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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
Emotions in color
Located in Southampton, NY
In the manner of Mondrian, a strong 60's influence in the balance of strong colors and shapes. The background and foreground appear to undulate forward and backwards because of the a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Night in New York
Located in Baranzate, IT
TITLE: Night in New York ARTIST: Antonio Franchi YEAR: 2017 CLASSIFICATION: Unique MEDIUM TYPE: Painting MEDIUM/MATERIALS: Acrylic on canvas DIMENSIONS: 80 x 80 cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Design for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary Watercolor Painting, 'Designs for Light', c. 2000 by David Ruth
Located in Oakland, CA
This is a contemporary abstract watercolor painting by artist David Ruth. This series of paintings often feature bright colors and vibrant layouts that draw the viewer in. They are c...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

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Paper, Watercolor

First Wedding Night Figurative Painting Yellow Blue Brown White Red Black Pink
Located in Sofia, BG
"First wedding night" is a modern, figurative, abstract art line painting by Maestro Anatoliy Stankulov The painting is unframed. The vivid colors of his paintings bring emotion happiness, love and energy, represented by the vast creative power of his talent.” About the artwork: TECHNIQUE: Acrylic painting STYLE: Modern, Figurative, Abstract, Contemporary Edition : Unique, signed Weight: Approximately 2 kg. The painting is unframed. Frame: Optional Snow Pearl gallery offers the possibility to increase the value of this artwork by adding a gorgeous wooden Italian contemporary frame on your choice. We can also offer a restored ancient golden frame...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aufstieg
Located in Berlin, DE
Hans Bohlmann Aufstieg 1997 Acryl auf Leinwand 160 x 80 cm Hans Bohlmann studierte von 1991 bis 1996 Malerei- und Grafik an der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig bei Pr...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, CR1095 (after painting Number 22, CR344), 1951, printed 1964
Located in Roma, IT
JACKSON POLLOCK (American, 1912-1956) Untitled, CR1095 (after painting Number 22, CR344), 1951, printed 1964 Screenprint, on Strathmore wove paper, numbered 49/50 in pencil lower left, and with the Estate of Jackson Pollock 1964 blindstamp lower left From the posthumous printing of 50 authorized by his widow, Lee Krasner, in 1964 (there was also a lifetime edition of 25) Published by Bernard Steffen...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Screen

ATO>MIC #15, Unique Silver Luminogram Print, Warm toned black and white abstract
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #15, 2020 Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Hand Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Custom Framed: museum mount-board with antireflective UV protective art glass in dark brown lacquered hardwood frame, /hand made in UK/ 18 x 23 cm 40.5 x 36 cm (Framed) Unique Series: ATO>MIC Signed and dated in pencil on verso Provided with the Certificate of Authenticity Instead of using carving...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Archival Paper, Black and White, Silver Gelatin, Tea, Photographic Paper...

Geoforms 79
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from series “Geoforms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificate of ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ultra radiant tropical spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This radiant modern abstract was created blending iridescent drizzles of acrylic paint in random and dynamic patterns. A color palette of purple, blues, yellow, red, silver over b...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Ultra radiant electric spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This radiant modern abstract was created blending iridescent drizzles of acrylic paint in random and dynamic patterns. A color palette of purple, blues, yellow, red, gold over blu...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

UNTITLED 43
Located in Las Condes, CL
UNTITLED 43, is an abstract painting, mixed technique on canvas, measuring 130x130 cm. Created by Chilean artist Jorge Reyes Zepeda. Jorge works with the canvas on the floor or a tab...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Enamel

Rondelle
Located in Tempe, AZ
This spiraling form was created by twisting a helical surface using computer aided design. It is a 3D print made with the laser sintering deposition method from 316 stainless steel ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Stainless Steel

