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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
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

I carry you in my heart - Floral, Bold, Passion, Expressionist, Investment, Joy
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: I carry you in my heart Floral, Bold, Passion, Expressionist, Investment, Joy In this one-of-a-kind and vibrant painting, my connection with nature in its true essence, flow...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Multicoloured French Impressionist Oil Painting impasto fields
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Maggy Clarysse (1931-2011) Oil on thick card, unframed, 7 x 9.5 inches Signed Initials ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Generous, Abstract, Oil, Graphite, Wood Panel, Yellow, Black, White
Located in Riverdale, NY
Generous by Rose Umerlik is an abstract painting, Oil and Graphite on wood panel, 48 x 36. This is part of a new 2022 series. According to Umerlik, " I became a mother this past ye...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel, Graphite

Forest Exit /// Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Colorful Painting Canvas Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Forest Exit" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower left. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2021 Medium: Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas Canvas size: 36" x 36" Condition: The stretched canvas was custom built by the artist himself. In mint condition Biography: Jack Graves III is an American artist, born in 1988 in Jacksonville, Florida. He grew up surrounded by inspiration having an art dealer as a father, John Graves Jr., who founded 'The Collector's Exchange' in St. Augustine, FL in 1978, (today Graves International Art...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

Antique American School 1930s NYC Surrealist Abstract Gold Gilt Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school modernist mixed media painting. Oil on board with gold leaf assemblage, circa 1930. Unsigned. Image size, 13L x 17H. Housed in a period wood frame most li...
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1930s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Large Modernist French Abstract Expressionist Colorful Bird Painting Roger Lersy
Located in Surfside, FL
Roger Lersy, French (1920 - 2004) Oil on canvas Signed, R. Lersy, dated 1961 lower right Measuring 35 X 31 Matted and framed. sight 26 X 21.5 Roger Lersy was born in Paris, France 1920, in the rough neighborhood surrounding Place Pigalle. His youth was marked by extreme poverty. Lersy studied art and music at the École des Arts Apppliqués. He was a painter, lithographer and musician-composer He belongs to the École de Paris and was a member in the movement of the Young Painting. By 1946, when he first exhibited in Paris, Lersy became one of the founders of the School of Paris’ New Graphic School. Lersy received the Prix des Amateurs d’Art in 1953, the Shell Prize in 1954 and the Grand Prize of the City of Marseilles in 1953. Lersy could be defined as a Baroque expressionist. For Bernard Dorival, Roger Lersy is along with Gabriel Dauchot, Jean Commère and Raymond Guerrier among "the most noted champions of this expressionism which is part of the continuation of Bernard Buffet's miserabilism". Famous works: New Year's Eve , Aubusson tapestry of the Manufacture des Gobelins , Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations , One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza , New York . Venice , bridges , watercolor, 1963 (theme of the Roger Lersy exhibition, Chicago). The poppy , original lithograph, Imprimerie Bellini, 1978, collection of the Cabinet des estampes , BNF . Still life at the pedestal table , oil on canvas, Jonzac town hall. Lohengrin , oil on canvas, Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal. Portrait of the painter Tony Agostini , drawing. Series Eiffel Tower. Stained glass: Saint-Laurent Church, Longlaville ( Meurthe-et-Moselle ), 29 stained glass windows. Musical works: Stained glasses for clarinet , saxophone, cello and percussion , creation in the church of Longlaville, 1972. Three pieces for two waves Martenot : 1. Scum of dream, 2. Scare and jubilation. Malicious connivance, sheet music Editions A. Leduc, Paris, 1979. Work for trumpet and piano , published by Éditions G. Billaudot, Paris, 1984. Five pieces for piano , scores published by G. Billaudot, Paris, 1989. Five preludes for piano and alto saxophone , scores at Éditions Combre, premiere at Flâneries musicales de Reims , 1993. In memory of Chagall , piece for flute and percussion , recording of Duo Hyksos (Henri Tournier, flute and Michel Gastaud, percussion) in 1995. Preface in black and yellow for horn and piano , score at Éditions Combre, Arc-en-ciel collection, 2000. Soundtracks: Diatomées Note 4 , 19 , film by Jean Painlevé...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

