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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
Radical Markings, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A painting where the direct act of mark making produced a tapestry, of random nature graffiti. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

ABSTRACT Geometry Grey Painting by Contemporary German Artist Carolin Kreutzer
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

Saint Minecraft XXXV (Gestural Abstract, Portrait, Persian Artist, 20% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Golfam Jozdani Saint Minecraft XXXV Mixed Media on Cardboard; Acrylic, Pencil, Colored Pencil Size: 9.44 x 14.17 inches (24 x 36 cm) Signed and dated by hand COA provided *Framing O...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard, Pencil, Color Pencil

“Mr. Melville’s Kitchen” Contemporary Pastel Toned Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pastel toned abstract painting by Houston based artist Kristen Anton. The work features grey, pink, brown, and orange blocks of color accented with layers of brushwork. ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Panel

It's In Your Eyes
Located in Jönköping, SE
In keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Movement of water, vegetation and even sound. I am fascinated in seeing thing...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Indigo Check, Oil on Canvas, 2014
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Lloyd Martin Title: Indigo check Size: 60 x 44” Year: 2014 American artist Lloyd Martin, known internationally for his rhythmically constructed abstract painting, continues ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hartland Watch, Semi Abstract Landscape Painting, Lighthouse Art
Located in Deddington, GB
This painting explores the graphic simplification of the wild coastline around the Hartland Point lighthouse in North Devon, England. The point marks th...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Oil Pastel, Emulsion, Ink, Wax, Acrylic, Carbon...

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

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Masonite, Acrylic

Dynamic & Colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting, Dated 1957 by Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A dynamic & colorful, Abstract Expressionist Painting in Reds, Blues & Yellows by Artist Harold Haydon, Dated 1957. Framed in a dark, wood cube frame. Image size: 12" x 16". Fra...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Board

French 20th Century Blue Wave Over Orange Roof Town Coastal Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) signed oil painting on canvas, unframed inscribed verso dated 84' canvas size: 35 x 46 inches condition: ov...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Micro Mini Token II, Acrylic and Gouache on Canvas Painting, 2018
Located in Jersey City, NJ
"Micro Mini Token II" (2018) by Catherine Hart Acrylic and gouache on canvas; abstract miniature painting, pastels and bold saturated palette Framing available COA included
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gouache, Canvas, Acrylic

Ruz Red Black Interior Landscapes - Abstract Acrylic on paper Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by the Spanish artist Rafael RUZ. Acrylic on paper. RUZ, Rafael (Barcelona 1956) While contemplating the painting of Ruz, we are inclined to talk about real ‘psychodram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Blue books, Oil on canvas, Abstract, library, Geometric, Expressionism
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont is a renowned French artist recognized worldwide for her distinctive and evocative works. Blue Books is a striking abstract composition that explores the interplay of c...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Flora, Of All Flowers. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting is a gently glowing Expressionist still life. The shades Francesca Owen has used are naturalistic and warm. Now more than ever there's a p...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid-Century American Modernist Studio Interior, Semi-Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
This striking semi-abstract oil on canvas interior by acclaimed Denver modernist Paul K. Smith captures the creative energy of an artist’s studio. Painted in the mid-20th century, the composition features expressive depictions of flowers, paint supplies...
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20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Porto, 13
Untitled is an original work of art by the Catalan artist Pau Escat. This painting is created by the artist Pau Escat. The artist wants to represent landscape through his feelings a...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

May I have this dance?, Contemporary, emerald, monochromatic, dramatic painting
Located in Cumming, GA
“May I have this dance?” 24 x 24 inches is a one-of-a-kind original non-objective abstract painting by Juanita Bellavance. In this spontaneous expressive abstract piece, Juanita cre...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

British Abstraction oil on paperboard Alec Cumming, Vase, Blue Orange Black
Located in Norfolk, GB
Artist: Alec Cumming Title: It Overfloweth Medium: oil on paper Size: 99 x 63 cm (39 x 25") Year: 2016 Alec Cumming Exhibited at Alec Cumming, Stripped ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

"Red Chair" Diana Kurz, 1962 Figurative Expressionist Painting New York School
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Red Chair, 1962 Signed, titled, dated on verso Oil on canvas 53 x 41 1/2 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Black Beauty 7 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting
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

