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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
Abstract Expressionist mi-century modern painting
Abstract Expressionist mi-century modern painting

Abstract Expressionist mi-century modern painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful mid-century Abstract Expressionist color field painting. Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches; 16.5 x 20.5 inches in simple vintage wood strip frame original to the piece. Signed ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pleasure Chasers: Abstract Expressionist Painting on Raw Linen, 2000s
Pleasure Chasers: Abstract Expressionist Painting on Raw Linen, 2000s

Pleasure Chasers: Abstract Expressionist Painting on Raw Linen, 2000s

Located in Jönköping, SE

In keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. I am fascinated in finding things in our environment that often go unnoticed....

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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Raw Linen

'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago
'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago

'Abstract in Red', Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

'Abstract in Red' by Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz, 1966. Brasil, São Paulo Bienniale, MoMA Resende, New York, Chicago ---- Signed twice, verso, 'Carmélio' and 'Carmélio Cruz' for Carmélio' Rodrigues Cruz (Brazilian, born 1924) and dated 1966. Carmélio Rodrigues Cruz first studied art with the Brazilian painter, Jacinto de Souza (1935-1940). In 1944, he was invited to participate in the Sociedade Cearense de Artes Plásticas (SCAP), alongside other Latin American Modernists including Antonio Bandeira...

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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

My Beloved - Painting Maximalism Abstract Figurative Love Contemporary Invest
My Beloved - Painting Maximalism Abstract Figurative Love Contemporary Invest

My Beloved - Painting Maximalism Abstract Figurative Love Contemporary Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: The Guardians of my Beloved Mesmerizing Striking Abstract Figurative Love Peace Invest Contemporary Maximalism This work is part of a series. It is part of a story... It por...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Pastel, Spray Paint

Golden Palms #4 - Tall Skinny Modern Textural Abstract Original Trees Painting
Golden Palms #4 - Tall Skinny Modern Textural Abstract Original Trees Painting

Golden Palms #4 - Tall Skinny Modern Textural Abstract Original Trees Painting

By Zabel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Guided by her passion for life and her spirit, French Canadian painter Zabel creates vibrant artworks filled with romance and immersive textures. With a belief that art is all about ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Miracle bid"
"Miracle bid"

"Miracle bid"

By Madalena Zampassi

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This painting was created as a stylization of the beauty of a peacock. The painting is made with deep texturing and impasto. The painting combines elements of living nature combined ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paste, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original
Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original

Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: The Guardians of Togetherness Painting, Modern, Abstract, Colorful, Contemporary, Invest, Artwork, Original The Guardians of Togetherness opens up the viewer to experience t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Stretcher Bars, Wood, Gesso, Color Pencil, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Glaze, ...

"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting
"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting

"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting

By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne

Located in Franklin, MA

Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Out to Sea” is a colorful abstract oil painting, 36 x 60 x 1.5 inch, on canvas with very thick texture and spontaneous brushwork in saturated reds and bl...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Júlia Martins Miranda – Contemporary Tropical Flora Painting, Oil on Canvas 2026
Júlia Martins Miranda – Contemporary Tropical Flora Painting, Oil on Canvas 2026

Júlia Martins Miranda – Contemporary Tropical Flora Painting, Oil on Canvas 2026

By Julia Martins Miranda

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

Júlia Martins Miranda is a Brazilian artist trained at the prestigious Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy. Her practice moves fluidly across multiple disciplines, includin...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Set of 10 Framed Rorschach Ink Tables, Abstract Prints, Excellent
Set of 10 Framed Rorschach Ink Tables, Abstract Prints, Excellent

Set of 10 Framed Rorschach Ink Tables, Abstract Prints, Excellent

By Rorschach

Located in Slovak Republic, SK

Ten Rorschach tables, framed in high quality black frames under art glass. Could be purchased as one item all 10/or individually per pieces's. Price is different for the item 10 piec...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper

Youth Acrylic and Oil Painting of Unicorn, One-of-a-Kind, 150x223cm
Youth Acrylic and Oil Painting of Unicorn, One-of-a-Kind, 150x223cm

Youth Acrylic and Oil Painting of Unicorn, One-of-a-Kind, 150x223cm

By Katarina Joys

Located in London, London

Unicorn mystery passion spring Swift brushstrokes evoke a sense of power and speed full size of the canvas 156x229cm (size 150x223cm) acrylic, oil on canvas one-of-a-kind The...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting
Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting

Deep Blue Figures, Large French Expressionist Original Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Deep Blue Figures, French Expressionist Original Oil Painting French school, late 20th Century Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 39 x 51 inches A deep and inky blue lar...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970
Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970

Italian Abstract Cityscape with Towers. Circa 1970

Located in Firenze, IT

Cityscape with skyscrapers. Stylized and almost abstract representation of a city with skyscrapers, some of which have the shape of a sail. Oil on canvas. In a 1970´s aluminium / wood period frame. Signed lower right: Raimondo. Landscape appears at first glance as a series of abstract, geometric, very bright objects. Very good condition. Painting comes from a collection in Turin, Italy which had numerous signed works...

