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Abstract Paintings

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
Black and White Abstract Composition
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract Composition with two black painted shapes on a white background. Artist Biography: Robin Utterback was born in 1949. He worked and lived in Houston, Texas as an important Houston contemporary painter. The Menil Collection...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"The Visionary" - Abstract Expressionist Oil on Board by Hamilton Achille Wolf
By Hamilton Achille Wolf
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Visionary" - Oil on Board Abstract expressionist painting titled "The Visionary" by Hamilton Achilles Wolf (American, 1883- 1967). Shades of red consume the canvas, as a mans ...
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Early 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Illustration Board

"Everyone deserves love"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This series of works was born in one breath from the heaviness of the day and became a breath of hope of tenderness and love. Everyone deserves love, that's what this series is calle...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A501A - Large Blue Green Abstract Expressionism Layered Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Swiss born artist Marco Schmidli creates minimalist paintings with a contemporary edge. Placing emphasis on process, he lets the mediums naturally manifest within his artwork. “An im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

L'ordre du monde, Oil, Expressionism, Multicolor, French, Abstract, Texture
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
"The Order of the World" - Contemporary Abstract Painting Technical Details: Dimensions: 40x40 cm (15.75 x 15.75 inches), 47x47 cm (18.5 x 18.5 inches) (framed) Support: Linen canvas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Huge Mid Century Modern, Colorful Floral 1970s Painting, American Abstract
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Colorful Floral Abstract Painting Acrylic on Silk 56" x 75 3/4" Housed in a Black Metal Frame Overall Size: 56 1/2" x 76 1/4" This monumental painting was recently discovered...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Silk, Acrylic

Pink overflow. Abstract painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
This artwork is created using the liquid acrylic technique on canvas. The color palette ranges from soft purple and lilac shades to deeper, rich burgundy and red tones. The painting ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Biomorphic Abstract, Azure and Gold', Mills College, Seattle, Shoji Hamada
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
'Biomorphic Abstract, Azure and Gold', by Wendy Deroux. Mills College, Seattle, Shoji Hamada ---- Inscribed, verso, 'Wendy Trosper' for Wendy Trosper Deroux (American, 1941-2019), i...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Oil on Canvas Painting Titled “AbEx Blue Series 31” 22 x 55
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Havana, Cuba, in the late 70s during a well-documented time of religious and political oppression, abstract expressionist artist Mirtha Moreno, immigrated to the United State...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Intervals - contemporary abstract, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this bold new abstract painting by Milly Ristvedt vertical lines of colour in various widths pop against a soft, fluid burgundy canvas. As always, the colour palette—bright pink, ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Intersecting Inner/Outer Cubes #3: geometric abstract Op Art painting in blues
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Grey/blue shade by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 21x29 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas in a little white c-us box Size with frame: 23,5x32x5 cm
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Venus, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 120x100cm Signed and dated on the back About the artist Alejandro Legorreta (Mexico, 1987) I studied Hispanic Literature at ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Flower Arranging (Abstract vs Figurative, Warm, Pink Yellow, Blue) (40% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Katherine Bello Flower Arranging Oil on canvas 2023 Size: 20x20x1.5in Signed, dated and titled by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1870 *on stretcher frame - ready to hang ** addition...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Grau Garriga Collage Textile Coils Golden Yellow. original mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original artist's work GRAU GARRIGA made on canvas. Perfect condition GRAU-GARRIGA, Josep (San Cugat del Valles, 1928 - Angers, 2011). Grau-Garriga was a Catalan artist, muralist a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Monkey- Original hyper realism wildlife-still life paintings- Contemporary Art
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. "Monkey" by Ian Bertolucci is a captivating exploration of whi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Remains
Located in Dallas, TX
mixed media collage on paper
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Paper

Hui Sheng Impressionist Original Oil Painting "Outside I"
Located in New York, NY
Title: Outside I Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 15.5 x 15.5 inches Frame: Framing options available! Condition: The painting appears to be in excellent condition. Note: This painting is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wet Clay
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Summer Mood. Square, expressionism, semi-abstract, flowers, blue, interior
Located in Oslo, NO
"Alpine meadows and grasses inspired me to create this picture." said Anna Shesterikova about this painting. "This work is one of a series of floral works that I've created in 2019."...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

"Crusader Wall"
Located in San Francisco, CA
By naming her work “Crusader Wall,” Berkeley, California painter Marjorie Cathcart (1918-2014) was sharing the location of her inspiration with posterity. However, there are at least...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Busy Lives
Located in Westport, CT
Charlie Bluett's art works are driven by his overriding passion for Nature and the natural world. It's ethereality beauty and ebb and flow, as well and the light and color of the e...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Resplendence, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A happy accident led artist Heidi Hybl to create this artwork. She stepped away from her usual landscape inspiration and explored the freedom of pure abstractio...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

