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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
Color:  Red
White and Red - Original Lithograph by Carmen Morales - 1970 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed. Edition of 100 pieces plus 30 pieces in Roman numbers and some artist's proofs.
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Something Red, Contemporary Monochrome Minimalist Geometric Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
A bold red monochrome abstract expressionist oil painting featuring a minimalist composition of small geometrical shapes outlined in black by unknown Bay Area artist (American, 20th ...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Every Rung (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Every Rung (Abstract painting) Oil on wood panel - Unframed. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left to right, stacking the horizontal bands from top to bottom of...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Self-Portrait as Insect Greeting Another, " Conrad Fried, Modern Abstract
By Conrad Fried
Located in New York, NY
Conrad Fried (1918 - 2009) Self-Portrait as Insect Greeting Another, 1994 Oil on canvas 27 3/4 x 22 inches Signed, titled and dated on the reverse Provenance: Gift of the artist Pri...
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1990s Abstract Art

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Oil, Canvas

Two-for-One, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Two-for-One" is painted with acrylic on 18 x 24 inch museum-quality loose canvas, easily mounted and framed. This expressive, colorful, and thoughtful image is a reflection of Hunt...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic

"Red Roses for Warhol, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 48" x 48"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a square pattern composition in a deep red color, with abstracted, thin black line drawings of roses within each square. T...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Caracol
Located in New York, NY
Edition of 75 Signed and numbered in pencil
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Lithograph

"Red Roses for Warhol, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 40" x 40"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a square pattern composition in a deep red color, with abstracted, thin black line drawings of roses within each square. T...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting) Acrylic and pumice on post office bag, linen, hessian sacking and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abst...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Makara, Original Contemporary Framed Red Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
Makara, Original Contemporary Abstract Painting, 2021 42" x 32" x 2" (HxWxD) Framed 40" x 30" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Acrylic on Canvas A bold abstraction with an entirely red-toned color pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Composition XXI - square painting in light, grey, peach and red burgundy color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Composition XXI - A abstarct square painting in light, grey, peach and red burgundy color. The author used oil on canvas with sawdust mixed with alabaster and sand creating a special...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Alabaster, Sandstone

In Between The Houses III
By Gary Lee Shaffer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Gary L. Shaffer (American, 1936-2001) Title: In Between The Houses III Year: 1983 Medium: Collagraph on heavy paper Image size: 26 inches diameter Sheet size: 34 x 27.5 inch...
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1980s Abstract Art

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Printer's Ink, Rag Paper, Intaglio, Other Medium

Evil
Located in London, GB
Screenprint on wood-grain veneer paper, cut edges, bleed image
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

"Red Roses for Warhol, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract limited edition print by Sofie Swann features a square pattern composition in a deep red color, with abstracted, thin black line drawings of roses within each square. T...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

"Pépite 4", Gold Nugget on Red Semi-abstract Printed Photography on Dibond Panel
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Named "Pépite 4", this semi-abstract photography artwork by artist Olivier Muhlhoff is presented via a print laminated on a 3-mm-Dibond pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Color

Untitled 1, 2020 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 1, 2020 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on cotton - Unframed. Göttin is working with common industrial material which can be paint, tape, wood, metal, polystyrene, plastic, ca...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton, Acrylic

How The Rich do Street Art - Sunset Island, Miami Beach - Red Bushes
Located in Miami, FL
Robert Funk’s photographs of elaborate landscaping redefine what Street Art is. Hedge Fun is a series that celebrates the landscaping commissioned by well-heeled homeowners, high-e...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Inkjet, Archival Pigment

"YOU SAY X, I SAY I 05132018 822pm", Abstract, Digital, Pink, Silver, Blue, Red
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The abstract print "YOU SAY X, I SAY I 05132018 822pm" is a digital artwork, created with the Brushes Redux iPhone app, and printed at 36x36" on museum-quality Canson Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm archival paper. As the title indicates, the artwork was created on May 13, 2018 at 8:22 pm. While Justin Neely...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment

Agora Project No. 7
Located in Burlingame, CA
Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and celebrated architect Javier Arizmendi-Kalb created this abstract painting with bold brush stokes creating strong visual zest and appea...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pumice on hessian and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, col...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Plum (Yellow and Red) (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Plum (Yellow and Red) (Abstract painting) Acrylic on aluminum - Unframed Brent Hallard is an Australian - born artist and co organiser of The Shape of Things. His work is deeply ro...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Totem, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 54" x 36"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a small border of off-white around it. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Giclée, Digital

Morning fire, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract fiery painting acrylic on canvas inspired by nature This artwork was created layering and blending thin layers of Burnt sienna, yellow, and magenta, and red. Ready t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

"Totem, " Framed Limited Edition Giclee Print, 45" x 30"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract Limited Edition giclee print by Sofie Swann features an organic abstract red shape that covers almost the entire canvas, leaving a small border of off-white around it. ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

EM-46 Ratnasambhava (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
EM-46 Ratnasambhava (Abstract Photography) Pigment on canvas - Unframed. Edition of 3. The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential aspect of photography: light. Each work in the series began its evolution as a scanned image of a Buddhist thangka—a spiritual painting...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Pigment

