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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
The marsh's brim, Contemporary marsh painting, green, blue, white
Located in Cumming, GA
The marsh holds mysteries as does this marsh painting. It is a merge between abstract painting and impressionism with a contemporary flair.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

ABSTRACT Artwork Landscape by Contemporary Artist Italian Giorgio Petracci
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...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Acrylic

Ocean Underwater Seascape
Located in Zofingen, AG
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:80x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards pac...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Textured colorfull floral painting "Toujours des fleurs"
Located in Zofingen, AG
Experience the beauty and interconnectedness of nature through my original artwork. This abstract textured acrylic painting on canvas measures 60x70x3,5 cm (23,6x27,5x1,7 inches) and...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

The Red Cloth 160 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
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 people ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

Infinite Embrace - Large Vibrant Abstract 3D Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Parisian Abstract Expressionist Original Oil Painting - Neutrals, Rose and Ochre
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Stunning original oil painting by the French abstract artist, Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016). The painting has excellent provenance having come from the artists studio sale in Pa...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Variation 5, orange, dark blue, olive green, contemporary waterscape, midnight
Located in Cumming, GA
Midnight blue and orange 24” original contemporary waterscape painting. A hint if olive green. Water art. Wall art inspired by nature.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled oil on canvas painting Abstract Expressionism
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled Artist: Deyan Valkov Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 24 x 20 inches Year: 2002 (signed on the artwork) Frame: Unframed Style: Abstract Expressionism Description of...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Waiting For Something To Happen
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is from my series titled “Convergence.” This captivating series explores the concept of deconstruction through a unique interplay of lines and color. Rather than relyin...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Hot Sun with Birds - minimalist, contemporary, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Aron Hill’s acrylic minimalist paintings are inspired interpretations of landscape. For this Calgary-based artist, ‘landscape’ has been re-imagined in modern form with clean bold li...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

'Untitled Abstract Horses and Cow', by David Crown, Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This 20" x 24" oil on canvas painting by David Crown dates to 1985. The focal point of this painting are three animal figures in the foreground rendered in...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Peekin (Colorful Abstract Geometric Wood Wall Sculpture in Blue, Green & White)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract geometric three-dimensional wood wall sculpture in shades of blue, green, teal, with contrasts of white "Peekin", made by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, in 2020 35 x...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Floral acrylic painting paper "Bouquet of white gerbera daisies in a blue vase"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary vivid expressive floral painting "Bouquet of white gerbera daisies in a blue vase" is an exuberant celebration of florals, capturing the essence of vivacity and fre...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

1969 Monumental Red Abstract Milburn Smith
Located in Arp, TX
Monumental Red Abstract Milburn Smith March 1969 Acrylic paint on canvas 65 x 64 x 1.25 Signed and dated lower right in ink Very Good Condition: Consistent with age and history. Fro...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pastel Pink 1970's Abstract, Colourful Oil Painting, Original
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Akos Biro (Hungarian 1911-2002) Pastel Pink 1970's Abstract, Colourful Oil Painting, Original Oil painting on canvas, framed Framed size: 33 x 26.5 inches ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Rustic Lakeside, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Rustic grasses and a tranquil lakeside, set against distant skies, inspire this painting. Earthy browns, deep greens, and soft blues blend with warm golds to ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Desert Colors Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Striking abstract on board utilizing fiery colors by Berlin artist Michael S. Keifers, circa 1980. Signed lower left. Archival plastic sleeve and Certifica...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

Pink leaves
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original painting, inspired by summery feelings, Andrei Sitsko has painted a picture with red, magenta, pink, blue, as well and white colors on his palet...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Beautiful Haze" Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This large abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti is made with oil paint on gallery wrapped canvas. It features a cool, muted blue, beige, and grey palette with a strong horiz...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Original-Under Scotland Sky- feat. Tartan-Brit Awarded Artist-Gold Leaf-abstract
Located in London, GB
With the patterns of her beloved family Tartans and childhood blanket, Shizico weaves Scottish expensive ever-changing skies into a visual dance of the surrealism and realism. Throug...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

