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ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
Beauty Within Diptych

Beauty Within Diptych

By Daniela Pasqualini

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Daniela Pasqualini Beauty Within Diptych, 2025 Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas Artwork Size: 60 x 40 in 60 in x 83 in, accounting for a 3-inch space between the two 40-inch width p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Field Study — Group of Four Mixed Media Works on Paper by Murray Duncan
Field Study — Group of Four Mixed Media Works on Paper by Murray Duncan

Field Study — Group of Four Mixed Media Works on Paper by Murray Duncan

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Field Study is a group of four mixed-media works on archival cold-press watercolor paper by Toronto artist Murray Duncan, each measuring 18 × 24 inches. Part of his ongoing Untitled ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Pencil

French Expressionist Fantasy Landscape Pink Castle Over Magical Village
French Expressionist Fantasy Landscape Pink Castle Over Magical Village

French Expressionist Fantasy Landscape Pink Castle Over Magical Village

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) oil painting on board unframed: 10.75 x 16 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have for sal...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

“Autumn Garden”
“Autumn Garden”

“Autumn Garden”

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Autumn Garden” Presence gives way to tone. Space is condensed into an inner sensation. Color retains warmth, depth, and emotion. This is a garden distilled to its essence, a quiet ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Gestural Painting
Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Gestural Painting

Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Gestural Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Abstract Expressionist Black Ink Gestural Painting Medium: Black ink/ gouache painting on paper, unframed French, circa 1950's Size: 25.75 inches x 19.75 (h...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Gouache

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 19 x 15.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we hav...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"At the Stroke of Midnight", Abstract, Blue, Red, Gold, Mixed Media Painting
"At the Stroke of Midnight", Abstract, Blue, Red, Gold, Mixed Media Painting

"At the Stroke of Midnight", Abstract, Blue, Red, Gold, Mixed Media Painting

By Peter Knapp

Located in Franklin, MA

Peter Knapp’s “At the Stroke of Midnight” is a 24 x 32 x 1 inch abstract mixed media painting on cradled panel in blue, aqua, red, and gold acrylic, ink, and pencil. First of the “Sp...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Archival Ink, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil

Runyon Canyon View - Colorful Abstract Jewel Tone Landscape on Canvas
Runyon Canyon View - Colorful Abstract Jewel Tone Landscape on Canvas

Runyon Canyon View - Colorful Abstract Jewel Tone Landscape on Canvas

By Maria C. Bernhardsson

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

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 12.75 x 10 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we ha...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Large Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP 1153 2021  72 x 96
Large Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP 1153 2021  72 x 96

Large Painting on Canvas Titled: PDP 1153 2021 72 x 96

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Post Dogmatist Painting on Panel, signed verso (Acrylic over paper on Canvas) Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, published poe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Thoughts Fade Away, Abstract Painting
Thoughts Fade Away, Abstract Painting

Thoughts Fade Away, Abstract Painting

By Alicia Dunn

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A soothing blend of muted colors evokes the mood, movement, and the endless ebb and flow of the serene waters. Layers of blue, gray, and brown blend together, s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Foundational Study No. 25 (i-2) Anatomical Tones
Foundational Study No. 25 (i-2) Anatomical Tones

Foundational Study No. 25 (i-2) Anatomical Tones

By Rebecca Wing Sze Lam

Located in STRETTON, AU

Foundational Studies 25(i-2) The Composition A focused extension of the studio’s color theory, Foundational Studies 25(i-2) marks the transition from abstract pigment exploration t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Archival Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

Chop Jit - Large Abstract Color Drenched Unique Mixed Media Painting on Canvas
Chop Jit - Large Abstract Color Drenched Unique Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Chop Jit - Large Abstract Color Drenched Unique Mixed Media Painting on Canvas

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Boats Near Shore - Abstracted Seascape
Boats Near Shore - Abstracted Seascape

Boats Near Shore - Abstracted Seascape

By Robert Canete

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstracted seascape of three boats near the shore with broad, painterly strokes of blue, turquoise, and neutrals by Robert Canete (American, b. 1948). Signed lower right. Image: 16"H...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Painting collage abstract Antoni Clave
Painting collage abstract Antoni Clave

Painting collage abstract Antoni Clave

By Antoni Clavé

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Technical details - Author: Antoni Clavé - Title: Pintura-Collage - Date: 1981-1983 - Technique: Mixed media on paper (collage and painting) - Dimensions of the artwork: 7....

