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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Period: 1990s
Style: Abstract
AMAZONIA, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Ken Beckles
Located in Yardley, PA
ACRYLIC PAINT ON WOOD :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
FALLING THROUGH THE GORGE
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on paper. Hand signed and dated on front by the artist. Artwork in excellent condition. Additional images are available upon request. Certificate of Authenticity i...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"Spring Light II", Bette Ridgeway, 90x68, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary Art
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Offering Table
Located in New York, NY
"The Offering Table" projects power and solid presence. The central shape is reminiscent of a monumental ancient sculpture. On top of its head Stefanell...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Idolaters
Located in New York, NY
Stefanelli depicts two dynamic figures in the act of worshipping. The bright orange background is painted with visible strokes of various density to further amplify the energy of the...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Parabola Still
Located in Henderson, NV
Parabola Still is a complex integration of mathematical elements through collinear intersects completing a geometric picture with vivid colors. The painting represents
Singer's studi...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Limacon
Located in Henderson, NV
Limacon is a complex integration of mathematical elements through collinear intersects completing a geometric picture with vivid colors.
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Concha
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Encaustic paint on fabric and on an engraving plate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Fabric
Soap bubble VII
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Oil painting on canvas.
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Untitled
By Antoni Clavé
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Engraving
Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
The painting is being offered with a work and authenticity certificate
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
Flower Study
Located in New York, NY
A work of art by a notable second generation abstract expressionist Joseph Stefanelli.
Joseph Stefanelli’s art, rooted in academic training as well ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Barnum’s Joy,
Located in New York, NY
Stefanelli’s "Barnum’s Joy" is reminiscent of the joy, laughter, and peculiarity that the world famous showman and businessman P.T. Barnum brought to the world. The artist captures t...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Image au Carre, Geometric Kinetic Painting by Yaacov Agam
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Long Island City, NY
"Image au Carre" or "Square Image" is an original painting on linen mounted to wood by Israeli Kinetic artist, Yaacov Agam. The painting is signed, titled and dated verso and signed/...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Paul Manes - Deep South Suite, Painting 1999
By Paul Manes
Located in Greenwich, CT
Paul Manes was born May 4, 1948, in Austin, Texas. He began his professional career in New York City in the early 1980s. His art has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and h...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Oil
April Blue
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
INSTANT
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001)
"INSTANT"
signed, described, titled and dated "Esteban Vicente / oil on canvas / 42" x 54 " / INSTANT / 1998" (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
42 x 52 inche...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Composition
Located in Madrid, ES
ESTEBAN VICENTE (1903-2001)
"Composition"
signed, described, titled and dated "Esteban Vicente / oil on canvas / 42" x 52" / Composition / 1997" (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
42 x 5...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
New Orleans
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Dan Christensen once explained the meaning of his paintings created in the late 1980s and early 1990s, as “the harmonious turbulence of the universe.”
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Mixed media, oil painting, Stanley Boxer, Marblemanandfaith
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Marblemanandfaith' by Stanley Boxer, 1991. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 8 x 4 in. / Frame: 9 x 4.5 x 2...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Mixed media, Oil Painting, Stanley Boxer, 'Marblemanblossom'
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. 'Marblemanblossom' by Stanley Boxer, 1991. Oil and mixed media on canvas, 6.25 x 4.75 in. / Frame: 7 x 5....
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Untitled - Framed Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray expresses a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick Wray’s art...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled - Dick Wray, Abstract Oil Paint, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This monumental abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled #1927 - Abstract Oil Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Contemporary art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This monumental abstract oil painting by late Houston artist Dick Wray exhibits a striking kinetic energy. Thick layers of paint foster a remarkable tactility commonly found in Dick ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell (1915-1991)
Untitled
1990
Acrylic and coloured pencil on panel
40.6 x 50.8 cms (16 x 20 ins)
RM13143
P1195
The composition of this painting is based on the left ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Color Pencil
Fragments of Life #8
Located in New York, NY
Francisca Sutil is an established Chilean painter, who started painting on paper, and making her own paper. She later continued experimenting with the medium, and this is a prime exa...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pigment
The Black Serpent
Located in Long Island City, NY
Max Mansell is an Aboriginal Australian artist. You can see a glimpse into the artist’s mind on the verso of this painting where he wrote; “The Land has dried up and the people can’t...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Etude In Resonance
Located in Henderson, NV
This painting is the basis for the Lincoln Center Poster done in 1991.