J'aime La Vie - Colorful Abstract Floral Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Purisima Point - textured contemporary painting, colorful strokes, round format
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful contemporary high textured abstract painting is great for a classic and contemporary setting. The variation of colors and rich texture would greatly bring a space to l...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel

Abstract Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mary Kiisel Greenwood (b.1924) Studied: PAFA Exhibited: Gross McCLeaf Gallery, Philadelphia Landscape with Pond, ca. 1950. Oil on canvas measuring 24 x 29 inches. Signed on st...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract Urban landscape. 1970 circa
Located in Firenze, IT
Abstract Urban landscape. 1970 circa Abstract Geometric Composition with Figures and Architecture Artist: Unattributed Date: Circa 1970 Medium: Oil on cardboard Dimensions: H 65 c...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Untitled
Located in Austin, TX
Waterline Fine Art, Austin, TX is pleased to present the following work: Oil on canvas. Unsigned. 63 x 51.25 in. 64.5 x 52.5 in. (framed) Custom framed in an ebonized solid walnu...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Space Race
Located in Deddington, GB
Space Race [2020] original acrylic on panel Image size: H:70 cm x W:100 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:70 cm x W:100 cm x D:4cm Frame Size: H:76 cm x...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

"For Granted II." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted II.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted II." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Period New York Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very impressive and amazing mid 1900s abstract expressionist oil painting. Oil on canvas. No signature found. Framed.
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1940s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tacenda - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Miniature, Emotions, Colourful
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
“Tacenda” beautifully encapsulates the concept of unspoken words and the weight of silence. The illustration portrays a figure whose expression conveys a deep sense of introspection,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

La belleza del agua IV - The beauty of water IV, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a small but very impressive artwork that radiates immense vitality and vibrancy, thanks to its bold color palette. This is an oil painting, where most of the paint is applie...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Midnight Reverie - original abstract painting - contemporary expressionism art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Dark, moody, and electric, Midnight Reverie captures the energ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Ying Shuai Abstract Original Acrylic On Canvas "Sneak VI"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Sneak VI Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 17.5 x 23 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Original Set of 2-The Rosarian-British School-Awarded Artist-Expression-Abstract
Located in London, GB
These two paintings are the Rosarian-La Vie en Rose : Summer Bloom Series where she takes on the challenge of white and roses; in Shizico's opinion, colour of white and roses are the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Firenze 1" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks in white and tan, accented by light green and blue lines. S...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Vintage Mid Century Abstract Still Life Framed Wine Bottle Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Nicely painted mid century abstract wine bottle still life oil painting. Great color and composition. Framed. Signed.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ceremonial Wanderlust - Colorful Abstract Floral Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from an immersive and impressionistic interpretation of nature, Canadian artist Vé Boisvert paints textural original artworks that capture the fleeting effects of...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Painter's Path #14
Located in Montreal, Quebec
"I am an experimental painter. I have been working on my craft since 1996. I start work with a conceptual point of entry and then work intuitively, in dialogue with the work. The art...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CONTEMPORARY Figurative Devil Spray Abstract Street Art Artwork Ed Warner
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

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Permanent Marker

Thus Spake Zarathustra (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Artist : Susan Kiefer Title : Thus Spake Zarathustra Materials : oil on canvas Date : March 2020 Dimensions : 20" x 20" x 1.5 Description : Intersection of a circle and square in bl...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Oil

THE LONG SUMMER - Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media Painting, Green, Light
Located in Signal Mountain, TN
THE LONG SUMMER captures the patterned light peering through the blinds on a late Summer's afternoon. This painting is is part of an on-going series th...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Polyester, Paper, Oil, Acrylic, Gouache, Mesh

The Plan by Lisa Zager, Square Mid Century Acrylic Abstract Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lisa is a modern abstract artist and designer based in Nashville, Tennessee. She spends most of her time painting, bringing inspiration from her favorite artist, Paul Rand and her tr...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas

"Sorbet" Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Westport, CT
This original abstract watercolor painting by Nealy Hauschildt features a warm pink, orange, and lavender palette, with three large organic planes of washy color layered over one ano...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton, Paper, Watercolor

Pink Thought 18
Located in New York, NY
Bidwa’s recent paintings are composed of layers of oil, latex, and spray paints on panels that the artist applies with a confident and exuberant brush. Planes of color are disrupted ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Spray Paint, Panel