En La Madrugada (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
En La Madrugada (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas — Unframed This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. This method is especially safe for large works, and pr...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Landscapes I - Oversized Large, Vivid Pastel Abstract Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Khoury's art is characterized by her masterful use of vivid fluorescent colors, dark tones, and high-contrast compositions that are both striking and visually compelling. She employs a variety of techniques, including thick and thin brushstrokes, to create a sense of depth and texture in her work. To balance the roughness of the canvas, which is treated with sand prior to starting each piece, Sally incorporates pastels, which add a softness to the overall texture of the painting. The sand is evenly sprinkled across the surface, giving each piece a unique and distinct texture. This large, fluorescent, colorful 59-inch high by 108-inch wide triptych painting is an acrylic paint composition on canvas with pastels, spray paint, and sand. Each segment measures 59 inches high by 36 inches wide. This abstract artwork is signed by the artist on the front of the artwork. The sides are a continuation of the painting and it does not require framing. Free local Los Angeles area delivery. Convenient U.S. and global shipping are available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Khoury's series of abstract paintings is a celebration of her connection to her parent's native language and the Arab world she grew up in. Through the incorporation of elements of Arabic writing, Khoury infuses her work with a unique charm and energy that captivates the viewer. The curves and lines that make up the language are emphasized and transformed into vibrant, colorful patterns that represent a mix of emotions and memories. Each painting is a visual representation of the sense of belonging that Khoury feels through the language and culture of her upbringing. Khoury begins her creative process by using pastels, spray paint, and acrylics to create scratches and marks on the canvas. As she works, she draws inspiration from Arabic words and phrases, using them to guide the direction of her strokes. Before the paint dries, Khoury scrapes it off, pulling it downwards towards the end of the canvas. To complete the composition, Khoury adds solid colors and meticulously placed drips of paint, which give the painting a sense of movement and depth. The result is a series of captivating abstract paintings that showcase Khoury's talent as an artist and her unique artistic vision. Khoury was born in Ohio following her family’s emigration from Lebanon. Shortly after her birth, her family moved to Saudi Arabia, where she stayed until she was 14. Sally then attended high school and college in Beirut, where she graduated with a BA in Fine Arts with distinction from the Lebanese American University of Beirut. In 2013, she moved back to the United States and settled in California. She recently relocated to Qatar. Her paintings have been featured in group and solo shows in Beirut, Dubai, Italy, and the USA. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, USA EXHIBITIONS 2022 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2021 Affordable Art Fair New York, NY Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 LA Art Show, CA 2020 Art Palm Springs, CA 2019 Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2019 Affordable Art Fair New York 2019 Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 "Colored Whipped Cream," Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2018 Threshold Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2018 484 North Gallery, Laguna Beach 2013 Beirut Art...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Reciprocal Impact, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Blues and creams blend seamlessly to create a tranquil, abstract seascape. Artist Heidi Hybl experiments with asymmetrical compositions and gestures, applyin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Distant Lavender, Provence, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Janet Dyer displays an impressionistic landscape of lush lavender fields in Provence, France. Expressive strokes in bold shades of green and hints of g...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

English Abstract Painting - Modern Grass
By Spe
Located in Houston, TX
Modern abstract painting of grass and leaves in varying blues, grays, reds, gold, and browns by artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right. Original artwork on paper displayed on a whit...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Open & Empty: Silver & Gold Abstract Expressionist Painting with Jewel Tones
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on archival paper mounted to panel with gold and silver metallic powders and accents of blue, mauve, and teal enamel paint "Involved and Obsc...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Abstract Composition - Oil painting by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2019
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract Composition is an original oil on canvas realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo in 2019. Hand-signed on the lower right corner: G. Lo Fermo. Hand signed and dated by the artist on t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary abstract impressionist seascape seaside acrylic painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork " Golden sunset at the beach" presents an evocative abstract landscape, characterized by sweeping bands of vibrant color that convey a sense of motion and emotion. The t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

