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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
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Abstract 2446
Abstract 2446

Abstract 2446

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this vibrant creation, I've layered acrylics to evoke a sense of dynamic motion and emotional depth. The bold streaks and delicate drips represent the perpetual dance between chao...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Day on the Horizon
Day on the Horizon

Day on the Horizon

By Yury Darashkevich

Located in Atlanta, GA

This painting has only been shown in a gallery setting. All images have light and shadow reflections due to the reflective nature of the resin finish. Yury was born in Belarus and...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Resin, Acrylic, Panel

Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas
Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas

Flowers - Colorful Contemporary Floral Painting on Canvas

Located in East Quogue, NY

Julia Scheuer’s "Flowers" is an exuberant meditation on resilience and the emotional promise of spring. Created after a long winter, the painting channels the artist’s anticipation o...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting 1980's Blur of Colors
Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting 1980's Blur of Colors

Huge French 20th Century Abstract Expression Painting 1980's Blur of Colors

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Marie Deloume (French born 1942) oil painting on paper stuck on canvas, unframed canvas size: 40 x 29 inches Signed verso condition: overall ver...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Je Travaille comme un Jardinière

Je Travaille comme un Jardinière

By Joan Miró

Located in New York, NY

Created by Joan Miró in 1964, Je Travaille comme un Jardinière is an original lithograph in colors on Arches paper. Hand-signed in pencil and annotated "H.C." (an hors commerce aside...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Lilac green fantasy.
Lilac green fantasy.

Lilac green fantasy.

By Svetlana Saratova

Located in Zofingen, AG

This abstract composition is inspired by the quiet rhythm of geological formations and the fluid movement of natural landscapes. Flowing layers of muted olive green, warm taupe, soft...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Synthetic Paper

Quiet Yard
Quiet Yard

Quiet Yard

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll This work draws on personal memories of time spent with family. The image of a rural courtyard, animals, and the surrounding space is not merely a setting, but an i...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel
Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel

Wallpaper 2: Abstract Green Encaustic Painting of Yellow Flower Petals on Panel

By Allyson Levy

Located in Hudson, NY

Abstract painting with green encaustic and light yellow flower petals on wood panel "Wallpaper 2" made by Allyson Levy in 2020 encaustic and flower petals on wood panel, 24 x 24 x 2 ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Organic Material, Mixed Media, Encaustic, Wood Panel, Pigment

Crustacean Green Ceramic Bowl Sculpture
Crustacean Green Ceramic Bowl Sculpture

Crustacean Green Ceramic Bowl Sculpture

By Adrienne Fierman

Located in East Quogue, NY

"Green Crustacean Seapod", Ceramic Bowl Sculpture Dimensions: 8 H × 8 W × 5 D Medium: Hand-built ceramic, glazed stoneware Hand-built ceramic sculpture finished in a green glaze. Ad...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

"Flow"
"Flow"

"Flow"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

This contemporary wooden wall sculpture is part of an ongoing series exploring rhythm, movement, and the expressive potential of natural material. Hand-carved from solid wood, the su...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Abstract 2, Abstract Oil Painting
Abstract 2, Abstract Oil Painting

Abstract 2, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Layers of colors and gestures define this abstract piece. Soft green, orange, and blue contrast with touches of black. Expressive scratches and marks bring text...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Abstract 23101
Abstract 23101

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 23101, 2023

$1,873Sale Price|20% Off

Abstract 23101

By Alex Senchenko

Located in Zofingen, AG

Introducing 'Abstract 23101,' a vibrant and uplifting modern abstract painting that radiates positivity in every brushstroke. Crafted with a rich and thick layer of paint, this artwo...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Cathédrale
Cathédrale

Cathédrale

By Sonia Delaunay

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1971 Edition : 75 71.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 27.95 in. x 22.05 in. (paper) 60.00 cm. x 44.50 cm. 23.62 in. x 17.52 in. (image) Handsigned by the artist in pencil Certificate...

