautiful Clouds, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Joanie Ford depicts a few beachgoers enjoying a relaxing day out by the shore. Clouds provide a cool shadow from the sun's summer heat as a gentle bree...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Antique American School Nicely Framed Modernist Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive early American abstract expressionist painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Housed in a wonderful period wide modernist frame.
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1940s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Quadrivium 65" 2024 acrylic and collage on paper
Located in New York, NY
Peter Stephens Quadrivium 65, 2024 acrylic and collage on paper 30 x 22 in image size: 12 x 16½ in (ste025)
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Joan Miro. Original single piece mixed technique painting Joan Miro Ferra 1893-1983 Original Study for “EL GOLAFRE ".NOT SIGNED 1979 Unique. Gouache, lithotint and crayon on paper ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache

Speedy Snoopy (Original Artwork On Wood Panel)
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
**END OF THE YEAR SUPER SALE UNTIL DEC. 31ST** *This Price Won't Be Repeated Again Next Year - Take Advantage Of It* Speedy Snoopy by Mauro Oliveira, signed. Abstract paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
John Rozelle (American, 1944-) Grant Series II #5, Collage, 1988 Hand signed, dated and titled in pencil Provenance: Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, Measurements Matted to approximately 20 by 16 Sight: 11 by 9 inches Layers of torn ripped, and painted paper with music notes are overlaid on top of each other in this contemporary collage assemblage composition with a jazz sensibility. The pieces of paper have been arbitrarily arranged while in contrast, the artist has applied color in this piece in a very thoughtful way. John Everette Rozelle is an internationally renowned artist from St. Louis, Missouri now living in Banyoles, Girona. He is a masterful collagist, painter and sculptor included in museums and private collections worldwide. John Rozelle was born in St. Louis, Missouri and holds a B.F.A with a major in painting and a minor in sculpture from Washington University and a M.F.A from Fontbonne College. John Rozelle is currently tenured Associate Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Prior to joining the Art Institute faculty he taught drawing, design, painting, and sculpture as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Fontbonne College. Rozelle has served on numerous occasions as curator, juror, and artist-in-residence for several exhibitions. His twenty years of solo and group shows have included those in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. His work is housed among various corporate collections some of which include: Anheuser Busch, Citibank Corp., AT&T, Borg-Warner, Price Waterhouse, Saks Fifth Avenue, the Seven-Up Company, Ralston Purina, the Westin Hotels and ARCO. Rozelle is currently tenured Associate Professor in the Drawing and Painting Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His art can be found in over 20 public collections and in over 50 private collections throughout the United States. He has been in many important exhibitions including Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. Layers of Meaning: Collage and Abstraction in the Late 20th Century. Included: Romare Bearden, Moe Brooker...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Laid Paper