Early Summer Creamsicle, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey says she asked her patrons to help her title this impressionist painting of orange tulips, and she loved the sug...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Date Night, Bold Abstract Art, Bright Contemporary Picasso Style Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Artwork by expressionist artist Haz Chomley is available online and in our gallery at Wychwood Art. Haz is a London-based expressionist artist who plays with bold colours and texture to create her abstract pieces. After studying Fashion Design and learning print-making, colour theory, illustration, life drawing, garment construction and so much more, Haz continued to explore the way shapes and colour interact and began creating and selling her artworks. Haz is a self-taught artist with two distinct styles which have been crafted over years of dedication to her practice. The act of painting is extremely meditative and allows a heightened state of presence and flow in which she finds extremely calming and serene. Her pieces are made with surroundings in mind, she is always thinking about how art relates to space and how the feelings it evokes in those environments. Date Night...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French 20th Century Colorful Garden Abstractions Vibrant Organic Forms Large Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 24 x 39.5 inches condition: overall very good, a few m...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

CONTEMPORARY Artwork Diptych Flowers by Argentine Artist Flora Castiglia 1110
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Diptych artwork. Artwork can be shipped separated in two pieces of 126 cm x 137 cm. So transport it can be much more easier to your address. Please contact us for any questions. Flo...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Behind The Sky: Contemporary Encaustic Wax Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The mathematics of the universe is behind the sky but we lack the senses to detect it. encaustic wax on board
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Encaustic, Board

"Danger" - Original Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
"Danger" - Original Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas Striking modernist painting by Bay Area artist Jean Hyson (American, 1928-2023). Hard edge oil on canvas depicting a black square to the left of the canvas with a lit up cinema projector. A mans face can be seen appearing in the light coming from the projector. An orange square is seen parallel to the projector, with a yellow circle inside. The number "13" can be seen in the lower right of the orange square. Purple and light blue take up the background. Signed "Hyson" lower right in black square. Titled, signed and dated "Jean Hyson" "Danger 1966" verso. Presented in a purple wooden frame. Frame: 20 1/2"H x 24 1/2"W Image: 19 3/4"H x 24"W Born in Texas, Jean Hyson (American, 1928-2023) is best known for her modernist, sharp edge, paintings. Hyson attended the Art Student League in New York with George Grosz, Yaso Kumiyoshi and William Baziotes and Beaux Artes, Paris, France from 1954-59. She was an Artist in Residence and Instructor at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland from 1970-1974. Her work is held in the Oakland Art Museum, Oakland California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California and the California Container Corp. of America, Chicago, Illinois. Jean Hyson and her then-husband Jacques Fabert (who typically painted under the name “Jean Faber Himbert”) were an important force within the midcentury San Francisco art scene. Her work has been featured in countless Bay Area gallery and museum exhibitions—including SFMOMA, the de Young, and the Legion of Honor—and is in numerous public and private collections. In a fantastic in-depth interview with Hilda Pertha...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage California Modern Framed Original Vintage Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American abstract expressionist painting. OIl on canvas. Framed. Signed.
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

YVETTE DUBOIS-HABASQUE (1929-2016) FRENCH CUBIST ABSTRACT PAINTING - GREEN SHADE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Abstract Composition" original Oil Painting on board by Yvette Dubois Habasque (1929-2016) signed and inscribed verso dated: 2008 board: 15.75 x 15.75 inches Fine original abstrac...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Sargasso ( Abstract New Brutalism 3D Wooden Wall Sculpture in Blues and Greens)
Located in Hudson, NY
"Sargasso" hand-carved wooden New Brutalism wall sculpture by Hudson Valley artist, Stephen Walling, made in 2013 36 x 40 x 2.5 inches Carved wood and ac...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Wood, Dye, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Across the Water - calm, expressive, abstracted waterscape, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this serene painting by one of Canada’s leading landscape artists, Pat Service deconstructs the elements of a view across a lake in summer. The form is abstracted, and the colours...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