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Indian Beaded & Embroidered Shisa Mosaic Textile Wall Hanging 8  Feet Long
Indian Beaded & Embroidered Shisa Mosaic Textile Wall Hanging 8  Feet Long

Indian Beaded & Embroidered Shisa Mosaic Textile Wall Hanging 8 Feet Long

Located in Rochester, NY

Colorful Indian metallic thread abstract wall hanging or shisha . Enormous amount of hand work. Excellent quality. Shisheh or abhla bharat embroidery (Persian شيشه, abhala bharat; ...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Fabric

Matteo Bultrini  Green and Blue  abstract mixed media acrylic painting
Matteo Bultrini  Green and Blue  abstract mixed media acrylic painting

Matteo Bultrini Green and Blue abstract mixed media acrylic painting

By Matteo Bultrini

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Green and blue- abstract mixed media acrylic painting Original work by Italian artist Matteo Bultrini Abstract large format work on wood. Made with the technique of collage and comb...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting
City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting

City I - Abstract Contemporary Aerial View Original Painting

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and peopl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Painting Animal Horse Abstract Nature Floral Unique Original Figurative Invest
Painting Animal Horse Abstract Nature Floral Unique Original Figurative Invest

Painting Animal Horse Abstract Nature Floral Unique Original Figurative Invest

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: Free Spirit Painting Animal Horse Abstract Nature Floral Unique Original Bold Delight Invest Mixed Media One-of-a-kind This strikingly beautiful artwork by Karnish, depicts...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media

Tyrrhenian Vista

Tyrrhenian Vista

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Anne Schwartz Tyrrhenian Vista, 2023 Oil on canvas 42 x 39 in (106.68 x 99.06 cm)

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Signs of Life
Signs of Life

Michael RichSigns of Life

$3,200Sale Price|20% Off

Signs of Life

By Michael Rich

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery setting. The paintings, drawings and prints of Michael Rich reflect an approach to nature and landscap...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

White Tree by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 41x33 cm
White Tree by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 41x33 cm

White Tree by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 41x33 cm

By Gilbert Pauli

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...

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1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Blue Vibrations (original vibrant blue abstract)
Blue Vibrations (original vibrant blue abstract)

Blue Vibrations (original vibrant blue abstract)

By Jane Burton

Located in Maricopa, AZ

Original vibrant abstract painting by Jane Burton. The artist uses a variety of techniques and mediums to layer unique texture and expressionistic strokes, creating movement and life...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Guardians of Humanity and Joy: Abstract Canvas Painting, Maximalism, 91x121 cm
Guardians of Humanity and Joy: Abstract Canvas Painting, Maximalism, 91x121 cm

Guardians of Humanity and Joy: Abstract Canvas Painting, Maximalism, 91x121 cm

By Karnish Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Title: The Guardians of Humanity and Joy Colorful Blue Centre Piece Abstract Invest Painting Striking Joy This work is part of a series. It is part of her story... It portrays tru...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Spray Paint, Acrylic, Gesso, Wood, Stretcher Bars

Tierra viva - Experimental. Mixed media painting on Canvas
Tierra viva - Experimental. Mixed media painting on Canvas

Tierra viva - Experimental. Mixed media painting on Canvas

By Alec Franco

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The paintings resists framing in concepts, it overflows the contours and borders of rationality. It is through the presence of color, combined with an abstraction at times with expre...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Oil Pastel

Marine Spectrum, Mixed Media Seascape, Art Brut Style on Paper, Light Tones
Marine Spectrum, Mixed Media Seascape, Art Brut Style on Paper, Light Tones

Marine Spectrum, Mixed Media Seascape, Art Brut Style on Paper, Light Tones

Located in Barcelona, ES

This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor

"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous
"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous

"Abstract With Pink and Teal" large-scale oil painting, pastel colors, amorphous

By Darius Yektai

Located in Sag Harbor, NY

A large scale oil painting - totally abstract, non representational. Largely pink, and blue, with pops of assorted colors peaking up from beneath. Thickly painted globs of paint are ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape
Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape

Monmouth County Hunt Race Meet NJ Landscape

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Claus Hoie (1911-2007). Monmouth Hunt Race Meet 2, 1967. Watercolor on paper. Measuring 15 x 19 inches; 24 x 28 inched framed. Signed and titled lower left. Original label on verso. Hoie was born in Stavanger, Norway, November 3, 1911. He lived for a few years in Oslo before emigrating to the United States at the age of thirteen, when he settled in Brooklyn, NY. He spent time at sea (two years), a heritage from his grandfather and father who were both ship’s captains. During World War II, Hoie served four years in the Army as a Sergeant in a special Norwegian-American battalion of the mountain infantry (99th Infantry Battalion), whose mission was to assist in the liberation of Norway. His Battalion also landed on Normandy Beach five days after D-Day. ​ After the war, he studied art at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Claus also attended Pratt Institute, and at the Art Students League in New York. Hoie worked as an independent artist creating primarily watercolor works and graphics However, also was a commercial artist. In the 1950s he met the young artist and fashion designer, Helen Hunt Bencker and in 1957 they wed. Helen Hoie...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Lighthearted II, Abstract Painting
Lighthearted II, Abstract Painting

Lighthearted II, Abstract Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Pastel blues and creams blend in this abstract painting. Subtle line work adds a sense of structure to the composition. The soft and airy colors exude a calming...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dawn Holding Off the Sky-original atmospheric abstract landscape painting- art
Dawn Holding Off the Sky-original atmospheric abstract landscape painting- art

Dawn Holding Off the Sky-original atmospheric abstract landscape painting- art

Located in London, Chelsea

We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“Seagame”
“Seagame”

“Seagame”

By Syd Solomon

Located in Southampton, NY

0riginal acrylic on panel painting by the well known American artist, Syd Solomon. Signed Syd Solomon lower center. Signed and dated Syd Solomon 1971 and inscribed as titled on the reverse. 30 × 24 inches. Condition is very good, no issues. The painting is framed in its original wood with silver reveal floating frame. Overall framed measurements are 32.5 by 26.75 inches. Provenance: A private collector. American, 1917-2004 SYD SOLOMON BIOGRAPHY: Written by Dr. Lisa Peters/Berry Campbell Gallery Syd Solomon was born near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1917. He began painting in high school in Wilkes-Barre, where he was also a star football player. After high school, he worked in advertising and took classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. Before the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the war effort and was assigned to the First Camouflage Battalion, the 924th Engineer Aviation Regiment of the US Army. He used his artistic skills to create camouflage instruction manuals utilized throughout the Army. He married Ann Francine Cohen in late 1941. Soon thereafter, in early 1942, the couple moved to Fort Ord in California where he was sent to camouflage the coast to protect it from possible aerial bombings. Sent overseas in 1943, Solomon did aerial reconnaissance over Holland. Solomon was sent to Normandy early in the invasion where his camouflage designs provided protective concealment for the transport of supplies for men who had broken through the enemy line. Solomon was considered one of the best camoufleurs in the Army, receiving among other commendations, five bronze stars. Solomon often remarked that his camouflage experience during World War II influenced his ideas about abstract art. At the end of the War, he attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Because Solomon suffered frostbite during the Battle of the Bulge, he could not live in cold climates, so he and Annie chose to settle in Sarasota, Florida, after the War. Sarasota was home to the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, and soon Solomon became friends with Arthur Everett “Chick” Austin, Jr., the museum’s first Director. In the late 1940s, Solomon experimented with new synthetic media, the precursors to acrylic paints provided to him by chemist Guy Pascal, who was developing them. Victor D’Amico, the first Director of Education for the Museum of Modern Art, recognized Solomon as the first artist to use acrylic paint. His early experimentation with this medium as well as other media put him at the forefront of technical innovations in his generation. He was also one of the first artists to use aerosol sprays and combined them with resists, an innovation influenced by his camouflage experience. Solomon’s work began to be acknowledged nationally in 1952. He was included in American Watercolors, Drawings and Prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From 1952–1962, Solomon’s work was discovered by the cognoscenti of the art world, including the Museum of Modern Art Curators, Dorothy C. Miller and Peter Selz, and the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Director, John I. H. Baur. He had his first solo show in New York at the Associated American Artists Gallery in 1955 with “Chick” Austin, Jr. writing the essay for the exhibition. In the summer of 1955, the Solomons visited East Hampton, New York, for the first time at the invitation of fellow artist David Budd. There, Solomon met and befriended many of the artists of the New York School, including Jackson Pollock, Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, James Brooks, Alfonso Ossorio, and Conrad Marca-Relli. By 1959, and for the next thirty-five years, the Solomons split the year between Sarasota (in the winter and spring) and the Hamptons (in the summer and fall). In 1959, Solomon began showing regularly in New York City at the Saidenberg Gallery with collector Joseph Hirshhorn buying three paintings from Solomon’s first show. At the same time, his works entered the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Wadsworth Athenaeum in Hartford, Connecticut, among others. Solomon also began showing at Signa Gallery in East Hampton and at the James David Gallery in Miami run by the renowned art dealer, Dorothy Blau. In 1961, the Guggenheim Museum’s H. H. Arnason bestowed to him the Silvermine Award at the 13th New England Annual. Additionally, Thomas Hess of ARTnews magazine chose Solomon as one of the ten outstanding painters of the year. At the suggestion of Alfred H. Barr, Jr., the Museum of Modern Art’s Director, the John and Mable Ringling Museum in Sarasota began its contemporary collection by purchasing Solomon’s painting, Silent World, 1961. Solomon became influential in the Hamptons and in Florida during the 1960s. In late 1964, he created the Institute of Fine Art at the New College in Sarasota. He is credited with bringing many nationally known artists to Florida to teach, including Larry Rivers, Philip Guston, James Brooks, and Conrad Marca-Relli. Later Jimmy Ernst, John Chamberlain, James Rosenquist, and Robert Rauschenberg settled near Solomon in Florida. In East Hampton, the Solomon home was the epicenter of artists and writers who spent time in the Hamptons, including Alfred Leslie, Jim Dine, Ibram Lassaw, Saul Bellow, Barney Rosset, Arthur Kopit, and Harold Rosenberg. In 1970, Solomon, along with architect Gene Leedy, one of the founders of the Sarasota School of Architecture, built an award-winning precast concrete and glass house and studio on the Gulf of Mexico near Midnight Pass in Sarasota. Because of its siting, it functioned much like Monet’s home in Giverny, France. Open to the sky, sea, and shore with inside and outside studios, Solomon was able to fully solicit all the environmental forces that influenced his work. His friend, the art critic Harold Rosenberg, said Solomon’s best work was produced in the period he lived on the beach. During 1974 and 1975, a retrospective exhibition of Solomon’s work was held at the New York Cultural Center and traveled to the John and Mable Ringling Museum in Sarasota. Writer Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. conducted an important interview with Solomon for the exhibition catalogue. The artist was close to many writers, including Harold Rosenberg, Joy Williams, John D. McDonald, Budd Schulberg, Elia Kazan, Betty Friedan...