City Stripes At Dusk
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract modernist still life and an interior, dinning table and with landscape
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful English Abstract scene of an interior with still life, landscape and table top. William Yates painted exciting colorful vibrant scenes often of interiors and abstract fig...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Orange and Blue Vibrant Swirl Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Abstract Painting on Canvas "Volcanic Eruption" , Signed, Framed
Located in Palm Coast, FL
This is an expressive original acrylic painting on canvas in a fantasy abstract style by Alan Nolan (American Artist) Titled "Volcanic Eruption" Bright colors make this painting ver...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

RENE LEROY (b.1932) SIGNED FRENCH CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT CUBIST PAINTING FIGURES
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Rene Leroy (French b. 1932) Title: Abstract/ Cubist Composition Medium: oil painting on canvas, framed, signed Size: framed: 26.5 x 22.5 inches paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Upward Movement - large, bold, dynamic, modernist, abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Leaf shapes dance across a painterly ground of grey, sand and black in this poised abstract composition by Otto Rogers. Rogers work, rooted in a cubist-constructivist tradition, exp...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Large Antique French Avante Garde Abstract Expressionist Surreal Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare and finely painted French modernist abstract painting by Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994) . Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Artist Bio: Jacques Doucet's work is inextricably bo...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Imperfectly Perfect
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Painting: Acrylic and enamel on Canvas. Oversize XXL Abstract Painting. The large painting you are describing has a dark blue background that evokes the depth of the ocean at night....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

The timeless memory of Us 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Fred Kenknight "Midday Sun" Abstract Oil Painting c.1963
Located in San Francisco, CA
Fred Kenknight Vintage 1960s "Midday Sun" Abstract Oil Painting Fantastic vintage oil painting signed by Fred Kenknight. Though untitled, we are call...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Abstract with Green, Orange, and Red
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful muted tone abstract by a highly sought after artist Meredith Pardue’s abstract, botanic forms are based on images she finds in nature, but, according to Pardue, are ultima...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The greatest Happiness is to be loved - K Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
Located in DE
This is a beautiful oil painting of an array of flowers in a vase in front of a dark background. Reminding us of old master paintings, this is a brand new painting full elegance and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

ABSTRACT Artwork Architecture Terracota Spanish Artist Mariona Espinet 2025
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
At Escat Gallery, we are committed to providing the highest level of trust and professionalism to our collectors. Each piece in our collection is accompanied by a certificate of auth...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Geometric Abstract in Blue, Red, Black, and White - Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and balanced abstract composition by Russell Green (American, 1910-1986). Completed in Green's characteristic style, this piece has a balanced interplay of shapes and colors. Blocks of black, reds, blues, and greys create a strong background. Over the top, lines of black, red, and white outline and divide the background shapes. Signed "Russell Green" in the lower left corner. Presented in a wood frame with a double mat. Frame size: 23.5"H x 30"W Image size: 14.5"H x 22.5"W Russell Davis Green (American, 1910-1986) painter, printmaker and teacher, was born in Traer, Iowa on December 29, 1910. He studied art at Iowa State College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Green worked in the Illinois and New York Works Progress Administration-Federal Art Projects in the 1930s and two of his woodcuts are listed in the General Services Administration’s book WPA Artwork in Non-Federal Repositories. Green was also a painter and lithographer, and he was included in the Exhibition by Artists of Chicago and Vicinity at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1934. His work was also included in exhibitions at the Philadelphia Art Alliance; Museum of Modern Art and the Grand Central Galleries in New York; and the Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs, 1935. Green began his long teaching career at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri in 1940 and eventually headed the art department. He is represented in the collections of the Baltimore Museum of Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Metropolitan Museum of Art; Newark Museum; and the St. Louis Art Museum. [After graduating from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1933, he returned to Iowa to begin teaching. In 1935, approximately the time he completed Thanksgiving, he served as a private art teacher in Sioux City. He also had a one-person exhibition of his work at the Sioux City School of Music, Dramatic Art and Dancing, which was located in the Commerce Building. The exhibition included 81 oil paintings, watercolors and prints.] Russell Green 1910 - 1986 A FINE SENSE OF BALANCE — Russell Green started attending college in small town Iowa during an era of unparalleled prosperity in the United States. Yet by the time Green graduated five years later from the Art Institute of Chicago, the Depression had brought the country to its knees economically. In those few years, ending with his Bachelor of Arts, Green had also undergone a personal transformation from a farm boy...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