Cut-Up Canvas I.9 (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up Canvas I.9 (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas. Unframed. Pedersen works with acrylic paint. When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often ...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Day for Night 4 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Day for Night 4 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. Using the geometric vocabulary found in architectural schemata, Bolt tries to create a dynamic tension between for...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cut-Up 21-3 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Cut-Up 21-3 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on canvas - Unframed. Pedersen works with acrylic paint. When painting a composition, she tends toward a limited color palette, often reduc...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

There (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
There (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and Flashe on canvas - Unframed Note that this artwork will be sent rolled in a tube if shipped outside the United States. This method is espec...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Acrylic

In a Heartbeat (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
In a Heartbeat (Abstract painting) Oil on wood panel - Unframed. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left to right, stacking the horizontal bands from top to botto...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Abundance 4" Mesmerizing Abstract Colorful Drip Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
An abstract work done with gesso and acrylic paint on canvas, this mesmerizing work has an incredible depth and weight from the texture of the medium. Derick Smith has created an inc...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Pink, Red by Contemporary Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Kalla - Untitled - 24 x 24 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ** Free Shipment ...... will be delivered in rolled form. Style : Kalla’s work can be represented by his commitment to experimenting with social engagement through the arts. It is here his strength lies. Through his deep connection to a cultural expression of a universal spirituality and passionate sense of humanity Kalla, continuously draws people from all communities into acts of creativity in the belief that through creativity people are empowered and communities move incrementally closer to truth. His poetry and paintings are spiritually intuited. While his poems create a secretive world of words, where silence speaks his paintings are calligraphic and draw on the same silent unknowing of invented texts. His paintings represent moments on the continuum; a slice snatched from his deeper hidden journey. The strength of Kalla’s work is that it represents an Indian artist’s quest for an indigenous tenor rather than a superficial inventory of native motifs, there is nothing about his work which relies on a static Indian Identity. About the Artist & his work : Born : 1980 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Education : 2005 - Masters in Art and Aesthetics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi 2003 - Graduation in Art History, National Museum Institute specializing in ancient Indian art...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dakota (Abstract Painting)
Located in London, GB
Dakota (Abstract Painting) Acrylic and pumice on tuile; sail, netting, sacking, ripstop and canvas - Unframed. Anthony Frost, son of Sir Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract arti...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Vanity (sin 7), Original Abstract Painting, 2020
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: A piece playing with the ideas surrounding vanity and youth, and the influence of it at a young age. The makeup carries a toy quality and the baby rattles blend in...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Pastel, Found Objects

Abstract Composition in Orange - Original Lithograph - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Abstract composition in orange is an original lithography print on white paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the 1970s. Monogrammed on the lower in pencil by the artist. In ve...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Lithograph

Red Dusk - abstract landscape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original one-of-a-kind palette knife abstract landscape with deep texture. Inspired by the beautiful autumnal forest and red sunse...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Teknis
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Resin coated and mounted to layers of plywood, these digital/mixed media ‘picture objects’ represent interpretations of contemporary visual culture charmed by minimalism, modernism...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Panel, Digital Pigment

French Contemporary Art by Raphael Durans - No.420
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on canvas on divided frame
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

1960's Large Colorful Abstract Expressionist Swiss Oil Painting Robert Lauro
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting on canvas Hand signed to lower right Lauro. Provenance: Eleonore Austerer Gallery, San Francisco, CA Work Size: 39.5 x 39.5 in. framed 44 X 44 inches. Roberto Lauro is a British-Swiss Post War & Contemporary artist who was born in 1932. Roberto Lauro was born in 1932 in Gorey Harbor on the island of Jersey (Great Britain) the son of a Swiss mother, Rosa Ramseier, from Oberdiessbach / Emmental, Switzerland, and and Italian father Innocenzo Roberto Lauro, born in Mondovi, Italy. In 1941 he moved to Switzerland with his mother. 1949-1953 he lived in Gunten (Switzerland) where he did an Apprenticeship as a lithograph and offset printer and graphic designer in Thun. There he was introduced to the color theory of Johannes Itten by Hermann Oberli at the Bern School of Applied Arts. From 1953 to 1955 he worked as a fine art printer in Norway where he was influenced by the color theory of Edvard Munch. These works bears the influence of Russian artist Andre Lanskoy, Tachisme and the Cobra artists Karel Appel, Constant, Corneille, Christian Dotremont, Asger Jorn, and Joseph Noiret. In 1955-1956 he worked as an offset printer in Amsterdam (Netherlands). Visit to the Instituut voor Kunstnijverheidsonderwijs. In 1957 he returned to Gunten, Switzerland. Where he started working in printmaking and and oil painting. He resumed his studies at the Bern School of Applied Arts. He was greatly impacted and influenced by abstract art on the occasion of a large Paul KIee exhibition. In 1958 he moved to Zurich where he worked part-time work as an offset copyist; fulfilling graphic orders for advertising agencies. In 1962 he took his final examination as graphic designer at the Zurich School of Applied Arts. In 1980 he begins his development of three-dimensional picture objects, Sculpture, detachment from the canvas, using metal as a support and play space for light and color. By 1981 he has turned full time to fine art. He spends the next years growing and developing his considerable talent. Inspired by classical music, the rhythm, mood and lightness of which form the basis for the large swings and loops of his colorfully lacquered metal and blown glass sculptures. These are "pensieri", thought sketches that capture the emotions in countless versions. There is something dance-like about his rotating sculptures. Everything becomes music and the rhythm of colors. In 1988, after exhibitions in Europe, he has his first exhibitions in Atlanta and San Francisco (USA), In 1989 he does his first glass and metal sculptures at the Roberto Niederer...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

