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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
Vista I (Abstract painting)
Vista I (Abstract painting)

Vista I (Abstract painting)

Located in London, GB

Vista I (Abstract painting) Acrylic and Gouache on canvas - unframed Artwork is exclusive to IdeelArt. Daniela Marin stands as a pioneering figure in the realm of South American abs...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Gouache

Ozymandias (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting by renowned painter)
Ozymandias (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting by renowned painter)

Ozymandias (unique, signed Abstract Expressionist painting by renowned painter)

By Ben Wilson

Located in New York, NY

Ben Wilson Ozymandias, 1989 Oil on masonite board Boldly signed by Ben Wilson on the back 36 × 48 inches Unframed Provenance: acquired from the Estate of Ben Wilson This work is titled "Ozymandias" after the famous sonnet written by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). Shelley's poem is one of the most poignant meditations on the fleeting nature of human power and the inevitability of decline. The poem serves as a reminder that time erodes even the most imposing empires and leaders and that the pursuit of lasting fame and control is ultimately futile. Depending on how one views Ben Wilson's Abstract Expressionist painting of "Ozymandias" -- some of the imagery might reveal the head of an angry king and a sickle. Shelley's poem Ozymandias reads: I met a traveler from an antique land...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Lotta Latte
Lotta Latte

Lotta Latte

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Lynn Sanders is an artist excited by beauty: architecture, foliage, landscapes, seascapes, interiors. She finds palettes and shapes in her environment and propels them into her work,...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Acrylic

Abstract 2523
Abstract 2523

Alex SenchenkoAbstract 2523, 2025

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Abstract 2523

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my artwork, I channel joyful serenity through a dance of pastel gestures on canvas. Using acrylics, I melded pinks, blues, and creams, evoking a gentle dawn. This painting, textur...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Berlin, MD

Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ilusiones, Christian Bozon
Ilusiones, Christian Bozon

Ilusiones, Christian Bozon

By Christian Bozon

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Signed, titled and numbered from the edtion of 50. Bozon's prints are often a balance between abstraction and landscape, which he creates with drypoint and aquatint. They reflect th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Silver Skull.  Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting
Silver Skull.  Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting

Silver Skull. Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Silver

Khloris 003. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series
Khloris 003. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series

Khloris 003. Abstract Painting. From The Khloris Series

By Francisco Larios

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The central concept of Larios painting series KHLORIS is based on the idea of ​​the garden as a metaphorical space. Larios seeks to find a certain romantic beauty in the details of n...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Lacquer, Pastel, Automotive Paint, Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Geoff Rees

Located in Vancouver, CA

Geoff Rees (1930-2018) Untitled, 1990s Acrylic on canvas. Unstretched. 72 x 86 inches. Description Geoff Rees was a significant figure in West Coast modernist painting, known for h...

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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Original Collage on Paper (Framed) Titled: Fs 2819 ct09
Original Collage on Paper (Framed) Titled: Fs 2819 ct09

Original Collage on Paper (Framed) Titled: Fs 2819 ct09

By Cecil Touchon

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Final Framed dimension: 18 x 22.5 collage art only: 9 x 12 full paper size: 15 x 19 Cecil Touchon Born 1956 Austin, Texas is a contemporary American collage artist, painter, publish...

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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Laid Paper, Magazine Paper

"Textures" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting
"Textures" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting

"Textures" (2024) By Dan McCaw, Original Abstract Portrait Oil Painting

Located in Denver, CO

Dan McCaw's "Textures" created in 2024, is a striking oil painting measuring 30 x 24 inches. This original artwork features an abstract composition of figures, rendered with rich tex...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Curvy Brushstrokes" Large etching with aquatint, framed
"Curvy Brushstrokes" Large etching with aquatint, framed