The Red Cloth 130 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses dynamism and sensuality in her paintings: “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, flowers, and people in motion, capturing th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

Tranquil Renewal - original abstract impressionism landscape oil - contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Louise Fairchild’s “Stillness in Bloom” evokes the breathless ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

British Abstract Painting Contemporary Bold Autumnal Colours of Orange and Pink
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Autumn Abstract by Sally Bradshaw (British, b.1962) signed verso 31 x 39 inches acrylic paint on canvas Superb original modern abstract expressionist painting by the contemporary Br...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue and Yellow Composition - Painting by Giuseppe Zumbolo - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
Blue and Yellow Composition is one of the best works of the artist Giuseppe Zumbolo. It is made on canvas painted in acrilyc in 2021. The canvas is f...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Tulip Field /// Jack Graves Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color Painting
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jack Graves III (American, 1988-) Title: "Tulip Field" Series: Abstract *Signed by Graves lower right. It is also signed, dated, and titled on verso Year: 2025 Medium: Origin...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

1950’s French Expressionist Signed Oil Still Life Lemons Oranges on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French expressionist artist, 1955 signed oil painting on canvas, framed dated 55' framed: 22 x 29 inches canvas: 15 x 22 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: ove...
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1950s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Abstract R 2427
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I channeled the raw, vibrant clash of dawn and dusk. Employing acrylics allows the expression of freedom—each stroke and splash tells a story of conflict and harmony. ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Disclosure
Located in Zofingen, AG
“Disclosure” is a moment of transition, when light meets form, and silence is filled with life. The flower seems to unfold in space, its petals stretching towards the new, changing t...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Composition
Located in Milford, NH
A fine abstract expressionist painting by well known Italian artist Afro Basaldella, known more as Afro (1912-1976). Afro was born in Udine, Italy, and showed his work when he was si...
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1940s Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media

Morning Contemplation, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"In this painting, I wanted to further my explorations of interiors in dramatic lighting and the look of folds on unmade beds," explains artist Onelio Marrero...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Stillness in Bloom- original abstract impressionism landscape oil - contemporary
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. Louise Fairchild’s “Stillness in Bloom” evokes the breathless ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Summer Storm - bright, lively, colourful, layered abstract, oil on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The gray palette of a summer storm as clouds roll in is characterized in this abstract painting by Noreen Taylor. She often uses nature as inspiration fo...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Edward Zutrau, 1963 Post-Painterly Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Edward Zutrau Untitled, 1963 Signed and dated on stretcher verso "5/63" Oil on canvas 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches Edward Zutrau is among the American artists who worked within the whirlw...
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Summer
Located in Fairfield, CT
My abstract paintings are also glimpses of nature. Some of these paintings read as landscapes of a different world, a wondrous space. Others are about the more intimate aspects of na...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

French Expressionist Sunset Over Sea Boat Painting Artists Studio Provenance
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) signed oil painting on board dated 81' unframed: 12.5 x 9 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings ...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Colorful Squares #5
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold abstract geometric composition by Marc Foster Grant (American, b. 1947). Unsigned. but was acquired with a collection of other Grant pieces. No frame...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

R Poch Cat 112 pareja de gatos original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
112. pareja de gatos 120x120 cm original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production c...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Contemporary art Impressionist abstract nature landscape oil painting on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
In "Connecting to Nature", French artist Natalya Mougenot masterfully brings the untamed beauty of the natural world to life through a semi-abstract impressionist lens. This vibrant ...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Paper

The Golden Stripe 1, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"This painting is inspired by vast open fields and expansive horizons," says artist Srinivas Kathoju. "Painted on the foregrou...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Large French Abstract Oil Painting Palette Knife Original Mid 20th Century
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French Abstract Expressionist work, mid/ late 20th century indistinctly signed oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas: 25.5 x 18 inches condition: very good provenance: from a coll...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Figures, Abstracted Faces
Located in New York, NY
A large and impressive Karel Appel of his most desirable subject, abstracted faces. Very difficult to find a work of this size and impact by the artist. Often the faces are not as ...
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1970s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Paper, Oil

#223, Abstract, Photography, Painting, Expressionism
Located in München, BY
Unique piece More sizes and an Essay from Lyle Rexer about this series on request. Joachim Schmeisser’s work rescues photography from the centuries-old straightjacket of realism to...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Pigment