Untitled 24079 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 24079 (Abstract painting) Oil on canvas — Unframed. This abstract oil painting showcases a compelling investigation into the visual language of oil. The artist explores the...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Sculpture', C. 1995 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Colourful Abstract Painting using Orange & Turquoise Resin on a White Canvas
Located in Preston, GB
Colourful Abstract Painting using Orange & Turquoise Resin on a White Canvas by 20th Century British Artist Art measures 30 x 30 inches (Unframed) Philippe Aird...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Nicely Framed American Modernist New England Coastal Lake Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American modernist landscape oil painting by Harold Saxton Burr (1889 - 1973). Framed. Oil on board. Signed verso. Image size, 16H by 16L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

“Dance of Fire” Triptych "Symphony of the Elements"
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting is ready to hang, the painting has no decorative frame. Triptych "Symphony of the Elements" "Symphony of the Elements" is a triptych that immerses the viewer in a medit...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

A Lonely Place, earth tones, female nude back brushwork
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil painting over ink on paper. Figurative expressionist, moody, poetic nude.
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

I Hear Poems About Persecution & Forgiveness - Framed Colorful Abstract Art
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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Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Your Silence Makes So Much Noise Inside Of Me -Diptych
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Your Silence Makes So Much Noise Inside Of Me -Diptych This work consists of two canvases of Diptych: 103.93H x 78.74W x 01D in – 51.96W x 78.74H x 0.1D in DIPTYCH 264W x 200H x 1....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Jouska -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Miniature, Emotions, Africa Colors
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Jouska is an introspective artwork that explores the universal experience of replaying and reimagining past conversations, searching for control over moments that are inherently unco...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

C Major - green, blue, yellow, hard-edged, geometric abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Ristvedt works as comfortably in a hard-edge methodology as she does in a fluid, more gestural style. The hard-edge painting, C Major is tuned perfectly. A master at letting go and a...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Home Again", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Home Again" is abstract and the forms and colors feel like home to me as I live in the Pacific Northwest. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

ABSTRACT New Orange Artwork Canadian Contemporary Artist Sophie Crichton 2024
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, Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
UNFRAMED Measurements: 80” W x 72” H Oil on canvas
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

1966 French Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting “Regates a La Voile Jaun”
Located in New York, NY
I have 5 paintings I purchased recently for sale by this artist. They are all beautiful and colorful with gallery labels as pictured. They all come From the estate of Guy Joseph Émile Nairay…. Famous French Diplomat who owned many major artists in his collection. Sarthou is a famous French abstract painter whose colors are very vibrant. Here for sale: MAURICE ELIE SARTHOU...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Contemporary impressionist expressive oil painting on paper "Garden lemon trees"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
French artist Natalya Mougenot presents a new series of small oil paintings inspired by the quiet beauty of everyday life. "Just Green Lemons" is one of the pieces from this collecti...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper

Hydra. original painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, I explored the human gaze using pastel, pencil, and colored pencils, blending realism with surreal touches. The eyes, a window to the soul, reflect deep emotions, pe...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Colorful Acrylic Modern Primitive Portrait by Edward Lewis
Located in Pasadena, CA
Born in Rollis, Minnesota, the Colorist Edward R. Lewis enjoyed a long career as a painter, prolific in watercolor, oil, and acrylic. He also dedicated his life to teaching the arts and spent the majority of his artistic career as an art professor holding positions at Sioux Falls College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and at Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri) in Warrensburg, Missouri. His vibrant canvases often ask the viewer to make a quantum leap...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Untitled 3 - Contemporary, Monochrome, Black, Human, Abstract Painting, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 3 (ABlackJECTION 3), 2012 Oil on canvas 78.74 H x 39.37 W in. 200 H x 100 W cm The notion of “abjection”, which at the beginnings referred to the idea of spirit degradat...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage American modernist abstract oil painting by Christine Opolus. Oil on canvas, circa 1960. Signed. Framed. Image size, 32L x 12"H.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sacral - abstract painting, made in black, grey color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with india ink in black and grey color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed with a styrene face on a mat board in white with sizes 16 by 20 in. Mila Akopova...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, India Ink

