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ABSTRACT STYLE

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

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

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

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

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

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Style: Abstract
Recognized Seller Listings
Figura en negro
Located in New York, NY
Color etching Edition of 99 + 15 AP 29 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. / 75.6 x 55.6 cm Printed & published by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Butterfly Effect 1
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: intaglio Year: 2015 Signed Artist Proof from the edition of 25 Image Size: 7.5 x 6 inches Paper Size: 15 x 11 inches Signed and numbered by the artist. Seiko Tachibana's...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Untitled (Martha Jackson Gallery Poster)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled (Martha Jackson Gallery Poster) Lithograph, 1960 Signed and dated in red crayon by the artist Edition 90 (63/90) 1st state before letters for the poster created for the Martha Jackson Gallery, Ting Exhibition, April 23-May 31, 1960 Printed on wove paper with a ”JAPAN' watermark Edition: 90 Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery, New York Anderson Gallery David K. Anderson Collection (label) Walasse Ting (Chinese: 丁雄泉, 13 October 1929 – May 17, 2010)[1] was a Chinese-American visual artist and poet. His colorful paintings have attracted critical admiration and a popular following. Common subjects include nude women and cats, birds and other animals. He was born on 13 October 1929 in Shanghai, left China in 1946 and lived for a while in Hong Kong, then settled in Paris in 1952.[2] There, he associated with artists such as Karel Appel, Asger Jorn, and Pierre Alechinsky, members of the avant-garde group CoBrA. Ting started his career as an artist in Paris in the 1950s, where he became friends with artists such as Sam Francis and Pierre Alechinsky. His early works were influenced by the CoBrA group, a European art movement known for its use of expressive, childlike imagery. In the 1960s, Ting moved to New York City and became associated with the Pop Art movement. Ting is perhaps best known for his series of paintings featuring women, which he called "Cat Women...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Magnificent Jungle Cats
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Magnificent Jungle Cats Etching, drypoint and monoprint inking of the plate Printed by the artist at Atelier 17, New York Annotated 1/5 in pencil Estate stamp and number, verso Editi...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Affiche pour la Hune II
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Affiche pour la Hune II Lithograph in colors, 1970 Signed in pencil lower right Numbered 13/99 lower left This impression from the edition before the addition of lettering and the pu...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

November Green
Located in New York, NY
Barbara HEPWORTH November Green, 1970 screenprint, ed. of 60 30 3/4 x 22 7/8 in. frame: 33 1/2 x 26 in.
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

The Basque Suite: Untitled
Located in London, GB
Edition of 150 104.1 x 71.7 cms (41 x 28 1/4 ins)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled (Plate 3)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: Happy Pentagone (6 plates) Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (37/100) Printer: Lacouriere et Frelaut Imprimeur, Paris Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from th...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Forms in a Flurry
Located in New York, NY
Barbara Hepworth Forms in a Flurry, 1970 from the 'Opposing Forms' portfolio screenprint, ed. of 50 30 3/4 x 22 7/8 inches
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Grey Fireworks
Located in Houston, TX
Helen Frankenthaler Grey Fireworks, 2000 Screenprint 28 x 46 in (71.1 x 116.8 cm) A Printer's Proof (4/9) apart from the edition of 108 Hand signed by the artist in graphite [publi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Expanding
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Expanding" is a color screenprint made by Adolph Gottlieb in 1967. The work is number 4 from an edition of 75. The work is signed and dated in pencil, lower left, "Adolph Gottlieb 1...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Composition
By Bernard Mandeville
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Composition Screenprint in colors, n.d. Signed and numbered in pencil by the artist. (see photos) Edition: 200 (15/200) Condition: Excellent Image size: Image: 9-3/8 x 7-1/2" (24.3 x 19 cm.) The painter Bernard Mandeville, whose artistic career began in 1935 and ended in 2001, was preceded in name and surname by a famous author...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Plate 459 Abortion by Johanna Goodman (Figurative Print, Abstract Print)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Giclée

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Brushed aquatint, lift-ground etching and aquatint on German Etching paper 71.8 x 56.5 cms (28 1/4 x 22 1/4 ins) Edition of 32
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Untitled #050106 (Green)
Located in London, GB
Harold Cohen Untitled # 050106 (Green) 2005 Digital print on paper, Edition 30 147.5 x 119.5 cms (58 1/8 x 47 ins) HC11093
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

Untitled, c.1974-1976 (SF129s)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF129s) dating to c.1974-1976 is a mixed media, silkscreen monotype on handmade paper, 30 x 22.5 inches sheet size and estate-stamped verso (copy of Francis estate certific...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Monotype, Screen

Octavio Paz Suite: Nocturne VIII
Located in London, GB
Lithograph and chine appliqué 64.5 x 54 cms (25 3/8 x 21 1/4 ins) Edition of 50 Paper: Arches paper; Japanese Gampi handmade paper Other Collaborators: Image transferred from Mylar...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Handmade Paper, Color, Lithograph

Plate 14 by Johanna Goodman (Portrait Print, Color Print, Abstract Print)
Located in Brighton, GB
Please be aware that all prints are produced to order. Lead times expected between 15-20 days. Prices may change due to currency fluctuations. Giclée print on Archival Matte Paper ...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Giclée