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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Copper Quasar-original mixed media geometric abstract painting-contemporary Art
Copper Quasar-original mixed media geometric abstract painting-contemporary Art

Copper Quasar-original mixed media geometric abstract painting-contemporary Art

By Antoinette Ferwerda

Located in London, Chelsea

Gallery service: Complimentary worldwide shipping is offered, with Signet Contemporary Art covering all tariffs, customs duties and import taxes, making international collecting simp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

First Floor Biogram

First Floor Biogram

By Kory Twaddle

Located in Kansas City, MO

Title : First Floor Biogram Materials : Acrylic, gouache, oil pastel, marker, charcoal, graphite, and conté crayon on paper Date : 2018 Dimensions : 24 x 18 x .1 in. Description : ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Acrylic, Tempera, Watercolor, Graphite, Conté, Oil Pastel,...

Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)
Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)

Meet Me There IV (Abstract Painting)

By Petra Schott

Located in London, GB

This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube. German artist Petra Schott translates human emotions, memories, and sensory experiences into expressive, lyrical abstr...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil

Spring. Awakening
Spring. Awakening

Spring. Awakening

By Olena Kishkurno

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll “Spring. Awakening” reflects the first quiet shift of the season — a moment when light, color, and space begin to open. Soft layers of pale tones, subtle pinks, and g...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Jungle Nights Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas
Jungle Nights Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas

Jungle Nights Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

Jungle Nights Abstract Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas Color, texture, light and shadow interplay in this dark jewel tone abstract by an unknown Bay Area abstract express...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil

Abstract Relief Painting in Vibrant Blue by José María de Aurora Contemporary
Abstract Relief Painting in Vibrant Blue by José María de Aurora Contemporary

Abstract Relief Painting in Vibrant Blue by José María de Aurora Contemporary

By Jose Maria de Aurora

Located in Barcelona, Barcelona

At Escat Gallery we are committed to maintaining the highest standards of trust and professionalism for our collectors. Every artwork in our collection comes with a Certificate of Au...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting
Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting

Every Which Way, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Dorothy Gaziano builds layers of orange and cream over deep blues and black using oil paint and cold wax. The interplay of light and dark draws the viewer in,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

John Held 'Martha's Vineyard' 2023- Offset Lithograph
John Held 'Martha's Vineyard' 2023- Offset Lithograph

John Held 'Martha's Vineyard' 2023- Offset Lithograph

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This vibrant reproduction celebrates a classic travel poster originally created by John Held to promote the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co. and the idyllic charm of Mar...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Offset

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative
Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Ballet Dancers Theatre Stage Study Charcoal Drawing Mid Century Figurative Medium: charcoal and white chalk on toned paper unframed image size: 8.75 x 11.75 inches (height x w...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Chalk, Charcoal

French Abstract Oil Painting Neutral Tones Jean Briant
French Abstract Oil Painting Neutral Tones Jean Briant

French Abstract Oil Painting Neutral Tones Jean Briant

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist: Jean Briant (French, 20th Century) Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 24 x 36 inches Signature: Signed lower right; signed verso Condition: Excellent condition Provenance: French sc...

Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

“Meeting Point”
“Meeting Point”

“Meeting Point”

By Jacob Burda

Located in Zofingen, AG

The painting “Meeting Point” captures a quiet moment of anticipation. In the foreground, a man in a cap leans calmly against a car, as if waiting for someone. In the background, anot...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Nights, Abstract Oil Painting
Summer Nights, Abstract Oil Painting

Summer Nights, Abstract Oil Painting

By George Peebles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The setting sun cuts through a bank of afternoon cloud cover, casting heavenly light on the earthy landscape. The far horizon comes into sight with a whisper ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on paper/ card unframed: 10.75 x 8.5 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we h...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Whisper
Whisper

Whisper

By Kseniia Ivanova

Located in Zofingen, AG

shipped in roll size of artwork 150x120 + 10 cm This work is about tenderness and strength, about the path, choice and movement. The river gently unfolds its flow through fields o...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance
French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

French Expressionist Abstract Original Painting Artists Studio Provenance

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Abstract Expressionist Composition by Jacques COULAIS (1955-2011) gouache painting on thick board unframed: 8 x 8 inches condition: excellent provenance: all the paintings we have fo...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Layer. Abstract Geometric Painting, Acrylic on Cotton Canvas, 2026
Layer. Abstract Geometric Painting, Acrylic on Cotton Canvas, 2026

