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Abstract Art

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
The Poetry of Meadows, Blooming Landscape Painting on Paper, Turquoise, Orange
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Rag Paper

Gloucester Artist Charles Movalli (1945-2016) "The Horse Farm"
Located in Rockport, MA
Charles Movalli (1945–2016) had a BA from Clark University and a PhD from the University of Connecticut. He painted and wrote about art for over thirty years. He belonged to the Nort...
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20th Century Abstract Art

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Acrylic

"Once Verdant" (abstract, roses, floral, blush, pink, green, dye, antique linen)
Located in Paris, IDF
ONCE VERDANT 2024 Paris, France This enchanting painting portrays the artist's vision of an abstracted, organic floral pattern. The floral shapes and shadows allude to traces of a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Linen, Dye, Oil

Melodies de l’Ocean, Abstract Landscape, Contemporary, Modern, French, Tan, blue
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
Sophie Dumont, a renowned contemporary artist whose works are collected internationally, has once again demonstrated her mastery of subtlety and depth in A Distant Escape. Known for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Oil

Sandstorm - abstraction art, made in brown, beige color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The work was done with alcohol ink in brown, beige color on Yupo paper. The work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed black with a styrene face on a mat boar...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"1395 yearning for the sea." Abstract, Seascape Painting, 21st Century, Acrylic
Located in Dessau-Rosslau, Sachsen Anhalt
Artist: Roger König b. Dessau, Germany (1968) Master student of Kurt Schönburg, HWK Halle, Germany. König combines modern painting with acrylic with old techniques and in this way, h...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Clay, Acrylic

DECORATION - Rare - 1 of only 4 signed Impressions
Located in Santa Monica, CA
PAUL LANDACRE (1893 – 1963) DECORATION (Design for Green Mansions) 1932-3 (Wien 125), Wood engraving. RARE. Only four titled and signed impressions, ...
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1930s Abstract Art

Materials

Woodcut

Relief Blue 18 - Large Blue Abstract Relief Pallet Knife Texture Painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
READY TO HANG with the edges painted! Original abstract painting The technique: stretched heavy canvas on wooden reinforced chassis and professional acrylic pigments layered by palle...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Varnish, Spray Paint, Acrylic

I Love You Babe
Located in Zofingen, AG
"What inspired the creation of this floral abstraction: The excellent intensive pink and red colours supporting with tender light rose and violet hues. Dimension in inches: 31 x 31 D...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Gesso, Canvas, Lacquer, Varnish, Ink, Acrylic

Three Square Composition, 1978 Signed Limited Edition Screen Print
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Larry Zox (1937-2006) Three Square Composition, 1978 Print, Silkscreen, on Arches archival paper - 1978 52 " x 25 " inches Signed in pencil and marked VIII/LV Unframed.  Larry Zox i...
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1970s Abstract Art

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Screen

1960s "Brightscape" Green, Pink, Yellow Collage Intaglio Etching NY Artist
Located in Arp, TX
Myril Adler "Brightscape" c.1960s Intaglio etching collage, ink on paper 5.75"x2.5" site unframed Signed and titled in ink Myril Adler, was born on September 22, 1920 in Vitebsk, Ru...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Paper, Ink, Intaglio

"Flower on the Skin", Airy Tall Smooth Orange Metal Hand-Woven Pendant Sculpture
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Titled "Flower on the Skin," this airy, tall sculpture was entirely hand-woven by artist Delphine Grandvaux using orange varnished iron wire. Its creation was inspired by the soundwa...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal

City of Angels - Colorful Abstract Urban Landscape on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maria C Bernhardsson's original artworks are influenced by the architecture and geometry of houses. Born in Sweden, Bernhardsson travels the world photographing and sketching houses ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Going
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Stephen identifies the delicate texture and beauty of the natural oxidation process. Oftentimes a found object initiates his work: By incorporating an object directly, imprinting, or...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood, Wood Panel

White Lotus Lithograph
Located in Soquel, CA
White Lotus Lithograph A limited edition lithograph by listed artist Hoi Lebadang, (Vietnamese/French, 1922 – 2015). This print displays an ethereal lotus flower to center, known to ...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Lithograph

"Thelo #5" Diana Kurz, circa 1959 Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in New York, NY
Diana Kurz Thelo #5, circa 1959 Oil on canvas 22 x 20 inches Diana Kurz (born 1936) is an Austrian-born feminist painter. In 1938, Diana Kurz's family fled Austria, first to Englan...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bright & Colorful French Cubist Abstract Oil Painting Flowers in Vase, 20thC
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: signed initials ' MD', French mid 20th century Title: cubist abstract still life composition Medium: oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.75 x 19.5 inches Provenan...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

"Pink Flowers" Abstract Expressionist oil and resin painting of flora polka dots
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A rare small painting from contemporary Abstract Expressionist, Darius Yektai. Although titled "pink flowers" the hue of the painting is really more peach, or a light orange. A patte...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Raw Linen, Oil

