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Abstract Art

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
Color:  Black
Vaso - Isabella Garbagnati
Located in Milano, IT
Vase inspired by depths of the sea, through its precious corals and fossil limestone. A witness to the passing of time Ceramic D 30 x 30 cm Design and produced in Italy
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

Glass Forms 1
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Thea Schrack is a photographer and painter with a penchant for the past. Her photographic forays have taken her to English country estates, Czech castles, vineyards and to the shores...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Purple Vase with two Poppies, original work on paper, floral art, interior art
Located in Deddington, GB
Purple Vase with two Poppies by Jenny Balmer. Still-life, mixed media paper collage. Unframed. Size: H:40 cm x W:30 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Magnolia
Located in San Luis Obispo, CA
Considered a leading figure in the second generation of Bay Area Figuration, Michelle Gregor is a multifaceted artist who works in clay, bronze, paint ...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Ceramic

Paul Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hanover - 1930 Berlin) Male Nude
Located in Greding, DE
Depiction of a male nude in diffuse architectural scenery. Signed lower right (Paul) Anton Kaulbach (1864 Hannover - 1930 Berlin). Oil on canvas, in gold-patinated frame. Image size:...
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20th Century Abstract Art

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Oil, Canvas

Contemporary Minimalist Textured Black & White diptych, Franz Kline inspired
Located in Tempe, AZ
Artist : Svetlana Shalygina, "The Elegance of Simplicity" Original black & white textured diptych. Large scale, uniquely textured Contemporary paintings, with 2.5" gallery wrap edg...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

"DAY OFF" Abstract Oil Painting 36" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado
Located in Culver City, CA
"DAY OFF" Abstract Oil Painting 36" x 30" inch by Carlos Delgado ABOUT: Carlos Delgado is a Colombian artist with international recognition living be...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Composition - Woodcut by Luigi Spacal - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized by Luigi Spacal (Trieste, 1907 - Trieste, 2000) in the 1970s. Original Colored woodcut on cardboard. Image Dimensions: 18 x 14 cm Good conditions. Lojze Spacal, also known as Luigi Spacal, was born on the Trieste Karst, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, from a family of Slovenian nationality.In 1930 he was arrested on charges of anti-fascism and confined for some time to Accettura, in Basilicata. Here he discovered his artistic vocation. In 1934 he graduated in Venice. He began to exhibit his first works in 1937. In 1942 he was again sent to confinement, this time in Abruzzo and, later, assigned to a special working battalion in Forte dei Marmi. Nevertheless, he managed to continue to exhibit his works so much that, in 1944, he set up his first solo show. In 1948 he participated for the first time in the Venice biennial. In 1958 he won the International Grand Prix "for a draftsman and engraver" at the Venice Biennale. In 1959 he received the 2nd prize at the International Biennial of Graphic Art in Ljubljana. In 1974 he was awarded the Prešeren prize, the highest Slovenian artistic recognition, and the “San Giusto d'Oro” in 1977. In 1998 a museum was dedicated to him in the castle of San Daniele...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Woodcut

"Urban Scene" Original Painted Steel Sculpture by: Ralph Wickstrom
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Urban Scene" is a painted steel sculpture by Ralph Wickstrom created in 1997. Deceivingly thin the sculpture is made up of straight lines and right angles...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Hannah Wilkinson, Women's World Cup Art, Heart in the Game, Limited Ed. Print
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hannah Wilkinson is a New Zealand football player, musician, and visual artist. She had a notable collegiate career at the University of Tennessee in the United States and went on to play professionally in Sweden, Portugal, Germany, and Australia. Additionally, she represents the New Zealand Women's National Team, the Football Ferns, participated in three Olympic Games, and three FIFA Women’s World Cup. Art has always been a significant part of Wilkinson's life, even before she began her soccer journey. She explains: “Born and raised in Whangārei, New Zealand, I began drawing and creating before kicking a ball. My artistic pursuits offer a healthy balance off the pitch, allowing space to mentally offload pressures associated with being an elite athlete, while also enhancing the focus-flow state needed to perform both artistically and athletically.” Wilkinson's work spans various mediums, including drawing, digital illustrations, painting, and murals. Although sports is a dominant theme in her art, she frequently incorporates symbols related to philosophy, music, and New Zealand's cultural identity, landscapes, and wildlife. She is a proud member of the International Olympic Committee's Olympian Artists program and made significant contributions to the Olympic Agora exhibition held at Tokyo's Mitsokoshimae metro station before, during, and after the 2020 Games (held in 2021). Recently, she was also commissioned to create a mural at Auckland's Eden Park national stadium, celebrating the staging of the three women's World Cups (cricket, football, and rugby) in New Zealand in 2022 and 2023. This stadium will be the venue for the 2023 Women's World Cup, where Wilkinson will be competing. Hannah Wilkinson created two limited edition prints for the special occasion of the “In the Beginning, there was Football, " exhibition, coinciding with the 2023 Women's World Cup. Through powerful imagery and poetic language, Wilkinson explores the philosophy and emotion surrounding football in two limited edition prints. Her work reveals her deep emotional connection and proximity to the game. In Heart in the...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper

