Abstract Abstract Prints
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
Recognized Seller Listings
Zedatu III
Located in New York, NY
Eduardo Chillida (1924 - 2002)
Zedatu III, 1961
aquatint, ed. of X AP
19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Zedatu II
Located in New York, NY
Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002)
Zedatu II, 1991
aquatint, ed. of X AP
19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Zedatu I
Located in New York, NY
Eduardo Chillida (1924-2002)
Zedatu III, 1991
aquatint, ed. of X AP
19 5/8 x 25 5/8 in. (49.8 x 65.1 cm)
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print D
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print D, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
19 1/2 x 24 1/4 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print B
Located in New York, NY
Jesús Rafael Soto
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print B, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
24 1/4 x 19 3/5 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print A
Located in New York, NY
Jai-Alai Suite: Screen Print A, 1969
screenprint on plexi, edition of 300
24 1/4 x 19 3/5 in.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Plexiglass, Screen
Street Palm
Located in London, GB
Intaglio print with carborundum from three aluminium plates printed in green, green and yellow (mixed), ultramarine blue and white (mixed), with hand colouring in vermillion red egg ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Intaglio
Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VIII
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and chine appliqué to Arches paper.
Siri Engberg and Joan Banach 'Robert Motherwell: The Complete Prints 1940-1991. Catalogue Raisonne', Walker Art Center and Hudson Hills...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Clock (IV)
By Marc Vaux
Located in London, GB
Hand-coloured etching
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
The Clock (IX)
By Marc Vaux
Located in London, GB
Hand-coloured ectching
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
The Clock (VIII)
By Marc Vaux
Located in London, GB
Hand-coloured etching
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
The Clock (V)
By Marc Vaux
Located in London, GB
Hand-coloured etching
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1968
Sreenprint
21 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches
Edition of 20
Biography
Natvar Bhavsar (b. 1934) is an Indian born American artist. He is known for his abstract expressionist and color field paintings. Bhavsar earned is MFA at the University of Pennsylvania School...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Spartan Sun Box
Located in New York, NY
Spartan Sun Box, 1971
Screenprint
25 22/25 × 23 22/25 in
65.7 × 60.7 cm
Edition of 75
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New Yor...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Untitled (red)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (red), 1977
Screenprint
30 3/8 × 22 3/8 in
77.2 × 56.8 cm
Edition of 95
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Gree...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Infinity Field - Lefkada II
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Infinity Field - Olympia II
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Infinity Field - Olympia I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Infinity Field - Lefkada I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles gr...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Infinity Field - Delphi I
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles group which consisted of the first...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Green Sun Box
Located in New York, NY
The Greek American artist, Theodoros Stamos, was born in 1922 in New York City into a family of Greek immigrants. He was a member of The Irascibles gr...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Trace sur la Paroi I - Joan Miró, Etching, Aquatint, Abstract Prints, Surrealist
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75.
Printed on Mandeure rag paper by Arte Adrien Maeght, Paris.
Published by Maeght editeur, Paris.
(Dupin 440).
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Concordia - Eduardo Chillida, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Prints, Lithograph
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 150.
Printed by Atelier Maeght, Levallois.
Published by Maeght, Paris.
(Koelen 60002).
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mocador Lligat - Antoni Tàpies, Surrealism, Abstract art, Prints, Etching
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75.
(Galfetti 289).
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Les Perseides: Plate III - Joan Miró, Lithograph, Abstract prints
By Joan Miró
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75.
Printed by Mourlot on wove paper.
Published by Louis Broder, Paris.
(Mourlot 658).
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Hors Concours
Located in New York, NY
Hors Concours, 1974
screenprint
98 3/4 x 30 inches
edition of 70
Eduardo Paolozzi was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924. Because his parents were Italian immigrants, Paolozzi was ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Horss Concours
Located in New York, NY
Hors Concours, 1974
Screenprint
39 3/4 x 30 inches
edition of 70
Eduardo Paolozzi was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1924. Because his parents were Italian immigrants, Paolozzi was ...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
40 cm Series G
By Gordon House
Located in New York, NY
It is an abstract print which shows 4 triangles in 4 squares. It is dominated by strong red, other parts are printed in different red shades and black.