CONTEMPORARY Abstract Figurative Animal Tiger Orange Spray Ed Warner Street Art
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 Authenticity, guaranteeing its originality and provenance. We offer secure worldwide delivery to any address you specify, ensuring that your purchase arrives in pristine condition. If you require additional shipping options or a bespoke quote from our trusted network of carriers, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our team is here to help you find the best solutions for a smooth and secure delivery experience. "Mystery needs to be part of the artistic production again. We don't need our egos to send powerful messages". Ed Warner...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint, Permanent Marker

Blue abstract
Located in Oslo, NO
This abstract artwork is a stunning interplay of textures and colors, capturing the viewer's imagination with its dynamic composition. Dominated by deep blues and earthy golds, the p...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract no. 122 black and ivory, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Minimalism passion Neutral colors that you can't go wrong with and that definitely always looks classy Abstraction 80 x 200 cm Acrylics on canvas The painting color is mo...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Les Tournesols (Sunflowers)
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Marcel Demagny was born in 1949 in Nancy, France. He graduated from the Nancy School of Architecture in...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Low Tide 1 - Abstract Expressionist Textural Blue Water Landscape Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael captivates by his abstract expressionism paintings influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract 2466
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I aimed to capture the essence of transformative emotions through textured layers and contrasting hues. The interplay of light and shadow, created with acryli...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Post-Informale - Oil On Canvas by Giorgio Lo Fermo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Post-Informale is an original artwork realized by Giorgio Lo Fermo (b. 1947) in 2021. Original Oil On Canvas. Hand-signed and dated by the artist on the lower left margin: Lo Ferm...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abstract Purple and Peach Colored Textured Monoprint David Stephens
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant and dynamic monoprint by David Stephens (American, 20th Century). Sand (or a similar medium) was used in the pressing of this monoprint, creating a pocked texture in multiple...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Today is Golden - Impasto Fall Inspired Thick Paint Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Impasto-painted strokes of bright colors are the framework of artist Shiri Phillips’ abstract artworks. Her paintings are flooded with texture through the layering of acrylic paint i...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Glitter, Acrylic

American Abstract Expressionist Artist Melissa Meyer Oil Painting Flaming Heart
Located in Surfside, FL
MELISSA MEYER (American, b. 1946), ''Bleeding Heart'', 1982, Oil and wax (encaustic) on canvas, Signed to canvas verso. Canvas 39-1/4''h, 31-3/4''w. Melissa Meyer (born May 4,...
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1980s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Wax, Oil

Jovian Dreams, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Amidst the dark space, colorful moons and planets navigate the white lines. These geometric shapes actively represent the notion of accelerating space and str...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Bubbles Reimagined by Amy Dixon, Champagne-Inspired Canvas Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
Effervescent and full of charm, Bubbles Reimagined by Amy Dixon is a celebratory nod to the art of living well. This 12 x 6-inch mixed media painting blends expressive brushwork and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Synthesism: Solitude 4 - Bold Graffiti Textural Original Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Abstract minimalist artist Jason DeMeo presents a collection of artworks designed to engage viewers in a meditative experience, drawing them closer to the enduring ideals of truth, b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Gyre, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Bayou Reflections Series, White Oak Bayou
Located in Houston, TX
Celadon Sea Gyre is part of C. Ellen Hart’s The Bayou Reflections Series which investigates reflections on my local waterways. An arm of White Oak Bayou meanders across the foot o...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Nailed it Series No. 177
Located in Paris, IDF
Textiles, varnish and metal on wooden panel, Framed Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in In...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Metal