Atomic Tangerine, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This collection of abstract paintings are created on gallery wrapped canvas using the excess paint, dried paint chunks and paper used when cleaning up my paints in a completely expre...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Black Watch II, signed and numbered 39/150 screen print
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a signature color-field composition with multiple thin colored stripes created by Gene Davis. Gene Davis (American, 1920-1985) Screenprint Black Watch I, II and III, 1974 ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

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

Yellow Dog
Located in London, GB
Always drawn from life and most often constructed in re-claimed steel, Iain Nutting’s sculptures reflect his belief in the importance of the conservation of animals and of the natura...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Metal, Steel

Summer Ghost
Located in Kensington, MD
Kikuo Saito was a Japanese artist born in 1939 in Tokyo, Japan. He was associated with the Color Field movement and Lyrical abstraction, and his work was influenced by artists such a...
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1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Important Early American School Abstract Geometric Precisionist Signed Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Step into the enigmatic world of abstract art with this captivating original oil painting from 1945. This masterpiece, signed with a mysterious monogram by an unknown artist, embodie...
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1940s Abstract Art

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Canvas, Oil

Blue boy
Located in Roma, GB
watercolour on paper unique artwork one-of-a-kind
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Tempera, Watercolor

Pacific Tide Pool
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower right: "Kupferman". Inscribed lower right: "2317". Titled, signed, dated, and inscribed verso: "GK:2,317.D / "Pacific Tide Pool" / Lawrence Kupf...
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1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Dance of the Phoenix's Life ” Triptych
Located in Zofingen, AG
The three works "Dance of the Phoenix's Life" a triptych from the "Mosaic of Time" series that takes us into a world of transformation and renewal. The image of the Phoenix is embodi...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Alfonso Hüppi - Original mixed media on canvas, abstraction - 1962
Located in New York, NY
Alfonso Hüppi Untitled, 1962 Mixed media on canvas (paint, wood) 18 1/2 × 20 1/2 in 47 × 52 cm (without frame) Frame included
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1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Hotel" Contemporary Neutral Toned Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Neutral toned gestural abstract painting by contemporary artist Ian Francis. The work features a variety of gestural marks in white and black, accented by small beige and black shape...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

PA American Impressionist Bucks CO. Covered Bridge Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Gorgeous ca.1925 PA Impressionist painting of a covered bridge. Oil on canvas measuring 22 x 28 inches. Framed measurement: 27 x 33 inches. Unsigned. There is a puncture in canva...
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1920s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Cote D'Azur- abstraction art, made in pale pink, turquoise color
Located in Fort Lee, NJ
Interior design paintings. The triptych is made with alcoholic ink in pale pink, turquoise color on Yupo paper. Each work is 11 by 14 inches in size, framed (gold or black) with a s...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

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

Morandi Bottle (Abstract, Cubist Still Life Graphite Drawing with Antique Frame)
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract modernist style still life graphite and acrylic painting inspired by Giorgio Morandi's bottle still life paintings "Morandi II” by Hudson Valley artist, David Dew Bruner, m...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

1969 Monumental Red Abstract Milburn Smith
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

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Canvas, Acrylic

And the Tree Blossoms
Located in Zofingen, AG
"And the Tree Blossoms" – a serene and evocative abstract landscape painted in oil on a grand canvas (90x135 cm). This artwork captures the quiet power of nature's resilience, where ...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

East
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1957 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 87/100 Publisher : Editions le Musée de Poche, Paris Printer : Jean Pons Catalog : [Polieri 1747] 66.00 cm. x 50.00 c...
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1950s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Impressionist expressive oil floral painting on canvas "Blooming summer roses"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary impressionist abstract expressive floral painting, "Blooming Summer Roses", was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot. Radiating energy and emotion, the pie...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Linen

Geometric Shapes
Located in Jerusalem, IL
The idea of Ben Nicholson and his circle was to apply constructivist principles to public and private art. Especially, they were against ornaments and advocated for clean lines. Artworks were created with mathematical precision. “Geometric shapes...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Gouache, C Print

"Viridis, " Limited Edition Giclee Print, 36" x 72"
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract landscape limited edition print by Elwood Howell features a cool, green and pale blue palette. The artist's signature high horizon line forms a very slight valley at th...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Digital, Giclée

Harvest, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Loosely painted squares and rectangles in a composition in a grid. Colors of orange, sepia, burnt umber, violet, ultramarine, and crimson combine in a geometric abstract landscape re...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled, paint and collage on treated paper
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Tasmanian-born artist Shane Drinkwater harnesses his interest in ancient manuscripts, cartography and astronomy to produce abstract artworks of mystery and beauty. All of his artworks are Untitled and measure approximately 20x20" (50x50 cm). Most are unframed and ship carefully rolled in a tube. Using acrylic paint on reclaimed paper – dressmaker’s pattern sheets or dyed parchments – his visual vocabulary of dots and dashes, spheres and numbers render his vision as highly coded maps of cosmic systems, secret alphabets...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Dye, Acrylic