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Toro
Located in Boca Raton, FL
A leading abstract painter in his lifetime, Dan Christensen drew from a range of Modernist sources to produce colorful, luminous compositions that featured giant dots, whirling loops...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Unforeseen, abstract geometric mixed media painting
By Pat Adams
Located in New York, NY
In Unforeseen, a prominent oval is the principle motif. The rich palette is exemplary of her use of color - which usually consists of earth tones ranging from golden yellows to rust...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Pigment
"Buddha Footprint I, " Mixed Media and Acrylic on Wood - Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Thai people believe that every part of the Buddha is sacred and that in the past the Buddha left his footprints for us to follow.
Artist Details:
Vichoke Mukdamanee
"Buddha Footprint...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Cycle, " Acrylic, Gold and Silver Leaf on Canvas - Minimalist
Located in Houston, TX
Ever-turning, life's inevitable cycle of birth and death, reminds us of the rising and falling of all things.
Artwork Details:
Parinya Tantisuk
"Cycle"
1996
Acrylic, Gold and Silv...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Karma [V], " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Surrealism
Located in Houston, TX
Contrasting streams of purple in the background and red patch in the foreground highlight this semi-abstract work. The waves of smoke depict the extinguishing of desire. According to...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
!["Karma [V], " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Surrealism](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/a_14682/a_78704621618518362546/Untitled_master.jpg?width=240 "Tawatchai Somkong - \"Karma [V], \" Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Surrealism")
"Untitled, " Mixed Media on Canvas - Figurative Collage painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
While this work may stray from the diverse range of color and textures that usually dominate Wray’s canvases, one can see how Wray’s compulsion towards exploration drives him to inco...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting, Contemporary Art
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Thick layers of paint foster an unctuousness commonly found in Dick Wray’s work. The treatment of the medium reflects a tendency toward impulse, whimsy, and vigorous expression.
I...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
This work, although understated in comparison to other works of Wrays, reflects the abstract expressionist’s devotion to freedom of expression, both in form and color, and his intere...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
"Untitled, " Oil, Mixed Media on Canvas - Abstract Impressionist painting
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Encouraged by spontaneity, this work uses line and texture to invigorate the painting’s picture plane in a way that is sudden and playful.
In 1958, Wray embarked on a trip to Europe...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas
Untitled by Marlon Mullen
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Marlon Mullen
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
24" x 24"
2017
signed
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Marlon Mullen
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Marlon Mullen
Untitled
acrylic on paper
23' x 30.5"
1997
signed
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Desert with Cactus
Located in Morton Grove, IL
Marlon Mullen
Desert with Cactus
acrylic on paper
20" x 26"
1997
signed
Born in 1963, Marlon Mullen is a painter who lives and works in Contra Costa County, California, where he h...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Clodgy - St Ives, Modern British Painting, Abstract Art - Sandra Blow (Abstract)
By Sandra Blow
Located in London, GB
Clodgy - St Ives, Modern British Painting, Abstract Art - Sandra Blow (Abstract)
Signed and inscribed with title and date on the canvas overlap
Sandra Blow RA (1925-2006) pioneered ...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Bird Dropping
By Valton Tyler
Located in Dallas, TX
In The New York Times Arts in America column, Edward M. Gomez writes of Valton Tyler, "visionary seems the right word for describing his vivid, unusual and technically refined painti...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Perpetuum
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than twenty years, the paintings of Austrian/American artist Gustav Rehberger (1910–1995).
...
Category
1990s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
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