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
The Date
Located in Zofingen, AG
“The Date” is a vibrant urban scene full of life, color and emotional warmth. A young man meets a girl near his convertible under a large tree.
The painting’s bold yellows, blues, r...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
David Hammons, Gray & Rust Abstract
Located in San Francisco, CA
This signed painting by acclaimed African-American artist David Hammons displays an early experimental use of painted material during the artist’s formative years at Otis Art Institu...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Andra Samelson, Stars of Tallapooza, Acrylic on paper, 12 x 12 inches, 2018
Located in Darien, CT
Andra Samelson’s work explores the relationship of microcosm and macrocosm, emptiness and form. The imagery in her paintings is often associated with molecular and galactic systems. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Large Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,980 Sale Price
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Untitled LX by Ferle - Large abstract painting, vivid tones, spiritual, green
By Elvire Ferle
Located in Paris, FR
Untitled LX is a unique oil on free-standing canvas painting by contemporary artist Ferle, dimensions are 200 cm × 140 cm (78.7 × 55.1 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and c...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wave - abstract painting, made in ultramarine blue, grey color
By Mila Akopova
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
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Antique American School Abstract Expressionist Signed Modernist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on board. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$236 Sale Price
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Four Seasons
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled "Essence Revealed." In this series I explore the interplay between presence and absence, employing negative space as a vital component within a...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Chalk, Oil Crayon, Oil, Acrylic, Color 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, ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Maine Farmer" A late 20th-Century Abstract Painting in Red, Black & White
Located in San Francisco, CA
Not the visual expected of a painting carrying the title “Maine Farmer.” But this abstract composition manages to convey the flinty resolve of men who support their families on the output of demanding and “generally infertile” soils, as described by the University of Maine. Thank the Lord for blueberries.
Artist Abraham Elterman bestrides two countries. He was born in Mexico City and spent much of his education in the sciences, here in sequence: a B.Sc. in Physics at the nearly 475-year-old Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico in his home town; a stint at Hebrew University of Jerusalem; a Ph.D. in Biophysics at the University of California, Berkeley; and then, taking a new direction with a residency in The Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture located in Madison, Maine. Ah-ha, Maine!
Elterman’s website lists 22 exhibitions in both Mexico and California, starting in 1986, and inclusion in group shows at the Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California and the Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Primary Colors on Gray Terrazzo, Squared Painting on Watercolor Paper, Minimal
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series of hand painted acrylic paintings by Natalia Roman are inspired by the colors and textures of Italian terrazzo tiling. The patterns created combine a variety of vivid col...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Rag Paper
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
When I Dream, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Jenn Williamson presents an ethereal landscape that conveys a message of optimism and love. "I seek to inspire others to reflect upon the beauty that s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Cubist Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting by Ervin B. Nussbaum (1914 - 1996). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Dated 1950.
Artist Bio:
Ervin B. Nussbaum was born in Co...
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silent Morning, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting evokes a serene yet mysterious landscape, where muted greens, soft blues, and gentle grays invite a sense of calm. Abstract brushstrokes hint at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Dahlias-British Awarded Artist-Impression-Impasto-Jardin d'Hiver Series
Located in London, GB
Jardin d'Hiver Series is Shizico Yi's latest collection, created in her winter studio while longing for the summer left behind. Reflecting on the vibrant days spent painting en plein...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
ABSTRACT Big New Black White Geometry Artwork Contemporary Artist Carsten Beck
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Of Grey and Colors by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
Located in DE
Contemporary figurative painting with lots of details and movement. Beautiful statement piece for any art collection. Combining a lot of different colors in any interiors and settin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hui Sheng Landscape Original Oil On Canvas "Outside III"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Outside III
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 23 x 31 inches
Frame: Framing options available!
Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition.
Note: This painting is u...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$880 Sale Price
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ABSTRACT Painting Texture Black British Artist Tabitha Millett 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Antique American School Signed Large Modernist Abstract Textural Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist abstract textural painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Image size, 42 by 46 inches.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
House in Snow (Winter Landscape)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Nicholas Maravell.
House in Snow, 1989.
Ink and watercolor on paper, 10.5 x 13.75 inches; 18 x 21.25 inches framed.
Signed with artist monogram lower right. Gallery label affixe...
Category
1980s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract landscape oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,196 Sale Price
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Untitled
Located in Berlin, MD
Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grey French Colourful Geometric Spires Abstract Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition
signed by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French
oil painting on canvas, unframed
size: 20 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris, France
condition: overall g...
Category
20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Break The Glass Ceiling - Large Contemporary Abstract Cubist Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey and other prominent LA artists. The following year, Gilman had his first successful solo show at a Galerie in Nashville, TN, where he drew the attention of major collectors. Since then, Gilman has had many solo and group shows as well as a series of live painting events. His art can be found in private collections in Los Angeles, New York, Nashville, Scottsdale, Toronto, and the UK.
This one-of-a-kind 56-inch high by 44-inch wide painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Flags of peace by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 70x90 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$880 Sale Price
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ABSTRACT Artwork Geometry Colors Lines Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
$1,219 Sale Price
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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 ...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Her Angel (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed.
This artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt.
German artist Petra Schott uses colour, lines, and shapes to express her everyday emot...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Helter Skelter - Large Contemporary Cubist Terracotta Orange Oil Painting Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Harrison Gilman graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. In 2018 his artworks were exhibited at the We Rise Art Fair in Los Angeles alongside Shepard Fairey ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
$300 Sale Price
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Untitled #905 by Murray Duncan – Original Contemporary Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Untitled #905 by Murray Duncan
Mixed media on paper
Size: 32" x 40”
Unframed, signed
A bold mixed-media work with dynamic lines and textures.
This captivating piece by Murray Dunc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glaze, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Becoming Flower. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Tranquil shades of sylvan colour are paramount in this piece from Francesca Owen. Painted on a theme of metamorphosis it’s a particularly good work show...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Imagine is Real 14
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
A painting in abstract acrylic is an explosion of shapes, textures, and colors that invite personal interpretation. Across the canvas, dynamic and free brushstrokes intertwine, creat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$515 Sale Price
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Sunny Streets - Thick Impasto Original Oil Painting City Life Skyscrapers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ekaterina Ermilkina’s original, abstract fine art paintings are created using a skillful combination of applying and removing oil paint with a palette knife on canvas. Her inspiratio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary abstract acrylic painting of a woman canvas "My green apple bowl"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract piece of a woman holding green apples titled " My green apple bowl".was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot.
French conte...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out with Acrylic, Painting by Lucy Moore
By Lucy Moore
Located in Deddington, GB
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out By Lucy Moore [2023]
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out- An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore I really like the contrast of the mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract 2514
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this work, I harnessed the fluidity and spontaneity of acrylics to explore a dynamic interplay of forms. Inspired by nature's unpredictable beauty, my brushes danced acro...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Tree" Original abstract painting . Large . vertical. Decor.
Located in Oslo, NO
In crafting this painting, I've melded acrylics, oils, and ink to capture the complexity of nature and the interconnectedness of life. My brushstrokes dance between fine art and abst...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Reading as Night Approaches, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Central Park in Manhattan is one of my favorite places to visit and I often find my inspirations there," shares artist Onelio Marrero. In this case, Onelio d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The garden XV. Butterflies
Located in Zofingen, AG
The garden XV. Butterflies
The original painting, inspired by the feeling of summer, was painted by Andrei Sisko using purple, pink, blue, lilac, yellow and light green tones in his ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large French 20th Century Abstract Landscape Rolling Hills & Lush Valleys
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition
by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924)
signed, inscribed verso
oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas size: 18 x 22 inches
condition: overall ver...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,518 Sale Price
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Morning Stretch, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
By Ana Valdes
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 120 cm
2024
Signed and dated on the side
About the Artist
Painting was always present in Ana Valdes's life, but it was ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,168 Sale Price
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Antique American Modernist Framed Abstract Expressionist Signed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful early American modernist abstract expressionist oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed.
Category
1950s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,160 Sale Price
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"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....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
Swimming Under A Full Moon. Large Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Paul's India Series; pearlescent moonlight glints off the water and casts shimmering light onto the surface. A beautiful place to relax and wash away the days heat and dust. The...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original-Dahlias-Impasto-Jardin d'Hiver Series-British Awarded Artist-Impression
Located in London, GB
-In light of new tariffs, we’ve applied a 20% discount off the market price of this piece to support our collectors in facing potential added costs. At the gallery, we work closely w...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Ocean blue - abstract painting, made in blue color
By Mila Akopova
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in blue color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a styrene face on a mat bo...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
$304 Sale Price
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1960s "House with Yellow Windows" Encaustic Oil Paint Abstract NYC Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Martin Rosenthal
"House with Yellow Windows"
c. 1960s
Encaustic & Oil paint on paper
20"x13" unframed
Signed and dated in ink lower left
Martin Rosent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Encaustic, Oil
Tantra 92: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circle
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Antique American Naturescape Abstract Modernist Landscape Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American exhibited oil painting by Grace McFarren. Oil on canvas. Signed. Framed. Measuring 29 by 49 inches overall and 26 by 46 painting alone.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Mod Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract painting. Oil on board. Framed.
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$680 Sale Price
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Bend from the Right, Painting, Abstract, Blue, Acrylic
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bend from the Right is an abstract painting filled with blue, white and yellow by Australian artist, Jill Morton. It is 40 x 30, acrylic and oil stick on canvas. It is currently un...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Miro original painting.
By Joan Miró
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original drawing painted in wax by Joan Miro.
Certified by Jacques Dupin, official certifier of the artist's work.
The work is a wax painted on two continuous pages of a book publish...
Category
1960s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Crayon
Antique American Architectural Rare Abstract Expressionist Mid Century Modern
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract street scene oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 12L x 7H.
Category
1940s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$636 Sale Price
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Interior with Clay Pot and Flowers by Ellen Rolli, Contemporary Still Life
By Ellen Rolli
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...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.
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