Surrealist Birds - Original Lithograph Signed in the Plate - Mourlot #948
Located in Paris, FR
Joan Miro Surrealist Birds (Sculptures), 1974 Original lithograph Printed signature in the plate On heavy paper 28 x 57 cm (c. 11 x 23 inch) REFERENCE : catalog raisonne Mourlot / ...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled I -- Make an Offer!
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Heavily textured abstract with heavy black wood frame.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Mass Transit
Located in Greenwich, CT
Mass Transit Oil, Spray Paint, Oil Stick On Canvas 16" x 20" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting empl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Spray Paint

Still Life and Round Lace Table, 1960s Abstract Still Life, Acrylic and Pastel
Located in Denver, CO
"Still Life and Round Lace Table" is an original acrylic and pastel on paper by Edward Marecak (1919-1993) circa 1960s. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner. Abstracted sti...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Pastel, Acrylic

Jazz abstraction / Oil pastel / 50 x 70 cm
Located in KRAKÓW, PL
Memories of a jazz trip around New Orleans, transferred into a work of art in the technique of oil pastels. Expressive abstraction. Framed in Passe-Partout and a beautiful wooden fra...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel

Stargazer - Powerful Striking Galaxy Contemporary Abstract Blue White Investment
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Stargazer Powerful Striking Galaxy Contemporary Abstract Blue White Investment Stars Tree of life Stargazing. To let yourself be transported to the expanse of the universe. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Wild Silence
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wild Silence Oil, Bitumen, Crayon, Collage On Canvas 48" x 36 1/4" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of paintin...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Interconnected Dream - Bold Abstract Contemporary Colorful Masculine Investment
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Interconnected Dream Bold Abstract Contemporary Colorful Masculine Investment Red Yellow Grey Blue Orange Texture Detail This series expresses our unity and our interconnecte...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Pastel, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil, Color Pencil

Donna Isham Portrait Female Blue Face Black Abstract Figurative People
Located in Nantucket, MA
The title of this painting is Isis. Dark tones combined with accents of blue present a confident female portrait.
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

Eroded Rock, Point Lobos
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Eroded Rock, Point Lobos Gelatin silver print, 1929 Unsigned Signed with the estate stamp verso (see photo) A lifetime printing by Brett Weston, supervised by his father Edward Edition: 5 or 6 prints (see ttext below) Weston negative Numbered verso: "1357" photographer's estate stamp, verso LITERATURE: A. Conger, Edward Weston: Photographs from the Collection of the Center for Creative Photography, The Center for Creative Photography, 1992, fig. 576. Label: The Photographs of Edward Weston/Arizona Board of Regents label affixed to paper folder. Edward Weston description of printing in 1953-54 In 1945 Edward Weston began to experience the first symptoms of Parkinson's disease, which slowly progressed until by 1948, he took his last photograph. By the second half of 1952, Weston decided he should select a master set of his best work. Out of his approximately 3000 negatives, he would pick 1000 and have Brett Weston print...
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1920s Abstract Art

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Silver Gelatin

Blind Side
Located in Singapore, SG
Human relationship is always complex. What we see, hear and feel is always limited. Behind every action, there may be thoughts or feelings that we are completely unaware of. There is...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Monkey Puzzle II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Monkey Puzzle II Oil On Canvas 12" x 9" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of indu...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Untitled 37
Located in Las Condes, CL
UNTITLED 37, is an abstract painting, mixed technique on canvas, measuring 145x242 cm. Created by Chilean artist Jorge Reyes Zepeda. Jorge works wit...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Enamel

Large Murano Abstract Hand Blown Arcade Glass Sculpture Marcello Panza Vase
Located in Surfside, FL
Marcello Panza for Arcade Vase (this is for 1 of a pair I have, I am selling them separately). This has an African or Aboriginal tribal pattern to it. ...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Glass

