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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
Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist
Located in Soquel, CA
Argentinian Tango, Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist An abstract portrait in cool pastels accented in vibrant yellow and pink and lined in ink, by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American). Paper size: 17.75"H x 12"W From a collection of Ricardo de Silva's work and memorabilia. DeSilva was born in Brazil and grew up in Los Angeles. He was a gallery owner, first in Santa Barbara in the 1960's and 70's, then in San Jose in the 1980's. He was dedicated to promoting the work of talented upcoming artists, including Kogyo and Hasui Kiyochika, Robert Frame, Jim Stuckenberg, Alice Robertson Carr, Deborah Eve Alastra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache, Ink, Watercolor

OH MY, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Painting Size: 38 H x 28 W x 0.1 in Ships in a tube Painting: latex, acrylic and Oil crayon on Paper. Oh My... is an exclamation of joy to me. This painting is created on a be...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Peter Stephens "Rio" Acrylic and Collage on Wood
Located in New York, NY
"I marvel at the fundamental forces of nature, the laws that determine the structure and behavior of matter, the ways and means of how the world looks the way it does. This interest in the science of the natural world led me to read deeply into the physics behind mechanisms of pattern generation. My painting language is based in these wonderments of systems and outcomes and the mathematics that describe them. These new paintings take form with an underlying grid of commercial paint sample cards. This allows me a spontaneous, interchangeable surface to explore color relationships and interactions within given parameters. The layers of acrylic matrix elements come next, all handwork applied line by line. As with numbers in equations, the quantities, sequences, repetitions, and rhythms all contribute to a rich optical blend of color combinations. A given set of colors results in an exponential number of different perceptions. Along with these pure abstractions of form and color come cultural references to histories of art and design with immediate associations to sumptuous textiles and complex architectural mosaics. The evolution of this work is ongoing, it will change and develop as each new mutation moves the morphology forward. These paintings are not illustrations of specific laws that shape the universe and ourselves but an artist’s answer to their implicit resonances. The paintings translate scientific inspirations into a visual, multilayered landscape that in layer after layer enfold one gradient of reality on another." - Peter Stephens
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

Life Is Not Fiction, cubism, contemporary, de Kooning, large painting
Located in Jönköping, SE
This painting is part of a new series that embodies my ongoing artistic journey. I begin each piece with an initial idea or thought. However, as the painting evolves, I find myself r...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Chalk, Oil Crayon

Orange and Blue Vibrant Swirl Abstract French 20th Century Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Abstract Expressionist Composition signed by Gilbert Pelissier (French born 1924) oil painting on canvas, unframed canvas size: 20 x 20 inches condition: overall very good, a few min...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Giardino secreto
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Luminary Nights, Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by James Hiroshi Suzuki
Located in Long Island City, NY
Luminary Nights James Hiroshi Suzuki, Japanese/American (1932) Date: 1960 Oil on Canvas, signed lower right, dated and titled on verso Size: 23 x 24 in. (58.42 x 60.96 cm) Frame Size...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Dream on, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract expressionism artwork with a bright and warm palette of pink, red, yellow and orange. Worked in several layers with professional and high quality painting with anti UV prot...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Rosetta #17
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed and ready to hang in a high-profile maple frame.) Artist’s Statement: “I have been working on more formal and restrained paintings lately, and decided to loosen up by ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Charcoal, Pastel, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic

Rosetta #17
Rosetta #17
$960 Sale Price
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ABSTRACT Colors Yellow Red Water Artwork Contemporary Artist Tete Alurralde 2025
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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Nicely Framed Antique American Modernist Abstract Expressionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American modernist abstract oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Signed. Measuring 29 by 35 inches overall and 23 by 29 painting alone. In excellent original condition. Handso...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Silent Shores by Frédérique Domergue - Contemporary abstract painting, sea, sky
Located in Paris, FR
Silent Shores is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Frédérique Domergue. This painting is made with oxidized zinc and bronze leaves on honeycomb aluminum panel, patina f...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Bronze, Metal

ABSTRACT Terra X – Meditative Layered Painting Earth Tones by Yam Miglioranza
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...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Nature Morte
Located in Belgrade, MT
This colorful lithograph is part of my private collection. It is a limited edition , 1 print available, signed and numbered 25/150. It is in very good condition. Vibrant and colorful.
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

WITH MY BIRD Signed Lithograph, Figurative Abstract, Dutch Expressionist artist
Located in Union City, NJ
WITH MY BIRD is a rarely seen original limited edition lithograph by the Dutch artist Karel Appel printed using hand lithography techniques on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid f...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Shades of Color French Abstract Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Burst of Color by Yvette Dubois-Habasque (1929-2016) dated verso and signed in lower right oil painting on artists board, unframed painting measures: 13 x 16.25 inches Stunning ori...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Figures, Abstracted Faces
Located in Greenwich, CT
A large and impressive Karel Appel of his most desirable subject, abstracted faces. Very difficult to find a work of this size and impact by the artist. Often the faces are not as ...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil

