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Contemporary Abstract Prints

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Color:  Pink
ETERNAL CITY Original Etching, Medieval Jerusalem, Stone Tablet, Jewish History
Located in Union City, NJ
ETERNAL CITY JERUSALEM by the Israeli artist Moshe Castel (1909-1991) is a unique, unsigned Trial Proof from a limited edition etching, hand printed using traditional intaglio printmaking techniques on archival Arches paper 100% acid free. ETERNAL CITY JERUSALEM presents a deep red and orange brown ochre colored stone tablet...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching

Echolocation Green
Located in Bloomington, IL
"Echolocation Green" is a monotype that Anna Kunz created during her visit to Manneken Press in November 2022. The prints in this series were made using oil based inks and paint sticks and hand-printed on Arches Cover paper. Anna Kunz continues to draw inspiration from the ocean; its hypnotic, cyclical movement and sense of mystery, which she has referred to as, “the most abstract space in nature.” This group of works is titled after the principle referred to as Echolocation, used by marine mammals as an extension of sight, to steer space and identify objects. In these works the artist has played with the idea of exchanging the animal behavior of using echoing sound as a means to navigate and locate, with vibrational hues as a way to compose, lead the viewer’s eye into unfamiliar relationships, and to materialize the unknown. Focusing on the elements of simple geometric forms and color, she imbues her compositions with energy through a process of intuitive call and response, suggesting a way for the viewer to enter and navigate the compositional spaces. The saturated colors in Kunz’ vocabulary are both opaque and transparent, choreographed in porous fields of the paper, and lead to symphonic compositional structures. While working on the "Echolocation” prints at Manneken press, the studio was filled with the ambient music of Brian Eno which created another kind of sonic inspiration for the echoing forms and colors found in the works. "Echolocation Green" is a unique monotype, 22" x 20"; a bleed print (the image extends to the edges of the paper). The front, lower right margin carries the artist's initials and date in pencil; the title is on the back. The Manneken Press blindstamp is impressed into the lower left margin. The print is sold unframed. Framing recommendations: float mounted on museum board or floated within an 8-ply window mat, in a quality, contemporary gallery frame. Anna Kunz lives and works in Chicago. Her work is represented by Alexander Berggruen New York; Mc Cormick Gallery, Chicago; and Galleri Urbane in Dallas. Her upcoming exhibition entitled "The Tide" can be seen at Berggruen San Francisco in February and March 2023. Kunz has been awarded numerous artist residencies, including the Golden Family Foundation Residency, Edward Albee Foundation Residency, the Space Program at Marie Sharpe Walsh Foundation and the Roger Brown Artist...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Monotype

Greenhouse Composition Series 1 (unframed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Greenhouse Composition Series 1 (unframed)" is an original artwork by Roxana Azar made of a digital print on polycarbonate. The piece measures 24”h x 16”w. Roxan...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Digital

OVER THE TOP
Located in Aventura, FL
Screenprint in colors on paper. Hand signed, dated and numbered by the artist. Sheet size 31 x 26 inches. Image size approx 29 x 23.75 inches. From the edition of 200. Certificate...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

Urge (VI)
By KAWS
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on Saunders Waterford paper. Signed, dated and numbered 199/250 in pencil. Published by the artist, New York. From the same titled se...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Color, Screen

Chromatic Patterns After the Graham Foundation - Pink
Located in Bloomington, IL
"Chromatic Patterns After the Graham Foundation - Pink" is a relief print with lithography and aluminum dust. It is one print from a suite of three that are closely related to Ledger...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Past Light, by Rosalyn Richards
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed, titled and numbered in pencil by the artist. Image size: 8 x 6.5 inches Rosalyn Richards has been a member of the Bucknell University art faculty since 1982. Images from particle physics, satellite photography, biotechnology, radiology, geological survey maps, have all served as influences on Richards' work. Her paintings, prints, and drawings relate to the human need to construct our experiences in nature using systems of design and technology. The maps become metaphors for inner journeys, and are also meant to suggest playful and whimsical approaches to the usually serious function of diagrams. She has had solo shows throughout the United States, and her work is represented in museum collections such as: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: Chicago Art Institute Mineapolis Institute of the Arts University of Minnesota Yale University Art Gallery Grunwald Center...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