# 091208.16
Located in London, GB
Harold Cohen # 091208.16 2009 Digital print on paper, Edition of 25 53.3 x 91.2 cms (21 x 35 7/8 ins) HC12023
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

# 091208.5
Located in London, GB
Harold Cohen # 091208.5 2009 Digital print on paper, Edition of 25 53.3 x 91.2 cms (21 x 35 7/8 ins) HC12025
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from DLM
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Alexander Calder Snow-Plough (Chasse-neige) 1963 Lithograph in colors Plate 7, from Derriere le Miroir #141 Unsigned With the central fold, as issued Edition of unknown Sheet...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled #050105 (Pink)
Located in London, GB
Harold Cohen Untitled # 050105 (Pink) 2005 Digital print on paper, Edition 30 147.5 x 119.5 cms (58 1/8 x 47 ins) HC11003
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

# 091208.4
Located in London, GB
Harold Cohen # 091208.4 2009 Digital print on paper, Edition of 25 53.3 x 91.2 cms (21 x 35 7/8 ins) HC12025
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Digital

'Astral Comic' — 1970s Modernist Abstraction
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Edward Landon 'Astral Comic', color serigraph, 1978, edition 25, Ryan 12. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Edition 25' in pencil. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on ...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Lotus
Located in London, GB
Screenprint from 20 screens with embossing. On Velin Arches mould-made paper Based on 'Lotus', textile dyes on hand-made Indian paper, 1978 Signed and dated in pencil, lower centre. ...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Color, Screen

Rain, by Rosalyn Richards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Medium: Etching with aquatint Image: 11.88 x 5.88 inches Edition of 15 Year: 2013 Images from particle physics, satellite photography, biotechnology, radiology, and geological surve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Oiseau solaire, oiseau lunaire, etincelles (Solar Bird, Lunar Bird, Sparks) Color lithograph, 1967 Published in "Revue XXe Siecle, Volume 28 Published by San Lazzaro Printed by A. Ma...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Paris Suite 1 (Spring)
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Paris Suite I (Spring) 1980 Lithograph on J.B. Green handmade paper, Edition of 60 48.9 x 48.9 cms (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 ins) RM17031
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Color lithograph, 1959 Unsigned (as issued) From: Derriere Le Miroir, No. 113, 1959 Publisher: Editions Pierre a Feu Editor: A. Maeght Small edition as it appeared in the ma...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Triptych 1971 (left panel)
Located in New York, NY
Francis Bacon Triptych 1971 (left panel), 1975 lithograph, edition of 200 33 1/2 x 24 in. (85.1 x 61 cm)
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Black for Mozart
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Black for Mozart 1991 Lithograph and collage, Edition 23/40 162.6 x 104.1 cms (64 x 41 ins) RM15195 Paper: White Tyler Graphics Ltd. (TGL) handmade paper; white Ri...
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Mixed Media, Color, Lithograph

Particle and Wave 1
Located in New York, NY
Nares uses large brushes of his own manufacture to create gestural markings that appear almost three-dimensional. This is a multi-color screenprint printed on heavy weight paper wit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Early Days
Located in New York, NY
2015, screenprint, 47 x 34 3/4 inches, edition of 48 Signed and numbered by the artist on the front.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Color lithograph, 1963 Unsigned (as issued) From:Derriere le Miroir, Volume 141 Large unsigned edition Printed by Mourlot, Paris Published by Aime Maeght, Paris Condition: C...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

BAT
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Bat Embossed color aquatint and etching on Arches paper, 1976 Signed by the artist in pencil lower right (See photo) The Print Club of Cleveland stamp verso Edition: 261 The Print Cl...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Festival No. 6
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Festival No. 6 Color woodblock, 2002 Signed, titled and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 50 (10/50), see photo Provenance: Ninion and Sheldon Landy Collection, Donors to A...
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Woodcut

Untitled (Plate 3)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
From: Kaleidoscope (6 plates) Signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 (3/100) Printer: Lacouriere et Frelaut Imprimeur, Paris Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from the se...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Particle and Wave 2
Located in New York, NY
A stunning example of Nares' gestural brushstroke prints with copper-colored background. Printed on heavy-weight paper.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Miracle
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MARINO MARINI (1901-1980) MIRACLE - Etching, Signed and numbered 70 / 75 in pencil. Image 15 ½ x 10 ½ inches,. Full sheet 22 3/8 x 15 inches with deckle edges. Plate IV of the serie...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Untitled (Plate 6)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed and numbered in pencil From: Variations (8 plates) Edition: 100 (56/100) Printer: Frelaut et Lacouriere Imprimeur, Paris Paper: BFK RIVES watermark on some sheets from the ser...
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1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching

Blue Rythms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture.
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Blue Ruthms (Agerup 188) after the 1966 painting, Peinture. Etching with aquatint, 1968 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil (see photos) Edition: 95 (74/95) Plate: 17 1/2 x 21 1/2" ...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