Effects
Located in Genève, GE
Woodworking Dimensions with 100 x 66 x 3 cm This abstract work is distinguished by its boldly juxtaposed geometric shapes and earthy colors. Arcs and angles combine to create a dynam...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Clarity 2
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

Wind Across the Gorse, Original painting, Contemporary Landscape Art, Yellow art
Located in Deddington, GB
Elaine Kazimierczuk comments about this artwork "This is one of a series of paintings I made during the first. lockdown of 2019. I was unable to go out and visit meadows to make phot...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Letter to the Sixth Poet - 40x120 oil on canvas diptych - serene luxury
Located in Burlingame, CA
Contemplative, rich, Turner-esque warm bronze abstract Impressionist reflective scene alludes to light falling on a vast landscape or body of water. Created with a rich range of gold...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil, Panel

Blue Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting by British Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Blue, Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, entitled 'Tropical City #1', an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...

Eve
Located in Vancouver, CA
Discover "EVE," a vivid and expressive screenprint by Helen Frankenthaler, exemplifying her abstract expressionist style. Created in 1995, this artist's proof (9/16) is beautifully r...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Screen

Eve
Eve
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Abstract Composition XVII, 1950-60 - oil paint, 112x92 cm
By Jean De Maisonseul
Located in Nice, FR
Oil on canvas, signed on back. Jean Pandrigue de Maisonseul was born in Algiers on August 3, 1912. During the conquest of Algeria his great-grandfather, a naval officer from the Viv...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

18OC1G-2018 (Abstract print)
Located in London, GB
18OC1G-2018 (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 contrib...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Aquatint

Antoni Amat Square Texture Collage mixed media acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Cadaques. original abstract mixed media acrylic painting composition of the artist Spanish Toni MAT. Mixed technique on wood. Perfect state. Antonio Amat studies Art in Barcelona, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Joyous Sea, Unique Monotype on paper, Abstract Seascape Diptych in Warm Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint

Warm Air. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Born of his love of the Indian subcontinent Paul Wadsworth created this series of paintings. The canvasses are lavishly painted and imbued with the myriad of colours one associates w...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Underground Life - Abstract Colorful Figurative Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Etitinwo's unique approach to abstract figurative painting celebrates the unconventional beauty found in imperfection and awkwardness. The Nigerian-Swiss artist uses bold col...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Blooming Beautiful Flower Color Investment Nature Floral Landscape Mother Earth
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Blooming Beautiful Blooming Beautiful Flower Color Investment Nature Floral Landscape Mother Earth A joyful gift for Mother's day - or to celebrate Mother Earth and our ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

"A Lush Spring" (Abstract Statuesque Lion, Rich Color Palette, Painting on Wood)
Located in Paris, IDF
A LUSH SPRING 2021 Paris, France "A Lush Spring" (Abstract Statuesque Lion, Rich Color Palette, Painting on Wood) Playful optimism. “A Lush Spring” is created using a rich color pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood

Contemplating Venus, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Faye Vander Veer depicts a small group of people gathered around the statue of Venus at the Louvre in Paris. Sunlight s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

1957 Mid Century Modern Swedish Abstract Oil Painting - Terracotta Rhythms
Located in Bristol, GB
TERRACOTTA RHYTHMS Size: 55 x 78 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A striking mid-century abstract composition characterised by geometric shapes and dynamic forms, executed in oil...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Escena En Fondo Amarillo, Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting, 21st Century
Located in Mexico City, MX
Contemporary Art, Abstract Painting Acrylic on canvas 100 x 120 cm Signed About the artist Enrique Pichardo (Mexico City, 1973) graduated from Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escult...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Red Cloth 157 - Minimalist Figurative Original Ink Painting on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers and people ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Linen, Ink, Mixed Media

Untitled Abstract, linocut by Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000) Untitled Abstract Linocut 10 x 68 cm Signed and inscribed A/P in pencil. This linocut by Walter Hoyle is a striking abstract composition that blends geo...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Linocut