SUMMER RUSH Signed Lithograph, Sacred Garden Series, Bold Abstract Landscape
Located in Union City, NJ
SUMMER RUSH is an original limited edition lithograph from the Sacred Garden Series of works by the British artist David Leverett (1938-2020), printed using hand lithography techniqu...
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Valerio Adami is.a Vintage Offset and Screen Print Poster - 1977
Located in Roma, IT
Valerio Adami vintage post is an offset and screen print on paper realized by Valerio Adami in 1977. Good condition and aged. The artwork is the poster for the artist's exhibition ...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Offset, Screen

Replay 2
Located in Bloomington, IL
"Replay 2" is a unique hand-painted monoprint. The artist's ink drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure. The plate became ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Acrylic, Photogravure

Sideways 3
Located in Bloomington, IL
"Sideways 3" is a unique monoprint. The artist's graphite drawing made on translucent film was etched into a copper plate using the technique of photogravure, and the plate became a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Photogravure, Monoprint

No Bad Days
Located in Deddington, GB
Fei Alexeli No Bad Days Limited edition of 20 70 x 70 cm Giclée print on Hahnemühle paper signed in front by the artist Size: H:70 cm x W:70 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Paper, Giclée

Z
Located in Berkeley, CA
Color sugarlift aquatint and drypoint. Edition of 35
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Etching, Intaglio

Canoe - Lithograph by Alberto Di Fabio - 2008
Located in Roma, IT
Canoe is an originan lithograph realized by the italian artist Alberto Di Fabio in 2008 in occasion of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Hand signed and numbered, it belongs to a limite...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Techspressionist Still Life 5
Located in New York, NY
Patrick Lichty Techspressionist Still Life 1 2021 Archival pigment print paper size 24 x 24 inches image size 20 x 20 inches Signed and numbered edition of 10 with certificate of au...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Archival Pigment

Plate No. 355 - Landscape, Print, Nature, Portrait
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 w...
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2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée

Mary Knowland, Poppy 19, Affordable Art, Floral Art, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Mary Knowland Poppy 19 Unique Mono Print Floral Art Image Size: H 28cm x W 19cm Mount Size H 45cm x W 37cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of ho...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Monoprint

"Erotic Mind IV" 2018 Utopian Sculptures Serial Prints by Fernando Crespo #100
Located in Coimbra, PT
F. Crespo author of a world-famous giant sculpture Pope Francis Heart. Makes a first edition of his private and utopian projects. Fernando Crespo is a recognized artist in Portugal. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Inkjet

Argilla Compatta - Screen Print on Acetate by E. Pouchard
Located in Roma, IT
Argilla Compatta is a color silk-screen print on acetates, realized in 1973 by the artist Ennio Pouchard (1928). Original Title:Hai penetrato l'Argilla Compatta Signed on plate on ...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

La Prima Estate - Screen Print on Acetate by E. Pouchard - 1973
Located in Roma, IT
La Prima Estate is a color silk-screen print on acetates, realized in 1973 by the artist Ennio Pouchard (1928). Signed on plate on lower right. From the por...
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

FringeCharacter
Located in New York, NY
Monoprint with water based ink and graphite
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Graphite, Color, Ink

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"Requiem/Let Them Be, " Etching and Aquatint signed by Joan Snyder
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Cats of all nations unite!
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
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Greenhouse Composition Series 1 (framed)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Glasses - Original Screen Print by E. Tadini - 1969
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Untitled, from ”Hommage à Picasso" - 1974 - Louise Nevelson - Serigraph
Located in Roma, IT
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Find a wide variety of authentic Contemporary 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, purple, red, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Roger Mudre, Rafael Alberti, Johanna Goodman, and Leo Guida. Frequently made by artists working with Paper, and Lithograph and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Contemporary abstract prints, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $195,622, while the average work sells for $1,000.

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