"Présence" Collection - N°11 by Gilbert Pauli - Acrylic on Jute - 100x70 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Jute, Acrylic

Ralph Rosenborg "Landscape: Garden of Flowers, 1973" Oil on Canvas, Signed
Located in Miami, FL
RALPH ROSENBORG – "LANDSCAPE: GARDEN OF FLOWERS, 1973" Oil on Canvas ⚜ Signed and Dated Lower Left and on Verso ⚜ Custom Conservation Frame A VIBRANT ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE BY AN AMERIC...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Movement in Black 46x36
Located in Southampton, NY
"Movement in Black" a new original one of a kind painting by New York artist Ceravolo creates a natural flow and movement of black values creating depth, textures and lyrical movement. This framed painting measures 46"x36". One of The Hampton's most popular urban Pop artists, Ceravolo's art is collected by Elton John, Rod Stewart, Alice Cooper, Pete Davidson and Grant Cardone among others. He has been call the "Rock and Roll Painter" and "Painter of the Stars of Rock" by the media. We have included in this listing an image of Ceravolo with some of his famous collectors. His paintings can be found in many influential corporate and private collections, including: ELTON JOHN, ROD STEWART, HUGH M. HEFNER, DAVID BRENNER, MONIQUE VAN VOOREN, WARNER BROS., RCA RECORDS AND SCHENLEY INDUSTRIES to name a few. Ceravolo's art came to popular attention when he was commissioned to create five large scale paintings for the lobby of The Palladium Theatre in New York City of Jackson Browne, Linda Ronstadt...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Board

White Landscape, Abstract Expressionist Collage by Keith Morrow Martin 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract collage on wood by Kenneth Morrow Martin, American (1911-1983). Exhibited: 1st Knoxville Art Center National Exhibtion, 1961 White Landscape by Keith Morrow Martin...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Varnish, Magazine Paper

Earthy Brown and Dark Tone Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 31.5 x 16 inches condition: overall very good, a few m...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antoni Amat mixed media acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original abstract mixed media acrylic painting composition of the artist Spanish Toni MAT. Mixed technique on wood. Perfect state. Antonio Amat studies Art in Barcelona, ​​where he...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