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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Blue VR779
Blue VR779

Blue VR779

By Kseniya Rai

Located in Zofingen, AG

Presented at Bakerhouse Gallery, Graz, Austria, this work was exhibited alongside another painting from the same series, which became a finalist in the ScanArt Prize competition. Phi...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Color metamorphoses
Color metamorphoses

Color metamorphoses

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This abstract composition combines fluid acrylic painting with precise graphic linework. Organic fragments of flowing color — turquoise, gold, blue, coral and earthy tones — emerge a...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cardboard

My Own Confessor
My Own Confessor

My Own Confessor

Located in Zofingen, AG

There are things you carry for so long that you forget they have weight. Not because they are small. But because there was never anyone to put them down with. No hand extended in the...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Liquid Matter, Abstract Oil Painting
Liquid Matter, Abstract Oil Painting

Liquid Matter, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bright, vibrant colors create a dreamlike abstract composition. Primarily painted in soothing blues and greens, the piece features splashes of red that catch the eye. Artist Dorothy Gaziano...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Expression  - Oil Painting 2005 by Giorgio Lo Fermo

Abstract Expression - Oil Painting 2005 by Giorgio Lo Fermo

By Giorgio Lo Fermo

Located in Roma, IT

Abstract Expressionism is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2005. Oil on canvas. Frame included. Perfect conditions. The artwork shows an interesting abstract geometrical composition. The main colors are deep blue and emerald green. The blue shape in the foreground presents some white contour lines. The title of the artwork recalls and pays homage to one of the most important American art movements of XX century: Abstract Expressionism, personified by artists such as Jackson Pollock, Marc Rothko...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Spring. Awakening
Spring. Awakening

Spring. Awakening

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll “Spring. Awakening” reflects the first quiet shift of the season — a moment when light, color, and space begin to open. Soft layers of pale tones, subtle pinks, and g...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

View of planet earth-6
View of planet earth-6

View of planet earth-6

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

An abstract composition is presented on the canvas, created using the fluid acrylic technique. The painting is built on the flowing movement of paint, creating a sense of depth, text...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cara Azul, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Cara Azul, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

Cara Azul, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century

By Enrique Pichardo

Located in Mexico City, MX

Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 220x225cm Signed FREE SHIPPING: Ships rolled up About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado (ENPEG) “La Esmeralda”. As a Mexican Contemporary Expressionism artist, Pichardo reminisces about the Pre-Hispanic past and indigenous traditions by using symbolisms of a time when the civilizations believed in magic, rituals and created beautiful colors. Through his work, he also pays tribute to world renowned Mexican artists such as Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Rodolfo...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Flow of Freedom
Flow of Freedom

Flow of Freedom

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

Freedom is always about pure energy and inner strength, and since ancient times, the horse has been its most powerful archetype. In this work, the image of the horse becomes a condui...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon

CINTRA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas
CINTRA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas

CINTRA. Mixed media Abstract painting on Canvas

By Alec Franco

Located in Miami Beach, FL

" The work resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of the rational. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with express...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Warm"  Mixed Media Painting  37 x 49
"Warm"  Mixed Media Painting  37 x 49

"Warm" Mixed Media Painting 37 x 49

By Scott Harper

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

BORN JULY 31, 1979 IN NEW JERSEY, USA CURRENTLY LIVES AND WORKS IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA BIO: As an artist based in the vibrant community of West Palm Beach, my work is an explor...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest
Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest

Proximity - Painting Maximalism Night-skies Shooting-star Flowers Dreams Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Proximity In this one-of-a-kind abstract impressionism artwork by Karnish, the delight of closeness, stargazing and wishes that do come true is portrayed. Her signature style...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Christina Gschwantner, Contemporary Rainbow Minimalist Abstract Lines Painting
Christina Gschwantner, Contemporary Rainbow Minimalist Abstract Lines Painting