ATO>MIC #8, unique warmed toned, Silver Gelatin Abstract Luminogram Print
Located in London, GB
ATO>MIC #8, 2020 Unique Gelatin Silver Print/ Luminogram and Photogram technique, Printed on tea infused fibre based paper, Framed: Custom made frame with antireflective UV protective art glass 23 x 18 cm approx. image size 38 x 35.5 cm (Framed) Unique Series: ATO>MIC Signed on verso Provided with the Certificate of Authenticity “The ATO>MIC work started as an attempt to replicate the idea behind still life painting - where you are trying to reproduce the image of solid looking things, things that could be on a shelf. So, I wanted to try doing that with just using light instead of paints - however I soon started to see the similarities with Harold Edgerton’s famous atomic explosion photos and how the scale of my work could be switched between small items on a shelf to enormous atomic explosions. That is the reason behind the strange title ATO>MIC - where the “>” is a kind of link between larger and smaller scales, between the two influencing ideas.” – Mike Jackson The images may be reminiscent of the first milliseconds of atomic bomb explosions captured by Harold Edgerton's Rapatronic camera in the early 1950s but also visualise the thought of Maholy-Nagy’s bold visions in the Bauhaus’s movement toward the idea of the Gesamtkunstwerk, or “total work of art.” The 3D concepts that were first expanded in the same art movement by El Lissitzky a hundred years ago, are also explored here by Jackson’s drowned thin line within the third of the image. In his vision, the line reflects a shelf with the object on top, by adding the weight to it, the gravity pushing them down. Or maybe the thin line is just the horizon, where the enormous atomic blast took place…? Beyond these flat forms of two dimensional ‘lumino-graphic’ works on paper, the purest form of photography (‘light drawing’) lays a visible path to three-dimensional imaginary world, realised in precise composition, rhythm and warm earthy tones of these works. It’s up to the viewer to decide what they prefer to see and take with them. As Wassily Kandinsky once said; “Imagination is what allows your mind to discover.” About the Artist: Michael G Jackson...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Glass, Wood, Archival Paper, Black and White, Bromoil, Silver Gelatin, T...

1997, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
'1997' oil and canvas collage on canvas 36x36" :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Souvenir, Howard Hodgkin: large scale black white gray abstract interior scene
Located in New York, NY
Very large scale black and white abstract interior scene with dots, lines, brushstrokes, paint daubs, fingerprints, squares and rectangles. Striking print to hang in contemporary, modern and minimalist spaces. While British pop artists such as David Hockney and Patrick Caulfield numbered amongst Howard Hodgkin's circle of friends, Hodgkin's work is more painterly, expressionist, and abstract. Paper 45 x 55 in. / 114.3 x 139.7 cm. Souvenir by Howard Hodgkin. Screenprint on Arches aquarelle mould-made paper. Signed by the artist with initials and dated 80 in pencil lower center, numbered in pencil lower left. This bold Howard Hodgkin print layers five shades of black, with a wide variety of marks including some from the artist’s fingerprints and hand. Scribbles and lines of grey loosely define what could be an interior space with furniture. As is typical of his prints, there is a sense of space, and of the passage of time, expressed through shapes that seem to recede through the picture, deep black shades and, unusually for Hodgkin’s work, the white of the paper showing through. The last photograph displays these rich surface textures on the sheet at an angle. Catalogue reference: Elizabeth Knowles...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Screen

item #18 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Landscape with multiple readings, where the viewer's gaze can form its own imaginary universe
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract textured panels, minimalist original oil paintings, charcoal/grey/white
Located in Tempe, AZ
Uniquely textured black & white abstract paintings by Svetlana Shalygina with (4) 60" x 12" x 2" gallery wrapped canvas. Each piece varies with intricate texture formations and each...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Sonntags im Museum (18)
Located in Berlin, DE
Sonntags im Museum (18) Gestural photography Intentional Camera Movement The edition size (regardless of the printed size) is 7+2 E.A. each Betty Schmidt is a German artist, her sp...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas

Sonntags im Museum (19)
Located in Berlin, DE
Sonntags im Museum (19) Gestural photography Intentional Camera Movement The edition size (regardless of the printed size) is 7+2 E.A. each Betty Schmidt is a German artist, her sp...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas

The Believer - Abstract floral painting in green and pink
Located in Ocklawaha, FL
"The Believer" is an abstract floral painting, a dramatic, organic painting dedicated to the first flower of spring, the believer that breaks through the cold earth to welcome the se...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Acrylic Painting "burning night", 2017 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic ink and color on canvas, 2017. Signed, dated and titled on the back.. Framed. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height: 25.19 in ( 64 cm ), Width: 17.32 in ( 4...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Minimalist Contemporary charcoal and grey textured abstract original painting
Located in Tempe, AZ
"The Silent Evidence of Always & Never, series #6." A minimalist large scale textured abstract original painting by the late artist, Svetlana Shalygina. A unique combination of textu...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

All lthe Ins and Outs, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Hunter uses highly physical gestural marks to create contemporary abstract paintings that are deep and mysterious. An exhibition favorite, "All the Ins and Outs" is a perfect example...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Who Am I To Say, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Who Am I To Say" is a perfect example of Hunter's highly fluid, expressionistic style -- which so often results in arresting images with a sense of depth and sculptural form. Black ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cabin Fever, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
'Cabin Fever' oil on canvas 48x48". :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Alchemy, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
As an eclectic artist with wide-ranging interests, approaches, techniques and tools, Hunter's work can be a challenge to classify. "Alchemy" explodes in an infinite celebration of g...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Noche Obscura
Located in Madrid, ES
Low temperature ceramic, simulating the movement of a curious new living organism that invites to forge a personal interaction.
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic

Wildy Kissed 1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING In 'Wildly Kissed #1,' you'll find a striking contrast between the velvety black background and the roses that seem to defy the darkness with their unwavering spi...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

With arrows
Located in Paris, FR
Engraving, 1979 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 87/125 An etching by the Spanish artist that allows a great variation in the intensity of black to blossom on the pape...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Engraving

Peace flags n°82 by Gilbert Pauli - Oil on canvas 40x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Born in 1944 in the canton of Fribourg, Gilbert Pauli currently lives in Geneva, where he devotes himself to painting and sculpture, a passion he developed from his childhood. His fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Elusive Orange, Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Elusive Orange uses bold brushwork and strong dynamic figure-ground relationships to create a balanced and intriguing abstract composition. The evidence of the process can be seen in...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Claude Tousignant is one of those very few artists whose lives have been dedicated exclusively to their art. At school, the only classes that interested him were drawing and geometry...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Cold Comfort, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Cold Comfort" is a perfect example of Hunter's highly fluid, expressionistic style -- which so often results in arresting images with a sense of depth and sculptural form. Black and...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Organic Forms G25
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from series “Organic Forms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. This work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificat...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Off the Grid, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Off the Grid" is painted with acrylic on 18 x 24 inch museum-quality loose canvas, easily mounted and framed. This expressive, colorful, humorous and thoughtful image is a reflecti...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Ole This Way That Way
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ole This Way That Way Oil, Marble Powder, Collage On Canvas 20" x 16" I am a visual artist whose work investigates small and large -scale abstraction primarily in the medium of pain...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Marble

Sordid Attractions, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Sordid Attractions" is a perfect example of Hunter's highly fluid, expressionistic style -- which so often results in arresting images with a sense of depth and sculptural form. Bla...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Black 'n' Berry, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here’s a large piece in pretty much two tones, black and magenta in all the different shades. I was only a small step to the title of the painting…Enjoy! Unique painting using...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Ultra radiant nighttime 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This radiant modern abstract was created blending iridescent drizzles of acrylic paint in random yet calming pattern. A color palette of purple, blues, yellow over prussian blue...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vintage American Pop Art Abstract Modernist Mid Century Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed.
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1960s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ecos Marinos
Located in Madrid, ES
“Escucha los ecos marinos y encontrarás la sabiduría eterna del mar.” Technique: Paint on paper, aluminium base
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