Songs From Soil
Located in Greenwich, CT
Songs From Soil Oil, Bitumen, Crayon, Collage On Canvas 72" x 60" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Untitled
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Untitled Color lithograph, 1972 Unsigned Edition: From: Fresh Air School, Exhibition of Paintings Large Edition (2000?) Published by the Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, 1973 Printe...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cantando Graffiti (frame 08) - Painting by Dax Norman - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Cantando Graffiti (frame 08) is an original acrylic painting on recycled record cover featured in Dax Norman's "Cinema Graffiti" NFT collection. Hand-signed. The works in this colle...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Art of Healing Apple
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Acrylic/Spray Paint on stretched canvas, coated 2 layers of resin. 48"x48” Signed and Dated on Reverse. "The idea behind my art is to create self awareness. Being aware of who you ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Geoforms B63
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geoforms" is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. This work will be ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

French Contemporary Art by Murielle Argoud - Pendulum of Time
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed Media (oil color, pigments, gold leaf, sand, lava) on canvas and wood Triyptichon 140 x 258 cm Signature at the bottom right Murielle Argoud i...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Faded in Blue #3
Located in Singapore, SG
The image of a man who is taking a step back and reflecting on his life to gain a deeper learning and understanding.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

RED GODDESS - Ceramic Slip Cast Fine Art Sculpture 2018
Located in Chico, CA
Goddess Form. Fired to cone 01. Glaze fired to cone 07. Low fire glaze applications. Dimensions: 13"h x 10"w x 8"d ARTIST STATEMENT My work passionately reflects my Mexican cultural roots. The art forms appear and are created as stories in the round as I transform and mutate a magic fusion of colors, shapes and a way of life into them. I often use faces joined by zigzag or curved lines. Flower petals characteristically fashion the idea of dealing with one’s aura. Some of the vessel forms I use (the goddess series) are used to symbolically connect earth to women… a container used for nutrients of survival. My work also speaks of healing. Pieces are created to capture great depth of emotion, celebration, suffering, and cultural bonding. Slip cast...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Model X (frame 02) - Painting by Dax Norman - 2023
Located in Roma, IT
Model X (frame 02) is an acrylic painting on recycled record cover featured in Dax Norman's "Cinema Graffiti" NFT collection. Hand-signed. The works in this collection of paintings ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Opening Houses on Black 2, Nicky Marais, drawing
Located in Windhoek, NA
Opening Houses on Black 2, 2022. Coloured pencil on black paper, 20 x 20cm Nicky Marais (b. 1962) is a Namibian artist, educator and activist. Marais is well-known for her abstract artworks created using a personal vocabulary of abstract forms and colour relationships derived from everyday life as well as the socio-political history of Namibia and icons from around the continent. These forms are often layered using a mixture of stencils and traditional painting techniques. Marais describes her practice as a “constant hunt for significant shapes”, which are subjected to a process of near-obsessive repetition, appearing multiple times in different combinations. Much of her work explores the relationship between physical and spiritual worlds, which extends into an investigation of the relationship between the tangible and the intangible, the signifier and the signified. Speaking about Marais’ work, Rosa Namises said “Sometimes we are trapped between the gates and the snakes. We have to choose to go through the path of knowledge, to learn what the snakes have to teach us, and not allow ourselves to be trapped by the gates” (2017). Marais is recently retired from an eleven year posting as the Head of Department of Visual Arts at the College of the Arts in Windhoek. As an artist, she has exhibited extensively in Namibia and abroad. In 2017, The National Art Gallery of Namibia hosted a solo exhibition by Marais, titled ‘Presence in Absence’. Her next solo ‘Connections‘ was held at Guns & Rain Gallery in Johannesburg in 2020. Most recently in 2022, the artist participated in the Baker’s Bay...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil

#2203D By David Jones, nude, black and white, affordable, ink paper
Located in Deddington, GB
original Black ink on paper Image size: H:39 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:39 cm x W:30 cm x D:0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink

"Portrait 1" Drawing 23" x 17" inch by Oleksandr Miroshnychenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait 1" Drawing 23" x 17" inch by Oleksandr Miroshnychenko Unique work ball pen, spray paint, paper 300g ARTIST BIO: Oleksandr Miroshnychenko lives and works at his studio in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Paper, Spray Paint, Ballpoint Pen

Somewhere In The City
Located in Greenwich, CT
Somewhere In The City Oil, Bitumen, Crayon, Collage On Canvas 30" x 24" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Remez, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Morgan Fite offers an abstract depiction of how she visualizes the cycle of life. "Inspired by that 'life—death—life' cycle that we all go through, t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil

Law of Love, Deep Psych (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Law of Love, Deep Psych (Abstract painting) Acrylic paint on canvas - Unframed. This work is exclusive to IdeelArt. This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracted Ad Astra. Exi...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Baton Rouge
Located in Greenwich, CT
Baton Rouge Mixed Media On Paper 16" x 12" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

UNTITLED, Abstract/Figurative, Black Welded Steel, Cass Corridor Artist, Detroit
Located in Detroit, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. It does become more ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Winged Victory XVI: Figurative Abstract Graphite Drawing of Nike Goddess
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative abstract style black and white drawing of "Winged Victory of Samothrace" Greek Goddess Nike in an oval antique wood frame with gold inlay detail "Nike Descending XVI" by H...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Archival Paper, Graphite

Embryo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Embryo Oil, String On Canvas 8" x 10" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of indust...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Loop the Loop
Located in Greenwich, CT
Loop the Loop Mixed Media On Paper 30" x 22" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the use of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Paper, Mixed Media

Rust Double
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rust Double Oil, Bitumen, Sand, Mica, Collage On Canvas 20" x 16" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil, Mica

No title
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated EA Artist proof 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 76.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 29.92 in. x 22.05 in. (image) ...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Chaco
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Chaco Canvas, fabric, pigment and collage elements, 1985-1995 Signed lower left corner in red paint Title and signed in pencil on the verso on the top of the stretcher Condition: Excellent Canvas size: 18 x 18 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist By descent Chaco is a Native American culture of Ancestral Puebloan peoples, thriving in New Mexico between 850 CE and 1250 CE. Some of the motifs in this work was inspired by Chaco Canyon wall art. This mixed media work was created after the artist moved from New York to Santa Fe in 1985. It combines many Southwestern and Native American motifs. This is one of a small group of similar works combing collage and mixed media. (See photo of native pictographs) that inspired this work. Virginia Dehn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Virginia Dehn Virginia Dehn in her studio in Santa Fe Virginia Dehn (née Engleman) (October 26, 1922 – July 28, 2005) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work was known for its interpretation of natural themes in almost abstract forms. She exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the U.S. Her paintings are included in many public collections. Life Dehn was born in Nevada, Missouri on October 26, 1922.] Raised in Hamden, Connecticut, she studied at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri before moving to New York City. She met the artist Adolf Dehn while working at the Art Students League. They married in November 1947. The two artists worked side by side for many years, part of a group of artists who influenced the history of 20th century American art. Their Chelsea brownstone was a place where artists, writers, and intellectuals often gathered. Early career Virginia Dehn studied art at Stephens College in Missouri before continuing her art education at the Traphagen School of Design, and, later, the Art Students League, both located in New York City. In the mid-1940s while working at the Associated American Artists gallery, she met lithographer and watercolorist Adolf Dehn. Adolf was older than Virginia, and he already enjoyed a successful career as an artist. The two were married in 1947 in a private ceremony at Virginia's parents house in Wallingford, Connecticut. Virginia and Adolf Dehn The Dehns lived in a Chelsea brownstone on West 21st Street where they worked side by side. They often hosted gatherings of other influential artists and intellectuals of the 20th century. Among their closest friends were sculptor Federico Castellón and his wife Hilda; writer Sidney Alexander and his wife Frances; artists Sally and Milton Avery; Ferol and Bill Smith, also an artist; and Lily and Georges Schreiber, an artist and writer. Bob Steed and his wife Gittel, an anthropologist, were also good friends of the Dehns. According to friend Gretchen Marple Pracht, "Virginia was a glamorous and sophisticated hostess who welcomed visitors to their home and always invited a diverse crowd of guests..." Despite their active social life, the two were disciplined artists, working at their easels nearly daily and taking Saturdays to visit galleries and view new work. The Dehns made annual trips to France to work on lithographs at the Atelier Desjobert in Paris. Virginia used a bamboo pen to draw directly on the stone for her lithographs, which often depicted trees or still lifes. The Dehns' other travels included visits to Key West, Colorado, Mexico, and countries such as Greece, Haiti, Afghanistan, and India. Dehn's style of art differend greatly from that of her husband, though the two sometimes exhibited together. A friend of the couple remarked, "Adolf paints landscapes; Virginia paints inscapes." Virginia Dehn generally painted an interior vision based on her feelings for a subject, rather than a literal rendition of it.] Many of her paintings consist of several layers, with earlier layers showing through. She found inspiration in the Abstract Expressionism movement that dominated the New York and Paris art scenes in the 1950s. Some of her favorite artists included Adolf Gottileb, Rothko, William Baziotes, Pomodoro, and Antonio Tapies. Dehn most often worked with bold, vibrant colors in large formats. Her subjects were not literal, but intuitive. She learned new techniques of lithography from her husband Adolf, and did her own prints. Texture was very important to her in her work. Her art was influenced by a variety of sources. In the late 1960s she came across a book that included photographs of organic patterns of life as revealed under a microscope. These images inspired her to change the direction of some of her paintings. Other influences on Dehn's art came from ancient and traditional arts of various cultures throughout the world, including Persian miniatures, illuminated manuscripts, Dutch still life painting, Asian art, ancient Egyptian artifacts...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Flash 2. Contemporary oil abstract painting by Polish Young Artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Big scale abstract oil painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. Painting can be paired as a dyptich with 'Flash 1'. Composition consists mostly of black colour with greenish shapes th...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dream Offering II
Located in Greenwich, CT
Dream Offering II Mixed Media On Paper 22" x 30" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting employing the us...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 85" x 12" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Script" Ink on Fabric Painting 85" x 12" inch by Mohamed Monaiseer Trinity series (2015) In this work, I am a developing personal philosophy of the trinity—the uniting of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Fabric, Ink