"Curvy Brushstrokes" Large etching with aquatint, framed

By Sol LeWitt

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Curvy Brushstrokes" 1997 is a colors etching with sugar lift aquatint on Somerset textured white paper by renown artist Sol (Solomon) LeWitt, 1928-2007. It is hand signed and numbered 1/15 in pencil by the artist. The image size is 29.90 x 39.90 inches, paper sheet size is 40.5 x 49.80 inches, framed size is 43.75 x 53 inches. Published by Crown Point Press, San Francisco, printed by Dana Sywulak, assisted by Dena Schneleit, Mary Andrews and Case Hudson at Crown Press, San Francisco. Referenced and pictured in the artist's catalogue raisonne, plate #1997.07. Custom framed in a wooden black frame, floated on white backing, with white spacer. It is in excellent condition, the frame has minor very small restorations, practically invisible. About the artist: Known for his modular white cube sculpture, geometric drawings and abstract design paintings including many wall paintings that took teams of people to execute, Sol LeWitt was a major promoter of dominant post World War II Conceptualism and Minimalism. He used geometric shapes and lines to challenge his viewers, and sometimes they seemed logical and other times they seemed to have no basis in either reason or reality. Although he was highly active in New York City, he shied away from any semblance of art celebrity life style and spent much of his later life working from his home and studio in Chester, Connecticut. At the beginning of his career when he was gaining notoriety, conservative critics panned him fiercely. Seeking to get away from the frenetic activity of the New York art scene, he went to Spoleto, Italy in the 1980s and remained there for many years. The influence of Italian culture seemed to lend a new opulent quality to his work, and also the launching of his wall paintings, which he called drawings even though they were done with acrylic paint. "He began making colored flagstone patterns, spiky sculptural blobs and ribbons of color, like streamers on New Year's Eve, often as enormous decorations for buildings around the world. It was if he had devised a latter-day kind of Abstract Expressionism . . ." (Kimmelman) Of his personal modesty it was written: "He tried to suppress all interest in him as opposed to his work; he turned down awards and was camera-shy and reluctant to grant interviews. He particularly disliked the prospect of having his photograph in the newspaper." (Kimmelman) Sol LeWitt was born in Hartford, Connecticut to Russian immigrant parents. His father, a doctor, died when Sol was age six, and he and his mother then went to live with an aunt in New Britain, Connecticut. His mother encouraged his art talent, and enrolled him in classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum. LeWitt's subsequent residence in Chester, after he was a well-known artist, was near the Atheneum, and he became a strong supporter of that institution including the securing of a long time loan to it of a highly prestigious private collection of modern art. LeWitt earned a B.F.A. degree from Syracuse University in 1949, and then was drafted in the Korean War. His special assignment was making posters for the Special Services. From 1955 to 1956, he worked as a graphic designer for architect I.M. Pei, who was beginning his career. He also did pasteups for Seventeen magazine...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988
Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

Willem de Kooning, Untitled, from Poems, 1988

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

This exquisite lithograph by Willem de Kooning (1904–1997), titled Untitled, from the folio Poems, originates from the 1988 edition published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, ...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Circus Triad 1981 Signed Screen Print by Arne Besser
Circus Triad 1981 Signed Screen Print by Arne Besser

Circus Triad 1981 Signed Screen Print by Arne Besser

Located in Rochester Hills, MI

Artist: Arne Besser Title: Circus Triad Year: 1981 Print: Silkscreen printed on Somerset White Satin Size: 26 x 22 in Signed in pencil and marked A.P. 22/30 Unframed Arne Besser ...

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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

"Verdigris" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Green Abstract 84"x60"
"Verdigris" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Green Abstract 84"x60"

"Verdigris" Large Scale Acrylic, Oil Pastels and Pencils Green Abstract 84"x60"

By Karina Gentinetta

Located in New York, NY

"Verdigris" 2025, 84" H x 60" W. A captivating large-scale abstract painting by Argentine-born artist Karina Gentinetta, renowned for her work featured in Architectural Digest, Elle...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Carbon Pencil, Color Pencil

Desert Light No. 1

Desert Light No. 1

Located in Columbia, MO

Using cold wax medium with oil paint, powdered pigments, and pigment stick, Rebecca Crowell builds up layered surfaces as she also scratches, scrapes, and dissolves her layers, selec...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Wax, Pigment

Anja Decker, Abstract Informal Painting on Paper, Munich, Late 1950s
Anja Decker, Abstract Informal Painting on Paper, Munich, Late 1950s

Anja Decker, Abstract Informal Painting on Paper, Munich, Late 1950s

Located in Firenze, IT

Artist: Anja Decker (German, 1908-1995) Medium: Felt pen on paper Period: Late 1950s Condition: Good vintage condition Notes: Mounted on original orange exhibition board, bearing per...