EM-12 Red Tara (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
EM-12 Red Tara (Abstract Photography) Pigment on canvas - Unframed. Edition of 3. The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Pigment

Bleed # 202051 (Abstract photography)
Located in London, GB
Bleed # 202051 (Abstract photography) Chromogenic Print Face-mounted 3mm Matte Plexiglas - Unframed. Backed with Dibond and C-channel hanging system + keyhole option. Edition: 1/...
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2010s Abstract Art

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C Print, Plexiglass

Red Lava, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on canvas signed on the back. Certificate of authenticity included. SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil

Jam Spread
Located in Deddington, GB
Jam Spread [2021] original Acrylic on board Image size: H:40cm cm x W:40cm cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:2cm cm x W:40cm cm x D:2cmcm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Warm pinks and orange with a shot of blue, evocative of my sunny morning walks along my favourite beach in Santa Teresa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Board

Burning Bush from Jerusalem Series
Located in New York, NY
Burning Bush, 1989, by Theodoros Stamos (1922-1987) Acrylic on canvas 66 x 50 inches unframed (167.64 x 127 cm) Inscribed (Infinity Field Jerusalem Series...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Acrylic

Maui, Abstract Etching by Gabor Peterdi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Gabor Peterdi, Hungarian (1915 - 2001) Title: Maui Year: 1969 Medium: Color Etching on BFK Rives paper, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 146/200 Image Size: 10 x 7 inch...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Etching

Dreams of Peace, Original Abstract Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Dreams of Peace, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 This is a finger painted, original painting. Created in Los Angeles, CA Professional grade acrylic paint on wood panel Ready to ha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Red and Black Original Canvas Abstract Painting Pathways # 20
Located in Miami, FL
An abstract original painting by this well known California artist, is a vibrant yet soothing work beautifully painted. The vibrant reds and the black accents move around the canvas...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cotton Canvas

17M2G-2017 (Abstract print)
Located in London, GB
17M2G-2017 (Abstract print) Aquatinte on BFK Rives paper - Unframed. Clément's work fluctuates between painting and sculpture, a back and forth that both results from, and contribu...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Paper, Aquatint

a Line 5 (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
a Line 5 (Abstract painting) Acrylic on Canson-Arches huile paper - Unframed. In her work, Lee is responding to her emotional experiences within her physical surroundings. Color is...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Passion - abstract wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful Laser cut sculpture is part of Ilanit`s Calligraphy series. It is made of laser cut metal covered with automotive paint and comes re...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

Hit it (Abstract painting)
Located in London, GB
Hit it (Abstract painting) Oil on wood panel - Unframed. She layers paint in gestural, horizontal swaths from left to right, stacking the horizontal bands from top to bottom of the...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

'Abstract in Red and Ochre', AWS, NWS, Who’s Who in American Art, Albuquerque
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower left, 'Carole Barnes AWS' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1985. Carole Barnes has exhibited widely and with success and is the r...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Gouache

Summer Trails #2
Located in Lawrence, NY
Brodsky was a "romantic" painter, although he painted abstractly, and a master colorist. His abstract works are not "action paintings" in the sense of De Kooning or Pollock, but expl...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography)
Located in London, GB
Untitled 176 (Abstract Photography) C print - Unframed. Richard Caldicott is most well known for this earlier work series which used Tupperware containers as the subject for his ph...
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Art

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C Print

"Moments Of Creation" Abstract Painting, 2014 by Udo Haderlein
Located in Berlin, DE
Acrylic paint and some paper on board, 2014. Signed, dated and titled verso. 22 carat gold frame. It comes directly from the studio of the artist. Height: 25.19 in ( 64 cm ), Width: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Board, Paper, Acrylic

Antonio Buonfiglio - OUT OF RED - Red - Oil Painting
Located in Stienta, IT
Technique Mixed oil on wood. The artist, In order to give more character and personalization to this work of great effect and color, decorates the painting with his own fingerprints. In Antonio...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil, Board

Red Sun - Limited Edition Abstract Color Photograph - Fine Art Digital Print
Located in New York, NY
Red Sun is an abstract limited edition fine art color print by photographer and graphic artist Susan Daboll. This colorful square digital print ships safely in tube. Print Size is ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Luster, Paper, Digital

1978 (red)
Located in Phoenix, AZ
oil and wax on linen
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Wax, Oil

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