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

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

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

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

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

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Style: Abstract
Sea Shore. 2018. Authortechnique on canvas. 110x180 cm. Signed
Sea Shore. 2018. Authortechnique on canvas. 110x180 cm. Signed

Sea Shore. 2018. Authortechnique on canvas. 110x180 cm. Signed

Located in Riga, LV

MAREKS GURECKIS (1974) CREATIVE WORK: 2025 Creation of a fire sculpture as part of the “Night of Fire” festival in Saulkrasti 2025 Visual design of the stage of the “Saulkrasti Jaz...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Owl Flower Potted Plant - Original Radiant Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper
Owl Flower Potted Plant - Original Radiant Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

Owl Flower Potted Plant - Original Radiant Abstract Botanical Painting on Paper

By Krisanne Souter

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Krisanne Souter weaves together elements of nature and ancient feminine archetypes, such as the Mother and the Mystic. Botanical themes, playful elements, and unexpected surprises ar...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil

Illusion - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 48in
Illusion - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 48in

Illusion - Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Abstract, 48in x 48in

By Mario Angel

Located in Mississauga, CA

This compelling acrylic on canvas by Mario Angel, titled "Illusion," stands as a poignant exploration of figurative abstraction, where the artist deftly navigates the liminal space b...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract 2406
Abstract 2406

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2406, 2024

$2,092Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 2406

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

"This is a one of a kind painting, an absolutely spontaneous, vibrant and unique creation by me, Alex Senchenko This high quality acrylic painting is done on gallery wrapped canvas,...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Affinités litteraires, Abstract Library, oil paint, Expressionism, Contemporary
Affinités litteraires, Abstract Library, oil paint, Expressionism, Contemporary

Affinités litteraires, Abstract Library, oil paint, Expressionism, Contemporary

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Artist: Sophie Dumont Year: 2026 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 40 × 40 cm (15.75 × 15.75 in) Framed dimensions: Approximately 47 × 47 cm (18.50 × 18.50 in) Frame: Choi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

A moment of the wildest freedom - Large abstract expressionist green painting
A moment of the wildest freedom - Large abstract expressionist green painting

A moment of the wildest freedom - Large abstract expressionist green painting

By Jennifer L. Baker

Located in Silverthorne, CO

This painting is a wild green song to freedom and nature. I am in love with my abstract expressionist self. While I do love painting tonal pieces and abstract landscape, the quintess...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting
Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting

Red Eclipse - Geometric Abstract Original Mixed Media Painting

By Heny Steinberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representa...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Blue Abstract Oil Painting Expressive Brushwork Contemporary British
Blue Abstract Oil Painting Expressive Brushwork Contemporary British

Blue Abstract Oil Painting Expressive Brushwork Contemporary British

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: British School (21st Century) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 23 x 19.5 inches Signature: Signed indistinctly verso Condition: Excellent condition Provenance: Contemporary work ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tectonic 2 - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork
Tectonic 2 - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork

Tectonic 2 - Cubist Abstract Original Artwork

By Heny Steinberg

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Mexican artist Heny Steinberg’s abstracted landscapes invite us to travel from the map to the localized event. The shapes within Steinberg’s work transcend two dimensional representation and have meaning beyond visual appearance. Her process begins with concrete images and references, yet over time give way to her process. Her abstractions fluctuate between representation and abstraction of variables.. Her works are reminiscent of American Abstract Expressionists like Helen Frankenthaler but also have a clear Mexican Cubist...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Forever Held (Abstract painting)
Forever Held (Abstract painting)

Forever Held (Abstract painting)

By Nikolaos Schizas

Located in London, GB

Forever Held (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 provi...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sepia Library, Textured Abstract Bookshelf, Contemporary Oil Painting, warm tone
Sepia Library, Textured Abstract Bookshelf, Contemporary Oil Painting, warm tone

Sepia Library, Textured Abstract Bookshelf, Contemporary Oil Painting, warm tone

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Framing included: the painting is shown in a natural wood floater frame. The collector may also choose a black floater frame. The artwork is delivered ready to hang. Unframed dimens...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned
Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned

Poppies. Oil on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Unsigned

Located in Riga, LV

Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Saratov Art School, graduated from the Depar...