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
40 cm Series J
By Gordon House
Located in New York, NY
It is an abstract print which shows 4 triangles in 4 rectangles. It is dominated by a dark turquoise, other parts are printed in its shades and black. The 4 triangles are done in a b...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Wavy Lines (Color) - Print, Abstract art, Minimalism, Contemporary art, Woodcut
By Sol LeWitt
Located in London, GB
Oil-based woodcut printed in colours.
Signed in pencil and numbered from the edition of 40.
Printed on Awa Kozo paper by Kevin Oster, Watanabe Studio Ltd., New York.
Published by ...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
SP III
By Josef Albers
Located in New York, NY
Sheet size: 24 1/8 x 24 1/8 inches
Frame size: 26 3/4 x 26 3/4 inches
Printer: Edition Domberger, Germany
Publisher: Edition Domberger, Germany
Edition: 125, plus proofs
Catalogue r...
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
David's Pool at Night - Print, Abstract art, Contemporary art, Etching, Hodgkin
Located in London, GB
Soft-ground etching and aquatint, with hand-colouring, 1979-85.
Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100.
Printed on Hahnemühle mould-made paper by Atelier Crom...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching
Timberaine: C - Print, Woodcut, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Terry Frost
Located in London, GB
Signed in pencil verso, numbered from the edition of 16.
Printed on wove paper by Stoneman Graphics, Cornwall.
Published by The Paragon Press, London.
(Kemp 201).
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Woman with Corset and Long Hair
Located in New York, NY
Printer: Hollanders Workshop, New York
Publisher: Knoedler, New York
Edition size: 61, plus proofs
Catalogue Raisonné: Graham 17
Signed, dated, and numbered inpencil, lower margin
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Red to Blue Portal
Located in New York, NY
RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ
Red to Blue Portal, 1977
Screenprint on masonite
83 1/2 x 47 3/4 inches
Edition of 50
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Masonite, Screen
Conversation
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Hollis Frampton
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Proofs: 9 AP, RTP, PPII, 3A, C
Published by Gemini G.E.L (FS72-442)
Printed by Serge Lozingot, assisted by Richard Ewen
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Charlotte Tokayer
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Proofs: 9 AP, RTP, PPII, 3A, C
Published by Gemini G.E.L (FS72-442)
Printed by Richard Ewen, assisted b...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Sidney Guberman
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Proofs: 9 AP, RTP, PPII, 3A, C
Published by Gemini G.E.L (FS72-442)
Printed by Ron Adams, assisted by Cher...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
D.
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Henry Garden
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Signed "F.Stella 72" lower right
Proofs: 9 AP, RTP, PPII, 3A, C
Published by Gemini G.E.L (FS72-442)
Printed by Ronald Otis, assisted by Richard...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ileana Sonnabend
By Frank Stella
Located in London, GB
40.6 x 55.8 cms (16 x 22 ins)
Edition of 100
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Standing I
By Sean Scully
Located in New York, NY
Irish-born American Sean Scully (b. 1945) is a devoted abstract painter and printmaker who finds inspiration in the sensual forms of the natural world. While his painterly style has transformed over his career, Scully’s consistent concern for assembling a sense of order in his shape-making mirrors his reflections on spiritual and mental harmony. Scully’s creations were featured at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in a solo exhibition titled Sean Scully:Wall of Light (September 26, 2006–January 15, 2007). These images, inspired by the patterns of light and surfaces from Mayan stone...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Four Cities
By Alex Corno
Located in Dallas, TX
This portfolio, of four prints engraved on linoleum and printed on paper, includes the linocuts titled: Dallas, Amarillo, Albuquerque and Santa Fe.
Valley House Gallery & Sculptur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Linocut
Valentine
Located in New York, NY
Printer: Fred Genis, Hollanders Workshop, New York
Publisher: Knoedler, New York
Edition size: 47, plus proofs
Catalogue raisonné: Graham 16
Signed, dated, and numbered, lower m...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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