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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Watercolor

In The Distance, Abstract Painting
In The Distance, Abstract Painting

In The Distance, Abstract Painting

By Agata Kijanka

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"It's a muted meditative exploration of how physical distance, as well as the distance created by the passage of time, affects our experiences of memory and p...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Monumental Red Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1969
Monumental Red Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1969

Monumental Red Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Signed, 1969

Located in Arp, TX

Monumental Red Abstract Milburn Smith March 1969 Acrylic paint on canvas 65 x 64 x 1.25 Signed and dated lower right in ink Very Good Condition: Consistent with age and history. Fro...

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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

La Danse des Etoiles

La Danse des Etoiles

By Gerard Stricher

Located in New York, NY

La Danse des Étoiles exemplifies Gérard Stricher’s ability to merge energy and emotion through color. The work pulses with chromatic vitality—fiery reds, cobalt blues, and golden yel...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"Northern legends.White expansion" Abstract expressionist works
"Northern legends.White expansion" Abstract expressionist works

"Northern legends.White expansion" Abstract expressionist works

Located in Oslo, NO

Movement of white color that give impression of power and victory.Working on abstraction is often very intuitive and sometimes the artist has to rein in this "beast" to achieve the ...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Deep Blue, Abstract Oil Painting
Deep Blue, Abstract Oil Painting

Deep Blue, Abstract Oil Painting

By Heidi Hybl

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Deep blues sit below the composition, while soft cream tones rest above. The colors illustrate the sky and water along the Big Sur Coast, where artist Heidi Hyb...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

No title

No title

By Bram Van Velde

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1966 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 31/80 Printer : Fratelli Pozzo Catalog : Mason-Putman 36 94.00 cm. x 62.50 cm. 37.01 in. x 24.61 in. (paper) 66.50 c...

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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ebb and Flow 3
Ebb and Flow 3

Ebb and Flow 3

By Amy Van Winkle

Located in Santa Fe, NM

Encaustic on panel. It's simple; I create art because it makes me happy. I try not to overthink the process of what I’m painting and let my intuition be my guide. I love laying do...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Encaustic

Natures Soft Touch
Natures Soft Touch

Natures Soft Touch

Located in Jönköping, SE

Keeping with my passion of nature, this collection focusses on the movement and structure of nature. Primarily that from trees. I am fascinated by trees and their amazing beauty. Co...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.

By Roland Ayers

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Roland Ayers (1932-2017). Improvisation, 2nd Series, #5. Ink on paper, measures 19 x 24 inches. Unframed and unmounted. Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left. There are a few minor areas of loss in margins as depicted in close-up photos. Additionally, there a a few minor tears in margins. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney. Biography: Artist and art educator, Roland Ayers was born on July 2, 1932, the only child of Alice and Lorenzo Ayers, and grew up in the Germantown district of Philadelphia. Ayers served in the US Army (stationed in Germany) before studying at the Philadelphia College of Art (currently University of the Arts). He graduated with a BFA in Art Education, 1954. He traveled Europe 1966-67, spending time in Amsterdam and Greece in particular. During this period, he drifted away from painting to focus on linear figurative drawings of a surreal nature. His return home inaugurated the artist’s most prolific and inspired period (1968-1975). Shorty before his second major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite of Ayers’ travel and exploration of the world, he gravitated back to his beloved Germantown, a place he endowed with mythological qualities in his work and literature. His auto-biographical writing focuses on the importance of place during his childhood. Ayers’ journals meticulously document the ethnic and cultural make-up of Germantown, and tell a compelling story of class marginalization that brought together poor families despite racial differences. The distinctive look and design of Germantown inform Ayers’ visual vocabulary. It is a setting with distinctive Gothic Revival architecture and haunting natural beauty. These characteristics are translated and recur in the artist’s imagery. During his childhood, one of the only books in the Ayers household was an illustrated Bible. The images within had a profound effect on the themes and subjects that would appear in his adult work. Figures in an Ayers’ drawing often seem trapped in a narrative of loss and redemption. Powerful women loom large in the drawings: they suggest the female role models his journals record in early life. The drawings can sometimes convey a strong sense of conflict, and at other times, harmony. Nature and architecture seem to have an antagonistic relationship that is, ironically, symbiotic. A critical turning point in the artist’s career came in 1971 when he was included in the extremely controversial Whitney Museum show, Contemporary Black Artists in America. The exhibition gave Ayers an international audience and served as a calling card for introductions he would soon make in Europe. Ayers is a particularly compelling figure in a period when black artists struggled with the idea of authenticity. A questioned often asked was “Is your work too black, or not black enough?” Abstractionists were considered by some peers to be sell-outs, frauds or worse. Figurative* work was accused of being either sentimental or politically radical depending on the critical source. Ayers made the choice early on to be a figurative artist, but considered his work devoid of political content. Organizations such as Chicago’ s Afri-Cobra in the late 1960‘s asserted that the only true black art of any relevance must depict the black man and woman...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Georgia Suite: Tableau
Georgia Suite: Tableau