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Murray Hantman (1904-1999). Composition, 1951. Watercolor on paper, 14 x 21 inches. Unframed. Signed lower left. Signed, dated and titled en verso. Provenance: estate of Murray Hantman. Biography: Shaped by his life experiences and a commitment to the practice of making art, the work of Murray Hantman represents a career of personal exploration and aesthetic refinement that took him from New York, to Los Angeles, back to New York and eventually to the serene, yet dramatic, coast of Maine where he worked as part of the artists’ colony on Monhegan Island. Born in Pennsylvania in 1904, Hantman’s family moved many times to follow his father’s business opportunities, eventually settling in New York. A childhood of economic instability and dislocation formed Hantman’s early years, making him independent and self-reliant from a very early age. Hantman’s father owned movie theatres and photography studios and, recognizing his son’s artistic ability, employed him to print and hand-color photographs as a child. When he was eleven and living in Michigan, a public school teacher arranged for Hantman to receive a scholarship to the Detroit Museum of Art School where after a year he was awarded another scholarship to study at the Detroit School of Design. He studied in Detroit for a year until his family abruptly moved to Alabama, interrupting his artistic and academic studies until the family moved to New York at the end of the first World War. As a young man, Hantman supported himself by working many different jobs in New York and New Jersey. Steady work with his brother at the Hartford and New Haven Railroad...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Green, Yellow, Red - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Textured abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Blended...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Huge Antique American Modernist Abstract "Cursive Landscape" Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract oil painting by Alton S. Tobey (1914 - 2005). Framed. Oil on board. Signed. Impressive modernist painting by an important and historical artist. The following is written and submitted by Joseph Dolice, Exhibition Director of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts. This information accompanied the exhibition, "Alton Tobey," of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts October 22 to November 14, 2003. Millions of Americans have seen reproductions of the art of Alton Tobey, one of the most famous of today's living illustrators -- in national magazines such as Life, Reader's Digest and American Artist; and in public murals such as at The Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC, the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York City; and in Westchester where his Roots of Westchester mural is installed at the White Plains County Courthouse. Few people, however, had had the opportunity to see almost three dozen of his original paintings, including many of his portraits of famous people, at any single time or place before in history. From October 22nd through November 14th, 2003 The New Rochelle Council on The Arts, a major cultural resource for the citizens of New Rochelle and the residents of the surrounding Westchester community will present a special one-man exhibition of thirty-three of Alton Tobey's original paintings, many of which have never been publicly shown before. The show will be held in the 3000 square foot Lumen Winter Gallery in the lobby of The New Rochelle Library, the site of many major exhibitions in the past by the NRCA, such as its show of original artwork of Norman Rockwell and of Frederic Remington. Both of these artists also achieved fame mainly as illustrative painters, and had ties to the community. Alton Tobey was born in Middletown, Connecticut and received his BFA and MFA at the Yale School of Fine Arts and later taught there for four years. He has also taught at the City College of New York and has been juror for many prestigious art competitions. His work is in over 30 museums and in important government, corporate and private art collections. He has had over 50 one-man exhibitions. His work has been published in over a dozen national magazines and books, and he has over three dozen historic murals to his credit. Education: Yale School of Fine Arts, B.F.A. and M.F.A. Taught at: Yale School of Fine Arts; City College, New York City; 92nd St. YM-YWHA, New York City Affiliations: Hudson River Contemporary Artists - President Emeritus; National Society of Mural Painters - President Emeritus; Artists Equity of New York - President Emeritus; Mamaroneck Artists Guild - President Emeritus; International Arts Association - Past Vice-President Memberships: Abraxis; League of Present Day Artists; Fine Arts Federation; American Society of Contemporary Artists; Metropolitan Arts Association Awards: PWA Mural Award, 1939; Westchester Society Merit Award; Edwin Abby Mural Award, 1965; Grumbacher Awards, 1982, 1985; Westchester Council for the Arts, 1987; Lindner Memorial Award, 1992 Murals: Tazewell Museum; Tazewell, VA; 16 Chief Justices; St. Paul, MN; Signing of the