PLEIARA NEBULA, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
The PLEIARA NEBULA was made using TIffani's signature layered holographic resin painting technique for a nebula scene bursting with life. The top layer features interference pigments...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

item #4 from series "Mystère de la Caverne de Platon"
Located in CHÂTILLON-EN-DIOIS, FR
Landscape with multiple readings, where the viewer's gaze can form its own imaginary universe
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Dancing with the Devil, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
As an eclectic artist with wide-ranging interests, approaches, techniques and tools, Hunter's work can be a challenge to classify. "Dancing with the devil" is gestural yet sensitive...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Shining Light, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Shining Light, oil on canvas, 80 x 120 x 2 cm Shining Light, guide me home, give me peace and fill me with hope. In the dark of the trees your light sho...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil

Musical Evening
Located in Belleville, CA
Bold, Bright, Bursting with Color! Original, One of a Kind Painting, Acrylic on Canvas by Renowned Canadian Artist Jasmin Aldin. Date of Creation: 2008 Medium: Acrylic on gallery w...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Personal Transformation (Original figurative abstract impressionist mixed media)
Located in Tempe, AZ
A unique white, purple and brown mixed media painting by Svetlana Shalygina. It embodies her signature abstract figures on a vibrant yellow/grey background, combined with a unique r...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Pen

Cosmic Explosion in Black
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Shipped rolled in a tube without a frame Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its vibrant display of colors against a pristin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Blowin’ in the wind
Located in Istanbul, 34
Unique. Suzy Hug Levy is a contemporary painting, sculpture, installation, performance and video artist born and raised in Istanbul. Her works are in Turkey and abroad, in the USA...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Paper

Hyper Cube Series
Located in Henderson, NV
Hyper Cube Series. 1978. Gouache on Acrylic on Canvas. 20 x 24 inches
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1970s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Power Are My Words #12 Contemporary Original Mixed Media Painting on Paper
Located in Roselle Park, NJ
Power Are My Words This series looks at the emotion around words. The way we use words can be uplifting or hurtful, empowering or degrading. Words have always been a tool to suppres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil, Pencil

Geoforms R78
Located in King, ON
This abstract painting from new Series “Geoforms” is inspired by minimalism, modern art and hard edge. Work is signed, dated and tilted by Artist on the back. Signed certificate of ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hyper Cube Series
Located in Henderson, NV
Hyper CuberSeries. 1978. Gouache on acrylic on Canvas. 20 x 24 inches.
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1970s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

"Emerald Whispers" 21st Century Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist By Nan
Located in Carmel, CA
Nan Van Ryzin's contemporary abstract, titled "Emerald Whispers," is a mesmerizing dance of color and texture that captivates the viewer. The canvas pulsates with vibrant hues of eme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Never Too Late, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
As an eclectic artist with wide-ranging interests, approaches, techniques and tools, Hunter's work can be a challenge to classify. "Never Too Late" vibrates in an infinite celebrati...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Contemporary original mixed media yellow/grey figurative abstract painting
Located in Tempe, AZ
A gorgeous mixed media painting by Svetlana Shalygina that embodies her signature abstract figures on a vibrant yellow/grey background. She combines with a unique range of expression...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Oil, Pen

Large scale Contemporary figurative abstract textured oil painting, brown/white
Located in Tempe, AZ
"Concept of Individuality" is a large scale abstract figurative original painting by Svetlana Shalygina. In her signature fashion, it is a truly unique combination of intricate text...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Abstract art 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 art 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, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sumit Mehndiratta, Giorgio Lo Fermo, Francisco Nicolás, and Dadodu . Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Synthetic Resin Paint 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 art, so small editions measuring 0.02 inches across are also available.

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