Bouquet of Energy. Interior expressionism semi-abstract oil painting.30x30cm.
Located in Zofingen, AG
What gives us the energy of life? All elements are presented in this painting...)) Using Theta-Hilling techniques, this painting is charged with a surge of vivacity, health and ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Simplicity Of Art S 3, Acrylic on Canvas 2018 by Claudia Fauth
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic painting on canvas, 2018. Titled, dated and signed on the back. Framed. The artwork comes directly from the artist's studio. Dimensions: Height: 25 in ( 63,5 cm ), Width: 20....
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Argentine Modernist 74.47 Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Sergio de Castro
Located in Surfside, FL
Sergio de Castro (15 September 1922 – 31 December 2012) was a French-Argentinian Sergio de Castro was born in Argentina, in an aristocratic family of Spanish origins (Galicia and the Basque Country), the House of Castro. His father was a diplomat, which is why, from 1923 until 1932, Castro lived in Switzerland with his parents and his two sisters. During these years he visited cities like Lausanne, Geneva and Turin. In 1933 he entered a Jesuit school in Montevideo and he started studying music. He discovered poetry by learning to speak and write in Spanish. He was specially touched by the works of César Vallejo. Through the years Castro would become close friends with writers like Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, Samuel Beckett, Kostas Papaioannou and Georges Schéhadé. Later, during a trip to Uruguay, he met Joaquín Torres García, with whom he studied painting and monumental art from 1941 until 1949. In 1942 he moved to Argentina, where he would live until 1949. Castro was also friends with other artists like Nikos Hadjikyriakos-Ghikas, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva and Arpad Szenes. In 1945 he found a job as a secretary in the Astronomy Observatorium of the city of Córdoba, where we also worked as the assistant to the musician Manuel de Falla in Alta Gracia, until his death in 1946. In 1945 and 1946 he had a grant from the French government to study musical composition. During the year of 1946 he had an exhibition in New York City among other members of Torres Garcia's workshop. That same year he traveled to the northeast of Argentina and the south of Perú to study pre-columbian art with Gonzalo Fonseca, Julio Uruguay Alpuy and Jonio Montiel. In 1949 he started teaching History of Music in the new music school of the city of La Plata. His work as a musician drew attention from relevant figures such as Wilhelm Furtwängler, Aaron Copland and Juan José Castro. He quit this job when he got a grant from the French government to improve his musical studies in Paris, where he settled in November 1949. Since 1951 he devoted himself exclusively to painting. In 1955, his friend the German writer and translator Edith Aron introduced him to Julio Cortázar, who would become a close friend of him. Castro inspired the character of Etienne in Cortázar's novel Rayuela (Hopscotch). In the book is featured the intimate friendship of the protagonist, Horacio Oliveira, with his companion in the Serpent Club, whom he often visited in his studio in Paris. In 1960 he won the Hallmark Prize in New York. In 1979 he obtained the French nationality. In 1980 he showed his works at the Argentinian pavilion in the 39th Venice Biennale. He was associate professor in the Human Sciences Faculty of the University of Strasbourg from 1981 until 1986. In 1997 he became Officer in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. In 2006, Sergio de Castro made a 220-work donation to the Fine Arts Museum of Saint-Lô. He was also a close friend of the musician Alberto Ginastera, who made reference to Sergio de Castro and his first works in his notes on modern Argentinian music. Castro died 31 December 2012 in Paris. He is buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, in Paris, close to his dear friend Samuel Beckett. Monumental works Two wall paintings for the Martirené Pavilion of the Hospital Saint-Bois (1942), in Montevideo (Uruguay), in collaboration with Joaquín Torres García and his disciples, among which Castro was the youngest. The Creation of the Universe (1956–1958), 6m x 20m stained-glass window. Castro worked with painter and glass-maker J. J. K. Ray (1898–1979) in Paris. Selected Exhibitions 1952 Galerie Jeanne Castel Paris 1954 Galería Bonino Buenos Aires and Galerie Pierre Loeb, Paris 1956 Galerie Rive Gauche, Paris 1958 Matthiesen Gallery, London 1959 documenta 2 Kunst nach 1945 Kassel 1961 Matthiesen Gallery, London 1963–64 Galeria Lorenzelli, Bergamo and Milano 1964 Galería Bettie Thommen, Basel 1965 Kunstverein Hamburg Retrospektive 1966 Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Fribourg, Switzerland (retrospective) 1966 Recklinhausen, Variationen über ein Thema, Städtische Kunsthalle 1970 Retrospektiven in Oslo, Kunstforering, and Kunst Industriemuseet, Copenhagen, Kunstforening, Oslo, Kunstforening, Holstebro 1972 Wildenstein Gallery, London Landscapes of Light 1974 Galerie Jacob, Paris 1975 Kunsthalle Bremen, Retrospektive, Berlin Tempelhof, Kunstamt (Berlin Festival) 1975–76 Retrospective exhibition the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen (68 artworks from 1956 to 1966), France 1979 Hommage à Pierre Loeb, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris 1980 39th Venice Biennale 1987 French Institute London. Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires 1988 Galerie des Ambassades y Galerie Galarte, Sergio de Castro, Natures Mortes, 1958–1965. Paris/ Bayeux, Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art 1989 Galerie des Ambassades, Paris 1991–92 Romont, Swiss Stained Glass...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Oil

Abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

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

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