Constitution; St. Paul, MN; Roots of Thomasville; Thomasville, GA; Intrepid Sea, Air, Space; New York, NY; Smithsonian Museum (2); Washington, DC; California Bank, Rockefeller Center; NYC; American Bureau of Shipping; NYC; Council on Fitness; Washington, DC; U.S. Post Office; East Hartford, CT; MacArthur Memorial, (6); Norfolk, VA; Falstaff Mural; St. Louis, MO; Three Murals for Saudi Arabia; Jidda, SA; History of Transportation; Hartford, CT; Project 400 (14 Murals); Chadds Ford, PA; Evyan Perfumes/Cheseborough; NYC; Campbell Avenue Library; E. Hartford, CT; Eastchester Town Hall; Eastchester, NY; Liebowitz Family (2); New York, NY; Roots of Westchester County; WhitePlains, NY Publications where featured: Life Magazine; Iconagraphy of Stradivari; American Artist; Readers' Digest; Spotlight; Epic of Man - Life; The Plate Collection Magazine; Birds of Tikai - Museum of Natural History; Men and Power - Western Publishing; The Golden Book of American History (in 12 volumes - 300 paintings by Tobey) August 1, 1961 in Plate Collector magazine (with Tobey featured on the cover): "Tobey Brings Murals to Plates" by Susan Elliott: Winter, 2007 (Vol. 5 Number 20) in Illustration magazine: "The Curvilinear Career of Alton S. Tobey" by John Matuszak. Also in numerous newspaper articles in The New York Times, USA Today, Gannett newspapers, and others. Corporate collections: ABC TV; New York, NY; Charles Pfizer Co.; New York, NY; Readers' Digest; Pleasantville, NY; Ciba-Geigy; Ardsley NY; American Cyanamid; Bound Brook, NJ; General Foods Corp.; White Plains, NY; Evyan Perfumes; New York, NY Portraits: Albert Einstein; Pope John Paul II; Ronald Reagan; Charles Pfizer; Golda Meir; Alexander Calder; Cardinal Cooke; Armstrong, Aldrin, Collins; Robert Merrill; E. Ronald Harriman; Robert Frost; Douglas MacArthur; Alfred DelBello; Robert Merrill; John L. Lewis; Charles Picker; John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy Government & other projects: Newberger Museum; Purchase, NY; Dept. of Commerce; Washington, DC; Amer. Machine/Foundry; White Plains, NY; President's Council on Fitness; Wash., DC; Yonkers Professional Hospital; Yonkers, NY; Iona College; New Rochelle, NY; NYU Law Library; New York, NY; Jewish Community Center; White Plains, NY; Instituto Norteamericano del Arte; Mexico; American Center; Stockholm, Sweden; Amer. Bureau of Shipping; New York, NY; The National Academy; New York, NY; St. Patrick's Cathedral; New York, NY; St. Francis Hospital; Hartford, CT; Elmira College; Elmira, NY; Hofstra University; Long Island, NY; Murray Av. School; Larchmont, NY; Mercy College; Dobbs Ferry, NY Limited editions: Royal Doulton Plates; London, England; Lucien Picard; New York, NY; Scafa Tournabene; West Nyack, NY; Numa, Ltd.; Akron, OH International collections: Copenhagen, Denmark; Minori, Italy; Jerusalem, Israel; Lima, Peru; LaRochelle, France; Stockholm, Sweden; Athens, Greece; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Guatemala City, Guatemala; Mexico City, Mexico; Tepotzian, Mexico Solo Shows: American Center; Stockholm, Sweden Alliance Galleria; Copenhagen, Denmark Mamaroneck Artists' Guild; Larchmont, NY Silvermine Artists Guild; New Canaan, CT Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano; Mexico Galleria Satellite; Mexico City, Mexico Casa de Aquarella, Mexico City, Mexico Jewish Center; New Haven, CT Alice Tully Hall; Lincoln Center, NYC Riverside Museum; New York, NY Westchester Art Society...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large 1970s Modern Sailing in Sunshine, Colorful Vintage, Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
" Sailing in Sunshine ", circa 1970s Oil on Canvas 50" x 40" Housed in a Slat-wood frame Overall Size: 50 1/2" x 40 3/4" Appears to be in very good condition. We are looking f...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fiesta Lights
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life
Located in Atlanta, GA
Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli is a beautifully expressive 12 x 12-inch acrylic painting that blends rich textures with a refined color palette. This piece capture...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Geometric 3077" Abstract Mixed Media Layered Composition on Baltic Birch Panel
Located in New York, NY
This piece depicts an abstract composition with the use of mixed media and bold patterns producing a work that is visually textured and rich with layers, as Owen creates an intricate geometric minimalistic composition. Even though this work has a rustic and heavily textured quality, the final result is intended to appear quiet to reflect a more minimal outlook on life and art. Creating a piece that allows us to escape the technological realm, contemplate modern living and nature and then communicate how each domain influences another. Her piece aims to engage the viewer with an emotional and environmental disposition that evokes a sense of balance and tranquility in the modern world. This unique work is executed on 1.5 depth baltic birch panel, and signed and titled by the artist on verso. Art measures 36 x 36 inches A native New Yorker, Christie Owen...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel, Resin, Pencil