Naturea's Duality, Abstract Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This abstract painting captures the striking contrast between a restless sky and the quiet strength of the land below. Storm clouds churn in layered blues and...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Rosenthal Ceramic, Limited Edition Porcelain Plate by Gunter Fruhtrunk
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Rosenthal decorative plate created in collaboration with German artist Gunter Fruhtrunk dating from 1974. A modern design in Fruhtrunk's c...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Plate 19, from 1965 Peintures Sur Cartons
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Joan Miro Title: Plate 19 Portfolio: Peintures sur Cartons Date: 1965 Edition: Unnumbered Frame Size: 21 1/4" x 17 1/4" Sheet Size: 15" x 11" Image Size: 15" x 11" Signature:...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Composition, The Poems, Joan Mitchell
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Silkscreen on handmade Hahnemühle paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, The Poems, 1960. Published and printed by Tiber Press, New York un...
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Basic Instincts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This abstract portrait painting is inspired by the work of Picasso. A unique patchwork style composition by artist Ilana Greenberg. The work is framed ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas by Jerrold Davis
By Jerrold Davis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Black Abstract Jerrold Davis American (1928) Oil on Canvas, signed 'Davis' verso Size: 14 x 28 in. (35.56 x 71.12 cm)
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary sensual, erotic photograph of nude man & woman from historic image
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Pipe Tee" by artist Paul Cava is a one-of-a-kind (unique) archival pigment print of a nude man and woman from a historical glass plate on a historic mechani...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment, Ink

suite 347
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Pablo Picasso "Suite 347" 1968 Engraved Hand signed Print run of 50 copies, 33/50 54 x 42 cm.
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Engraving

Stream of Men, Ignited and Conception. Male Nude Dancers Color Photographs
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Archival Color Pigment Print 1- Stream of Men 2- Ignited 3- Conception Overall size: 20 H in x 108 W in Individual size: 20 H in x 36 W in Edition of 13 + 2AP Unframed In the series “ The Alignment” which is materialized from video footage shot with two ballet dancers underwater...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

1960's French Signed Modernist Oil Colorful Still Life of Fruit on Table
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
''Still Life of Fruit" French School, circa 1960's signed lower corner oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 15 x 18 inches the painting is in overall very g...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Contemporary Abstract Colored Artwork Colors Christina Gschwantner 2024
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Colt Seager (b. 1993) is an American painter and sculptor based near Chicago, IL. Drawing inspiration from the inherent holiness and tranquility of the natural world, Seager’s work i...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

Page ( Artist Proof )
Located in New York, NY
John Hardy ( American, 1923 - 2014 ), "Page", A/P, Abstract Portrait Lithograph, 30.25 x 22.25, Late 20th Century Colors: Black, Brown, White
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled - Acrylic on Canvas by Laura Placa - 2021
Located in Roma, IT
This beautiful abstract painting Untitled was realized by the artist Laura Placa, an Italian documentary director, street photographer, and abstractionist ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Forgotten melody 150x200cm, Extra Large Abstract Violet Painting Interior Design
Located in Zofingen, AG
This extra-large artwork is made with acrylic on canvas. UV protection varnish. Inspired by the Very Peri color and abstract elements with fantasy lettering. The artwork and the com...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Preliminary drawing for the sculpture Diadem Black Crayon on paper, 1957 Signed and dated lower left The preliminary drawing for the 1957 sculpture of the same name in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Crayon

Cosmic Dance Connects Everything In The Universe - Abstract 3D Textural Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Eau Forte XXV, 1974, Etching, Limited Edition of 100 by Pierre Soulages -BNF27
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Pierre Soulages Eau Forte XXV 1974 Edition number: 82/100 Etching in colors, signed in pencil by the artist on Velin d'Arches paper Printed and published by Lacouriere-Frelaut, Paris...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Etching

Refreshed #1
Located in Deddington, GB
Refreshed #1 by Christine Evans [2021] original acrylic and graphite on board Image size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:15 cm x ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Board

Indian Contemporary Art by Sumit Mehndiratta - Igazea
Located in Paris, IDF
Archival pigment ink print on archival paper, Edition of 20 Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Scienc...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, India Ink, Archival Paper

Barricada #8 ac S by Alejandro Vega Beuvrin - Weathering steel sculpture, dark
Located in Paris, FR
Barricada #8 ac S is a weathering steel sculpture by contemporary artist Alejandro Vega Beuvrin, dimensions are 54 × 60 × 24 cm (21.3 × 23.6 × 9.4 in). The sculpture is signed and n...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Steel

Untitled #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled #1" 1970 is an original silkscreen on Wove paper by noted British artist Ian Tyson, born 1933. It is hand signed, dated and numbered 60/75 in pencil by the art...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Miro vertical. black. red. yellow. TAPIZ DE TARRAGONA
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Tapiz of Tarragona" 1970 Lithography. virtual frame 76x56 Cm. 200 Copies Edition Exemplary HC Papel Guarro with Water Filigree of the Sala Gaspar Signed in Monogramada and numbered ...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Contemporary Abstract Flow Colorful Oil Painting 72H X 48"W, Vivid Dreams
Located in Sherman Oaks, CA
Blue Red Yellow Abstract Oil Painting 72H X 48"W, Vivid Dreams, Irena Orlov Oil on Stretched Canvas SPECIFICATIONS: - Artist-grade canvas. - 1" deep wooden support bars - Gallery Str...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

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