Layer. Abstract Geometric Painting, Acrylic on Cotton Canvas, 2026

Located in Senigallia, IT

ASSEMBLY In the Assembly series, I use geometric abstraction as a language to map the human experience within large cities. Through compositions that play with volumes, perspectives,...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch
Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch

Vibrant Modernist Abstraction by Claire Burch

Located in New York, NY

Claire Burch (American, 1925-2009) Untitled, 20th century Oil on canvas 24 x 30 in. Framed: 31 2/3 x 37 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. Signed lower right: Claire Burch After attending grade school in Brooklyn, Burch completed a commercial art course at Washington Irving High School in Manhattan and received her B.A. in English from NYU. In the suburbs of Great Neck, New York, she first began writing poetry and articles which were published in Life magazine, The New Republic, Mademoiselle, McCall's, Saturday Review, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, and numerous literary quarterlies and anthologies.[1] Burch also developed a career as a psychiatric writer, publishing two books on the subject: Careers in Psychiatry and Stranger in the Family. In the early 1970s Burch became a playwright and painter. Her play Ten Cents a Dance was optioned to be directed by José Quintero, the famous O'Neill interpreter. Burch wrote a total of seven plays and several folk operas, but eventually moved on to filmmaking and video anthropology—she was an early adapter of video as a medium. In 1978, Burch moved to California with her longtime companion Mark Weiman, publisher and owner of Berkeley's Regent Press. She had endured a series of illnesses and wanted to escape the harsh climate of Manhattan. Burch gained insight and inspiration from insanity and the often unexpected behavior associated with it. She would often videotape homeless people in People's Park and Telegraph Avenue in Berkeley, which were collected in her film People's Park in Berkeley: Then and Now. The film documented the dispute between homeless activists and the University of California from the riots of 1969 through 1996 by interviewing park "regulars," and profiling the events surrounding the deaths of park supporters James Rector and Rosebud Denovo.[2] She also produced documentaries on noted cultural figures such as James Baldwin (whom she knew as a teenager), Timothy Leary and Country Joe McDonald. Also of note was Oracle Rising, a film about the legendary psychedelic newspaper The SF Oracle published in the Haight-Ashbury district during the Summer of Love. Her last completed film was Elegy for the Naked Guy...

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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yellow, Abstract Oil Painting
Yellow, Abstract Oil Painting

Yellow, Abstract Oil Painting

By Dorothy Gaziano

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Multiple layers of color characterize this abstract piece. Shades of orange, yellow, and cream are applied dynamically, creating a vibrant composition. Bold b...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Coral Haze, Abstract Painting
Coral Haze, Abstract Painting

Coral Haze, Abstract Painting

By Lisa Carney

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft pink and beige hues create a calming visual effect in this minimalist abstract painting. Executed using a dripping technique, the composition exudes spon...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Ethereal Abstraction 32, Abstract Painting
Ethereal Abstraction 32, Abstract Painting

Ethereal Abstraction 32, Abstract Painting

By Patrick O'Boyle

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Part of artist Patrick O'Boyle's ongoing Ethereal Abstraction series. He demonstrates an abstract expression of vivid colors. "I paint standing up with the pa...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Couple Holding a Baby" Colorful expressionist painting
"Couple Holding a Baby" Colorful expressionist painting