Otono Floral (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
Located in New York, NY
Otono Floral, 1995 Hand-painted, 15-color screenprint with poured resin 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm) Edition of 80 signed in pencil and stamped on verso "Sexual Spring-like Win...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

GA1220 Limited edition 2/10 giclee geometric abstraction signed print
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
This limited edition print is based on the GA1220 painting from the "Geometric Abstraction" series. Details: - Giclée print on Fine Art Paper Hahnemühle Photo Rag Archival 100% cott...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Giclée

Set of 4 Intenciones del Silencio. Mixed media on canvas
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Plastically materializing the energetic atmosphere typical of the meditative mental space and thereby inducing states of contemplation and introspection has been the purpose of the w...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Textile, Canvas, Paper, Mixed Media, Oil

Flourishing Florals, original 30x40 abstract expressionist floral landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Flourishing florals blowing in the wind encounter a wrinkle in time which adds calm and relaxation into this exquisite contemporary abstract expressionist landscape. Impressionisti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Expressionist Diptych in Primary Tones, Abstract Music, Gestures in Black, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Tropical Music I" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with raw emotion. Romina Mila...
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2010s Abstract Art

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Acrylic, Watercolor

Lobster (Edition 20/100)
Located in New York, NY
Unknown/ Unidentified Artist, "Lobster" Edition 20/100, Abstract Animal Lithograph numbered and signed in Pencil, 16 x 22, Late 20th Century Colors: Red, Orange, Green, Yellow
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Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Yellow Ball, East Hampton
Located in East Hampton, NY
Yellow Ball, East Hampton, NY, Archival Pigment Print, $ Ed. 2/5, 2016 Printed to Order *Photography: U Wash Truck, Death Valley and Mulford Lane, Amagansett 2012 have been feature...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

NY Different Photography Fine Art Print Limited Edition
Located in Slovak Republic, SK
Fine art print, limited edition of 10, photographed in NY 2017. Signed by the author.
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

Summer Sun, original abstract expressionist marine landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Feeling the natural beauty of the summer sun as it discreetly unfolds over you is a true blessing and gift for the soul. The orange and yellow bursting out from the sun is what your soul has been begging for! Artist Bart DeCeglie displays his experience talents as he implements ultiiple techniques in the formation of sky, ocean and earth with motion and feeling true to the composition. The unframed size of this original abstract expressionist oil painting was finished with an elegant contemporary gold frame selected by the artist. Born and raised in Italy, now living and painting in New York, popular artist Bart DeCeglie studied his craft at both Pratt Institute...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

Materials

Oil

Anna Golovanova - "Composition No. 5" - Digital Art Photography
Located in Winterswijk, NL
"Composition No. 5", photography by the artist Anna Golovanova. Abstract digital compositions. Composition with Silver and Red. Country of Origin: Russia. Signed: Signed, numbered ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art

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Photographic Paper, Digital

Ky Anderson "Abyss" 2024 Acrylic on paper
Located in New York, NY
Artist Statement: My work falls somewhere between abstraction, formalism and narrative painting. I see the content and story when I look at my work, but shape and color are equally...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled abstract painting mixed media on canvas
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Untitled Artist: Deyan Valkov Technique: Oil and mixed media on canvas Dimensions: 23.6 x 19.7 in Condition: Unframed Year: 2002 Style: Abstract Material Description:Th...
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Early 2000s Abstract Art

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Mixed Media

Contemporary expressive abstract vibrant nature painting on canvas "Warmth"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive abstract vibrant nature painting is dedicated to "Springtime" . This series symbolizes a new beginning, a fresh start whether it concerns a person's life...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Violets for dessert" semi-abstraction, flowers, stylish monochrome, raw canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
Original art by Lesia Danilina. Abstract acrylic painting on raw canvas "Violets for dessert». Shipping rolled in a tube. The painting is done on raw canvas with acrylic paints in ab...
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2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Amidst the Current, Abstract Fauvist Painting in Pink and Green on Paper, 2024
Located in Barcelona, ES
This is a beautiful landscape painting by Alexandra Czierpka. By reducing color and form to their essentials, she invites the observer to contemplate the harmony between humans and n...
Category

2010s Abstract Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Acrylic, Rag Paper

CONTEMPORARY Painting Flowers Plants Nature Argentine Artist Flora Castiglia
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

Abstract Expressionist Painting American 1960's Mid Century New York Colorful
Located in Buffalo, NY
Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on Masonite. This wonderful work in exciting colors is housed in a contemporary white wood frame presentation.. The art...
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1960s Abstract Art

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Masonite, Acrylic

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