SCATTERING DREAMS-VIII
Located in Zofingen, AG
This collection brings together many small-format paintings, each of which is a unique butterfly, unique and full of inner light. They soar upward like light fragments of dreams, sca...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Contemporary colorful abstract acrylic painting of woman's body on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant artwork of an abstract woman, "Delicate Resilience", was created by Natalya Mougenot, a French artist of Russian heritage born in Kazakhstan. It is part of a series of t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Large expressive acrylic portrait woman canvas "Finding strength in Frida"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork " Finding strength in Frida Kahlo" is a striking and abstract representation that captures attention with its vibrant palette and minimalist form. This painting makes p...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Abstract Mouse" OARK43, Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic, Clay
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. Art Awards Winner 2019 - Art Fair Leipzig König combines modern painting with acr...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Clay, Acrylic

Landscape 123 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 70x50.5 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

1970 Abstract Oil Painting "the Patriot" Red White Blue Assemblage Art Lou Fink
Located in Surfside, FL
Lou Fink The Patriot Oil on canvas, 1970 (mixed media with iron lock) Provenance: Collection of The Southampton Hospital Association, Southampton, New York. This abstract expressionist painting entitled "the Patriot" is done in patriotic shades of red, white and blue in a color field pattern reminiscent of Mark Rothko. It has an assemblage, collage, lock installed at its center, with great color and texture. This piece has a sculpture quality to it. Louis R. Fink (1925 - 1980) American modernist artist. He lived in Staten Island, New York. Lou Fink is known for abstract painting, collage and assemblage Education Art Students League (studied with Harry Sternberg, Louis Bosa, and John C. McPherson) Solo Exhibitions: 1955 Wagner College Studio-Gallery, Staten Island 1960-1980 Environment Gallery, N.Y., seven one-man shows 1981 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, N.Y., Memorial Exhibition Group Exhibitions: 1949 Art Students League (works by disabled GI Bill students) 1952-54 Art Institute of Chicago, International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing (traveling exhibition) 1955 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Annual Exhibition 1956 National Academy of Design, 131st Annual Exhibition 1956 Museum of Modern Art, "Recent Drawings— U.S.A." (along with Andy Warhol, Josef Albers, Louis Schanker, Larry Rivers, John Levee, Varujan Boghosian, Morris Graves and Herbert Bayer.) 1957 Staten Island Museum, Annual Spring exhibition 1959 Columbia (South Carolina) Museum, Audubon Artists exhibition 1969 Environment Gallery Louis Fink, Frank Manuela, Richard Banks, Phillip Lloyd Powell 1980 Gallery Kyoto, Japan, 1987 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, “Remembering” Lou Fink made Christmas card designs for Tiffany...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Metal

lemon print kitchen art
Located in Roma, GB
limited edition print on paper hand signed certificate of authenticity
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, C Print, Color, Digital, Laser

Clément ROSENTHAL Oil on canvas n° 4 Abstraction
Located in New York, NY
Abstraction 116 x 96 1992 - 2021 Signed and dated
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Marina Abismal, Mixed Media Painting, Blue Tones, Mediterranean Fish Patterns
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 sal...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Mixed Media