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

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Thread, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Etude III (abstract expressionist painting)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Fredric Karoly (1898-1987). Etude III, 1950. Oil on masonite panel measures 18 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed, titled, dated on reverse. Good condition with minor paint loss at edges. Biography: An abstract painter, Karoly was born in Hungary and studied painting in Paris, architectural eingineering in Berlin, and emigrated to the U.S. in 1926. He began a successful career as a fashion and fabric designer. In 1948 he was working as a fashion director for Simplicity Patters, when he had a solo exhibition of of his oil paintings, wire montages, dry-pen drawings and abstract photography. Solo Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery (Alexandre Iolas) New York 1948; Gallery Mai. Paris 1949; New Gallery (Eugene Thaw) New York 1950; Museu de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil 1951; Miami Museum of Modern Art, Miami, Florida 1959; Loft Gallery, New York City, 1966.Group Exhibitions: Hugo Gallery, New York 1947; Salon des Realities Nouvelles, Paris 1949-1953; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (Annual) 1951-1953, 1963; Biennale of Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1951; International Independent Exhibition, Tokyo, 1951; Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, 1959; The Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, Ohio, 1960; Stuttman Gallery, New York, 1960; The Art Institute of Chicago (Annual), 1960; International Watercolor Exhibition, Brookyln Museum, 1961; Westchester Art Museum, White Plains, NY, 1963; Whitney Museum, Annual, NY 1963; Cleveland Art Festival, Park Synagogue, Cleveland, 1963; Whitney Museum, Sculpture Annual, NY, 1964.Works in Institutional Collections: Museu de Arte, San Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina; New York University, New York; Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri; Finch College, NY; Barnard College, NY; Metropolitan Museum, Whitney Museum and Guggenheim Museum, New York; Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL. Awards: National Council Arts Awards, 1968. Frederic Karoly died on December 15, 1987 at the Inter-Continental Hotel in Manhattan, where he had made his home for many years. Fredric Karoly was born in Budapest in 1893. According to Karoly’s own vitae, his exhibition history began in New York in 1947, when at the age of 54 he took part in a four-person group show at Hugo Gallery. His involvement with visual art however was apparently life long. In a brief introduction to his solo show at Galerie Mai in Paris in June of 1949, Jen Luc de Rudder, reports that Karoly began painting at the age of 12 in Budapest. After several years of studying, then working in London, Paris and Berlin, Karoly emigrated to the United States in 1925 or 1926 (he probably first came to the US on a work visa in 1925). In New York, Karoly worked in women’s fashion as a designer. In 1948 Karoly worked in a manner than was clearly influenced by the work of such European surrealists as Max Ernst, creating spiked automatic bi-chromatic paintings. His style progressed into a progressively more biomorphic vein, similar to explorations by Theodore Stamos, Daphnis, Milton Avery and Mark Rothko around the same period. He was supported with patronage during this period by Mrs. Mimi Baliff, who apparently supported the “Industrial Design Workshop” that she helped open to feature Karoly’s designs in 1948. By the early 1950’s (1951) Karoly started experimenting with the drip and splatter process as well. Drip paintings dominated his process until the late 50’s-early 60’s, when linear compositional elements began to reemerge. By the late 50’s multi-layered drip grid motifs asserted a masque of spatial organization over looser washed fields and splatters of paint that Karoly worked off of. This development was consistent with concurrent explorations into the grid by artist Agnes Martin and others. By the mid-50’s Karoly’s style began another transition into a more surface concerned “Color Field” style of painting. There are elements still reminding one of Abstract Expressionist concerns as such painters as Clifford Still. But the works that began to emerge from Karoly’s studio in 1958 presaged the Morris Lewis fan motifs and Friedl Dzubas’s epic and romantic color spewing expanses of canvas. In 1959 Karoly began experiments using washes of turpentine diluted oil paint directly onto raw linen, and all of these subsequently suffered the consequences of oil oxidation and acidity upon the surfaces. However, many of Karoly’s washes in color field happily occurred on lightly prepared primed canvas surfaces as well. By 1960 Karoly began reintroducing imagistic references to his visual content. There were also various references to Japanese and Zen influences. He experimented with a variety of processes that included mixed media and marbleized surfaces achieved by the intermixture of oil and water mediums. A calligraphic element also enter Karoly’s work in the early 60’s. Then in 1961 glued and assembled objects begin to show up in Karoly’s work in earnest. The influence of early POP artists, particularly Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, become apparent. From 1961-63, a series of the assemblage works transition from canvas to the sculptural to pieces obviously intended for full scale installation. Many of these pieces were among the most fragile of his works primarily due to their reliance upon the of gluing of objects such as plastic or paper cups on flexible surfaces of stretched linen or canvas. In the mid-60’s Karoly apparently produced a number of photo-silk screened series of Picasso, De Kooning and other significant artists of his generation. These were executed in a style somewhere between Rauschenberg’s and Roy Lichtenstein’s, primarily because of their reliance upon half tones and Ben-Day dot effects. Then Karoly began a series of paintings conflating his drip and grid styles with super imposed and painted over string. In the late 60’s Karoly embarked upon a series of multi-paneled stretched linen constructions often with slits and fiber optic back-lit elements that were prescient of the work of Dan Flavin and others. It was this body of work that was shown at Hofstra University’s Emily Lowe Gallery, and it was these works that suffered perhaps the most irreparable damage from a steam/water infiltration in a space where they were being stored. The late professional start that Karoly had into the art world was balanced by his long life span and early immersion into the design issues of modernism as it emerged in turn of the century Europe and later evolved in America. He was clearly an artist who subscribed to the ethos of the new in abstraction and was obviously impressionable and in some instances prescient with regard to various trends in abstraction. Several noteworthy and influential collectors and institutions during his 40 years of professional engagement acquired his work. The Whitney Museum of American Art had and may still own a large Karoly canvas from 1960, but this is doubtful as the artist failed to list it on the vitae he filed with MoMA in 1965. His work was recognized and honored by the Whitney with its inclusion in four of their annual survey shows (1951,1953, 1963 and 1964). The artist’s surrealist influenced paintings from 1948-1950 were the focus of a solo exhibition held of his work by the Museo de Art in Sao Paulo and eight years later a ten year survey of his work was the focus of a solo show at the Miami Museum of Modern art. The Sao Paulo Museum in Brazil, and the Museo de Bellas Artes in Buenos Aires, Argentina each acquired Karoly paintings for their collections in the 1950’s. One of Karoly’s surrealist pieces was apparently purchased by Christian Zervos, Picasso’s designated chronicler, who apparently also wrote a piece on Karoly in Cahiers D’Art in 1949. A 60’s piece of Karoly art that is in the New York University’s permanent collection is included in the MoMA Library’s catalog...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Untitled Abstract Expressionist composition
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful ca. 1955 oil painting by American artist, Eve Peri. Oil on illustration board, panel measures 10 x 15 inches; 15.75 x 20.75 inches framed. Signed lower left. Excellent condition. Vintage...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