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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Panel, Acrylic

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist
American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

American Vivid Abstract Expressionist Art Oil Painting Norman Carton, WPA Artist

By Norman Carton

Located in Surfside, FL

Norman Carton (1908 – 1980) was an American artist and educator known for abstract expressionist art. He was born in the Ukraine region of Imperial Russia and moved to the United States in 1922 where he spent most of his adult life. A classically trained portrait and landscape artist, Carton also worked as a drafter, newspaper illustrator, muralist, theater set designer, photographer, and fabric designer and spent most of his mature life as an art educator. Carton showed in and continues to be shown in many solo and group exhibitions. His work is included in numerous museums and private collections throughout the world. Norman Carton was born in the Dnieper Ukraine territory of the Russian Empire in 1908. Escaping the turbulence of civil war massacres, he settled in Philadelphia in 1922 after years of constant flight. While attending the Pennsylvania Museum School of Industrial Art, Carton worked as a newspaper artist for the Philadelphia Record from 1928 to 1930 in the company of other illustrator/artists who had founded the Ashcan School, the beginnings of modern American art. From 1930 to 1935, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts under Henry McCarter, who was a pupil of Toulouse-Lautrec, Puvis de Chavanne, and Thomas Eakins. Arthur Carles, especially with his sense of color, and the architect John Harbison also provided tutelage and inspiration. Following his time at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton studied at the Barnes Foundation from 1935 to 1936 where he was influenced by an intellectual climate led by visiting lecturers John Dewey and Bertrand Russell as well as daily access to Albert C. Barnes and his art collection. Carton was awarded the Cresson Traveling Scholarship in 1934 which allowed him to travel through Europe and study in Paris. There he expanded his artistic horizons with influences stemming from Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Chaim Soutine, and Wassily Kandinsky. While at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Carton was also awarded the Toppan Prize for figure painting as well as the Thouron Composition Prize. He received numerous commissions as a portrait artist, social realist, sculptor, and theatrical stage designer as well as academic scholarships. During this time, Carton worked as a scenery designer at Sparks Scenic Studios, a drafter at the Philadelphia Enameling Works, and a fine art lithographer. From 1939 to 1942, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project employed Carton as a muralist and easel artist. He collaborated with architect George Howe...

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Mid-20th Century 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.