"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"New World City" Abstract Geometric Landscape in Oil on Canvas Bold abstract composition by Veronica "Roni" Bloch (American, 1925-1998). Strong shapes of dark red, blue, grey-blue, ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

PHENOMENA GRID THREE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on front; signed, titled and dated on verso by the artist. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity is inc...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Time For Slow Day - Colorful Textural Floral Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With a contemporary perspective on still-life painting and inspired by paintings created by old masters, German artist Katharina Husslein paints in a representational manner to captu...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Campagne de Grasse
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, titled and inventoried verso. 43.25 x 47.25 in. 44.75 x 48.5 in. (framed...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Subway Sonnet #147 - Large Mixed Media Abstract Expressionism Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The surfaces Susan Washington works with are derived from her memories of the graffitied subway car, public telephone booths, and rolling steel cages that secure neighborhood stores ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint

Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Lavender Field - Abstracted Landscape in Acrylic on Canvas Vibrant landscape by Ilana Ingber (American, b. 1984). A bold purple field stretches out towards the horizon, where dark t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite
Located in Soquel, CA
Coral Bouquet - Abstracted Underwater Scene in Acrylic on Masonite High contrast abstract composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Vibrant scene composed of abstract shapes ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

So Lucky To Find You - Original Saturated Colorful Dots by Kimberly Blackstock
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“So Lucky to Find You” is an extraordinary original artwork by celebrated Canadian artist Kimberly Blackstock. Created with acrylic and pouring medium on wood panel, this piece is a ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in ultramarine blue and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a sty...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Village Green, " Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape statement painting by Elwood Howell features a yellow and orange-hued landscape with a high horizon line and warm undertones. What appears to be a small white...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Ink

Apotheosis (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Hard Edge)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer Apotheosis Oil on Canvas Year: 2022 Size: 48x36x1.35in Signed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1050 Though born and raised in Kansas City,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Botanical Experiment #3
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela Botanical Experiment #3, 2025 Watercolor and alcohol inks on paper 12 x 9 inches This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition (III) in Acrylic on Board
Located in Soquel, CA
Textured Abstract Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Board Textured and detailed abstract composition by Loretta Burton Youngman (American, b. 1943). Teal and charcoal blue pat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plaster, Glaze, Acrylic

Chess Player I - Abstract Bold Colorful Figurative Expressionist Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

ASW1040 - Abstract Geometric Blue and White Painting
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This work is a part of the "Geometric Abstraction" series. Within the "Geometric Abstraction" series, the image happens in a moment - I create geometric forms, combining them in ecc...
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Varnish

Ensign No. 3
Located in Columbia, MO
A native of Upstate New York, Matt Ballou was educated at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA 2001) and Indiana University ( MFA 2005) before coming to The University of ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plastic, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil Pastel on Cardboard San Francisco Bay area abstract expressionist composition by Ho...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Cardboard

Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Ranunculus III" Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Red Pink Abstract 60"x60"
Located in New York, NY
"Ranunculus III", 2025, 60" H x 60" W. Abstract painting in a deep red, magenta hue consisting of acrylic, pencils, and oil pastels on canvas by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinet...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Fils I Colors DCXCIV - Large Colorful Abstract Contemporary Art on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Barcelona native artist Raul de la Torre's vibrant abstract mixed media artworks pay homage to material. De La Torre allows the materials to take over during the process and collabor...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Mexican Era Composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful 1945 painting by American artist, Eve Peri. Watercolor on tissue paper, image measures 18 x 14 inches; 20.5 x 24.5 inches matted behind scratched plexiglass. Artwork and ma...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Antique American Modernist Framed Country Barn Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist farm landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 19 by 25 overall and 18 by 24 painting alone.
Category

1960s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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