Ghost Wood
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ghost Wood Oil,Bitumen, Crayon, Sand, Collage On Canvas 16" x 20" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of painting...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Crayon, Oil Crayon, Wax Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Reynaud
Located in New York, NY
Lambda digital c print on Ilford Ilfoflex Archival Super Gloss, 2003. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 2/2 on verso. Artist Andrew George is based in Los Angeles. He recently pr...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda

Untitled Abstract Modernist Signed Aquatint Etching Print ed. 10
By Bettina Blohm
Located in Surfside, FL
Blohm studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany and moved to New York in 1984, later establishing a second studio in Berlin. She is in numerous international co...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Portrait of a Painter
Located in Queretaro, Queretaro
Title: Portrait of a Painter Etching and soft-ground etching, in colors, 2017. Edtion of 30 printed on 100% cotton paper. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. In excellent condit...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Bulgarian Contemporary Art by Ralitsa Stoitseva - Motherhood
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Ralitsa Stoitseva is a Bulgarian artist born in 1963 who lives and works in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied at the National Academy of Art in Sofia and has been graduated...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flash 1. Contemporary oil abstract painting by Polish Young Artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
Big scale abstract oil painting by Polish artist Klaudia Lata. Painting can be paired as a dyptich with 'Flash 2'. Composition consists mostly of black colour with greenish shapes th...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Top Hat - colorful, minimalist, abstracted tree, acrylic on canvas
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Considered one of Canada’s finest landscape artists, Pat Service’s work has evolved from classic form to minimalism. This is one of a series of paintings she created to celebrate her...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Emil Schumacher Limited Edition Serigraph Terraraph Print Abstract Art Informel
Located in Surfside, FL
Heavily textured abstract print in a serigraph and terragraph technique. It has a raised texture to the surface, A beautiful piece. This listing is for the one print, the cover justification sheet and the photograph are just included for provenance. This is from the limited edition of 100. Hand signed and numbered on colophon page. (They are not signed and numbered on each print) Arches paper. Dimensions: 15.75 X 15.25 These have a texture that feels like a painting. Done in Jaffa Israel based on the Hebrew Bible. Jewish, Judaica interest. Emil Schumacher is among the best-known exponents of Art Informel in Germany. His painting style, which he initially developed in the 1950s under the influence of Wols, is marked by dark, brownish black or brilliant thick red colours and a graffiti like sign language that endow the pictures the expressive character of old cracked masonry. Emil Schumacher (29 August 1912 in Hagen, Westfalen – 4 October 1999 in San José, Ibiza) was a German artist and painter. He was an important representative of abstract expressionism in post-war Germany. As an 18-year-old, Emil Schumacher undertakes a four-week-long bicycle tour to Paris, France. 1932–1935: Studies graphic design at the School of Applied Arts in Dortmund intending to become a graphic designer in advertising. 1935–1939: Independent artist without participating in exhibits. He undertakes study trips by bicycle to the Netherlands and Belgium. 1939–1945: Service obligation as draftsman in an arms factory, the Akkumulatoren–Werke of Hagen. Since 1945: Immediately after end of war, new start as independent artist. 1947: First solo exhibit in the Studio für neue Kunst. Co-founder of the artist group Junger Westen. 1954: Participates in the Willem Sandberg...
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20th Century Abstract Art

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