Georgia Suite: Tableau

By Milly Ristvedt

Located in Bloomfield, ON

This contemporary colourful abstract painting was created by Milly Ristvedt. The ‘fugitive properties of colour’ as Milly Ristvedt likes to refer to them have provided her with l...

Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Blue Signed SG
Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Blue Signed SG

Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Blue Signed SG

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Mid Century French Geometric Abstract in Black White and Blue Signed SG by Serge Guerin (b. 1916), French signed lower right “SG”, name stamped verso Acrylic and gouache on ar...

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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Gouache

Fig. 8. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series
Fig. 8. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series

Fig. 8. From The Dibujar el Tiempo Series

By Rodrigo Spinel

Located in Miami Beach, FL

The project is a series of ink drawings on different surfaces, depicting the solstices and equinoxes of the year through the overlapping of shadows at various times of the day. ...

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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, India Ink

Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air evening oil
Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air evening oil

Original Diptych-Sunset Song-British Awarded Artist-Plein Air evening oil

Located in London, GB

Sunset Song Series was created entirely en plein air, painted directly under the dimming light of late-summer and autumn sunsets and moonlight, with no artificial light to guide her...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

« Autumn trees» Original semi-abstract painting . Home decor
« Autumn trees» Original semi-abstract painting . Home decor

« Autumn trees» Original semi-abstract painting . Home decor

Located in Oslo, NO

This artwork is a vivid, abstract landscape bursting with dynamic colors and flowing forms. The composition is a harmonious blend of earthy tones—rich reds, deep greens, and soft blu...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled 4. From Ritmos abstractos (Abstract Rhythms) Series
Untitled 4. From Ritmos abstractos (Abstract Rhythms) Series

Untitled 4. From Ritmos abstractos (Abstract Rhythms) Series

Located in Miami Beach, FL

"Ritmos Abstratos" invites us to explore the visual universe of the artist Juan Carlos Amador, who, through his unique perspective, translates the pulsations of space and the invisi...

Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Intersecting Magic Square
Intersecting Magic Square

Intersecting Magic Square

By Charmion von Wiegand

Located in New York, NY

Charmion von Wiegand Intersecting Magic Square, ca. 1963 Gouache on paperboard Signed and titled on the back of the artwork. The signature shown on the frame back is a photo of the actual signature on the artwork itself. Frame Included: elegantly floated and framed in hand made white wood museum frame with UV plexiglass This work is signed and titled on the back of the artwork itself. The signature shown on the back of the frame is a photo of the actual signature, since the actual pencil signature and title is on the artwork itself, which can't be seen within the frame Measurements: Frame: 21 x 17 x 1.5 inches Artwork: 18 x 14.25 inches The Estate of the celebrated artist Charmion Von Wiegand has been represented exclusively by Michael Rosenfeld...

Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache, Handmade Paper, Mixed Media, Pencil

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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.