Christina Gschwantner, Contemporary Rainbow Minimalist Abstract Lines Painting

By Christina Gschwantner

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

The work reflects the artist’s mastery of gesture and emotion, where each mark becomes a visual language. A striking piece that brings movement, depth, and intensity to any collectio...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Vibrant High Gloss Painting by San Francisco Artist
Vibrant High Gloss Painting by San Francisco Artist

Vibrant High Gloss Painting by San Francisco Artist

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vibrant Mixed media abstract by San Francisco artist Bret Vanhorn AKA Lioti (leave it or take it) Enamel/resin on wood 2021 10" x 22"

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting
I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting

I AM the Kindred Spirit: Large Colorful Abstract Cubism Painting

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: I AM the Kindred Spirit I AM the Kindred Spirit is part of Karnish's I AM series, where themes of human connection, shared identity and inner wisdom are explored through her ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

The Inner Light
The Inner Light

The Inner Light

Located in Zofingen, AG

Size: 110×97 cm (overall size with stretching 120×107 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled "The Inner Light" is a visual meditation on preserving one's true...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Flor de membrillo"
"Flor de membrillo"

"Flor de membrillo"

By Elina Bilous

Located in Edinburgh, GB

My vision of quince blossoming is not about the details. It's about the feeling. About how the first warm rays paint the treetops in golden-green hues, and the air around turns pink ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Finding a Way...Like Water, abstract geometric painting, dots

Finding a Way...Like Water, abstract geometric painting, dots

By Kate Snow

Located in New York, NY

Gouache and graphite on handmade paper. 24 x 18 inches unframed. 28 x 22.25 inches framed. Artist Statement: “As an artist, I find endless possibilities overwhelming and use self-imposed boundaries to focus my work. This often includes some combination of: a literal grid or graphite border, employment of barbecue skewers or wooden chopsticks in lieu of paintbrushes for mark making, use of a monochromatic or limited color palette, and a reliance on shape and pattern to tell a story. Limiting the elements at play adds a measure of gravity to each decision, and every detail about the paper, the viscosity of the paint, micro variations in hues, and even the sharpness of the point on a skewer matters. I’ve found that the more restrictions I put in place when I paint, the freer my work has become, allowing a tension to form between the organic and prescribed. Rather than sketch before starting a new piece, I spend time with the paper and begin to visualize possibilities. From there, I can expand the work incrementally. Whether I’m working in an adapted form of pointillism, playing with opacity and hue, or building patterns through repeating shape, the work evolves in its own time. It is an intentionally open process of discovery that seeks to uncover the greatest potential of the basest elements we have at our disposal”. - Kate Snow

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Gouache, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding

Located in Bryn Mawr, PA

FREE DELIVERY to certain areas along the Mid-Atlantic corridor between NJ and VA -- contact me to ask if your area qualifies. Ellen Powell Tiberino, matriarch of the Tiberino artist dynasty that includes her artist-husband Joseph and three artist-children (Raphael, Gabriel, and Ellen), often looked to Black women and girls as subjects, in the contexts of motherhood, pregnancy, and childhood, as well as subjects drawn from her neighborhood communities. Her work is expressionistic and passionate with dramatic gestures and dark colorism in her figures, but it is also intimate and highly personal. At this point in her career, Tiberino had been struggling with cancer, and as a result, her palette became brighter and more colorful than her former dark palette. "Three Sisters" includes Ellen Powell Tiberino’s self-portrait in the front of the composition, nursing an infant. Tiberino’s two sisters, Joyce and Anne, sit behind her. Tiberino likely paints from memory or imagination here, since her four children were well beyond nursing age when she created this painting. "Three Sisters" is likely among the last large-scale canvases Tiberino completed, opting to work on a smaller scale and while seated as her illness progressed. Tiberino ultimately lost her battle in 1992. "Three Sisters" comes from a private Main Line, PA collection, acquired directly from the artist immediately upon its completion. Framed in original wood strip frame. It is in excellent condition. Tiberino graduated from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1959, where she was awarded a prestigious Cresson scholarship to study in Europe. After returning to the US, she lived and worked in New York until she married fellow artist (Joseph) and returned to her hometown of Philadelphia where she continued to create oil paintings, oil pastels drawings, sculptures, murals, and mosaics. In Philadelphia, she was part of social and professional circles that included Moe Brooker, Barbara Bullock, Walter Edmonds, Charles Pridgen, Leroy Johnson, John Simpson, James Dupree...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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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.