I Want and I Will
Located in Zofingen, AG
The artwork "I Want and I Will" visualizes the inner struggle between the authentic self and the idealized image of oneself, drawing on Jungian concepts of the "shadow" and the arche...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Warm Light Field 211206, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Warm Light Field 211206 is a minimalist green and white abstract painting created with palette knives and non traditional tools. These bright paintings are...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Flying Gulls on the Surf
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
James Floyd Clymer (1893-1982), ca.1930. Watercolor and pencil on paper measures 15 x 20 inches. Signed lower margin. James Floyd Clymer ( 1893-1982 ) known for his Regionalist st...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Watercolor, Rag Paper, Pencil

Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
Julien Airault (B.1979) Untitled Oil on canvas 92 x 73 cm / 36.22 x 28.74 inches With frame : 98 x 79 cm / 38.58 x 31.10 inches 2024 Born in 1979, Juli...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Jungle Earth Timeshare - Large Oversized Colorful Expressionist Figurative Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swedish artist Jonas Fisch’s imagery is vibrantly buzzing with colorful commentary on society - past and present - morphed into figures, words, and shapes. His heavily layered canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Coral Reef Painting Tropical Ocean Original Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
Coral Reef Painting by Olga Nikitina Title: Coral Reef Size:85x60cm Materials: Oil, Stretched Canvas, Palette Knife Shipping: gallery standards packaging, Express Shipping with track...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Variation 15, Green, white, Contemporary decor wall art, spring fresh colors
Located in Cumming, GA
Fresh green and white original painting. Wall art for the spring season.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Traces Oil and collage Expressionism, Landscape, French, Abstract, Minimalism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Traces unfolds in subtle horizontal layers of sky, horizon, and earth, through a palette of natural, earthy tones. The composition feels carved from memory, as if each painted stratu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

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