MALLORCA
Located in Santa Monica, CA
DORR BOTHWELL ( 1902 - 2000) MALLORCA Serigraph, Signed, titled and numbered 8/25 in pencil. Signed and dated in the print. Image. 13 1/8 x 9 inches, sheet 19 7/8 x 12 3/4 inches. ...
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1950s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled 1989 Aquatint, Edition of 20 44.5 x 32.4 cms (17 1/2 x 12 3/4 ins) 22.9 x 15.2 cms (9 x 6 ins) SF15235
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

Guadalmar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled andnumbered by the artist. Abstract image invoking imagery of the Mediterranean ocean and the desert of Morocco. Christian Bozo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Elegy Black Black, a beautiful lithography from Motherwell's elegy series
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell Elegy Black Black 1983 Lithograph in colors, on TGL handmade paper, Edition of 98< AP XI/XVI 38.1 x 95.9 cms (15 x 37 4/5 ins) extract from the catalogue raisonné...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

'Composition # 4' — Mid-Century Modernism
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Thomas Robertson, 'Composition #4,' color serigraph, edition 47, c. 1940. Signed, titled, and annotated 'Ed/47' in pencil. A superb, painterly impression, with fresh colors, on buff wove paper, the full sheet with margins (1 to 2 inches), in excellent condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Image size: 10 9/16 x 8 1/2 inches (268 x 216 mm); sheet size 13 x 12 1/2 inches (330 x 318 mm). An impression of this work is represented in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Thomas Arthur Robertson (1911-1976) was the son of an attorney. Although his father, a co-owner of the Arkansas Law School, insisted that his son study there, after graduating, Robertson enrolled at the Adrian Brewer...
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1940s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Utopia, by Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Medium: Aquatint Edition: 50 Image Size: 7.87 in. x 5.9 in. Year: 2018 Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landsc...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

The Poet's Eye
Located in London, GB
Robert Motherwell The Poet's Eye 1990 Aquatint and carborundum in black and blue, on J. Whatman paper, Edition of 35 Image size: 45.1 x 60.3 cms (17 3/4 x 23 3/4 ins) Sheet size: 64....
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1990s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint

The Upper Red, 1963 (SF-48)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Upper Red (SF-48) from 1963 is a lithograph on paper, image size 19.75 x 25.75 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' and annotated lower right, framed in a contemporary, light wood frame....
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Fall Contours
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from an edition of 12. Medium: encaustic collagraph monoprint Image Size: 12 x 20 inches Year: 2016 Elise Wagner painter, printmaker, and teacher, is a recent r...
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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Encaustic, Monoprint

Ma Boheme
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Image size: 4.5 x 4.5 inches Medium: Etching and drypoint Year: 2012 Edition size: 50 Christian Bozon was born in Lons-le-Saunier, France ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Sueño de Verano, by Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, title and numbered by the artist Image Size: 8.25 x 10.25 inches Year: 2009 Edition: 50 Bozon's abstract imagery recalls the colors and textures of Morocco and southern Spai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Manilva, by Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered from the edition of 50. Medium: Drypoint and aquatint Edition: 50 Image Size: 8.5 in. x W 10.63 in. Year: 2016 Bozon's prints are often a balance betwee...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Bleeding
Located in London, GB
Lithograph from three aluminium plates using tusche washes, printed in transparent dark green, light green, and fire red, with hand colouring in gouache (an orange to red blend, pink, green, and deep red). On buff Velin Arches mould-made paper (300 gsm) Signed with initials, numbered and dated 82 in pencil, lower centre Published by Bernard Jacobson Ltd. Exhibition History: 'Howard Hodgkin: Views. An Exhibition of Early Prints', Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, 02 March - 02 April 2013 'London, Henri Matisse: The Goldfish Bowls and Other Prints (LOPF)', Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, 1 - 28 May 2021 'Howard Hodgkin Recollections’, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, 21 April - 14 May 2022 Literature: Frances Spalding, 'Howard Hodgkin: Tate Gallery and Bernard Jacobson', Arts Review, vol. 34, no. 20, 24 September 1982, p. 484; Elizabeth...
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1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Gouache, Lithograph

Pink High
Located in New York, NY
Pink High, 1969 color silkscreen, edition of 95 24 x 19 inches Gottlieb first began experimenting with printing when he refashioned a skirt pleating press into a printmaking press i...
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1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

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Screen

Untitled, 1990 (SF-343, L.284)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF-343) from 1990 is a lithograph on paper, image size 46.5 x 30 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' lower left and annotated lower right. From the edition of 60, numbered 17/50 (...
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Metal Shoes 4
Located in Houston, TX
Richard Tuttle Metal Shoes 4, 2010 Aquatint, hand stencling, copper plate embossment 11 3/4 x 12 ed. 30 Framed
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Aquatint, Stencil

Sous l´antique désert
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered by the artist. Image size: 4.75 x 4.5 inches Medium: aquatint and drypoint Year: 2014 Edition size: 50 Abstract image invoking scenery of the Mediterranean ocean...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Prints

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Drypoint, Aquatint

Abstract abstract prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract abstract prints 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 abstract prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Dadodu , Francisco Nicolás, Teodora Guererra, and Joan Miró. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Screen Print 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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