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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Textured Rose Study, Abstract Oil Painting
Textured Rose Study, Abstract Oil Painting

Textured Rose Study, Abstract Oil Painting

By Sara Sisun

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A pink rose blooms against a dark background. Dynamic texture emerges from the use of various tools, such as sandpaper, palette knives, and sponges. Artist Sara...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Elizabeth McKay Abstract Original Acrylic Painting Modern Geometric Art
Elizabeth McKay Abstract Original Acrylic Painting Modern Geometric Art

Elizabeth McKay Abstract Original Acrylic Painting Modern Geometric Art

Located in Palm Coast, FL

This is a striking original abstract acrylic painting on canvas by listed artist Elizabeth McKay, known for her modernist and geometric approach to contemporary art. This vibrant com...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas
"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas

"Golden Buds in Turquoise Air" impressionistic painting flowers on linen canvas

By Anastassia Skopp 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Look at the flowers. It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.” — Osho Size: 80 × 80 × 4 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.6 inches) Medium: Mixed media with acrylic on 100% linen canvas ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Framed painting "Light Field II" with flowers roses on large linen canvas
Framed painting "Light Field II" with flowers roses on large linen canvas

Framed painting "Light Field II" with flowers roses on large linen canvas

By Anastassia Skopp 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

“Light Field II” examines the relationship between color fields and organic structure. Branches extend across a softly diffused surface, intersecting areas of warm yellow light and ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Mixed Media Collage Cut Painting Cecil Touchon Black White Assemblage Texas Art
Mixed Media Collage Cut Painting Cecil Touchon Black White Assemblage Texas Art

Mixed Media Collage Cut Painting Cecil Touchon Black White Assemblage Texas Art

By Cecil Touchon

Located in Surfside, FL

Cecil Touchon (1956-, Austin, Texas) FS3809ct16 Abstract Composition Framed ink and collage on heavy aquarelle Arches paper Hand inscribed lower center (these were typically signed v...

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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Ink, Archival Paper

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper
Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract Ink Drawing on Paper by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French Black ink on paper, unframed Size: 26 (height) x 19.75 (width) inches Provenance: ...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Ink, Gouache

Abstract Seascape Diptych, Orange and Yellow Gestures, Textured Painting, Paper
Abstract Seascape Diptych, Orange and Yellow Gestures, Textured Painting, Paper

Abstract Seascape Diptych, Orange and Yellow Gestures, Textured Painting, Paper

By Enric Servera

Located in Barcelona, ES

This expressive diptych explores the emotional tension between land and sea through layered gestures, saturated color fields, and raw mark-making. The surface bears traces of movemen...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint

Untitled 152_25 (Abstract Painting)
Untitled 152_25 (Abstract Painting)

Untitled 152_25 (Abstract Painting)

By Ludovic Dervillez

Located in London, GB

Ludovic Dervillez is a French abstract painter whose practice is a powerful interrogation of how painting can still be a living, resonant space, focusing on the vital tension between...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting
Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Vintage American Modernist Abstract Framed Original Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American modernist oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Provenance from a Sag Harbor, NY collection. Measuring: 29 by 23 inches overall and 28 x 22 painting alone. Framed in ...

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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Lignes de rivage, Abstract seascape, textured, expressionism, Oil, French artist
Lignes de rivage, Abstract seascape, textured, expressionism, Oil, French artist

Lignes de rivage, Abstract seascape, textured, expressionism, Oil, French artist

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont is a French contemporary painter whose work has been exhibited in museums and collected internationally. She is known for her deeply textured canvases that explore them...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960
Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960

Almond Blossom Watercolor on Board, Kashmir Landscape, Signed, 1960

Located in Norfolk, GB

Dina Nath Walli (1908–2006) Almond Blossom, Kashmir Watercolour on Board c 1960 Framed size: 42.8cm x 52.8cm Image size: 27.5cm x 38cm Signed and dated 1970 on the verso, gifted fro...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Board, Watercolor

Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)
Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)

Day Twenty (Abstract Painting)

By Macha Poynder

Located in London, GB

This work will be shipped rolled in a tube. Poynder's method emphasizes gesture, line, color, and space. Physicality and action are key to her technique. To create her drawings and...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

E. Jacobson 10.19.2 Colors.. original painting
E. Jacobson 10.19.2 Colors.. original painting

E. Jacobson 10.19.2 Colors.. original painting

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Ellis Jacobson (San Diego, 1925 - Palma de Mallorca, August 23, 2013) was an American cartoonist and painter who lived most of his life in Palma de Mallorca (Spain), where he develop...

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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Plant-like
Plant-like

James BrooksPlant-like, c.1945

$12,000Sale Price|20% Off

Plant-like

By James Brooks

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

James Brooks (1906-1992). Plantlike, c.1945. Oil on canvas measures 18 x 24 inches; 24 x 30 inches in a painted wood frame of the period. Signed "J. David Brooks" lower right, Signed...

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1940s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 2000
Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 2000

Scavi CXLVII Triptych Large Abstract, Fresco on Linen, 2000

By Marcia Myers

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Scavi CXL VII Triptych 2000 Fresco, varnish on linen Size: 85"h x 72"w x2" Titled, signed and dated on verso, made up of three panels that are all screwed together with industrial ro...