"Moments of Reflection" 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 cool blue palette with light pink and dark charcoal accents and...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Avon Walk no 14' c 2009 signed original mixed media painting.
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Avon Walk no 14 , ' signed original mixed media painting circa 2009. painting: 34cm x 50cm Glazed oak frame 52x 61cm. Part of a series of paintings made in Wiltshire and Somerset du...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Mystical Landscape - Large Layered Abstract Scenic Colorfield Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Belgian artist Greet Helsen masterfully layers acrylic paint with the effervescent transparency of watercolors in her large mixed-media abstract paintings. Reminiscent of abstract ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Peter Halley, Hand signed & dated original ink & graphite drawing; unique Framed
Located in New York, NY
PETER HALLEY 6/21/96.9, 1998 Graphite and ink drawing Hand-signed by artist, signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9 Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a hand made museum frame with UV plexiglass signed and dated in graphite lower right front; lower left front bears title: 6/21/96.9 This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly floated and framed in a museum quality hand made white wood frame under UV plexiglass Measurements: Framed 16.5 inches vertical by 13 inches horizontal by 1.5 inches Artwork (visible) 10 inches vertical by 8 inches horizontal Peter Halley Biography Peter Halley was born in 1953 in New York. He began his formal training at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, from which he graduated in 1971. During that time, Halley read Josef Albers’s Interaction of Color (1981), which would influence him throughout his career. From 1973 to 1974 Halley lived in New Orleans, where he absorbed the vibrant cultural influences of the city, began using commercial materials in his art, and first became acquainted with the writings of earthwork artist Robert Smithson. In 1975 the artist graduated from Yale University, New Haven, with a degree in art history. After Yale, Halley returned to New Orleans, where he received an MFA in painting from the University of New Orleans in 1978. He had his first solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, that same year. In 1978 Halley spent a semester teaching art at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. He has continued to teach throughout his career. In 1980, Halley moved back to New York and had his first solo exhibition in the city at PS122 Gallery. At this time, Halley was drawn to the pop themes and social issues addressed in New Wave music. Inspired by New York’s intense urban environment, Halley set out to use the language of geometric abstraction to describe the actual geometricized space around him. He also began his iconic use of fluorescent Day-Glo paint. In 1984, Halley started to exhibit with the International With Monument gallery, becoming closely associated with the organization and its artists, who exhibited conceptually rigorous work in a market-savvy, coolly presented space that stood in stark contrast to the bohemian, Neo-Expressionist flair of the East Village art scene at the time. In 1986, an exhibition of four artists from International With Monument at the Sonnabend Gallery in New York heralded the group’s growing success. By the late 1980s, Halley was exhibiting with prominent galleries in the United States and Europe. In 1989, an exhibition of his paintings traveled to the Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld, Germany; Maison de la culture et de la communication de Saint-Étienne, France; and Institute of Contemporary Arts, London. From 1991 to 1992, a retrospective toured Europe, with presentations at the CAPC Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux, France; Musée d’art contemporain, Lausanne, Switzerland; Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. In 1992, the Des Moines Art Center hosted his first solo exhibition at a U.S. museum. While developing his visual language, Halley became interested in French post-structuralist writers, including Jean Baudrillard, Guy Debord, Michel Foucault, and Paul Virillio, all of whom shared his concern with the character of social spaces in a post-industrial society. In 1981, he published his first essay “Beat, Minimalism, New Wave, and Robert Smithson” in Arts, a New York–based magazine that would publish eight of his essays before the decade’s end. Halley’s writings became the basis for Neo-Geometric Conceptualism (also known as Neo-Geo), the offshoot of Neo-Conceptualism associated with the work of Ashley Bickerton, Halley, and Jeff Koons. In 1988, the artist’s writings were anthologized in Collected Essays, 1981–1987, and again in 1997 in a second anthology, Recent Essays, 1990–1996. In the mid-1990s, Halley began to produce site-specific installations for museums, galleries, and public spaces. These characteristically brought together a range of imagery and mediums, including paintings, wall-size flowcharts, and digitally generated wallpaper prints. Halley has executed permanent installations at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas, and the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University. In 2011, his installation of digital prints Judgment Day...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Graphite

Platonic Solids: Silver & Gold Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist painting on archival paper with gold and silver metallic powders and accents of blue, burgundy, and green enamel paint "Platonic Solids...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Enamel

Dmitri Wright - Vena Mea, Painting 2017
Located in Greenwich, CT
PROVENCAL Series: “In [this] series I was exploring the classical influences of the impressionist masters, to build on their ideas to move them forward, yet being true to the many ap...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Paint, Oil

"The Earth LXXV-III" Contemporary Mixed Media Sculptural Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Having travelled the world from her native Belarus to Asia, the Americas, and other parts of Europe and having the great fortune to interact with people from around the globe and abs...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Epoxy Resin, Mixed Media, Oil

Mixed Media Abstract Geometric: 2-Sided Collotype
Located in Soquel, CA
Delicate and layered collotype on both sides of heavy bond paper by Patricia A. Pearce (American, b. 1948). The background of this piece is a collotype. Gold leaf, treated in a varie...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

More Love by Kirsten Jackson, modern contemporary colorful abstract
Located in DE
Kirsten Jackson creates vibrant abstract paintings filled with sunny color blocks, showcasing her contemporary and original style. Fiercely independent, this Australian artist aims t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic

Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Giorgio Lo Fermo, Sumit Mehndiratta, Nestor Toro, and Cindy Shaoul. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 0.1 inches across are also available.

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