"Couple Holding a Baby" Colorful expressionist painting

By Victor Thall

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Couple Holding a Baby" c 1940 is an oil painting on hardboard by noted American artist Victor Thall, 1902-1983. It is signed at the upper right corner by the artist. The board size is 10.75 x 17.25 inches, framed size is 22.25 x 27,75 inches. Framed in original gold wash frame, with fabric liner. it is in excellent condition. About the artist: Victor Thall belongs to that unique American brand of rugged individualist. Working closely for a time with such painters as Gorky and de Kooning, Thall wasn't content to join the burgeoning American clique of Abstract Expressionism. Instead, on the eve of its international recognition, he abandoned New York, making a worldwide tour of indigenous cultures attempting to find a solution to the crisis of abstraction. Thall felt that painting needed to communicate in a way that Abstract Expressionism could not. Using parts of its vocabulary, Thall created work that was modern in spirit but based on fundamental traditions that he believed connected the whole history of art. In this way he resembled his contemporary Max Beckman, and it is fitting that Thall was chosen with Beckman by The New Yorker art critic Robert Coates as the best painter of the 1949 Whitney Annual. Fiercely uncompromising in his opinions, Thall sadly fell into obscurity in his later years. Yet it was a willful obscurity. But America does eventually honor her difficult individualists, even if sometimes years after their deaths. Victor Thall was born in New York in 1902. He studied at the Art Students League under Arthur B. Davies, George Bellows, George Luks, and John Sloan. Further studies were at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He left for Paris in 1924 continuing his studies at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the Academie Julien. Returning to the United States in the early 1930's, he became friendly with Willem de Kooning and Arshile Gorky. He participated in the WPA New Deal Art Project of New York City between 1935 and 1939. He taught at the Art Students League in the late forties and was represented in the Whitney Annual of 1949 and 1950. His paintings are in numerous private collections in the United States and Europe. He died in 1983. Education: 1914 -1927 Art Student's League - Studied with:Arthur B. Davies, George Bellows, George Bridgman, George Luks, Von Schlegel, Robert Henri, John Sloan, Frank Vincent du Mond. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts - Studied with:Arthur B. Carles, Henry McCarter Ecole des Beaux Arts - Paris; Grande Chaumiere - Paris; Academie Julien, Paris Teaching: 1947 -1949 Art Students League Selected Bibliography: Falk, Peter Hastings , ed. The Annual and Biennial Exhibition Record of the Whitney Museum of Art 1918-1989. (New York): Sound View Press, 1991. Levick, L.E., "A Guide to the Art Galleries," New York Journal American, May 23, 1964. Review of one-man show at Southampton Gallery. 1950 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1950. Coates, Robert M., "The Art Galleries: Paul Klee, The Whitney Annual, and John Marin, The New Yorker, December 31, 1949, pp. 42-43. 1949 Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Painting. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1949. Lansford, Alonzo, "Thall at Binet," The Art Digest, December 15, 1947, ill. Upton, Melville, "George Binet Gallery," Sun, December 13, 1947. Devree, Howard, "Victor Thall at the Binet Gallery," New York Times, December 10, 1947. "Victor Thall at Binet Gallery," Art News, December 1947, p. 59. Oil Paintings by Victor Thall, New York: George Binet Gallery, 1947. Burrows, Carlyle, "Art of the Week," Herald Tribune, 1946. Review of group show at the Chinese Gallery. Coates, Robert M., "The Art Galleries: Past and Present," The New Yorker, May 27, 1944, pp. 68-69 Victor Thall at Puma Gallery," Art News, November 1-14, 1943, p. 22. Devree, Howard, "Victor Thall," New York Times, October 24, 1943. Burrows, Carlyle, "Victor Thall at the Puma Gallery," Herald-Tribune, October 24, 1943 Upton, Melville, "Victor Thall at Puma Gallery," Sun, October 23, 1943. Lansford, Alonzo, "Varied Shows of the Week," The Art Digest, October 1943. Review of Puma Exhibition. Victor Thall Oil Paintings, New York: Puma Gallery, 1943. Art News, "Our Own Exhibition Gallery," June-july 1943, ill. MacLeod, Norman. Thanksgiving Before November. New York, 1936. Book ill. Selected Public and Private Collections: Brooklyn Museum Desmond Child, Los Angeles Robert Crewe, Los Angeles Sidney Lumet, New York Newark Museum Billy Steinberg, Los Angeles 1968 DePoliolo Gallery, Palm Springs 1965 Studio Gallery, Naples, Florida 1964 L’lnstitute Francais d’Haiti 1964 Summit Gallery, New York City 1964 Southampton Gallery, New York City 1963 Guildhall Gallery, Chicago 1961 Leicester Gallery, London 1950 Whitney Museum , New York City 1949 Whitney Museum, New York City 1947 Binet Gallery, New York City 1946 Chinese...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

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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.