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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Varnish, Oil

Effritement 4

Effritement 4

By Jean-François Provost

Located in Montreal, Quebec

Born in Ottawa in 1976, Jean-François Provost holds a Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from the Université du Québec en Outaouais. He has received several awards and honours for his ...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Velvet Horizon: Abstract Impressionist Landscape
Velvet Horizon: Abstract Impressionist Landscape

Velvet Horizon: Abstract Impressionist Landscape

Located in Atlanta, GA

Georgia based artist Niyati Jiwani creates works that aim to fuse abstraction and themes of nature utilizing color, gesture, and light. Born in India, Niyati grew up with a flair an...

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2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Layers of colors - Modern Abstract painting, Geometric, Original Oil on Canvas
Layers of colors - Modern Abstract painting, Geometric, Original Oil on Canvas

Layers of colors - Modern Abstract painting, Geometric, Original Oil on Canvas

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Sophie Dumont — Layers of Color Oil on canvas – 23.62 x 23.62 in (60 x 60 cm) Framed: 26.37 x 26.37 in (67 x 67 cm) – Choice of black or natural wood floater frame Year: 2025 – Signe...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Richard Pousette-Dart

Located in Miami, FL

Acrylic on masonite. This is a pivotal work in deep and radiant cobalt blue from 1950. It dipicts calligraphic and hieroglyph structures over a grid and pyramidal base by the first generation abstract expressionist. Provenance: Skinner: November 13, 1992 [Lot 00219}, The entry in the Skinner catalog indicates that the painting came directly from the artist to the family of the consignor to Skinner. Kaminsky Auctions. There is an unbroken paper trail that traces the ownership of the painting from the current owner, through two auction houses to the artist. Perfect unbroken provenance. Pousette-Dart was among the most inventive of the Abstract Expressionist generation, His uncanny talent was to expand the nature of abstraction and still make each mark each element very much his own; a reflection of what he called   "the concealed power of the spirit," he said, “not of the brute physical form."   His was not aiming for a singular, realized aesthetic formula but to expand the possibilities of painting; the transcendental in painting. Typical of such invention and exploration is this  painting  Untitled 1950 when the artist was only 34 years old and represented by one of the champions of the new American painting, Betty Parsons.  
A banner year for Pousette-Dart, the Museum of Modern Art acquired their first painting by the Minnesota born artist.  He worked on easel size works such as this painting an oil on masonite. At the same time Pousette-Dart was also working on larger scale works such as Path of the Hero, running over ten feet in length now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Both contain fields of color articulated by a highly sophisticated white hieroglyphic vocabulary. Rather than demonstrate an expressionist sensibility, Pousette-Dart harnesses his more cerebral ideas transforming thick areas of paint into a more refined composition of geometric forms akin to the pattern and forms of say a stained glass window. In a way he is looking back at Fugue, 1940 a black and white composition which makes use of a similar format of painting albeit smaller. Color and form are minimal, but what Pousette-Dart has maximized is the rhythmic and syncopated character of painting casting his ideas into purely symbolic terms that one might link to the pictograms of Adolph Gottlieb. Nonetheless, nature is always at the core of Pousette-Dart’s thinking and dreaming. Here he has transformed the local Ramapo Mountains—where he will eventually move with his family to live and work— into a complex series of articulated fragments linked by style, scale and color.  The painting’s imagery built on two large triangles and reduced to just two colors, cobalt blue and white all outlined in black.  Pousette-Dart symbols stacked in horizontal and vertical rows:  blue is ground, white is language, symbolic of light, consciousness and awareness . The painting maintains a mystical character images compounded that formulate a secret code and linked to the series of white paintings Pousette-Dart authored in the first half of the 1950s. Get up close to the picture and you discover images within images a kind of picture puzzle...

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1950s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

ABSTRACT Artwork Landscapes Earth Tones Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle
ABSTRACT Artwork Landscapes Earth Tones Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle

ABSTRACT Artwork Landscapes Earth Tones Contemporary Artist Jonathan Freemantle

By Jonathan Freemantle

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

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Pigment

French 20th Century Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas
French 20th Century Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas

French 20th Century Abstract Composition Oil Painting on Canvas

By Gilbert Pelissier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed and dated verso oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 20 inches condition: overall very...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meditation on Bookshelves, Contemporary Abstract library Painting, French artist
Meditation on Bookshelves, Contemporary Abstract library Painting, French artist

Meditation on Bookshelves, Contemporary Abstract library Painting, French artist

By SOPHIE DUMONT

Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR

Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (unframed): 50 x 61 x 2 cm (19.7 x 24 in) Framed dimensions: approx. 57 x 68 x 3.5 cm (22.4 x 26.8 x 1.4 in) Framing: Natural wood floater frame or b...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)
"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)

"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, 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.