Yellow Bird
Located in Zofingen, AG
A bright, exotic bird is depicted on a 40×40 cm square canvas, painted with acrylics. Its plumage captivates the viewer with vivid shades of yellow, black, and burgundy. The most str...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Teller 3
Located in Fresno, CA
"Teller 3" Oil on Canvas presents a singular form and background in varying shades of green, blue, yellow and white and eart tones. Frank Arnold is viewed as one of the foremost abstract figurative painters and sculptors of our time. He is a living master guided by a personal mission to “turn on a light in the human soul,” through his passionate creation of “Messengers” from his deeper mind connection with Carl Jung's archetypal images, the collective unconscious, and Jungian Synchronicity. These unconscious forms from his deeper mind resonate as personal messages of universal acceptance, reaching out to the viewer. Arnold has been honored as IAD Artist of the year 2018 by International Artist Day, and 2013 FAC Horizon Artist Award. He has exhibited his artwork in numerous galleries and museums and is in collections worldwide. Arnold divides his working days between oil painting in San Jose del Cabo, Baja Sur...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American Impressionist New York Cityscape Framed Large Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Impressive early American impressionist cityscape oil painting attributed to Allen Tucker (1866 - 1939). Framed. Oil on canvas. Unsigned. Image size, 30H by 22L.
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1960s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wisdom of the ages. Original abstract forest painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
The wisdom and silence of the forest fills us and brings us back to ourselves. The closer we are to nature, the closer we are to ourselves. I convey my feeling of unity with nature...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Original Oil-Having aCigarette amongst LimeTrees-British Awarded Artist-Framed
Located in London, GB
* Frame included, gallery team will guide you to select the frame that suits your deco and colour scheme of the space. Also Free Shipping worldwide ! About: Summer 2024, the avenue of 130-year-old Lime trees surrounding Shizico’s new cottage Garden captivated and inspired Shizico Yi to...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Bournemouth, Dorset
George Dannatt (1915-2009) Untitled, 2004 Image: 17.5 x 11.5 cm Frame: 30 x 24.8 cm Signature bottom left George Dannatt’s long career as a painter and sculptor ended with the artis...
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Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Untitled
Untitled
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Silk Road 22/2, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Pat Forbes presents an abstract landscape in cool tones of blue, green, and teal. "This piece reflects on the pleasures of travel," says Pat. Wavy line...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Desert Landscape - Abstract French Mid Century Gouache on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful c.1950 French abstract gouache on canvas depicting a desert landscape. Excellent quality work in vibrant colours. Presented in its original painted pine frame. Artist: French School, mid 20th century...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Gouache

Discovering Green (Gestural Abstraction, Green, Blue, Gold, Jungle, ~42% OFF)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Ted Hinrichs Discovering Green Acrylic on Canvas Year: 2025 Size: 30 x 24 x 0.75 inches (76.2 x 60.96 x 1.9 cm) Signed by hand COA provided *On Stretcher Frame (Painted Edges), read...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Jazz It Up - Contemporary Dynamic Abstract Expressionist Neutral Drip Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Raphael’s "Jazz It Up: is a dynamic original abstract painting that invites the viewer into a vibrant visual rhythm reminiscent of jazz improvisation. Perfect for collectors sea...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Large Figurative Oil Painting with Nude Anna Veriki Surreal Dark Landscape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
The artwork will be shipped rolled in a tube to your address. For other shipping options please contact with our gallery. At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highes...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary British Original Painting Butterfly Reflections WallPaper Design
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Composition by Sally Vaughan (contemporary) gouache painting on card stuck on green card painting: 25.5 x 20.5 inches card: 24 x 19 inches condition: very good provenance:...
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1990s Abstract Paintings

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Gouache

Untitled 04 - Contemporary, Black, Abstract Painting, Gray, Organic
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled 04, 2015-2016 Oil on canvas (signed on reverse) 13.77 H x 9.84 W in. 35 H x 25 W cm The notion of “abjection”, which at the beginnings referred to the idea of spirit degrad...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Queen's Regalia (Geometric Abstraction, Minimalism, Josef Albers, Calming)
Located in Kansas City, MO
Susan Kiefer The Queen's Regalia Oil on canvas Year: 2023 Size: 24x24x1.35in Signed and inscribed by hand COA provided Ref.: 924802-1685 A ovoid shape with a circular opening is div...
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

“Sheep Always Remain Sheep”
Located in Zofingen, AG
OCTO Gallery, Exhibition "To Put It Mildly" “Sheep Always Remain Sheep” Series: “Mosaic of Time” This work continues the theme of inner stability in the face of external uncertainty....
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2010s Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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